This Saturday brings the first game of the school football season with a couple of ranked teams and ESPN’s College GameDay will be there to prepare for all-day action.
No. 18 Louisville is about to house the No. 17 Miami in an exciting accC clash at the start of the season representing the most prestigious game of the 2020 season to date. Live streaming from Cardinal Stadium begins at nineam ET.
School football season began a little slow, as no Power Five school played the opening week, but many ACC and Big 12 groups started their season last weekend, and SEC groups will sign up for action on September 26.
However, this weekend it is again owned by CCA and The Big 12, as many of the groups in those meetings will be back in action.
Here’s a preview of the Week 3 calendar for ranked teams, as well as predictions for the game, followed by a breakdown of the most productive games to watch, adding Miami in Louisville.
Top 25 schedules, forecasts
All the time ET. Bold choice.
Saturday, September 19
Tulsa at No. Oklahoma State, noon, ESPN
Austin Peay at No. thirteen Cincinnati, noon, ESPN
No. 19 Louisiana-Lafayette in the state of Georgia, noon, ESPN2
Syracuse at No. 25 Pittsburgh, noon, ACC network
No. 23 Appalachian State at Marshall, 1:30 p. m. , CBS Sports Network
South Florida at No. 7 Notre Dame, 2:30 p. m. , USA Network
Charlotte at No. 12 North Carolina, 3:30 p. m. , ESPN3
No. 14 UCF at Georgia Tech, 3:30 p. m. , ABC
The Citadel at No. 1 Clemson, p. m. , ACC Network
No. 17 Miami at No. 18 Louisville, 7:30 p. m. , ABC
Full week 3 calendar available in ESPN. com
Pairings of the week to see
No. 19 Louisiana-Lafayette in the state of Georgia
This is the first time Louisiana-Lafayette has qualified in the AP Top 25 since 1943 and if the Ragin’Cajuns are going to make a valid noise on the Sun Belt this season (and even nationally), they want to win games like this.
After a foiled away win over Iowa State to open the season on Saturday, Louisiana-Lafayette will play its first convention game when it returns to face Georgia State. The Panthers will be in the box for the first time this season.
The Ragin’Cajuns hit the electorate’s radar with their 31-14 victory in the state of Iowa, losing 14-7 at the end of the first quarter, before scoring 24 unanswered points to carry out the surprise. Senior Quarterback Levi Lewis’ 78-yard landing pass to second-place catcher Peter LeBlanc in the third quarter and an 83-yard clearing landing through junior cornerer Eric Garror in the fourth.
Louisiana-Lafayette would possibly be a fun team to watch this season. His next big check is probably a visiting game in the 23rd Appalachian State on October 7. The Ragin’Cajuns are expected to win this Saturday, but they will be attractive to see their massive victory chained together upon entering the conference.
No. 23 Appalachian State in Marshall
The Appalachian state would possibly not start betting the Sun Belt for a few weeks. Meanwhile, the Mountaineers have what can be a tough game in their first road game of the season, as they face Conference USA Marshall on Saturday.
Although Thundering Herd is not rated, it may be about to enter the 25 most sensitive APs if it can beat the Mountaineers this weekend. Marshall opened the season with a 59-0 win over eastern Kentucky, and will be for more impressive victory when he returns to action on Saturday.
The state of Appalachia opened its season last Saturday with a 35-20 home win over Charlotte. The Mountaineers had a one-point lead at the start of the last quarter, but put the game aside with a pair of touchdowns in the last quarter of the youth offensive. part daetrich Harrington.
There are many possible surprises for groups ranked in the Week 3 calendar, however, it is a game that can happen either way. Although Appalachian State is probably the most productive team, don’t be surprised if Marshall plays a competitive game and even wins.
No. 17 Miami at No. 18 Louisville
It is by far the most productive game of the week, because it is the most productive game ever held in this school youth football season. That’s why it has the national highlight Saturday night on ABC and why the Louisville campus hosts College GameDay this week. .
Both groups have difficult matches ahead of them, but neither has been tested, so this season. Miami opened the year with a 31-14 home win over UAB on September 10, while Louisville secured a 35-21 home win over Western Kentucky last Saturday.
Although both groups are lately in the ACC, the enemies of the convention do have a lot of history. Miami leads the all-time series 10-3-1, which included a 9-0-1 in the first 10 games between schools. Louisville won three consecutive games with Miami between 2006-14, however, the Hurricanes won the last game with a 52-27 home win over the Cardinals last season.
While Miami dominated the 2019 contest (with a 42-14 lead at the beginning of the third quarter), the game is expected to be tighter this year and both groups have exciting beginner quarterbacks (Miami redshirt senior D’Eriq King and Louisville junior Micale Cunningham), which can lead to a major infringement.
No matter how this contest unfolds, watch two top-ranked groups compete in star time on Saturday night.