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College football is risen. For those of you who appreciate the word, Spencer Hall is, for my money, the best provider of it. Luckily, he happens to provide it almost exclusively on sports. His piece on the return of college football is probably the best thing you'll read all year.
My watchlist for week one has a handful of Saturday games detailed out to give you all the NFL Draft prospects in action in those games. With the quality of today's schedule, there's plenty to see.
As per usual, the first set of games isn't all that spectacular. I'll be taking in #7 UCLA at Virginia to get an early look at the Bruins. If you're elsewhere, let us know what you're seeing.
The second group of games offers you a choice between #2 Alabama vs. West Virginia or Arkansas at #6 Auburn. I'm going with the former, but I can't begrudge you for a solid SEC battle.
#16 Clemson at #12 Georgia drops at 5:30 ET, and there's just too much NFL talent to ignore. You've got perhaps the best pure pass rusher in Clemson OLB Vic Beasley and maybe the nation's best running back in Georgia's Todd Gurley. That's a recipe for fun.
That game clears out the way for the prime action until 7:30 with Fresno St. heading to #15 USC. I left that off the watchlist in favor of better Pac-12 action later on in the season, but I've got the returning national champions on there as #1 Florida St. takes on Oklahoma St. in Jerryworld. Assuming Florida St. romps, which is a solid bet, the 9pm game featuring #14 Wisconsin against #13 LSU is top billing. The Tigers have had 18 underclassmen declare in just the last two years, so you can't bet on being able to catch a bunch of those guys next year as seniors. LSU's offensive line might have three first rounders on it...and yet they might not even be the best offensive line in this game. NFL Draft porn this one.
The PacPM games aren't great, but you get looks at #3 Oregon and #25 Washington.
And we'll keep this thread up for tomorrow with Utah St. at Tennessee and SMU at #10 Baylor. Miami at Louisville comes on Monday to boot.
NFL talent on Sunday and Monday nights and they're not NFL games?
It's week one. Weird is the norm.
Time | Road team | Home team | TV | Streaming |
8:30 a.m. (Dublin, Ireland) | UCF | Penn State | ESPN 2 | WatchESPN |
Noon | Youngstown State | Illinois | Big Ten Network | BTN2GO |
Noon | Indiana State | Indiana | ESPNews | WatchESPN |
Noon | Northern Iowa | Iowa | Big Ten Network | BTN2GO |
Noon | North Dakota State | Iowa State | FS1 | Fox Sports GO |
Noon | UT Martin | Kentucky | SEC Network | WatchESPN |
Noon | Appalachian State | Michigan | ESPN 2 | WatchESPN |
Noon (Baltimore, MD) | No. 5 Ohio State | Navy | CBSSN | ulive.cbssports.com |
Noon | Delaware | Pittsburgh | WatchESPN | |
Noon | Western Michigan | Purdue | ESPN U | WatchESPN |
Noon | Troy | UAB | FCS | |
Noon | No. 7 UCLA | Virginia | ESPN | WatchESPN |
12:30 p.m. | Wofford | Georgia Tech | RSN | WatchESPN |
12:30 p.m. | Georgia Southern | NC State | ACC Network | WatchESPN |
2 p.m. | Nicholls | Air Force | WatchESPN | |
2 p.m. | Colgate | Ball State | WatchESPN | |
3 p.m. | Boston College | UMass | WatchESPN | |
3 p.m. | Southern Utah | Nevada | NevadaWolfPack.TV | |
3:30 p.m. (Atlanta, GA) | West Virginia | No. 2 Alabama | ESPN 2 | WatchESPN |
3:30 p.m. | Duquesne | Buffalo | WatchESPN | |
3:30 p.m. | James Madison | Maryland | Big Ten Network | BTN2GO |
3:30 p.m. | Marshall | Miami (Ohio) | WatchESPN | |
