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Top 12 non-conference football games of 2011

Arizona State at Illinois, Sept. 17

The buzz: Arizona State played a pitiful non-conference schedule last season, but that's not the case this season; this is one of two Sun Devils games on this list. This is one of five Big Ten/Pac-12 regular season games this season, and it matches a dark-horse Pac-12 contender against a Big Ten team that could be a pleasant surprise if QB Nathan Scheelhaase develops into a competent passer.

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