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^^^ The same folks that had Michigan at 5. Its early in the year but I see there are many pretenders.
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Haha, USC is so good its ridiculous. 97 yards in 4 plays... and one was a fullback up the gut for 50 yards. this team is so sick
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So, what's left tonight?

FSU/Colorado is just starting the 2nd half, FSU leads 10-0. ESPN.

I've got three different Pac-10 games on the Fox College Sports channels.

I see Arizona losing to New Mexico as they kickoff the 2nd half. Washington State in a shootout with Idaho... :{
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CSTV has BYU VS tulsa which is a high scoring game.
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if CU had an OL it would be a different type of game they showing heart out there but lacking the talent
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Mel Kiper's ratings

Top 5 Seniors By Position

Quarterbacks
1. Brian Brohm, Louisville
2. Andre' Woodson, Kentucky
3. Matt Ryan, Boston College
4. Anthony Morelli, Penn State
5. John David Booty, USC


Running Backs
1. Tashard Choice, Georgia Tech
2. Ryan Torain, Arizona State
3. BenJarvus Green-Ellis, Ole Miss
4. Allen Patrick, Oklahoma
5. Austin Scott, Penn State




Fullbacks
1. Peyton Hillis, Arkansas
2. Owen Schmitt, West Virginia
3. Jacob Hester, LSU
4. Michael Pitre, UCLA
5. Mike Cox, Georgia Tech


Wide Receivers
1. Early Doucet, LSU
2. Adarius Bowman, Oklahoma State
3. Harry Douglas, Louisville
4. Limas Sweed, Texas
5. Will Franklin, Missouri


Tight Ends
1. John Carlson, Notre Dame
2. Martin Rucker, Missouri
3. Gary Barnidge, Louisville
4. Kellen Davis, Michigan State
5. Dustin Keller, Purdue


Offensive Tackles
1. Jake Long, Michigan
2. Sam Baker, USC
3. Gosder Cherilus, Boston College
4. Chris Williams, Vanderbilt
5. Barry Richardson, Clemson



Offensive Guards
1. Roy Schuening, Oregon St.
2. Jacky Claude, Florida St.
3. Jordan Grimes, Purdue
4. Andrew Crummey, Maryland
5. Shannon Tevaga, UCLA



Centers
1. Steve Justice, Wake Forest
2. John Sullivan, Notre Dame
3. Kory Lichtensteiger, Bowling Green
4. Mike Pollak, Arizona St.
5. Tony Brinkhaus, Minnesota



Defensive Ends
1. Quentin Groves, Auburn
2. Chris Long, Virginia
3. Lawrence Jackson, USC
4. Tommy Blake, TCU
5. Cliff Avril, Purdue


Defensive Tackles
1. Glenn Dorsey, LSU
2. Frank Okam, Texas
3. Sedrick Ellis, USC
4. Kentwan Balmer, North Carolina
5. Dre Moore, Maryland



Inside Linebackers
1. Dan Connor, Penn St.
2. Jonathan Goff, Vanderbilt
3. Vince Hall, Virginia Tech
4. Jasper Brinkley, South Carolina
5. J Leman, Illinois


Outside Linebackers
1. Keith Rivers, USC
2. Bruce Davis, UCLA
3. Ali Highsmith, LSU
4. Malik Jackson, Louisville
5. Shawn Crable, Michigan


Cornerbacks
1. Mike Jenkins, South Florida
2. DeJuan Tribble, Boston College
3. Terrell Thomas, USC
4. Chevis Jackson, LSU
5. Dwight Lowery, San Jose State


Safeties
1. Tom Zbikowski, Notre Dame
2. Chris Horton, UCLA
3. Josh Barrett, Arizona St.
4. Tony Joiner, Florida
5. Jonathan Hefney, Tennessee


Place-Kickers
1. Brandon Coutu, Georgia
2. Rob Zarrilli, Hofstra
3. Arthur Carmody, Louisville
4. Alexis Serna, Oregon St.
5. Jeremy Ito, Rutgers


Punters
1. Durant Brooks, Georgia Tech
2. Jared Armstrong, Purdue
3. Benjamin Dato, Fordham
4. Ben Woods, Buffalo
5. Waylon Prather, San Jose St.



