Today’s edition looks at Tom Herman, an underrated Big Ten matchup on the schedule and examines five former five-star prospects whose college careers fell short of expectations.

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Imagine what it’s like being Tom Herman these days. You’re the head coach of a top 10 team, the only Group of Five program in the national picture right now, and you already make some nice coin with not a ton of pressure. But at the end of this season, unless you shock the world and stay at Houston or bolt for the NFL, you will likely have to choose between LSU and Texas as your new future home. No matter what happens, things look great for you at least in the short term.

Assuming both jobs are available - meaning the Longhorns fire Charlie Strong and the Tigers don't retain interim Ed Orgeron - which is the best fit?

LSU has the best in-state recruiting advantage in college football. That job would be an opportunity to slay the great Nick Saban and break his stranglehold on the SEC West. The SEC itself is a much more attractive conference than the Big 12.

Then there’s Texas. The clear king of the Big 12 when it comes to eyeballs and resources, a fertile recruiting territory that Herman is already familiar with and a much clearer path to the College Football Playoff each year.

Both are big challenges with a ton of talent, amazing fans and great support for winning. So if you’re Herman, which one do you pick?

I think you go with Texas and the chance to be the king of the Lone Star State. Herman can become a legend by returning to the 40 Acres - he was once a GA for the Longhorns - and leading Texas back to the promised land. Both jobs are great, but to me the Texas job is more attractive overall.

Neither team is in the AP Top 25. Neither team is in the top tier of its own conference division. Neither team has made a run at a conference title in quite some time. Even with all of that, I have my eye on the Maryland-Penn State game this weekend.

Maryland is undefeated, but the Terrapins haven’t beaten anyone of consequence. Penn State is 3-2 with losses to Pitt (close) and Michigan (blowout) with three unremarkable wins.

So why do I care? Because Maryland badly wants this to be a rivalry game while Penn State looks at the Terps in the same way it views Pitt – dismissing the Terps before they can even start to say the “R” word.

The Nittany Lions have traditionally marched into Maryland and Washington D.C. and bullied the Terps around for recruits. Those days could be coming to an end with D.J. Durkin, one of our former National Recruiters of the Year, in charge at Maryland.

When it comes down to Penn State versus Maryland, a Terps win is something James Franklin does not want for many reasons. Over the last six recruiting cycles, Penn State has landed players such as Shane Simmons, Cam Brown, Brian Gaia, Marcus Allen, Donovan Smith, Adrian Amos and others from the D.C. area. The Terps not only want to send a message to in-state prospects that they are the better Big Ten option, but also want to increase their presence in Pennsylvania and pull more guys like D.J. Moore from the Keystone State.

Keep an eye on this one.

In honor of Five-Star Week, here are five former five-star prospects who had solid college careers but should have made a bigger impact:

1.) RB Noel Devine, West Virginia – The most exciting prospect I’ve ever seen on film and scouted in person, Devine should have been a Heisman candidate. With Steve Slaton getting Heisman attention in 2006, I thought for sure Devine would follow him and take it to the next level. He had a couple of really good years, especially his junior season, but this kid should have been dominant in rushing, receiving and special teams.

2.) RB Joe McKnight, USC – Some might have McKnight No. 1 on this list ahead of Devine, but I honestly expected Devine to have a better career while most expected McKnight to be the next Reggie Bush at USC. He had one 1,000-yard season but never reached the heights most expected. Rushing for 2,200 yards in three seasons isn’t bust material but compared to what most expected, he should have had a much bigger impact for the Trojans.

3.) LB Curtis Grant, Ohio State – I’m still shaking my head at this one. Grant got off to a very slow start in college but rebounded a bit with solid but not spectacular junior and senior seasons. But when I watched Grant play at Ohio State I kept expecting to see the instinctual, physical linebacker I saw in high school who ran sideline-to-sideline and just dominated everyone. In college he simply looked lost too many times and took too many false steps. Based on his ranking most consider him a bust, but his career was average if you take away the expectations. The problem? Those expectations couldn’t be taken away.

4.) WR Chris Davis, Florida State – How on earth wasn't he more dominant? Davis was one of the most dominant and versatile athletes I’ve seen; he was unstoppable in high school. I think in today’s game he would be a star, but he came around when jet sweeps, wildcat formations and bubble screens weren’t as popular as they are now. Davis was an impressive runner and special teams player, and he was an efficient quarterback as well in high school. I thought he would be a 1,000-yard receiver a few times in college.

5.) RB Marlon Lucky, Nebraska – Lucky had one 1,000-yard season (and a ton of receptions that year as well) and finished his career with nearly 2,400 rushing yards, good for top 20 all-time in Huskers history. But how was this kid not at least Lawrence Phillips (on the field) for at least one year with a Heisman push? Maybe his senior year was going to be that year before he battled injuries, but this was a 200-pounder who could run a legit 4.4, ran with power and was off the charts athletic. I know I expected more, as did Husker fans.