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Trell's College Football Top 25 Week 5 Edition

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1. Florida State (3-0) W vs #22 Clemson 23-17 OT Florida State escapes in what most thought was a sure loss for the Seminoles. Jameis Winston's suspension was extended to a game and back up Sean Maguire struggled throughout. Eddie Goldman forced a game saving fumble to send it into OT. FSU will travel to North Carolina State next week in their first ACC road game of the season.  2. Oregon (4-0) W at Washington State 38-31 Heisman hopeful Marcus Mariota throws for five touchdowns as the Ducks spoil the Cougars upset attempt. Despite Oregon giving up a shade under 500 yards of total offense, only 63 of those were rushing. Oregon will host Arizona on Oct. 2 3. Alabama (4-0) W vs Florida 42-21 Alabama out gained Florida 645-200 in total yards. Amari Cooper finished with 10 catches for 201 yards and 3 touchdowns. Alabama will play Ole Miss on the road in their first SEC road game of the season. 4. Oklahoma (4-0) W @ West Virginia...

Trell's CFB Week 3 Upset Watch

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Two weeks down in the college football season and now the non-conference schedule becomes more intriguing.  Put away the FCS schools and let's take a look at some non-conference games that has "Upset Alert" potential. East Carolina vs #17 Virginia Tech (Noon ET, ESPN) Shane Carden is third in the AAC in  passer  rating and passing yards The Hokies are coming off of an impressive 35-21 victory versus Ohio State in Columbus which propelled Virginia Tech to 17th in the polls. Frank Beamer's team has won the last 3 matchup against the Pirates by a combine score of 81-37 but lets not forget about the 27-22 win by East Carolina in 2008 that fueled this rivalry. The Pirates are coming off a tough 33-23 loss to South Carolina after leading 13-7 early in the 2nd quarter. ECU produced 453 yards of total offense against an SEC defense but couldn't stay on the field for long only having 23 minutes of possession time. If Va Tech is h...