Paki O'Meara named Special Teams player of the week from Big Ten Conference

O'MEARA EARNS BIG TEN HONOR

Senior RB Paki O'Meara was named Big Ten Conference special teams Player of the Week for his play in Iowa's 37-7 win over Eastern Illinois. The Cedar Rapids (Washington HS) native blocked an Eastern Illinois punt in the first period and returned the block for a 42-yard touchdown. His score gave Iowa a 21-0 advantage. O'Meara also had four rushing attempts for 34 yards in the second half in earning his first Big Ten Player of the Week honor. Eight Hawkeyes were honored by the Big Ten Conference during the 2009 season.

Big Ten Weekly Football Release - Sept. 6 - Big Ten Conference
Big Ten wins nine of 11 games in opening week, including three road trips...

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Week 1: CIDsports Top 25 Poll in College Football

Week 1 is now in the books, so how do we see the 2010 College Football season landscape, so early for the season? Well, we should look at last year's finish to a degree. One really doesn't know a whole lot after one week of play. Though, the Big East saw two schools go down hard, with former #22 Pitt and #23 Cincinnati losing games to #13 Utah (MWC) and unranked Fresno State (WAC), respectively.

There was only one conference game in Week 1. That is good news, since early games are best in out of conference. Play a couple of games before we see conference play begin. We like the way the Big Ten conference handles OOC and conference schedules, for example.

Here's our Week 1 Top 25 for 2010

1. Alabama (1-0) 1 - The defending BCS champion Crimson Tide tuned up for a Week 2 SEC-Big Ten showdown, with a solid 48-3 win over San Jose State (WAC), despite the absence of injured junior Heisman RB Mark Ingram. Next: vs. #20 Penn State (1-0) - a program that saw coach Joe Paterno face off with former Alabama coach Bear Bryant on four occasions ...


2. Ohio State (1-0) 2 - The Rose Bowl champion Buckeyes tuned up for a Week 2 Big Ten-ACC showdown, with a Thursday night win over Marshall (C-USA) by the score of 45-7. Next: vs. Miami-FL - which should showcase two junior QBs in OSU's Terrelle Pryor and Miami-FL's Jacory Harris. The 2002 season's BCS championship rematch should be a good one. OSU has lost two home games in five seasons to Top 5 OOC opponents.


3. Boise State (1-0) 3 - The Broncos go out East to Landover, MD and pull out a solid 33-30 victory over then #6 Virginia Tech on QB Kellen Moore's late TD pass. The non-BCS party remains, as Boise State gives the BCS a signal that they want to be in the discussion in 2010. Next: Bye week before 9/18 game @ Wyoming.


4. Iowa (1-0) 4 - The reigning Orange Bowl champion Hawkeyes opened the 2010 season with a solid 37-7 win over Eastern Illinois, a FCS program that won the Ohio Valley in '09. Next: The Hawkeyes will square off in the Cy-Hawk Trophy game vs. Big 12 opponent and in-state rival Iowa State. Iowa has held the Cyclones without a TD for 14 straight quarters.


5. Texas (1-0) 7 - The defending Big 12 champion Longhorns opened the 2010 season on the road in Houston vs. Rice (C-USA). The Longhorns took care of business with the Owls 34-17 at Reliant Stadium. Next: vs. Wyoming (1-0), who won opener 28-20 over Southern Utah, a FCS opponent. Texas won @ Wyoming 41-10 in '09 in Week 2.


6. Florida (1-0) 5 - The offense struggled in the Gators opener vs. Miami-OH winning 34-12. Next: vs. South Florida (1-0), a first-time match up between these two FL schools. The Bulls won their opener vs. Stoney Point, a FCS opponent, 54-14.


7. TCU (1-0) 8 - The Horned Frogs, the defending MWC champs, opened in Arlington at Dallas Stadium with a solid 31-20 win over Oregon State to build on their non-BCS resume for '10. Next: vs. Tennessee Tech (0-1), a FCS program who fell 3-44 @ Arkansas in their season opener.


8. Oregon (1-0) 9 - The Ducks, the defending Pac 10 champs, rolled in the season opener vs. New Mexico (MWC) 72-0, which is a sharp contrast to the '09 opener @ Boise State, where the Ducks struggled on offense in a 8-19 loss. Next: @ Tennessee (1-0), who opened at home with a 50-0 win over Tennessee-Martin, a FCS opponent.


9. Virginia Tech (0-1) 6 - The Hokies lose 30-33 as they give up a late TD pass to Boise State in Landover, MD on Labor Day evening. After falling behind by 17 points, the Hokies came back, but at the end, the Broncos were too much for the Hokies in Week 1. Next: vs. James Madison (1-0), a FCS program, that beat Morehead State 48-7 in the season opener.


