Wow, what a first weekend of college football. I’ll be honest, I feel like I came down off of a sugar or caffeine high or something. Starting last Thursday, we had football for 5 days straight. Then nothing. Not a damn game until Friday. And let’s be honest with ourselves here, we peaked too soon. The slate this weekend isn’t nearly as appetizing as week 1. But appetizing or not, it’s college football. Here’s who I’ll be watching.
Friday night gets underway with only 2 games, our Big Ten brethren Maryland will be visiting Florida International. What is it with these garbage off-brand programs visiting Florida International? Indiana struggled down there for 3 quarters last week. I’ll be interested to see how Maryland looks against a common opponent. Kickoff is set for 6:30 CENTRAL on CBS Sports. At 7 CST, #13 Louisville travels to Syracuse on ESPN2. And that’s it.
Basically everyone will be in action on Saturday, but basically nobody will be playing anyone of importance.
Note: All times here are CENTRAL.
Penn State @ Pitt - 11am - ESPN
UCF @ #5 Michigan - 11am - ABC
Cincinnati @ Purdue - 11am - BTN
Indiana St @ Minnesota - 11am - ESPN News
Wyoming @ Nebraska - 11am - ESPN2
Tulsa @ #4 OSU - 2:30pm - ABC
Wake Forest @ Duke - 2:30pm - ESPNU
Akron @ #10 Wisconsin - 2:30pm - BTN
Kentucky @ Florida - 2:30pm - CBS
SMU @ #23 Baylor - 2:30pm - FS1
Ball State @ Indiana - 3:00pm - ESPN News
South Carolina @ Miss State - 6pm - ESPN2
Arkansas @ #15 TCU - 6:00pm - ESPN
IOWA STATE @ #16 IOWA - 6:30pm - BTN
BYU @ Utah - 6:30pm - FOX
UNC @ Illinois - 6:30pm - BTN
Virginia Tech @ #17 Tennessee - 7:00pm - ABC
Texas Tech @ ASU - 9:00pm - FS1
Virginia @ #24 Oregon - 9:30pm - ESPN
As for what I’ll be drinking, this weekend I’m going with Deschutes Obsidian Stout. I expect the Iowa D to look a little more stout this weekend than last and I’ll drink to that. At 6.4% ABV, I should be feeling pretty fantastic by kickoff of the Iowa game at 6:30 and with the temps expected to be in the low 70s all day, dropping into the lower 60s during the game, a stout should feel pretty decent in the ol’ beer receptacle. As a backup plan, I plan to have plenty of vodka shooters on hand. Things get crazy in this series from time to time and I don’t want to remember anything if this year looks anything like 2002.
For your viewing pleasure, below is a listing of EVERY game on the docket for the weekend. Please note, this table is created by the SB Nation crew, not us, so the times listed below are EASTERN.
Friday, Sept. 9, 2016 | ||
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Matchup | Time (ET) | TV / Online |
Maryland at FIU | 7:30 pm | CBSSN / CBSSports.com |
(13) Louisville at Syracuse | 8:00 pm | ESPN2 / WatchESPN |
Saturday, Sept. 10, 2016 | ||
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Matchup | Time (ET) | TV / Online |
Penn State at Pittsburgh | Noon | ESPN / WatchESPN |
UCF at (5) Michigan | Noon | ABC / WatchESPN |
Central Michigan at (22) Oklahoma State | Noon | FS1 / FS Go |
Lamar at (6) Houston | Noon | ASN / WatchESPN |
Nicholls State at (9) Georgia | Noon | SECN / WatchESPN |
Prairie View A&M at (20) Texas A&M | Noon | SECN Alt. / WatchESPN |
Wyoming at Nebraska | Noon | ESPN2 / WatchESPN |
NC State at East Carolina | Noon | ESPNU / WatchESPN |
Cincinnati at Purdue | Noon | BTN / BTN2Go |
Boston College at UMass | Noon | ASN/SNY / WatchESPN |
Rice at Army | Noon | CBSSN / CBSSports.com |
