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BCS

+ CHAMPIONSHIP PREVIEW

WHY JAMEIS WINSTON IS SI'S HEISMAN PICK

BY ANDY STAPLES

P. 44

FLORIDA STATE VS. AUBURN

COLLISION COURSE

OUT WITH A BANG

The BCS Gets It Right This (Last) Time

P. 48

PLUS

THE SOARING EAGLES AND THE NICK FOLES FACTOR

BY MICHAEL BAMBERGER

P. 52

Ryan White and the Auburn defense is all that stands between QB Jameis Winston and an undefeated season for the Florida State Seminoles

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SI HAS REGIONAL COVER THIS WEEK: BILL FRAKES/SPORTS ILLUSTRATED (WINSTON); DAVID E. KLUTHO/SPORTS ILLUSTRATED (WHITE)