For the last time in Jacksonville, at least for a couple of years, the Dawgs and the Gators will face off in one of college football’s best rivalry games. For the first time, the game will be called by Kirk Herbstreet and the ESPN crew at 3:30pm. The Dawgs enter into the game as 16 point favorites, as both teams seem to be improving. UGA comes off of upsetting Texas and Florida manhandled Kentucky and barely lost in overtime to Tennessee in their previous two games. Let’s take a look at this year’s matchup.
The Cardinals have actually never beaten Clemson, despite having some pretty good teams and playing the Tigers every season as ACC members. It just so happened that Louisville joined the ACC right at the time of Clemson’s rise to a national power, and the Cardinals found themselves playing second or third fiddle pretty quick.
James Franklin just can’t catch a break in this matchup. This is the one team that Franklin hasn’t been able to solve in Happy Valley, and now he’s got to go in against Ohio State with his starting quarterback at 50% at best.
The playoff has laid out everything Boise State ever wanted: a clear, unimpeded shot at the title. All the Broncos have to do is run the table, and it’s theirs.
It’s prove-it time for the Pittsburgh Panthers, as they now get to see if their ground defense is for real. So far, Pitt has looked good in rolling to a 7-0 start, but the Panthers have admittedly played a weak ACC schedule.
The Hurricanes now have to get by an old friend, as former Miami coach Manny Diaz brings his squad down after doing one of the best coaching jobs in the ACC. Duke was supposed to struggle after Mike Elko left for Texas A&M and Riley Leonard went to Notre Dame. But somehow, Diaz has managed to win in his first year in Durham.
For whatever reason, when Campbell’s Cyclones play with no expectations, they’re one of the best teams in the Big 12. That’s playing out again this season, as the Cyclones are 7-0 and on track to meet BYU in the Big 12 title game.
Oklahoma State will play a football game in Stillwater on Saturday against Arizona State. And, as everyone expected, the game means bowl eligibility for one of the two teams.
As nobody expected: that team is Arizona State.
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