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During every offseason, college football goes through an annual purging of talent, either through graduation of players leaving early for the NFL.
While the same thing is happening in 2011, it seems to be happening on a much grander scale. A record number of college players—56, to be exact—have applied for "special eligibility" in the NFL, simply meaning they've declared their eligibility for the NFL draft.
That bests the previous record of 53 last year.
It seems that this new crop of young football talent isn't fazed by the lack of a new CBA between the NFL and its players' union.
But which college teams will suffer the greatest from this year's exodus?"
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