ROUND 5
CHICK-FIL-A PEACH BOWL (25 CONFIDENCE POINTS MAX)
12:00 #9 Georgia (7-2) vs. #8 Cincinnati (9-0) ESPN
VRBO CITRUS BOWL (15 CONFIDENCE POINTS MAX)
1:00 Auburn (6-4) vs. #14 Northwestern (6-2) ABC
ROSE BOWL PRESENTED BY CAPITAL ONE - CFP SEMIFINAL (30 CONFIDENCE PT MAX)
4:00 #4 Notre Dame (10-1) vs. #1 Alabama (11-0) ESPN
ALLSTATE SUGAR BOWL - CFP SEMIFINAL (30 CONFIDENCE POINTS MAX)
8:00 #3 Ohio State (6-0) vs. #2 Clemson (10-1) ESPN
ROUND 4
LOCKHEED MARTIN ARMED FORCES BOWL
12:00 #24 Tulsa (6-2) vs. Mississippi State (3-7) ESPN
OFFERPAD ARIZONA BOWL
2:00 Ball State (6-1) vs. #22 San Jose State (7-0) CBS
AUTOZONE LIBERTY BOWL
4:00 West Virginia (5-4) vs. Army (9-2) ESPN
ROUND 3
Tuesday, December 29th
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CHEEZ-IT BOWL
5:30 #21 Oklahoma State (7-3) vs. #18 Miami, THE U (8-2) ESPN
VALERO ALAMO BOWL
9:00 #20 Texas (6-3) vs. Colorado (4-1) ESPN
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Wednesday, December 30th
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DUKE'S MAYO BOWL
12:00 Wake Forest (4-4) vs. Wisconsin (3-3) ESPN
GOODYEAR COTTON BOWL CLASSIC (UP TO 25 CONFIDENCE POINTS FOR NY 6 BOWLS)
8:00 #7 Florida (8-3) vs. #6 Oklahoma (8-2) ESPN
ROUND 2
Friday, December 25th (MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!)
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CAMELLIA BOWL
2:30 Marshall (7-2) vs. Buffalo (5-1) ESPN
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Saturday, December 26th
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UNION HOME MORTGAGE GASPERILLA BOWL (CANCELED)
SERVPRO FIRST RESPONDER BOWL
3:30 #19 Louisiana (9-1) vs. Texas-San Antonio (7-4) ABC
LENDING TREE BOWL
3:30 Western Kentucky (5-6) vs. Georgia State (5-4) ESPN
FBC MORTGAGE CURE BOWL
7:30 Liberty (9-1) vs. Coastal Carolina (11-0) ESPN
Monday, December 21st
MYRTLE BEACH BOWL
2:30 Appalachian State (8-3) vs. North Texas (4-5) ESPN
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Tuesday, December 22nd
FAMOUS IDAHO POTATO BOWL
3:30 Tulane (6-5) vs. Nevada (6-2) ESPN
ROOFCLAIM.COM BOCA RATON BOWL
7:00 Central Florida (6-3) vs. #16 Brigham Young (10-1) ESPN
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Wednesday, December 23rd
R+L CARRIERS NEW ORLEANS BOWL
3:00 Louisiana Tech (5-4) vs. Georgia Southern (7-5) ESPN
MONTGOMERY BOWL
7:00 Memphis (7-3) vs. Florida Atlantic (5-3) ESPN
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Thursday, December 24th
NEW MEXICO BOWL
3:30 Hawaii (4-4) vs. Houston (3-4) ESPN
2020/21 COLLEGE FOOTBALL CHALLENGE REGULAR SEASON STANDINGS
OVR LW GB Pct.
Ryan 101-60 5-5 - .627
Bruce 101-60 6-4 - .627
DGray 100-61 6-4 1 .621
Will 99-62 5-5 2 .615
Derek 98-63 6-4 3 .609
Chuck 97-64 8-2 4 .602
Craig 92-69 5-5 9 .571
DGreen... DSG got suckered into a MBA program at UNC, and will be sitting out the rest of the season to focus on his studies and protect himself from Covid. (All this despite his NW Wildcats reappearing to the college football world last weekend!)
