WHO TO WATCH IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL THIS WEEKEND

by Pigskin Paul Guillemette, GBN Associate Editor and Chief Scout

*Note that prospects draft prospects at this time are denoted via a star rating system as follows:
4* =  Round 1;  3* = Top 100;  2* =  Draftable;  1* =  URFA.  

December 5

It's the final "full" weekend of the college football season. And the action is highlighted by Conference Championship games. Some of these are fascinating match-ups, as well as featuring some of he top NFL Draft prospects in the country. Here are the "must" games and players you should watch.

ARIZONA (10-2) VS. OREGON  (11-1) by 3 9PM/ET/FOX; FRIDAY ... Yep the Arizona team, led by RICH RODRIQUEZ matches up with the Ducks, whose only loss this season was to... yep... the Wildcats. The talent load is heavily in the favor of the Ducks, but don't tell that to the Wildcats and their supporters. IMO, MARCUS MARIOTA is the best all-around QB to be ready for the NFL Draft since ANDREW LUCK, and should be winning the Heisman Trophy in a few weeks. Oregon has gotten healthier overall late in the season which is not good news for Arizona or any other potential opponent. It should be a wide open contest so be prepared to stay up late watching. Arizona has too much confidence to roll over here. They smell that second W over Oregon in a season. I do not, but it should be close.

ARIZONA                                                                           OREGON
#29 AUSTIN HILL/WR/6'2/210***                                        #8 MARCUS MARIOTA/QB/6'4/220*****
#73 FABBIANS EBBELE/OT/6'7/310**                                #75 JAKE FISHER/OT/6'6/297***
#68 MICKEY BAUCUS/OT/6'7/305**                                  #55 HRONISS GRASSU/OC/6'3/297***
#38 JARED TEVIS/S/5'10/195*                                            #14 IFO EPKRE-OLOMU/CB/PR/5'10/195****
#26 JOURDON GRANDON/S/6'0/195**                               #91 TONY WASHINGTON/E/LB/6'3/245**
                                                                                             #9 ARIK ARMSTEAD/DT/6'8/300****

ALABAMA (11-1) by 4 VS MISSOURI  (10-2) 4PM/ET/CBS; SATURDAY ... It's the perennial SEC powerhouse against the little train that could. And before you write this one off as being a mismatch I want to advise you that MIZZOU has a lot more defensive talent than Auburn, who took the Tide to task for much of that game last weekend. NICK SABAN should feel a bit more in his element in this contest, because these Tigers do NOT light up the scoreboard like those Tigers last weekend. But MATY MAUK is one of those grinder QB who will never give up. A big edge in this game could be due to an ankle injury to Mizzou RB RUSSSELL HANSBROUGH, who is unlikely to play. That should severely hamper the Mizzou running attack. SABAN had best let Lane Kiffin open up the Offense so this thing doesn't come down to a final field goal attempt with minutes/seconds to play. MIZZOU would have the edge in that scenario. Please note all the ranking stars for the players below, who you should be watching carefully.

ALABAMA                                                                          MISSOURI
#4 T.J. YELDON/RB/6'1/220****                                           #8 DARIUS WHITE/WR/6'3/205**
#9 AMARI COOPER/WR/6'1/205****                                   #88 JIMMIE HUNT/WR/6'0/215**
#2 DeANDREW WHITE/WR/6'0/190**                                 #65 MITCH MORSE/OT/6'6/305**
#33 TREY DePRIEST/ILB/6'2/245***                                   #56 SHANE RAY/DE/LB/6'3/245***
#26 LANDON COLLINS/S/6'0/215****                                 #96 LUCAS VINCENT/DT/6'2/305**
#27 NICK PERRY/S/6'1/210***                                             #33 MARCUS GOLDEN/DE/LB/6'3/260***
#77 ARIE KOUANDJIO/G/6'5/3125***                                    #9 BRAYLON WEBB/SS/6'0/205**
#99 BRANDON IVORY/DT/6'3/310**                                     #6 MARCUS MURPHY/RB/RS/5'9/195**