10. Wisconsin (1-0) 10 - The Badgers won 41-21 @ UNLV to open the '10 season. The Badgers have a trio of RBs to throw at opponents with junior John Clay, sophomore Montee Ball and true frosh James White. Next: vs. San Jose State (0-1), who were rolled by #1 Alabama 3-48 in season opener.


11. Miami-FL (1-0) 11 - The Hurricane opened the 2010 season on Thursday night with a 45-0 win over Florida A&M, a FCS opponent. Next - @ #2 Ohio State in a rematch of the 2002 season BCS championship, where the defending champion Miami-FL team fell in OT to the Buckeyes. Will Hurricane upset the Buckeyes this time around in Columbus?


12. Utah (1-0) 13 - The Utes knocked off the former #22 Pittsburgh Panthers to open the 2010 season, in a rematch of the 2005 Fiesta Bowl. Like 2005, the Utes won with a 27-24 win in OT over the Panthers. Next: vs. UNLV (0-1) to open conference play in the MWC for the final time, since the Utes will join the Pac 10 in '11.


13. BYU (1-0) 16 - The Cougars took care of business in the home opener vs. the Washington Huskies with a 23-17 win. Next: @ Air Force (1-0) in the conference opener for both clubs. Air Force opened with a 65-21 win over Northwestern State, a FCS opponent.


14. Georgia (1-0) 14 - The Bulldogs won the home opener over UL-Lafayette 55-7 on Saturday. Next: @ South Carolina (1-0) to open SEC play in Week 2. The Gamecocks won their opener vs. Southern Miss 41-13 on Thursday night at home.


15. Nebraska (1-0) 15 - The Cornhuskers beat Western Kentucky 49-10 in the season opener on Saturday night in Lincoln. Next: vs. Idaho (1-0), who beat North Dakota, FCS opponent, 45-0 in their home opener.


16. Texas Tech (1-0) 17 - The Red Raiders won the first game in the Tommy Tuberville era with a 35-27 win over SMU on Sunday of Week 1. Next: @ New Mexico (0-1), who were victims in the most dominating loss of Week 1, losing 0-72 @ Oregon.


17. LSU (1-0) 12 - The Tigers held on to beat North Carolina in Atlanta 30-24 on Saturday night. The game become very tight at the end, despite UNC being down 13 players, due to violations or pending issues. LSU's offense was shut out in the second half, but the Tigers hung on to win. Next: @ Vanderbilt (0-1) for the SEC opener. The Commodores lost Saturday night at home to Northwestern 21-23.


18. Oklahama (1-0) 18 - The Sooners nearly were taken to the wire in another season opener from the State of Utah. This time it was Utah State, who the Sooners beat 31-24, unlike BYU in the '09 opener. Next: vs. #21 Florida State (1-0), as the Seminoles will offer a solid test to Sooners in Week 2 of the season.


19. Georgia Tech (1-0) 19 - The Yellow Jackets, the defending ACC champions, opened at home Saturday with a 41-10 win over South Carolina State, a FCS opponent. Next: @ Kansas (0-1), who lost in coach Turner Gill's debut for the Jayhawks against a FCS opponent, North Dakota State, who will open Missouri Valley Football play @ Northern Iowa (0-0) on Saturday.


20. Penn State (1-0) 20 - The Nittany Lions started a true frosh at QB for the first time in Joe Paterno's 45 years at the helm in Happy Valley. The Nittany Lions won the opener over Youngstown State, a FBS opponent, 44-14. Next: @ #1 Alabama (1-0) in a Big Ten-SEC match up that should be one of the better games of the day, though the Nittany Lions will have a young QB under center.


21. Florida State (1-0) 21 - The Seminoles pounded Samford, a FCS opponent, 59-6 on Saturday, in coach Jimbo Fisher's debut as head coach in Tallahassee. Next: @ #18 Oklahoma (1-0)


22. USC (1-0) NR - The Trojans may be on probation, but aren't they deserving of a Top 25 ranking, though they will not be eligible for a bowl game in '10? The Trojans began the Lane Kiffin era with a 49-36 win @ Hawai'i. Next: vs. Virginia (1-0), who won the first game in the Mike London era, when the Caviliers defeated London's former team, the Richmond Spiders, a FCS program, 34-13.


23. Arizona (1-0) NR - The Wildcats headed to coach Mike Stoops' home state for a 41-3 victory @ Toledo. The Wildcats looked better on offense behind senior QB Nick Foles. Next: vs. The Citddel, a FCS program, who defeated Chowan in Bulldogs opener 56-14.


