(14) Tex A&M v. (18) Arkansas 12pm ESPN
Both teams are coming off tough losses in their conference openers last week. Texas A&M's aggressive defensive front will look to slow Arkansas' high powered offense and end the Razorback’s 12 game non-conference win streak. I like the Aggies in a close one.
Auburn v. (10) S. Carolina 3:30pm CBS
South Carolina will look to fix the scoring problems they’ve had the past two weeks, and Auburn is the prefect fit for that. Auburn ranks 110 out of 120 FBS teams in total defense, yielding 477.5 yards per game. Marcus Lattimore has lead the South Carolina offense Rushing for 611 yards and 8 TD's in 4 games. Rest assured you’ll see a heavy workload placed on Lattimore, and I think he continues to carry the Gamecocks. Auburn won 35-27 at home last September, and has won six straight in the series- South Carolina and the ole ball coach get revenge, finally.
(13) Clemson v. (11) V-Tech 6pm ESPN2
Clemson has been tested the past two weeks, and has passed with flying colors beating Auburn & Fla. St. Can they continue to play at a high level against a formidable ACC opponent in V-Tech, in one of the most hostile and toughest college football stadiums in the country? V-Tech is always tough at home and Beamer ball has been quite effected in past ACC battles, Clemson is for real though but this will be their toughest test yet- Tajh Boyd and Co. come out on top by 1 play.
(17) Texas v. Iowa St. 7pm FX
Both teams come in undefeated overall and in Big 12 play. Iowa St. pulled off the upset last year in Texas and since then there program has mad leaps and bounds. Texas has squeaked out a couple victories and has a lot of question marks on a young team. Coach Paul Rhodes has built up a lot of confidence in his program and got a huge win over Iowa in overtime. I like Iowa St. to stay unbeaten and win a close one.
(3) Alabama v. (12) Fla. 8pm CBS
Another great SEC rivalry takes place in the Saturday night primetime slot. ‘Bama takes their third ranked rush defense at 45.8 yards to Gainesville, FL. They'll rely on that stout defense in order to stop the Gators high powered rushing attack of Jeff Demps and Chris Rainey. Demps rushed for 157 yards and Rainey 105 last week in their win over Kentucky. Bama has made them self right at home at the Swamp going 7-2 in the last nine games there. ‘Bama will have their hands full with Florida’s speedy offense but they are too sound in all 3 phases of the game. ‘Bama wins a close one.
(8) Neb v.(7) Wisc. 8pm ABC
First Big Ten game for Nebraska and wow is it a good one! This is a match up the college football world has been anticipating since Nebraska moved from the Big 12 to the Big Ten last year. The tail of the tape is focused on two of the best quarterbacks and Heisman hopefuls Russell Wilson of Wisconsin and Taylor Martinez of Nebraska. This has all the makings to be an instant classic and is the first big Heisman interview on national television. The Badgers are tough at home and Nebraska has only won 2 games against top 10 teams. Badgers take it and Russell Wilson gets loose.
ND v. Purdue 8pm ESPN
Notre Dame has an NCAA high 15 turnovers in their first four games, with 6 coming in the red zone. On top of that Quarterback Tommy Rees is looking to play his first game without a turnover. This is a big game for Notre Dame to show they can protect the football, get over the .500 mark, and win on the road. Notre Dame has won the last 3 against Purdue and rolls to their fourth straight against the Boilermakers.
UCLA v. (6) Stanford 10:30
A couple reasons this game is on my radar. First, you can’t dispel the intestate=Pac 12 X-Factor. It has made for some epic games between in-state rivals even when it looks to be a one sided match-up…. (just like this one does). Stanford will be playing their first game after losing star linebacker Shayne Skov who was undoubtedly the Cardinal's best defensive player and anchor of the defense. UCLA comes in @ 2-2 but is no slouch on offense ranking second in the conference in rushing at 214 yards a game. UCLA won 5 straight before Andrew Luck took over as the big man on campus; he has guided the Cardinal to the last two wins in the series. UCLA knows how to pull off the upset though, knocking off then No.7 Texas on the road last year. My buddy “The Tiny Guru” says Andrew Luck has a career day, only thing is he hasn’t made a correct prediction since Clinton was in office. I think Stanford wins but it could be a close one.
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