The New Mexico State Aggies and the Hawaii Warriors close-out Week 8 in the college football regular season early Sunday morning (East Coast time) in a Western Athletic Conference tilt at Aloha Stadium. Kick-off is set for 12 a.m. and the game will be available on ESPN3.com.
The Rutgers Scarlet Knights will try and stay on top in the Big East when they tangle with the Louisville Cardinals this upcoming Thursday night at Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium. The kick-off is slated for 8 p.m. and the game will be available on ESPN2.
The West Virginia Mountaineers continue their march towards a Big East title this Friday night when they invade the Carrier Dome to square-off against the Syracuse Orange in this conference matchup. Game time is set for 8 p.m. and it will be broadcast nationally on ESPN.
The Central Florida Knights will try and get back over .500 on the season when they square-off against the UAB Blazers this Thursday night in a Conference-USA East Division clash. The game is slated to kick-off at 8 p.m. and it will be available on ESPN3.com.
The Hawaii Warriors seemingly fixed their most persistent and urgent problem a few weeks ago. They traveled to Ruston, Louisiana, making the longest commute within the Western Athletic Conference, and found a way to decisively win a road game on the mainland United States.
The PAC-12’s Utah Utes, playing out of their new conference, will be in Heinz Field this Saturday afternoon for a tilt with the Big East’s Pittsburgh Panthers in a battle of two teams desperate for a win. The game is slated to get underway at 12 p.m. and it will be broadcast nationally on ESPNU.
The Louisville Cardinals and the Cincinnati Bearcats finally open play in the Big East this upcoming Saturday afternoon when they face-off at Paul Brown Stadium in this conference clash. The kick-off is slated for 12 p.m. and the game will be available on ESPN3.com.
The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets will look to extend their current winning streak to seven games this upcoming Saturday afternoon when they take-on the Virginia Cavaliers at Scott Stadium in an ACC Coastal Division clash.
When Arizona State takes on Utah this weekend, the Pac-12 South Division championship will be on the minds of fans, players and coaches. USC is ineligible for the title due to a two-year postseason ban.
The Boise State Broncos and the Fresno State Bulldogs have battled each other over the past decade as members of the Western Athletic Conference. However, Boise’s move to the Mountain West Conference has caused the 2011 edition of this regional matchup to become a non-conference affair.
The Boston College Eagles will be looking for their first conference win of the season when they take on the Clemson Tigers in an ACC-Atlantic Division matchup this upcoming Saturday afternoon. The game is slated to kick-off at 3 p.m. and it will be available on ESPN3.com.
The Connecticut Huskies open-up their conference play in the Big East against the West Virginia Mountaineers this upcoming Saturday afternoon at Mountaineers Field in Morgantown. Kick-off is scheduled for 12 p.m. and the game will be available on ESPN3.com.
The South Florida Bulls head north to Heinz Field for a Thursday night clash with the Pittsburgh Panthers in a crucial Big East showdown. The game is slated to get underway at 8 p.m. and it will be broadcast nationally on ESPN.
North Texas is a sheep that’s about to be led to slaughter. While it’s true that a Sun Belt Conference school, Louisiana-Monroe, went into Tuscaloosa and shocked Alabama four years ago, that 2007 upset was very much a product of the fact that Alabama was trying to rebuild under current coach Nick Saban.
It’s rivalry time in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, but while the locals in Bluegrass country might be very excited about this reunion of two bitter foes, it’s going to be hard for this game to draw considerable national interest.
Week 1 produced a win for N.C. State’s first game in the post-Russell Wilson era but the win over the FCS’ Liberty showcased some red flags. It turns out the concerns were legit. In a game they were favored to win, the Wolfpack fell to Wake Forest last week. Life gets easier again when N.C. State hosts South Alabama this Saturday.