Top 5 Juniors By Position

Quarterbacks
1. Ben Olson, UCLA
2. Hunter Cantwell, Louisville
3. Nate Longshore, California
4. Curtis Painter, Purdue
5. Stephen McGee, Texas A&M


Running Backs
1. Darren McFadden, Arkansas
2. Jonathan Stewart, Oregon
3. Felix Jones, Arkansas
4. Steve Slaton, West Virginia
5. Ray Rice, Rutgers


Fullbacks
1. Conredge Collins, Pittsburgh
2. Brock Bolen, Louisville
3. Asaph Schwapp, Notre Dame
4. Brannan Southerland, Georgia
5. Richard Belton, Wake Forest


Wide Receivers
1. DeSean Jackson, California
2. Malcolm Kelly, Oklahoma
3. Earl Bennett, Vanderbilt
4. James Hardy, Indiana
5. Mario Manningham, Michigan


Tight Ends
1. Martellus Bennett, Texas A&M
2. Chase Coffman, Missouri
3. Darius Hill, Ball St.
4. Brandon Pettigrew, Oklahoma St.
5. Travis Beckum, Wisconsin


Offensive Tackles
1. Ryan Clady, Boise State
2. Michael Oher, Mississippi
3. Dace Richardson, Iowa
4. Alex Boone, Ohio State
5. Andrew Gardner, Georgia Tech



Offensive Guards
1. Duke Robinson, Oklahoma
2. Jeremy Perry, Oregon State
3. Matt Slauson, Nebraska
4. Mike Brown, Mississippi St.
5. Chilo Rachal, USC


Centers
1. Alex Mack, California
2. Antoine Caldwell, Alabama
3. Jonathan Luigs, Arkansas
4. A.Q. Shipley, Penn St.
5. Max Unger, Oregon


Defensive Ends
1. Calais Campbell, Miami
2. Derrick Harvey, Florida
3. Michael Johnson, Georgia Tech
4. Tyson Jackson, LSU
5. Phillip Merling, Clemson


Defensive Tackles
1. Terrance Taylor, Michigan
2. John Gill, Northwestern
3. Jeff Owens, Georgia
4. George Hypolite, Colorado
5. Peria Jerry, Mississippi


Inside Linebackers
1. James Laurinaitis, Ohio State
2. Rey Maualuga, USC
3. Darry Beckwith, USC
4. Jerod Mayo, Tennessee
5. Curtis Lofton, Oklahoma


Outside Linebackers
1. Brian Cushing, USC
2. Sean Lee, Penn State
3. Erin Henderson, Maryland
4. Marcus Freeman, Ohio St.
5. Zack Follett, California


Cornerbacks
1. Reggie Smith, Oklahoma
2. Malcolm Jenkins, Ohio St.
3. Aqib Talib, Kansas
4. Justin King, Penn State
5. Brandon Flowers, Virginia Tech



Safeties
1. Kenny Phillips, Miami
2. Courtney Greene, Rutgers
3. Jack Ikegwuonu, Wisconsin
4. Reshard Langford, Vanderbilt
5. Trimane Goddard, North Carolina


Place-Kickers
1. Sam Swank, Wake Forest
2. Patrick Shadle, Syracuse
3. Louie Sakoda, Utah
4. Conor Lee, Pittsburgh
5. Jeff Wolfert, Missouri


Punters
1. Britton Colquitt, Tennessee
2. Chris Miller, Ball State
3. A.J. Trapasso, Ohio State
4. Aaron Perez, UCLA
5. Justin Brantly, Texas A&M

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Tommy Z is ok....But he is prolly like the best player on ND.....Now you see why they get drug every game....
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Quarterbacks
1. Brian Brohm, Louisville
2. Andre' Woodson, Kentucky
3. Matt Ryan, Boston College
4. Anthony Morelli, Penn State
5. John David Booty, USC


Why are people so high on Anthony Morelli? He looks incredibly average to me. Where's Colt Brennan?

