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Former LSU All-American Patrick Peterson has released a statement denying any association with trainer Will Lyles. This comes on the heels of a former Texas A&M coach claiming Lyles asked for $80,000 to secure Peterson's recruitment to the Aggies.

Tigers and Aggies will battle in the 75th cotton bowl. It'll be LSU's fifth appearance in the Cotton bowl, and the first since 2002.

Auburn is first in the BCS, but the human voters like Oregon most. Check out the latest AP and USA Today top 25 poll here.