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AP Poll Week 4

Another crazy week of College Football. The top 3 (Florida, Texas, and Alabama) are the only pre-season Top 25 teams that are still undefeated. After that it's anybody's guess. Here are this weeks rankings:

Rank	Team	Record	Points	Previous
1.	Florida (55)	4-0	1490	1
2.	Texas (1)	4-0	1420	2
3.	Alabama (4)	4-0	1400	3
4.	LSU	4-0	1225	7
5.	Boise State	4-0	1203	8
6.	Virginia Tech	3-1	1190	11
7.	USC	3-1	998	12
8.	Oklahoma	2-1	979	10
9.	Ohio State	3-1	957	13
10.	Cincinnati	4-0	946	14
11.	TCU	3-0	896	15
12.	Houston	3-0	844	17
13.	Iowa	4-0	788	NR
14.	Oklahoma State	3-1	591	16
15.	Penn State	3-1	470	5
16.	Oregon	3-1	462	NR
17.	Miami (FL)	2-1	452	9
18.	Kansas	4-0	418	20
18.	Georgia	3-1	418	21
20.	Brigham Young	3-1	349	19
21.	Mississippi	2-1	340	4
22.	Michigan	4-0	271	23
23.	Nebraska	3-1	256	25
24.	California	3-1	206	6
25.	Georgia Tech	3-1	185	NR

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Thursday Night Preview: (4) Ole Miss at South Carolina

Stephen Garica and the Gamecocks are thinking upset

The nation's fourth-ranked team, the Ole Miss Rebels, are taking on the South Carolina Gamecocks in an SEC showdown tonight, with the kickoff scheduled for 7:30pm EST on ESPN. This looks to be a close game yet again, as last year the Gamecocks were able to knock off the Rebels 31-24 in Oxford. This year, South Carolina will play host, as the Rebels put their eight-game winning streak on the line.

Steve Spurrier has yet to reach the level of excellence he found in Florida, but South Carolina has been a sound football team under his direction. Their only loss this season came against Georgia. The Gamecocks' offense has been decent so far this season, putting up 27.3 points per game with just under 400 total yards per game.

Their leader is QB Stephen Garcia, who is averaging 228 yards per game in the air, with three touchdowns and two interceptions. His main target has been wide receiver Weslye Saunders, who has recorded 13 receptions for 153 yards. The passing game, which had 327 yards and 3 TDs last season again the Rebels, will be looking to build on their success from last year.

The Gamecocks defense has been very good this season in stopping the run, yielding only 87.3 yards per game. If they can continue with that trend, they can force the Rebels into passing more often.That would be a welcome treat to a defense that has already recorded 10 sacks in their first three games.

Ole Miss is returning a talented QB in Jevan Snead, who has led the Rebels to a 2-0 record against two inferior opponents in 2009. His top receivers are Dexter McCluster and Shay Hodge, who have 17 receptions and 249 yards between them. Against a defense geared for the run, Snead will need to complete more than the 56 percent of passes he’s achieved so far this season.

The Rebels averaged an impressive 7.9 yards per rush against SE Louisiana, a statistic that is likely to change in this week’s game against a much stronger defensive front.

The Mississippi defense has been superb through their two contests, allowing only 10 points per game and 293 total yards per game. They are led by Safety Johnny Brown, who has 20 tackles and an interception so far this season. They are also expecting star defensive end Greg Hardy to be at 100 percent this week and put some pressure on Garcia. On third down so far, the Rebels have held opponents to an impressive four conversions out of 30 attempts, but Ole Miss hasn’t been tested against the caliber of athletes that SC will put on the field.

The Rebels are boasting their highest ranking in almost 40 years and have an overall 8-6 record against the Gamecocks in the series history. An interesting note is that Ole Miss has not won an SEC opener in the last five years.

Both defenses are solid and it may come down to which team can make the bigger plays. South Carolina has a great chance to play spoiler to the Rebels at home.

Prediction: South Carolina 24 Ole Miss 21
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New Poll Up!

Make sure you vote in this week's poll:

3 Top 5 Teams Have Lost So Far This Season, Which Current Top 5 Team Is Next?

Poll is located to the right of the page. It will close on Saturday, September 26 at 12:01 am.

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AP Poll Week 3

Here are the AP Poll rankings for week 3. After a loss to Washington, USC drops from 3 to 12. Washington enters the polls for the first time since the 2003 season at 24. Number 1 Florida and Number 2 Texas have held firm to their spots all season. (3) Alabama and (4) Ole Miss moved up one spot in the latest poll, giving the SEC three of the top four teams in the nation. Penn State remained at 5. BYU had the biggest drop of the week, dropping from 7 to 19.

Florida received 55 of 60 first-place votes. Texas had two and Alabama received three.

