Thursday Night
Temple @ #21 South Florida- 7:30 ESPN
In an AAC matchup, Temple takes on USF. The Bulls did not look rusty last weekend after missing time due to Hurricane Irma. They need to win convincingly in front of a national audience if they want to continue their path to a NY6 bowl game.
Friday Night
Virginia @ Boise State- 8:00 ESPN2
#23 Utah @ Arizona- 10:30 FS1
UVA, coming off one of its most impressive wins in years, heads to Idaho to take on Boise State. The Broncos have struggled on the offensive side of the ball this year, but still have an excellent defense. Look for another low scoring close game in this when. Later in the evening, Utah opens up its PAC12 schedule against Arizona. Utha’s defense has yet to give up 20 points in a game this season, while Arizona’s offense has put up over 60 points in 2 out of 3 games. Whoever wins that matchup should win this game.
Saturday Day
NC State @ #12 Florida State- 12:00 ABC
Texas A&M VS Arkansas- Southwest Classic (Arlington, Texas)- 12:00 ESPN
In Florida State’s first game since week 1, they host NC State. FSU lost star QB Deondre Francois for the season, and this will be the first start for freshman backup James Blackmon. NC State has constantly given FSU fits, and if the Seminoles are not ready, will do so again. In Arlington, old SWC rivals Texas A&M and Arkansas play in the Southwest Classic. Arkansas has yet to beat Texas A&M since the Aggies joined the SEC. Both teams come in with only 1 loss, but each loss was very disappointing. The coach of the loser of this game will be firmly on the hotseat.
Saturday Afternoon
#16 TCU @ #6 Oklahoma State- 3:30 ESPN
#1 Alabama @ Vanderbilt- 3:30 CBS
#8 Michigan @ Purdue- 4:00 FOX
In arguable the game of the day, TCU heads to Stillwater to take on Oklahoma State. Ok State has looked incredible so far this season, although it has all been against subpar opponents. WB Mason Rudolph is firmly in Heisman contention. TCU has won easily over Arkansas and rival SMU, but has yet to play a team as good as OK State. The winner of this game will become a favorite to make it to the Big 12 championship game. In the SEC, Vanderbilt host the CBS game of the week for the first time in school history when #1 Alabama visits. Vandy is coming off an upset win over Kansas State last weekend, while Alabama has won 29 out of its last 30 games. Vandy will need to force Alabama to throw the ball, and try to win a low scoring sloppy affair. At 4:00on Fox, Michigan plays Purdue. Purdue has been a surprise team this year, blowing out Missouri last weekend and nearly upsetting Louisville early in the season. Michigan’s offense has had it troubles so far this season, but it has one of the best defenses in the country. This will be a good test for them in their first conference game of the season.
Saturday Night
#17 Mississippi State @ #11 Georgia- 7:00 ESPN
#4 Penn State @ Iowa- 7:30 ABC
Notre Dame @ Michigan State (Megaphone Trophy)- 8:30 FOX
Mississippi State coming off of its huge upset over LSU last weekend heads to Athens to take on Georgia. Nick Fitzgerald looks like he might be the best quarterback in the SEC and will need to have a big game if MSU wants to win this one. Georgia is starting backup Freshman Jake Fromm, who played well enough to win against Notre Dame 2 weeks ago. UGA will rely on its dynamic duo at running back to create offense in this one. Starting at 7:30 on ABC, Penn State travels to Big 10 conference foe Iowa. Penn State is clearly the more talented team, but Iowa is 5-2 against top 10 opponents at home in the last 10 years. Penn State’s offense relies on the big play, and if Iowa can stop those, this one will go down to the wire. In a rivalry matchup, Notre Dame heads to East Lansing to take on Michigan State. Both teams had down seasons last year, and this matchup could be used as a springboard for the 2 schools.
Saturday Late Night
#7 Washington @ Colorado- 10:00 FS1
UCLA @ Stanford- 10:30 ESPN
In a rematch of last year’s PAC 12 title game, Washington faces Colorado. The Buffaloes will be Washington’s toughtest opponent in the early part of this season. Colorado has played excellent defense this season, and should be a good test for Washington QB Jake Browning. In the last game of the night, UCLA takes on Stanford. Both of these teams were ranked last weekend until losing to a group of 5 team on the road. If either of these teams want to be considered contenders for the PAC 12 title game, they have to win this one.
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