KANSAS STATE (9-2) @ BAYLOR  (10-1)  by 7 7:45/ET/ESPN;  SATURDAY ... The Big 12, because it has only 10 teams, cannot have a Conference Championship game. But this as close as it gets, when you combine the result with the afternoon game of IOWA STATE @ (10-1) TCU. K-STATE likes to play tough defense and conservative, but productive offense. BAYLOR's defense gets better each year. But it is the explosive BAYLOR Offense which should decide the outcome here, and I think the Wildcats will get left in the dust as the game progresses. Turnovers and field position will be key in this match-up. Both QB can really move the ball. JAKE WATERS does it however he has to, with his arm and his legs, while BRYCE PETTY basically throws the ball around to a receiving corps which amounts to an embarrassment of riches most weekends. Even though I see BAYLOR prevailing it's likely they still won't make the Final Four because TCU is likely to romp over Iowa State. If TCU wins big early will BAYLOR let down. They had better not or HC BILL SNYDER's team will seal the deal with a W.

KANSAS STATE                                                               BAYLOR       
#15 JAKE WATERS/QB/6'1/210**                                      #14 BRYCE PETTY/QB/6'3/230***
#16 TYLER LOCKETT/WR/RS/5'11/175***                          #5 ANTWAN GOODLEY/WR/5'10/220***
#66 BJ FINNEY/OC/6'3/305**                                             #42 LEVI NORWOOD/WR/6'1/195**
#44 RYAN MUELLER/E/OLB/6'2/245**                              #58 SPENCER DRANGO/OT/6'5/315***
#21 JONATHAN TRUMAN/LB/S/5'11/220*                           #2 SHAWN OAKMAN/DE/6'9/275****
#15 RANDALL EVANS/CB/6'0/190**                                  #44 BRYCE HAGER/ILB/6'2/235**
                                                                                           #36 SPENCER ROTH/P/6'4/225**


FLORIDA STATE  (11-0)  by 3 VS GEORGIA TECH  (10-2) 8/ET/ABC; SATURDAY ... I can't remember when, or even if, an unbeaten team QBed by the defending Heisman Trophy winner, has ever gotten so little respect by so many. After all, the Seminoles are only spotting teams a first half lead to keep themselves interested enough to play the second half and break the opponents hearts. It sure seems that way most weeks doesn't it?! This is not really a slam dunk for FSU because GA Tech plays such a unique option offense and does it well with good, if not great, athletes. TECH may be one of the most underrated teams in the country. I think the Seminoles will eek one out as they have so often this season, but let's just say more folks than not will rooting for the Rambling Wreck from Ga Tech to spring the upset. I can't even find space to list all the FSU pro prospects to watch below. So I will just say watch anyone in an FSU helmet, who starts, as a potential NFL player someday.

FLORIDA STATE                                                            GEORGIA TECH
#5 JAMEIS WINSTON/QB/6'4/235****                             #37 ZACH LASKEY/RB/6'1/217*
#80  RASHAD GREENE/WR/6'0/180***                            #15 DeANDRE SMELTER/WR/6'3/225***
#35 NICK O'LEARY/TE/6'3/245***                                   #70 SHAQUILLE MASON/OG/6'1/310***
#54 TRE' JACKSON/OG/6'4/340***                                  #54 QUAYSHAWN NEALY/LB/6'1/235**
#75 CAMERON ERVING/OT/C/6'6/305***                        #28 DJ WHITE/CB/5'11/190***
#15 MARIO EDWARDS/DE/6'3/295***                               #1 ISAIAH JOHNSON/S/6'2/205**
#90 EDDIE GOLDMAN/DT/6'4/315****                             #4 JAMAL GOLDEN/S/6'0/195*
#3 RONALD DARBY/CB/5'11/190***
#26 PJ WILLIAMS/CB/6'0/195***

WISCONSIN  (10-2)   by 4 VS. OHIO STATE (11-1)  8:15/ET/FOX; SATURDAY ... The Buckeyes lost their only game way back in September when they were upset, at home, by VA TECH, just as QB/JT BARRETT was getting his feet solidly under him. He excelled after that game and the Buckeyes ran off 9 straight wins to finish the regular season. But in their easy win over MIchigan BARRETT broke an ankle is out for the duration. The next man up is CARDALE JONES, who stands 6'5 and weighs about 250 lbs. It will be up to DC DAVE ARANDA to devise a defensive scheme to confuse and contain JONES. Then HC GARY ANDERSEN and OC ANDY LUDWIG have to come up with a plan offensively that gets running room for GORDON/CLEMENTS and allows QBs STAVE/McEVOY to make a few plays without turning the ball over. I'm gonna go with the upset and project the Badgers to win. The Buckeyes will be trying to channel their emotion and focus on the task at hand despite the suicide this week of a teammate. That can sometimes be used as motivation, but can also be a tough emotion to control and manipulate for 60 minutes.

