Welcome to Tiger Land A Grambling State Football Dynasty(NCAA 07 PS2)

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Grambling Players Leaving
SR: Michael Cantrell RT 40 Ovr
SR: David Hicks ROLB 40 Ovr
SR: Antonio Hughes RE 40 Ovr
SR: Derek Governor LG 40 Ovr
SR: Lennard Patton DT 40 Ovr
SR: Tim Wilson MLB 40 Ovr
SR: Dimitri Carr MLB 44 Ovr
SR: Tommy Dural LT 44 Ovr
SR: Mike Davis TE 44 Ovr
SR: John Banks LT 44 Ovr
SR: Jamar Dorsey RG 48 Ovr
SR: David Brown QB 48 Ovr
SR: Cameron Williams WR 52 Ovr
SR: Zaire Wilborn SS 52 Ovr
SR: Henry Tolbert WR 56 Ovr
SR: Abdulan Kuuan RB 62 Ovr
SR: Jermaine Mills CB 62 Ovr



Jay Walker:I'm here catching up with Coach Roman before he gets into his first off season at Grambling. Coach we just saw a list of players leaving all of them Seniors any last words for them?

Coach Roman: I just want to thank them for all their hard work and being some great leaders. I hope they continue to be great young man now that their playing days are over.

Jay: All 17 of them have graduated and you have no one transferring out of the program. How will this help you build on next season?

Coach Roman: It does help that no one is leaving. We can go into workouts and Spring Ball as a family focused on getting better.

Jay: How did you use your Budget Points to set up your program for next season?

Coach Roman:We put 35% towards Recruiting and Discipline with the last 30% going towards Training. We chose to do this to hopefully help us land the players we want and need during the off season while focusing on cutting down on some of the Discipline issues we had last season.

Jay: What are you focus areas for recruiting this off season?

Coach Roman: We want to make sure that we fill any holes that we have while also getting guys to help us get to the next level in our program.

Jay: What do you mean when you say next level?

Coach Roman: Young men who have quality character and that can help us win the Division. Maybe the Conference Title and a Bowl game. First thing is first is getting young men to help us get a Division crown.

Jay: One last question coach. Do you plan to go outside the state of Louisiana much to get your guys?

Coach Roman: Grambling has always recruited Louisiana first that will not change. We will also continue to visit our neighboring states of TX, AR, MS to see who would like to be a Tiger. With the state of Texas already being a pipeline that is one will always try to hold on to.

Jay:Thanks coach and good luck on the recruiting trail.

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National Signing Day 2007

Rece Davis:Welcome to this years edition of Signing Day. I'm your host Rece Davis and I will be joined by Tom Luginbill our National Recruiting Director. Tom let's take a look at the top 5 classes.

Top Recruiting Classes - 2007
RK	TEAM	5	4	3	2	1	TOTAL
1	Notre Dame	2	14	8	0	0	24
2	Texas	4	8	10	2	0	24
3	Auburn	3	8	11	2	1	25
4	Ohio State	4	7	9	1	2	23
5	Michigan State	2	9	11	2	1	25

Tom:Rece as you can see programs that made a lot of noise last year and were in the running all to make a National Championship run have kept the moment going.

Rece:Tom what sticks out here to me is Texas and Auburn. Two teams that did not win their conference or Division last year have stocked the rosters very nicely.

Tom:With the talent that comes out the state of Texas it is never hard for the Longhorns to get talent for them it's about the talent producing on the field. For Auburn they have a great class coming in but the question will remain can they compete with Alabama and LSU in the Western Division of the SEC.

Rece: Let's show the OS followers where the TOP5 recruits signed to play their college ball.

1. 5* DE Chris McConnell- Notre Dame
2. 5* C Brandon Hagen- West Virginia
3. 4* CB Jarvis Browning- Florida
4. 5* QB Brad Martin- Michigan State
5. 5* MLB Casey McPherson- Virginia Tech

Tom:Each of these players are not only the best in the country but the kind of players you keep building your program around.

Rece:With this being a Grambling Dynasty will also show where the TOP5 players from the state of Louisiana sign every year.

1. ATH Antonio Waston- Did not sign
2. TE Chris Bennett- Did not sign
3. T Kevin Turner- Georgia
4. FS Josh Allen- Ole Miss
5. ATH Jason Page- Georgia

Tom: It's rare that you see the top two players from a state not sign with a team. Then again this is NCAA 2007 where anything can happen. What surprised me with these guys is that none of the signed with LSU.

