CFB Football Previews – Miami (FL) Hurricanes vs Maryland Terrapins
Pandemonium! Personally, I already thought Miami versus Maryland would be a deceptively close game. Now, with the NCAA scandal rocking Miami and eight players suspended, bettors really have to give Maryland a hard look at home.
It is a brand new season for college football, which more than likely means another year of Clemson’s talented but inconsistent, head-scratching ways.
This Saturday afternoon game presents an interesting match-up. This is not a cushy tune-up contest like several of the SEC and Big Ten often play in Week One.
It is true that Auburn is recovering from the incident of its poisoned sentimental trees, but those in the Tuscaloosa region are trying to bounce back from a much more real catastrophe.
OK, Florida State, time to justify that lofty perch in the NCAA preseason coaches’ poll. Even with Christian Ponder gone, it seems everyone expects E.J. Manuel to lead this team to major BCS contention. A blowout win over UL-Monroe would be the first step toward living up to the hype.
If you’re looking for an exciting early game to watch on Saturday, don’t sleep on Northwestern/Boston College, which features two underrated teams.
Michigan fans will be glad to see Brady Hoke standing on the sidelines instead of Rich Rodriguez. Rodriguez was never really loved at Michigan, and Hoke is seen as a true Michigan man.
The No.7 Boise State Bulldogs kick-off their inaugural season in the Mountain West with a non-conference showdown with the SEC’s No.22 ranked Georgia Bulldogs this Saturday night at the Georgia Dome.
The Florida Atlantic Owls, out of the Sun Belt Conference travel to Gainesville for an in-state matchup with the SEC’s Florida Gators this Saturday night in the season opener for both teams. Kick-off is slated for 7 p.m. and the game will be broadcast on ESPNU.
Auburn must be excited to put the despicable incident of the poisoned oak trees in Toomer’s Corner behind it and just play some football.
And so life as an Independent begins. Brigham Young believes it can be a force in 2011 after it won five of its final six games last season, scoring 40 or more points four times and allowing 10 points or fewer three times over that span.
Both Middle Tennessee State and Purdue suffered through an extremely disappointing season last year. The Blue Raiders were projected to win the Sun Belt, but they finished just 6-7 on the year.
The Thundering Herd of Marshall, out of Conference-USA storm into Morgantown this upcoming Sunday afternoon to take on the No. 24-ranked West Virginia Mountaineers from the Big East in the season opener for these two in-state rivals. Kick-off is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. and the game will be broadcast nationally on ESPN.
The Buffalo Bulls out of the Eastern Division of the Mid-American Conference open their 2011 football campaign against the Pittsburgh Panthers from the Big East this Saturday night at Heinz Field. The game is slated to start at 6 p.m. and it will be available on ESPN3.com.
The Wake Forest Demon Deacons out of the ACC open their 2011 season on the road this Thursday night when the tangle with the Big East’s Syracuse Orange at the Carrier Dome. All the action gets underway at 8 p.m. and the game will be available on ESPN3.com.
The Murray State Racers and the Louisville Cardinals have the honor of being the first game on the schedule to kick-off the 2011 Division I college football season in this Thursday night matchup at Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium. Game time is set for 6 p.m. (ET) and it will be broadcast on ESPNU.
