<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Michigan defensive tackle Branch to enter NFL draftBy Joe SchadSpecial to ESPN.comMichigan defensive tackle Alan Branch will announce later Monday that he is entering the NFL draft, a person close to Branch said.Branch, 6-foot-6, 330 pounds, is projected by some as a top-10 pick. Branch had 25 tackles -- including five for loss -- two sacks, two forced fumbles and three recovered fumbles in 2006.Branch is a big loss for Michigan's resurgent defense. But quarterback Chad Henne, tackle Jake Long and running back Mike Hart have all said they'll return to Michigan's offense for a senior season.Joe Schad is ESPN TV's national college football reporter.</div><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Johnson to forgo senior season, enter draftAssociated PressATLANTA -- Georgia Tech receiver Calvin Johnson announced Monday that he will enter the NFL draft, giving up his final college season for the chance to be one of the top players selected.The decision was hardly a surprise. Johnson had long been expected to pass up his senior season with the Yellow Jackets, and he did little to change that perception during a brilliant junior year.Johnson was chosen to The Associated Press All-America team and won the Biletnikoff Award as the nation's top receiver."It was the logical thing to do," said his father, Calvin Johnson Sr. "He would have been doing himself a disservice if he didn't go."</div>ESPN.com
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Capt. Comeback @ Jan 8 2007, 07:08 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Neither surprise me..</div>Nope.... my only surprise is that this is just being announced now, lol.