Rece:Let's take a look at how the MAC schools finished up in recruiting.

Top Recruiting Classes - 2007
RK	TEAM	5	4	3	2	1	TOTAL
1	Florida A&M(45)	0	2	2	13	0	17
2	Bethune-Cookman(46)	0	2	3	9	4	18
3	S. Carolina State(60)	0	2	2	6	7	17
4	Grambling State(63)	0	0	6	8	2	16
5	Alabama State(68)	0	1	2	11	2	16
6	Alcorn State(76)	0	0	4	9	3	16
7	North Carolina A&T(79)	0	2	0	5	10	17
8	Alabama A&M(80)	0	0	2	13	2	17
9	Southern(85)	0	0	1	14	3	18
10	Hampton(110)	0	0	2	6	7	15
11	Jackson State(112)	0	0	0	9	7	16
12	Howard(113)	0	1	0	3	9	13

Tom:Rece you can see the two Florida schools using that talent rich state to their advantage by bringing in TOP50 classes. Coach Roman was not bad either at Grambling as he has the highest ranked class in the MAC West. This conference should be one to keep an eye on in 2007 not only in out of conference play but conference play as this teams talent wise have each improved.

Rece:Tom I want to thank you for joining me today as was discussed how signing day 2007 unfolded. Be sure to stay tuned for Jay Walker as he sits down with Coach Roman to discuss the off season at Grambling State.

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Jay Walker:Welcome to the Off-Season wrap up with Coach Matt Roman. Before we start coach let's show OS who the guys are that signed with Grambling State.

Grambling State Tigers Recruiting - 2007
NAME	POS	CLASS	HOMETOWN	HT	WT	CALIBER
Jack Conley	G	HS	Bogalusa, LA	6'4	300
Lance Holmes	T	HS	Marrero, LA	6'5	336
William Buckley	SS	HS	Hernando, MS	6'0	219
Ed McGee	T	HS	Grambling, LA	6'8	285
Clifford Boyd	MLB	HS	Port Allen, LA	6'2	230
Brandon Casey	WR	HS	Timberlane, LA	6'0	182
Garin Joseph	DE	HS	Timberlane, LA	6'0	241
Will Hill	OLB	HS	Sherman, TX	6'2	234
Kenny Harris	CB	HS	Vidalia,LA	6'0	198
Andrrew Bell	TE	HS	Katy, TX	6'3	227
Will Mitchell	DE	HS	Harvey, LA	6'0	242
Darrius Holt	MLB	HS	Levelland, TX	6'1	260
Scott Smith	TE	HS	Burkburnett, TX	6'5	230
DeAndre Collins	QB	HS	Balch Springs, TX	6'5	231
Gary Washington	T	HS	Bunkie, LA	6'7	290
Fred Ting	RB		Transfer from Miami(JR)	6'0	193

Jay:Coach you and your staff were able to 16 young men to sign with Grambling. What was your plan when you went out on the recruiting trail?

Coach Roman:The plan was set it place when we were first hired here. Go out and get the best players in Louisiana and Texas that we can. We would like to get to a point where we don't have to recruit guys with Poor Discipline. We only have a couple of those in this class. We added 3 walk-on players: SS Ryan Mann, RB Emmanuel Jefferson and MLB Ryan Cwik.

Jay: You have some talented young men who could see the field day 1 either by need or because they are just better than those already here.

Coach Roman:We don't like to think of it as guys who are better than those who are already here. This is a family and as a family we will stick together. The best will play but we still have our 2nd and 3rd string guys working hard everyday because you never know when they will be needed.

Jay:I can understand that coach. You have the #63 rated class is that better than you thought you would have?

Coach Roman:It's ok we wanted to have the best class in the MAC, but as you know it's more than just rankings. You have to guys that can play together. You could have the number 1 ranked class and still never win a Conference Championship or National Title. It's all about chemistry.

Jay:How did the Spring Game turn out for the Tigers?

Coach Roman:The spring game was just what the kids wanted a chance to get back on the field and show they had improved. Here are a couple stats from that game

Spring Game:
Brandon Landers 6-13, 118yds, INT, rush TD
Desmond Brantley 9-21, 137yds, 2INT
Landry Carter 6car, 30yds
Clyde Edwards 3rec, 71yds
James Richardson 2rec, 40yds
Donald Alexander 1rec, 7yds
Lewis Carter 2tkls
Josh Bester 2tkls, 2INT

LOLB Cedric Harris came out our Most Improved Player gaining +8 and is now a 56 Ovr, Kicker Brian Morgan was not far behind him +6 now a 65 Ovr, then we had 11 players that gained +4

Jay:Sounds like those young men all wanted to improve on what they were able to do last year. Who came out of camp named Impact Players going into the season?

