{"id":10480,"date":"2023-09-06T22:06:31","date_gmt":"2023-09-07T03:06:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fredsportsextra.com\/?p=10480"},"modified":"2023-09-06T22:06:31","modified_gmt":"2023-09-07T03:06:31","slug":"sooners-should-make-it-2-0-texas-and-alabama-highlight-saturdays-games-georgia-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fredsportsextra.com\/?p=10480","title":{"rendered":"Sooners should make it 2-0; Texas and Alabama highlight Saturday’s games; Georgia #1….."},"content":{"rendered":"

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Alabama just a point better than Texas<\/span><\/h2>\n
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OU to ease past SMU<\/span><\/h2>\n

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Week two will have, again, a limited slate of good games for college football fans.\u00a0 Here is my take on college football this Thursday.\u00a0 \u00a0I will give my ratings, my predictions, and finally, my updated top 25.<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

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I have Alabama over Texas in as close a game as possible.\u00a0 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.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

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Oklahoma will score at will against SMU and we will see how much the defense in Norman has improved.\u00a0 OU should win with ease but how much the Ponies move the ball will answer a lot of questions about the Sooners for 2023.<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

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Oklahoma State could get upset in Tempe on Saturday night but OSU will prevail with a nice performance by the Poke offense.\u00a0 Gunnar Gundy will play a significant role in the win.<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

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Top 25<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

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    \u00a0Georgia<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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    \u00a0Alabama<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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    \u00a0Florida State<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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    \u00a0Michigan<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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    \u00a0Washington<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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    \u00a0Texas<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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    \u00a0USC<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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    \u00a0Ohio State<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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    \u00a0Texas A&M<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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    \u00a0Penn State<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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    \u00a0Kansas State<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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    \u00a0Notre Dame<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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    \u00a0Oregon<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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    \u00a0Tennessee<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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    \u00a0Oklahoma<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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    \u00a0North Carolina<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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    \u00a0Clemson<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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    \u00a0Utah<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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    \u00a0Oregon State<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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    \u00a0LSU<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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    \u00a0Ole Miss<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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    \u00a0UTSA<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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    \u00a0Wyoming<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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    \u00a0Miami, Fla<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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    \u00a0Univ. of Central Florida<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    Big 12 Power rating<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

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      \u00a0Texas<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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      \u00a0Kansas State<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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      \u00a0Oklahoma<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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      \u00a0Univ. of Central Florida<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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      \u00a0Kansas<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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      \u00a0Texas Tech<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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      \u00a0TCU<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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      \u00a0Iowa State<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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      \u00a0Oklahoma State<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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      \u00a0Houston<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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      \u00a0BYU<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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      \u00a0Cincinnati<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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      \u00a0Baylor<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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      \u00a0West Virginia<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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      Big 12 predictions\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

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      Friday, Sept 8<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

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      Kansas 31 and Illinois 21<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

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      Saturday, Sept 9<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

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      Utah 35 at Baylor 17<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

      Kansas State 27 and Troy 14<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

      BYU 17 and Southern Utah 10<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

      Iowa 12 at Iowa State 10<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

      Oklahoma 38 and SMU 25<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

      West Virginia 48 and Duquesne 12<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

      Pittsburgh 24 and Cincinnati 17<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

      Houston 19 at Rice 7<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

      Oregon 34 at Texas Tech 29<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

      Alabama 20 and Texas 19<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

      Central Florida 48 at Boise State 26<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

      TCU 50 and Nicholls\u00a0 14<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

      Oklahoma State 23 at Arizona State 17<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

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      National games to note<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

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      Friday, Sept 9<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

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      Notre Dame 28 at NC State 17<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

      Colorado 37 and Nebraska 27<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

      Ole Miss 48 at Tulane 27<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

      Texas A&M 26 and Miami Fla 24<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

      Washington State 38 and Wisconsin 31<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

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      Feature Photo:\u00a0 Oklahoma\u2019s 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.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/em><\/span>BRYAN TERRY\/THE OKLAHOMAN<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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