College Football Week 3

Week 3! It is the time of season where we begin to see some separtation at the top and weed out the pretenders from the contenders. This week, we have the complete opposite slate that we did a week ago. We have top teams playing this week; something that we didn't see at all last time around. Here are three games to watch, and also our picks for the other games.

1.) Heisman Candidates Clash

At noon, we will be treated to a game that might decide the ACC race as Florida State travels north to take on the Fighting Lamar Jacksons. It will be a faceoff between two of the top three players in the conference featuring Jackson of Louisville and Dalvin Cook from Florida State. While the Seminoles have knocked off Mississippi and FCS Charleston Southern, the Cardinals have essentially had a cake walk with the likes of Charlotte and Syracuse. Lamar Jackson is putting up unheard of numbers. Can he keep it up as the Cardinals face their first real test?

Florida State 28, Louisville 24

2.) Will Lightning Strike Thrice?

If Nick Saban has lost to a team in back-to-back years, I haven't seen it. But a team to beat him three straight? That is unheard of! The last two meetings have each been decided by six points each with Ole Miss coming out on top. When the two teams face off tonight, it will be in Oxford where the Rebels have not lost hosting a ranked team since Auburn came in ranked 3rd in 2014. Alabama looks to hold onto their top ranking and control of the SEC West. Mississippi hasn't won a conference championship since 1963. Since that year, Alabama has won 19. It's obvious where the SEC runs through, and the Tide will run through Ole Miss tonight as they exact their revenge.

Alabama 38, Mississippi 21

3.) Second Best, or Last Chance?

Tonight in Norman, Ohio State travels to Oklahoma as two of the nation's best teams will face off. Both sides stand to benefit from a win that could shape the playoff race. If the Buckeyes pick up the win on the road, they might be stealing some first place votes from Alabama. If Oklahoma can pull it off, they will be right back in the talk for the playoff. Oklahoma stands to benefit the most. A loss here would all but assure that they will be missing out on the playoff. 

 Oklahoma 31, Ohio State 28

Other Games

TCU over Iowa State

Tennessee over Ohio

New Mexico over Rutgers

Marshall over Akron

Bowling Green over MTSU

Clemson over South Carolina State

Temple over Penn State

Memphis over Kansas

Iowa over North Dakota State

Wisconsin over Georgia State

Miami over Appalachian State

Georgia Tech over Vanderbilt

Connecticut over Virginia

Washington State over Idaho

Tulsa over North Carolina A&T

Kansas State over Florida Atlantic

Toledo over Fresno State

Central Michigan over UNLV

Ball State over Eastern Kentucky

UMass over Florida International

Michigan over Colorado

Nebraska over Oregon

San Diego State over Northern Illinois

Kent State over Monmouth

Western Kentucky over Miami (OH)

Virginia Tech over Boston College

North Carolina over James Madison

Oklahoma State over Pitt

South Florida over Syracuse

Kentucky over New Mexico State

East Carolina over South Carolina

Colorado State over Northern Colorado

Wyoming over UC Davis

Western Michigan over Illinois

Oregon State over Idaho State

Eastern Michigan over Charlotte

North Carolina State over Old Dominion

Georgia Southern over Louisiana-Monroe

Wake Forest over Delaware

Army over UTEP

Texas A&M over Auburn

LSU over Mississippi State

Texas Tech over Louisiana Tech

Southern Mississippi over Troy

Maryland over Central Florida

Navy over Tulane

SMU over Liberty

South Alabama over Louisiana-Lafayette

Notre Dame over Michigan State

Arkansas over Texas State

Florida over North Texas

Georgia over Missouri

Stanford over Southern Cal

Washington over Portland State

Duke over Northwestern

Nevada over Buffalo

UCLA over BYU

Utah over San Jose State

Texas over Cal

Arizona over Hawaii

Season Record

124-33 (.790%)

Picks Panel at Noon

-Dug

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