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Tight Ends
1. John Carlson, Notre Dame
2. Martin Rucker, Missouri
3. Gary Barnidge, Louisville
4. Kellen Davis, Michigan State
5. Dustin Keller, Purdue
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Rumors have popped up in the last few days that five-star wide receiver Deion Walker has shown an increased interest in Virginia Tech. Hokiehaven.com caught up with the 6-foot-4, 186-pounder to find out what is going on.

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Walker plans to take an unofficial to Tech.
"I am talking to them a lot more lately than any other school," he said. "I talked to coach Cavanaugh and Sherman both in the past two weeks. I'm also staying in contact with Tyrod Taylor.

"The fact he's playing now is big. If I decide to go there, he's a freshman quarterback and will have a lot of experience during my freshman year. I also have taken notice of the fact they are losing four receivers this year and that gives me a chance to come in and play as a freshman. Tyrod has talked to me about how he's enjoying Tech and how they are losing receiver."

What else has he been hearing from Tech?

"Basically they are saying that Tyrod will be fully equipped and into the system when I get there and they are reiterating the fact of losing receivers," he said. "If I come in and work hard enough, I could possibly go in and play."

Virginia Tech appears to certainly be in a much better position for the No. 29 prospect in the nation after the recent recruiting push. Where does Tech stand?

"I really don't have a list, but they are definitely in the running," he said. "I've been talking to them a lot and have taken notice of the receivers and the fact they have an outstanding freshman quarterback.

"I want to go see them play. I've told coach Cavanaugh that I'd like to come for the Florida State or Miami games. I kind of want to get up there before then too, now that I think about it."

Although Walker plans to take a visit or two to Blacksburg, it doesn't appear likely that either will be an official.

"I hadn't really thought about it. The fact I can drive there on my own, I doubt it."

Meanwhile, Walker has one official scheduled at this time.

"I've got one for Florida State on October 6th," he said. "I know I'm probably going out to Southern Cal sometime in November. I don't have any others planned, although I'm looking at LSU, Florida, Nebraska, Notre Dame, Michigan and Tennessee possibly."

As for favorites, it appears there is a different one every few weeks for the No. 2 prospect in the Commonwealth. Currently, Florida State, Penn State and Southern Cal are listed as leaders, is that the case?

"It is, but it isn't," he said. "I like them along with Nebraska a lot. I'm looking at a lot of different things. I want to see how often they throw the ball. I'm checking out the changes that are being made with these schools and what coaches are there. I've got to look two years from now.

"In relation to a decision, I'm hoping for December 1st or around there."

In the meantime, Walker has been sidelined with a turf toe injury.

"I'm probably going to be out two or three weeks," he said. "I'm not going to be back this weekend, but hopefully maybe next week. I got hurt in the first game of the season and probably shouldn't have played."


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RECEIVING CORPS GETS ANOTHER BOOST

Last week, the Texas passing game got a shot in the arm with the return of Jordan Shipley, and the group should again make progress this weekend with the return of Billy Pittman, who has finished up his three-game suspension.

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Pittman (along with defenders Sergio Kindle and Henry Melton), officially rejoined the team on Sunday night.

"We're definitely happy to have him back," said Quan Cosby. "He's been really eager to come back."

Pittman's return should give Texas its full complement of receivers for the first time all season. Although no official word has been given on Limas Sweed's availability, he was listed as a starter on this week's official depth chart, and he was one of six receivers that offensive coordinator Greg Davis listed as players that will be in the rotation this week, joining Cosby, Shipley, Pittman, Nate Jones and true freshman Brandon Collins.

