Sooners and Cowboys dominate Owls and Jackrabbits……Georgia is good…..Texas will destroy Michigan this week…..

Georgia #1 and Texas #2

Oklahoma won with defense Saturday and that is a warning to the SEC for 2024.  Sure, Temple is a bad team but the Sooners defense used the turnover to give them short fields and OU quarterback Jackson Arnold was on target in the 51-3 win in Norman.  A nice win yet the offensive line must improve if the Big Red of the South wants to challenge the SEC top teams.  It could happen.

A strong Oklahoma State performance against a good South Dakota State team showd that the Cowboys have the offense and quality big play defenders to win the Big 12.  As Coach Mike Gundy commented after the game, improvements need to be made but the Pokes are very talented and will get better after this first game.

Georgia is the best team in the country and Texas is a close 2nd after the first full weekend.  USC’s win over LSU was an important victory for the men of Troy and especially head coach Lincoln Riley. The Trojans will be a much better team in 2024 than the past two years and are going to push Ohio State in the Big Ten.

Fredsportsextra Top 25

1.  Georgia
2.  Texas
3.  Notre Dame
4.  Ohio State
5.  Penn State
6.  USC
7.  Alabama
8.  Missouri
9. Ole Miss
10. Oregon
11. Utah
12. Miami (Fla)
13. Oklahoma
14. Tennessee
15. Oklahoma State
16. Michigan
17. Kansas State
18. Arkansas
19. Kansas
20. Texas A&M
21. Boise State
22. Clemson
23. Washington
24. Iowa
25. Nebraska

Predictions for the best games this week

Big 12

Friday

BYU 32 at SMU 29

Saturday

Oklahoma State 30 and Arkansas 24

Kansas State 31 at Tulane 17

Pittsburgh 24 at Cincinnati 10

Utah 34 and Baylor 18

Iowa 20 and Iowa State 17

West Virginia 47 and UAlbany 14

UCF 45 and Sam Houston 21

Kansas 41 at Illinois 24

Nebraska 38 and Colorado 31

Oklahoma 55 and Houston 9

TCU 57 and Long Island Univ. 14

Arizona 67 and Northern Arizona 12

Washington State 45 and Texas Tech 38

Arizona State 31 and Mississippi State 30

SEC

Texas 34 and Michigan 24

Texas Aggies 65 and McNeese State 7

Georgia 70 and Tennessee Tech 0

Auburn 34 and California 12

Kentucky 24 and South Carolina 17

Ole Miss 56 and Middle Tennessee 12

Alabama 38 and South Florida 7

Missouri 46 and Buffalo 14

Florida 41 and Samford 13

Tennessee 36 at North Carolina State 19

LSU 38 and Nicholls 0

Vanderbilt 28 and Alcorn State 14

Big Ten

Friday

Indiana 32 and Western Ill 12

Saturday

Penn State 44 and Bowling Green 7

Minnesota 32 and Rhode Island 3

Rutgers 38 and Akron 13

Maryland 45 and Michigan State 20

Washington 37 and E. Michigan 0

Wisconsin 29 and South Dakota 10

Ohio State 50 and Western Michigan 7

Oregon 51 and Boise State 26

USC 56 and Utah State 14

ACC

Friday

Northwestern 28 and Duke 15

Saturday

Syracuse 34 and Georgia Tech 21

Louisville 45 and Jacksonville State 19

Boston College 41 and Duquesne 7

North Carolina 24 and Charlotte 6

Marshall 27 at Virginia Tech 23

Miami Fla 56 and Florida A&M 7

Stanford 34 and Cal Poly 16

Wake Forest 35 and Virginia 21

App State 26 at Clemson 24

Others

Notre Dame 35 and N. Ill 0

Navy 40 and Temple 13

Tulsa 41 at Arkansas State 34

Feature photo:  Aug 30, 2024; Norman, Oklahoma, USA; Oklahoma Sooners defensive lineman Ethan Downs (40) causes Temple Owls quarterback Forrest Brock (11) to fumble during the first quarter at Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports