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ESPN COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE
Monday Oct 12th, 2015

WHAT ABOUT US?
RHATIGAN FEELS HIS BLAZERS ARE THE TEAM TO BEAT:

• Enough Talk about Bama, enough with Wisconsin, Oregon, cant even mention Texas anymore after their loss. The champs are back in the mix and want their due respect. "Last I checked, we're defending champs!" Rhatigan said on a conference call with Mike and Mike this morning. After two near losses by Southern Miss and Mississippi State the champs look to have turned the curve. Two more road games and they finsh the season with four straight home games a place where they have yet to lose under Rhatigan's watch. "It'll still be tough for us, we travel to Florida, then at home we have Ole Miss, Georgia and Louisville. Our guys have to be ready week in week out." Said Rhatigan. When asked if they'll repeat Rhatigan had this to say. "I know a few ofour guys are listening, I tell them to be confident in everything they do but within the parameters of our system. I think we have the team to repeat but its up to them to get 'er done." The Blazers are back in the top 5 and are very well one of the favorites to win.

AROUND THE NCAA:

• SEC West on the line when #7 Ole Miss travels to Tuscaloosa
• Utah hopes to bounce back against #2 Oregon
• Dyks and the Blazers prepare for Gamecocks
• Big brother vs little Brother: Michigan at Michigan State
• Purdue knows Husker posses challenge
• UNC looks for homecoming upset over #6 Georgia Tech
• Kevin Reed of Ole Miss confident heading into big game showdown

AP Top 25
RK	TEAM	RECORD	PTS
1	Wisconsin (37)	6-0	1452
2	Oregon (22)	5-0	1411
3	Alabama (1)	5-0	1372
4	UAB (1)	6-0	1252
5	TCU	5-0	1218
6	Georgia Tech	5-0	1186
7	Ole Miss	5-0	1164
8	Michigan	5-0	1064
9	Georgia	5-1	1020
10	Texas	4-1	946
11	California	5-2	778
12	Florida	5-1	762
13	USC	4-1	748
14	Iowa	5-1	690
15	Oklahoma	4-2	610
16	Illinois	6-0	597
17	LSU	4-2	467
18	Utah	4-2	442
19	Auburn	3-3	374
20	Miami	5-1	281
21	Purdue	4-1	238
22	Penn State	5-1	221
23	Michigan State	3-2	207
24	Navy	7-0	144
25	Nebraska	4-2	144

• Dropped from rankings: None
  

• Others receiving votes: Notre Dame, Stanford, Hawaii, Washington, Marshall, Louisville, NC State
  

RECRUITING:
TOP 10 RECRUITS:
AS WELL AS NEWS FROM RECRUITS:

Player	Grade	Pos	School
1. Calvin Hendrix	*****	HB	OKLAHOMA
2. Josh Fletcher	*****	HB	OKLAHOMA
3. Adam Hickman	*****	ATH	TOP 5
4. Chuck Fenton	*****	WR	TOP 3
5. Ryan Prince	*****	WR	TOP 3
6. Alex Petty	*****	ATH	TOP 5
7. Bryan Ashley	*****	WR	TOP 3
8. Michael Battle	*****	WR	TOP 3
9. Jimmy Johnson	*****	WR	TOP 3
10. Shane Allen	*****	WR	TOP 3

HEADLINES:

• Nations top backs go with Sooners after Red River Win
• Canadian prospect Joseph Newton down to 3
• Wisconsin center #9 David Williamson goes to Illinois
• Gators land Kicker
• Coast to Coast, DC backer heads west
• Virginia pair commit to Tar Heels
• Utah's top prospect Kenny Dorsey #8 Tackle stays home with the Ute's
• #22 Corner commits to Nittany Lions
• Horns steal Oklahoma's top safety Ryan McKinney

TOP GAMES FOR WEEK 8

UCF (4-2) at Notre Dame (5-2)
#8 Michigan (5-0) at #23 Michigan State (3-2)
#21 Purdue (4-1) at #25 Nebraska (4-2)
#6 Georgia Tech (6-0) at North Carolina (3-2)
Baylor (5-1) at Kansas State (5-0)
#18 Utah (4-2) at #2 Oregon (5-0)

GAME OF THE WEEK:

#7 Ole Miss (5-0, 2-0) at Alabama (5-0, 3-0)

• We've seen Bama on the national stage with impressive wins over Boise State, Georgia and Florida. We know what that offense led by Ryan and Childress can do. We know that Bama has one of the best defensive front sevens in all of college football. But we dont know too much about Ole Miss. The rebels claim to fame is a 28-24 win over then ranked Fresno State. Their opponents win/loss record is 7-15. But dont tell them that. Ole Miss ranks fifth in points per game at 41. Their defense ranks in front of Alabama's #3 defense with the #2 ranking. Their pass defense is equally impressive with the #1 ranking. Ole Miss will need to find a way to get quarterback Gary Cameron time, hes one of the most sacked qb's in the conference at 16 facing a tough pass rush again this week. Running back Kevin Reed leads the conference in rushing yards and touchdowns (674, 11td) he may be the wild card for the upset.