Coach Roman: On the Offense Brandon Landers kept his from last season and on Defense for all of his hard work we rewarded Cedric Harris.

Jay:Thanks for the recap of the Grambling Off-Season Coach Roman. We will be sure to check back in with you before your Tigers kickoff the 2007 season.

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2007 PreSeason

NCAA Football Rankings - Coaches Poll - Updated: Aug 1, 2007
RK	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	Cal(35)
2	Penn State(22)
3	Texas(1)
4	Ohio State(2)
5	WVU (1)
6	Nebraska
7	Oklahoma
8	USC
9	Va Tech
10	Iowa
11	Tennessee
12	Miami
13	Oregon St
14	Louisville
15	Florida
16	Notre Dame
17	Auburn
18	S. Carolina
19	Michigan St
20	Ole Miss
21	Utah
22	Oregon
23	Clemoson
24	LSU
25	Maryland

2007 NCAA Preseason 1st Team All-Americans
Pos	Player Name	Ht	Wt	Year
QB	Dan Rucker, Texas Tech			Jr.
HB	Bryan Stanback, Tennessee State			Sr.
HB	Eric Pearson, UCF			Jr.
WR	Tyrell Duckett, Wisconsin			Sr.
WR	Nick Brown, Bama A&M			Sr.
TE	Dustin Spurlock, Louisville			Sr.
OL	Darius Mitchell, Va. Tech			So.
OL	Chase McClelland, Purdue			Sr.
OL	Jeffrey Miller, WVU			Jr.
OL	Marcus Parham, Oklahoma			Jr.
C	Andrew Vogelpohl, Colorado State			Sr.
DL	Pat Lane, Bama A&M			Jr.
DL	Charles Williams, S. Carolina			Sr.
DL	Nate Jenkins, UCLA			Sr.
DL	Lawrence Ross, Texas			Jr.
LB	Ricky Jones, Va Tech			Sr.
LB	Daniel Davis , Iowa			Sr.
LB	Brandon Ralph, Texas			So.
DB	Carl Young, Zona			Sr.
DB	Adam Brown , Iowa			Sr.
DB	Bryan Langford, Grambling			Sr.
DB	Zach Love, Boise St			Sr.
K	Pete Harwell, GT			Sr.
P	Larry Barbato, UCLA			Jr.
RS	Nate Lawson, Maryland			Jr.

2007 NCAA Preseason 2nd Team All-Americans
Pos	Player Name	Ht	Wt	Year
QB	Jonathan Gray, LSU			Sr.
HB	Anthony King, UTEP			Sr.
HB	Chris Davis, NC State			Jr.
WR	Mike Sullivan, S. Carolina			Jr.
WR	Damian Ball, FSU			Sr.
TE	Charles Hill, Oklahoma			Sr.
OL	Daniel Hill, Rice			Sr.
OL	Tom Holmes, Minnesota			Sr.
OL	Courtney Brown, Maryland			Jr.
OL	Ken Campbell , Bethune-Cookman			Sr.
C	Tim Brant, Maryland			Jr.
DL	Jason Hatcher, Grambling			Sr.
DL	Jerry Childs, Fresno St			Sr.
DL	Junior Jones, Wazzu			Sr.
DL	Cole Stanback, FIU			Sr.
LB	Jeff Horner, Notre Dame			Jr.
LB	Joshua Fontaine, Alcorn State			Jr.
LB	Martin Smith, Boston College			Sr.
DB	Paul Hale, Arkansas			Sr.
DB	T.J. Eaton, USC			Sr.
DB	Ross Malone, Sam Houston St			Sr.
DB	Hakim Smith, FSU			Sr.
K	Ken Allen , Troy			Sr.
P	Eric Moore, Nebraska			Jr.
RS	John Bass, San Diego St			So.

