Some thought the Purdue Boilermakers might be the best team in the league a couple weeks ago. After blowout losses at home to Michigan and Wisconsin, the Boilermakers are licking their wounds.
When Greg Schiano left for Tampa Bay after last season, many people thought Rutgers would be in for a disappointing future. Right now, Rutgers might be the most surprising unbeaten team in the nation.
The Virginia Tech Hokies aren’t used to having three losses in a season, let alone having three losses after only seven games. Clemson is right back in the thick of the ACC title race after Florida State was upset a couple weeks ago.
The third-seeded Oregon Ducks are going up against their toughest competition of the season this week, and while the Arizona State Sun Devils haven’t played anybody of real significance thus far, they’ll be looking to spoil the Ducks’ BCS dreams Thursday night on ESPN.
The Big East will be on center stage this Friday night when the Syracuse Orange host the UConn Huskies on ESPN at 8 pm eastern. UConn got off to a 3-2 start, but they’ve had two disappointing losses in a row.
The Ohio State Buckeyes picked up a big national television win last weekend against Nebraska. Urban Meyer’s Buckeyes throttled the Cornhuskers 63-38 in Columbus. Ohio State enters this contest at 6-0 and ranked eighth in the nation.
The Louisville Cardinals and Pittsburgh Panthers will square off in a key Big East battle this Saturday. Louisville comes into this one with a perfect 5-0 record on the year. The Cardinals have made their way up to number 16 in the rankings.
The No. 5 Kansas State Wildcats head to Jack Trice Stadium to take on the Iowa State Cyclones this weekend, and while both have found success in the first half of 2012, only one is considered a title contender.
The No. 25 Michigan Wolverines may be matched up with the Illinois Fighting Illini this weekend, but you have to wonder if the team from Ann Arbor isn’t looking ahead at their game next week with the Michigan State Spartans.
Mississippi State (5-0) is off to a great start and they are ranked, but they have yet to beat a very good team and that will change this Saturday when they host Tennessee (3-2).
South Carolina (6-0) won a big game last week beating a top 10 team in Georgia and now face LSU (5-1) at home. The Tigers are still in the top 10, but they lost last week to Florida where their offense was shut down only scoring 6 points.
This match up was supposed to take place in the first game of the season, but it was postponed and now Texas A&M (4-1) and Louisiana Tech (5-0) are ranked. The Aggies have won 10 straight in this series and they are solid on both sides of the ball.
Florida (5-0) is coming off a HUGE win over LSU and after facing Vanderbilt (2-3) they face the ranked teams of Georgia and South Carolina. The Gators cannot overlook Vanderbilt, as they are at home and are coming off a solid SEC win over Missouri.
The Florida State Seminoles are coming off a shocking loss last week to the North Carolina State Wolfpack, and with their loss came the realization that the BCS National Championship might not be in their immediate future.
The California Golden Bears and the Washington State Cougars are having underwhelming seasons, but the team from Berkeley, Calif. is the one coming off a big victory. The Golden Bears took down the No. 25 UCLA Bruins 43-17, while the Cougars failed to keep up with the Beavers in Corvallis, Ore.
The USC Trojans and Washington Huskies both struggled early in their week six matchup, but the difference is, only one of them made a storming comeback. The Trojans are coming off a victory that saw them recover after being down 21-10, while the Huskies trailed 21-0 in the first quarter and lost by 31 points.