WISCONSIN                                                                   OHIO STATE
#25 MELVIN GORDON/RB/6'1/210****                            #9 DEVIN SMITH/WR/6'0/195**
#49 SAM ARNESON/TE/6'5/250**                                     #5 JEFF HEUERMAN/TE/6'4/250**
#54 KYLE COSTIGAN/G/6'5/315*                                   #76 DARRYL BALDWIN/OT/6'6/310*
#78 ROB HAVENSTEIN/T/6'8/325***                              #63 MICHAEL BENNETT/DT/6'2/295***
#45 WARREN HERRING/DT/6'3/295*                              #14 CURTIS GRANT/LB/6'3/240**
#59 MARCUS TROTTER/LB/6'0/230*                              #12 DORAN GRANT/CB/5'11/195**

Movember 28

Welcome to the last full weekend of College Football 2014 season style. There will still be Conference Championships and way too many Bowl Games to watch in the coming month plus, but this is the last full slate of regular season games. So enjoy, and in fact savor, the final course of your 2014 collegiate repast.


GEORGIA TECH (9-2) @ GEORGIA (9-2) BY 3; SATURDAY; NOON ET; SEC Network
TECH may be the least publicized conference contender in the country, but will get a chance to upset FSU in the ACC Championship Game, but for now their goal is to be No. 1 in the state of Georgia. I'm picking UGA to win a close one, but remember how FLORIDA upset UGA a while ago be running the ball down their throats and only passing less than 10 times for the entire game. Could it happen again? This is a solid TECH team and their old-fashioned "wishbone" offense is a nightmare for many teams. The Georgia Offense is missing some key pieces and if they stumble that Defense had better be ready to step up and win the day. But the Georgia D has been lacking most of the 2103 season. It would not be much of an upset for TECH to win in my opinion.

GEORGIA TECH                                                        GEORGIA
#15 DEANDRE SMELTER/WR/6'3/225**                    #26 MALCOLM MITCHELL/WR/6'1/190***
#70 SHAQUILLE MASON/OG/6'1/310**                      #61 DAVID ANDREWS/OC/6'2/295*
#94 QUAYSHAWN NEALY/6'1/235**                          #51 RAMIK WILSON/LB/6'2/230***
#1 ISAIAH JOHNSON/SS/6'2/205**                              #47 RAY DREW/DE/6'5/275**
#37 ZACH LASKEY/RB/6'1/215*                                   #5 DAMIAN SWANN/CB/5'11/180**

FLORIDA  (6-4) @ FLORIDA STATE  (11-0) by 10 SAT/3:30/ET/ESPN
The best game plan here would be for FLORIDA to run the rock like they did against GEORGIA and eat up clock, thus keeping the FSU Offensive speed from burning them. It's a nice thought as an exit strategy for WILL MUSCHAMP, but it isn't likely to work. If everything clicks for the Gators they can keep it close for a half, but inevitably FSU is going to run them into the ground on both sides of the ball. The skill position talent is too overwhelmingly in FSU's favor to expect this to be close for very long. There will be lots of future NFL talent on display here, including on the Gators side of things. Just speculating, but with another coaching change in the offing watch the Gator draft eligible talent carefully, because many of them would seem likely to check out early for the Draft rather than adapt to a whole new coaching regime.

FLORIDA                                                               FLORIDA STATE
#4 KYLE CHRISTY/P/6'3/200*                               #5 JAMEIS WINSTON/QB/6'4/235****
#6 DANTE FOWLER/E/LB/6'3/250**                    #80 RASHAD GREENE/WR/6'0/180***
#55 DARIOUS CUMMINGS/DT/6'1/305**             #35 NICK O'LEARY/TE/6'3/240**
#75 CHAZ GREEN/OT/6'5/300*                            #54 TRE' JACKSON/G/6'4/330***
#33 MACK BROWN/RB/5'11/215*                        #15 MARIO EDWARDS/DE/6'3/295***
#1 QUINTON DUNBAR/WR/6'1/195*                   #26 P.J. WILLIAMS/CB/6'0/195***
                                                                              #9  KARLOSWILLIAMS/RB/6'0/220/**
                                                                            #70   JOSUE MATIAS/OG/6'5/335/**
                                                                            #75   CAMERON ERVING/C-T/6'5/305/***
                                                                             #3    RONALD DARBY/CB/5'10/190/**
                                                                            #90  EDDIE GOLDMAN/DT/6'3/315/****

