• Florida junior DE Carlos Dunlap has clear first-round physical traits — no one will dispute that — but what most often keeps elite talent from reaching its potential is its football character — work ethic, football intelligence and passion for the game. After being arrested on a charge of driving under the influence of alcohol only four days before the biggest game of his life, Dunlap revealed to NFL evaluators how he values the game and chooses to prepare for it. And players who cannot figure it out in college seldom do so in the pros after receiving a huge payday. This incident, combined with Dunlap's hot-and-cold motor and generally lackadaisical performance, figure to affect his draft stock  and, worse for the Gators this week, could help level the playing field against a very competitive Alabama squad that could have struggled to handle Dunlap, had he not been suspended indefinitely following the incident.

• Oklahoma senior OLT Trent Williams sat out against Oklahoma State with a concussion that he suffered in a one-on-one drill during practice Tuesday when colliding with sophomore DE Frank Alexander. Williams continued to practice all week, but was pulled from the game prior to pregame warm-ups. The injury is one of a number of ailments Williams has played with for most of the season.

• Florida junior TE Aaron Hernandez, despite playing in a spread offense that does not ask him to run a full route tree, appeared crafty getting in and out of his breaks and beating Florida State CB Patrick Robinson on a post in the second quarter. The athletic pass catcher weaved through traffic and slipped past several defenders on his way to scoring two first-half touchdowns.

• BYU senior TE Dennis Pitta caught only two passes against Utah but still surpassed Austin Collie as the program's career receptions leader (216). He does not stand out physically and had his struggles as a blocker against the Utes, being fortunate not to get flagged for holding on a TD run in the second quarter, but he will be a factor as a receiver and has steadily gained momentum on the scouting trails.

• North Carolina junior CB Kendric Burney, anticipated to declare for the NFL draft following the season, had been coming on strong down the stretch, with four interceptions the two weeks prior to the Tar Heels' rivalry game against N.C. State, including two he had returned for TDs, but the junior struggled against the Wolfpack, getting flagged twice for pass interference calls in the second quarter, and later getting beat by junior WR Jarvis Williams, who finished the contest with two TDs. The undersized Burney struggled matching up with the 6-foot-4 Williams.

• South Carolina OLB Eric Norwood started the season very strong and has cooled down production-wise during the second half of the season, but he has a knack for being around the ball, as he was when he recovered a fumble early in the game against Clemson. He has been an opportunistic playmaker for the Gamecocks' defense throughout his career. The question NFL evaluators face is where to play him, with his ability to rush the passer being one of his best traits

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