12:00 PM UAB at No. 16 Ohio State: This is a matchup
between UAB of Conference USA and #16 Ohio State of the Big Ten. UAB enters
this game at 0-2 with losses to Troy and South Carolina to start the season.
The Blazers have looked good passing the ball while having the 117th ranked
rushing attack in the nation. The Blazers scored 29 points in the season opener
but could not find the end zone in a 49-6 loss to the Gamecocks. Ohio State
enters this game at 3-0 with a hard fought 35-28 win over California being
their latest conquest. The Buckeyes are the Braxton Miller show with the
quarterback passing for 611 yards and rushing for 377 yards and accounting for
12 Buckeye touchdowns on the season. This is the first meeting between the two
schools. This is a warm up game for the Buckeyes with games versus #21 Michigan
State and #25 Nebraska looming in the weeks ahead. Expect Ohio State to
struggle slightly but roll once Miller gets on a roll running the ball. Ohio
State 55-7.
12:00 PM Massachusetts at Miami (OH): This is the first
conference game on the FBS level for the Massachusetts Minutemen in the MAC.
They are facing the Miami OH RedHawks. UMass enters this game at 0-3 with
losses to UConn, Indiana, and Michigan by an average of 48-6. The Minutemen
have improved in every game being shut out in the opener, scoring 6 in the
second game and then scoring 13 versus Michigan last Saturday. The Minutemen
are ranked in the bottom 5 in passing offense, rushing offense, scoring
offense, and scoring defense on the season. The Miami OH RedHawks enter this
game at 1-2 with losses coming versus Ohio State and Boise State on the season.
The RedHawks are an average passing team but are the 3rd worst rushing team in
the nation with 52.7 yards rushing per game. This matchup comes at the perfect
time for the RedHawks with 7 of their last 8 games after this one in
conference. Expect to see UMass' best performance of the season but still come
up short losing 31-14 to Miami OH.
12:00 PM Bowling Green at Virginia Tech: This is a matchup
between Bowling Green of the MAC and Virginia Tech of the ACC. Bowling Green is
coming in at 1-2 with losses to Toledo and Florida while pulling out a win over
Idaho this season. They are facing a Virginia Tech team that is steaming after
a poor performance versus Pitt to knock them out of the top 25. Expect the
Hokies to come out on fire and really put their foot on the throat of the
Falcons early in the blowout win. Virginia Tech 42-17.
12:00 PM UTEP at Wisconsin: This is a matchup between UTEP
of Conference USA and Wisconsin of the Big Ten. UTEP enters this game at 1-2
with losses to Oklahoma and Ole Miss while beating rival New Mexico State last
week. The Miners have been bad on offense but got on track versus the porous
New Mexico State defense in their lone win. The Wisconsin Badgers are 2-1 but
do not look very good so far winning two games by a combined 7 points and
scoring only 16.3 points per game with a low of 7 points scored in the loss to
Oregon State. This is the first meeting between the two schools. Wisconsin is
in desperate need of finding out their offensive identity with the running game
struggling and preseason Heisman contender Monte Ball averaging 3.8 yards per
carry. Expect this to be a grind it out affair with the Badgers slugging their
way to a 28-14 win at Camp Randall Stadium.
12:00 PM Ole Miss at Tulane: This is a game that is better
if you do not think about. The Ole Miss Rebels are 2-1 with a loss to #14 Texas
while the Tulane Green Wave are 0-2 losing both games by double digits. The
Rebels should be able to get some good work in offensively that will be
beneficial for SEC play while Tulane struggles to stop the balanced attack of
the Rebels. Ole Miss 38-6.
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