Heisman Watch - Updated: Aug 1, 2007
NAME	POS	SCHOOL		SEASON STATS
Dan Rucker	QB	Texas Tech
Nick Brown	WR	Bama A&M
Jonathan Gray	QB	LSU
Andre Banks	QB	WVU
Eric Pearson	RB	UCF

2007 Preseason 1st Team All-MAC
Pos	Player Name	Ht	Wt	Year
QB	Marcus Austrum, Alcorn State			Jr.
HB	Alex Little, NC A&T			Jr.
HB	Chris Rush, S. Carolina St			Sr.
WR	Nick Brown, Bama A&M			Sr.
WR	Jared Holt, Alcorn State			Sr.
TE	Timothy Stephens, Bama A&M			Jr.
OL	Chad Mitchell, Bama A&M			Sr.
OL	Ryan Bodiford, Florida A&M			Jr.
OL	Ken Campbell, Bethune-Cookman			Sr.
OL	Matt Hargrove, NC A&T			Jr.
C	Jacob James, S. Carolina St			Jr.
DL	Pat Lane, Bama A&M			Jr.
DL	Jason Hatcher, Grambling			Sr.
DL	Donald Williams, Grambling			Sr.
DL	Marcus Miller, NC A&T			Sr.
LB	Michael Cooper, Howard			Sr.
LB	Joshua Fontaine, Alcorn State			Jr.
LB	Skyler Turner, Bethune-Cookman			Sr.
DB	Zach Holley, NC A&T			Sr.
DB	A.J. Thomas, Florida A&M			Jr.
DB	Bryan Langford, Grambling			Sr.
DB	Demetrius Lewis, Bama A&M			Jr.
K	Brian Morgan, Grambling			Sr.
P	Mike Bush, Bama St			So.
RS	James Black, Bama A&M			Sr.

2007 Preseason 2nd Team All-MAC
Pos	Player Name	Ht	Wt	Year
QB	Brandon Landers, Grambling			Jr.
HB	Jon Young, Bama A&M			Sr.
HB	Brian Allen, Howard			Sr.
WR	Shaun Daniel, Southern			Sr.
WR	Darrell Roberts, S. Carolina St			Sr.
TE	Malcolm Green, Alcorn St			Jr.
OL	Mike Goff, S. Carolina St			Jr.
OL	Bryan Caesar, NC A&T			Sr.
OL	Brad Mays, Florida A&M			Sr.
OL	Dan Taylor, Bethune-Cookman			Jr.
C	Tavarus Cockrell, Grambling			Jr.
DL	Chris White, Bethune-Cookman			Sr.
DL	Ken McPhearson, Hampton			Sr.
DL	Clayton Wilson, NC A&T			Sr.
DL	Kerry Wright, Grambling			Jr.
LB	Jeremy Melton, Alcorn St			Sr.
LB	Jonathan Marshall, Bama A&M			Sr.
LB	Adam Bowers, Bama A&M			Sr.
DB	Ed Carter, Howard			Sr.
DB	Shane McIntire, Jackson St			Sr.
DB	Conrad Rogers, Bethune-Cookman			Sr.
DB	Tony Henderson, NC A&T			Sr.
K	Darrell Gordon, NC A&T			Sr.
P	John Oliver, NC A&T			Jr.
RS	Trey Kennedy, Hampton			Sr.

PreSeason MAC Picks

MAC PreSeason Pick(Preseason Poll Ranking) Conference Standings - Updated: Aug 1, 2007
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STRK
Bama A&M (81)
Grambling (93)
S. Carolina St (95)
Bethune-Cookman (97)
Southern (99)
NC A&T (102)
Alcorn St (107)
Florida A&M (108)
Howard (111)
Jackson St (112)
Hampton (113)
Bama St (119)

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2007 Grambling State TIgers
PreSeson Rank: 93
Overall: D-
Offense: D-
Defense: D
Special Teams: D-
Team Discipline: B
Team Prestige: 1 Star
Academic Prestige: 2 Star
Avg Attendance: 5,140
MAC Pick: Picked to finish 2nd in the West Division behind Alabama A&M


2007 Schedule
Week 1: @ Pittsburg
Week 2: @ UL Monroe
Week 3: vs UTEP
Week 4: @ Bethune-Cookman
Week 5: vs Florida A&M
Week 6: @ Alabama St
Week 7: @ Southern "Bayou Classic"
Week 8: vs S. Carolina St "Homecoming"
Week 9: vs Army
Week 10: vs Alcorn St
Week 11: vs Alabama A&M
Week 13: @ Jackson St

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2007 Grambling Roster & Depth Chart

