Hayden Panettiere (Heroes) may be looking to explore various avenues beyond acting. Buzz is that she is pitching a TV college drama around town that focuses on a female athlete who plays tennis.

However Panettiere might well be striking gold here as it has been a while since one of the broadcast networks aired a college-based drama that was worth watching (we miss you, Felicity, but not you, The Bedford Diaries).

Panettiere, who has made a successful return for another season of Heroes in the fall, will be seen next on the big-screens in the movie I Love You, Beth Cooper this summer.