24. West Virginia (1-0) NR - The Big East deserves one team in the Top 25, after Week 1 don't they? The Mountaineers beat Coastal Carolina, a FCS opponent, 31-0 to open the season. Next: @ Marshall (0-1) on Friday night in an in-state rivalry.


25. Houston (1-0) 25 - The Cougars opened 2010 with a 68-28 victory over Texas State, a FCS opponent. Next - vs. UTEP (1-0) on Friday night to open C-USA West play. The Cougars lost last year to open C-USA play @ UTEP 41-58, so this rematch is very important in '10. UTEP won their home opener vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff, another FCS opponent, 31-10.

Out of the Top 25 - The Big East saw two teams tumble out of the Top 25 with #22 Pittsburgh lost @ #13 Utah in OT 24-27, while #23 Cincinnati lost at unranked Fresno State 14-24 in Week 1. #24 Navy lost 14-17 to Maryland on Labor Day to fall out of the Top 25, as well.

There are some outstanding match ups in Week 2 of the 2010 College Football season. In Iowa City, we will see the Cy-Hawk Trophy game with #4 Iowa hosting Iowa State. But, there are some outstanding other games on the schedule...

• #1 Alabama hosting #20 Penn State


• #2 Ohio State hosting #11 Miami-FL


• #18 Oklahoma hosting #21 Florida State


• Michigan @ Notre Dame


• Three SEC conference openers, as well

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Will the WAC or ACC make the bigger splash to close out Week 1 on Labor Day?

The WAC heads into Labor Day only 4-3 record in out of conference play, though Fresno State picked up a solid 28-14 win over the #23 Cincinnati (Big East) on Saturday night at home. Utah State came up short 24-31 @ #18 Oklahoma on Saturday, while Hawai'i lost 36-49 at home to USC on Thursday night to open Week 1. #1 Alabama nailed San Jose State 48-3 at home. Idaho, Nevada and Louisiana Tech all opened with victories over FCS programs.

The Big Game of the Week 1

WAC vs. ACC

from Landover, MD

non-BCS vs BCS conference

#3 Boise State vs. #6 Virginia Tech

7:00 p.m.
ESPN (HD) / ESPN 3D

The ACC enters Labor Day at 9-1, but has an opportunity to get two more victories with Maryland and Virginia Tech to close out Week 1 of the 2010 College Football season.

Labor Day Game

Maryland at #24 Navy

from Baltimore
3:00 p.m.
ESPN (HD)

Most of the ACC openers were against FCS competition. Though Clemson beat North Texas out of the Sun Belt 35-10 in their home opener. The ACC lost the top ACC-SEC match up game on Saturday night in Atlanta, when North Carolina, short 13 players due to NCAA issues, lost 24-30 to #12 LSU.

Talk about FCS competition: the SEC and Big 12 witnessed one of their programs falling to a FCS school in Week 1. FCS upsets of Week 1:

• Jacksonville State knocked off Ole Miss in 2OT 49-48


• North Dakota State beat Kansas, in Turner Gill's debut as head coach, 6-3

The SEC went 10-2 to open Week 1. In addition to Mississippi's loss, Vanderbilt came up short at home in a Big Ten-SEC showdown with Northwestern, 21-23. The SEC picked up the win in the SEC-ACC match up involving #12 LSU-UNC. The SEC didn't beat the Big Ten, but wins were picked up vs. Big East (Kentucky over Louisville), vs. C-USA (South Carolina over Southern Miss and Mississippi State over Memphis), vs. Sun Belt (Auburn over Arkansas State and #13 Georgia over LA-Lafayette), vs. MAC (# 5 Florida over Miami-OH) and vs. WAC (#1 Alabama over San Jose State). The rest of the opening games came against FCS opponents.

The Big 12 went 11-1 to open Week 1. The loss by Kansas to North Dakota State was the only disappointment. The conference enjoyed wins vs. the Big Ten (Missouri over Illinois), vs. the Pac Ten (Kansas State over UCLA), vs. Pac 10 (Oklahoma State over Washington State), vs. the MWC (Colorado over Colorado State), vs. C-USA (#7 Texas over Rice and #17 Texas Tech over SMU), vs. MAC (Iowa State over Northern Illinois), Sun Belt (#15 Nebraska over Western Kentucky) and vs. WAC (#18 Oklahoma over Utah State). A couple more games won were against FCS opponents.

The Big Ten went 9-2 to open Week 1. As mentioned earlier in our blog, the only losses were to the two Big Ten teams that Iowa will not face in 2010. Two rivalry games went the other way, as Purdue went to 1-12 @ Notre Dame (Independent) and Missouri (Big 12) won sixth straight over Illinois. The Big Ten picked up wins vs. the SEC (Northwestern over Vanderbilt), vs. Big East (Michigan over Connecticut), vs. C-USA (#2 Ohio State over Marshall), vs. Sun Belt (Minnesota over Middle Tennessee), vs. MAC (Michigan State over Western Michigan) and vs. MWC (#10 Wisconsin over UNLV). Other victories in Week 1 were against FCS opponents.