NOTE: King Richard is taking some time off due to a very busy schedule and also giving everyone else a chance to win!!!!
WEEK 16
Friday, December 18th
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CONFERENCE USA CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
7:00 Alabama-Birmingham (5-3) at Marshall (7-1) CBSSN
MAC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME (@ Ford Field, Detroit)
7:30 Ball State (5-1) vs. Buffalo (5-0) ESPN
PAC-12 CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
8:00 Oregon (3-2) at #13 USC (5-0) FOX
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Saturday, December 19th
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BIG 10 + 4 CHAMPIONSHIP GAME (@ Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis)
12:00 #14 Northwestern (6-1) vs. #4 Ohio State (5-0) FOX
BIG 12 -2 CHAMPIONSHIP GAME (@ AT&T Stadium, Dallas)
12:00 #10 Oklahoma (7-2) vs. #6 Iowa State (8-2) ABC
ACC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME (@Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte)
4:00 #3 Clemson (9-1) vs. #2 Notre Dame (10-0) ABC
MOUNTAIN WEST CHAMPIONSHIP GAME (@ Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas)
4:15 Boise State (5-1) vs. #24 San Jose State (6-0) FOX
SEC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME (@ Mercedes-Benz Stadium, HOTlanta)
8:00 #1 Alabama (10-0) vs. #7 Florida (8-2) CBS
AMERICAN CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
8:00 #23 Tulsa (6-1) at #9 Cincinnati (8-0) ABC
7:00 Stanford (3-2) at UCLA (3-3) ESPN
WEEK 15
12:00 #9 Georgia (6-2) at #25 Missouri (5-3) SEC Network
12:00 Western Michigan (4-1) at Ball State (4-1) ESPN Plus
12:00 Utah (1-2) at #21 Colorado (4-0) FOX
3:00 Navy (3-6) at Army (7-2) CBS
3:30 #17 North Carolina (7-3) at #10 Miami, THE U (8-1) ABC
3:30 Wisconsin (2-2) at #16 Iowa (5-2) FS1
3:30 Houston (3-3) at Memphis (6-3) ESPN2
6:00 Appalachian State (7-3) at Georgia Southern (7-4) ESPN3
7:30 USC (4-0) at UCLA (3-2) ABC
8:00 Virginia (5-4) at Virginia Tech (4-6) ACC Network
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ALMOST made the cut...
Duke at Florida State (Noles only a 5 point fav. Will be first sub in if there is a cancellation)
Stanford at Oregon State (Good game, but only the heartiest of PAC 12 AFTER DARK fans will watch)
Central Michigan at Toledo (intriguing MAC game...)
Oklahoma State at Baylor (2-6 Bears ONLY a 5 point dawg)
Louisiana Tech at TCU (LT will certainly cover that 3 TD spread)
WEEK 14
Friday, December 4th
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8:30 #25 Louisiana (8-1) at Appalachian State (7-2) ESPN
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Saturday, December 5th
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12:00 #5 Texas A&M (6-1) at Auburn (5-3) ESPN
2:00 Ball State (3-1) at Central Michigan (3-1) ESPNU
3:30 Boston College (6-4) at Virginia (4-4) RSN
3:30 West Virginia (5-3) at #9 Iowa State (7-2) ESPN
3:30 #12 Indiana (5-1) at #16 Wisconsin (2-1) ABC
4:00 Georgia Tech (3-5) at NC State (7-3) ACC Network
5:30 #13 Brigham Young (9-0) at #18 Coastal Carolina (9-0) ESPNU
6:00 Florida Atlantic (5-1) at Georgia Southern (6-4) ESPN Plus
10:30 Fresno State (3-1) at Nevada (5-1) FS1
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ALMOST made the cut...
#3 Clemson at Virginia Tech (Hokies will give Tigers a game... for a half).
#1 Alabama at LSU (How mighty have the champs fallen... but Bayou Bengals will show up, I believe).