Rank	Team	Record	Points	Previous
1.	Florida (55)	3-0	1488	1
2.	Texas (2)	3-0	1428	2
3.	Alabama (3)	3-0	1390	4
4.	Mississippi	2-0	1213	5
5.	Penn State	3-0	1212	5
6.	California	3-0	1169	8
7.	LSU	3-0	1120	9
8.	Boise State	3-0	1038	10
9.	Miami (FL)	2-0	920	20
10.	Oklahoma	2-1	862	12
11.	Virginia Tech	2-1	852	13
12.	USC	2-1	825	3
13.	Ohio State	2-1	810	11
14.	Cincinnati	3-0	739	17
15.	TCU	2-0	674	15
16.	Oklahoma State	2-1	478	16
17.	Houston	2-0	455	21
18.	Florida State	2-1	363	NR
19.	Brigham Young	2-1	349	7
20.	Kansas	3-0	347	22
21.	Georgia	2-1	318	23
22.	North Carolina	3-0	271	24
23.	Michigan	3-0	247	25
24.	Washington	2-1	194	NR
25.	Nebraska	2-1	132	19

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USC Losses to Washington

Fans stormed the field after the Huskies upset third ranked USC 

As predicted here, (3) USC would go into Seattle and struggle. USC has now lost to an unranked team each of the last four years.

As I stated here, the key to the game would be USC's QB play. And with 110 passing yards yesterday (the lowest in Pete Carroll's tenure at USC) it was obvious that this team has issues at that position. They need a healthy Matt Barkley if they want to contend with Cal (who USC plays in 2 weeks) in the Pac 10.

USC opened with a 10-0 advantage, but was never able to build on their lead. Washington responded to take a 13-10 lead before the Trojans tied the game.

That led to the final scoring drive by Washington that ended with a game-winning field goal.

Jake Locker looked real good, passing for 237 yards. Chris Polk, who had 71 rushing and 22 receiving yards, was instrumental in leading the Huskies into FG range on the final drive.

Congrats to Washington! But remember, the upset was called here first!

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Who Should Be On "Upset Alert" Week 3

Jake Locker has his team ready for (3) USC

This is my weekly post on which 3 teams should be on "Upset Alert". Last week I was 3 for 3 on my calls! Let's see if we can have the same results.

Again these are the 3 teams that are favored to win their game, but I think will have a lot of trouble, won't cover the spread, or could possibly lose.


Arkansas (-2.5) against Georgia

Although Arkansas has a dynamic passing offense, led by transfer QB Ryan Mallett, and Georgia, recently, has not been playing like a top 25 team, you still have to go with the Dawgs here.

The game is in Fayettevile which is a cause for some concern. BUT this is still a very good Georgia team. Arkansas did win there opener, but that was against Missouri State. Georgia played at Stillwater and just last week hosted a pesky South Carolina team.

The Hogs are at the beginning of a tough 6 game stretch that includes:

Georgia, at Alabama, Texas A&M, Auburn, at Florida, at Ole Miss.

Also to consider, Mark Richt has never lost more than one game in an opponent’s stadium in a single season.

Look for Georgia's defense to step up big time in this game. Also, look out for AJ Green. He will have a monster game for the Dawgs.

Georgia wins big here.


Cincinnati (-1) against Oregon St

The beavers were killed by Cincy in their last meeting in '07, but this is a different Beavers team. In that game Oregon St QB Sean Canfield threw 3 INTs. This Saturday he will be looking for redemption.

Canfield will need help, and I believe the Rodgers brothers must be at their best, because it’s probably going to take a lot of points to win this game.

Cincinnati coach Brian Kelly is one of the brightest offensive minds in college football, and his fast paced no-huddle offense has been magnificent so far. It certainly doesn’t hurt to have an experienced senior QB like Tony Pike, who stands 6-6 225 pounds, and is throwing the ball about as good as anyone in the country.

This week is a big week for the Big East, see also West Virginia at Auburn. With a win here they can establish themselves as a league that belongs with the other big boys.

I think this will be a close game that can go either way, as the spread points out. But I like OSU's chances at home. Look for Jacquizz Rodgers to have a big game as well.


USC (-19.5) against Washington

Here is an interesting game. USC will be without Freshman phenom Matt Barkley. Which means Aaron Corp will be starting for the Trojans. USC's offense last week did not look impressive to me at all, I know they played a stout Ohio St defense but this is USC. Either way a very impressive win for USC last week.

Maybe the reason why the offense didn't look that great to me is because the Offensive Coordinator from last season, Steve Sarkisian, is now the Head Coach at Washington.

Washington looked very good in their first two games so far. Jake Locker has looked great in those two games. So far this season he has 574 passing yards and 5 TDs (also 1 rushing TD). 321 of those yards came against a very good LSU D.

The key here: USC is starting a new QB. Don't be suprised if Washington hangs in this game for 4 quarters. The spread, to me, is way to high. USC will NOT cover.

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