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HOCKENHEIM, Germany -- Lewis Hamilton is under investigation by the stewards for an alleged unsafe release in the pit lane during final practice.Hamilton exited his garage directly in front of Romain Grosjean, causing the Haas driver to take avoiding action. The rules state that it is the responsibility of the competitor to release his car from his garage or pit stop position only when it is safe to do so before adding that the stewards may give a competitor a grid penalty for an unsafe release if they see fit.A reprimand, which is seen as a lesser penalty than a grid drop, would see Hamilton drop 10 places on the grid as it would be his third of the season. Hamiltons other two reprimands this season came in Bahrain for reversing in the pit lane at the end of the race and in Russia for rejoining the track the wrong side of a bollard during a practice session. At last years Belgian Grand Prix, Daniil Kvyat was given a reprimand for not paying attention as he was released in the pit lane during a Friday practice session.When Mercedes technical boss Paddy Lowe was asked by Sky Sports if there had been a problem with Hamiltons car as he left the pits, he said: You can see its a very, very tight garage here and he was right butted up against all the Ferrari equipment so its quite a tight line, so I guess thats the root of the problem.Hamilton will report to the stewards at 12:30 along with Mercedes team manager Ron Meadows to explain the incident. Eric Gordon Jersey . -- Three close looks at the bucket, three misses. Austin Rivers Jersey . Louis Blues. Shane Hnidy joins Brian Munz for the broadcast on TSN 1290 Radio at 7pm ct. http://www.therocketsofficial.com/Authentic-Hakeem-Olajuwon-Rockets-Jersey/ . Any real chance at payback wont come until the playoff. Still, Pittsburgh knows its taut 3-2 win over the Bruins on Wednesday night is a pretty good place to start laying the groundwork. "They are a very good defensive team," Penguins forward Brandon Sutter said. Gerald Green Jersey . - Oakland Raiders running back Rashad Jennings was speaking to a group of local high school students earlier this week when the conversation turned to the importance of being prepared when opportunities in life arise. Clint Capela Jersey . Fellow centre Pavel Datsyuk remains out because of a concussion. Zetterberg has 11 goals and 19 assists for a team-high 30 points, and Datsyuk has a team-high 12 goals and 11 assists. Call it Upset Awareness Weekend in college football.With only one game matching ranked teams -- No. 25 Baylor is at No. 9 Oklahoma -- the possibility exists for some unlikely results. The only Top-25 team not favored by odds makers against its unranked foe heading into Week 11 is No. 11 West Virginia, a two-point underdog at Texas.Five things to know for a week with potential for surprises -- or a lot of status quo.GAME OF THE WEEKSouthern California at No. 4 WashingtonIf any of the teams in playoff position are going to go down, the Huskies are most likely. If you havent seen USC since its 1/3 start, this team does not look much like that one. The Trojans have won five straight and quarterback Sam Darnold is quickly establishing himself as a star.The Huskies got some bad news this week with the injury to pass rusher Joe Mathis (foot surgery). Still, Washington would appear to have an advantage on the lines of scrimmage, where USC has had to piece it together on both sides because of depth issues and injuries.HEISMAN WATCHDOnta Foreman of Texas has run for 591 yards in his last two games to take over the national rushing lead from San Diego State star Donnel Pumphrey.Those are staggering numbers but they come with one qualifier: Foreman ran for 341 yards last week against Texas Tech, and the Red Raiders defense is so bad that there has to be at least a little bit of a mark down. Still, Foreman has been tremendous and the Heisman hype is rightfully starting to come his way.This week West Virginia and a defense that has been legit good come to Austin. If Foreman can go for big numbers against the Mountaineers, hell validate the hype.NUMBERS TO KNOW82 -- The number of gains of 10 yards or more from scrimmage No. 2 Michigan has allowed this season, second-fewest in the nation. The Wolverines visit Iowa. The Hawkeyes offense has 102 plays of at least 10 yards, tied for 117th in the nation.50 -- Oklahoma Statte has averaged half a hundred during its seven-game winning streak against Texas Tech.dddddddddddd. The Cowboys have scored at least 45 points in each of their last five games against the Red Raiders and gone over 50 four times.39 -- The number of victories Nick Saban has while coaching a team that is ranked No. 1. All those victories have come during his 10-year run with Alabama, and with another one this week against Mississippi State, hell match Woody Hayes and Bobby Bowden for the most wins with a top-ranked team by any coach.UNDER THE RADARRutgers goes to Michigan State in a battle (or something) for last place in the Big Ten East. The Scarlet Knights and Spartans are both 0-7 in the conference and 2-7 overall.Not surprising that Rutgers is in this predicament in a rebuilding season under first-year coach Chris Ash. Michigan States downfall is one of the most startling developments of the season.Under coach Mark Dantonio, the Spartans have won two of the last three Big Ten titles and at least 11 games in five of the last six seasons.COACH IN NEED OF A WINThe season started with speculation about Kevin Sumlins job security at Texas A&M. The Aggies (7-2) jumped out to a 6-0 start and that pretty much went away. Even after a loss to top-ranked Alabama, Texas A&M fans had reason to be feeling good.Now, all of a sudden, Sumlin could use a victory Saturday against Mississippi to keep everyone calm. Hell have to get it with backup quarterback Jake Hubenak filling in for Trevor Knight (shoulder), who is out for the season. Ole Miss has its own problems with star quarterback Chad Kelly (knee) now out for the season.Lose this one and A&M would go into its regular-season finale against LSU on a three-game SEC losing streak.---Follow Ralph D. Russo at www.Twitter.com/ralphDrussoAP ' ' '