WEEK 4, Saturday Sept. 26

5 Games to Watch

South Florida vs. #18 Florida State- The Noles come off a very impressive win last week at BYU. QB Christian Ponder has limited his turnovers so far this year. South Florida is reeling after the loss of 3 year starter Matt Grothe, the signal calling duties now belong to Frosh BJ Daniels. Coach Levitts Bulls program has leveled off after an impressive 2007 campaign. In order to regain some of that glory they could use a big win in Tallahassee.


#15 TCU vs. Clemson- Keep the clicker handy, oh wait, this game isn’t on television in an egregious error. Well watch the highlight shows because this could be an explosive offensive game. The Horned Frogs are averaging over 40 ppg and running back Joseph Turner has explosive ability. On the other side Clemson is so steady but they have two guys who can score on every touch in offense and special teams in Jacoby Ford and CJ Spiller. Ridiculous stat of the year, CJ Spiller has 15 TD’s of 50+ yards in his career.


#25 Washington vs. Stanford- The ultimate hangover game. Go down in a weird place to play with not a huge fan base coming off the best win the school has had in 15 years and try and keep the momentum going. Stanford has an excellent coach and a ball control offense with tailback Toby Gerhart. I do love Washington’s QB Jake Locker who Pete Carroll called the best QB he has ever faced.


Iowa vs. #5 Penn State- Last year Penn State flying high went into Iowa City and came away with a last second loss to Kirk Ferentz’s Hawkeyes. Penn State has an inside track to the national title game because most of their tough contests, like this one, come in Happy Valley. QB Daryll Clark is the playmaker for the Nittany Lions and he faces a staunch Hawkeye defense, if he continue to be a playmaker then I think PSU may win this game handily.


Illinois vs. #13 Ohio State- Coach Zook’s Illini came into this season with high expectations, but they have gotten off to a slow start. The Buckeyes are not the same team they have been over the last 3 or 4 years so this is sort of a make or brake game for both teams. The winner here will put themselves in position to contend for th Big 10 title, whereas the loser is going to have to circle the wagons to make a successful season. Terrell Pryor and Juice Williams are two of the most explosive QB’s in the country, whomever is more dynamic will lead his team to victory.



4 Players to See

Golden Tate, WR Notre Dame- With Michael Floyd out for a few weeks Tate becomes the go to guy for Jimmy Clausen. Tate ahs 3 TD’s so far this season and is averaging around 15 yards a pass. His continuing improvement is paramount to Notre Dames future success.



Robert Griffin III, QB Baylor- Of all the dual threat QB’s in the country Griffin is perhaps the most spectacular athlete. He was an All-American track star in high school, but has learned to become more of a passer than runner in his time at Baylor. This season he is completing over 60% of his passes. Good accuracy combined with his athleticism makes him a threat on every single play.



Case Keenum, QB Houston- Unknown to most of the country, Keenam threw for over 5000 yards and 44 TD’s last season. He has already upset one Big 12 team and looks to do the same to Texas Tech this week. He is off to another hot start, averaging over 350 yards passing and 7 TD’s in two games. Keenum will be the difference again this week in another big win for the Cougars.


Mark Ingram, RB Alabama- All the pub goes to WR Julio Jones but Ingram is the engine that runs the Tide offense. He is listed at 212 pounds but is a punishing runner who takes on tacklers like he is 240. He is gaining over 6 yards a carry this year and he is going to need to chew up time and yards to keep the Razorback high octane offense off the field