MISSISSIPPI STATE (10-1) BY 4 @ MISSISSIPPI (8-3); SATURDAY; 3:30 PM ET; CBS
The Ole Miss season has pretty much gone into the dumpster with a string of recent losses. They can salvage a lot of pride with an upset over their in-state rival in this edition of the Egg Bowl. But the talent gap is tilted pretty much in favor of State right now. HC HUGH FREEZE has done a great job taking a downtrodden program at the end of the NUTT regime and turning it into an SEC contender that is no longer satisfied with an 8-Win season and an upset of a top team like Alabama. But the Rebels are still a bit lacking in overall team speed and their talented Defense is a bit undersized in the Front 7. So expect a close game to open up a bit in the 2nd half as State uses better depth and greater size to overwhelm. A solid win here puts State in position to hang onto a Final Four slot, which is being challenged right now by TCU.

MISSISSIPPI                                                          MISSISSIPPI STATE 
#14 BO WALLACE/QB/6'4/210*                              #15 DAK PRESCOTT/QB/6'2/230***
#10 VINCE SANDERS/WR/6'1/185**                       #63 DILLON DAY/C/7'4/300**
#10 C.J. JOHNSON/E/LB/6'2/235*                             #4 JAMEON LEWIS/WR/RS/5'9/185**
#21 SENQUEZ GOLSON/CB/5'9/180**                    #91 PRESTON SMITH/DE/6'6/270***
#25 CODY PREWITT/S/6'2/215***                         #50 ROD McKINNEY/ILB/6'4/250****

AUBURN (8-3) @ ALABAMA (10-1) by 6; SATURDAY; 7:45 ET; ESPN
Auburn has faltered down the stretch as it's Defense has collapsed. But they have a chance to beat their arch intra-state rival and salvage some pride. 'BAMA finds itself in a familiar spot atop most ranking lists, including the all-important Final Four committee list. But a loss in this game throws things into chaos, especially if  Miss State wins the Egg Bowl. There's a lot of elite NFL Draft material on display here and Auburn has the firepower to pull off the upset if Bama stumbles. So tune this one in, because it will be charged with energy and a high level of play.Games like this are life and death to a large percentage of Alabamans!

AUBURN                                                               ALABAMA
#14 NICK MARSHALL/QB/6'1/210***                   #4 TJ YELDON/RB/6'1/215****
#44 CAMERON ARTIS-PAYNE/RB/5'11/210**      #9 AMARU COOPER/WR/6'1/205****
#18 SAMMIE COATES/WR/6'2/205****               #77 ARIE KOUANDJIO/OG/6'5/315***
#50 REESE DISMUKES/OC/6'3/295***                 #33 TREY DePRIEST/ILB/6'2/245***
#90 GABE WRIGHT/DT/6'3/290**                        #26 LANDON COLLINS/SS/6'0/215****
#9 JERMAINE WHITEHEAD/FS/5'11/195**          #27 NICK PERRY/S/6'1/215***
#25 TROVON REED/CB/6'0/190**                        #99 BRANDON IVORY/DT/6'4/310**

Movemeber 22

The general paucity of games, especially key match-ups is our first legit indicator that the college football season is winding down. But at least for a few more weeks we have some solid competitive match-ups featuring NFL Draft prospects so let's dive right into it.

ARIZONA (8-2) by 4 @ UTAH (7-3) 3:30ET/ESPN ... My first temptation is to go with the home team and the upset maker in Utah. But something tells me they are running on fumes right now and it might be best to go with the Rich Rodriquez gang in this one. Both teams will be fired up because at the very least they are both fighting to gain the highest Bowl invitation possible. With another year in school I think UTAH QB/TRAVIS WILSON can be a fairly highly ranked Draft prospect for he 2016 Draft. ARIZONA is a fairly young team, starting a Redshirt Freshman QB named ANU SOLOMON who can get the job done with both his arm and his legs. Like most PAC 12 teams Offense is the strength of both teams which should make for some solid viewing.

