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The 22nd-ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the 14th-ranked Oklahoma Sooners will do battle on Saturday in one of the weekend’s marquee matchups. Brian Kelly’s Irish offense has thrown the ball plenty this season, and there’s no reason to believe they’ll buck that trend in this one.
This one could be pretty ugly for Boston College. Florida State is looking great and with their new quarterback they suddenly have a super potent offense to go with an always formidable defense. Their numbers may be skewed by some weak competition so far but the Seminoles are clearly one of the top teams in America.
The New England Patriots have lived up to the billing once, starting the season 3-0. The Atlanta Falcons on the other hand are reeling, starting the season in a 1-2 hole after going to the NFC Championship last year. It’s Tom Brady versus Matt Ryan in a battle of playoff teams on Sunday Night Football.
This is a huge SEC battle and perhaps even a de facto BCS Championship elimination game. An SEC team could probably survive one loss but two would make it very hard to compete for the Championship.
The San Jose State Spartans and Utah State Aggies were popular dark horse picks in the offseason, with many outside observers expecting big years from these programs. Each has been a disappointment thus far, but one school will have a chance to turn things around under the Friday night lights.
Texas Christian will look to get back into the win column when it takes on SMU this weekend. Arriving in Fort Worth, the Mustangs are hoping to put their last outing behind them after a 42-13 rout at the hands of Johnny Manziel and Texas A&M last Saturday.
The South Florida Bulls will aim to avoid a 0-4 start when they host the No. 15 ranked Miami Hurricanes at home this weekend. Miami arrives in Tampa after destroying Savannah State 77-7, last Saturday night.
The Running Rebels arrive in Albuquerque riding a two-game win streak, and will try to make it three in a row when they visit the Lobos who are 0-1 at home this season.
Central Florida has sprinted out to an impressive 3-0 start to the 2013 campaign and will look to improve their record with a win over No. 12 ranked South Carolina at home on Saturday.
The Washington State Cougars and Stanford Cardinal square off in a neutral site Pac-12 battle. The two squads will take over Century Link Field, home of the NFL’s Seattle Seahawks in a game the Cougars host annually.
One team will be able to breathe a sigh of relief while the other may go into early panic mode this Saturday as two winless teams meet for the third time in the last 5 seasons.
The No. 25 Fresno State Bulldogs have hit the ground running this season, jumping out to a 3-0 start and breaking into the top 25 after a big win over Boise State on Saturday.
This is definitely one of those keep your eyes on the prize games for the Clemson Tigers. They have positioned themselves well get to this point but they need to stay focused as they navigate all of the weaker teams in the conference before their battle with Florida State next month.
In one of the better Pac-12 matchups of the weekend, USC is set to travel to Sun Devil Stadium to take on South Division foe Arizona State.
The Oregon State Beavers are set to host the Colorado Buffaloes in a matchup between two pass-heavy offenses. This won’t be a heavily-covered battle on the national level, but it will provide a lot of entertainment to those who like watching the ball fly through the air without much defense.
The Texas A&M Aggies recovered nicely from their close loss to Alabama with a 42-13 victory over SMU last week. Now they’re set to hit the road for the second time this season and take on the Arkansas Razorbacks.
