Beavers vs Utes NCAA Football Spread/Handicapping
The Oregon State Beavers travel to Rice-Eccles Stadium on Saturday to take on the Utah Utes in their first in-conference battle of the season. OSU is 1-1 on the year, while the Utes have started 2-0.
The Oregon State Beavers travel to Rice-Eccles Stadium on Saturday to take on the Utah Utes in their first in-conference battle of the season. OSU is 1-1 on the year, while the Utes have started 2-0.
The No. 2 Oregon Ducks have dominated their competition up to this point, taking down the Nicholls State Colonels and the Virginia Cavaliers by a combined 112 points.
The No. 23 Nebraska Cornhuskers have a score to settle with the No. 16 UCLA Bruins. In 2012, UCLA hosted the Cornhuskers in an entertaining game that resulted in a 36-30 Bruins win. The contest featured two high-octane offenses, as the teams combined for a total of 1,091 yards.
The Arizona State Sun Devils are set to host the No. 20 Wisconsin Badgers on ESPN Saturday night, in what will be an entertaining matchup between two teams who will be eventually fighting for a spot in the Rose Bowl. The Sun Devils, out of the Pac-12, have played one game thus far against Sacramento State.
The No. 4 Ohio State Buckeyes and California Golden Bears are set to face off in Week 3, which will give Cal a chance for revenge from last season. The Golden Bears gave up a 72-yard touchdown pass in the final minutes to give Ohio State a 35-28 win.
The most recent AP Top 25 college football rankings were released at their regular time this week. Some reshuffling in the top-5, and a huge jump up to No. 15 for Miami, but not many surprises beyond that.
The Oregon State Beavers had one of the most disappointing results of any FBS team in Week 1. They lost to the Eastern Washington Eagles (FCS), and as a result, they dropped out of the AP Top 25. The Hawaii Warriors are also looking for their first win, as they fell to USC 30-13.
The latest AP Top 25 college football rankings came out late this week because of the holiday, and those extra days of waiting were well worth it as there’s been plenty of movement throughout.
When Jim Mora took over the UCLA football program in 2012, the team was in flux following the departure of Rick Neuheisel. Inconsistency had plagued the group for a number of years, but in his first season on board, Mora got the team to the Pac-12 championship and won nine games along the way.
The Oregon Ducks are set to open the season at home against Nicholls State. They’re a top-three team entering the year, and needless to say, their opponent is not. The Colonels will enter Autzen Stadium as huge underdogs. They won just a single game in 2012, which is the amount of games the Ducks lost.
In Week 1 of the college football season, fans across the nation are lucky enough to see a rematch of one of the best bowl showdowns of 2012. The Boise State Broncos and the Washington Huskies closed out last season with a 28-26 battle in Las Vegas for the MAACO Bowl.
The Auburn Tigers are only a few years removed from being crowned the NCAA champions, but boy does that feel like a lifetime ago. The Tigers went just 3-9 in 2012, and they were 0-6 against the SEC West. Washington State wasn’t any better last season, as they went just 3-9 also.
The USC Trojans and the Hawaii Warriors are set to kick off the 2013 college football season in a Thursday-night matchup Aug. 29. Both teams have a lot to prove, as both are coming off of disappointing 2012 campaigns.
It’s the SEC vs. the Big 12 for Texas bragging rights as the No. 13 LSU Tigers will arrive at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, looking to win their 11th straight season opener in the 5th annual Cowboy Classic against the No. 20 Texas Christian Horned Frogs in Week 1 college football action.
ESPN’s show College Game Day will visit “Death Valley” for the second time as the defending SEC East champion No. 5 Georgia Bulldogs kick off their 2013 season by renewing an old rivalry with a No. 8 ranked Tigers team that is looking to build on last year’s season success.
Although it’s still more than two weeks away, the smack talking has already begun with Ole Miss strength coach Paul Jackson talking trash about something Vanderbilt cornerback Andre Hal’s said regarding last year’s Commodores’ come-from-behind win over the Rebels.