ARIZONA                                                                   UTAH
#29 AUSTIN HILL/WR/6'3/210***                              #7 TREVOR WILSON/QB/6'7/240***
#73 FABBIANS EBBELE/OT/6'8/310**                     #88 WESTLEE TONGA/TE/6'4/250**
#84 REGGIE GILBERT/DE/6'4/260**                         #8 NATE ORCHARD/DE/LB/6'4/255***
#38 JARED TEVIS/S/5'10/195*                                   #4 BRIAN BLECHEN/SS/6'2/215**
#68 MICKEY BAUCUS/T/6'8/305*                             #9 TEVIN CARTER/FS/6'1/215**

LOUISVILLE (7-3) @ NOTRE DAME (7-3)  by 3 3:30ET/NBC ... I doubt very much that ND can play any sloppier than they did last week against Northwestern. I'd be willing to bet that BRIAN KELLY kicked some major butt this week in game prep. Louisville is a solid team under Bobby Petrino, but I think the Irish are stronger and deeper at this point in time. EVERETT GOLSON has continued to exhibit poor decision making and has become a turnover machine. Expect him to stay in school for his senior year. If MICHAEL DYER & DOMINIQUE BROWN are both healthy expect the Cardinals to pound the rock and wear down the ND Defense. Notre Dame is 1-3 starting with the FSU game, and looking to turn this around now. If you watch and listen closely to the call of this game you will realize how much young, developing talent Notre Dame has on this roster. If GOLSON comes back, as I expect, they could be quite strong in 2015.

LOUISVILLE                                                              NOTRE DAME
#10 DOMINIQUE BROWN/RB/6'2/235**                     #18 BEN KOYACK/TE/6'5/260***
#26 MICHAEL DYER/RB/5'9/213**                             #74 CHRISTIAN LOMBARD/G/6'5/315**
#18 GERALD CHRISTIAN/TE/6'3/240**                      #72 NICK MARTIN/OC/6'4/295**
#79 JAMON BROWN/G/T/6'6/340**                             #11 ISHAQ WILLIAMS/DE/6'6/270**
#94 LORENZO MAULDIN/E/LB/6'4/245***                   #9 CODY RIGGS/CB/5'9/185**
#3 CHARLES GAINES/CB/5'11/190***                        
#53 JAKE SMITH/C/G/6'4/307**

WISCONSIN  (8-2) by 6 @ IOWA (7-3); 3:30 PM ET; ABC ... Despite the exploits of MELVIN GORDON and an emerging young Badgers defense I can't call this the lock you might think for UW. This rivalry is strong and Coach FERENTZ always has his guys ready to play Wisconsin, from just across the MIssissippi River. Wisconsin has failed multiple times to score a W at Iowa City even in years when they were heavily favored. IOWA will stack to stop GORDON and I have no confidence in either Badgers QB being able to pick up the slack if they can't gain 300+ yards on the ground. This will be smash-mouth football time, so if you are into wide open Offense tune in elsewhere. Expect a low scoring contest that relies on field position and turnovers to score very many points, unless GORDON is on a veritable roll.

WISCONSIN                                                               IOWA
#25 MELVIN GORDON/RB/6'1/215****                      #45 MARK WEISMAN/FB/6'0/240**
#49 SAM ARNESON/TE/6'4/255**                               #68 BRANDON SCHERFF/OT/6'5/320****
#54 KYLE COSTIGAN/OG/6'5/315*                             #90 LOUIS TRINCA-PASAT/DT/6'3/290**
#78 ROB HAVENSTEIN/OT/6-7/325**                         #71 CARL DAVIS/DT/6'5/315***
#59 MARCUS TROTTER/ILB/6'0/230*                         #37 JOHN LOWDERMILK/SS/6'2/210*

SOUTHERN CALIFONIA (7-3) @ UCLA (8-2) by 5 8PM/ET/ABC ... Welcome to the battle for SoCal college football supremacy which also has a confgerence division title very much in play. If UCLA wins, for example, the path to a date with Oregon early next month is pretty much theirs since they own all the conference tie-breakers as a result of wins over Arizona and Arizona State, although the Bruins would still have to win their season finale next week at home versus Stanford. Meanwhile,USC takes the Pac-12 South with a win over UCLA and an Arizona State loss in one of its final two games, one of which is at Arizona. For UCLA, QB BRETT HUNDLEY is now playing like a top level QB and ranks only behind MARIOTA & WINSTON as a pro prospect, IMO. UCLA is young and improving weekly. Meanwhile, USC, which has a potential top pick overall in junior DE LEONARD WILLIAMS, is also talented and only lacks depth because of scholarship losses. And don't think for a minute that USC won't consider this season a success if they knock off JIM MORA's pretty boys from the suburbs, so to speak. Lots of talent and lots of rivalry intensity in this one folks. I watch for UCLA to win by less than a touchdown, but it could go either way.

