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Week 1 Wrap-Up: 10 Observations, 10 Questions, New Top 10, Heisman List, Injury Updates, Week 2 Preview

10 Observations/Thoughts:
BREAKING News: The Match-up between LSU-Troy In Baton Rouge, Louisiana This Saturday Nite has been Postponed. Tiger Stadium has been damaged by Hurricane Gustav.
Rescheduled Date: Saturday November 15th (LSU’s Bye Week). LSU Will have an extra week to prepare for North Texas this Saturady Nite - September 13.
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Site Editor Russ Loede’s Picks 2 Click - Week 1

1. Battle Down To The Wire - Upset Special:
5-STAR Rating: ALABAMA 31 vs. CLEMSON 28 OT
(Atlanta - Georgia Dome) - Keep An Eye On: True Freshman WR Julio Jones, BAMA - #2 Recruit In Nation
2. Not Even Close - Despite Hype, Press Clippings:
@ LSU 45 Appalachian State 22 - Don’t Blink, Newcoming Connection: QB Jordan [...]

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UCLA QB Olson Breaks Foot

UCLA senior starting quarterback Ben Olson broke the fifth metatarsal in his right foot during practice Saturday and is expected to miss up to eight weeks with the injury, according to a report on the Seattle Times web site Sunday.  Olson suffered the very same injury April 24.  X-rays taken Sunday revealed the fracture and [...]

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UCLA Safety Suspended For Season Opener

Coach Rick Neuheisel has suspended UCLA strong safety Bret Lockett for the team’s season opener against Tennessee.
Lockett, the only senior in the Bruins’ starting secondary, was suspended for violating a team academic policy.
Lockett will participate in Fall practice and will return for UCLA’s second game of the season, a September 13 [...]

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Prized UCLA Recruit To Play In UA All-America Game

Highly-regarded UCLA recruit Richard Brehaut has accepted an offer to play in the second UnderArmour All-America Football Game.
The game showcases many of the nation’s best high school football players.
Brehaut, a 6-2, 200-pound QB from Los Osos High School in Rancho Cucamonga, California, passed for 2,248 yards and 22 touchdowns last season [...]

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