Week 1 is here! Last week we saw Iowa State get the win vs Kansas State in Dublin. It was a good game. With 2:26 to go, Iowa State coach Matt Campbell had his team go for it on fourth-and-3 at the Kansas State 16-yard line. Becht found Carson Hansen for 15 yards and iced the game. That was a great call and it reflected how well the Cyclones were playing on defense.
There are some good games this week with a lot of top teams playing their first cupcake. For some teams, it may be the only cupcake.
After USC (for me), I am looking forward to seeing these games the most …
No. 1 Texas at No. 3 Ohio State
No. 9 LSU at No. 4 Clemson
No. 6 Notre Dame at No. 10 Miami (Fla.)
I am highlighting some players I want to try and watch too. I think the secondary and running back are two positions I will watch a lot this year. Offensive tackle as well in case the Vikings do not extend O’Neill.
Here is a list of players put out by the Senior Bowl. I think it should be a good guide about who to watch.
https://www.seniorbowl.com/top300/
Thursday, Aug. 28
5:30 p.m. | No. 25 Boise State at South Florida | ESPN
Kage Casey | Boise State | OT | 6’5” | 316 | RJR
Jayden Virgin-Morgan | Boise State | EDGE | 6’3” | 253 | RJR
8 p.m. | Buffalo at Minnesota | FS1
Red Murdock | Buffalo | ILB | 6’3” | 235 | RJR
Darius Taylor | Minnesota | RB | 5’11” | 215 | JR
9 p.m. | Nebraska vs. Cincinnati (in Kansas City, Mo.) | ESPN
Elijah Pritchett | Nebraska | OT | 6’5” | 327 | RJR
Dane Key | Nebraska | WR | 6’2” | 210 | SR
Dasan McCullough | Nebraska | OLB | 6’4” | 235 | SR
Dontay Corleone | Cincinnati | DL1T | 6’1” | 320 | RSR
Joe Royer | Cincinnati | TE | 6’4” | 255 | RSR
9 p.m. | Miami (Ohio) at Wisconsin | Big Ten Network
Preston Zachman | Wisconsin | S | 6’1” | 212 | RSR
Riley Mahlman | Wisconsin | OT | 6’7” | 308 | RSR
Ricardo Hallman | Wisconsin | CBN | 5’10” | 185 | RSR
Friday, Aug. 29
Friday, Aug. 29
7 p.m. | Western Michigan at Michigan State | FS1
Malik Spencer | Michigan State | S | 6’1” | 192 | SR
Jack Velling | Michigan State | TE | 6’4” | 244 | SR
Aidan Chiles | Michigan State | QB | 6’3” | 217 | JR
7:30 p.m. | Western Illinois at Illinois | Peacock
Gabe Jacas | Illinois | EDGE | 6’2” | 275 | SR
Xavier Scott | Illinois | CB | 5’11” | 190 | SR
J.C. Davis | Illinois | OT | 6’5” | 320 | RSR
Josh McCray | Illinois | RB | 6’1” | 235 | RSR
8 p.m. | Auburn at Baylor | FOX
Keldric Faulk | Auburn | DL5T | 6’5” | 288 | JR
Eric Singleton Jr. | Auburn | WRS | 5’10” | 190 | JR
Xavier Chaplin | Auburn | OT | 6’6” | 338 | RJR
Izavion Miller | Auburn | OT | 6’5” | 311 | RSR
Connor Lew | Auburn | OC | 6’3” | 302 | JR
