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The marquee game is Ohio State against Texas in Austin, a top-five showdown where the Buckeyes are trying to prove last year's title run wasn't a fluke and the Longhorns need to show they can win the line of scrimmage against a defense that can bail out any offensive hiccups.
Also circle Alabama at Kentucky and Oklahoma at Michigan, both pick'em-close spreads instead of the usual smashmouth blowouts littering this slate. If you want garbage-time stats, there are plenty of 40-plus-point spreads today, but the real action and any drama in the red zone will be in Austin.
NCAA Football · 11 Sept · The week ahead
Florida A&M RattlersvsMiami Hurricanes
FAMU 7 · MIA 77
Miami rolled Florida A&M 77-7 at Hard Rock Stadium.
Richmond SpidersvsNC State Wolfpack
Richmond visits NC State on Friday night, and this one's a mismatch on paper — the Wolfpack are laying 32.
Norfolk State SpartansvsVirginia Cavaliers
Virginia hosts Norfolk State on Friday night, and this one's a total mismatch on paper — Cavaliers are 1-0 and favored by a jaw-dropping 45.
Villanova WildcatsvsLouisville Cardinals
Villanova Wildcats head to Louisville to face the Cardinals, who are looking to bounce back from an 0-1 start against an FCS opponent that just doesn't have the horses for this on…
Rutgers Scarlet KnightsvsBoston College Eagles
Rutgers Scarlet Knights head to Chestnut Hill to face the Boston College Eagles Friday night on ESPN2, both teams looking to shake off ugly 0-1 starts.
Missouri TigersvsKansas Jayhawks
Missouri travels to Lawrence to face Kansas Friday night, both teams unbeaten at 1-0 and looking to open Big 12 play with a statement.
East Tennessee State BuccaneersvsNorth Carolina Tar Heels
Washington State CougarsvsKansas State Wildcats
Penn State Nittany LionsvsTemple Owls
Oklahoma SoonersvsMichigan Wolverines
Arizona State Sun DevilsvsTexas A&M Aggies
Oregon DucksvsOklahoma State Cowboys
Howard BisonvsIndiana Hoosiers
Wofford TerriersvsKent State Golden Flashes
App State MountaineersvsEast Carolina Pirates
South Florida BullsvsArmy Black Knights
Wake Forest Demon DeaconsvsPurdue Boilermakers
Old Dominion MonarchsvsVirginia Tech Hokies
Western Kentucky HilltoppersvsGeorgia Bulldogs
Holy Cross CrusadersvsMiami (OH) RedHawks
Colgate RaidersvsCentral Michigan Chippewas
UT Martin SkyhawksvsWest Virginia Mountaineers
Stony Brook SeawolvesvsBall State Cardinals
Wagner SeahawksvsJames Madison Dukes
Sacred Heart PioneersvsMassachusetts Minutemen
Central Connecticut Blue DevilsvsToledo Rockets
Robert Morris ColonialsvsAkron Zips
UL Monroe WarhawksvsUAB Blazers
UTSA RoadrunnersvsTexas State Bobcats
Maryland TerrapinsvsUConn Huskies
Eastern Michigan EaglesvsMichigan State Spartans
Duke Blue DevilsvsIllinois Fighting Illini
California Golden BearsvsSyracuse Orange
UCF KnightsvsPittsburgh Panthers
Weber State WildcatsvsColorado Buffaloes
Mississippi State BulldogsvsMinnesota Golden Gophers
Utah State AggiesvsWashington Huskies
Arizona WildcatsvsBYU Cougars
Alabama Crimson TidevsKentucky Wildcats
Rice OwlsvsNotre Dame Fighting Irish
UNLV RebelsvsNorth Texas Mean Green
Mercyhurst LakersvsNew Mexico Lobos
UC Davis AggiesvsSMU Mustangs
Northern Colorado BearsvsWyoming Cowboys
Alabama State HornetsvsTroy Trojans
Delaware Blue HensvsVanderbilt Commodores
Campbell Fighting CamelsvsFlorida Gators
Gardner-Webb Runnin' BulldogsvsLiberty Flames
Memphis TigersvsBoise State Broncos
Jacksonville State GamecocksvsOhio Bobcats
Buffalo BullsvsFlorida International Panthers
Monmouth HawksvsWestern Michigan Broncos
Georgia State PanthersvsKennesaw State Owls
Lindenwood LionsvsMissouri State Bears
Middle Tennessee Blue RaidersvsMarshall Thundering Herd
West Georgia WolvesvsArkansas State Red Wolves
South Alabama JaguarsvsTulane Green Wave
Illinois State RedbirdsvsNorthern Illinois Huskies
Tulsa Golden HurricanevsSam Houston Bearkats
Southern Utah ThunderbirdsvsColorado State Rams