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McElroy’s Surprises & Disappointments + October games that shape the CFP | Always College Football

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McElroy’s Surprises & Disappointments + October games that shape the CFP | Always College Football

Always College Football with Greg McElroy›

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September is over and McElroy tells you why the Florida Gators, UCLA Bruins, Mississippi State Bulldogs and Iowa Hawkeyes are the best surprises of the season so far and why we are all disappointed in Michigan, Oklahoma and Texas A&M. Plus, McElroy gives you his Top 15 teams right now and what the narratives will be if USC loses to Washington, Florida has a hangover game vs Missouri and Miami stumbles vs Clemson. His top 15 is set heading into week 5 but with six of the top 10 teams on the road this weekend - are any on upset alert?
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