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          Houston will be top Group of Five team

          Deontay Greenberry is one of the young stars expected to lead the Cougars this season. Bob Levey/Getty Images
          • Travis Haney, ESPN Staff WriterAug 15, 2014, 09:53 AM ET
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          As we count down 50 days until the start of the 2014 college football season, ESPN Insider Travis Haney is answering at least one big question a day until South Carolina and Texas A&M’s kickoff on Aug. 28.

          Heisman contenders, breakout freshmen, conference winners -- it will all be covered as part of Insider’s Ultimate Season Preview.

          Today’s question: Which is the best-equipped team from the Group of Five conferences (American Athletic, Conference USA, Mid-American, Mountain West, Sun Belt) to make a New Year’s Six bowl?

          I irritated Central Florida fans the other day when I wrote that UCF shouldn’t be ranked, so this should really make the Knights’ day: Houston is going to be the better American Athletic team in 2014.