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Big games for sure. But must-wins? Far from it.If No. 1 Alabama and No. 2 Ohio State are going to lose this season, this would be an excellent week to do so.During the brief history of the College Football Playoff, only two teams -- one each season -- have entered the semifinals unbeaten. So chances are, all the teams that look primed to make a playoff run, like the Crimson Tide and Buckeyes, will take a loss at some point.But heres the key for those contenders: Dont lose to a division rival, which could cost a chance to win the conference.Thats why this week is not a terrible to time for Alabama and Ohio State to stumble. Both are playing cross-division rivals on the road. The Tide go to No. 9 Tennessee and the Buckeyes are at No. 8 Wisconsin. Neither favorite would relinquish control of their division if they lost.The Tide could still roll through the SEC West and to Atlanta for the conference championship game. The Buckeyes could still go through Michigan to win the Big Ten East and move on to Indianapolis to play for a title.Last season, Ohio States only loss -- to East Division rival Michigan State -- kept the Buckeyes out of the Big Ten championship and the playoff. Alabama almost got itself into the same position by losing to Mississippi early in the season, but Florida and Arkansas gave the Tide the help it needed to win the conference by defeating the Rebels.So, Tide and Buckeyes fans, dont sweat Saturday.The picks:FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTSDuke (plus 35+) at No. 7 LouisvilleAnother Friday night of Lamar Action Jackson and the Cardinals ... LOUISVILLE 48-20.MARQUEE MATCHUPSNo. 1 Alabama (minus 13) at No. 9 TennesseeThe last time the Volunteers beat the Tide was 2006, the year before Nick Saban arrived in Tuscaloosa ... ALABAMA 35-17.No. 2 Ohio State (minus 10) at No. 8 WisconsinThe Buckeyes have won seven of the last eight meetings, and the Badgers are going to try to pull an upset with one of the least productive offenses in the Big Ten ... OHIO STATE 28-16.No. 12 Mississippi (minus 8) at No. 22 ArkansasTwo of the best quarterbacks in the SEC in Chad Kelly and Austin Allen and two suspect defenses. Expect another wild one between the Rebels and Razorbacks ... MISSISSIPPI 42-38.CONFERENCE CALLSNorth Carolina State (plus 17+) at No. 3 ClemsonThe Wolfpack defense could use another rain storm ... CLEMSON 45-17, BEST BET.No. 10 Nebraska (minus 3+) at IndianaFirst meeting since the Cornhuskers joined the Big Ten. Last time they played was 1978, the final game of a four-year series that Nebraska swept by an average score of 47-10. This should be closer ... NEBRASKA 27-24.Kansas (plus 34) at No. 11 BaylorThe Jayhawks are getting better. Still a long way to go ... BAYLOR 55-17.Tulsa (plus 21+) at No. 13 HoustonGreg Ward Jr. and the Cougars bounce back at home ... HOUSTON 48-24.Wake Forest (plus 21) at No. 14 Florida StateAt 5-1, the Demon Deacons are already one of the biggest surprise teams in the country. Beating the `Noles would push it to another level ... FLORIDA STATE 38-13.Colorado State (plus 31+) at No. 15 Boise StateThe Broncos have won all five meetings by an average of 45-18 ... BOISE STATE 45-18.North Carolina (plus 9) at No. 16 MiamiThe ACC Coastal could shake out in the next few weeks with Miami facing the Tar Heels and then Virginia Tech ... MIAMI 35-31.No. 17 Virginia Tech (minus 19+) at SyracuseHokies QB Jerod Evans has thrown 15 touchdown passes and just one interception ... VIRGINIA TECH 38-21.Missouri (plus 14) at No. 18 FloridaThe Gators will have QB Luke Del Rio back from injury ... FLORIDA 31-13.Kansas State (plus 10+) at No. 19 OklahomaSooners WR Dede Westbrook has 390 yards receiving and five touchdowns in his last two games ... OKLAHOMA 42-17.No. 20 West Virginia (minus 1) at Texas TechThe Mountaineers are maybe the most overlooked unbeaten team in the country ... TEXAS TECH 45-41.No. 21 Utah (minus 9) at Oregon StateInjuries could leave the Utes leaning on a walk-on tailback this week ... UTAH 27-20.No. 24 Western Michigan (minus 11) at AkronThe Broncos have zero turnovers, which almost seems impossible through six games ... WESTERN MICHIGAN 35-28.TWITTER