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SEC West action is set to kick off for both the No. 12 LSU Tigers and Mississippi State Bulldogs when the programs collide under the ESPN lights on Saturday night with cowbells likely to blare well into the night. The Bayou Bengals have dominated the recent rivalry, but Dan Mullen’s kids have come out the pointspread victor in each of the last three meetings. That said, the Bulldogs haven’t beaten LSU in Starkville since 1999.... 

The premier game for Week 3 will be when the Louisville Cardinals and the Clemson Tigers square off with first place in the ACC Atlantic on the line. These teams played an instant classic last season and the Tigers win ended up propelling them towards a national championship. This season, Lamar Jackson and the Cardinals are looking to do the same thing. They have home field advantage, but the defense has been very shaky through the first two games of the season.This contest in Week 3 of the regular season will go down Saturday, September 16, 2017, at 8p.m. ET at Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium in Louisville, Kentucky. This game will be broadcast on ABC.... 

The Iowa Hawkeyes may have needed overtime to knock off Iowa State to retain the CyHawk Trophy, but are happy to be 2-0. Iowa is looking to make that 3-0 heading into the start of Big Ten play, and a critical opener against Penn State. The Hawkeyes will be facing their easiest non-conference test yet in the North Texas Mean Green. Although North Texas made a bowl game last season, this team has mostly been in the doldrums after ruling the Sun Belt back in the day. Keeping it close against the Hawkeyes would be a sign of better days though.Watch this regular season Week 3 matchup live on Saturday, September 16, 2017, at 3:30 p.m. ET at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa. This game will be broadcast on ESPN2.... 

For the second straight season, the Florida Gators might have a conference game against a rival moved to a different venue. Last year, Hurricane Matthew forced the Gators home game against LSU to be played in Baton Rouge instead of Gainesville. Florida responded with a massive defensive effort in an upset win that propelled the Gators to an SEC East title. Their game against the Tennessee Volunteers this week might be moved to another location and Gators Nation is hoping for a similar result if that’s what it comes to.Watch this regular season Week 3 matchup live on Saturday, September 16, 2017, at 3:30 p.m. ET at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, Florida. This game will be broadcast on CBS.... 

Two of the top defenses in the country will square off in the Beehive State on Saturday afternoon. The Wisconsin Badgers suffocated both Utah State and Florida Atlantic in their first two games of the season and are now looking to do the same thing again in their first road tilt of the season. The BYU Cougars have something similar on their minds after a tough loss to arch rival Utah last week and will be playing their fourth straight home game.Watch this regular season Week 3 matchup live on Saturday, September 16, 2017, at 3:30 p.m. ET at Lavell Edwards Stadium in Provo, Utah. This game will be broadcast on ABC.... 

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A freight train ran over the Nebraska Cornhuskers last week. Although they came back and made it a game at the end, Oregon demolished this defense, putting up 566 total yards of offense in a convincing win. It was an ominous performance from the Cornhuskers after the team nearly lost at home to Arkansas State last week. Nebraska has one more non-conference game to get a win before Big Ten play starts and will try to pick it up against the Northern Illinois Huskies.... 

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish suffered a tough loss to the Georgia Bulldogs last Saturday. Notre Dame and Georgia went back and forth in a close one, but ultimately the Bulldogs prevailed 20-19. The loss dropped Notre Dame out of the Top 25 and seriously hurts the Irish’s chances of making the College Football Playoff. However, if they win out, they are still likely to make it. That journey will start this week when they take on their old Catholic rivals, the Boston College Eagles.... 

Josh Rosen wants you to know that there’s another quarterback in Los Angeles. Rosen was once ballyhooed as a potential No. 1 overall pick but that talk withered following a 2016 campaign that was cut short by injury. He is reminding everyone that he is still an elite quarterback with his first two performances this season and will look to light up another team this Saturday when his UCLA Bruins travel cross country to take on the Memphis Tigers.... 

The Oklahoma State Cowboys look like one of the scariest offenses in the country heading into this one. Mason Rudolph and company have blitzed the competition this season, blowing out both Tulsa and South Alabama on the strength of a top-notch passing game. They will be heading to the Steel City to take on the Pittsburgh Panthers this Saturday. It will be a rematch of last season’s tilt between these two sides in Stillwater.This matchup in Week 3 of the regular season will take place on Saturday, September 16, 2017,at 12 p.m. ET at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This game will be broadcast on ESPN.... 

The UTEP Miners are offensively challenged. UTEP has scored just 21 points over its first two games and while its first opponent was Oklahoma, the second team they faced was Rice. The Miners couldn’t move the ball on the ground or through the air on either and it’s doubtful they will against the Arizona Wildcats on Friday night. Arizona is looking to take out revenge on a Texas school after falling to Houston last week and UTEP happens to be the unlucky next team up.This matchup in Week 3 of the regular season will take place on Friday, September 15, 2017,at 10 p.m. ET at the Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas. This game will be broadcast on ESPN.... 

Jim Harbaugh isn’t playing around this year. The Michigan Wolverines weren’t considered one of the favorites in the Big Ten this season with all the turnover on the roster, but have looked like the best team in the conference through two games. Michigan has a no-nonsense defense and an offense that does just enough and that’s a formula that can get you far. This team will welcome the Air Force Falcons on Saturday and look to keep up their winning ways.This matchup in Week 3 of the regular season will take place on Saturday, September 16, 2017,at 12 p.m. ET at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Michigan. This game will be broadcast on the Big Ten Network.... 

For as heated of a basketball rivalry as this is, the Massachusetts Minutemen and the Temple Owls have only met on the football field once. Temple squeaked past UMass 25-23 two seasons ago in a game that was much closer than people expected. The Owls needed a last second field goal in order to get the win, but the close loss sent a message that UMass football was legit. Now UMass gets a chance to claim a signature program building win against a close rival.... 

