College Football is back (FOOTBAW!) and Week Two promises to be one of the most enjoyable weekends of the season with huge games on the docket. You’ve got Miami (yes, that Miami) vs. Ohio State, Florida State and Oklahoma, Penn State and Alabama, and Michigan-Notre Dame for appointment viewing. There is nothing like a good weekend spent doing nothing but watching college football so here are three more games to get you to up that 12-pack to a case and not leave the house Friday to Sunday.
UTEP at Houston, 10:15 PM ET Friday, ESPN- If you like watching offense, you should not miss this game. Case Keenum had an impressive first week going 17-22 for 274 yards and 5 scores. UTEP’s defense is not equipped to stop Hosuton, but their offense is good enough to keep it interesting. Houston’s defense shouldn’t put up much of a struggle either, so this should be a shootout. Last year, UTEP upset Houston 58-41 so the Cougars will be looking for revenge at home and start their bid for a Conference USA title. QB Trevor Vittatoe leads the Miners, coming off of a 3,000+ yard season but a lackluster performance with no TD passes in Week One. It’s useless to analyze the defenses in this one, as the offenses should dominate. 100 total points is not out of the question, but the over/under is set at 73.5 currently. Amateur betting aside: take the over! It will be well worth tuning in whether you have money riding or not, especially with the late Friday start time making it perfect to pair up with a few brewdoggers.
South Florida at Florida, 12:21 ET Saturday, ESPN3- Might be tough to catch this one, but ESPN3 is highly recommended. Great picture quality, easy to use, and you can watch other games at the same time on your TV! So while you’re watching Georgia and South Carolina on ESPN2, fire up the computer and see if Florida’s offense can turn it around after a scary-bad performance last week against Miami OH. Florida is certainly teasing us by playing the wrong Miami, then the wrong school from southern Florida in back-to-back weeks (just play the Hurricanes!), but the Bulls should provide a good test. Under Skip Holtz, QB BJ Daniels and the offense provide much more of a scare than the Redhawks did last week. If Florida struggles offensively again, we could be in for a big upset. Daniels was able to knock off Florida State last year in his first start, so at least he has some relevant experience. No matter the result, it will be interesting to see how Florida responds after a rough first week.
BYU at Air Force, 4:00 PM ET Saturday, Versus- Wow, Versus is having a good start to the year. First they get Pitt at Utah, now a big Mountain West match-up in Week Two. Both of these teams travel to play bigger opponents next week (BYU @ Florida State, AF @ Oklahoma), but neither will look past this game that will have huge implications for the MWC top four. BYU won 38-21 last year and started the season off with a big win over Washington. Highly touted freshman Jake Heaps shared QB duties with junior Riley Nelson and each threw for 131 yards, with Nelson notching the only two TD passes. Whether or not BYU continues to use two QBs, the Cougars should have problems passing. Air Force has one of the better secondaries in the country led by Anthony Wright and Reggie Rembert at the corners who picked off a combined 10 passes last year. BYU is a one point dog on the road here, but with the spread going back and forth it’s basically pick ‘em, and the oddsmakers are right about how close this one should be. No doubt TCU and Utah will be watching to see who emerges as their main contender at the top of the MWC, and you should be too.
Happy viewing!
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