Saturday, Sept. 8
No. 3 West Virginia (1-0) at Marshall (0-1), 11 a.m. (ESPN2)
Opening Line: West Virginia by 23 1/2.
Series Record: West Virginia leads 6-0
Last Meeting: 2006, West Virginia 42-10
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Patrick White and Steve Slaton combined for 210 rushing yards and combined for a total of eight touchdowns in West Virginia’s 62-24 win over Western Michigan. … Bernard Morris led Marshall in rushing yards (29) and passing yards (162) in their 31-3 loss to Miami.
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Miami (1-0) at No. 5, Oklahoma (1-0), Noon. (ABC)
Opening Line: Oklahoma by 10.
Series Record: Miami leads 3-2.
Last Meeting: 1987, Miami 20-14
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The Hurricanes recorded six sacks in their 31-3 victory over Marshall. … Freshman DeMarco Murray became the first Oklahoma player to score five touchdowns in his debut in the Sooners 79-10 rout of North Texas. … Miami has won the last three games against the Sooners.
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No. 16 Nebraska (1-0) at Wake Forest (0-1), Noon. (ESPN)
Opening Line: Nebraska by 7.
Series Record: Nebraska leads 2-0.
Last Meeting: 2005, Nebraska 31-3
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Marlon Lucky rushed for a career-best 233 yards and scored four touchdowns in Nebraska’s 52-10 season opening victory over Nevada. … Kenneth Moore tied a Wake Forest record with 15 catches for a 126 yards and a touchdown in the Demon Deacons’ 38-28 loss to Boston College. … This is Nebraska’s first-ever road game against an ACC opponent.
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Rhode Island (0-1) at Army (0-1), 1 p.m. (ESPNC)
Opening Line: No line.
Series Record: First ever meeting
Last Meeting: First ever meeting
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Rhode Island allowed five sacks in their 27-23 loss to Fordham. … David Pevoto posted career highs in attempts (43), completions (23) and passing yards (184) in Army’s 22-14 loss to Akron.
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N.C. State (0-1) at Boston College (1-0), 2:30 p.m. (ESPN2)
Opening Line: Boston College by 15.
Series Record: Series tied 2-2.
Last Meeting: 2006, N.C. State 17-15
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Andre Brown rushed for 87 yards and a touchdown in N.C. State’s 25-23 loss to Central Florida. … Matt Ryan threw for five touchdowns, second most in school history in Boston College’s 38-28 victory over Wake Forest. … Tom O’Brien is 0-1 with the Wolfpack after coaching Boston College for 10 seasons. … Boston College has won 12 consecutive home games.
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M (1-0), 3:30 p.m. (FSN)
M by 17 1/2.
Series Record: First ever meeting
Last Meeting: First ever meeting
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M to a 38-7 win over Montana State. … The Aggies have won eight-straight home non-conference games.
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Oregon (1-0) at Michigan (0-1), 3:30 p.m. (ABC)
Opening Line: Michigan by 7.
Series Record: Michigan leads 3-1
Last Meeting: 2003, Oregon 31-27
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Dennis Dixon ran for 141 yards and a touchdown the most by an Oregon quarterback since 1995 in the Ducks’ 48-27 win over Houston. … Mike Hart rushed for 188 yards and three touchdowns in Michigan’s 34-32 loss to I-AA Appalachian State. … Michigan has won all three meetings in Ann Arbor by shutout.
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South Carolina (1-0) at No. 11 Georgia (1-0), 5:45 p.m. (ESPN2)
Opening Line: Georgia by 5 1/2.
Series Record: Georgia leads 44-13-2
Last Meeting: 2006, Georgia 18-0
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Blake Mitchell returns from a one-game suspension for South Carolina. … Georgia has won five straight against South Carolina. … Since 2001, four of the six games between the two have been decided by six points or less. … Georgia’s 18-0 win at South Carolina in 2006, was only the second time a Steve Spurrier-coached team did not score a point.
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Notre Dame (0-1) at No. 14 Penn State (1-0), 6 p.m. (ESPN)
Opening Line: Penn State by 11.
Series Record: Penn State leads 9-8-1
Last Meeting: 2006, Notre Dame 41-17
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Notre Dame has won the last two meetings against Penn State. … Anthony Morelli threw for a career-high 295 yards in Penn State’s 59-0 victory over Florida International. … Notre Dame travels to Beaver stadium for the first time since 1991, a 35-13 Penn State victory.
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BYU (1-0) at No. 13 UCLA (1-0), 6:30 p.m. (Versus)
Opening Line: UCLA by 6 1/2.
Series Record: UCLA leads 6-1
Last Meeting: 1995, UCLA 23-9
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This is the first meeting between the two teams since 1995. … BYU held Arizona to 32 yards rushing in the Cougars’ 20-7 win. … Ben Olson threw five touchdown passes and Kahlil Bell rushed a career-high 195 yards in UCLA’s 45-17 victory over Stanford.
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TCU (1-0) at No. 7 Texas (1-0), 7 p.m. (FSN)
Opening Line: Texas by 9 1/2.
Series Record: Texas leads 60-20-1
Last Meeting: 1995, Texas 27-19
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This is the first meeting between the two teams since 1995. … Texas has won 26 out of the last 27 against TCU.
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South Florida (1-0) at No. 17 Auburn (1-0), 9 p.m. (ESPN2)
Opening Line: Auburn by 7 1/2.
Series Record: First ever meeting
Last Meeting: First ever meeting
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George Selvie tied a South Florida single-game record with four sacks in the Bulls 28-13 victory over Elon. … Auburn is 12-1 in home night games since 2000.
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No. 9 Virginia Tech (1-0) at No. 2 LSU (1-0), 9:15 p.m. (ESPN)
Opening Line: LSU by 10.
Series Record: Virginia Tech leads 1-0
Last Meeting: 2002, Virginia Tech 26-8
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Virginia Tech makes its first ever trip to Baton Rouge. … LSU is 30-26 all-time against current members of the ACC. … The Tigers and the Hokies were scheduled to open the 2004 season but the game was moved to the 2007 season in October of 2003.
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No. 5 Wisconsin (1-0) at UNLV (1-0), 10 p.m. (Versus)
Opening Line: Wisconsin by 26 1/2.
Series Record: Wisconsin leads 5-2
Last Meeting: 2004, Wisconsin 18-3
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Tyler Donovan threw a career-high three touchdown passes in Wisconsin’s 41-21 victory over Washington State. … Wisconsin has been the opponent in all three of UNLV’s all-time home sellouts (1986, 96, and 02)… The last time the Badgers traveled to Sam Boyd Stadium the game became final with more than seven minutes remaining due to a loss of power.
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Colorado (1-0) at Arizona State (1-0), 10:15 p.m. (FSN)
Opening Line: Arizona State by 16.
Series Record: Arizona State leads 1-0
Last Meeting: 2006, Arizona State 21-3
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Freshman Cody Hawkins completed 18 of 31 passes for 201 yards and two touchdowns in Colorado’s 31-28 victory over Colorado State. … Ryan Torain rushed for 123 yards and three touchdowns on 17 carries to lead Arizona State to a 45-3 victory over San Jose State. … Sun Devil coach Dennis Erickson is one win away from 150 victories in his career.
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