College Football Week 3 Games to Watch
By Editorial Staff
Thursday September 15th 2011 8 PM ESPN
#3 LSU 2-0 (0-0) VS #25 Mississippi State 1-1 (0-1)
I love Mississippi State in this contest. The Bulldogs have a very balanced offense. LSU may have a good secondary, but I love Vick Ballard and Mississippi State’s run blocker’s in this contest.
Saturday September 17th 2011
#18 West Virginia 2-0 (0-0) VS Maryland 1-0 (1-0) 12 PM ESPN U
West Virginia has one of the best teams in the country. They have to be the Big East favorite. Maryland has true sophomore quarterback Danny O Brien and this could be a trap game for the Mountaineers.
#21 Auburn 2-0 (1-0) VS Clemson 2-0 (0-0) 12 PM ABC
Both of these teams are unbeaten and Auburn lost a lot of talent from last year. Clemson wants to prove their SEC ready in case they have to move to the SEC when the SEC wants to form a super conference. This will be a good one to watch.
Tennessee 2-0 (0-0) VS #16 Florida 2-0 (0-0) 3:30 Eastern CBS
Tyler Bray has looked outstanding so far for Tennessee. This may be Florida’s last chance to defeat Tennessee for a few years with Bray developing nicely.
#15 Michigan State 2-0 (0-0) VS Notre Dame 0-2 (0-0) 3:30 Eastern NBC
Michigan State wants to establish itself as a power house. At the same time Notre Dame needs this win to save face. I like the Spartans in this contest.
#1 Oklahoma 1-0 (0-0) VS #5 Florida State 2-0 (0-0) 8 PM Eastern ABC
This game has huge implications for both teams. This game could be Oklahoma’s toughest test all year while a win for Florida State and EJ Manuel may give Florida State enough juice in the tank to make a title run. Oklahoma quarterback Landry Jones VS Greg Reid and Xavier Rhodes the FSU corners will be the matchup to watch.
I like Oklahoma 28 to 27 in a landslide. Oklahoma whopped FSU on their hometurf, but now this FSU team is more mature and they have the home turf this year so the contest should be more competitive.
Utah 1-1 (0-1) VS BYU 1-1 (0-0) 9:15 PM Eastern ESPN 2
I feel like this is a trap game for Utah. Both teams lost last week so it will be interesting to see who rebounds. Jordan Wynn and Jake Heaps are two players to keep an eye on.
#6 Stanford 2-0 (0-0) VS Arizona 1-1 (0-0) 10:45 Eastern ESPN
Andrew Luck plays Arizona’s Nick Foles. Both quarterbacks have won against each other once each on their home field. Luck looks like the top pick right now. Even if Fole’s pulls the upset and Luck performs horribly Luck will still be ranked ahead of Fole’s in mock drafts. Foles will just be a first round prospect rather than a 2nd round prospect.