The No. 13 USC Trojans are looking to get back on track against the California Golden Bears following their heartbreaking loss to the Stanford Cardinal in week three. Meanwhile, Cal had a chance to upset Ohio State last week, but let the game slip away in a 35-28 loss. Both teams are looking for a bounce back performance.
The Alabama Crimson Tide is looking to make their second-straight BCS National Championship appearance, and simply put, the Florida Atlantic Owls couldn’t be further from it.
Virginia Tech was stunned last weekend in Pittsburgh. The Hokies look to regroup at home against Bowling Green. The Falcons played Florida tough in Gainesville earlier this year, so they certainly aren’t a cupcake.
The LSU Tigers enter week four’s matchup on a roll, while the Tigers of Auburn enter with one of their worst starts in recent memory.
West Virginia and Maryland aren’t separating by much on the map, but the Mountaineers are now part of the Big 12, while Maryland is in the ACC. The Terrapins are trying to turn the program around with Randy Edsall leading the way.
Louisiana-Monroe burst onto the scene a couple weeks ago with an overtime win at Arkansas. The Warhawks lost an overtime game last weekend at Auburn.
BYU is coming off a very tough loss against in-state rival Utah. The Cougars will have to bounce back quickly, because they are heading for Boise and the blue turf to take on the Boise State Broncos.
This is the first ACC game for Florida State and while they have played a couple of cream puffs before conference play they have scored at least 55 points in each of their first 2 games and they have only given up 3 points.
Virginia Tech is 2-0 after 2 home wins and while their D has played well their offense has only been decent. They have a good chance to get on track facing a Pitt team that is off to a terrible 0-2 start and has the nation’s 94th ranked defense.
The buckeyes have not faced the Golden Bears in 40 years and they look to get to 3-0 for the 2nd time in the last 3 seasons. Ohio State has a great rushing attack, but their starting RB will miss this game with a minor knee injury.
Nebraska was upset losing at UCLA last week and while Arkansas State plays in the Sun Belt conference the Huskers cannot take them for granted since they have a solid offense and they are coming off a win.
The TCU Horned Frogs made a big step up when they entered the Big 12. Having said that, there is still one “layup” in the Big 12 right now and that is the Kansas Jayhawks.
The Louisville Cardinals are considered the cream of the crop in the Big East, but the Cardinals are hoping to accomplish even bigger things this year. Louisville has started the season off with two wins, but this will be their biggest test of the season.
This was expected to be a meeting of two top ten teams, but it didn’t work out the way it was planned. Arkansas lost as a 30-point home favorite against Louisiana-Monroe last weekend. John L. Smith will try to rally the troops this weekend, but they’ll face a very stiff test.
When WSU (1-1) brought in Mike Leach many thought the Cougars would have a high powered offense like Leach’s Texas Tech had, but after only 2 games the Cougars only rank 107th in the nation in points per game.
Oklahoma State was a double-digit favorite in Arizona last week, but the Cowboys were blasted by the Wildcats.
