It’s Week 3 of the college football season, which means it’s time to start answering some important questions. Is USF for real, like really? Can Florida recover? Is Notre Dame a national contender? What about LSU?
But the most important question for this week might actually be this: That game’s on what channel?
Yes, friends, this week brings us more restored rivalries, obscure broadcast locations, and scheduling drama. (Oh my.)
The gang’s all here (even if one of us is in Texas) to recap what was a delightful Week 2, unless ...
It’s Week 3 of the college football season, which means it’s time to start answering some important questions. Is USF for real, like really? Can Florida recover? Is Notre Dame a national contender? What about LSU?
But the most important question for this week might actually be this: That game’s on what channel?
Yes, friends, this week brings us more restored rivalries, obscure broadcast locations, and scheduling drama. (Oh my.)
The gang’s all here (even if one of us is in Texas) to recap what was a delightful Week 2, unless you’re Florida, that is. We recap the week that was … and then AJ brings us up to speed on the #GroupOfFiveAfterDark, which brings us several intriguing (at least to some!) matchups: No. 13 Oklahoma at Temple (Noon ET, ESPN2), Minnesota at Cal (10:30 ET, ESPN), and Boston College at Stanford (10:30 ET, ACCN). Also, find a way to put App State at Southern Miss (7 ET, ESPN+) in a quad box somehow, because that’s going to be fun.
And then, get ready for some additional deep dives in your channel guide for these ones, friends.
No. 12 Clemson at Georgia Tech (Noon ET, ESPN): We’ve had our eyes set on this game for a couple of weeks now. Can the Wreck wreck Clemson’s conference title hopes? And if they do, would it be considered Clemsoning?
Wisconsin at No. 19 Alabama (Noon ET, ABC): Bama’s the pick here, but will the losing coach find the temperature on his hot seat turned up a notch?
No. 6 Georgia at No. 15 Tennessee (3:30 ET, ABC): This game is being played too early. We know nothing (really) about either of these two teams. Our opinions are divided.
Pitt at West Virginia (3:30 ET, ESPN): Other than the fact that this game is not at night, we’re delighted that this storied rivalry is on the schedule again. Get your eyes on this game. And yeah, hide your couch.
No. 18 South Florida at No. 5 Miami (4:30 ET, CW): It’s early-season Cinderella versus legit national contender on … the CW? Yeppers. Can the magic continue for the Bulls? (Spoiler: At least one of us thinks so!)
Florida at No. 3 LSU (7:30 ET, ABC): We’re not sure how Florida recovers from last week’s embarrassment. What we do know is that Death Valley at night is a tough environment, but the Tigers may not be quite as good as some may think.
No. 16 Texas A&M at No. 8 Notre Dame (7:30 ET, NBC): This should be a dandy. The Irish need this win for schedule purposes, but the Aggies should be a formidable foe.
Vanderbilt at No. 11 South Carolina (7:45 ET, SECN): Can Diego and the Dores strike again? (Editor’s Note: That’s a great band name.) Perhaps? But they’re looking at near mirror images of themselves on the opposing sideline.
We give lots of honorable mention nods this week (including a game that we totally missed):
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Villanova at No. 2 Penn State (3:30 ET, FS1)
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Oregon State at No. 21 Texas Tech (3:30 ET, FOX)
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MTSU at Nevada (5 ET, TheMW.com)
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Arkansas at No. 17 Ole Miss (7 ET, ESPN)
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Ohio at No. 1 Ohio State (7 ET, Peacock)
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No. 20 Utah at Wyoming (8 ET, CBSSN)
And Crappy gives a shoutout to our DIII friends in Pittsburgh: No. 9 Wisconsin-LaCrosse at No. 17 Carnegie Mellon (Noon ET), which you can actually watch live at CentennialConference.tv.
So, yeah, become familiar with your channel guide and maybe your laptop and mobile device (if you’re a Hawaii fan like AJ) and get ready for another great weekend of college football. We’ll see you back here next week. Cheers, yinz.
