| Like many Heisman Trophy winners before
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| | He didn't agree. Stepping down fromglory
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| him, Eric Crouch has found outstardom in
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| | is jagged pill to swallow.
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| the college ranks is not a guaranteed
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| | Eric Crouch wants to be a professional
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| ticket to pro footballfame and fortune.
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| | quarterback.
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| Crouch, out of Nebraska, was voted the
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| | The Canadian Football League is giving
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| most outstanding college playerin 2001.
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| | him that chance. He impressedthe Toronto
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| The Cornhuskers have produced many
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| | Argonaunts enough during an off season
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| offensive "greats" but, bythe time
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| | trial, he'll come tocamp with a full shot
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| Crouch left the school, the quarterback
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| | at backing up starter Damon Allen.
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| had surpassed themall, leaving a trail of
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| | Nebraska's star isn't the first
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| new records in the NU books. Among other
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| | quarterback of note to get his careerin
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| highs, heis the NU career total offense
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| | gear playing in the CFL. Wally Moon comes
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| leader (7,915 yards), holds the recordfor
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| | to mind. The Argonautsthemselves have had
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| most career rushing yards by a
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| | Joe Theisman and 1984 Heisman Trophy
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| quarterback, single game totaloffense
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| | winning Doug
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| record (360 yards), is the touchdown
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| | Flutie at the helm in the past. Eric
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| leader (88), and set an NCAArecord for
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| | Crouch isn't even the first Nebraska
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| most career rushing TD's by a quarterback
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| | Heisman winner to get his start up north.
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| (59).
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| | Johnny Rodgers was a firstround draft
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| After trials with the Rams, Packers and
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| | pick in 1973 but he turned down San Diego
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| Chiefs, Eric accepted the NFLconsensus he
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| | in favor of Montreal.
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| lacked size at quarterback and was sent
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| | Who knows? If things go well for Eric
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| packing to NFL
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| | Crouch up there in Toronto, hemight never
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| Europe for the 2005 season as a safety.
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| | want to come back.
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