18 Sep 1999: Edward Reed #20 of the Miami Hurricanes carries the ball during the game against the Penn State Nittany Lions at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida. The Nittany Lions defeated the Hurricanes 27-23.
The Miami football teams of the early 2000s assembled the greatest talent in the history of college football. Miami won the 2001 National Championship and finished second following the 2000 and 2002 seasons. In spite of that, safety Ed Reed was the only Hurricane named one “college football’s 16 best players since 2000.”
The 2001 Miami football team produced 38 NFL Draft picks and 17 first-round picks.