As usual, all times Eastern and all predictions wrong.

Noon:

• Missouri @ Texas A&M (ABC): Okay, y’all, we’re going to be level with you here. For the first time all season, we’re not going to have time to do the post: sometimes real life just gets in the way. So, with limited exceptions, we’re going to have to lean on our favorite crutch: the LIGHTNING ROUND! Anyway! Mizzou!
• California-Los Angeles @ Pennsylvania State (FOX): Penn State!
• Navy @ Air Force (CBS): Navy!
• Southern Methodist @ Louisville (ESPN): Toothed Birds!
• Pittsburgh @ North Carolina (ESPN2): Provided they don’t get reverse-superweapon’d, Pitt!
• Wake Forest @ North Carolina State (The CW): Wolfpack!
• Purdue @ Wisconsin (BTN): Wisky!
• Army @ Tulsa (ESPNU): Army!
• Boston College @ Virginia (ACCN): BC!
• Massachusetts @ Northern Illinois (CBSS): NIU

2:00: Western Michigan @ Ball State (ESPN+)

3:30:

• Auburn @ Georgia (“The Deep South’s Oldest Rivalry”; ABC): Ugh, UGA.
• Iowa @ Ohio State (CBS): Buckeyes!
• Mississippi @ South Carolina (ESPN): Kentucky laid down the blueprint last weekend, so: Gamecocks!
• East Carolina @ Charlotte (ESPNU): ECU.
• Temple @ Connecticut (CBSS): Huskies!
• Virginia Tech @ Stanford (ACCN): Cardinal?
• Miami @ Toledo (ESPN+)
• Bowling Green @ Akron (ESPN+)
• Appalachian State @ Marshall (“The Old Mountain Feud”; ESPN+): Hurricane Helene has left a level of destruction in Appalchia (the home of both of these schools) that we’re still not fully aware of, over a week later. I will update and comment on this post when I have a chance to research appropriate organizations that you can donate to help.
• North Dakota @ North Dakota State (ESPN+)

4:00:

• West Virginia @ Oklahoma State (ESPN2): Pokes!
• Rutgers @ Nebraska (FS1): Huskers!

4:15: Alabama @ Vanderbilt (SEC): Tide.

6:30: Colorado State @ Oregon State (The CW): Chainsaws!

7:00:

• Clemson @ Florida State (ESPN): Tigers.
• Utah State @ Boise State (FS2): Broncos!
• James Madison @ Louisiana-Monroe (ESPNU): Dukes?
• Louisiana @ Southern Mississippi (ESPN+)
• South Alabama @ Arkansas State (ESPN+)
• Old Dominion @ Coastal Carolina (ESPN+)

7:30:

• Tennessee @ Arkansas (ABC): Vols!
• Baylor @ Iowa State (FOX): Clones!
• Michigan @ Washington (NBC): Wolverines?
• Nevada @ San Jose State (truTV): Silicon Valley Spartans, probably.
• Southern California @ Minnesota (BTN): Trojans!

7:45: Central Florida @ Florida (SEC): LOL, er, Gators?

8:00:

• Kansas @ Arizona State (ESPN2): Sun Devils!
• Hawaii @ San Diego State (CBSS): Aztecs?
• Duke @ Georgia Tech (ACCN): For starters, we love the true night game at Bobby Dodd. That said, I like our chances here, but seriously for a team whose coach when viral for saying that the key to their success was to “RUN THE BALL”, they haven’t really been good at it against anyone other than Florida State. We have really got to get someone other than Haynes King going in the ground game to have a chance here.

10:30: Miami @ California (ESPN): Canes.

11:00: Texas Tech @ Arizona (FOX): Cats?