Howard at Rutgers | Noon | BTN / BTN2Go |
Indiana State at Minnesota | Noon | ESPNEWS / WatchESPN |
Troy at (2) Clemson | 12:30 pm | ACCN / WatchESPN |
Charleston Southern at (3) Florida State | 12:30 pm | FSN Affiliates / ACC-RSN / WatchESPN |
Stony Brook at Temple | 1:00 pm | WatchESPN |
Utah State at USC | 2:00 pm | Pac-12N / Pac-12.com |
Youngstown State at West Virginia | 2:00 pm | ROOT SPORTS |
Georgia State at Air Force | 2:00 pm | MWN |
Ohio at Kansas | 2:30 pm | FSN / FS Go |
Mercer at Georgia Tech | 3:00 pm | ACCNExtra / WatchESPN |
Western Kentucky at (1) Alabama | 3:30 pm | ESPN2 / WatchESPN |
Tulsa at (4) Ohio State | 3:30 pm | ABC / WatchESPN |
Akron at (10) Wisconsin | 3:30 pm | BTN / BTN2Go |
Nevada at (18) Notre Dame | 3:30 pm | NBC / NBCSports.com |
SMU at (23) Baylor | 3:30 pm | FS1 / FS Go |
Kentucky at Florida | 3:30 pm | CBS / CBSSports.com |
Wake Forest at Duke | 3:30 pm | ESPNU / WatchESPN |
UConn at Navy | 3:30 pm | CBSSN / CBSSports.com |
Illinois State at Northwestern | 3:30 pm | BTN / BTN2Go |
North Dakota at Bowling Green | 3:30 pm | ASN/ALT / WatchESPN |
Eastern Illinois at Miami (OH) | 3:30 pm | WatchESPN |
Old Dominion at Appalachian State | 3:30 pm | ASN / WatchESPN |
Wofford at (19) Ole Miss | 4:00 pm | SECN / WatchESPN |
Ball State at Indiana | 4:00 pm | ESPNEWS / WatchESPN |
Middle Tennessee at Vanderbilt | 4:00 pm | SECN Alt. / WatchESPN |
UTSA at Colorado State | 4:00 pm | MWN |
Portland State at San Jose State | 4:30 pm | Not Televised |
Idaho at (8) Washington | 5:00 pm | Pac-12N / Pac-12.com |
Idaho State at Colorado | 5:30 pm | Pac-12N / Pac-12.com |
Elon at Charlotte | 6:00 pm | C-USA.tv |
Florida Atlantic at (25) Miami (FL) | 6:00 pm | ACCNExtra / WatchESPN |
Morgan State at Marshall | 6:00 pm | beIN SPORTS / Stream |
North Carolina A&T at Kent State | 6:00 pm | WatchESPN |
Arkansas at (15) TCU | 7:00 pm | ESPN / WatchESPN |
UTEP at (11) Texas | 7:00 pm | LHN / WatchESPN |
ULM at (14) Oklahoma | 7:00 pm | PPV |
South Carolina at Mississippi State | 7:00 pm | ESPN2 / WatchESPN |
Northern Illinois at USF | 7:00 pm | CBSSN / CBSSports.com |
Bethune Cookman at North Texas | 7:00 pm | C-USA.tv |
Maine at Toledo | 7:00 pm | WatchESPN |
Georgia Southern at South Alabama | 7:00 pm | ASN / WatchESPN |
McNeese State at UL Lafayette | 7:00 pm | WatchESPN |
NC Central at Western Michigan | 7:00 pm | WatchESPN |
Savannah State at Southern Miss | 7:00 pm | TBA |
SC State at Louisiana Tech | 7:00 pm | C-USA.tv |
Iowa State at (16) Iowa | 7:30 pm | BTN / BTN2Go |
Jacksonville State at (21) LSU | 7:30 pm | ESPNU / WatchESPN |
Arkansas State at Auburn | 7:30 pm | SECN / WatchESPN |
BYU at Utah | 7:30 pm | FOX / FS Go |
Eastern Michigan at Missouri | 7:30 pm | SECN Alt. / WatchESPN |
North Carolina at Illinois | 7:30 pm | BTN / BTN2Go |
New Mexico at New Mexico State | 8:00 pm | AggieVision / WatchESPN |
Southern at Tulane | 8:00 pm | WatchESPN |
(17) Tennessee vs. Virginia Tech (at Bristol Motor Speedway) | 8:00 pm | ABC / WatchESPN |
UNLV at UCLA | 8:00 pm | Pac-12N / Pac-12.com |
Sacramento State at Fresno State | 10:00 pm | TBA |
Texas Tech at Arizona State | 10:00 pm | FS1 / FS Go |
Washington State at Boise State | 10:15 pm | ESPN2 / WatchESPN |
Virginia at (24) Oregon | 10:30 pm | ESPN / WatchESPN |
California at San Diego State | 10:30 pm | CBSSN / CBSSports.com |
Grambling State at Arizona | 10:45 pm | Pac-12N / Pac-12.com |
UT Martin at Hawaii | 12:00 a.m. | OceanicPPV |