Jon Joseph Moderator No. 1 Share Posted 15 hours ago College football (CFB) fans are pumped up for a slate of huge Week 1 out-of-conference (OOC) games: Texas at Ohio State, goosed by Lee Corso's last Hat Dance; LSU at Clemson in a battle of Death Valleys; Notre Dame at Miami in the latest Tampering Convicts versus Catholics battle; and last season's 4-loss Low Tide Alabama at the Who Scalped Chief Osceola, Florida State. But CFB fans should not overlook other Power 4 vs. Power 4 OOC games early in the 2025 season that will influence how fans and the CFB Playoff Committee view the season. WEEK 1 - B1G Nebraska vs. B12 Cincinnati in Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City Will the Cornhuskers Ruhle, or at least have an impact on the B1G standings, in Matt Ruhle's third season? B1G UCLA vs. B12 Utah - The Bruins battled for Coach Foster in 2024 and finished on a high note. Kyle Whittington's Utah crumbled. Will a QB by way of Long Beach and Knoxville, TN, get UCLA to a bowl game? Will a new QB, Devon Dampier and his OC coming to Salt Lake City from New Mexico have the Utes contending for a B12 title in 2025? ACC Georgia Tech at B12 Colorado / SEC Auburn at B12 Baylor / B12 TCU at ACC UNC - Will the Tar Heels play like Michael Jordan, or like Jordon Hudson? A 'Double Header' in Atlanta with no baseball Braves players on the field? August 30th - SEC Tennessee vs. ACC Syracuse August 31st - SEC South Carolina vs. ACC VA Tech. WEEK 2 - Headliner - B1G Michigan at SEC Oklahoma - This meeting of Dark Blue Blue Bloods is a homecoming for Michigan coach Sherrone Moore. Oklahoma joins Utah in bringing in a new QB, John Mateer, and his OC from Washington State. Will the Sooners improve, or Coug It? Michigan allowed for Moore's return to Norman by having Moore begin his two-game 'sign stealing' suspension in Week 3. Stay tuned for the NCAA penalties. B1G Illinois at ACC Duke - This is a B1G test for a touted Illini team. Duke played well for Manny Diaz last season and signed one of the most sought-after transfer portal QBs, Darian Mensah, from Tulane. Will Mensah turn out to be a QB mensch? Yes, Bret Bielema and Illinois had a 10-win season in 2024, but five of those wins were by one score. Yes, Illinois returns 16 starters from last season, and Duke only 58% of its starters from last season, but at 13-6 at home in the last three seasons, the Blue Devils are no longer a certain win. During WWII, the Rose Bowl was once played at Duke Stadium, today's Wallace Wade Stadium. B1G Iowa at B12 Iowa State - The Cy-Hawk battle returns to Ames after Iowa State's comeback win last season in Iowa City. Iowa State is ranked 20th in The Sporting News top 25 preseason composite rankings. Iowa is not ranked. Win this game, and future Oregon opponent Iowa will be ranked. B1G Michigan State vs. ACC Boston College - Has QB Aiden Chiles improved? Has John Smith improved the Spartan roster? Will State avenge last season's 23-19 loss to BC? B1G Oregon vs. B12 Oklahoma State - 2024 was a Cowboys rodeo that coach Mike Gundy would sooner () forget. OK State was one of the 2024 favorites to win the B12 and went an imperfect 0-9 in conference. The Cowboys brought in 31 transfers. Yes, OBD only returns five starting players from 2024, but Oregon has a talented Blue Chip Roster, and OK State, like every other B12 team, does not. OBD will be a heavy favorite. Other Week 2 OOC games of interest: B12 Baylor at ACC SMU / B12 Kansas at SEC Missouri / B12 ASU at SEC Mississippi State / SEC Vanderbilt at ACC VA Tech / ACC Stanford at B12 BYU. WEEK 3 - Week 3 features two premier OOC games - B1G Wisconsin at SEC Alabama is one of the games that make the Badgers 2025 schedule one of the toughest in the nation. This will be the third and final 2025 B1G vs. SEC clash. SEC Texas A&M at Independent Notre Dame. The Golden Domers 2024 schedule ratchets up in 2025 with Miami replacing Miami of Ohio, A&M replacing Northern Illinois (), and Arkansas replacing Army. Further down the OOC road will see USC at Notre Dame in what could be the last game in a long series. Week 1 -1st things 1st - Bob Them Cats! 1 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
30Duck Moderator No. 2 Share Posted 8 hours ago Okay, here it is, copy this down, absolute Locks, I did win Predict a Score One Time! Texas @ Ohio State LSU @ Clemson Notre Dame @ Miami Alabama @ FSU Nebraska vs Cincy UCLA vs BYU GA. Tech @ Colorado Auburn @ Baylor TCU @ UNC Tennessee vs Syracuse South Carolina vs Va, Tech Michigan @ Oklahoma Illinois @ Duke Iowa @ Iowa State Michigan State vs Boston College OK. State @ OREGON Baylor @ SMU Kansas @ Mizzou ASU @ Miss. State Vandy @ Va. Tech Stanford @ BYU Wisconsin @ Alabama TX. A & M @ Notre Dame USC @ Notre Dame Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