The Pac 10 only went 6-4 to open Week 1. The Pac 10 was knocked off by the MWC (#8 TCU beat Oregon State and #16 BYU over Washington), the Big 12 (Oklahoma State over Washington State and Kansas State over UCLA). The Pac 10 picked up a wins @ MAC (Arizona over Toledo), @ WAC (USC over Hawai'i), vs. MWC (#9 Oregon over New Mexico) and over FCS opponents in Week 1.

The Big East went 4-4 to open Week 1. Syracuse won @ Akron (MAC) 29-3 and three others beat FCS opponents, but four losses came @ the Big Ten (Michigan over UConn), @ the WAC (Fresno State over #23 Cincinnati), @ the MWC (#13 Utah over #22 Pitt) and vs. SEC (Kentucky over Louisville) in Week 1. It was a tough start for the Big East in Week 1.

The MWC went 6-3 to open Week 1. The MWC witnessed wins over Pac 10 (#8 TCU over Oregon State and #16 BYU over Washington), vs. Big East (#13 Utah over #22 Pitt in OT) and over three FCS opponents to open Week 1. Three MWC fell @ Pac 10 (#9 Oregon over New Mexico), vs. Big 12 (Colorado over Colorado State) and vs. Big Ten (#10 Wisconsin over UNLV) in Week 1.

In C-USA play, defending conference champion East Carolina (1-0, 1-0 C-USA) opened up conference play in an inter-division game vs. Tulsa (0-1, 0-1 C-USA). The Pirates beat the Golden Hurricane in a shootout 51-49, in East Carolina's debut of the Ruffin McNeill, the former DC at Texas Tech, who served as interim coach after Mike Leach's firing at Tech. The C-USA went 4-6 in Week 1 in out of conference games. The four wins came against FCS opponents, while the conference lost every OOC game @ Big Ten (#2 Ohio State over Marshall) @ SEC (South Carolina over Southern Miss and Mississippi State over Memphis), vs. Big 12 (#7 Texas over Rice), vs. Big 12 (#17 Texas Tech over SMU) and vs. Sun Belt (Florida Atlantic over UAB) in Week 1.

The MAC opened 6-7 in Week 1. All six wins came against FCS opponents, while the conference lost all seven games against FCS opponents in Week 1. The MAC lost @ Big Ten (Michigan State over Western Michigan), @ Big 12 (Iowa State over Northern Illinois), vs. Pac 10 (Arizona over Toledo), @ SEC (#5 Florida over Miami-OH), vs. Big East (Syracuse over Akron), vs. Independent (Army over Eastern Michigan) and @ Sun Belt (Troy over Bowling Green). Temple (1-0) nearly fell to defending FCS champion Villanova 31-24 and needed a FG in the final seconds to win the game. The game was 22-24 heading into the final seconds and a TD on the final play of the game gave the Owls the 31-24 difference.

The Sun Belt went 2-5 in Week 1. But, Troy and Florida Atlantic picked up nice OOC wins over Bowling Green (MAC) and @ UAB (C-USA) for the Sun Belt. The Sun Belt lost games vs. Big Ten (Minnesota over Middle Tennessee), @ Big 12 (#15 Nebraska over Western Kentucky), @ SEC (Auburn over Arkansas State and #14 Georgia over UL-Lafayette) and @ ACC (Clemson over North Texas).

We received news ahead of Week 1 that #16 BYU was going to leave the MWC after '10 to become an Independent. Depending on the game between #24 Navy-Maryland, the Independents are 2-0 thus far, with Notre Dame winning at home 23-12 over Purdue (Big Ten) and Army winning on the road @ Eastern Michigan (MAC) 31-27 in Week 1.

Week 1 will wrap up on Labor Day with the final two games. Week 2 should be outstanding with some great inter-conference match ups including Ohio State-Miami (FL), Alabama-Penn State, Iowa-Iowa State, Michigan-Notre Dame and Florida State-Oklahoma for starters.

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Iowa climbs to 1-0, as do all eleven remaining Iowa opponents in Week 1

Did you notice that the only two Big Ten teams to lose in Week 1 will not face the University of Iowa in 2010? Otherwise, the Big Ten Conference went 9-2 in Week 1 of the 2010 College Football season.

• Purdue doesn't play Iowa until 2011. The Boilermakers lost @ Notre Dame on Saturday, 12-23, as Brian Kelly won his debut as the new Notre Dame Fighting Irish head coach.


