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The 14th-ranked Miami Hurricanes will have to deal with questions surrounding their injured quarterback all week, but it sounds like he will be ready to return to action in time for a date with a Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets team coming off one of their most embarrassing losses in recent memory.
While Notre Dame is an independent school, they still have A LOT to prove after the thrashing they got in the BCS National Championship to end last season. Arizona State on the other hand is trying to capitalize on a newly wide-open Pac-12 South and get their foot back in the door when it comes to dominant football in the west.
The Northern Illinois Huskies have opened their schedule by winning four consecutive non-conference games. Now they will take on the Kent State Golden Flashes in their MAC opener.
Fresh off a disappointing loss against Georgia, the 10th-ranked LSU Tigers will face another stern test inside the SEC, travelling to Starkville to take on the Mississippi State Bulldogs.
The Tyler Murphy-era in Gainesville continues on Saturday when the 18th-ranked Florida Gators host the Arkansas Razorbacks. Despite the loss of their starting quarterback a couple of weeks ago, the Gators are installed as 10.5-point favorites.
Alabama had an answer for everything the 24th-ranked Ole Miss Rebels threw at them last week. This weekend, another team from Alabama will look to thwart the Rebels’ attack when the Auburn Tigers play role of host on Saturday.
With the Pac-12 getting stronger each season, bad blood is starting to develop between more teams. After the upset loss last season in Seattle, Stanford is looking for revenge on their home turf. With both teams ranked and undefeated, this Pac-12 matchup is showing other conferences there are no gimmes in the West.
SEC foes collide Saturday when one program tries to make progress in the standings while the other program is still finding its way under a new head coach. The Bulldogs stunned LSU last week and is looking to keep the momentum going against the Volunteers of Tennessee.
Entering Week 6, the Utah Utes have a historical advantage against the UCLA Bruins. Out of the last five matchups between these two programs, Utah is 4-1. The problem for the Utes is that the one last came in 2012, and the Bruins are the No. 12 team in the country this time around.
The Aztecs will look to get back in the win column when they host the Wolf Pack at Qualcomm Stadium on Friday night. Nevada arrives in San Diego fresh of a 45-42 win over Air Force.
After a couple of back to back beatdowns the Texas Longhorns got right a little bit against Kansas State a couple of weeks ago. They have their annual tilt with the Oklahoma Sooners coming up in a couple of weeks so they need to use the practice time and this game to get as ready as possible for the Red River Rivalry.
The Week 6 AP Top 25 college football rankings were released on Sunday. No movement in the top 5, but Georgia moved up to No. 6 after their win over LSU, and the Tigers were able to remain inside the top 10 in the No. 10 spot despite losing on Saturday.
Does anyone really give a hoot about this one? – sorry I just had to. and I am sure there are others making similar jokes.
A pair of teams that haven’t met since 1996 will square off in Nashville on Saturday when the Vanderbilt Commodores host the UAB Blazers. Both teams enter with a pair of losses, and neither side would like to leave Nashville with a third.
The Missouri Tigers have been mentioned as a hot team for bettors to get behind for the rest of this season, and they’ll get their first chance to validate those sentiments on Saturday against the Arkansas State Red Wolves, who enter off a very disappointing loss.
The hot upset pick this week is surprisingly the team looking to upset the No. 1 ranked Alabama Crimson Tide, and that’s the 21st-ranked Ole Miss Rebels.
