Boise State at Fresno State
BSU needs to beat FS to stay on pace with Hawaii for the WAC championship. FS is a tough team at home and BSU is still trying to prove that last year was no fluke.
#7 West Virginia at Rutgers
Rutgers took out #2 USF last week and look to do the same to WVU, who has already lost to USF. This could put Rutgers one game back in the win column of UConn, whom of which they play the following weekend.
Indiana at Wisconsin
Wisconsin and Indiana are both licking their wounds suffered from last weekend’s losses. Both are most likely out of the Big 10 race, but both still want a good bowl selection and need to keep winning.
Colorado at Texas Tech
TTU got held to only 10 points, and CU took a tough loss to Kansas last weekend. As with IU and UW, they are both looking for rebounds and bowl games.
#10 South Florida at #23 Connecticut
UConn squeezed out a win last weekend against a reeling UOL team and USF took a loss to Rutgers. UConn wants to stay in the driver’s seat for the Big East championship and a top bowl selection.
#11 Florida at #18 Georgia
The World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party kicks off once again in Jacksonville as two SEC powerhouses go head-to-head. Florida pulled off a win against a top 10 Kentucky last week and look to keep it rolling against the Bulldogs. Florida has won the last 16 of 20 against Georgia
Clemson at Maryland
Clemson is on the up and Maryland is looking to bounce back from a tough loss to Virginia.
#15 Virginia at North Carolina State
Virginia won a big road game last week and look to do the same against NCST this week.
#9 Kansas at Texas A&M
College Station will be in chaos as surprising #9 Jayhawks come into town and seek to add another inter conference team to their resume. The balanced attack of Kansas will give the Aggies all they can handle and A&M looks to be yet another unranked team to take out a ranked team this year.
#16 South Carolina at Tennessee
SC wants to crawl back into the BCS talk after an embarrassing lose to Vandy, and Tennessee wants revenge for the shellacking they got from Alabama last week. Tennessee is very tough at home and SC will have to muster up some offense if they want to stay competitive in the NC race.
GAMES OF THE WEEK
Becuase of the craziness of this year's top 25, 4 of the top 5 BCS teams are playing ranked teams and could be a monumental shake up once again. Therefore, I have 4 GAMES OF THE WEEK this week.
#2 Boston College at #8 Virginia Tech
In BC’s first very tough test, they go against a offensive struggling VT team that still has a great defense and is always a special team’s threat. Matt Ryan is the front runner in the Heisman voting and will face two of the best LB duos in the country. Lane stadium will be a rockin’ come Thursday, as this game could affect who plays in the ACCCG as well as the BCS standings come Sunday night.
#12 USC at #5 Oregon
Oregon’s offense racked up ridiculous numbers against UW last weekend in a 21 point win. USC looked like the USC that beat up Nebraska and are healthy once again. Oregon lost to Cal at home and look to prove that they are national contenders against yet another California powerhouse.
#1 Ohio State at #25 Penn State
PSU is home once again and looking to knock off the big dog OSU. Although PSU has looked inconsistent this year, they put it all together last week in a convincing win against Wisconsin. They are going to have to be just as good if not better if they plan to play spoiler, as OSU has the number 1 defense coming into the game.
#21 California at #4 Arizona State
ASU has not lost and Cal has taken two loses in a row. This will be the first big test for ASU, even though they almost slipped up on the road at WSU 2 weeks ago. Torain will miss the game which may put more pressure on Carpenter and the passing attack. ASU brings a stout defense and Cal brings in a top ranked offense as these two Pac-10 powerhouses collide and what maybe a BCS or NC game shaping experience.
BSU needs to beat FS to stay on pace with Hawaii for the WAC championship. FS is a tough team at home and BSU is still trying to prove that last year was no fluke.
#7 West Virginia at Rutgers
Rutgers took out #2 USF last week and look to do the same to WVU, who has already lost to USF. This could put Rutgers one game back in the win column of UConn, whom of which they play the following weekend.
Indiana at Wisconsin
Wisconsin and Indiana are both licking their wounds suffered from last weekend’s losses. Both are most likely out of the Big 10 race, but both still want a good bowl selection and need to keep winning.
Colorado at Texas Tech
TTU got held to only 10 points, and CU took a tough loss to Kansas last weekend. As with IU and UW, they are both looking for rebounds and bowl games.
#10 South Florida at #23 Connecticut
UConn squeezed out a win last weekend against a reeling UOL team and USF took a loss to Rutgers. UConn wants to stay in the driver’s seat for the Big East championship and a top bowl selection.
#11 Florida at #18 Georgia
The World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party kicks off once again in Jacksonville as two SEC powerhouses go head-to-head. Florida pulled off a win against a top 10 Kentucky last week and look to keep it rolling against the Bulldogs. Florida has won the last 16 of 20 against Georgia
Clemson at Maryland
Clemson is on the up and Maryland is looking to bounce back from a tough loss to Virginia.
#15 Virginia at North Carolina State
Virginia won a big road game last week and look to do the same against NCST this week.
#9 Kansas at Texas A&M
College Station will be in chaos as surprising #9 Jayhawks come into town and seek to add another inter conference team to their resume. The balanced attack of Kansas will give the Aggies all they can handle and A&M looks to be yet another unranked team to take out a ranked team this year.
#16 South Carolina at Tennessee
SC wants to crawl back into the BCS talk after an embarrassing lose to Vandy, and Tennessee wants revenge for the shellacking they got from Alabama last week. Tennessee is very tough at home and SC will have to muster up some offense if they want to stay competitive in the NC race.
GAMES OF THE WEEK
Becuase of the craziness of this year's top 25, 4 of the top 5 BCS teams are playing ranked teams and could be a monumental shake up once again. Therefore, I have 4 GAMES OF THE WEEK this week.
#2 Boston College at #8 Virginia Tech
In BC’s first very tough test, they go against a offensive struggling VT team that still has a great defense and is always a special team’s threat. Matt Ryan is the front runner in the Heisman voting and will face two of the best LB duos in the country. Lane stadium will be a rockin’ come Thursday, as this game could affect who plays in the ACCCG as well as the BCS standings come Sunday night.
#12 USC at #5 Oregon
Oregon’s offense racked up ridiculous numbers against UW last weekend in a 21 point win. USC looked like the USC that beat up Nebraska and are healthy once again. Oregon lost to Cal at home and look to prove that they are national contenders against yet another California powerhouse.
#1 Ohio State at #25 Penn State
PSU is home once again and looking to knock off the big dog OSU. Although PSU has looked inconsistent this year, they put it all together last week in a convincing win against Wisconsin. They are going to have to be just as good if not better if they plan to play spoiler, as OSU has the number 1 defense coming into the game.
#21 California at #4 Arizona State
ASU has not lost and Cal has taken two loses in a row. This will be the first big test for ASU, even though they almost slipped up on the road at WSU 2 weeks ago. Torain will miss the game which may put more pressure on Carpenter and the passing attack. ASU brings a stout defense and Cal brings in a top ranked offense as these two Pac-10 powerhouses collide and what maybe a BCS or NC game shaping experience.
