Fox News Analysis

[Weagle98 119]

Washington St. at No. 4 Auburn

Saturday at 7:45 p.m. ET

Line:

Auburn -15.5

Auburn and Washington State meet for the first time in an intriguing out-of-conference match up. There are about a dozen programs with a legitimate shot for a national championship in 2006, and Auburn is one of them with a power running game behind Kenny Irons, a precise mid-range passing attack, and one of the fastest defenses in the country. Their lack of beef on the defensive side of the ball could haunt them down the road, but not against a Wazzu team that relies more on finesse. SEC fans might bristle at this, but Auburn looks an awful lot like a (gasp!) Pac 10 team. That's not a bad thing. For Washington State, it's a pivotal year for head coach Bill Doba after posting back-to-back sub-.500 seasons highlighted by a strange 2005 with several close losses. When it's clicking, Alex Brink-to-Jason Hill is one of the most dangerous connections in college football.

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I like their prediction but...

Umm tough D and a running game. Yeah, just like a Pac-10 team.