Grand Opening: College football begins with marquee games (Aug 3. Now this is the way to start the college football season. The usual steady stream of games from Thursday through Monday night this year includes four matchups of ranked teams and six more ranked teams facing Power Five opposition, four of those away from home. In some cases, regardless of the quality of the competition, the names alone scream big- time college football game. Since the NFL moved the start of its season to the week following Labor Day in 2. But it tended to be quantity - lots of games on TV spread out over five games - over high quality. Most top teams were playing cupcakes. The College Football Playoff has encouraged teams to play step- up nonconference scheduling since one loss early won't kill a team's national championship hopes. The demands of television networks and fans - who are paying the bills in college football - also pushed schools to accept more challenging games. This opening weekend is not quite the greatest in college football history. In 1. 99. 8, eight games matched Top 2. But it is better than most. The last time four games paired ranked teams in the first week of the season was 2. The opening slate that year included a top- 1. Atlanta between No. Virginia Tech, won by the Crimson Tide, and No. Oklahoma at the Dallas Cowboys' stadium in Arlington, Texas. A third- ranked Sooners team losing in an NFL stadium to a school from outside the power conferences? Houston fans would like to see a repeat of that Saturday. The picks: THURSDAY KICKOFF Appalachian State (plus 2. No. 9 Tennessee Vols offensive coordinator Mike De. Bord was Michigan's OC when it lost to App State in 2. Charlotte (plus 4. No. 1. 9 Louisville A fun full season of Lamar Jackson at quarterback for the Cardinals should start with one big half and then some work for the backup .. Alabama's Nick Saban controls the sport's. Nick Saban Is Still College Football's Most Powerful Coach. Nick Saban returned the University of Alabama to the top of the college football landscape with his commitment to building the total program. After the victory over Clemson in the 2016 College Football. Ohio State in the inaugural College Football. The unity of Nick Saban and the entire Alabama football program was. Talking about college football never really stops. 16 Biggest College Football Questions Entering 2016. Harry How/Getty Images Will Dabo Swinney and Nick Saban have another showdown for the. FRIDAY NIGHT AT THE FARM Kansas State (plus 1. No. 8 Stanford Wildcats coach Bill Snyder begins season with 1. Getting to 2. 00 might be a nice way for the 7. Hall of Famer to head into retirement .. SATURDAY MAIN EVENTS No. Alabama (minus 1. Southern California at AT& T Stadium in Arlington, Texas The thought of losing to the defending national champions might not be so bad for USC fans. Alabama continues recruiting dynasty with fast. 2016 in Ann Arbor, Mich. College football's recruiting. The reigning national champions soared to the top of the standings thanks to Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban's. College Football 2016. The thought of losing to former Trojans coach Lane Kiffin, now the Tide's offensive coordinator, probably won't be as easy to take .. Oklahoma (minus 1. Houston at NRG Stadium in Houston The last time the Cougars went into a huge early season game this highly ranked was 1. Miami, and it did not turn out well for Houston. Can another much- hyped bunch of Coogs be heading for a similar fate? Georgia (minus 2 1/2) vs. Nick Saban Makes Fortune's list of 2016 World's. After the victory over Clemson in the 2016 College Football Playoff National. The Rockets ranked among the NCAA leaders in both total defense. 247Sports Writer Jeff Howe joins Nick Kostos to discuss whether the Longhorns Week 1 matchup vs Notre Dame is the biggest game of the Charlie Strong era. Sports; Play; Watch; Listen; CBS SPORTS HOME. North Carolina at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta The Kirby Smart era begins for the Bulldogs. More importantly, the Nick Chubb era continues after last year's knee injury put it on hold .. Clemson (minus 7 1/2) at Auburn QB De. Shaun Watson was last seen putting up 4. Alabama's defense. Auburn does not have Alabama's defense. CLEMSON 3. 5- 2. 1, BEST BET. Wisconsin at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin Badgers best bet to stop RB Leonard Fournette was defensive coordinator Dave Aranda, but he is with the Tigers now .. UCLA (plus 3) at Texas A& M Pac- 1. SEC matchup could feature the No. NFL draft, Aggies DE Myles Garrett, and next year's, Bruins QB Josh Rosen .. UCLA 2. 7- 2. 4, UPSET SPECIAL. EASY OPENERS Bowling Green (plus 2. No. 6 Ohio State Urban Meyer gets to ease in a bunch of new Buckeyes .. Hawaii (plus 4. 0) at No. Michigan Back- to- back road trips to Australia and Ann Arbor. The Rainbow Warriors might need a new travel agent .. Rutgers (plus 2. 6 1/2) at No. Washington The Huskies' hype machine is not likely to be interrupted by a visit from the rebuilding Scarlet Knights .. Miami of Ohio (plus 2. No. 1. 7 Iowa Kirk Ferentz begins his 1. Iowa, tied with Bob Stoops of Oklahoma as the longest tenured coach in major college football .. UMass (plus 3. 5) at No. Florida The first of three SEC opponents for the Minutemen. Only SEC teams play more .. Notre Dame (minus 3) at Texas The first of many referendum games for Longhorns coach Charlie Strong .. MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL No. Florida State (minus 4) vs. Mississippi at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida Among running backs with at least 1. Seminoles' Dalvin Cook had the highest average per carry against Power Five opponents at 7. TWITTER REQUESTS BYU (plus 1) vs. Arizona at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona - (at)Rusty. Hink QB Taysom Hill, who was in the same recruiting class as former USC quarterback Matt Barkley, is starting again for the Cougars after two seasons lost to injuries .. Missouri (plus 1. West Virginia - (at)watt. It's been a few years since realignment, but this still qualifies as an odd SEC- Big 1. Colorado (minus 7 1/2) vs. Colorado State at Sports Authority Field in Denver, Colorado - (at)Mackinnonis. God An often entertaining rivalry game .. South Carolina (plus 4 1/2) at Vanderbilt - (at)BCrawford. Will Muschamp's first season as Gamecocks coach is going to be a long one if it starts with a loss to Vandy .. Western Michigan (plus 5) at Northwestern - (at)Matthew. HLeach Broncos were second in the nation in time of possession per game last season at 3. Georgia Tech (minus 3) vs. Boston College at Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Ireland - (at)Rusty. Hink Two teams coming off awful seasons, open in Ireland hoping to change their (wait for it) luck .. Russo at www. Twitter.
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