College Games to Watch Next Weekend

If you follow college football, click on this link and save that page. Every game this year, with kickoff times and tv schedules set. Here are some games to watch in week 1. Yes, it's still a bit early and I was going to wait and do this every Wednesday starting next week, but I haven't seen a meaningful sporting event in over 2 months and I'm bored. So I'll start a week early.

Not unlike most opening weekends, you've got a bunch of cupcake platters with a few great games mixed in.

TCU @ Baylor (Fri. 7:00 P.M. ESPN): Baylor Quarterback Robert Griffin is one of the Big 12's top QB's and he has his top 5 receivers back this year. TCU is coming off a Rose Bowl win over Wisconsin,

but only return 10 starters on both sides of the ball. Should be a close game in Waco.

South Florida @ Notre Dame (Sat. 2:30 P.M NBC): Is this the year Notre Dame finally lives up to expectations? I think so. 3 reasons why: 1) Brian Kelly wins. A lot. He went 34-6 in 4 seasons at Cincinnati. 2) A lot of coaches seem to make giant leaps in their 2nd year on the job. Bob Stoops, Urban Meyer, and Jim Tressel all won BCS titles in year two. And 3) The Irish return 19 starters.

UNLV @ Wisconsin (Thurs. 7:00 P.M. ESPN): It's the first game of the year on ESPN, which is nice. Wisconsin returns a solid running game and is neck and neck with Nebraska as Big 10 favorites this year. QB transfer Russell Wilson could push the Badgers over the top this season.

Boise St. @ Georgia (Atlanta, 7:00 P.M ESPN): Boise State is good for one good upset a year. This would be it, except the Broncos are actually favored over SEC foe Georgia. Boise will probably win, but they still won't deserve a national title shot.

Oregon @ LSU (Dallas, 7:00 P.M ESPN):

It sucks these last two games are at the same time, because it's clearly the two best match ups of the weekend. This one's basically a toss up right now. I'll take the SEC over Oregon's speed any day, though.