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA                                          UCLA
#15 NELSON AGHOLOR/WR/PR/6'0/185***                 #17 BRETT HUNDLEY/QB/6'3/227****
#82 RANDALL TELFER/TE/6'4/250**                           #78 MALCOLM BUNCHE/OT/6'6/320***
#94 LEONARD WILLIAMS/DT/6'5/290****                   #94 OWAMAGBE ODIGHIZUWA/DE/6'3/270*
#58 JR TAVAI/OLB/6'2/270**                                          #6 ERIC KENDRICKS/ILB/6'0/230***
#10 HAYES PULLARD/LB/6'1/230**                              #23 ANTHONY JEFFERSON/SS/6'1/190**
#6 JOSH SHAW/CB/6'1/195**

Movember 15

Another weekend of exciting and meaningful college football action has already kicked off with week night games. But the real fireworks are yet to come. Here are 4 top games we're watching and which potential NFL Draft Picks should be drawing your attention.

Movember 8: With another weekend of a half dozen Top 25 match-ups in play here are some key games with their key pro prospect players who you should be paying attention to.

NOVEMBER 1

Time marches on and Week 10 is upon us in the 2014 College Football season. Here are some key match-ups and listings of draft eligible pro prospects for the 2015 NFL DRAFT to watch for this Saturday, the first weekend of November.

GEORGIA (6-1) by 12 @ FLORIDA (3-3) in Jacksonville; 3:30 PM ET; CBS ... It's listed as a neutral game site, but let's get real here. Students could bike to Jax from Gainesville for this one. As if the Bulldogs needed a handicap this year, they could beat up on Florida even in The Swamp. It looks as though the MUSCHAMP-era as GATORS Head Coach is in its final months and chances are you'll see why in this one. Even without TODD GURLEY, the Bulldogs will roll in this game. Florida has a truly pathetic Offense and true Freshman QB/TREON HARRIS is not going to fix that this season, if ever. Highly touted JEFF DRISKEL has turned into an absolute turnover machine with bad decisions and inaccurate throws. He just seems to melt down under pressure, which I expect UGA to bring down on his head in bunches. Despite their feeble work this season the Gators are not short of NFL caliber talent, especially on Defense, and as usual Georgia is loaded with talent. As a game it's not a must watch, but with a scouting eye for talent there is much to see here. Maybe the rivalry aspect of this match-up will tighten up the score... for a while.

GEORGIA                                                                     FLORIDA
#26 MALCOLM MITCHELL/WR/6'1/190***                 #6 JEFF DRISKEL/QB/6'4/235**
#82 MICHAEL BENNETT/WR/6'3/205**                      #1 QUINTON DUNBAR/WR/6'1/195**
#61 DAVID ANDREWS/OC/6'2/295**                          #88 CLAY BURTON/TE/6'4/255**
#47 RAY DREW/DE/6'5/275***                                    #74 TRENTON BROWN/OG/6'7/345*
#59 JORDAN JENKINS/OLB/6'3/245***                         #8 LEON ORR/DT/6'5/305**
#51 RAMIK WILSON/ILB/6'2/230***                           #55 DARIOUS CUMMINGS/DT/6'1/305
#52 AMARLO HERRERA/OLB6'3/240***                      #6 DANTE FOWLER/DE/6'3/265****
  #5 DAMIAN SWANN/CB/5'11/180**                           #4 KYLE CHRISTY/P/6'3/200**

T.C.U. (6-1) by 3 @ WEST VIRGINIA (6-2); 3:30 PM ET; ABC ... Get out the calculators and bet the over. Unless there is a surprise blizzard in Morgantown there should be a dizzying display of offense in this game. TCU has been a scoring machine right from the get-go this season. Their overall team speed can match up with the elite schools in the country right now. And WVU isn't far behind. Just when I thought the DANA HOLGORSEN Head Coach experiment was about to be in its final stages QB/CLINT TRICKETT/#9 (ex-FSU) has figured it all out and is pulling the trigger like an ace marksman. Weapons everywhere, for both teams, so it figures logical to me that it will come down to one of these teams making a big play or two on defense to decide the winner. This should be fun to watch, unless you are a defensive purist. If you are, then watch another mid-afternoon game.

