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College Football Week 1
The season officially started last week but it was a weak appetizer, the action really starts this week with a full schedule. It's not a great schedule. Most teams start with cupcakes but it's nice to have a full day of games that count.
Game of the Week
Sat 9/2
West Virginia at 7 Penn State Sat 9/2 at 7:30 NBC PSU -20.5
NBC finally has a deal to televise major college football. I think they used to play some Catholic league games or something. Old rivals meet at night in a Stripe Out.
Some bad news for PSU as their starting OG Landon Tengwell announced he is quitting football due to chronic injuries. The good news is that he has been injured so they are used to being without him. The OL finally has real depth and should still be one of the best. LT Ola Fashanu is seen as the top OL prospect for the 24 draft.
Penn State's defense should be very good again. Chop Robinson is back at DE and fellow pass rusher Dani Denis-Sutton is expected to have a breakout season. LB Abdul Carter had a great freshman season and is getting Micah Parsons buzz. The secondary has Kalen King regarded as a possible 1st rounder at CB. Johnny Dixon and Daquan Hardy also have tons of experience. The name to watch is freshman S King Mack who has supposedly looked like a star in camp.
PSU's run game should be great again with gamebreaker Nick Singleton and workhorse Kaytron Allen. They added WR transfer Dante Cephas to a WR group that has depth but needs somebody to step up as WR1. KeAndre Lambert-SMith has shown flashes. Sean Clifford's brother Liam looks to get a lot of play in the slot. They have some potential big play guys that have not yet delivered.
It may be all about QB Drew Allar. He was a 5 star recruit that was ranked QB1 on some scout services coming out of High School. He got in seveeral games last year in mop up duty and when Clifford was dinged. If Allar plays up to his 5 star ranking then that will iift up the whole offense and make PSU a real playoff contender this year.
Now on to the less important games
Thursday Aug 31
Florida at 14 Utah 8:00 ESPN Utah -4.5
Unfortunately Utah QB Cam Rising is not expected to play. Florida has ne starting QB Graham Mertz who transferred from Wisconsin where ha had 32 starts. This is the first non-conference road opened for FLorida since 1987. Utah will have to lean on the run game without their starting QB.
Nebraska at Minnesota 8:00 FOX Minn -7
It's the first game for new Nebraska HC Matt Rhule. It didn't work out for him in the NFL, although he's got to be thinking why they drafted a QB after he left and stuck him wioth tryiong to win with Sam Darnold. Rhule, the former Penn State walkon, was a great college coach at both Temple and Baylor. He did an amazing job bringing Baylor back from the dumpster fire left by Art Briles. Rhules prved he could recruit Texas which is absolutely necessary for Nebraska to succeed.
Saturday Sept 2
Colorado at 17 TCU 12:00 FOX TCU -20.5
It's shameless self promoter Deon Sanders first game coaching in FBS. He broght in over 50 transfer players while kicking most of the team to the curb. What does he care, he only took the job because he needed a crap team where he could start his kid at QB and then get credit for a great coaching job by winning about 6 games. One win Colorado was perfect.
Deon is already working on the important stuff, redesigning the uniforms and getting the players a sunglasses deal.
Here's hoping TCU hangs 100 on them then goes for 2
3 Ohio State at Indiana 3:30 CBS OSU -30
starting with a conference game can be tough with a new QB. OSU has a hug talent edge but it may be a slow start with a neq QB. Kyle McCord has been named starter but Devin Brown will also play, so it seems they are not completely settled on a started yet.
Wofford at Pitt 3:30 ACC Network
This game is happening
21 North Carolina at South Carolina 7:30 ABC UNC -2.5
It's the Duke's Mayo Classic. Get you some Tater Salad and enjoy the border battle. Could be a QB battle with UNC's Drake Maye-o vs SC's Spencer Rattler who flamed out at Oklahoma. Maye needs a big game if he wants to win a Heisman and be a top 10 pick in the draft
Sunday 9/3
5 LSU vs Florida State in Orlando 7:30 ABC LSU -2.5
The only ranked matchup of the week. Both teams have a lot riding on this especially FSU. Florida State likely needs this win if they want to make the playoff.