LOOKING FOR SOLUTIONS TO RECENT RED ZONE WOES

One of the hot topics immediately following Saturday's win over Central Florida and again on Monday was Texas' struggles in the red zone. Mack Brown, Davis and several Longhorn players all mentioned that the team will be working overtime this week trying to find out what's causing the problems, and the coaches indicated that it was a combination of factors that's causing the offense to stall inside the 20.

Brown cited, in part, the inconsistency with the team's running game and he said after looking at every single play, there was no common element that resulted in the breakdowns. On each snap, it was a different person making a minor mistake.

Quarterback Colt McCoy, always his own harshest critic, put much of the blame on his own shoulders. The redshirt sophomore, who has already thrown five interceptions this year and nearly had a good half dozen other passes picked off, indicated that he's not performing as well as he can, including when the offense gets near the end zone.

"I'm not playing at the standard that I need to be playing at. There are some things that I can do better," McCoy said. "I'm missing some things, making a few bad reads that can help us, especially in the red zone."

Davis listed the team's red zone struggles as one of the biggest disappointments in Saturday's win, and he indicated that he may have to look at what plays he calls in that area. With the field shortening up, Davis said, the quick hitch passes to the receivers that are essentially counted as runs are less likely to work.

"I appreciate (kicker) Ryan Bailey, but I'd rather he didn't score 17 points. I'd rather him score seven kicking after touchdowns. We have to do a better job in the red zone. We have to evaluate that," said Davis.

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Running back Jamaal Charles was exceptional in last week's win, going for 153 yards and a score on just 22 carries, but he also coughed the football up twice in key situations. His first fumble came in the second quarter on Central Florida's 3-yard line, and his second happened in the closing minutes of the contest with Texas trying to run out the clock.

Charles was very hard on himself on Monday when asked about the turnovers, but both Brown and Davis were less critical.

"He was protecting the ball in both cases. He had his hand on the ball and probably has to put two on it. But he has a really aggressive running style. He spins, he turns and he was fighting for yards in both cases," Brown said. "We told him, 'don't quit running like you're running and when you feel like you're getting in more traffic you just have to do a better job of trying to put two hands on it.' But he was really running hard and we're proud of him."

Davis echoed those sentiments, giving credit to the Central Florida defenders for making good plays on the ball, but he did say the issue has been and will continue to be addressed.

"It's not a free pass. We certainly addressed it with him and we'll address it with him on the practice field," Davis said.

HILLS WORKS OVERTIME

Just how important has offensive tackle Tony Hills been to the team's success? The senior played in every snap all 90 of them on Saturday and the coaches said this week that Hills has not missed a single offensive play all year.

Hills, listed at 305 pounds, has benefited from some tough off-season work, including a change in his diet and a difficult workout program with his younger brother Jeremy, who is a current Longhorn commitment.

"Unbelievable," Mack Brown said of Hills' play against Central Florida. "He has played so much better than he ever has. I am so proud of him. He's been a leader."

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"Injuries are a distraction but they're an excuse. You can't control them. We didn't have any really for two or three years there and last year we had a whole bunch. This year we're having a whole bunch and we're not doing anything any different. You can either use it as an excuse. I did when I first started coaching at North Carolina. All it did is give you a reason to lose, and we're not going to do that here. We've got enough good players, somebody else needs to play and our coaches need to keep getting them ready to play." Mack Brown

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Soooo I need some help...i don't really follow either team

Is there ANY way that USF loses to North Carolina @ South Florida Saturday?

I mean I hear they are legit, and I hear UNC is really bad. Are those true? Anyway that UNC springs this upset?
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I have bet on UNC the last two games... and they lost to Virginia at home this past weekend who isnt very good at all. i do not see the upset likely at all, and i believe south florida will win by at least 10. however, im a west coast guy, and dont know any inside info or anything like that
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