#15 Oklahoma State at TCU (Horned Frogs could make this the sucker pick of the week).
#10 Miami at Duke (CFC had to take Devils off this week. Cutcliffe looking at worst record at Duke?)
Western Carolina at #17 UNC (CFC had to lay off this one as well. Heels put up at least half a hundy).
Friday, November 27th
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12:00 #13 Iowa State (6-2) at #17 Texas (5-2) ABC
3:30 #2 Notre Dame (8-0) at #19 North Carolina (6-2) ABC
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Saturday, November 28th
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12:00 Kent State (3-0) at Buffalo (3-0) CBSSN
12:00 NC State (6-3) at Syracuse (1-8) ACC Network
3:30 #22 Auburn (5-2) at #1 Alabama (7-0) CBS
3:30 #8 Northwestern (5-0 at Michigan State (1-3) ESPN2
4:00 Louisville (3-6) at Boston College (5-4) ACC Network
7:00 LSU (3-3) at #5 Texas A&M (5-1) ESPN
7:00 Duke (2-8) at Georgia Tech (2-8) RSN
7:30 Utah (0-1) at Washington (2-0) ABC
Saturday, November 21st
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12:00 #9 Indiana (4-0) at #3 Ohio State (3-0) FOX
12:00 Appalachian State (6-1) at #15 Coastal Carolina (7-0) ESPN2
12:00 Georgia Southern (6-2) at Army (6-2) CBSSN
3:30 #7 Cincinnati (7-0) at Central Florida (5-2) ESPN
3:30 #10 Wisconsin (2-0) at #19 Northwestern (4-0) ABC
3:30 San Diego State (3-1) at Nevada (4-0) CBS
4:00 Virginia Tech (4-4) at Pittsburgh (4-4) ACC Network
7:30 #14 Oklahoma State (5-1) at #18 Oklahoma (5-2) ABC
7:30 #21 Liberty (8-0) at NC State (5-3) RSN
10:30 #20 USC (2-0) at Utah (0-0) ESPN
NOTE: Wake Forest at Duke postponed due to you know what, and UNC has the weekend off.
Derek, Ryan, Will MAKE-UP GAME:
12:00 LSU (2-3) at Arkansas (3-4)
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ALMOST made the cut...
Stephen F. Austin at Memphis (6-3 Lumberjacks seeking to make a name for themselves in the land of Elvis)
Kansas State at #17 Iowa State (MUST win if Wildcats want to catch front running Cyclones)
Iowa at Penn State (Hawkeyes only a 2.5 fav over WIN LESS Lions)
WEEK 11
12:00 Wake Forest (4-2) at North Carolina (5-2) ACC Network
12:00 #9 Miami, THE U (6-1) at Virginia Tech (4-3) ESPN
12:00 Army (6-1) at Tulane (4-4) ESPN Plus
12:00 Texas Christian (3-3) at West Virginia (4-3) FOX
3:30 Louisville (2-5) at Virginia (2-4) ACC Network (can't believe these two have losing records)
3:30 Colorado (1-0) at Stanford (0-1) ESPN
5:00 #23 Northwestern (3-0) at Purdue (2-0) Big 10 + 4 Network
7:00 #19 Southern Methodist (7-1) at Tulsa (3-1) ESPN2
7:30 Florida State (2-5) at NC State (4-3) ACC Network
7:30 #13 Wisconsin (1-0) at Michigan (1-2) ABC
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ALMOST made the cut...
#10 Indiana at Michigan State (Which Sparty team will show up?)
Penn State at Nebraska (small line, but ZERO wins in 5 games combined... GROSS!)
University of Texas at El Paso at University of Texas at San Antonio (both thinkin about bowls)
California at Arizona State (PAC-12 AFTER DARK, BABY!!!)