3:30 p.m. | South Dakota State | No. 24 Missouri | ESPN U | WatchESPN |
3:30 p.m. | Florida Atlantic | No. 22 Nebraska | Big Ten Network | BTN2GO |
3:30 p.m. | California | Northwestern | ABC or ESPN2 | WatchESPN |
3:30 p.m. | Rice | No. 17 Notre Dame | NBC | NBCSports.com |
3:30 p.m. | Hampton | Old Dominion | MyTVZ 33 | |
4 p.m. | Arkansas | No. 6 Auburn | SEC Network | WatchESPN |
4 p.m. | Portland State | Oregon State | Pac-12 Network | Pac-12.com |
4 p.m. | UC Davis | No. 11 Stanford | Pac-12 Network | Pac-12.com |
4 p.m. | William & Mary | Virginia Tech | ESPNews | WatchESPN |
4 p.m. | Montana | Wyoming | ROOT Sports | |
5:30 p.m. | No. 16 Clemson | No. 12 Georgia | ESPN | WatchESPN |
6 p.m. | Elon | Duke | WatchESPN | |
6 p.m. | Morgan State | Eastern Michigan | WatchESPN | |
6 p.m. | Ohio | Kent State | WatchESPN | |
6 p.m. | Liberty | No. 23 North Carolina | WatchESPN | |
7 p.m. | Montana State | Arkansas State | WatchESPN | |
7 p.m. | Bethune-Cookman | FIU | American Sports Network | |
7 p.m. | Idaho | Florida | ESPN U | WatchESPN |
7 p.m. | Southern | Louisiana | WatchESPN | |
7 p.m. | Austin Peay | Memphis | WatchESPN | |
7 p.m. | Savannah State | Middle Tennessee | goblueraiders.com | |
7 p.m. | Louisiana Tech | No. 4 Oklahoma | FSN-OK (PPV) | |
7 p.m. | Northern Arizona | San Diego State | CBSSN | ulive.cbssports.com |
7 p.m. | Western Carolina | USF | WatchESPN | |
7 p.m. | Samford | TCU | FSN | Fox Sports GO |
7 p.m. | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | Texas State | WatchESPN | |
7 p.m. | Central Arkansas | Texas Tech | FSN | Fox Sports GO |
7 p.m. | New Hampshire | Toledo | WatchESPN | |
7:10 p.m. | Stephen F. Austin | No. 20 Kansas State | K-StateHD.TV | |
7:30 p.m. | Southern Miss | Mississippi State | SEC Network | WatchESPN |
7:30 p.m. | Fresno State | No. 15 USC | FOX | Fox Sports GO |
8 p.m. | NC Central | East Carolina | ESPNews | WatchESPN |
8 p.m. (Arlington, TX) | Oklahoma State | No. 1 Florida State | ABC | WatchESPN |
8 p.m. | UTEP | New Mexico | Mountain West Network | |
8 p.m. | North Texas | Texas | Longhorn Network | WatchESPN |
9 p.m. (Houston, TX) | No. 14 Wisconsin | No. 13 LSU | ESPN | WatchESPN |
10:30 p.m. | No. 25 Washington | Hawaii | CBSSN | ulive.cbssports.com |
10:30 p.m. | South Dakota | No. 3 Oregon | Pac-12 Network | Pac-12.com |
UCLA at Virginia (ESPN, 12:00pm) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Brett Hundley | QB | RS Jr. | UCLA | 1st-2nd |
Ellis McCarthy | DT | Jr. | UCLA | 1st-2nd |
Eric Kendricks | ILB | RS Sr. | UCLA | 2nd |
Malcolm Bunche | OL | RS Sr. | UCLA | 3rd-5th |
Jake Brendel | C | RS Jr. | UCLA | 3rd-5th |
Owamagbe Odighizuwa | 3-4 DE | RS Sr. | UCLA | 4th-6th |
Anthony Jefferson | SS | RS Sr. | UCLA | 5th-UD |
Fabian Moreau | CB | Jr. | UCLA | 5th-UD |
Anthony Harris | SS | Sr. | Virginia | 1st-3rd |
Kevin Parks | RB | RS Sr. | Virginia | 4th-6th |
Demetrious Nicholson | CB | Sr. | Virginia | 6th-UD |
DreQuan Hoskey | CB | RS Sr. | Virginia | 7th-UD |
Daquan Romero | OLB | Sr. | Virginia | 7th-UD |
West Virginia at Alabama* (ABC/ESPN2, 3:30pm) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Karl Joseph | FS | Jr. | West Virginia | 2nd-3rd |
Rushel Shell | RB | RS Soph. | West Virginia | 4th-7th |
Dreamius Smith | RB | Sr. | West Virginia | 6th-UD |
Mark Glowinski | G | RS Sr. | West Virginia | 6th-UD |
Adam Pankey | OT | RS Soph. | West Virginia | 6th-UD |
Quinton Spain | G | RS Sr. | West Virginia | 7th-UD |
