This week the predictions for Week 4 are divided into conferences.
Big 12
Kansas 17 at Rutgers (Big Ten) 34, noon, Big Ten Network
Rice 13 at No. 5 Baylor 67, 3 p.m.
Maryland (Big Ten) 17 at West Virginia 51, 3 p.m.
No. 24 Oklahoma State 38 at Texas 16, 3:30 p.m., ABC/ESPN2
No. 3 TCU 38 at Texas Tech 41, 4:45 p.m., FOX
TCU will have problems stopping Tech and an upset is quite possible. It will not be a good place for the Frogs to play after this week in turmoil. If Tech can get any pressure on Boykin look for a really good and close game. Oklahoma State will meet the best Texas team of this year. The Horns are getting better on offense but the Pokes, if they don’t turn it over, will take this one with plenty of room to spare.
SEC
Southern 0 at No. 10 Georgia 77, noon, SEC Network
UCF 27 at South Carolina 17, noon, ESPN
No. 8 LSU 30 at Syracuse (ACC) 7, noon, ESPN
Tennessee 27 at Florida 21, 3:30 p.m., CBS
Louisiana Monroe 7 at No. 12 Alabama 44, 4 p.m., SEC Net
No. 14 Texas A&M 31 at Arkansas 14, 7 p.m., ESPN
Vanderbilt 7 at No. 3 Ole Miss 42, 7 p.m., ESPNU
Mississippi State 36 at Auburn 28, 7:30 p.m., ESPN2
No. 25 Missouri 13 at Kentucky 24, 730 p.m., ESPN2
Some good match-ups and close games for Saturday. Miss St and Auburn will be one to watch. Kentucky and Missouri another. Either could go any which way. Tennessee and Florida will be the game of the day in the SEC. My money is on the Vols.
Big 10
No. 22 BYU 24 at Michigan 17, noon, ABC
C. Michigan 17 at No. 2 Michigan State 34, noon, Big10 Net
Southern Mississippi 13 at Nebraska 35, noon, ESPNN
Bowling Green 37 at Purdue 20, noon, Big Ten Network
Indiana 24 at Wake Forest (ACC) 27, 12:30 ESPN3
Ohio 10 at Minnesota 24, 3:30 p.m., Big Ten Network
Western Michigan 11 at No. 1 Ohio State 48, 3:30 p.m., ABC/ESPN2
San Diego State 10 at Penn State 21, 3:30 p.m., Big Ten Network
North Texas 17 at Iowa 28, 3:30 p.m., ESPNU
Middle Tennessee 21 at Illinois 45, 4 p.m. ESPNN
Ball State 16 at No. 17 Northwestern 31, 8 p.m., Big Ten Network
Hawaii 7 at Wisconsin 24, 8 p.m. Big Ten Network
BYU and Michigan in the Big House is the game I would attend in the Big Ten. A nice match up and it could be Michigan’s week. I’ll take BYU in a close one but it’s a crap shoot.
ACC
Boise State 22 at Virginia 24, 8 p.m., ESPN
No. 20 Georgia Tech 34 at Duke 17, noon, ESPN2
Delaware 13 at North Carolina 38, 12:30, ESPN3
Northern Illinois 19 at Boston College 17, 1 p.m., ESPN3
Virginia Tech 20 at ECU 19, 3:30 p.m., ABC/ESPN2
Samford 21 at Louisville 29, 6 p.m., ESPN3
N.C. State 35 at South Alabama 10, 8 p.m., ESPNN
Boise State and Virginia will be close.
PAC
No. 21 Stanford 47 at Oregon State 14, 10 p.m., Fox Sports 1
Nicholls State 17 at Colorado 37, 1:30 p.m
California 37at Washington 34, 5 p.m., PAC 12 Network
No. 9 UCLA 38 at No. 16 Arizona 31, 8 p.m., ABC
No. 18 Utah 22 at No. 13 Oregon 28, 8:30 p.m
No. 19 USC 24 at Arizona State 30, 10:30 p.m., ESPN
The best set of games in the country are in the PAC. Utah at Oregon will be tight and a possible upset special. Same with Arizona State…take the Sun Devils. As with UCLA and Arizona, the Bruins are my pick. Arizona’s defense will suffer.
Massachusetts 10 at No. 6 Notre Dame 48, 3:30 p.m., NBC
The rest of the games:
Thursday, Sept. 24
Cincinnati 20 at Memphis 40, 7:30 p.m., ESPN
Saturday, Sept. 26
Navy 25 at Connecticut 14, noon, CBS Sports Network
Florida Intl. 21 at La. Tech 41, 2:30 p.m.
New Mexico 9 at Wyoming 17, 3 p.m.
Miami (OH) 17 at Western Kentucky 31, 3:30 p.m., CBS Sports Network
Appalachian State 24 at Old Dominion 31, 3:30 p.mMarshall 38 at Kent State 18, 3:30 p.m., ESPN3
Nevada 27 at Buffalo 24, 3:30 p.m., ESPN3Army 14 at Eastern Michigan 12, 6 p.m., ESPN3
Akron 28 at Louisiana Lafayette 14, 7 p.m., ESPN3
Arkansas State 7 at Toledo 17, 7 p.m., ESPN3
Florida Atlantic 21at UNC Charlotte 26, 7 p.m.
Colorado State 41 at Texas San Antonio 17, 7 p.m., CBS Sports Network
James Madison 20 at SMU 52, 7 p.m., ESPN3
Idaho State 12 at UNLV 19, 9 p.m.
Georgia Southern 56 at Idaho 16, 9 p.m.
Fresno State 21at San Jose State 34, 10:30 p.m., CBS Sports
Texas State 14 at Houston 45, 8 p.m., ESPN3
