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#6 Houston (2-0) at Cincinnati (2-0) (7:30 PM ET, on ESPN, in Cincinnati, Ohio)
THURSDAY | UPSET WATCH
My pick: #6 Houston defeats Cincinnati 38-33
What to watch for: Houston's offense. Houston's offense can create all types of problems for defenses, and I don't think it will be too much different in this game. I think Cincinnati will give Houston a good game, but I think Greg Ward Jr. along with the rest of his talented offense will be too much for the Bearcats to handle in a close game.
My thoughts on this game: I feel like this game could be a trap game for Houston, because they will be on the road on a Thursday night vs a pretty good team, and Greg Ward Jr. is recovering some from a shoulder injury, but like I just wrote, I think Houston's offense, and talent will be enough to get the Cougars out with the win.
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#2 Florida State at #10 Louisville (12:00 PM ET, on ABC, in Louisville, Kentucky)
UPSET
My pick: #10 Louisville defeats #2 Florida State 31-27
What to watch for: Louisville's QB play. Lamar Jackson has a good chance of being in NYC at the end of this season for the Heisman ceremony, he has already scored 13 total touchdowns in just two games, and even though those two games were vs Charlotte and Syracuse, he has the ability (especially with the help of his teammates playing well) to do it vs better teams, and I think Florida State who is currently the #2 team in the nation will be upset mainly because of that.
My thoughts on this game: This is ranking-wise the best game of the week, and it will have a huge impact nationally, and in the conference, I see this game living up to any hype it is receiving. Both FSU and Louisville are very good teams, and I think they will have a close game down-to-the-wire, but I see the Cardinals pulling it out.
Photo credit: Rich Barnes - USA TODAY Sports
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#1 Alabama (2-0) at #19 Ole Miss (1-1) (3:30 PM ET, on CBS, in Oxford, Mississippi)
My pick: #1 Alabama defeats #19 Ole Miss 34-17
What to watch for: Alabama's defense. The Tide's defense is one of the best defense's if not the best defense in the nation, and even though they are going to go up against a good Rebels' offense, I feel that the Tide's defense will be able to force Chad Kelly, and his offense into making mistakes, and into struggling enough for the Tide to roll over the Rebels.
My thoughts on this game: This game is a huge game for both teams, not only for the SEC, but nationally, and because of what happen the past two seasons. Bama has fallen to the Rebels the last two seasons, so you better believe that the Tide doesn't want it to become three, and you also better believe that Ole Miss does. I think in the end, Bama will get their redemption and defeat Ole Miss to improve to 3-0 and remain #1 in the nation.
Photo credit: Trent Penny - The Anniston Star
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#12 Michigan State (1-0) at #18 Notre Dame (1-1) (7:30 PM ET, on NBC, in South Bend, Indiana
UPSET
My pick: #18 Notre Dame defeats #12 Michigan State 31-20
What to watch for: Notre Dame's QB play. Notre Dame had a QB battle at the beginning of the season when they played Texas, but that battle seems to be getting solved with DeShone Kizer likely starting. It will be very important for the Fighting Irish's QB to play well, because ND's season hangs in the balance, and with a loss, their playoff hopes are probably crushed. But, I think that Kizer and his teammates will play well, and get the huge victory at home over the Spartans.
My thoughts on this game: This football game is one of the four ranked-vs-ranked matchups this week, and it will obviously be huge for both of these teams. I think that Notre Dame will come out prepared, and motivated because their back is up against the wall, and I think they will play well enough to win in the end vs a good Michigan State team.
Photo credit: Joe Robbins - Getty Images
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USC (1-1) at #7 Stanford (1-0) (7:00 PM ET, on ABC, in Stanford, California)
My pick: #7 Stanford defeats USC 38-24
What to watch for: Christian McCaffrey's play. Christian McCaffrey is one of the best players in college football, and for Stanford he could be the difference in whether they win or lose games. In this game I think that USC will play better than they did vs Alabama, so I think McCaffrey's play will be very important, and I think he (with the help of his teammates obviously) will play well enough to get the victory over the Trojans to improve to 2-0 on the season.
My thoughts on this game: This game is a very interesting game, because we don't really know how good Stanford is, and USC has talent, but they got crushed by Alabama. I think that Stanford will win this game, but that USC will hang around for awhile to make it interesting.
Photo credit: Marcio Jose Sanchez - AP
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UPSET OF THE WEEK
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#3 Ohio State (2-0) at #14 Oklahoma (1-1) (7:30 PM ET, on FOX, in Norman, Oklahoma)
UPSET
My pick: #14 Oklahoma defeats #3 Ohio State 34-27
What to watch for: Oklahoma's offense. Oklahoma's offense is very good, and even though they struggled vs Houston, they have the talent to put up big numbers on the scoreboard. I think Ohio State will be a challenge for them because of their talent, and coaching, but the Buckeyes only return three starters off of their defense from last season, and I think with the Sooners' talent and experience, they will be able to lift their team over the top to improve to 2-1 and keep their season alive.
My thoughts on this game: This is another huge game in a week filled of them. I think that this game will do more than live up to the hype, I think that it will go down-to-the wire in a game I see Oklahoma pulling out to keep their playoff hopes alive.
Photo credit: Sue Ogrocki - AP
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My Sneaky Good Game Of The Week
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#22 Oregon (2-0) at Nebraska (2-0) (3:30 PM ET, on ABC, in Lincoln, Nebraska)
UPSET
My pick: Nebraska defeats #22 Oregon 38-35
What to watch for: Nebraska's offense. The Cornhuskers return eight offensive starters from last season's team, including starting QB Tommy Armstrong Jr., and Oregon only returns five on defense, so Nebraska will have more experience vs a younger Ducks defense, who I think will be iffy this season, and I think that the more experienced Nebraska offense will have their way vs the young Ducks defense en route to a close win.
My thoughts on this game: Because of all the good games this weekend, this game probably gets lost in the shuffle, but it is a very good game between two teams that could be dark horses for the college football playoff, and I think in terms of the game on the field, it will be close, exciting, high scoring, and I think it will end well for the Cornhuskers at home in Lincoln.
Photo credit: Steve Branscombe - Getty Images
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Enjoy week 3 of the 2016 college football season!
Here are some other games to look out for:
#25 Miami (FL) at Appalachian State
Vanderbilt at Georgia Tech
Pittsburgh at Oklahoma State
Mississippi State at #20 LSU
#17 Texas A&M at Auburn
#16 Georgia at Missouri
UCLA at BYU
#11 Texas at California
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