Friday, November 6th
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7:30 #11 Miami, THE U (5-1) at NC State (4-2) ESPN
9:45 #9 Brigham Young (7-0 at #21 Boise State (2-0) FS1
Saturday, November 7th
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12:00 #23 Michigan (1-1) at #13 Indiana (2-0) FS1
12:00 #25 Liberty (6-0) at Virginia Tech (4-2) ACC Network
12:00 North Carolina (4-2) at Duke (2-5) ESPN2
12:00 Nebraska (0-1) at Northwestern (2-0) Big 10 + 4 Network
12:00 Michigan State (1-1) at Iowa (0-2) ESPN
3:30 #8 Florida (3-1) vs. #5 Georgia (4-1) CBS (World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party)
7:30 #1 Clemson (7-0) at #4 Notre Dame (6-0) NBC
10:30 Washington State (0-0) at Oregon State (0-0) FS1
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ALMOST made the cut....
West Virginia at #22 Texas (Intriguing game betwixt two 4-2 BIG 12 - 2 teams).
Troy at Georgia Southern (BIG Sun Belt game... also two 4-2 teams).
Pittsburgh at Florida State (Should be a good #goacc game, but two teams with losing records this late in season are frowned upon by CFC committee).
#7 Texas A&M at South Carolina (10 point fav Aggies need to be on alert for Columbia night game).
Stanford at Oregon (WHAT A PAC 12 AFTER DARK SEASON OPENER!!!)
WEEK #9
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12:00 Kansas State (4-1) at West Virginia (3-2) ESPN2
12:00 #20 Coastal Carolina (5-0) at Georgia State (2-2) ESPNU
2:00 Central Florida (3-2) at Houston (2-1) ESPN +
3:30 LSU (2-2) at Auburn (3-2) CBS
3:30 Northwestern (1-0) at Iowa (0-1) ESPN
4:00 Texas (3-2) at Oklahoma State (4-0) FOX
4:00 Virginia Tech (3-2) at Louisville (2-4) ACC Network
7:00 Charlotte (2-2) at Duke (1-5) RSN
7:30 #3 Ohio State (1-0) at #18 Penn State (0-1) ABC
8:00 North Carolina (4-1) at Virginia (1-4) ACC Network
RYAN'S MAKE-UPS
2:00 North Texas at UTEP
3:00 Troy at Arkansas State
DEREK & WILL'S MAKE-UP
2:00 North Texas at UTEP
NOTE: NC State taking the week off.
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ALMOST made the cut...
Memphis at #7 Cincinnati (Bearcats in Top 10, but Tigers less than 7 poing dawg).
#17 Indiana at Rutgers (upsets of PSU and MSU, respectively, last weekend).
Michigan State at #13 Michigan (GREAT rivalry, but Wolves favored by more than 3 TDs at home... like fishin with dynamite).
Missouri at #10 Florida (Mizzou might just have enough D to pull upset in Gainesville)
#24 Oklahoma at Texas Tech (Halloween night in Lubbock...)
12:00 #23 NC State (4-1) at #14 North Carolina (3-1) ESPN
12:00 Georgia Southern (3-1) at #25 Coastal Carolina (4-0) ESPNU
3:30 #17 Iowa State (3-1) at #6 Oklahoma State (3-0) FOX
3:30 #19 Virginia Tech (3-1) at Wake Forest (2-2) RSN
3:30 Iowa (0-0) at Purdue (0-0) Big 10 + 4 Network
4:00 Georgia Tech (2-3) at Boston College (3-2) ACC Network
4:00 Kentucky (2-2) at Missouri (1-2) SEC Network
7:30 #18 Michigan (0-0) at #21 Minnesota (0-0) ABC
7:30 Maryland (0-0) at Northwestern (0-0) Big 10 + 4 Network
9:00 #9 Cincinnati (3-0) at #16 Southern Methodist ESPN2
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12:00 Kentucky (1-2) at #18 Tennessee SEC Network