Jeremiah Cobb | Auburn | RB | 5’10” | 196 | JR
Josh Cameron | Baylor | WR | 6’1” | 218 | RSR
Jackie Marshall | Baylor | DL3T | 6’3” | 290 | RSR
8 p.m. | Georgia Tech at Colorado | ESPN
Jamal Haynes | Georgia Tech | RB | 5’9” | 190 | RSR
D.J. McKinney | Colorado | CB | 6’2” | 190 | RJR
Arden Walker | Colorado | EDGE | 6’2” | 250 | RSR
Preston Hodge | Colorado | CB | 5’11” | 195 | RSR
Saturday, Aug. 30
12 p.m. | Syracuse vs. No. 24 Tennessee (in Atlanta) | ABC
Trebor Pena | Syracuse | WR | 5’11” | 184 | RSR
Jermod McCoy | Tennessee | CB | 5’11” | 193 | JR
Joshua Josephs | Tennessee | EDGE | 6’3” | 245 | SR
Wendell Moe Jr. | Tennessee | OG | 6’2” | 339 | RJR
Lance Heard | Tennessee | OT | 6’5” | 340 | JR
Miles Kitselman | Tennessee | TE | 6’5” | 256 | RSR
12 p.m. | Mississippi State at Southern Miss | ESPN
Isaac Smith | Mississippi State | S | 6’0” | 205 | JR
Josh Moten | Southern Miss | CB | 6’0” | 174 | RSR
12 p.m. | No. 1 Texas at No. 3 Ohio State | FOX
Arch Manning | Texas | QB | 6’4” | 225 | RSO
Anthony Hill Jr. | Texas | ILB | 6’3” | 235 | JR
Malik Muhammad | Texas | CB | 6’0” | 190 | JR
Jack Endries | Texas | TE | 6’4” | 240 | RJR
Michael Taaffe | Texas | S | 6’0” | 195 | RSR
Trey Moore | Texas | EDGE | 6’3” | 245 | RSR
DeAndre Moore Jr. | Texas | WR | 6’0” | 195 | JR
Quintrevion Wisner | Texas | RB | 5’11” | 194 | JR
D.J. Campbell | Texas | OG | 6’3” | 330 | SR
Caleb Downs | Ohio State | S | 6’0” | 205 | JR
Carnell Tate | Ohio State | WR | 6’1” | 191 | JR
Ethan Onianwa | Ohio State | OT | 6’6” | 345 | RSR
Davison Igbinosun | Ohio State | CB | 6’2” | 193 | SR
Max Klare | Ohio State | TE | 6’4” | 240 | RJR
Sonny Styles | Ohio State | OLB | 6’4” | 235 | SR
Jermaine Mathews Jr. | Ohio State | CB | 5’11” | 189 | JR
Phillip Daniels | Ohio State | OT | 6’5” | 315 | RSO
Kayden McDonald | Ohio State | DL1T | 6’2” | 326 | JR
3:30 p.m. | Marshall at No. 5 Georgia | ESPN
Christen Miller | Georgia | DL3T | 6’4” | 305 | RJR
C.J. Allen | Georgia | OLB | 6’1” | 235 | JR
Daylen Everette | Georgia | CB | 6’1” | 190 | SR
Daniel Harris | Georgia | CB | 6’2” | 195 | JR
Oscar Delp | Georgia | TE | 6’5” | 245 | SR
Raylen Wilson | Georgia | OLB | 6’1” | 235 | JR
Earnest Greene III | Georgia | OT | 6’4” | 320 | RJR
Zachariah Branch | Georgia | WR | 5’10” | 175 | JR
Monroe Freeling | Georgia | OT | 6’6” | 315 | JR
Lawson Luckie | Georgia | TE | 6’3” | 240 | JR
Brett Thorson | Georgia | P | 6’2” | 235 | SR
Noah Thomas | Georgia | WR | 6’5” | 200 | SR
Dillon Bell | Georgia | WR | 6’1” | 210 | SR
3:30 p.m. | Nevada at No. 2 Penn State | CBS/Paramount+
Drew Allar | Penn State | QB | 6’5” | 235 | SR