• Coach Ron Zook and Illinois don't play Iowa in 2010. Heck, they will not play in '11 or '12, with the new schedules to accommodate division play and the entrance of Nebraska Cornhuskers into the Big Ten. Missouri beat Illinois 23-13 in St. Louis making Zook's seat a little bit warmer today, after the Fighting Illini played solid in the first half.

#4 Iowa beat Eastern Illinois 37-7 to open the 2010 College Football season at Kinnick Stadium on Saturday. The Hawkeyes looked good in the opener this season, after last season's 17-16 near upset at the hands of University of Northern Iowa. Highlights of the season opener for Iowa:

• Six true freshman played limited roles on special teams and in reserve roles.


• #2 TE #39 Brad Herman (pictured above), a 6-5 junior, had a solid game with three receptions, including a 35 yard catch on the opening TD drive for Iowa to put Iowa into the Blue Panthers red zone..


• Senior reserve running back Paki O'Meara put Iowa ahead 21-0 with a blocked punt and 42 yard return. Herman later got a hand on a partially blocked punt later in the game.


• Senior QB Ricky Stanzi was 18-23 for 229 yards and one TD. More important, no INTs.


• Sophomore RB Adam Robinson ran 24 times for 109 yards and 3 TDs.


• Overall, there were mistakes made and the coaching staff will likely have some film to get all three areas of the game improving for the second game. It is typically observed in College Football, that teams improve the most from Week 1 to Week 2. This should be no different for Iowa and all 119 FBS programs in 2010.

Will Eastern Illinois win the Ohio Valley Conference in 2010? If so, the Blue Panthers will win a date again in the FCS playoffs, like 2009. How many Iowa fans will be rooting for the Blue Panthers the rest of the way? By the way, the UNI Panthers open the 2010 season this Saturday at home with Missouri Valley Football play vs. North Dakota State, who upset Turner Gill's debut as head coach at the University of Kansas, 6-3. Upsets are popular these days in Lawrence... just ask the Jayhawks basketball fans!

Heck, last year, BYU upset Oklahoma in the season opener 14-13. #18 Oklahoma opened with a team from Utah again in 2010, but Utah State isn't BYU. The Sooners out lasted the WAC's Aggies 31-24 and will host Florida State in Week 2. Are the Sooners really going to be a factor in the 2010 BCS race?

Did anyone catch the highlights of Ole Miss's season opener in Oxford for coach Houston Nutt's team? Well, FCS Jacksonville State, with a true frosh QB at the helm upset the Rebels 49-48 in 2OT. The Rebels defense doesn't look SEC like in 2010.

The 2010 Iowa Hawkeyes Schedule

• Sept 4 - Iowa 37, Eastern Illinois 7 - Hawkeyes open 1-0 for the tenth straight season!


• Sept 11 - vs. Iowa State (1-0) - The Cyclones opened the 2010 season with a 27-10 win Thursday night at home over the Northern Illinois Huskies to begin their second season under coach Paul Rhoads. The Cyclones offense looked solid, though the defense is rebuilding for the Cyclones and NIU's young QB didn't perform well in the Huskies loss to the Cyclones.


• Sept 18 - @ Arizona (1-0) - The Wildcats offense rolled on Toledo in Ohio 41-2 Friday night in coach Mike Stoops homecoming to his home state. The Wildcats will tune up for the date vs. Iowa with a home opener vs. The Citadel (1-0), an FCS program. By the way, the Bulldogs won their opener 56 - 14 over the Chowan Hawks.


• Sept 25 - vs. Ball State (1-0) - The Cardinals won Thursday night at home over the SE Missouri State RedHawks 27-10. Ball State will face Liberty and will travel to West Lafayette @ Purdue before a date in Kinnick Stadium in Week 4 vs. the Hawkeyes.


• Oct 2 - vs. #19 Penn State (1-0) for Homecoming - The Nittany Lions started slow in the first quarter, but the debut of promising true freshman quarterback Rob Bolden should lead to a lot of excitement in Joe Paterno's 45Th season at the helm at Penn State. The Nittany Lions went on to beat Youngstown State 44-14 to open the season. Next up: @ #1 Alabama ... nothing like a strong Week 2 test for the true frosh QB? Kent State (1-0) and Temple (1-0) will wrap off OOC play, before the Big Ten opener in Iowa City for the Nittany Lions.


• Oct 9 - Iowa's bye week for the 2010 season.


• Oct 16 - @ Michigan (1-0) for the Wolverines homecoming game - Wow, sophomore QB Denard Robinson's debut as the starting quarterback helped the Wolverines roll 30-10 over UConn. Next up: @ Notre Dame (1-0) - coach Rich Rodriguez is 1-8 at Michigan on the road, with the lone OOC game was the '08 visit to South Bend, where the Fighting Irish won 35-17. Michigan closes OOC play at home vs. UMass (1-0) and Bowling Green (0-1).


