College Football Outpost's Week One Predictions: G5 And FCS Top 25

I have decided for week one to only give my predictions for the G5 games played on Saturday. Next week, I will predict every game. Let’s take a look at this week’s offerings.

MAC:

• Clemson over Kent State
• Penn State over Akron
• Ball State over Illinois
• Michigan State over Bowling Green
• USC over Western Michigan
• Miami over Marshall
• Ohio over Hampton

CUSA

• Oklahoma over UTEP
• UAB over Alabama A&M
• Kentucky over Southern Miss
• Old Dominion over Albany
• Miami over Marshall
• North Texas over Lamar
• Louisiana Tech over Northwestern State
• Western Kentucky over Eastern Kentucky
• MTSU over Vanderbilt

AAC:

• Notre Dame over Temple
• South Florida over Stony Brook
• James Madison over East Carolina
• SMU over Stephen F. Austin
• Tulane over Grambling

Independent:

• UMass over Coastal Carolina 

MWC:

• Iowa over Wyoming
• Air Force over VMI
• Northwestern over Nevada
• Boise State over Troy
• San Jose State over Cal Poly
• New Mexico over Abilene Christian
• San Diego State over UC Davis
• UNLV over Howard
• Fresno State over Incarnate Word
• Hawaii over Western Carolina

Sun Belt

• Boise State over Troy
• Georgia over Appalachian State
• UMass over Coastal Carolina
• Louisiana over Southeastern Louisiana
• Texas State over Houston Baptist
• Auburn over Georgia Southern
• Ole Miss over South Alabama
• Nebraska over Arkansas State 

STATS FCS Top 25:

• #1 James Madison over East Carolina
• #2 North Dakota State over Mississippi Valley State
• Texas Tech over #5 Eastern Washington
• Pittsburgh over #9 Youngstown State
• #10 Villanova over #17 Lehigh
• #11 Wofford over Furman
• #12 Chattanooga—Bye week
• Mississippi State over #14 Charleston Southern
• Kansas State over #15 Central Arkansas
• #16 Citadel over Newberry
• Iowa State over #18 Northern Illinois
• #20 Illinois State over Butler
• Tulane over #21 Grambling
• San Jose State over #23 Cal Poly
• Old Dominion over #24 Albany

 Some games have already been played this week.

• #6 Jacksonville State—Bye week
• #3 Sam Houston State—Beat #7 Richmond 48-34 on Thursday
• #4 South Dakota State—Beat Duquesne 51-13 on Thursday
• #8 North Dakota—Lost to Utah 37-16 on Thursday
• #13 New Hampshire—beat Maine 24-23 on Thursday
• #19 Samford—Beat Kennesaw State 28-23 on Thursday
• #22 Fordham—Lost to Army 64-6 on Thursday
• #25 Western Illinois—Beat Tennessee Tech 41-14 on Thursday