After starting a season 2-0 for the first time since 1999, the Syracuse Orange will travel across the country to meet USC in Los Angeles this weekend in a non-conference battle of unbeatens.
The Texas Longhorns will head west this weekend to take on UCLA bent on avenging last year’s meeting when the Bruins came into Texas and embarrassed the ‘Horns 34-12.
While at first glance this may look like a big mismatch, the Missouri State Bears will be making their trip to Autzen Stadium as high-caliber Football Championship Subdivision team.
Soldier Field will be the site of an interesting matchup between the Wisconsin Badgers and the Northern Illinois Huskies this Saturday. The game is being billed as the “Soldier Field Showdown II.”
The Jacksonville Jaguars’ Maurice Jones-Drew pointed out last week that “no one expected them to win” against Tennessee and that their 16-14 win was a shocker. Well, MoJo, your team was actually favored over the Titans, so the win wasn’t Earth-shattering.
The odds makers get an A+ for their point spreads in Week 1 of the NFL’s regular season after almost splitting things right down the middle. The home team went 7-8-1 against the spread, while the favorites went 7-8-1 ATS as well. We are off to a good start with a 2-1 record ATS on last week’s top picks.
The Arkansas State Red Wolves step up in class to take on the 13th ranked Virginia Tech Hokies this upcoming Saturday afternoon a non-conference matchup between the Sun Belt and the ACC.
When Washington and Nebraska meet this coming Saturday in Lincoln, it will be the third time these teams have met in the last year.
The Iowa Hawkeyes look to bounce back from a disappointing triple overtime loss to Iowa State. It was a game that the Hawkeyes were expected to win, but in the end their defense let them down.
Boise State had little trouble with Georgia in the opener but I am not sure if they were helped in their pursuit of a BCS title game bid by the Bulldogs close loss to South Carolina last week.
In the first couple weeks of the 2011 season, the SEC has rapidly transformed into a defense-oriented, slobberknocking battle-of-attrition style of football to a barnburning, scoreboard-lighting brand.
The Michigan Wolverines made Michigan Stadium rock in a way it hasn’t in years last Saturday night. The Wolverines appeared set to lose handily to Notre Dame, but they rallied from down 17 to win on a touchdown pass with two seconds remaining.
So far, a zillion suspensions, the departure of starting quarterback Terrelle Pryor and coach Jim Tressel’s resignation haven’t been enough to stop the No. 17 Ohio State Buckeyes. Can they improve to 3-0 at Miami this week?
Something has to give when Duke and Boston College meet in a battle of 0-2 ACC rivals this week. Duke expected to be where it is but Boston College has to be disappointed.
The Iowa State Cyclones head east to take on the Connecticut Huskies this Friday night at Rentschler Field in a non-conference matchup between the Big 12 and the Big East. Game time is set for8 p.m. and it will be broadcast nationally on ESPN2.
Well, that was exciting. The message in Week 1 of the NFL was loud and clear; the lockout hurt defensive players more than offensive players. Were they out of shape or something?
