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Last week seemed like a light week but there turned out to be some good games. Oregon came up huge in dominating Ohio State at their house. Stanford beat USC so bad they fired their coach. But the biggest loss had to be Texas getting beat down by Arkansas
On to Week 3
Game of the Week
22 Auburn at 10 Penn State 7:30 ABC
Gameday will be in Happy Valley for the Whiteout game. The tams are very similar. Strong defense and questionable QBs. The game may come down to which QB screws up less. Auburn is an unknown as they have played nobody. Akron is ranked 129 in RPI and Alabam St is a FCS team. Auburn did score 60 each game but how much is that worth? Penn State had a very tough game against Wisconsin in Madison. Is it better to have been challenged by a good opponent or to have been able to keep your offense secret by not showing anything vs 2 cupcakes?
Both teams enter with the same gameplan. Stop the run and make the QB beat them. Bo Nix has been awful on the road and Penn State has a really good secondary. Auburn has a great RB Tank Bigsby. If Penn State can slow him down, Nix will likely struggle because that's his pattern. Same can be said of Clifford but Penn State seems to have better playmakers at WR and TE than Auburn.
Auburn has a new coach and this will be his first big game. Did they hold back so far? Probably. But i bet they wish they had at least 1 decent tune up game because the difference between Penn State's defense and what they've faced so far could take Auburn time to adjust.
I believe Penn State has also held back some on offense. Namely, i think the TEs could be a surprise. PSU only had the ball for like 17 minutes vs Wisconsin so they didn't show much and they did little with scheme vs Ball State.
I think the whiteout atmosphere and PSU being more battle tested will be the difference and Auburn could be slow out of the gate.
Nebraska at 3 Oklahoma 12:00 FOX
Nice to see a rivalry game again but this is likely a blowout as OK is favored by 22.5. I don't think Nebraska fans are expecting a win but if they get blown out by 30+ could they fire Scott Frost?
Michigan State at 24 Miami 12:00 ABC
Why is Miami ranked? They got blown out by Alabama and followed that up with a last second win vs App State. This game shows why preseason ranking should be abolished. Mich state has looked good this year. I can't figure why Miami is favored by 6.5. Maybe they assume Mich State will not be able to deal with the florida heat\
Purdue at 12 Notre Dame 2:30 NBC
if a game streams exclusively on Peacock network, does it make a sound? ND probably hopes few saw their near loss to Toledo last week. ND is 2-0 but 2 very narrow wins vs Florida State and Toledo. ND lost a lot of talent in the draft and has struggled. Purdue is off to a 2-0 start themselves with a decent win vs Oregon State. ND is built on defense and strong OL. That can take time to gel with new starters. It hasn't happened yet.
1 Alabama at 11 Florida 3:30 CBS
Neither team has been tested yet. Bama played Miami but Miami was awful yet remains ranked somehow. Could be Bryce Young's first real test and maybe he makes a few mistakes. Florida has been playing 2 QBs, Emory Jones and the Tebow -like Anthony Richardson AR-15. Will this be the game they unleash AR-15? The main question fans will asking is, when will this game get over already so we can watch Penn State?
19 Arizona State at 23 BYU 10:15 ESPN
BYU is coming off a big win against rival Utah who had owned them recently.
On to Week 3
Game of the Week
22 Auburn at 10 Penn State 7:30 ABC
Gameday will be in Happy Valley for the Whiteout game. The tams are very similar. Strong defense and questionable QBs. The game may come down to which QB screws up less. Auburn is an unknown as they have played nobody. Akron is ranked 129 in RPI and Alabam St is a FCS team. Auburn did score 60 each game but how much is that worth? Penn State had a very tough game against Wisconsin in Madison. Is it better to have been challenged by a good opponent or to have been able to keep your offense secret by not showing anything vs 2 cupcakes?
Both teams enter with the same gameplan. Stop the run and make the QB beat them. Bo Nix has been awful on the road and Penn State has a really good secondary. Auburn has a great RB Tank Bigsby. If Penn State can slow him down, Nix will likely struggle because that's his pattern. Same can be said of Clifford but Penn State seems to have better playmakers at WR and TE than Auburn.
Auburn has a new coach and this will be his first big game. Did they hold back so far? Probably. But i bet they wish they had at least 1 decent tune up game because the difference between Penn State's defense and what they've faced so far could take Auburn time to adjust.
I believe Penn State has also held back some on offense. Namely, i think the TEs could be a surprise. PSU only had the ball for like 17 minutes vs Wisconsin so they didn't show much and they did little with scheme vs Ball State.
I think the whiteout atmosphere and PSU being more battle tested will be the difference and Auburn could be slow out of the gate.
Nebraska at 3 Oklahoma 12:00 FOX
Nice to see a rivalry game again but this is likely a blowout as OK is favored by 22.5. I don't think Nebraska fans are expecting a win but if they get blown out by 30+ could they fire Scott Frost?
Michigan State at 24 Miami 12:00 ABC
Why is Miami ranked? They got blown out by Alabama and followed that up with a last second win vs App State. This game shows why preseason ranking should be abolished. Mich state has looked good this year. I can't figure why Miami is favored by 6.5. Maybe they assume Mich State will not be able to deal with the florida heat\
Purdue at 12 Notre Dame 2:30 NBC
if a game streams exclusively on Peacock network, does it make a sound? ND probably hopes few saw their near loss to Toledo last week. ND is 2-0 but 2 very narrow wins vs Florida State and Toledo. ND lost a lot of talent in the draft and has struggled. Purdue is off to a 2-0 start themselves with a decent win vs Oregon State. ND is built on defense and strong OL. That can take time to gel with new starters. It hasn't happened yet.
1 Alabama at 11 Florida 3:30 CBS
Neither team has been tested yet. Bama played Miami but Miami was awful yet remains ranked somehow. Could be Bryce Young's first real test and maybe he makes a few mistakes. Florida has been playing 2 QBs, Emory Jones and the Tebow -like Anthony Richardson AR-15. Will this be the game they unleash AR-15? The main question fans will asking is, when will this game get over already so we can watch Penn State?
19 Arizona State at 23 BYU 10:15 ESPN
BYU is coming off a big win against rival Utah who had owned them recently.
