Today's Schedule of Games

So, how was your week?  Um, yeah.  When I said that I wanted Michigan to be the center of the entire college football universe, I should have been more specific.

Anyhoo . . . there are games to be played.  It’s a bye week for Michigan, but there are still a number of games today that could have an impact on our season.

Here are some of today’s highlights:

At Noon on CBS: Indiana at #10 Penn State.  This is the first game where Michigan and Penn State share a common opponent.  So it will be interesting to see how PSU matches up against Indiana.  But, I’m not sure how much we will learn.  Drew Allar at home against Indiana won’t be the same as Drew Allar in Columbus against Ohio State.  Penn State will win big over Indiana (but not as big as Michigan won over Indiana).   

Also at Noon on FOX: #6 Oklahoma at Kansas.  Oklahoma looked like crap against UCF.  But don’t be fooled.  That was coming off a bye week, after a big win against Texas.  They aren’t really as bad as they looked.  They may still be overrated (IMO) as a top 6 team, but they are plenty good enough to overcome Kansas, which they will do today.          

In the Afternoon at 3:30 PM on CBS: #1 Georgia at Florida.  They are no longer allowed to call it “The World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party”.  That name was banned in 2006 because it was deemed to be an endorsement of drinking too much alcohol among college students.  And it worked perfectly, no college student ever drank alcohol in excess ever again.  Just kidding, IT MADE NO FUCKING DIFFERENCE WHATSOEVER.  So, I’m unilaterally bringing the name back.  Bite me.  This year’s version of The World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party will see Florida put a scare in Georgia, but then Georgia will shift into that extra gear that we all know they’ve been hiding, and pull out the win.      

Also at 3:30 PM on FOX: #8 Oregon at #13 Utah.  Oregon may be the most complete team in the nation, next to Michigan.  Utah is a perpetually underrated team, and that’s true again this year.  Utah should be able to go toe to toe with Oregon for a while.  But at the end of the day, they are still essentially Oregon-lite.  It won’t be enough, and Oregon will win to stay alive in the Pac12 race.

Also at 3:30 PM on ESPN: #20 Duke at #18 Louisville.  No, this isn’t a Final Four preview.  This is an honest-to-goodness American college football game preview.  Both teams are in the running to face off against (likely FSU) for the title in the now-divisionless ACC.  Duke QB Riley Leonard’s status still appears to be iffy, so I’ll go with Louisville in this one.    

In the Evening at 7:00 PM on ESPN: #21 Tennessee at Kentucky.  Another chance for Kentucky to announce on a national stage that they have finally arrived in the SEC.  AND WE REALLY MEAN IT THIS TIME.  But alas, Tennessee wasn’t paying attention, and missed the announcement.  They will take care of Kentucky, just like we all knew they would.  Kentucky is the SEC team of the future.  And always will be.                     

At 7:30 PM on NBC: #3 Ohio State at Wisconsin.  I’m saying there’s a chance.  Wisconsin on the road at night is a tough place to play.  Ohio State is coming of a big, draining win over Penn State.  It’s the kind of game that has upset written all over it.  It will look that way for about 3 quarters . . . and then Marvin Harrison will emerge and that will be that.  Somebody double-cover that guy.  Thx.  

Finally, your Pac-12 After Dark Special - meaningless crazy football just for the fun of it:       

At 10:30 PM on ESPN: #11 Oregon State at Arizona.  Arizona may be most Pac-12 After Dark Special-est of all the Pac12 teams.  You don’t ever want to find yourself facing an underdog Arizona, on the road, late at night, in a Pac-12 After Dark Special game.  Weird ju ju happens down there.  It will happen again, and Arizona will take out #11 Oregon State.

SATURDAY OCTOBER 28, 2023:

AWAY                           HOME           TIME         TV

NOON:

4 Florida State  @  Wake Forest   12:00 PM   ABC

6 Oklahoma  @  Kansas   12:00 PM   FOX

Indiana  @  10 Penn State   12:00 PM   CBS

Massachusetts  @  Army   12:00 PM   CBSSN

UConn  @  Boston College   12:00 PM   ACCN

Maryland  @  Northwestern   12:00 PM   BTN

South Carolina  @  Texas A&M   12:00 PM   ESPN

Houston  @  Kansas State   12:00 PM   ESPN2

West Virginia  @  UCF   12:00 PM   FS1

Tulsa  @  SMU   12:00 PM   ESPNU

AFTERNOON:

Western Michigan  @  Eastern Michigan   1:00 PM   ESPN+

Clemson  @  NC State   2:00 PM   CW NETWORK

Memphis  @  North Texas   3:00 PM   ESPN+

1 Georgia  @  Florida   3:30 PM   CBS

BYU  @  7 Texas   3:30 PM   ABC

8 Oregon  @  13 Utah   3:30 PM   FOX

Pittsburgh  @  14 Notre Dame   3:30 PM   NBC

20 Duke  @  18 Louisville   3:30 PM   ESPN

Mississippi State  @  Auburn   3:30 PM   SECN

Michigan State  @  Minnesota   3:30 PM   BTN

Purdue  @  Nebraska   3:30 PM   FS1

Virginia  @  Miami   3:30 PM   ACCN

Iowa State  @  Baylor   3:30 PM   BIG12|ESPN+

East Carolina  @  UTSA   3:30 PM   ESPN+

Southern Miss  @  Appalachian State   3:30 PM   ESPN+

Miami (OH)  @  Ohio   3:30 PM   CBSSN

22 Tulane  @  Rice   4:00 PM   ESPN2

24 USC  @  California   4:00 PM   PAC12

Arkansas State  @  UL Monroe   5:00 PM   ESPN+

Louisiana  @  South Alabama   5:00 PM   ESPN+

Wyoming  @  Boise State   5:30 PM   FS2

EVENING:

Marshall  @  Coastal Carolina   6:00 PM   NFL NET

5 Washington  @  Stanford   7:00 PM   FS1

19 Air Force  @  Colorado State   7:00 PM   CBSSN

21 Tennessee  @  Kentucky   7:00 PM   ESPN

Troy  @  Texas State   7:00 PM   ESPN+

3 Ohio State  @  Wisconsin   7:30 PM   NBC

Vanderbilt  @  12 Ole Miss   7:30 PM   SECN

Colorado  @  23 UCLA   7:30 PM   ABC

17 North Carolina  @  Georgia Tech   8:00 PM   ACCN

Old Dominion  @  25 James Madison   8:00 PM   ESPNU

Washington State  @  Arizona State   8:00 PM   PAC12

Cincinnati  @  Oklahoma State   8:00 PM   ESPN2

LATE NIGHT:

11 Oregon State  @  Arizona   10:30 PM   ESPN

New Mexico  @  Nevada   10:30 PM   CBSSN

UNLV  @  Fresno State   10:30 PM   FS1

San José State  @  Hawai'i   11:59 PM    -