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• Ball State has been a regular on the ESPN Bottom 10. This week is no different. The Cardinals are No. 3.

• Little known fact: Ball State head coach Stan Parrish has a 31-game winless streak as a head coach. Four with the Cardinals and his final 27 with Kansas State in the mid-80's. The Wildcats lost the last five games of the 1986 season, went 0-10-1 in 1987 and 0-11 in 1988.

• Ball State has seen Auburn offensive coordinator Gus Malzahn's offense in action before, and it wasn't fun, writes Teddy Cahill of the Ball State Daily News.

• No matter how Ball State fares, its checkbook will be a lot fatter come Saturday. The Cardinals will receive $800,000 for playing Auburn, the largest payday in school history, writes Vinnie Lopes of the Ball State Daily News.

• Ole Miss was exposed much earlier than anybody thought it would be last night at South Carolina, writes David Brandt of the Clarion-Ledger in Jackson, Miss. That being said, did anyone really believe the Rebels were the No. 4 ranked team in the country?

• It was South Carolina's first win against a top-5 opponent in 28 years, dating back to a 1981 victory against No. 3 North Carolina, writes C. Aluka Berry of The State.

• ESPN.com's Chris Low writes that Thursday's win was finally a breakthrough for Steve Spurrier's Gamecocks.

• Lane Kiffin went on Dan Patrick's radio show and said that Tennessee sent a message with its performance against Florida last week. "I was excited about a number of our young guys," Kiffin said. "Next year we get to play them and Superman won't be there any more."

• Alabama's defense might be good this year, but Gene Stallings isn't ready to compare it to the 1992 national championship squad, writes Don Kausler Jr. of the Birmingham News.

• Georgia defensive coordinator Willie Martinez is feeling the heat, writes Paul Newberry of the Associated Press.

• Former Auburn receiver Rod Smith has had some hard times lately. He got released by the Chargers, then his house in Gwinnett burned down after it was struck by lightning during last week's storms.

• Sweet fancy Moses, Army has a 6-foot-10 wide receiver! Good luck guarding against him on a lob pass.

• The three Iowa State players suspended after being arrested for being found with marijuana residue and seeds have been reinstated by coach Paul Rhoads. The 'Clones also have a chance to start a season 3-1 for the first time since 2005.

• Houston, yes Houston, is back on the national stage, writes Sports Illustrated's Stewart Mandel. Big game against Texas Tech this week for the Cougars.

• UCLA's Rick Neuheisal scoffs at Auburn's limo tour of the state. He shuttled from high school game to high school game in the inner city of Los Angeles last week in a helicopter, writes Bill Plaschke of the L.A. Times.

• The Kansas basketball and football teams do not like each other, apparently. A series of fights lately has been the culmination of a "turf war" that's been brewing for years, writes J. Brady McCollough of the Kansas City Star.

• The swine flu hysteria -- or any flu, or that matter -- if officially out of control. No more slapping or shaking hands for Ohio State. Just elbow bumps. Seriously.