REQUESTSMississippi State (plus 7) at BYU, Friday -- (at)brianhadadThe Bulldogs string of six straight winning seasons, the most since the 1940s, is in jeopardy ... BYU 30-24.Stanford (plus 3) at Notre Dame -- (at)dvolpi88Two preseason top 10 teams trying to salvage what are quickly becoming lost seasons; possibly no Christian McCaffrey for Stanford ... NOTRE DAME 33-28.UCLA (plus 4+) at Washington State -- (at)dansjensenBruins QB Josh Rosen (wrist) is uncertain to play ... WASHINGTON STATE 28-24.Arizona State (plus 13) at Colorado (at)EvanMillsteinA pivotal game in the Pac-12 South, but arent they all in this muddled division? ... ARIZONA STATE 42-38, UPSET SPECIAL.Illinois (minus 6) at Rutgers -- (at)HodgeUMahThe loser gets the Big Ten basement all to itself ... RUTGERS 21-17.---Record: Last week 14-4 straight; 9-8-1 vs. points.Season: 89-29; 56-58-2.Upset specials: 2-4.Best bets: 1-5.---Follow Ralph D. Russo at www.Twitter.com/ralphDrussoAP---More college football coverage at www.collegefootball.ap.org Nike Shox Cheap Wholesale . Anthony Calvillo, through 20 CFL seasons, was frequently invincible and largely stoic in the heat of competition. But underneath the professional exterior he was, and is, compellingly human. Nike Shox Cheap Free Shipping . 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Father Richard played wide receiver for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. His uncle, by marriage, is former NFL quarterback Donovan McNabb. Darnell chose hockey. His parents were happy to see him opt for a different sports path. "That was more my Dad," said Nurse. "My Mom too. I mean they both pretty much said for safety reasons, stay away from football. Im thankful for it now." He sees the toll football took on his father, reeling off the damage he noted when the two were spending time together recently on the familys backyard deck in Hamilton. "His hands are mangled, he cant move some of his fingers and hes got an elbow that doesnt move right. I looked at that and though those are battle wounds. Something maybe one day I get to show my kid," Nurse said. Its not as if Nurse, who stands almost six foot four and weighs 185, took up a non-contact sport in hockey. "Not at all," he said. "I think the biggest thing for them is I can probably control a little more hitting people in hockey than in football where you get hit every play. Put me on the back end and I get to control what happens." Nurse, 18, has excelled in his chosen sport. Central Scouting ranks him fourth among North American skaters and second among defencemen behind Seth Jones. In his second year with the OHLs Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds, Nurse scored 12 goals and addeed 29 assists and 116 penalty minutes in 68 games.dddddddddddd People have compared him to a young Chris Pronger. His high draft rating earned him a trip to the Stanley Cup final, along with Jones and top-rated forwards Nathan MacKinnon and Jonathan Drouin. He already knew MacKinnon and Drouin from playing with them at the Ivan Hlinka Tournament. At the Cup, Nurse marvelled at the media horde in the Bruins locker-room following a pre-game morning skate. "Something Ive never experienced before," he said. "It was kind of exciting to watch ... I was getting hot in there and I was doing nothing." He also enjoyed meeting Chicago stars Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews. "The mess that they put defenders in, being able to meet those guys was great," he said. On the Boston side, he liked watching the David Krejci-Milan Lucic-Nathan Horton line. Nurse grew up idolizing the likes of Scott Stevens and Jarome Iginla. So it comes as no surprise that he likes being a prickly opponent. "One of the best part of my game is being someone whos hard to play against," he said. "I think the fights kind of come with just battles, and people trying to challenge me after I challenge them. Something Im not afraid to do but at the same time its not something I go out and look for." Nurse has also made a mark off the ice, winning the Bobby Smith Trophy as the OHLs Scholastic Player of the Year this season. He earned an 85 per cent average in Grade 12. 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