The Season: The best at every school
— -- One season can change everything. Johnny Manziel went from an unheralded recruit to a celebrity after one record-breaking trip through the SEC.
But long after the Johnny Football phenomenon has passed, Manziel's 2012 season will be remembered as the best in Texas A&M history.
Cam Newton can relate. After arriving at Auburn from junior college, Newton and the Tigers went on a legendary run, going undefeated and winning a BCS title, and Newton a Heisman Trophy, in his only season on the Plains.
The Season. That's what we set out to find. That one great season by an individual player that can be considered the best in the history of all 128 Football Bowl Subdivision schools.
ESPN.com writers and editors, in consultation with sports information directors, settled on one player for each school.
Some players had better careers. Some had gaudier stats. But these players represent the one season that combined a great individual accomplishment with its impact.
Pick a conference: American | ACC | Big Ten | Big 12 | Conference USA | Independents | MAC | Mountain West | Pac-12 | SEC | Sun Belt
Sun Belt
