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Quarterbacks take center stage when No. 16 UCLA and Texas A&M meet Saturday in College Station, Texas.UCLA, the Pac-12 medias pick to win the leagues South Division, is led by sophomore Josh Rosen, whose blend of size, arm strength and football IQ is reminiscent of a young Andrew Luck at Stanford. He completed 60 percent of his passes for 3,670 yards, with 23 touchdowns and 11 interceptions, as a freshman last season.Texas A&M, after losing Kyle Allen and Kyler Murray to transfers after last season, re-armed with Oklahoma graduate transfer Trevor Knight, who will try to be a one-year savior. Knight lost his Sooners starting job to Baker Mayfield last season but has passed for 3,424 career yards and helped Oklahoma upset Alabama in the 2014 Sugar Bowl.Aggies coach Kevin Sumlin said Knight made a seamless transition into the team.Thats a special skill set for guys to come in and do that. Created friendships in a short period of time with guys in his room, Sumlin said Tuesday. That really helped his growth and helped the teams growth and the offenses growth. Wouldnt say that was a surprise, but it was just an added benefit he brought.Even though Texas A&M is unranked, it is a slight favorite to win the game, perhaps owing to its home-field advantage and crowd in excess of 100,000. Defensive end Myles Garrett might have something to do with it, too.Garrett, a potential No. 1 pick in the 2017 NFL Draft, had 12.5 sacks last season. Hell be hunting Rosens blindside if he can get past senior left tackle Conor McDermott, a projected second- or third-round pick, according to NFLDraftScout.com.Well put a tight end on that side at times, and well use our backs to chip him (Garrett) at times, UCLA coach Jim Mora told the L.A. Daily News. And there will also be times when Conor just has to take him on and get the job done. Thats what footballs all about.Another subplot is that Texas A&Ms new offensive coordinator, Noel Mazzone, spent the past four seasons with UCLA. Sumlin said any edge goes to the Bruins.If anything, Jim Mora has familiarity with Noel, Sumlin said. If theres any advantage, I would give it to UCLA. Theres a new coordinator (at UCLA, Kennedy Polamalu) and we dont have anything on him.I dont think thats going to have any bearing.Mazzone gets to game plan with one of best receiving corps in the nation, led by sophomore Christian Kirk, who caught 80 passes for 1,009 yards and seven touchdowns as a freshman. Ricky Seals-Jones and Josh Reynolds are experienced, tall targets.UCLA doesnt have that kind of depth at wideout for Rosen, although senior Ishmael Adams switch from All-Pac-12 cornerback to full-time receiver could pay dividends. He has shown his game-breaking ability with the ball in his hands; he has three interception returns for touchdowns, as well as a kick return score.The game marks the return of UCLA defensive tackle Eddie Vanderdoes, a run-stuffing pro prospect who suffered a torn ACL in last seasons opener.UCLA and Texas A&M split four games, the last coming in the 1998 Cotton Bowl, a 29-23 victory for the Bruins. This is UCLAs first trip to College Station. Eddie George Titans Jersey . Gerald Green and Miles Plumlee? Green had bounced around the NBA when he wasnt playing overseas. The Pacers gave up on Plumlee after just one season. Now Green and Plumlee are key cogs in the Suns surprising breakout season. 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Hawthorns thirst to be tested ahead of the AFL finals series will see the premiers head north with enthusiasm to play Sydney on Thursday night.Just dont expect another public rev-up from coach Alastair Clarkson ahead of the table-topping clash.The four-time premiership coach took a step outside of the ordinary last week, publicly baiting opponents Port Adelaide to ensure a strong showing from his side.Wingman Isaac Smith said while Clarksons spray got the desired result - a 22-point win at Adelaide Oval - he didnt think it would be necessary ahead of their SCG date.We wanted to make sure when we rocked up last Thursday we rocked up to play, he told reporters on Monday.Behind closed doors he was ... not chilled out but he was just the normal Clarko.He gave us the facts and made sure that we were ready.Hopefully he doesnt need to do that every week.Smith says the high-stakes of preserving top spot on the ladder should be all the motivaation any team should need to perform.ddddddddddddIts one `v two on the ladder and it should be a cracking match, he said.Games like this are the ones you want to play.Its great to be playing footy against the best teams at their home ground because its a genuine challenge.Id tune in on Thursday night.Sydney were the last team to claim the points against Hawthorn, six matches ago at the MCG.Smith was close to Hawthorns best in their round nine meeting, with 26 touches.He acknowledged the importance of claiming a regular-season win given the sides have met in four of the last five finals series.If you win youve probably got the psychological edge the next time you go in, he said.But I dont think its the be all and end all.Hopefully we meet again in September because they always seem to be great challenges. 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