• Oct 23 - vs. #10 Wisconsin (1-0) - The Badgers trip to the desert to face Nevada-Las Vegas was mission accomplished. The Badgers defeated UNLV 41-21 unloading the three headed RB trio of John Clay, Montee Bell and James White. Next up: vs. San Jose State (0-1) in home opener. San Jose State lost 3-48 @ #1 Alabama in season opener, before home visits from Arizona State (1-0) and Austin Peay (1-0).


• Oct 30 - vs. Michigan State (1-0) - The Spartans opened with a solid 38-14 win over Western Michigan with two running backs rushing for over 100 yards, including true frosh Le'Veon Bell. The Spartans will travel to Detroit for a game with Florida Atlantic (1-0) this week, with Notre Dame (1-0) and Northern Colorado (1-0) heading to East Lansing, before the Big Ten opener at home with UW. Florida Atlantic edged UAB 32-31 on the road and is making it's second visit to MI, since the '08 game, when MSU won 17-0.


• Nov 6 - @ Indiana (1-0) - The Hoosiers won their ninth straight home opener with a 51-17 win over Towson on Thursday night. The Hoosiers have a week off, until a road trip to Western Kentucky (0-1) on September 18Th. WKU lost season opener @ #15 Nebraska 10-49. The Hoosiers can move the Big Ten road record in '10 at Sun Belt schools to 2-0 with a win. The Hoosiers will play Akron (0-1) before the Big Ten home opener vs. Michigan.


• Nov 13 - @ Northwestern (1-0) -The Wildcats won on the road in the SEC with a 23-21 victory @ Vanderbilt Saturday night. The Wildcats lost in the Outback Bowl 35-38 in OT to the SEC's Auburn, so the Wildcats were pleased to pick up a win. Week 2 is a date at home in Evanston vs. Illinois State (1-0), followed by a road game @ Rice (0-1) and Central Michigan (1-0) back in Evanston, before the Big Ten opener @ Minnesota.


• Nov 20 - vs. # 2 Ohio State (1-0) - The Terrelle Pryor show debuted for year 3 with a solid 45-7 win over Marshall on Thursday night in Columbus. Week 2 is a big test for the Buckeyes with #11 Miami-FL (1-0), who defeated Florida A&M 45-0, in Columbus. The Buckeyes follow up the game with the Hurricane, with home dates with Ohio U (1-0) and Eastern Michigan (0-1), before Big Ten opener @ Illinois.


• Nov 27 - @ Minnesota (1-0) - The Golden Gophers under their fourth offensive coordinator in four seasons with head coach Tim Brewster pulled off a solid 24-17 road win over the Sun Belt's Middle Tennessee. Next up: vs. South Dakota (0-1), who lost @ Central Florida 7-38, then home dates with USC and Northern Illinois to wrap up OOC.

By the way, the University of Iowa needs to re-think waiting lines into Kinnick Stadium. If a person has a bottle of water in hand, why does the bottle need to be inspected by the same person and in same line that are looking at fan's purses and diaper bags? Sorry, but a simple review of a Quantitative Methods class would suggest a better procedure for all. By the way, carrying water is legal and a quick check of a cap should assure compliance, rather than making lines longer into Kinnick Stadium.

We hope everyone is enjoying a great Labor Day weekend where ever they may be this holiday weekend in the United States.

Sunday, September 5Th Games

• Tulsa at East Carolina, 1:00 p.m., ESPN2 (HD)


• SMU at #17 Texas Tech, 2:30 p.m., ESPN (HD)

C-USA opener for Tulsa and defending champion East Carolina on Sunday of Labor Day weekend, while coach Tommy Tubberville opens as the new head coach in Lubbock for the Texas Tech Red Raiders vs. coach June Jones and the Mustangs of SMU, who had their best season, since 1984.

Labor Day Special Games on Monday, September 6Th

• Maryland at #24 Navy (Baltimore), 3:00 p.m., ESPN (HD)


• Boise State vs. Virginia Tech (Landover, MD), 7:00 p.m., ESPN (HD) / ESPN 3D

Both Labor Day games come from the State of Maryland, with in-state Maryland and #24 Navy squaring off, then the big spotlight game of the holiday weekend, with #3 Boise State facing #6 Virginia Tech, in a classic non-BCS vs. BCS game, from FedEx Field in Landover, MD. The Hokies should take Boise State out, but Boise State should be a tough out.

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Game Day: Iowa vs. Eastern Illinois at Kinnick at 11 a.m. on the BTN

The 2010 College Football season has finally arrived in Iowa City today!

