Week 1 NCAA Football Predictions

About a year ago this time, I gave out three first week college football plays. All three were winners.

Georgia Tech, a one-point road favorite, had no problem dismantling Notre Dame, 33-3, outgaining the Fighting Irish 380 yards to 122. The Yellow Jackets hadn’t won in South Bend since 1959 and Notre Dame had previously been victorious in 17 of its last 20 season openers, but last year’s game was a cakewalk for Tech.

UCF went into Raleigh and knocked off N.C. State, 25-23, as an eight-point underdog. The Knights racked up over 200 rushing yards in winning their first- ever contest against an ACC opponent. It was just the second win in UCF’s previous 12 road openers, and the first since 1998. [...]

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[Mike0715]

UCLA's QB Ben Olson broke his foot and will be out for two months. That's got to factor into the team's outlook. He's had a lot of injuries (nature of the beast). He's only 25 but lost 5 games last season for injuries. Hope they have a strong replacement, or the odds are against them.