Alabama just a point better than Texas
OU to ease past SMU
Week two will have, again, a limited slate of good games for college football fans. Here is my take on college football this Thursday. I will give my ratings, my predictions, and finally, my updated top 25.
I have Alabama over Texas in as close a game as possible. If Texas can get a knockout performance from their defense, against a inexperienced Alabama quarterback, and the Horns get much better play from the offense, including their quarterbacks, they can win this road game. Coaching mismatch says Tide by one.
Oklahoma will score at will against SMU and we will see how much the defense in Norman has improved. OU should win with ease but how much the Ponies move the ball will answer a lot of questions about the Sooners for 2023.
Oklahoma State could get upset in Tempe on Saturday night but OSU will prevail with a nice performance by the Poke offense. Gunnar Gundy will play a significant role in the win.
Top 25
-
Georgia
-
Alabama
-
Florida State
-
Michigan
-
Washington
-
Texas
-
USC
-
Ohio State
-
Texas A&M
-
Penn State
-
Kansas State
-
Notre Dame
-
Oregon
-
Tennessee
-
Oklahoma
-
North Carolina
-
Clemson
-
Utah
-
Oregon State
-
LSU
-
Ole Miss
-
UTSA
-
Wyoming
-
Miami, Fla
-
Univ. of Central Florida
Big 12 Power rating
-
Texas
-
Kansas State
-
Oklahoma
-
Univ. of Central Florida
-
Kansas
-
Texas Tech
-
TCU
-
Iowa State
-
Oklahoma State
-
Houston
-
BYU
-
Cincinnati
-
Baylor
-
West Virginia
Big 12 predictions
Friday, Sept 8
Kansas 31 and Illinois 21
Saturday, Sept 9
Utah 35 at Baylor 17
Kansas State 27 and Troy 14
BYU 17 and Southern Utah 10
Iowa 12 at Iowa State 10
Oklahoma 38 and SMU 25
West Virginia 48 and Duquesne 12
Pittsburgh 24 and Cincinnati 17
Houston 19 at Rice 7
Oregon 34 at Texas Tech 29
Alabama 20 and Texas 19
Central Florida 48 at Boise State 26
TCU 50 and Nicholls 14
Oklahoma State 23 at Arizona State 17
National games to note
Friday, Sept 9
Notre Dame 28 at NC State 17
Colorado 37 and Nebraska 27
Ole Miss 48 at Tulane 27
Texas A&M 26 and Miami Fla 24
Washington State 38 and Wisconsin 31
Feature Photo: Oklahoma’s Drake Stoops (12) scores a touchdown during a college football game between the University of Oklahoma Sooners (OU) and the Arkansas State Red Wolves at Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Okla., Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023. BRYAN TERRY/THE OKLAHOMAN
