Star Power

Moments: 1999 to 2003

A half-dozen national champions in five seasons. Half of them survived with game-changing defensive plays. Florida State had a blocked field goal. Oklahoma had an interception return for a touchdown. Miami had an interception and a handoff. Three other champions moved on with big plays from stars hell-bent on redemption. A pair of struggling quarterbacks delivered when it mattered, and a receiver with a bad case of the drops caught the pass that really counted. -- Schlabach