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Among the first things you hear at freshman orientation is the list of notable people who came before you and walked the halls of your school. Using the Way-Too-Early Top 25 as our guide, we identified some of the most interesting alumni from each of the top 25 teams institutions.1. Duke Blue Devils: Drew RosenhausThe flamboyant sports agents next question response to most of the questions at a news conference with former Eagles wide receiver Terrell Owens demonstrated his calculated control of the message. Thats why so many players hire the Duke Law graduate. Yes, Drew Rosenhaus, who became an agent when he was 22, cares about Drew Rosenhaus. (He wrote a book called Next Question: An NFL Super Agents Proven Game Plan For Business Success after the Owens news conference went viral.) But he also fights for his players, even if that requires unorthodox tactics. Remember when he called Willis McGahee, who had recently suffered a knee injury, during the 2003 NFL draft so GMs would think McGahee was talking to multiple teams? -- Myron Medcalf2. Villanova Wildcats: Don McLeanWere using the term alum expansively here: McLean attended Villanova for just a few months (he later earned a degree at Iona), but his brief stay in Philadelphia proved crucial to the development of a certain elliptical and allusive hymn to loss and alienation that youve probably sung loudly in group settings at closing time. You might even say something touched McLean deep inside one November day in 1963. Combined with the deaths years earlier of his father and, most famously, Buddy Holly, the tragedy that fall day sent the aspiring musician on a headlong flight from higher education. Believing music alone would save his mortal soul, McLean caught the last train for the coast (so to speak). The rest is history. -- John Gasaway3. Kentucky Wildcats: John T. ScopesHes no Ashley Judd, but then again, Judds surname isnt linked to one of the most famous trials in American history. The name Scopes, Kentucky Class of 1924, is. At the ripe old age of 24, Scopes willingly served as the defendant against the state of Tennessee and admitted that he taught evolution as a substitute biology teacher, in direct violation of the states Butler Act. Though represented by the famous Clarence Darrow, Scopes was found guilty -- many figured that was a foregone conclusion -- and fined $100, but the impact of the trial lived on for years and spurred the debate between creationism and evolution. -- Dana ONeil4. Kansas Jayhawks: Harold ArlinIf youve ever listened to a baseball or college football game on the radio or needed up-to-date breaking news, you might want to thank Arlin. He was one of the first, if not the first, full-time radio broadcasters. His first program announced the results of the 1920 presidential election (won by Warren G. Harding.) He also delved into sports broadcasts. -- C.L. Brown5. Virginia Cavaliers: Edgar Allan PoeThe iconic Rotunda on the Charlottesville campus immediately brings university founder Thomas Jefferson to mind, but because the third president was the founder -- not a student at Virginia -- well go with Edgar Allan Poe. Poe attended one semester before dropping out because of a lack of financial resources. All in favor of the Cavs adopting the raven as their unofficial mascot? Better yet, why not use Alan Parsons Projects musical adaptation of the poem to intimidate opponents? -- Sam Strong6. North Carolina Tar Heels: Stuart ScottYou could insert Michael Jordan into this slot, especially with his recent charitable work and statements on social issues. But the creator of Boo-Yah! and owner of a rare on-camera flare mimicked by a generation of broadcasters who now feel empowered to infuse reporting with hip-hop references and phrases is as interesting as any North Carolina alum. His career at ESPN is still celebrated, in proof of his impact following his death in 2015 at age 49. -- Medcalf7. Oregon Ducks: Ty BurrellIn the late 1980s, Burrell was an obscure high school football prospect from Southern Oregon who was trying to decide whether to walk on with the Ducks. Faced with a decision between sports and theater, Burrell opted for the latter and -- in keeping with this pieces recurring theme -- never quite graduated from UO. Nevertheless, the school proudly claims him as one of its own, and Burrell popped up courtside in Anaheim as his beloved Ducks defeated Duke in the 2016 Sweet 16. Phil Dunphys tastes might run more toward cheerleading and magic, but Burrells devotion to the Oregon football and basketball families knows few modern equivalents. -- Gasaway8. Wisconsin Badgers: Jim LovellWe could go with Andy Katz here, but theres a small crater on the side of the moon named after Lovell, so he gets the edge. The commander of the ill-fated Apollo 13, Lovell spent two years at Wisconsin before transferring to the Naval Academy, but the school counts him as a distinguished alum. Thats understandable, considering it was Lovell who quite literally steered his crew safely back to Earth after their 1970 mission suffered a catastrophic accident that robbed the vessel of all oxygen. Using his watch as a timer, Lovell essentially drove around the moon and back to Earth. He is one of only three men to go to the moon twice, yet he is the only one of those who never walked on it. -- ONeil9. Xavier Musketeers: Russell Goings Jr.If not for a knee injury, Goings could have made his mark with the Buffalo Bills in the NFL. Instead, he was injured before the season started and never played professionally. He made his mark on Wall Street, where he owned First Harlem Securities, the second African-American brokerage to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange. As a stockbroker, Goings inspired a generation of African-Americans to invest. -- Brown10. Michigan State Spartans: Julie Aigner-ClarkWith