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Monday Nov 2nd, 2015

TOUGH AS NAILS:
BIG TEN CONFERENCE RACES HEATING UP:

• Quietly the Big Ten is surpassing the SEC as nations toughest conference, maybe not as athletic as the SEC but it sure is as tough. In fact head to head since the realignment the Big Ten is 1-0 vs the SEC in National Titles thanks to Iowa's victory over UAB two years ago. Now to this season. Of the 12 teams in the conference 7 are ranked led by #4 Illinois the lone unbeaten, Iowa, Wisconsin and Michigan all have one loss while Ohio State and Penn State have two losses but are very much in the division race. Here are the remaining schedules for the title contenders in order of conference rank.

LEADERS:

#4 Illinois (8-0, 4-0) at #23 PSU, vs #20 OSU, vs #9 Wisc, at Minn
#23 Penn State (6-2, 4-1) vs #4 Illini, at #9 Wisc, vs Pur, vs Army
#9 Wisconsin (7-1, 3-1) vs Pur, vs #23 PSU, at #4 Illini, vs Neb
Purdue (5-3, 2-2)
#20 Ohio State (6-2, 2-2)


LEGENDS:
#8 Iowa (8-1, 5-0) vs #10 Michigan, at Pur, at #20 OSU
#10 Michigan (7-1, 3-1) at #8 Iowa, at NU, vs Neb, vs #20 OSU
#25 Michigan State (5-3, 2-2) could win at least a share


BCS TALK:

• With Wisconsin and Georgia getting upset last weekend, there was a slight mix up in the BCS. Here are this week's top 10.

1. Alabama (8-0) 1.000
2. Oregon (8-0) .998
3. UAB (9-0) .997
4. Illinois (8-0) .994
5. Georgia Tech (8-0) .993
6. Texas (7-1) .989
7. Ole Miss (7-1) .987
8. Florida (6-2) .984
9. Michigan (7-1) .983
10. Wisconsin (7-1) .983

AROUND THE NCAA:

• Iowa/Michigan set for huge Big Ten tilt
• UAB's Dyks a semi-finalist for O'Brien
• #3 Oregon hopes to not get caught in Stanford's trap
• Kansas State hopes to rebound at home against a tough TCU squad
• Leaders up for grabs when Illinoi travels to happy Valley
• Iowa hoping for home field edge when Wolverines visit
• Alabama not over looking #19 LSU
• Rivalry revisited: Canes, Hokies enough said
• With UAB looming #7 Ole Miss needs to take care of Auburn

AP Top 25
RK	TEAM	RECORD	PTS
1	Alabama (32)	8-0	1499
2	UAB (25)	9-0	1398
3	Oregon (3)	8-0	1369
4	Illinois (1)	8-0	1334
5	Georgia Tech	8-0	1288
6	Texas	7-1	1184
7	Ole Miss	7-1	1138
8	Iowa	8-1	1107
9	Wisconsin	7-1	979
10	Michigan	7-1	885
11	Oklahoma	6-2	804
12	Florida	6-2	725
13	TCU	7-1	718
14	Georgia	6-2	657
15	Auburn	6-3	654
16	California	6-3	602
17	USC	6-2	546
18	Miami	7-2	502
19	LSU	5-3	491
20	Ohio State	6-2	340
21	Utah	6-3	313
22	Navy	9-1	264
23	Penn State	6-2	206
24	Washington	7-3	181
25	Michigan State	5-3	161

• Dropped from rankings: Kansas State 22, Purdue 24

• Others receiving votes: Notre Dame, Florida State, Purdue, West Virginia, Boise State, Stanford, Kansas State, Oklahoma 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	WISCONSIN
5. Ryan Prince	*****	WR	GEORGIA TECH
6. Alex Petty	*****	ATH	TOP 5
7. Bryan Ashley	*****	WR	WISCONSIN
8. Michael Battle	*****	WR	ALABAMA
9. Jimmy Johnson	*****	WR	Oregon
10. Shane Allen	*****	WR	Notre Dame

HEADLINES:

• Badgers receive big time commitments from #1 and #3 wide outs
• Bama gets PA receiver after battle with Iowa and Wisconsin "I believe I can compete in the SEC"
• Blazers get five star receiver Carlos Harrell
• Alabama TE headed to Texas
• Alaska safety headed to the midlands after commitment to nebraska
• Four star back staying in state, Jim Sapp chooses Arizona over Stanford
• Defensive tackle EJ Butler commits to Sooners
• SC putting together another impressive class
• Colorado safety headed to Auburn

Heisman Highlight showcases Texas running back Alfred Sullivan. Last week he rushed for 145 yards in Texas' route of Baylor. The Junior has helped Texas to the fourth ranked rushing offense in the country. His 14 touchdowns rank him first in the Big 12. Oddly he's only rushed for over 20 yards once and his long is only 27, but he still averages 146.8 yards a game due to his toughness and his 6 yards per carry average.

• 1,175 yards (3rd NCAA)
• 6.0 ypc (1st Big 12)
• 14 rushing touchdowns (T-2nd NCAA)
• 146.8 ypg (4th NCAA)
• 28 broken tackles (7th NCAA)

TOP GAMES FOR WEEK 11

#3 Oregon (8-0) at Stanford (6-3)
#13 TCU (7-1) at Kansas State (7-1)
#4 Illinois (8-0) at #23 Penn State (6-2)
#1 Alabama (8-0) at #19 LSU (5-3)
#18 Miami (6-2) at Virginia Tech (6-2)
#15 Ole Miss (7-1) at #15 Auburn (6-3)

GAME OF THE WEEK:

#10 Michigan (7-1) at #8 Michigan (8-1)

• Very bad losses by both teams have since seen them on a dominate run. The Wolverines have realized they need to feed Heisman favorite Quinton Washington the ball, Washington leads the NCAA with 19 touchdowns. But Michigan has struggled on the road including their 31-28 loss to Michigan State. Iowa has dominated this series as of late and a win could almost lock up a Legends title. A few injuries turned game time decision will have a huge affect on the Hawkeyes who have struggled a bit winning close games before blowing out Minnesota last week. Quarterback A. Darby has been real good for Iowa (22/5), they'll need him andrunning back L. Rhodes (110.4 ypg) to step up big against the nations #10 ranked defense.