The season officially started last week but it was a weak appetizer, the action really starts this week with a full schedule. It's not a great schedule. Most teams start with cupcakes but it's nice to have a full day of games that count.
Game of the Week
Sat 9/2
West Virginia at 7 Penn State Sat 9/2 at 7:30 NBC PSU -20.5
NBC finally has a deal to televise major college football. I think they used to play some Catholic league games or something. Old rivals meet at night in a Stripe Out.
Some bad news for PSU as their starting OG Landon Tengwell announced he is quitting football due to chronic injuries. The good news is that he has been injured so they are used to being without him. The OL finally has real depth and should still be one of the best. LT Ola Fashanu is seen as the top OL prospect for the 24 draft.
Penn State's defense should be very good again. Chop Robinson is back at DE and fellow pass rusher Dani Denis-Sutton is expected to have a breakout season. LB Abdul Carter had a great freshman season and is getting Micah Parsons buzz. The secondary has Kalen King regarded as a possible 1st rounder at CB. Johnny Dixon and Daquan Hardy also have tons of experience. The name to watch is freshman S King Mack who has supposedly looked like a star in camp.
PSU's run game should be great again with gamebreaker Nick Singleton and workhorse Kaytron Allen. They added WR transfer Dante Cephas to a WR group that has depth but needs somebody to step up as WR1. KeAndre Lambert-SMith has shown flashes. Sean Clifford's brother Liam looks to get a lot of play in the slot. They have some potential big play guys that have not yet delivered.
It may be all about QB Drew Allar. He was a 5 star recruit that was ranked QB1 on some scout services coming out of High School. He got in seveeral games last year in mop up duty and when Clifford was dinged. If Allar plays up to his 5 star ranking then that will iift up the whole offense and make PSU a real playoff contender this year.
Now on to the less important games
Thursday Aug 31
Florida at 14 Utah 8:00 ESPN Utah -4.5
Unfortunately Utah QB Cam Rising is not expected to play. Florida has ne starting QB Graham Mertz who transferred from Wisconsin where ha had 32 starts. This is the first non-conference road opened for FLorida since 1987. Utah will have to lean on the run game without their starting QB.
Nebraska at Minnesota 8:00 FOX Minn -7
It's the first game for new Nebraska HC Matt Rhule. It didn't work out for him in the NFL, although he's got to be thinking why they drafted a QB after he left and stuck him wioth tryiong to win with Sam Darnold. Rhule, the former Penn State walkon, was a great college coach at both Temple and Baylor. He did an amazing job bringing Baylor back from the dumpster fire left by Art Briles. Rhules prved he could recruit Texas which is absolutely necessary for Nebraska to succeed.
Saturday Sept 2
Colorado at 17 TCU 12:00 FOX TCU -20.5
It's shameless self promoter Deon Sanders first game coaching in FBS. He broght in over 50 transfer players while kicking most of the team to the curb. What does he care, he only took the job because he needed a crap team where he could start his kid at QB and then get credit for a great coaching job by winning about 6 games. One win Colorado was perfect.
Deon is already working on the important stuff, redesigning the uniforms and getting the players a sunglasses deal.
Here's hoping TCU hangs 100 on them then goes for 2
3 Ohio State at Indiana 3:30 CBS OSU -30
starting with a conference game can be tough with a new QB. OSU has a hug talent edge but it may be a slow start with a neq QB. Kyle McCord has been named starter but Devin Brown will also play, so it seems they are not completely settled on a started yet.
Wofford at Pitt 3:30 ACC Network
This game is happening
21 North Carolina at South Carolina 7:30 ABC UNC -2.5
It's the Duke's Mayo Classic. Get you some Tater Salad and enjoy the border battle. Could be a QB battle with UNC's Drake Maye-o vs SC's Spencer Rattler who flamed out at Oklahoma. Maye needs a big game if he wants to win a Heisman and be a top 10 pick in the draft
Sunday 9/3
5 LSU vs Florida State in Orlando 7:30 ABC LSU -2.5
The only ranked matchup of the week. Both teams have a lot riding on this especially FSU. Florida State likely needs this win if they want to make the playoff.