Kevin White | WR | Sr. | West Virginia | 7th-UD |
Landon Collins | SS | Jr. | Alabama | 1st |
Amari Cooper | WR | Jr. | Alabama | 1st |
T.J. Yeldon | RB | Jr. | Alabama | 1st-3rd |
Arie Kouandjio | OL | RS Sr. | Alabama | 2nd-3rd |
Trey DePriest | ILB | Sr. | Alabama | 3rd-5th |
Brandon Ivory | DT | RS Sr. | Alabama | 4th-6th |
Austin Shepherd | RT | RS Sr. | Alabama | 4th-6th |
Jason Fowler | FB | RS Sr. | Alabama | 5th-7th |
Christion Jones | WR | Sr. | Alabama | 6th-UD |
Ryan Kelly | C | RS Jr. | Alabama | 6th-UD |
DeAndrew White | WR | RS Sr. | Alabama | 7th-UD |
Clemson at Georgia (ESPN, 5:30pm) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Vic Beasley | OLB | RS Sr. | Clemson | 1st |
Grady Jarrett | DT | Sr. | Clemson | 2nd-4th |
Travis Blanks | SS | Jr. | Clemson | 2nd-4th |
Stephone Anthony | ILB | Sr. | Clemson | 4th-5th |
Corey Crawford | DE | RS Sr. | Clemson | 4th-6th |
Charone Peake | WR | RS Jr. | Clemson | 4th-6th |
Stanton Seckinger | TE | RS Jr. | Clemson | 5th-7th |
Ryan Norton | C | RS Jr. | Clemson | 6th-UD |
D.J. Reader | DT | Jr. | Clemson | 6th-UD |
Todd Gurley | RB | Jr. | Georgia | 1st-2nd |
Jordan Jenkins | OLB | Jr. | Georgia | 2nd-3rd |
Ramik Wilson | ILB | Sr. | Georgia | 3rd-5th |
Malcolm Mitchell | WR | RS Jr. | Georgia | 3rd-UD |
John Theus | OT | Jr. | Georgia | 4th-6th |
Marshall Morgan | K | Jr. | Georgia | 5th-7th |
Ray Drew | DE | Sr. | Georgia | 5th-7th |
Damian Swann | CB | Sr. | Georgia | 5th-UD |
David Andrews | C | Sr. | Georgia | 6th-UD |
Michael Bennett | WR | RS Sr. | Georgia | 6th-UD |
Chris Mayes | DT | RS Jr. | Georgia | 6th-UD |
Florida St. at Oklahoma St.* (ABC, 8:00pm) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Jameis Winston | QB | RS Soph. | Florida St. | 1st |
Cameron Erving | OT | RS Sr. | Florida St. | 1st |
P.J. Williams | CB | Jr. | Florida St. | 1st-2nd |
Mario Edwards, Jr. | DE | Jr. | Florida St. | 1st-2nd |
Ronald Darby | CB | Jr. | Florida St. | 2nd |
Josue Matias | G | Sr. | Florida St. | 2nd |
Rashad Greene | WR | Sr. | Florida St. | 2nd-4th |
Tre' Jackson | G | Sr. | Florida St. | 3rd-4th |
Nick O'Leary | TE | Sr. | Florida St. | 3rd-4th |
Karlos Williams | RB | Sr. | Florida St. | 3rd-5th |
Terrance Smith | LB | RS Jr. | Florida St. | 3rd-5th |
Tyler Hunter | SS | Sr. | Florida St. | 4th-7th |
Eddie Goldman | DT | Jr. | Florida St. | 5th-7th |
James Castelman | DT | Sr. | Oklahoma St. | 4th-7th |
Emmanuel Ogbah | DE | RS Soph. | Oklahoma St. | 5th-7th |
Kevin Peterson | CB | Jr. | Oklahoma St. | 5th-UD |
Jimmy Bean | DE | RS Jr. | Oklahoma St. | 6th-UD |
Wisconsin at LSU (ESPN, 9:00pm) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Melvin Gordon | RB | RS Jr. | Wisconsin | 1st-2nd |
Warren Herring | DT | RS Sr. | Wisconsin | 2nd-4th |
Rob Havenstein | RT | RS Sr. | Wisconsin | 2nd-5th |
Tyler Marz | OT | RS Jr. | Wisconsin | 3rd-4th |
Dan Voltz | C | RS Soph. | Wisconsin | 3rd-4th |
Vince Biegel | OLB | RS Soph. | Wisconsin | 4th-6th |
Dallas Lewallen | OL | RS Sr. | Wisconsin | 5th-7th |
Michael Caputo | SS | RS Jr. | Wisconsin | 6th-UD |
La'El Collins | OL | Sr. | LSU | 1st |
Vadal Alexander | OL | Jr. | LSU | 1st |
Jerald Hawkins | OT | RS Soph. | LSU | 2nd |
Danielle Hunter | DE | Jr. | LSU | 3rd-5th |
Jalen Collins | CB | RS Jr. | LSU | 4th-6th |
Terrance Magee | RB | Sr. | LSU | 4th-7th |
Jermauria Rasco | DE | Sr. | LSU | 5th-7th |
Corey Thompson | SS | Jr. | LSU | 5th-7th |
Ronald Martin | FS | Sr. | LSU | 6th-UD |