College Football Week 5 Games To Watch
By Editorial Staff
Thursday September 29th, 2011
#16 South Florida 4-0 (0-0) VS Pittsburgh 2-2 (0-0) 8PM ESPN
Pittsburgh got off to a 2-0 start before blowing 2 4th quarter leads to Iowa and Notre Dame. Pittsburgh hosts #16 ranked South Florida tonight on ESPN.
Saturday October 1st, 2011
#14 Texas A&M 2-1 (0-1) VS #18 Arkansas 3-1 (0-1) 12 PM ESPN
Both teams are coming off losses. Texas A&M blew a 2nd half lead to Oklahoma State and Arkansas lost to Alabama last week. If either A&M or Arkansas wants to salvage a shot at a BCS Bowl bid then both teams have to win this game.
Mississippi State 2-2 (0-2) VS Georgia 2-2 (1-1) 12 PM ESPN Game plan
Both Mississippi State and Georgia are playing in a must win game to stay alive in the SEC race. Even with a win both teams are likely playing for a Music City Bowl appearance at best right now.
Arizona 1-3 (0-2) VS USC 3-1 (1-1) 3:30 PM Eastern Fox Sports Network If you live on the East Coast you get an encore of this game at 2 AM.
PAC 12 quarterbacks Nick Foles and Matt Barkley battle it out at USC. Both Nick Foles and Matt Barkley are considered to be the top PAC 12 quarterbacks after Andrew Luck.
Michigan State 3-1 (0-0) VS Ohio State 3-1 (0-0) 3:30 PM ABC
Michigan State quarterback Kirk Cousins gets his first Big 10 test of the year against this Ohio State defense. This will be the final game of Ohio State’s players being suspended so Ohio State will look sharp if they can get off to a 4-1 start.
Auburn 3-1 (1-0) VS #10 South Carolina 4-0 (2-0) 3:30 PM CBS
This game will feature a rematch of the 2010 SEC Championship. South Carolina has struggled early in contests at points this season so it will be interesting to see if they can run away against Auburn early. Wide receiver Alshon Jeffery has gotten off to a bad start this season. Can Jeffery finally have a breakout game in week 5?
#13 Clemson 4-0 (1-0) VS #11 Virginia Tech 4-0 (0-0) 6 PM Eastern ESPN 2
This game could be a sneak preview of an ACC Championship matchup. If Virginia Tech wins this game then they have a chance to run the table.
#17 Texas 3-0 (0-0) VS Iowa State 3-0 (0-0) 7 PM Eastern FX
Iowa State barely edged out Northern Iowa 20 to 19 in week 1. The following wee Iowa State Cyclones pulled a major upset on their rival Iowa winning 44 to 41 in week 2. Texas is creeping up in the top 25. At the same time this could be a trap game for Texas if they look ahead to next weeks matchup with Oklahoma. The matchup to watch in this game is defensive tackle Kheeston Randall going up against left tackle converting to left guard Kelechi Osmele.
#3 Alabama 4-0 (1-0) VS #12 Florida 4-0 (2-0) 8 PM Eastern CBS
Alabama plays Florida in the swamp. Florida needs to execute a master game plan with Charlie Weis calling the plays with John Brantley leading the Gators at quarterback for Florida’s offense to exploit Alabama’s defense. If the Gators do this they have a shot to pull the upset on Alabama.
#8 Nebraska 4-0 (0-0) VS #7 Wisconsin 4-0 (0-0) 8 PM Eastern ABC
Nebraska’s road contest against Wisconsin looks like the only tough road test for Nebraska. A win against Wisconsin could go a long way in helping Nebraska establish control of their own destiny. Wisconsin could end up becoming the top ranked team in the Big 10 with a win against Nebraska.
Notre Dame 2-2 (0-0) VS Purdue 2-1 (0-0) 8 PM Eastern ESPN
Notre Dame has another tough test against Purdue. The Notre Dame VS Purdue rivalry has produced some top notch NFL quarterbacks over the years.
UCLA 2-2 (1-0) VS #6 Stanford 3-0 (1-0) 10:30 PM Eastern Fox Sports Network
The UCLA VS Stanford rivalry is one of the more historic PAC 12 rivalries. Andrew Luck had a breakout game against UCLA last year. Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck has another opportunity to shine against UCLA on Saturday.