“Use the Force, Luke”
Here are some good-lookin’ RB matchups this weekend:

  * Kendall Hunter (Iowa State) vs. Iowa State - Hunter burst onto the national spotlight last week with his dazzling performance in a loss to #1 Texas.  19 touches, 192 yards and 1 score.  We think he’ll take advantage of a weak Cyclones defense and have a 30+ fantasy point performance.
  * Toby Gerhart (Stanford) vs. Washington State - This one is simple.  Stanford likes to feed the ball to their powerback.  Wazzu is possibly the worst team in recent Pac-10 history.  Gerhart should be good for 100 yards and at least 1 score.
  * Glen Coffee (Alabama) vs. Arkansas State - Coffee is a little bit of a sleeper this week.  If he gets his normal 17-18 carries, he’s bound to break a big one against an overmatched Arkansas State defense.  We think Coffee will post over 100 yards and a score.

“These Aren’t The Droids You’re Looking For”
Don’t expect big things from these players this week.

  * Illinois RB’s vs. Iowa - Many were quick to pull the waiver wire trigger on Illini RB Jason Ford a couple weeks ago after a 19-172-3 performance against Indiana.  Ford followed that up with 12-42-0 against Wisky.  Expect more of the same this week against a stout Iowa defense.  Daniel Dufrene shouldn’t fare much better.
  * Frank Summers (UNLV) vs. TCU - Frank the Tank was in in this space last week and the results were mixed.  He only rushed 12 times for 31 yards, but he hit paydirt twice.  That was against BYU.  This week he faces off against TCU.  We think he’s in for another rough week, and may not hit the endzone.
  * Tarrion Adams (Tulsa) vs. Arkansas - Adams barely touched the ball last week in a win over UCF.  This week, the Golden Hurricane face possibly their toughest test of the season at Arkansas.  We don’t think TU will be running the ball much with Adams.  They’ll likely be thowing the ball 50+ times in comeback mode.

WEEK TEN - RUNNING BACK RANKINGS
1 . Kendall Hunter / Oklahoma State - Iowa State
2 . Shonn Greene / Iowa - at Illinois
3 . Derrick Washington / Missouri - at Baylor
4 . LeSean McCoy / Pitt - at Notre Dame
5 . Eugene Jarvis / Kent State - at Bowling Green
6 . Tyrell Fenroy / UL Lafayette - FIU
7 . Donald Brown / Connecticut - West Virginia
8 . Javon Ringer / Michigan State - Wisconsin
9 . Michael Smith / Arkansas - Tulsa
10 . Damion Fletcher / Southern Mississippi - UAB
11 . Jacquizz Rodgers / Oregon State - Arizona State
12 . Harvey Unga / BYU - at Colorado State
13 . Toby Gerhart / Stanford - Washington State
14 . Charles Scott / LSU - Tulane
15 . Knowshon Moreno / Georgia - Florida (Jacksonville)
16 . Jahvid Best / Cal - Oregon
17 . DeMarco Murray / Oklahoma - Nebraska
18 . Kory Sheets / Purdue - Michigan
19 . Ian Johnson / Boise State - at New Mexico State
20 . Brandon West / Western Michigan - Eastern Michigan
21 . Glen Coffee / Alabama - Arkansas State
22 . Brandon Minor / Michigan - at Purdue
23 . Noel Devine / West Virginia - at Connecticut
24 . Rodney Ferguson / New Mexico - Utah
25 . Jake Sharp / Kansas - Kansas State
26 . Victor Anderson / Louisville - at Syracuse
27 . Chris Brown / Oklahoma - Nebraska
28 . Cedric Peerman / Virginia - Miami
29 . Jonathan Dwyer / Georgia Tech - Florida State
30 . Devin Moore / Wyoming - San Diego State
31 . Ryan Mathews / Fresno State - at Louisiana Tech
32 . John Clay / Wisconsin - at Michigan State
33 . LeGarrette Blount / Oregon - at Cal
34 . Stafon Johnson / USC - at Washington
35 . DeLeon Eskridge / Minnesota - at N’Western
36 . Jeremiah Johnson / Oregon - at Cal
37 . Anthony Dixon / Mississippi State - Kentucky
38 . Gartrell Johnson / Colorado State - BYU
39 . Chris Ogbonnaya / Texas - at Texas Tech
40 . Collin Mooney / Army - Air Force
41 . Shannon Woods / Texas Tech - Texas
42 . Rodney Stewart / Colorado - at Texas A&M
43 . Omar Conteh / Northwestern - at Minnesota
44 . Josh Adams / Wake Forest - Duke
45 . Keith Toston / Oklahoma State - Iowa State
46 . Anthony Kimble / Stanford - Washington State
47 . Baron Batch / Texas Tech - Texas
48 . DuJuan Harris / Troy - at UL Monroe
49 . Graig Cooper / Miami, Fla. - at Virginia
50 . Frank Summers / UNLV - TCU
51 . Mark Ingram / Alabama - Arkansas State
52 . Jeff Demps / Florida - Georgia (Jacksonville)
53 . Matt Asiata / Utah - at New Mexico
54 . Marlon Lucky / Nebraska - at Oklahoma
55 . C.J. Spiller / Clemson - at Boston College
56 . James Davis / Clemson - at Boston College
57 . Curtis Brinkley / Syracuse - Louisville
58 . Shun White / Navy - Temple
59 . Jeremy Avery / Boise State - at NMSU
60 . Frank Goodin / UL Monroe - Troy
61 . Tarrion Adams / Tulsa - at Arkansas
62 . Joseph Turner / TCU - at UNLV
63 . Jay Finley / Baylor - Missouri
64 . Cyrus Gray / Texas A&M - Colorado
65 . Armando Allen / Notre Dame - Pitt
66 . Marcus Thigpen / Indiana - CMU
67 . Jason Ford / Illinois - Iowa
68 . Daniel Dufrene / Illinois - Iowa
69 . Charles Clay / Tulsa - at Arkansas
70 . Keiland Williams / LSU - Tulane
71 . Deonte Jackson / Idaho - SJSU
72 . Alexander Robinson / Iowa State - at Oklahoma State
73 . Atiyyah Henderson / SDSU - at Wyoming
74 . Terrence Blevins / Eastern Michigan - at WMU
75 . Reggie Arnold / Arkansas State - at Alabama
76 . Shane Vereen / California - Oregon
77 . Arian Foster / Tennessee - at South Carolina
78 . Daniel Porter / Louisiana Tech - Fresno State
79 . Lonyae Miller / Fresno State - at Louisiana Tech
80 . Darrell Mack / Utah - at New Mexico
inj . Mike Goodson / Texas A&M - Colorado
inj . Antone Smith / Florida State - at Georgia Tech
inj . Joe McKnight / USC - at Washington
inj . Mike Ford / USF - at Cincinnati
inj . P.J. Hill / Wisconsin - at Michigan State

Our rankings above are based on a pretty standard scoring system:
Passing
4 pts per passing TD
1 point per 25 yards passing
Rushing/Receiving
1 point per 10 yards rushing/receiving
6 points per TD
Kicker
3 points per FG
1 point per PAT
Defense
1 point per sack
2 points per INT or Fumble Recovery
6 points per TD (defensive or special teams)
0-10 points assigned to various Points Against Levels