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Michael Lev’s college football Top 25 (plus five) for Week 5: This one’s all about the Wildcats (Kentucky, Northwestern, Arizona). Plus, sorting out the SEC’s middle class.
Greg Hansen’s notebook: Scooby Wright III expressed frustration on social media about Arizona's Hall of Fame selection process.
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