12:00 Auburn (2-1) at South Carolina (1-2) ESPN
12:00 Liberty (4-0) at Syracuse (1-3) ACC Network
3:30 Mississippi (1-2) at Arkansas (1-2) SEC Network
3:30 Duke (1-4) at NC State (3-1) RSN
3:30 Central Florida (2-1) at Memphis (1-1) ABC
4:00 Texas A&M (2-1) at Mississippi State (1-2) ESPN
4:00 Virginia (1-2) at Wake Forest (1-2) ACC Network
7:30 #5 North Carolina (3-0) at Florida State (1-3) ABC
8:00 #3 Georgia (3-0) at #2 Alabama (3-0) CBS
8:00 Boston College (3-1) at #23 Virginia Tech (2-1) ACC Network
12:00 #4 Florida (2-0) at #21 Texas A&M (1-1) ESPN
12:00 #18 Virginia Tech (2-0) at #8 North Carolina (2-0) ABC
12;00 #22 Texas (2-1) vs. Oklahoma (1-2) Red River Shootout FOX
12:00 NC State (2-1) at Virginia (1-1) ACC Network
12:30 Duke (0-4) at Syracuse (1-2) ESPN3
3:30 #14 Tennessee (2-0) at #3 Georgia (2-0) CBS
3:30 Texas Tech (1-2) at #24 Iowa State (2-1) ABC
4:00 Pittsburgh (3-1) at Boston College (2-1) ACC Network
4:00 Kansas State (2-1) at TCU (1-1) FOX
7:30 #7 Miami, THE U (3-0) at #1 Clemson (3-0) ABC
WEEK #5: Saturday, October 3rd
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12:00 NC State (1-1) at #24 Pittsburgh (3-0) ACC Network
12:00 Baylor (1-0) at West Virginia (1-1) ABC
3:30 #13 Texas A&M (1-0) at #2 Alabama (1-0) CBS
3:30 #12 North Carolina (1-0) at Boston College (2-0) ABC
3:30 #25 Memphis (1-0) at SMU (3-0) ESPN2
3:30 Texas Tech (1-1) at Kansas State (1-1) FS1
4:00 Virginia Tech (1-0) at Duke (0-3) ACC Network
4:00 Mississippi (0-1) at Kentucky (0-1) SEC Network
6:00 Navy (1-1) at Air Force (0-0) CBSSN
7:30 #7 Auburn (1-0) at #4 Georgia (1-0) ESPN
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ALMOST MADE THE CUT...
TCU at #9 Texas (Horns need to be on upset alert AGAIN... almost lost to Texas Tech last weekend)
#20 LSU at Vanderbilt (Could be a "dpwn year" for Bayou Bengals)
12:00 #23 Kentucky at #8 Auburn SEC Netowrk
12:00 #24 Louisville at #21 Pittsburgh ACC Network
12:00 Georgia Tech at Syracuse ESPN3
1:30 Iowa State at TCU FS1
2:30 Tulane at Southern Mississippi
3:30 #22 Army at #14 Cincinnati ESPN
4:00 Duke at Virginia ACC Network
7:30 #18 Tennessee at South Carolina SEC Network
7:30 Florida State at #12 Miami, THE U ABC
8:00 NC State at #20 Virginia Tech ACC Network
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MAKE-UP GAMES...
UTEP at UL Monroe
Texas State at Boston College
Georgia State at Charlotte
#8 Texas at Texas Tech
Florida International at Liberty
Georgia Southern at #19 Louisiana
Troy at #18 BYU
SUNDAY/MONDAY NFL
Dallas at Seattle
Green Bay at New Orleans
Kansas City at Baltimore
12:00 #23 Kentucky (0-0) at #8 Auburn (0-0) SEC Netowrk
12:00 #24 Louisville (1-0) at #21 Pittsburgh (2-0) ACC Network
12:00 Georgia Tech (1-1) at Syracuse (0-2) ESPN3
1:30 Iowa State at TCU FS1
2:30 Tulane at Southern Mississippi
3:30 #22 Army at #14 Cincinnati ESPN
4:00 Duke at Virginia ACC Network
7:30 #18 Tennessee at South Carolina SEC Nerwork
7:30 Florida State at #12 Miami, THE U ABC
8:00 NC State at #20 Virginia Tech ACC Network
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MAKE-UP GAMES...