an enrollment that exceeds 50,000, theres a notable Spartan in nearly every professional and athletic field. How about Aigner-Clark? A 1988 graduate and former teacher, she went from stay-at-home mom to founder of Baby Einstein products. What was once a $5,000 start-up in her basement turned into a $25 million sale five years later. -- Strong11. Indiana Hoosiers: Jamie HynemanThe co-host of Mythbusters on the Discovery Channel has a degree in Russian language and linguistics from Indiana University. For 13 years, Mythbusters dazzled audiences by exploring myths from films and folklore, and it aired its final episode in May. A favorite topic? Perhaps the episode that focused on whether it was better to use an ax or firearm to protect yourself during a zombie apocalypse. -- Medcalf12. Arizona Wildcats: Kourtney KardashianThis will sound entirely implausible, but there was a time when someone named Kardashian could attend college in relative anonymity. One such time was 2002, and while fellow UA attendees Nicole Richie and Jason Gardner were attracting their fair share of attention, Kourtney kept her nose to the grindstone and earned a degree in theater arts. A few years later, her little sister, Kim, became famous, and, well, the family has been fairly high-profile ever since. Still, Kourtney has bragging rights at every Kardashian gathering, as she is the only one of her sisters (so far) who completed a bachelors degree. -- Gasaway13. Louisville Cardinals: Frank NeuhauserGladiolus. Thats the word that earned Neuhauser a parade, a bicycle, $500 worth of gold coins and a meeting with President Calvin Coolidge. Long before he earned a degree from Louisville in 1934, Neuhauser found fame as the first winner of the National Spelling Bee. Just 11 years old when he won, he properly spelled gladiolus for the championship. He went on to earn an engineering degree from Louisville, enlist in the Navy in World War II and work as a patent attorney for General Electric. But he remained most famous for his earliest accomplishment. At later spelling bees, kids frequently asked for his autograph. He spelled everything correctly. -- ONeil14. Purdue Boilermakers: Orville RedenbacherWalking on the moon sounds cool and all, but Neil Armstrong isnt the most interesting Purdue alum. Its Redenbacher. At last check, popcorn is still delicious. And Redenbachers brand has transformed from the days of popping over a stove with the aluminum foil rising to pressing buttons on a microwave and hearing the kernels take shape. -- Brown15. West Virginia Mountaineers: Steve HarveyThe most interesting West Virginia alumnus is ... The Andy Griffith Show star and Morgantown native Don Knotts. Wait. The first runner-up is Don Knotts. The most interesting West Virginia alumnus is ... Steve Harvey. The comedian and TV host made waves when he announced an incorrect winner for Miss Universe earlier this year, a flub that raised his profile and revealed some interesting details about his early struggles to make it big, which included being homeless for three years and stealing fuel to get to a gig. -- Strong16. Gonzaga Bulldogs: Bing CrosbyCrosby doesnt get enough love in conversations about music legends, in part because Frank Sinatra was such a titan during his era. But Crosby had a more impressive career. The Gonzaga graduates White Christmas set a Guinness World Record for best-selling single, with more than 100 million copies sold. Crosby also won an Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in 1944s Going My Way. Not even Will Smith has matched that combination of on-screen and musical success. -- Medcalf17. UCLA Bruins: Tom AndersonUCLAs alumni list is dotted with Hollywood names, including James Franco, who agreed to speak at the 2009 commencement before some combination of student protest and scheduling conflicts forced him to back out. But the better choice is someone many of us feel a connection to: Tom Anderson, otherwise known as Myspace Tom. The social networks co-founder, who was everyones first friend, whether you wanted him or not, has a degree in Critical Film Studies from Westwoods UC campus. -- Strong18. Maryland Terrapins: Liz LemonStrictly speaking, Liz Lemon is a fictional character, and theres no shortage of celebrated, real-life Terrapin grads out there (including but not limited to Carly Fiorina, Jeff Kinney, Connie Chung, Google co-founder Sergey Brin and David Simon). That said, what book of rules decrees that a list such as this must be limited to nonfictional beings? Surely the protagonist of 30 Rock merits inclusion in our top 25, if for no other reason than that she managed to fund her higher education in College Park through the innovative use of a partial competitive jazz dance scholarship. That and her killer rendition of 99 Luftballons earn Ms. Lemon a richly deserved spot among the illustrious graduates featured here. -- Gasaway19. Saint Marys Gaels: Brother Timothy DienerA science teacher by trade, Diener found a new calling in 1933, when prohibition ended, and became a wine chemist. Two years later, he moved to Mont La Salle and joined the De La Salle Christian Brothers. While the Brothers believed in vows of poverty, they were savvy businessmen. With Diener leading the way, Christian Brothers turned the altar wine produced during prohibition into a huge commercial success. The winerys success ultimately helped underwrite Saint Marys. -- ONeil20. Creighton Bluejays: Leo RyanRyan represented Californias 11th District in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1973-78. During that time, he co-sponsored a bill that attempted to provide oversight to the CIAs foreign dealings. He went undercover in Folsom Prison to investigate prison conditions while overseeing a committee on prison reforms. Ryan was shot and killed after he traveled to Guyana to investigate human rights violations by the Peoples