Dani Dennis-Sutton | Penn State | EDGE | 6’4” | 266 | SR
Nick Singleton | Penn State | RB | 6’0” | 226 | SR
A.J. Harris | Penn State | CB | 6’1” | 193 | JR
Zane Durant | Penn State | DL3T | 6’1” | 288 | SR
Kaytron Allen | Penn State | RB | 5’10” | 220 | SR
Amare Campbell | Penn State | ILB | 6’0” | 230 | JR
Nolan Rucci | Penn State | OT | 6’7” | 308 | RSR
Nick Dawkins | Penn State | OC | 6’3” | 298 | RSR
Drew Shelton | Penn State | OT | 6’5” | 307 | SR
Olaivavega Ioane | Penn State | OG | 6’3” | 348 | RJR
3:30 p.m. | No. 8 Alabama at Florida State | ABC
Kadyn Proctor | Alabama | OT | 6’6” | 369 | JR
L.T. Overton | Alabama | DL5T | 6’4” | 283 | SR
Deontae Lawson | Alabama | ILB | 6’2” | 239 | RSR
Domani Jackson | Alabama | CB | 6’1” | 201 | SR
Parker Brailsford | Alabama | OC | 6’2” | 290 | RJR
Tim Keenan III | Alabama | DL1T | 6’2” | 326 | RSR
Keon Sabb | Alabama | S | 6’1” | 206 | RJR
Jaeden Roberts | Alabama | OG | 6’5” | 310 | RSR
Kelby Collins | Alabama | DL5T | 6’4” | 278 | JR
Germie Bernard | Alabama | WR | 6’0” | 209 | SR
Jam Miller | Alabama | RB | 5’10” | 221 | SR
Bray Hubbard | Alabama | S | 6’2” | 204 | JR
Cameron Calhoun | Alabama | CB | 6’0” | 177 | RSO
Darrell Jackson Jr. | Florida State | DL1T | 6’5” | 330 | RSR
Duce Robinson | Florida State | WR | 6’5” | 220 | JR
Jeremiah Wilson | Florida State | CBN | 5’10” | 185 | SR
Luke Petitbon | Florida State | OC | 6’2” | 295 | RSR
7:30 p.m. | Missouri State at USC | Big Ten Network
Makai Lemon | USC | WR | 5’11” | 190 | JR
Kamari Ramsey | USC | S | 6’0” | 204 | RJR
Ja’Kobi Lane | USC | WR | 6’4” | 195 | JR
Braylan Shelby | USC | EDGE | 6’5” | 265 | JR
Eric Gentry | USC | OLB | 6’5” | 215 | RSR
D.J. Harvey | USC | CBN | 5’11” | 174 | RSR
7:30 p.m. | No. 9 LSU at No. 4 Clemson | ABC
Peter Woods | Clemson | DL3T | 6’3” | 315 | JR
Cade Klubnik | Clemson | QB | 6’2” | 210 | SR
Avieon Terrell | Clemson | CBN | 5’11” | 180 | JR
Antonio Williams | Clemson | WR | 5’11” | 190 | RJR
DeMonte Capehart | Clemson | DL1T | 6’4” | 315 | RSR
Tristan Leigh | Clemson | OT | 6’6” | 315 | RSR
Blake Miller | Clemson | OT | 6’5” | 315 | SR
Will Heldt | Clemson | EDGE | 6’5” | 265 | JR
Wade Woodaz | Clemson | OLB | 6’3” | 235 | SR
Khalil Barnes | Clemson | S | 6’0” | 195 | JR
Jeremiah Alexander | Clemson | OLB | 6’2” | 232 | RJR
Garrett Nussmeier | LSU | QB | 6’2” | 200 | RSR
Harold Perkins Jr. | LSU | OLB | 6’1” | 225 | SR
Aaron Anderson | LSU | WRS | 5’8” | 187 | RJR
Mansoor Delane | LSU | CB | 6’1” | 187 | SR
Nic Anderson | LSU | WR | 6’4” | 216 | RJR
Patrick Payton | LSU | EDGE | 6’5” | 250 | RSR
Josh Thompson | LSU | OG | 6’5” | 301 | RSR
