Kirk BohlsHouston Chronicle (Austin, TX)
E-mail: kirk.bohls@houstonchronicle.com
Twitter: @kbohls
About: I assume you want me to skip the levity like being born in a log cabin? Columnist for the Austin American-Statesman since 1994 and covered college football since college days at the University of Texas since 1971. Double-major at Texas until I decided not to run for president and fell nine hours shy of a second degree in political science. Proud Taylor Duck where he was the monster man and kick returner on the football team (think Honey Badger without talent). Voted in the AP Poll since (I believe) 1990. Loves to play tennis, watch all movies from Alfed Hitchcock to James Bond, travel everywhere and read everything that Michael Connelly, David Baldacci and Ralph Russo write.


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Aug 14, 2023Pre-Season Rankings for Kirk Bohls
1Michigan (2)
0-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 7 - Ryan Aber
1490
Points
2Georgia (60)
0-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 60 Voters
Lowest: 2 - 3 Voters
1572
Points
3Alabama
0-0Actual: 4
Highest: 2 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 7 - Matt Brown
1398
Points
4LSU
0-0Actual: 5
Highest: 2 - Chad Leistikow
Lowest: 11 - 2 Voters
1276
Points
5Ohio State (1)
0-0Actual: 3
Highest: 1 - Robert Cessna
Lowest: 7 - 3 Voters
1400
Points
6Penn State
0-0Actual: 7
Highest: 5 - 6 Voters
Lowest: 12 - 2 Voters
1177
Points
7Texas
0-0Actual: 11
Highest: 6 - Ron Counts
Lowest: 21 - Jordan Crammer
882
Points
8USC
0-0Actual: 6
Highest: 3 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 14 - Brett McMurphy
1245
Points
9Washington
0-0Actual: 10
Highest: 4 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: 20 - Colten Bartholomew
977
Points
10Tennessee
0-0Actual: 12
Highest: 7 - Jordan Crammer
Lowest: 17 - 2 Voters
868
Points
11Utah
0-0Actual: 14
Highest: 8 - Tom Murphy
Lowest: 22 - Brett McMurphy
811
Points
12Florida State
0-0Actual: 8
Highest: 3 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 14 - Randy Johnson
1147
Points
13Notre Dame
0-0Actual: 13
Highest: 5 - Kirk Kenney
Lowest: 16 - 3 Voters
863
Points

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14Clemson
0-0Actual: 9
Highest: 5 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 18 - Dave Reardon
1032
Points

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15Texas A&M
0-0Actual: 23
Highest: 13 - Tony Garcia
Lowest: NR - 29 Voters
227
Points
16Oregon
0-0Actual: 15
Highest: 9 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 21 - Greg Madia
732
Points
17Kansas State
0-0Actual: 16
Highest: 10 - Greg Madia
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
501
Points
18TCU
0-0Actual: 17
Highest: 10 - Trevor Hass
Lowest: NR - 7 Voters
416
Points
19North Carolina
0-0Actual: 21
Highest: 13 - Kirk Kenney
Lowest: NR - 7 Voters
292
Points
20Wisconsin
0-0Actual: 19
Highest: 13 - David Jablonski
Lowest: NR - 6 Voters
386
Points
21Ole Miss
0-0Actual: 22
Highest: 15 - Stephen Hargis
Lowest: NR - 12 Voters
281
Points
22Oklahoma
0-0Actual: 20
Highest: 15 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 17 Voters
296
Points

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23Arkansas
0-0Actual: 30
Highest: 17 - Mike Berardino
Lowest: NR - 58 Voters
22
Points
24Tulane
0-0Actual: 24
Highest: 15 - Stefan Krajisnik
Lowest: NR - 16 Voters
224
Points

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25Oregon State
0-0Actual: 18
Highest: 13 - Brett McMurphy
Lowest: NR - 9 Voters
406
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 25-Iowa