It seems unlikely that the game between the Illinois Fighting Illini and the South Florida Bulls will be played in Tampa, if it’s played at all. Hurricane Irma is currently ravaging the entire state of Florida and Tampa has been one of the hardest hit cities. With expected road closures and power outages for the next week, don’t be surprised to see the venue of this game shift. Illinois has offered to host and these two teams might just end up playing in Champaign when it’s all said and done.... 

Neither the New Mexico Lobos nor the Boise State Broncos entered Mountain West play the way they wanted to. For as much as Bob Davie has done to change the culture of the program in Albuquerque, he can’t consistently beat New Mexico’s younger brother in-state. The Aggies again got the better of the Lobos in a game that wasn’t as close as the score indicated. Meanwhile, Boise State suffered a heartbreaker against Washington State. The Broncos were done in by a combination of turnovers, bad luck, and poor defense down the stretch and will look to fix that before MWC action starts in earnest.... 

For the second straight week, it looks like very little football will be played in the state of Florida. One of the premier football games of Week 3 has already been postponed due to Hurricane Irma, as Florida State and Miami will now meet on October 7. Other games throughout the southeast are expected to be cancelled or postponed in the aftermath of the biggest storm in the history of the Atlantic Ocean.... 

BYU is coming off a shutout loss to No. 13 LSU and will play No. 9 Wisconsin left. After beating Portland State in the opener, the Cougars would feel pretty good about going 2-2 through four games, but it won’t be easy.Utah knocked off North Dakota pretty easily in its opener but this will be a different type of test. The Utes must manage a tough environment against an old rival to emerge victorious.... 

The Stanford Cardinal started the season down under, defeating Rice 62-7 in a game held in Sydney, Australia two weeks ago. After a week off, the team should be well rested entering this big Pac-12 matchup against the USC Trojans in Week 2 of the college football campaign.The Trojans are also 1-0 on the season after defeating Western Michigan 49-31 in the season opener last week. USC struggled to take control until late and must be much sharper in this matchup against a talented opponent. The conference is hard to figure at this point but if either team dominates this game it could be the one to beat moving forward.... 

The Arizona State Sun Devils are looking for a bounce-back season. Arizona State missed the postseason for the first time under Todd Graham last year after free-falling at the end of 2016. The Sun Devils started 5-1, but then lost six straight to close out the year. Now, before traveling to face Texas Tech in what’s sure to be a shootout, the Sun Devils must face a team that plays a very different style of offense in the San Diego State Aztecs.Kickoff for this regular season Week 2 game is set for Saturday, September 9, 2017, at 11 p.m.ET at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona. This game will be broadcast on PAC 12 Network.... 

Oregon State got thrashed by Colorado State in its opener and then barely held on to beat Portland State last week. Minnesota is 1-0 but only defeated Buffalo by a score of 17-7 in its opener despite being a heavy favorite.These teams are in rebuilding mode and could have trouble picking up wins in conference play, but the talent levels are close enough that this one could go either way.... 

The Cougars have a talented team and there’s no question they can compete against this Pac-12 foe, but it’s fair to wonder if the trauma from the hurricane in their home town has taken its toll. Arizona does not look strong this season but gets this game at home and will aim to take care of business in a contest the oddsmakers have pegged as a virtual coin-flip.This contest in Week 2 of the regular season will go down Saturday, September 9, 2017, at 10:30 p.m. ET at Arizona Stadium.... 

Although the Georgia Bulldogs and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish are two of the most storied programs in college football, this will be the first time that they meet on the field. Georgia comes into this game with a chip on its shoulder after starting quarterback Jacob Eason went down with an injury last week. Eason hurt his ankle in the win over Appalachian State and there is no timetable for his return. As for Notre Dame, the Irish have a decent quarterback in Brandon Wimbush, but no one behind him.Kickoff for this regular season Week 2 game is set for Saturday, September 9, 2017, at 7:30 p.m.ET at Notre Dame Stadium in Notre Dame, Indiana. This game will be broadcast on NBC.... 

Washington State hopes to be a player in the Pac-12 this year while the Broncos figure to once again be among the cream of the crop in the Mountain West. Even though Boise State is from a smaller conference it has long been a thorn in the side of bigger foes. However, Washington State is a solid team and will enter this matchup as the clear favorite.The Cougars can really turn some heads if they can easily dispatch Boise State at home.... 

The first week of Big 10 football is in the books and it was an impressive start from top to bottom. The Maryland Terrapins, who were picked dead last in the conference, pulled off a huge upset by putting up 51 points on No. 23 Texas and winning by ten points.Powerhouses Ohio State, Wisconsin, Penn State and Michigan all were victorious. The Buckeyes got off to a slow start against Indiana but rolled in the second half and won going away, 49-21. Wisconsin thumped Utah State 59-10. Penn State shutout Akron 52-0 and the Wolverines shut down Florida, 33-17 in a battle of top 20 teams.... 

College GameDay heads to Columbus for the Top 10 matchup between the Ohio State Buckeyes and Oklahoma Sooners this week. Ohio State didn’t look like the No. 2 team in the nation in the first half against Indiana last Thursday. The Buckeyes couldn’t get their offense moving and were actually down a point at the break. However, they turned it on in the second half, outscoring the Hoosiers 36-7 and cruising after that. Meanwhile, Oklahoma’s first game under Lincoln Riley was a successful one. The Sooners and Baker Mayfield tore up UTEP’s defense and OSU completed 32 of 36 passes as a whole. Now it’s time for a rematch of last year’s hyped battle....