2007 Grambling State Tigers Roster
#	OFFENSE	POS	HT	WT	CLASS	Overall
7	Brandon Landers	QB	6'0	190	JR(RS)	85
11	DeAndre Collins	QB	6'5	231	FR	62
14	Desmond Brantley	QB	6'2	192	JR	48
22	Fred Ting(Transfer sitting)	RB	6'0	194	JR(RS)	80
21	Landry Carter	RB	5'7	183	JR	56
25	Emmanuel Jefferson	RB	6'1	221	FR	52
31	Keantown Gray	RB	5'8	177	JR(RS)	48
40	Ruben Mayes	FB	6'2	247	SR	62
27	Terrion Rogers	FB	5'10	222	JR(RS)	48
83	Brandon Casey	WR	6'0	182	FR	74
5	Clyde Edwards	WR	5'10	164	JR	62
87	Rob Huff	WR	6'1	171	FR	59
19	James Richardson	WR	5'10	192	JR	59
18	Chris Bryd	WR	6'0	165	JR(RS)	56
88	Andrew Bell	TE	6'3	227	FR	65
81	Scott Smith	TE	6'5	230	FR	65
86	Bryant Ryan	TE	6'4	251	SR(RS)	40
78	Lance Holmes	LT	6'5	336	FR	68
76	Gary Washington	LT	6'7	290	FR	65
77	Ed McGee	RT	6'8	285	FR	68
79	Andre Bennett	RT	6'6	351	SR	44
70	Jack Conley	RG	6'4	300	FR	68
74	Sam Onyeaka	RG	6'7	343	SO(RS)	48
64	Brice Brown	LG	6'2	289	JR	48
67	Tavarus Cockrell	C	6'3	292	JR(RS)	48
63	Quentin Smith	C	6'2	283	JR	44
#	DEFENSE	POS	HT	WT	CLASS	Overall
98	Garin Joseph	LE	6'0	241	FR	72
90	Jason Hatcher	LE	6'7	287	SR	56
99	Will Mitchell	RE	6'0	242	FR	70
95	Jason Banks	RE	6'5	302	JR	48
96	Donald Williams	DT	6'4	302	SR(RS)	84
69	Kerry Wright	DT	6'2	287	JR	65
73	Will Ncance	DT	6'0	298	FR(RS)	44
92	John Scroogins	DT	6'3	258	JR	44
55	Will Hill	ROLB	6'2	234	FR	65
37	Josh Bester	ROLB	6'0	208	SR	48
52	Cedric Harris	LOLB	6'0	223	JR	56
89	Mike Thrasher	LOLB	6'3	247	JR	40
41	Clifford Boyd	MLB	6'2	230	FR	68
45	Darrius Holt	MLB	6'1	260	FR	62
46	Ryan Cwik	MLB	6'0	242	FR	52
8	Kenny Harris	CB	6'0	198	FR	59
29	DeMichael Dizner	CB	6'1	191	SR	52
28	Lewis Carter	CB	6'1	170	SR(RS)	48
6	Bakari Guice	CB	5'9	185	SR	48
42	Donald Alexander	CB	6'2	196	JR	44
20	Bryan Langford	FS	6'0	205	SR	62
36	Austin James	FS	6'0	216	JR	52
3	William Buckley	SS	6'0	219	FR	68
26	Ryan Mann	SS	6'0	196	FR	59
#	SPECIAL TEAMS	POS	HT	WT	CLASS	Overall
1	Brian Morgan	K	5'5	162	SR	65
30	Tim Manuel	P	5'11	259	JR	40

Grambling State Tigers Depth Chart - 2007
Regular Offense
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
WR	Brandon Casey	Rob Huff	Chris Byrd
TE	Andrew Bell	Scott Smith	Gary Washington
LT	Lance Holmes	Gary Washington
LG	Brice Brown	Sam Onyeaka
C	Tavarus Cockrell	Quentin Smith
RG	Jack Conley	Sam Oneyaka
RT	Ed McGee	Andre Bennett
WR	Clyde Edwards	James Richardson	Scott Smith
QB	Brandon Landers	DeAndre Collins	Desmond Brantley
FB	Ruben Mayes	Terrion Rogers
HB	Landry Carter	Emmanuel Jefferson	Keantown Gray
Base 4-3 Defense
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
LDE	Garin Joseph	Jason Hatcher
LDT	Donald Williams	Will Nance
RDT	Kerry Wright	John Scroggins
RDE	Will Mitchell	Jason Banks
WLB	Cedric Harris	Darrius Holt	Mike Thrasher
MLB	Clifford Boyd	Darrius Holt	Ryan Cwik
SLB	Will Hill	Ryan Cwik	Josh Bester
CB	Kenny Harris	Ryan Mann	Lewis Carter
SS	William Buckley	Ryan Mann
FS	Bryan Langford	Austin James
CB	DeMichael Dizner	Bakari Guice
Special Teams
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
K	Brian Morgan	Tim Manuel
P	Tim Manuel	Brian Morgan
PR	Rob Huff	James Richardson
KR	Rob Huff	James Richardson
LS	Quentin Smith

