Saturday
Auburn vs Louisville (Atlanta) 3:30 pm CBS – Can Bobby Petrino pull off the upset of the Tigers who are looking to make a run at the SEC championship and the playoffs? Cards only return 9 starters and Tigers looking for improved defense under new DC Will Muschamp.
BYU at Nebraska 3:30 ABC – Cougars were on a roll last year until QB Taysom Hill was injured; Hill is back and BYU wants to crash the playoffs. Huskers first game with former Oregon State HC Mike Riley, trying to get Big Red back into Big 10 contention.
Texas at Notre Dame 7:30pm NBC – Can the Horns get better QB Play in HC Charlie Strong’s second year? Irish banking on Malik Zaire, the QB in the bowl win over LSU, to reach a spot in the playoffs.
Alabama vs Wisconsin (Dallas) – Bama has played in 5 of these classic games and has dominated each one, but returns only 3 starters on offense and has not named a QB. Grind it out Badger offense will have trouble with the star studded Bama d line.
Monday
Ohio State at Virginia Tech 8:00pm ESPN – Buckeyes are big favorites to repeat as national champions – and open with the team that gave them their only loss in ’14. Beamer’s program has struggled in recent years – will the suspensions of key OSU starters be enough for Hokies to hang around?