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Taylor or Etienne?
USA Today's Paul Myerberg ranked the top 10 running backs in college football. Obviously, both Jonathan Taylor and Travis Etienne were on the list: Taylor is No. 1, and Etienne is No. 2. Both are elite backs and, in my opinion, the clear top-two backs in the country, but — and this is splitting razor-thin hairs — I'd take Etienne over Taylor.
Who would you take?
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McKenzie Milton
How many people understand McKenzie Milton's injury and recovery?
We can read the terrifying diagnosis, see his leg braces and consider the physical and emotional pain. But only a few people actually understand the injury.
The Athletic's Chris Vannini wrote an awesome article about the support from guys like Zach Miller and Alex Ruiz.
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Bama or Clemson?
And Bleacher Report ranked the top receiving groups in college football.
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Recruiting Roundup
One of Florida State's 2019 signees is ditching football for baseball … Four-star JUCO defensive tackle Perrion Winfrey committed to Oklahoma … Three-star cornerback Lovie Jenkins committed to Tennessee … Three-star linebacker Jacobi Johnson committed to North Texas … Three-star receiver Datravien Girod committed to Southern Miss … Three-star safety Nick Turner committed to Georgia Tech.
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Random Notes
David Hale did a deep dive into Trevor Lawrence's ceiling … Which teams' hype trains should be tempered? … Air Force's leading rusher was kicked off the team … Phil Steele made his playoff predictions.
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Remember When…
Les Miles dialed up a fake field goal in a win over South Carolina in 2007:
