Here are my picks for Week 1 of the 2015 College Football season.
Thursday, September 3rd
North Carolina at South Carolina- 6:00, ESPN: This should be a fun game to kick off the 2015 College Football season. North Carolina is looking to make some noise in the ACC and South Carolina is trying to rebound from a disappointing 2014 campaign. I like South Carolina to take this one at home.
Pick: South Carolina
Florida International at UCF- 6:00, CBSSN
Pick: UCF
Oklahoma State at Central Michigan- 7:00, ESPNU
Pick: Oklahoma State
Elon at Wake Forest- 7:00, ESPN3
Pick: Wake Forest
VMI at Ball State- 7:00, ESPN3
Pick: Ball State
Stony Brook at Toledo- 7:00, ESPN3
Pick: Toledo
Alcorn State at (16) Georgia Tech- 7:30, ESPN3
Pick: Georgia Tech
Villanova at Connecticut- 7:30, ESPN3
Pick: Connecticut
Western Kentucky at Vanderbilt- 8:00, SECN: Western Kentucky is one of the better teams in Conference-USA while Vanderbilt projects to be one of the bottom feeders of the SEC. I like WKU to pull this one out on the road.
Pick: Western Kentucky
Michigan at Utah- 8:30, FS1: This should be a fun game to watch as Jim Harbaugh makes his Michigan coaching debut against an underrated Utah team that was quietly a very good team last season. I wouldn't be surprised about who wins this game, but I'm going to take Utah at home.
Pick: Utah
(2) TCU at Minnesota- 9:00, ESPN: This is arguably the best game on the first night of the 2015 College Football season. TCU is poised to make a run into toward the College Football Playoff this season as Minnesota looks to make noise in the Big-10 West after having a good season last year. I'm going to take TCU here on the road but an upset can't be ruled out here.
Pick: TCU
Ohio at Idaho- 9:00, ESPN3
Pick: Idaho
Southern Utah vs Utah State- 9:00
Pick: Utah State
Duke at Tulane- 9:30, CBSSN
Pick: Duke
UTSA at (22) Arizona- 10:00, Pac-12N
Pick: Arizona
UC Davis at Nevada- 10:00, MW Digital
Pick: Nevada
New Hampshire at San José State- 10:00
Pick: San Jose State
Abilene Christian at Fresno State- 10:00, MW Digital
Pick: Fresno State
Friday, September 4th
Colorado at Hawaii- 1:00AM, CBSSN
Pick: Colorado
Charlotte at Georgia State- 3:30, ESPNU
Pick: Georgia State
(5) Michigan State at Western Michigan- 7:00, ESPNU
Pick: Michigan State
Fordham at Army- 7:00, CBSSN
Pick: Army
(4) Baylor at SMU- 7:00, ESPN
Pick: Baylor
Rhode Island at Syracuse- 7:00, ESPN3
Pick: Syracuse
Weber State at Oregon State- 8:00, Pac-12N
Pick: Oregon State
Kent State at Illinois- 9:00, BTN
Pick: Illinois
Washington at (23) Boise State- 10:15, ESPN: This should be a fun game as Washington looks to be competitive in the Pac-12 North and Boise State is the favorite to win the Mountain-West. I like the a Broncos to win this one at home.
Pick: Boise State
Saturday, September 5th
South Dakota State at Kansas- 12:00, FSN
Pick: Kansas
Illinois State at Iowa- 12:00, BTN
Pick: Iowa
Richmond at Maryland- 12:00, ESPNU
Pick: Maryland
Colgate at Navy- 12:00, CBSSN
Pick: Navy
Norfolk State at Rutgers- 12:00, ESPNEWS
Pick: Rutgers
UL Monroe at (9) Georgia- 12:00, SECN
Pick: Georgia
Tennessee-Martin at (17) Ole Miss- 12:00, SECN
Pick: Ole Miss
(21) Stanford at Northwestern- 12:00, ESPN: This should be an interesting matchup as Stanford looks to make some noise in the Pac-12 and Northwestern looks to be competitive in the Big-10 West. I like Stanford to take this one on the road.
Pick: Stanford
Wofford at (12) Clemson- 12:30, ESPN3
Pick: Clemson
Youngstown State at Pittsburgh- 1:00, ESPN3
Pick: Pittsburgh
Maine at Boston College- 1:00, ESPN3
Pick: Boston College
Portland State at Washington State- 2:00, Pac-12N
Pick: Washington State
Old Dominion at Eastern Michigan- 3:30, ASN
Pick: Old Dominion
BYU at Nebraska- 3:30, ABC: This should be an interesting matchup as BYU looks to have a good season and Nebraska looks to make noise in the Big-10 West. This matchup has the chance to go in either teams favor, but I like Nebraska here at home.
Pick: Nebraska
Penn State at Temple- 3:30, ESPN: This game has a chance to be one of the weekends underrated as Penn State looks to make noise in the Big-10 East and Temple looks to make noise in the AAC East. I like the Lions here on the road.
Pick: Penn State
Wagner at Rice- 3:30, ASN
Pick: Rice
Florida Atlantic at Tulsa- 3:30, CBSSN
Pick: Tulsa
UTEP at (18) Arkansas- 3:30, ESPNU
Pick: Arkansas
Louisville vs (6) Auburn- 3:30, CBS (Georgia Dome): This is one of the underrated match ups of the weekend as Louisville looks to make noise in the ACC and Auburn looks to make a run at the College Football Playoff. I like Auburn in this one and I think this will be a closer game than people think.
Pick: Auburn
Virginia at (13) UCLA- 3:30, FOX
Pick: UCLA
Morgan State at Air Force- 3:30, ROOT Sports
Pick: Air Force
Sam Houston State at Texas Tech- 3:30, FSN
Pick: Texas Tech
Albany at Buffalo- 3:30, ESPN3
Pick: Buffalo
Presbyterian College at Miami (OH)- 3:30, ESPN3
Pick: Miami (OH)
Howard at Appalachian State- 3:30, ESPN3
Pick: Appalachian State
Savannah State at Colorado State- 4:00, MW Digital
Pick: Colorado State
North Dakota at Wyoming- 4:00
Pick: Wyoming
Bowling Green vs (25) Tennessee- 4:00, SECN (LP Field)
Pick: Tennessee
Southeast Missouri State at (24) Missouri- 4:00, SECN
Pick: Missouri
Southern Illinois at Indiana- 4:00, ESPNEWS
Pick: Indiana
Grambling State at California- 5:00, Pac-12N
Pick: California
Bethune-Cookman at Miami (FL)- 6:00, ESPN3
Pick: Miami (FL)
Troy at NC State- 6:00, ESPN3
Pick: NC State
Towson at East Carolina- 6:00, ESPN3
Pick: East Carolina
Gardner-Webb at South Alabama- 6:00, ESPN3
Pick: South Alabama
Mississippi State Valley at New Mexico- 7:00
Pick: New Mexico
Akron at (19) Oklahoma- 7:00, PPV
Pick: Oklahoma
Missouri State at Memphis- 7:00, ESPN3
Pick: Memphis
Florida A&M at South Florida- 7:00, ESPN3
Pick: South Florida
Alabama A&M at Cincinnati- 7:00, ESPN3
Pick: Cincinnati
Southern at Louisiana Tech- 7:00, ASN
Pick: Louisiana Tech
(15) Arizona State vs Texas A&M- 7:00, ESPN (NRG Stadium): This is a great matchup for the first weekend of the season with playoff implications for sure. Arizona State looks to make a run at the Pac-12 title as Texas A&M looks to make noise in the SEC. I like Arizona State to take this one.
Pick: Arizona State
UL-Lafayette at Kentucky- 7:00, ESPNU
Pick: Kentucky
South Dakota at Kansas State- 7:10
Pick: Kansas State
Texas at (11) Notre Dame- 7:30, NBC: This should be a fun matchup as Texas looks to make noise in the Big-12 and Notre Dame looks to make a run at the College Football Playoff. I like the Irish here at home.
Pick: Notre Dame
Georgia Southern at West Virginia- 7:30, FSN
Pick: West Virginia
McNeese State at (14) LSU- 7:30, SECN
Pick: LSU
New Mexico State at Florida- 7:30, SECN
Pick: Florida
UNLV at Northern Illinois- 7:30
Pick: Northern Illinois
(20) Wisconsin vs (3) Alabama- 8:00, ABC (AT&T Stadium): This is perhaps the best game of the first week of the season as ESPN's College GameDay will be on site in Arlington. Wisconsin looks to make some noise in the Big-10 and Alabama is making another run at the National Championship. Expect this to be a close game with the Tribe coming out on top.
Pick: Alabama
Texas State at (10) Florida State- 8:00, ESPNEWS
Pick: Florida State
Eastern Washington at (7) Oregon- 8:00, PAC-12N
Pick: Oregon
Northern Iowa at Iowa State- 8:00, Cyclones.TV
Pick: Iowa State
Tennessee Tech at Houston- 8:00, ESPN3
Pick: Houston
Mississippi State at Southern Mississippi- 10:00, FS1
Pick: Mississippi State
Arkansas State at (8) USC- 11:00, Pac-12N
Pick: USC
Sunday, September 6th
Purdue at Marshall- 3:00, FS1
Pick: Marshall
Monday, September 7th
(1) Ohio State at Virginia Tech- 8:00, ESPN: This should be a fun matchup since Ohio State is poised to make a run to defeat their national title and let's not forget that Virginia Tech was the lone team to knock off the Buckeyes last season. I expect a closer game than people think and the champs to get their revenge on the Hokies when it's all said and done.
Pick: Ohio State
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