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Week 9 Hot Board predictions

Nick Saban and Jim Harbaugh have already engaged in a war of words this year. US TODAY Sports

Each Friday during college football season, the experts at Recruiting Nation will weigh in on the probable destinations of the nation's top prospects. Alabama and Michigan are atop the polls and are locked into recruiting battles for several ESPN 300 prospects, including three in the top 10.

Here's our Week 9 predictions: