Bob Asmussen Champaign News-Gazette (Champaign, IL) About: Bob Asmussen is in his 25th year at The Champaign News-Gazette. He became the Illinois football beat writer in 1996. Asmussen has also covered men's and women's basketball, volleyball and wrestling. He has won numerous national and state awards for his writing. Married to a fellow reporter, Asmussen has a son and a daughter. They live in Champaign.
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Aug 23, 2015 Pre-Season Rankings for Bob Asmussen1 Ohio State (61) 0-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 61 Voters Lowest: 1 - 61 Voters 1525
2 TCU 0-0 Actual: 2Highest: 2 - 45 Voters Lowest: 17 - Mitch Vingle 1428
3 Baylor 0-0 Actual: 4Highest: 2 - 4 Voters Lowest: 12 - Eric Hansen 1263
4 Alabama 0-0 Actual: 3Highest: 2 - 5 Voters Lowest: 9 - 2 Voters 1322
5 USC 0-0 Actual: 8Highest: 2 - Garland Gillen Lowest: 17 - Ed Johnson 1085
6 Auburn 0-0 Actual: 6Highest: 2 - 3 Voters Lowest: 21 - Sam McKewon 1192
7 Michigan State 0-0 Actual: 5Highest: 2 - Dave Reardon Lowest: 9 - 2 Voters 1256
8 Notre Dame 0-0 Actual: 11Highest: 2 - Jon Wilner Lowest: NR - Chadd Cripe 873
9 Ole Miss 0-0 Actual: 17Highest: 5 - Eric Hansen Lowest: NR - 4 Voters 563
10 Georgia 0-0 Actual: 9Highest: 5 - 3 Voters Lowest: 16 - Joey Knight 991
11 Oregon 0-0 Actual: 7Highest: 3 - 3 Voters Lowest: 18 - Sam McKewon 1156
12 Florida State 0-0 Actual: 10Highest: 4 - Robert Cessna Lowest: 22 - Mitch Vingle 959
13 UCLA 0-0 Actual: 13Highest: 8 - Joey Knight Lowest: NR - Matt McCoy 698
14 Arizona State 0-0 Actual: 15Highest: 7 - Sam McKewon Lowest: NR - Kirk Bohls 605
15 LSU 0-0 Actual: 14Highest: 2 - Mitch Vingle Lowest: NR - Kirk Bohls 675
16 Clemson 0-0 Actual: 12Highest: 7 - 2 Voters Lowest: 23 - 2 Voters 862
17 Oklahoma 0-0 Actual: 19Highest: 5 - Mitch Vingle Lowest: NR - 4 Voters 394
18 Georgia Tech 0-0 Actual: 16Highest: 8 - Nathan Deen Lowest: 24 - Sam McKewon 588
19 Texas A&M 0-0 Actual: 27Highest: 12 - Ed Johnson Lowest: NR - 45 Voters 61
20 Arkansas 0-0 Actual: 18Highest: 8 - Sam McKewon Lowest: NR - 8 Voters 410
21 Wisconsin 0-0 Actual: 20Highest: 10 - Scott Wolf Lowest: NR - 5 Voters 393
22 Stanford 0-0 Actual: 21Highest: 8 - Michael Lev Lowest: NR - 6 Voters 347
23 Boise State 0-0 Actual: 23Highest: 15 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 12 Voters 240
24 Missouri 0-0 Actual: 24Highest: 15 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - 12 Voters 219
25 Florida 0-0 Actual: 36Highest: 23 - Matt McCoy Lowest: NR - 59 Voters 4
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 22-Arizona 25-Tennessee
