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Before we start this, you should know something -- if you already do not. I suspect you might.I picked Auburn to make the College Football Playoff last year.I was one of the many members of the media who bought into the Jeremy Johnson hype, the new defensive coordinator (Muschamp!) and those stellar recruiting classes and decided that, yes, the Tigers coming off an 8-5 season in 2014 would indeed be one of the four best teams in the country in 2015.Auburn started the season ranked No. 6 in the Associated Press preseason Top 25 , and then finished it 7-6.So, yeah, not great.The 2016 AP preseason poll was unveiled Sunday and the majority of the voters, many no doubt still stinging from Auburn, took the safe route and declared defending national champion Alabama No. 1. No team in the top 10 had less than nine victories last season.Now it is time to put that Auburn debacle behind me and try to have a little fun forecasting the coming college football season. Part of what makes predictions fun is taking a flyer on a dark horse or two. Maybe even picking against Alabama again. And unlike Tigers coach Gus Malzahn, Auburns rotten season did not put me on the hot seat with my bosses.Though I know some of you are keeping score.1) Three unranked teams most likely to be ranked at end of the season.Nebraska, Boise State, Miami.2) Three ranked teams most likely to be unranked at the end of the season.No. 23 Baylor, No. 20 Southern California, No. 11 Mississippi.3) Top-10 team most likely to pull an Auburn-esque flop?No. 5 LSU. The Tigers look loaded, but poor quarterback play can doom a season. Brandon Harris completed 54 percent of his passes last year. When the ship goes off course in the SEC West it is very hard to avoid the rocks -- especially when the rumors start swirling about the head coach getting fired. A lot riding on this season for Les Miles. No. 8 Stanford is the second choice here and No. 3 Oklahoma has a recent history of flopping when starting highly ranked.4) Team outside the top 10 most likely to make the playoff.No. 15 UCLA. The Bruins have the most talented quarterback in the country outside of Clemson in Josh Rosen and a defense that could start eight seniors and two juniors. 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NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Titans rookie running back Derrick Henry had an MRI that confirmed that his left calf injury is a strain.Thats kind of an injury that a lot of it is pain tolerance, coach Mike Mularkey said Monday. It could be a day up to a couple weeks. Well monitor that as we go.Henry suffered the injury during warm-ups Sunday and did not play in a 43-35 loss to the Chargers.If Henry doesnt play Sunday against the Green Bay Packers at Nissan Stadium, the Titans will look to Antonio Andrews behind DeMarco Murray. Andrews got two carries for 15 yards against the Chargers.On Monday, the Titans promoted running bacck David Fluellen from their practice squad and waived cornerback Cody Riggs.ddddddddddddHenry, the Heisman Trophy winner from Alabama, is second on the Titans with 53 carries, but his 221 yards and 4.2 yards per carry rank behind Murray and quarterback Marcus Mariota.The Titans have used Murray heavily, and Mularkey consistently says Henrys role is determined by game flow. He has maxed out at 16 carries in a game but has averaged fewer than seven per game while Murray gets just over 19. ' ' '