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Buffalo (2-8, 1-5 Mid-American Conference) at No. 14 Western Michigan (10-0, 6-0), 3:30 p.m. EST Saturday (ESPNU).Line: Western Michigan by 35.Series Record: Buffalo leads 5-2WHATS AT STAKEThe Broncos, ranked higher than any MAC team since Ball State was No. 12 in 2008, hope to stay in contention for a major bowl bid and extend their overall win streak to 13. Western Michigan, off to the programs best start, is one of two unbeaten teams remaining in the Football Bowl Subdivision, joining top-ranked Alabama (10-0). Buffalo has lost two straight after beating Akron, 41-20, on Oct. 27, and has a shot to spoil the Broncos season.KEY MATCHUPWMU running back Jarvion Franklin vs. Buffalos rush defense. Franklin recorded his sixth consecutive 100-yard rushing game in last weeks 37-21 win over Kent State. Franklin, whose 39 career rushing touchdowns are tied for the most in program history, is second in the MAC this season with 1,152 yards rushing and 10 touchdowns. Buffalos run defense is last in the conference, allowing 251.2 yards per game.PLAYERS TO WATCHWestern Michigan: Junior linebacker Robert Spillane was named MAC West Division Defensive Player of the Week after the Kent State win. He ranks seventh in the conference with 85 total tackles.Buffalo: Senior running back Jordan Johnson ran for 100 yards and a touchdown in last weeks 35-24 loss at Miami, becoming the seventh player in program history to rush for 2,000 career yards. Johnson is fifth in the MAC this season with 884 yards rushing.FACTS & FIGURESWestern Michigan fell behind Kent State, 14-0, early in last weeks game, but recovered to post its first 10-win season in 108 years of football. . WMU is No. 21 in the latest college football playoff rankings. ... ESPN College GameDay will broadcast live from Kalamazoo on Saturday beginning at 9 a.m. EST. Its only the second time the show is visiting a MAC campus, with the other in 2003 at Bowling Green. . Western Michigan is 17-2 in its last 19 games. . Buffalo tight end Mason Schreck had a career-high 10 catches last week for 89 yards. His 50 catches this season are one more than his previous three years combined. . Bulls coach Lance Leipold has a 7-15 record in two years at Buffalo.---AP college football website: collegefootball.ap.org Air Max Schuhe Outlet . Jon Montgomerys gold medal in skeleton at the Whistler Sliding Centre and his subsequent auctioning off of a pitcher of beer in the village square elevated him to folk-hero status. Air Max Günstig Outlet . Vokoun departed practice on Saturday morning after discovering swelling in his thigh. He was taken to a local hospital where the clot was revealed. The club announced the surgery following a 5-3 exhibition loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets. http://www.schweizairmax.ch/ . Two pressure cooker bombs exploded near the finish line of the April 15 race in an area packed with fans cheering the passing runners. Three people were killed and more than 260 injured, including at least 16 who lost limbs. Nike Air Max Günstig Kaufen . -- Al Jefferson found a groove just in time for the Charlotte Bobcats. Nike Air Max Schweiz Bestellen . -- The Portland Timbers and Real Salt Lake played to a 0-0 tie Saturday night that left the top of the Western Conference standings unchanged. Neutralizing the strengths of Big 12 opponents has fueled West Virginias rise into the Top 10.No. 10 West Virginias best start in a decade has been crafted mostly at home with conference wins over Kansas State and TCU in Morgantown sandwiched around a manhandling of Texas Tech on the road.On Saturday, coach Dana Holgorsen will head back to familiar ground when the Mountaineers (6-0, 3-0 Big 12) take on his former boss Mike Gundy at Oklahoma State (5-2, 3-1). Holgorsen was Gundys offensive coordinator in the 2010 season.Always a fun trip to go to Stillwater, Holgorsen said Tuesday. The Cowboys could easily be sitting at 7-0, and thats the way weve got to approach it.Oklahoma States Mason Rudolph is the third straight opposing quarterback averaging at least 320 passing yards per game.West Virginias defense, which had its hiccups early in the season, has been stellar in blowout wins over Texas Tech and TCU. The Mountaineers held national passing leader Patrick Mahomes of Texas Tech and Kenny Hill of TCU far under their season averages. Hill had a season-low 148 yards.While West Virginia lost to Oklahoma State a year ago in overtime, Rudolph completed just half of his pass attempts and threw three interceptions.Mason Rudolph is probably the best pocket passer that we have in our league, Holgorsen said. Weve got to make sure we know where hes at at all times.The Mountaineers success so far has been more than just about slowing opposing quarterbacks.Kansas State had the nations top defense when it came to Morgantown for their Oct. 1 conference opener and held West Virginia scoreless in the first half. The Mountaineers reboundedd with key third- and fourth-down conversions to score two touchdowns in the fourth quarter, finished with 420 yards and won 17-16.ddddddddddddWest Virginias offense has had no turnovers in two straight games.But clearly the defense has been the teams strength during the Big 12 portion of the schedule.Two of West Virginias last three opponents compiled no more than 300 total yards of offense. Texas Tech and TCU managed a combined 27 points. The Mountaineers combined for seven sacks in those two games after getting five in their previous five.TCU played four snaps on offense in the third quarter last week as West Virginia built a big lead and ran time off the clock in the second half.All you hear about in this league is offenses, said West Virginia defensive coordinator Tony Gibson. Right now our recipe has been run the ball and play defense. And they continue just every week to come out and perform. Knock on wood, hopefully we can keep it rolling.And ignore whatever hype is thrown their way.I think weve got a group of kids that understands where were at, Holgorsen said. Our job is the same going into Game Seven as it was going into Game One. You prepare all week and you practice hard, get yourself into position to play on Saturday, and then go play. Based on what people are saying or the attention, I can assure you, has no impact on them whatever.That message has been sent loud and clear.Follow John Raby on Twitter at www.twitter.com/jraby-apMore AP college football: www.collegefootball.ap.org ' ' '