Originally Published: October 18, 2007

Five to watch

Kiper takes a look at five games from this upcoming weekend.

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Jr. By Mel Kiper Jr.
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No. 17 Auburn at No. 4 LSU

Auburn has won four games in a row, and this still is a critical game for this team. It was written off earlier in the year after a very slow start. This week, it will get back defensive leader Quintin Groves, who was out with a toe injury. Groves won't be 100 percent, but he will start. Auburn's defensive coordinator has done a heckova job keeping this group together while Groves has been out. Last week, they kept Arkansas and running backs Darren McFadden and Felix Jones in check.

Auburn is going to have to raise its performance level even higher as it gets ready to face an angry LSU team that is stinging after last week's upset loss to Kentucky. We probably will see a dominant defensive effort from LSU since it is led by Glenn Dorsey, Tyson Jackson, Darry Beckwith and Ali Highsmith.

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