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Jay Walker here with Coach Roman as the Tigers have just finished fall camp and are getting ready to kickoff their season.

Jay:Coach you are getting ready for your second season as the head man here at Grambling. What are some team goals you have?

Coach Roman:First goal we've had since the end of last season is to get better every play. After finishing 2nd in the Division last season our guys want to take the next step and win the Division this year.

Jay:Speaking of winning the Division Grambling is picked to finish 2nd behind Alabama A&M is that extra motivation for your guys?

Coach Roman:I don't really think so. I think the way we ended last season and seeing how close we were is motivation enough. Alabama A&M is the reigning Conference Champion so until someone beats them they are the best in the conference.

Jay:Fan attendance last year topped off at 5,140 at Eddie Robinson Stadium. It has a capacity of 19,600 do you hope to fill more seats this year?

Coach Roman:That is always your goal as a Head Coach is to pack the stadium each and every Saturday. That's what make the difference in games is a rowdy home crowd to give your guys that Home Field Advantage. I also understand that seats are filled by the product you put out. Last year was a rough transition year and it took our fan base some getting use to.

Jay:You and your staff did great on the recruiting trail. Are their any True Freshman that will start for your team?

Coach Roman:As I've said before we are to put the best on the field. We have a total of 11 true freshman that will start for us. They are: WR Brandon Casey, TE Andrew Bell, LT Lance Holmes, RT Ed McGee, RG Jack Conley, LE Garin Joseph, RE Will Mitchell, ROLB Will Hill, MLB Clifford Boyd, CB Kenny Harris and SS William Buckley.

Jay:That's 11 of your 16 freshman that will start. Are the other 5 guys going to Redshirt?

Coach Roman:None of them will Redshirt. They will all get some kind of playing time. Weather it is in certain packages or on special teams.

Jay:With this new team what is a difference you have noticed from last year?

Coach Roman:The biggest thing is speed. We have Casey and Huff at WR who can fly if they get into space. On Defense all of the young guys brought that element to a group that lacked it last season.

Jay:You are returning QB Brandon Landers with these weapons around him do you plan on opening up the offense more this season?

Coach Roman:That is something that we have talked about. We would still love to run the ball but if getting the ball out wide is what works better for us that is what we will do.

Jay:One last question coach. What are you key areas that you will try to fill this year during In-Season Recruiting?

Coach Roman:W will try to build more on the Defense and hopefully bring in a RB. We will see were we sit with a couple targets after week one to see who we will go after.

Jay:Thanks for your time coach and good luck to you and your Tigers.

Coach Roman:Anytime Jay. See you in a couple weeks

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Chris Fowler:Welcome to the first College GameDay of the 2007 season. We are here live in Berkeley, California for today's big match up of #11 Tennessee and #1 Cal.

Kirk:Chris let's look at some other games that will highlight the first weekend of action.

Baylor @ TCU
Georgia Tech @ #16 Notre Dame
#20 Ole Miss @ UNC
UCF @ #15 Florida
#14 Louisville @ Kentucky

Chris:Kirk, those games can be a good start for some and for the ranked teams if the lose early they will need to regroup in a hurry.

Kirk:Let's turn it over to Lee for his picks in these games.

Lee:First thing is my Buckeye friend TCU over Baylor in a close one.

Tech will keep it close early but those little Irish men we be too much at home. I'm taking Notre Dame

Ole Miss goes into ACC country and walks out victorious.

UCF has a great running back but he won't be able to get it done by himself. Florida gives the Swamp something to cheer about

The Governors Cup will not belong to the men in blue. Louisville takes down their rival

Tennessee has been licking their chops since the schedules were announced but my little bear friend tells me last season was not a fluke. I'm taking the Bears