By Will Harris
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Mark Ingram will have at least more season to put up big stats at Alabama.

With just two weeks left in the College Challenge season, we'll leave you with a two-part primer on next year's stars. Here's a look at the leading 2010 returners from around the BCS conferences. Next week, we'll look at the returning stars in the five non-BCS leagues.

Quarterbacks

Ryan Mallett, Arkansas: The Michigan transfer still has two years left in Bobby Petrino's advanced passing attack. He's just getting warmed up.

Jerrod Johnson, Texas A&M: He might be playing for a different coaching staff next season, but Johnson has the arm and athleticism to put up big numbers against Big 12 defenses for the rest of his career.

Blaine Gabbert, Missouri: Gabbert isn't Chase Daniel yet, but a 3,000-yard season and 20-plus touchdowns aren't bad for a first-time starter.

Running backs

Dion Lewis, Pittsburgh: Lewis may earn national freshman of the year honors this season. Next year, he'll be forced to carry even more of the offensive load for a Pitt team that will be without senior quarterback Bill Stull.

John Clay, Wisconsin: Clay has owned the Big Ten as a sophomore, and his coaches think he could be as good as Ron Dayne by the time he leaves Madison.

Mark Ingram, Alabama: Backup Trent Richardson is too good to keep off the field, but Ingram is an unstoppable force with the ball, and Bama's depth will keep him fresh and productive all season. … MORE

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