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5-at-10: College football story lines, NFC preview, the first ‘pro’ football player, Rushmore of UGA running backs

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College football whiparound

It’s Wednesday of game week. That means a lot of college football items to digest. Here’s the 5-at-10’s Wednesday Watch Big 5:

photo UTC fullback Taharin Tyson and the rest of the Mocs are fired up to start the season after just missing the FCS playoffs last year.

– UTC wants support as ace columnist Mark Wiedmer details here. This is an interesting issue on several fronts. Of course UTC wants a home-field advantage and support and a big, loud crowd. UTC supporters want more wins and fewer close-but-competitive losses. And we know this, as well: When you challenge a fan base, you best be ready for the challenge, because let’s say 15,000 show up Saturday – and that’s a crowd this town could do if the weather’s nice – and the Mocs lay an egg, well… Over/under on UTC crowd at 12,500 on Saturday. Whatcha got?

– After a great team showing in a 38-7 win over Utah State, the Vols dealt with areas that need improvement, including a better running game, as UT ace Downtown Patrick Brown shares here. Also in that peach from DPB is that fifth-year senior left tackle Jacob Gilliam is done for the year with a torn ACL.