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Destination: desert.(COLLEGE FOOTBALL)

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The easiest prediction of the year: no national championship game rematch between USC and Texas. The five teams not named USC with the best chance to reach the 2007 Fiesta Bowl title game:

Auburn. Forget about the meltdown in the Captiol One Bowl; the Tigers didn't want to be there, and it showed. Aubie returns just about everyone from a team that was a functional kicker away from a much bigger season. If running back Kenny Irons stays for his senior season and star wideout Courtney Taylor returns healthy, Auburn will be as balanced offensively as any team in the nation.

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Oklahoma. Come on, you didn't really think OU was just going to go away, did you? Quarterback Rhett Bomar looked overmatched in his first full season, but the biggest jump in improvement for most quarterbacks is from their freshman to sophomore seasons. And with super running back Adrian Peterson healthy again, the Sooners won't be so predictable.

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Ohio State. There's this little game in Austin that could be, oh, merely the game of the year. Other than that, the Buckeyes have a favorable schedule and two Heisman Trophy candidates--quarterback Troy Smith and wide receiver Ted Ginn--and the most underrated player in the nation, ...

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