Temple and its leader, Jim Jones, in Jamestown. -- Brown21. Rhode Island Rams: Masta AceDuval Clear, aka Masta Ace, is a hip-hop pioneer who dropped critical lyrics on the Juice Crews 1988 hit The Symphony, one of the greatest hip-hop songs of all time. A jam strong enough that it can lift your soul/Im the originator, and my rhymes are made of gold. The Rhode Island graduate influenced other emcees with his delivery. Eminem said, When I heard Masta Ace, like every time I would listen to him, he would make me wanna rap. -- Medcalf22. Cincinnati Bearcats: William Howard TaftTafts résumé is so ostentatiously impressive that Yale and Cincinnati both claim him. (For the record, he received his undergraduate degree at the former institution and his law degree at the latter.) For the sake of discussion, say there have been 550 million Americans alive at some point since the country started inaugurating presidents in 1789. Not only is Taft one of just 43 people to serve as president (1909-13), but he is also the only one of those 43 to preside as chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1921-1930). A CV such as that -- arguably one of the most accomplished in our nations history -- must have made for some jolly good boasting at class reunions in New Haven and in Cincy. -- Gasaway23. Florida State Seminoles: Burt ReynoldsBuddy, as he was known during his college days, was a promising football player who many thought could have a pro career. But Reynolds injured his knee his freshman season, missed his sophomore year recuperating and was done in entirely when a car accident in 1957 aggravated the problem. Bored and recuperating, he took some courses at Palm Beach Junior College, including an acting class. He was a natural and was awarded a summer scholarship to a playhouse in New York. Had he not hurt his knee trying to be a Seminole, wed have no Smokey and the Bandit or Cannonball Run. -- ONeil24. UConn Huskies: Bobby MoynihanYou might not recognize his name, but you probably know his face. Hes the guy who has been making you laugh as a cast member on Saturday Night Live since 2008. Moynihans impressions have ranged from New Jersey governor Chris Christie to Star Wars creator George Lucas to actor Danny DeVito. -- Brown25. Syracuse Orange: Aaron SorkinIn the sporting world, Syracuses S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications has produced countless TV analysts and personalities. 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But also tossed two interceptions, and a late touchdown pass by Greg Ward helped Houston to the victory.Were a much different team than we were last year, Louisville coach Bobby Petrino said. Right then we were trying to even find out who we are and what we were doing and everything was new to Lamar when he was out there ... just understanding the difference between high school football and college football. So I dont think last years game will play into this game at all.This season, Jackson has thrown for 2,898 yards and 27 touchdowns. He has added 1,334 yards rushing and leads the nation with 19 rushing touchdowns.His performance has helped the Cardinals rise to No. 5 in the CFP rankings with two games remaining. But Petrino insists that they arent overly concerned with the rankings and are instead focused on the Cougars.They just have to understand that they need to go out and play well, and play the type of football we are capable of playing, Petrino said. Really, thats what we need to do our last two games, and then whatever happens, happens. We cant control any of that.The Cougars (8-2) will counter with Ward, their dual-threat quarterback. He has 2,608 yards passing with 16 touchdowns and 429 yards rushing and nine more scores. Coach Tom Herman said hell play on Thursday despite leaving Saturdays game against Tulane after aggravating a shoulder injury hes been dealing with for several weeks and being bothered by an ankle injury.He is pretty banged up, as he has been most of the year, Herman said. He still gets treatment threee times a day on his ankle that really slowed him down in the SMU game and in that stretch in October .dddddddddddd.. (but) hes going to play.Some things to know about the Louisville-Houston game:STREAKINGThe Cougars have the second-longest home winning streak in the nation at 14 games. They havent lost at home since a 31-24 defeat by Tulane on Nov. 8, 2014. They have won five straight games over Top 25 teams and opened their 2016 campaign with a 33-23 win over then-No. 3 Oklahoma.THE `OTHER BACKSomewhat overshadowed by Jacksons running success is senior RB Brandon Radcliff, whose 141-yard, three-TD effort helped ignite Louisvilles comeback over Wake Forest last week. His first 100-yard performance in six games gave him 768 for the season and an outside chance at giving the Cardinals their first pair of 1,000-yard rushers.BACKING UP WARDWard will have a new backup on Thursday after Kyle Postma broke his arm last week. Postma had surgery to insert a plate and screws in his arm on Monday, leaving DEriq King to back up Ward for the rest of the season. The freshman was a high school quarterback, but has appeared in 10 games with four starts at receiver this season. He has 228 yards receiving and a touchdown.NOTHING DOINGLouisvilles defense has stiffened since losing to Clemson, yielding of average of just 14.2 points and under 246.4 yards in five games. The Cardinals held Wake Forest to 214 yards -- just 37 in the second half -- and rank sixth nationally in total defense at 285.2 yards per contest.BACK AND FEELING GOODHouston LB Tyus Bowser had a career-high 11 tackles, included a career-best three sacks last week against Tulane in his return from injury. Bowser had missed the previous five games after a scuffle with teammate Matthew Adams left Bowser with a facial fracture.---AP Sports Writer Gary B. Graves contributed to this report. ' ' '