UTEP at UL Monroe
Texas State at Boston College
Georgia State at Charlotte
#8 Texas at Texas Tech
Florida International at Liberty
Georgia Southern at #19 Louisiana
Troy at #18 BYU
SUNDAY/MONDAY NFL
Dallas at Seattle
Green Bay at New Orleans
Kansas City at Baltimore
WEEK #3
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12:00 #19 Louisiana (1-0) at Georgia State (1-0) ESPN
12:00 Syracuse (0-1) at #25 Pittsburgh (1-0) ACC Network
112:00 Liberty (0-0) at Western Kentucky (0-1) ESPNU
12:00 Boston College (0-0) at Duke (0-1) ESPN3
12:00 Navy (0-1) at Tulane (1-0) ABC
3:30 #14 Central Florida (0-0) at Georgia Tech (1-0) ABC
3:30 #23 Appalachian State (1-0) at Marshall (1-0) CBS
6:00 SMU (1-0) at North Texas (1-0) CBSSN
7:30 #17 Miami, THE U (1-0) at #18 Louisville (1-0) ABC
8:00 Wake Forest (0-1) at NC State (0-0) ACC Network
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ALMOST made the cut...
South Florida at #7 Notre Dame (Irish could have hangover after Duke win)
SFA at UTSA (The latter wins by a letter)
Florida Atlantic at Georgia Southern (The World's Smallest Cocktail Party)
SMU at North Texas (Battle of unbeatens in Lone Star State)
Texas State at Louisiana-Monroe (Someone gets their first W of 2020 campaign)
WEEK #2 (11 games this weekend...)
Thursday, September 10th
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8:00 Alabama-Birmingham (1-0) at Miami, THE U (0-0) ACC Network
Saturday, September 12th
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12:00 Syracuse (0-0)) at #18 North Carolina (0-0) ACC Network
12:00 Charlotte (0-0) at Appalachian State (0-0) ESPN2
12:00 Arkansas State (0-1) at Kansas State (0-0) FOX
12:00 Louisiana (0-0) at #23 Iowa State (0-0) ESPN
2:30 Duke (0-0) at #10 Notre Dame (0-0) NBC
3:30 Georgia Tech (0-0) at Florida State (0-0) ABC
3:30 Texas-San Antonio (0-0) at Texas State (0-1) ESPN2
7:30 Tulane (0-0) at South Alabama (1-0) ESPN2
8:00 Western Kentucky (0-0) at Louisville (0-0) ACC Network
10:00 Coastal Carolina (0-0) at Kansas (0-0) FS1
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ALMOST made the cut...
#1 Clemson at Wake Forest
(Probably would take an Appy State over Michigan effort in 2007 for Deacs to pull this one off... but I do have a feeling WFU might cover that 33 point spread)
Louisiana Tech at Baylor
(LT is an 18 point dawg... but legit upset is possible in Waco)
Louisiana-Monroe at Army
(Black Knights look formidable... a la 2018 ... with that thrashing of MTU last weekend)
THE Citadel at South Florida
(Bulls need to be on upset alert like Bears)
Campbell at Georgia Southern
(Mike Minter has Camels headed in the right direction. This will be a competitive game SOMEDAY, just not today)
WEEK #1
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Thursday, September 3rd
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8:00 Central Arkansas (1-0) at UAB (0-0) ESPN 3
8:00 South Alabama (0-0) at Southern Mississippi (0-0) CBSSN
Saturday, September 5th
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1:00 Eastern Kentucky at Marshall ESPN
1:30 Middle Tennessee at Army CBSSN
4:30 Southern Methodist at Texas State ESPN
7:30 Houston Baptist at North Texas ESPN3
8:00 Arkansas State at Memphis ESPN
9:00 Stephen F. Austin at UTEP ESPN3
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Monday, September 7th
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8:00 Brigham Young at Navy ESPN
WEEK #1 POSTPONEMENTS:
Thursday, September 3rd
Rice at Houston
Jacksonville State at Florida International