The #4 Iowa Hawkeyes will host the Eastern Illinois Panthers, an FCS program from the Ohio Valley Conference in the season opener at Kinnick Stadium. Our Pick: Hawkeyes 40, Panthers 9.

Plenty of other College Football on tap today, after last night games prep and college games...

In Eastern Iowa high school football, we attended the 49-0 whitewash as the Washington Warriors blanked the Jefferson J-Hawks 49-0 at Kingston Stadium on Friday night. The Warrior Band was decked out in new uniforms and performed, as well!

Friday Night College Football

• The Arizona Wildcats knocked out the Rockets of Toledo in Ohio

• Temple nearly got upset by the Villanova Wildcats, the pride of the FCS

Other games for Saturday, September 4Th (Central Time)

• Miami (Ohio) at Florida, 11:00 a.m., ESPN (HD)


• Samford at Florida State, 11:00 a.m., ESPNU (HD)


• Western Michigan at Michigan State, 11:00 a.m., ESPN2 (HD)


• Youngstown State at Penn State, 11:00 a.m., BTN (HD)


• Louisiana-Lafayette at Georgia, 11:21 a.m., SEC Network / ESPN-GP


• Illinois vs. Missouri (St. Louis), 11:30 a.m., FSN (HD)


• Colorado vs. Colorado State (Denver), 1:00 p.m., MTN (HD)


• Coastal Carolina at West Virginia, 2:30 p.m., ALT / MASN / ESPN-GP / ERTV (cable)


• Connecticut at Michigan, 2:30 p.m., ABC / ESPN2 *7


• Jacksonville State at Ole Miss, 2:30 p.m., ESPN-GP / CSS (cable) / CSMA (j.i.p.)


• Kentucky at Louisville, 2:30 p.m., ABC / ESPN-GP *2


• Purdue at Notre Dame, 2:30 p.m., NBC (HD)


• North Texas at Clemson, 2:30 p.m., ESPNU (HD)


• Texas at Rice (Reliant Stadium), 2:30 p.m., ESPN (HD)


• UCLA at Kansas State, 2:30 p.m., ABC / ESPN2 *7 / ESPN-GP *2


• UC Davis at California, 3:00 p.m., CSCA


• UT-Martin at Tennessee, 5:00 p.m., ESPN-GP *2 / PPV (TN)


• Sacramento State at Stanford, 5:30 p.m., CSNB (HD)


• Arkansas State at Auburn, 6:00 p.m., (FSS / SUNa) (HD) / ESPN-GP *2


• Lehigh at Drake, 6:00 p.m., FCS (DirecTV - 617) / FCSA (cable) in FCS play


• Memphis at Mississippi State, 6:00 p.m., ESPNU (HD)


• North Dakota State at Kansas, 6:00 p.m., FCS (DirecTV - 623) / FCSC (cable)


• San Jose State at Alabama, 6:00 p.m., ESPN-GP *2 / PPV (AL, CA)


• Stony Brook at South Florida, 6:00 p.m., SNY / ESPN-GP *2


• Tennessee Tech at Arkansas, 6:00 p.m., ESPN-GP *2 / PPV (AR, TN)


• Washington at BYU, 6:00 p.m., CBSC (HD)


• Washington State at Oklahoma State, 6:00 p.m., FSN (HD)


• Western Kentucky at Nebraska, 6:00 p.m., PPV


• Utah State at Oklahoma, 6:00 p.m., PPV


• Northwestern at Vanderbilt, 6:30 p.m., CSCA (HD) / CSNCa / ESPN-GP / CSS (cable)


• Oregon State at TCU, 6:45 p.m., ESPN (HD)


• LSU vs. North Carolina (Atlanta), 7:00 p.m., ABC (HD)


• Cincinnati at Fresno State, 9:00 p.m., ESPN2 (HD)


• Portland State at Arizona State, 9:15 p.m., FSAZ (HD) / FCSP (cable)


• Wisconsin at UNLV, 10:00 p.m., Versus (HD)

Games not selected for nationally available networks:

• Arkansas-Pine Bluff at UTEP, 8:05 p.m.,


• Army at Eastern Michigan, 6:00 p.m.


• Bowling Green at Troy, 6:00 p.m., Troy/ISP Network / FCSP (cable)


• Elon at Duke, 6:00 p.m., espn3.com


• Grambling at Louisiana Tech, 6:00 p.m.


• New Mexico at Oregon, 2:30 p.m., Comcast OR & WA (cable)


• Nicholls State at San Diego State, 7:00 p.m.


• Northwestern State at Air Force, 1:00 p.m.


• Richmond at Virginia, 5:00 p.m., espn3.com


• Sam Houston State at Baylor, 6:00 p.m.


