Colllege Games Saturday

No big surprises last night, the usual early season blowouts, highlighted by the Louisville - Murray St 73-10 score. LSU won big 45-0 but Mississippi St played some very tough early defense but couldn't move the ball whatsoever against the Tigers.

Best game of the night was probably the MAC matchup between Miami (OH) and Ball St, with Redhawk QB Brandon Murphy scoring with but 17 ticks remaining on the clock to give Miami the victory. The MAC had a pretty good night despite Buffalo getting blown out against Rutgers. Kent St defeated Iowa St for its first victory over a BCS conference opponent since 1987 despite 3 red zone turnovers.

Games of Interest this Saturday:

Colorado St @ Colorado (Big rivalry game, CU is rebuilding under new HC Dan Hawkins but CO St has 20 returning starters, including RB Kyle Bell, who missed 2006 with a knee injury.)

E. Carolina @ VA Tech (Tech will play NU next season, and the horrific school shootings there earlier this year give this game some additional emotional impact)

Iowa @ N. Illinois (Can the Hawkeyes recover from losing six of their last 7 in 2006?)

Missouri @ Illinois (Could be a trap game for Mizzou, can their offense keep the pressure off the young defensive unit?)

Washington St @ Wisconsin (Can the Badgers repeat last year's success?)

Wake Forest @ Boston College (Big conference challenge for the returning ACC champs before the host the Huskers next week)

Georgia Tech @ Notre Dame (Will the Irish be able to move the ball with their new offensive unit against a very good Tech defensive group?)

Oklahoma St @ Georgia (Huge test on the road for the Cowpokes between the hedges, but Georgia may have issues stopping QSU QB Bobby Reid. Signature win for Big 12 if OSU pulls off the upset)

Central Michigan @ Kansas ( Can a Big 12 North school defeat a MAC school?)

Kansas St @ Auburn (Another huge test for the Big 12 against the SEC)

Tennessee @ California (Biggest game and possibly the best matchup of Week 1)

Bowling Green @ Minnesota (Can the MAC pull off another upset against the Big 10?)

MOST IMPORTANTLY:

Nevada @ Nebraska (How will Sam Keller look running the West Coast offense, and can a Kevin Cosgrove Blackshirt defense handle Nevada's "pistol" spread offense?)

ON SUNDAY:

Northern Colorado @ Hawaii (How many TD passes will Heisman hopeful Colt Brennan throw?)

ON MONDAY:

Texas Tech @ SMU (Who will QB Graham Harrell throw to this season for his 4,000 yds?)

Florida St @ Clemson (Big ACC matchup, and what impact will the new OC, Jimbo Fisher have on Bobby Bowden's Seminole offense?)