Although it may not be my favorite time of year, there’s no denying the football season is upon us, and it’s downright exciting. As the NFL winds down its lengthy preseason set of games, and high school football in Arizona just finishing its first week, my attention turns to the college football ranks, where the Crimson Tide of Alabama once again sit atop the year’s first AP Top 25 poll. The 2016 college football season begins like it ended in January, with the defending national champion Crimson Tide at No. 1 and Clemson at No. 2. And no, I won’t scream “Roll Tide” like Alabama-natives do at the end of just about every conversation. Sorry folks, I’m a Wisconsin fan, and with that … “On Wisconsin!” Speaking of the Badgers, I’ll have to call my first upset of the college football season in their opener at Lambeau Field against No. 5 LSU. Leonard Fournette is mighty good at the running back position, maybe the best in the country, but Wisconsin’s defense should be able to at least keep him from going off for 150-plus yards and numerous touchdowns, forcing an inexperienced Brandon Harris at quarterback to make a few plays.…
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