Cal (3-1) at Washington State (2-3) Oct. 4, 10:30, Pac-12 Network Here’s The Deal: Cal and Washington State have more relevance than at any point in the last few seasons. And not just because the quarterbacks might combine for 1,000 yards on the Palouse this week. The Bears and the Cougars are coming off thrilling wins, the likes […]
Arizona State (3-1) at USC (3-1) Oct. 4, 7:30, Fox Here’s The Deal: Arizona State and USC meet in a key Pac-12 South showdown Saturday evening. The last time the schools met in 2013, the Sun Devils hung 62 points on the Trojans and Lane Kiffin was fired a few hours later. Troy will be seeking revenge this […]
Oregon State (3-1) at Colorado (2-3) Oct. 4, 4:00, Pac-12 Network Here’s The Deal: Oregon State and Colorado meet in Boulder with a shared goal—rebound from a conference loss. The Beavers fell for the first time in 2014, failing to measure up to USC in the Coliseum. This is a key moment in the year for OSU, which […]
Ohio State (3-1) at Maryland (4-1) Oct. 4, 12:00, ABC Here’s The Deal: Welcome to the Big Ten, Maryland. Indiana was a nice appetizer, and now comes the main course with the program’s first ever meeting against Ohio State in one of the biggest home dates in a long, long time. The offense has been fun, the defense […]
Wisconsin (3-1) at Northwestern (2-2) Oct. 4, 3:30, ESPN2 Here’s The Deal: Is Northwestern back now? Was enough finally enough, and did the team find something special in the dominant 29-6 win over Penn State last week? Probably not, but at the very least the Wildcats finally came up with something positive after a rocky first few weeks. […]
Michigan (2-3) at Rutgers (4-1) Oct. 4, 7:00, BTN Here’s The Deal: Anything interesting happen around the Michigan football program lately? With all the controversy and all the losses and all the hot seat talk, the best thing that can happen for Brady Hoke and the Wolverines is to get out of town and get working on the […]
Nebraska (5-0) at Michigan State (3-1) Oct. 4, 8:00, ABC Here’s The Deal: Nebraska still has to go on the road to face Wisconsin and Iowa, and Michigan State still has to deal with Ohio State and Michigan – stop laughing already; it is a rivalry game – so this might not be a preview of the Big Ten championship, […]
Texas Tech (2-2) at Kansas State (3-1) Oct. 4, 7:0, ESPNU Here’s The Deal: Always the interesting contrast in styles, it’s the sleek and slick offense with its pretty head coach, and there’s Texas Tech. Kansas State’s style and substance almost worked against Auburn, but it couldn’t seem to make the easy putt with big missed field goals keeping […]
Iowa State (1-3) at Oklahoma State (3-1) Oct. 4, 12:00, FOX Sports 1 Here’s The Deal: In 2011, Oklahoma State had the offense and the team in the mix for the national championship discussion except for one problem – it gacked away a Thursday night game for its only loss of the season and the only loss in […]
Baylor (4-0) at Texas (2-2) Oct. 4, 3:30, ABC Here’s The Deal: It’s still somewhat mystifying how much things have changed. Baylor has won three of the last four games in the 102 year rivalry, but before that it had been 12 years – 1997 – since the Bears had pulled off a win. Since 1903 this has […]
Kansas (2-2) at West Virginia (2-2) Oct. 4, 4:00, Root Here’s The Deal: What, you dumped Charlie Weis just before he got a chance to repeat his one real win as the Kansas head coach? This is a different Mountaineer team than the one that barely showed up for the 31-19 loss in Lawrence last year, and with […]
Oklahoma (4-0) at TCU (3-0) Oct. 4, 3:30, FOX Here’s The Deal: It’s a really big week for the SEC, and Nebraska-Michigan State is huge, but this could sneak into the week as one of the most important games you need to pay attention to. TCU hasn’t received much fanfare, but it’s been quietly destroying everything in its […]
Wake Forest (2-3) at Florida State (4-0) Oct. 4, 3:30, ESPN3 Here’s The Deal: FSU—Florida Survival University. For the third time in the first four games, the Seminoles survived a tight game that was unexpectedly close in the second half. No, they’re not the same team that won the 2013 national championship, but it does deserve credit for […]
UCF (1-2) at Houston (2-2) Oct. 2, 7:00, ESPN Here’s The Deal: Conference play begins in earnest on Thursday night, and not a moment too soon. The American lost all six non-conference games last week, so it’s ready to begin playing one another instead. With everyone seemingly chasing East Carolina at this point, UCF and Houston are looking […]
Florida Atlantic (2-3) at Florida International (2-3) Oct. 2, 7:00, FSN Here’s The Deal: It’s the 13th annual Shula Bowl, the budding rivalry between Florida Atlantic and Florida International. For a change, both schools enter the meeting with a head of steam and a perfect mark in league play. On the same day that the Owls were rallying […]