TEXAS CHRISTIAN                                                      WEST VIRGINIA
#2 TREVONE BOYKIN/QB/6'2/215**                            #11 KEVIN WHITE/WR/6'3/210***
#96 CHUCKY HUNTER/DT/6'1/300*                               #2 DREAMIUS SMITH/RB/5'11/225*
#47 PAUL DAWSON/LB/6'2/230*                                   #64 MARK GLOWINSKI/OG6'5/305*
#17 SAM CARTER/SS/6'1/215***                                   #99 DONTRILL HYMAN/DE/6'4/295**
#25 KEVIN WHITE/CB/5'10/175**                                   #2 BRANDON GOLSON/OLB/6'2/230**
#1 CHRIS HACKETT/S/6'2/195**                                     #8 KARL JOSEPH/S/5'10/195***

AUBURN (6-1) by 3 @ OLE MISS (7-1); 7 PM ET; ESPN ... Sorry Ole Miss fans, but I think the team is about to suffer its second loss in two weeks and slide well down in the Top 25. The sputtering Offense that I saw against LSU is what worried me about the Rebels all year. HC FREEZE has got to recruit a 4-5 star, full sized RB to balance out this Offense. I doubt they will be able to run against Auburn, and as a result they will be challenged severely in the Red Zone. Meanwhile, I expect Auburn to be patient and use their running attack, including QB/NICK MARSHALL, to wear down the Rebels D and control the clock. If Auburn controls field position this game will be effectively over by halftime. Look for a repeat of the LSU/OLE MISS game last week with a slightly higher final score.

AUBURN                                                                         MISSISSIPPI
#14 NICK MARSHAL/QB/6'1/210***                               #14 BO WALLACE/QB/6'4/205*
#44 CAMERON ARTIS-PAYNE/RB/5'11/210**                #10  VINCE SANDERS/WR/6'1/185**
#18 SAMMIE COATES/WR/6'2/205***                            #21 SENQUEZ GOLSON/CB/5'9/180**
#50 REESE DISMUKES/OC/6'3/295**                               #7 TRE ELSTON/S/6'0/190*
#90 GABE WRIGHT/DT/6'3/295***                                 #25 CODY PREWITT/SS/6'2/215***
#25 TROVON REED/CB/6'0/190**
#8 JERMAINE WHITEHEAD/FS/5'10/195/**

UTAH (6-1) @ ARIZONA STATE (6-1) by 3; 11 PM ET; FoxSports 1 ... This is a surprisingly important PAC 12 match-up, that very few predicted to be of import back in August. The UTES, have been impressive piling up a 6-1 record, which includes W's over UCLA, OREGON STATE & last weekend USC. They have done it with a balanced Offense and some timely defensive work. A big blow for them was the loss of pro prospect DRES ANDERSON/WR for the remainder of the season. The Sun Devils have survived despite the loss of their dual threat QB/BRANDON KELLY for the majority of the season. But TODD GRAHAM has built a team with good balance, despite returning only 6 starters from 2013. I rate these teams pretty even overall, and therefore will give the home team their 3 point advantage.

UTAH                                                                               ARIZONA STATE
#7 TRAVIS WILSON/QB/6'7/240**                                   #10 TAYLOR KELLY/QB/6'2/210**
#6 DRES ANDERSON/WR/6'2/190***                               #21 JAELEN STRONG/WR/6'4/215***
#60 SIAOSI AIONO/OC/6'2/305***                                    #74 JAMIL DOUGLAS/OT/6'4/300***
#8 NATE ORCHARD/DE/6'4/255**                                     #1 MARCUS HARDISON/DE/6'5/300**
#4 BRIAN BLECHEN/SS/6'2/215**                                     #3 DAMARIOUS RANDALL/FS/6'0/190**
#9 TEVIN CARTER/FS/6'1/210***

Have a great weekend!!!