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
- Georgia
- Texas
- Notre Dame
- Ohio State
- Penn State
- USC
- Alabama
- Missouri
- Ole Miss
- Oregon
- Utah
- Miami (Fla)
- Oklahoma
- Tennessee
- Oklahoma State
- Michigan
- Kansas State
- Arkansas
- Kansas
- Texas A&M
- Boise State
- Clemson
- Washington
- Iowa
- 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
