There’s a lot to communicate about before the fourth week of school football season.
First, the start of the southeastern Conference calendar, which sees the 14 groups begin their long-awaited return to action. There is no monumental on the board, but there are enough competitive games that will give a review. stage between the contenders and the rest of the platoon.
The Big 12 also begins its convention game with the continuation of the VAC campaign. And there are meetings in the Group of Five as those schools position themselves for a possible New Year’s Six Bowl game.
A review of Saturday’s main questions:
While expecting a bit of negligence, most sec-ranked groups are probably not the highs probably to be disappointed in the opening game. Alabama is going to sleep in Missouri, even with question marks on the quarterback, Georgia will oppose Arkansas. Texas. UNA
We went back 11 months in Manhattan, Kansas, where the Sooners were stunned across the state of Kansas in their only big 12-year-old problem that came out of nowhere. Now the Wildcats arrive in Norman when the convention opens for both teams. Conventional wisdom suggests that Oklahoma will not take a nap two years in a row; however, a kansas state defeat to the state of Arkansas in its first game can make the Sooners feel too confident. There is also uncertainty about how freshman quarterback Spencer Rattler is responding to his first primary. Their counterpart Skyler Thompson played a key role for the Wildcats, who disappointed them last year. Is he able to do the same clutch releases this year?If that’s the case, I’d go a long way for history to repeat itself.
Miami had two smart victories against Alabama-Birmingham and Louisville. Florida State lost to Georgia Tech and will play Saturday without head coach Mike Norvell, who is quarantined after testing positive for COVID-19. and get closer to the most sensible 10. It’s a smart check for coach Manny Diaz’s prestige of the season show. Can Hurricanes do what is expected and win through double digits?Losing to the FSU without Norvell in such cases would be a disaster.
The Black Knights beat their first two war games 79-7 and appear to be much bigger after last year’s disappointing campaign. There’s a chance for the New Year’s Six if they end up undefeated. 16 in Cincinnati. Bearcats are a favorite of Americans. One situation in which the Army wins this week, and then in a rescheduled game opposed to 23 Brigham Young, is how it can climb close to the most sensible 10 of the school football playoff rankings. A bit of Cincinnati and BYU in their other remaining games would bring additional credibility. If the Bearcats win, they would be in a dominant position if they won the convention championship.
Saturday marks the debut of the SEC and several groups, adding many of the Power Five, which had games scheduled for this month canceled due to instances of COVID-19 and touch search. The effects of recent weeks have shown how complicated it has been. so that some groups can get temporarily up and running after they can’t lead a general fall camp. Look for this to continue, either for SEC groups preparing for a September 26 game from August or for ACC groups like Virginia and Virginia Tech, which were scheduled to meet last weekend before postponing the rivalry by December 12, instead, the Cavaliers engage in Duke while the Hokies oppose NC State.