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Mobile Press-Register The top-ranked Seminoles are for real and the Tigers are going to have their hands fuller than a cook pulling a turkey out of the fryer for Thanksgiving dinner Jan. 6 in Pasadena . . . The Tigers are in the thick of things for potentially-elite offensive tackle Jordan Prestwood of Arizona Western College . . . Malzahn's system is effective, it's dominant and it's sometimes quirky. Label it however you want. What you can't take away from him is that it works . . . The early birds also didn't witness Auburn running back Tre Mason take his already impressive season to another level with one of the best and most clutch performances of the year . . . Not lost in the mix was four Auburn seniors accepting invitations to participate in the Senior Bowl on Jan. 25 in Mobile . . . Injury details and the extent of the injury have not been released . . . Sam Khan Jr. discusses this week's One Good Thing in the SEC, Auburn running back Tre Mason and his record-setting performance against Missouri in the SEC Championship game . . . He could earn an additional $575,000 with a victory in the BCS National Championship and at least one national coach of the year award . . . Malzahn, named SEC Coach of the Year by the Associated Press on Monday, has been named one of eight finalists for the Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award . . . Kalvaraz Bessent announced via Twitter that he plans to sign with Auburn . . . Auburn senior defensive end Dee Ford thinks Mason deserves all the recognition he can get . . . Auburn's junior tailback is one of six finalists for the 2013 Heisman Trophy . . . On Monday junior running back Tre Mason was named Associated Press SEC Offensive Player of the Year while Gus Malzahn was honored as the SEC Coach of the Year . . . Florida State appears to be the more talented team — just ask the boys in Vegas — but Auburn has made a habit of defying the odds this season . . . Don't expect the Tigers to be intimidated by another stout rushing defense . . . Reese Dismukes, the Tigers' three-year starter at center and the vocal leader for an offensive line paving the way for a running game that leads the nation, has been named one of six finalists for the Rimington Trophy . . . The prevailing thought is that Mason was somewhat of an unknown in the race until the SEC Championship Game, but the SEC's leading rusher picked up some much-needed votes Sunday and Monday after his record-setting performance in the Georgia Dome . . . Ellis Johnson might need every minute of that time to formulate a plan to help the Tigers manage Florida State's offense, which finished second in the nation in scoring at 53 points a game . . . "It's a thing of beauty to watch . . . Danny Kanell says the layoff until the BCS National Championship will benefit Florida State more than Auburn . . . Auburn has the Seminoles right where it wants them . . . Auburn's date with Florida State in the BCS championship is the culmination of a turnaround few believed was possible . . . Malzahn personally handled the negotiations with Jacobs at roughly 9:30 p.m. on Thursday, a mere 90 minutes after talking to fans on his radio show . . .
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