Whit Weeks | LSU | ILB | 6’2” | 228 | JR
Barion Brown | LSU | WR | 6’1” | 182 | SR
11 p.m. | Colorado State at Washington | Big Ten Network
Denzel Boston | Washington | WR | 6’3” | 209 | RJR
Tacario Davis | Washington | CB | 6’3” | 190 | SRJonah Coleman | Washington | RB | 5’9” | 229 | SR
11 p.m. | Utah at UCLA | FOX
Nico Iamaleava | UCLA | QB | 6’5” | 215 | RSO
Spencer Fano | Utah | OT | 6’5” | 304 | JR
Caleb Lomu | Utah | OT | 6’5” | 302 | RSO
Lander Barton | Utah | ILB | 6’3” | 236 | SR
Tao Johnson | Utah | S | 6’1” | 193 | RJR
Smith Snowden | Utah | CBN | 5’9” | 185 | JR
Sunday, Aug. 31
3 p.m. | Virginia Tech vs. No. 13 South Carolina (in Atlanta) | ESPN
LaNorris Sellers | South Carolina | QB | 6’2” | 242 | RSO
Jalon Kilgore | South Carolina | S | 6’1” | 219 | JRNyck Harbor | South Carolina | WR | 6’5” | 235 | JR
Tomas Rimac | Virginia Tech | OG | 6’6” | 318 | RSR
Ben Bell | Virginia Tech | EDGE | 6’2” | 255 | RSR
7:30 p.m. | No. 6 Notre Dame at No. 10 Miami (Fla.) | ABC
Jeremiyah Love | Notre Dame | RB | 6’0” | 210 | JR
Charles Jagusah | Notre Dame | OT | 6’6” | 328 | RSO
Malachi Fields | Notre Dame | WR | 6’4” | 220 | RSR
Aamil Wagner | Notre Dame | OT | 6’6” | 291 | RJR
Jaden Greathouse | Notre Dame | WR | 6’1” | 215 | JR
Christian Gray | Notre Dame | CB | 6’0” | 187 | JR
Drayk Bowen | Notre Dame | ILB | 6’2” | 239 | JR
DeVonta Smith | Notre Dame | S | 6’0” | 205 | RSR
Jared Dawson | Notre Dame | DL3T | 6’1” | 305 | RSR
Pat Coogan | Notre Dame | OC | 6’5” | 310 | RSR
Francis Mauigoa | Miami (FL) | OT | 6’6” | 315 | JR
Rueben Bain Jr. | Miami (FL) | EDGE | 6’3” | 275 | JR
Carson Beck | Miami (FL) | QB | 6’4” | 220 | RSR
Damari Brown | Miami (FL) | CB | 6’1” | 190 | JR
Akheem Mesidor | Miami (FL) | DL5T | 6’2” | 280 | RSR
Anez Cooper | Miami (FL) | OG | 6’5” | 350 | SR
Keionte Scott | Miami (FL) | CB | 5’11” | 192 | RSR
Monday, Sept. 1
8 p.m. | TCU at North Carolina | ESPN/ESPNU
Bud Clark | TCU | S | 6’2” | 185 | RSR
Eric McAlister | TCU | WR | 6’3” | 205 | RSR
Thaddeus Dixon | North Carolina | CB | 6’0” | 186 | RSR
Yore Mock
Pick 18. Jalon Kilgore CB South Carolina 6’1” 211Pick 50. Jake Slaughter IOL Florida 6’4” 303Pick 82. Nyck Harbor WR South Carolina 6’5” 235Pick 97. Quintrevion Wisner RB Texas 6’0” 194Pick 140. Domonique Orange DL Iowa State 6’4” 325Pick 157. Tao Johnson S Utah 6’1” 200Pick 173. Josh Moten CB Marshall 6’1” 185Pick 196. Derrick Moore EDGE Michigan 6’3” 260Pick 207. Darius Taylor RB Minnesota 6’0” 215Pick 232. Bud Clark S TCU 6’2” 185Pick 257. Samuel Omosigho LB Oklahoma 6’1” 235
As always, enjoy the games!
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