• South Carolina State at Georgia Tech, 12:00 p.m., espn3.com


• South Dakota at Central Florida, 5:00 p.m., BHSN


• Southern Utah at Wyoming, 8:00 p.m.


• Stephen F. Austin at Texas A&M, 6:00 p.m.


• Syracuse at Akron, 5:00 p.m., espn3.com


• Texas State at Houston, 7:00 p.m.


• Weber State at Boston College , 12:00 p.m., espn3.com


• Western Carolina at North Carolina State, 5:00 p.m., espn3.com


• Wofford at Ohio, 6:00 p.m.

It should be a great opening weekend of College Football this Labor Day weekend. The weather in Iowa City is cool and will be pleasant for all!

On Iowa!

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Not many surprises Day 1 in College Football, but more games to come this Labor Day weekend

Congratulations to Iowa State University on your 27-10 win over Northern Illinois on Thursday night at Jack Trice Stadium. The Cyclones offense did some good things and the defense didn't hurt you, though there is plenty of work to do and clean up in the coming games. ISU will travel to Iowa City to face the University of Iowa in the Cy-Hawk series on Saturday, September 11Th. Look for the Hawkeyes to be a double digit favorite.

Recap of Thursday, September 2, 2010

• #2 Ohio State rolls on Marshall


• #13 Utah beat #22 Pitt in OT 27-24


• #11 Miami-FL blanks Florida A&M


• Minnesota and Indiana win to raise Big Ten OOC record to 3-0


• USC out paces Hawai'i


• South Carolina rolls over Southern Miss in opener!

Games, Friday, September 3, 2010

• Villanova at Temple, 4:00 p.m., espn3.com


• Arizona at Toledo, 7:00 p.m., ESPN (HD)

Temple should roll on Villanova, but Arizona's trip East to Toledo, to play a MAC squad could get interesting.

Will two Wildcat teams (Villanova and Arizona) both get knocked down Friday night? Arizona has had some challenges outside Tucson in the OOC under coach Mike Stoops. There is an excellent opportunity for a non-BCS program to pick up a win tonight. We will go with Arizona by 6, but upset alert warnings could be on the horizon.

Live coverage of week 2 of high school football - The Gazette

Washington (1-0) vs. Jefferson (0-1) @ Kingston Stadium tonight

The East Side vs. West Side match up should be a good one. Senior RB Alex Carr rolled in Week 1 and it should be interesting to see how sophomore QB A.J. Puk performs in his second outing with the Warrior varsity.

Nothing like a rivalry in Week 2 of high school football!

Saturday, September 4Th
Eastern Illinois at # 4 Iowa
11:00 a.m.
BTN (HD)

Iowa will not be at 100%, with four starters likely out, but look for the Hawkeyes to roll on the Panthers from the Ohio Valley Conference on Saturday in Kinnick Stadium.

Our Pick: Iowa 40 Eastern Illinois 9

Full Schedule of upcoming TV game in College Football

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Football Begins Tonight with Buckeyes, Cyclones and Utes among the many teams kicking off the 2010 College Football season

It's Labor Day Weekend and the Kickoff of the 2010 College Football season begins Thursday with several match ups on TV and otherwise (Times are Central Time) ...

Top Game of the Day:

#22 Pittsburgh @ #13 Utah, 7:30 p.m, Versus (HD)

Look for a solid game in a rematch of the 2005 Fiesta Bowl: look for the Utes to likely pull it off at home! Utes by 4.

Iowa State opens at Jack Trice:

Northern Illinois @ Iowa State, 6:30 p.m.
(CSNC / CSNBA / FSN affiliates) (HD)

The Cyclones begin their second season under Coach Paul Rhoads in a tough MAC vs. Big 12 North match up. The Cyclones should win this one, but NIU is more than capable. Look for a 30-26 Cyclone victory to open the 2010 season!

BCS upset alert on EPSNU?

Minnesota @ Middle Tennessee, 6:30 p.m., ESPNU (HD)

Prior to the suspension of the Middle Tennessee #1 QB, this game had upset written all over it. Look for the new look Gophers to pull this one out on the road for the Big Ten's first road win of the year. Minnesota 30 Middle Tennessee 20

#2 Ohio State opens in Columbus on BTN

Marshall @ #2 Ohio State, 6:30 p.m.

The Buckeyes should score and dominate Marshall in the opener. Our Pick: Ohio State 38, Marshall 9

Big Ten Network also has IU on!

Towson @ Indiana, 6:30 p.m.

The Hoosiers should win vs. Towson, who played at Northwestern in '09. Look for the Pistol offense to score and the Hoosier defense to hold Towson in check. Hoosiers 45, Towson 17

SEC vs. C-USA match up to open season

Southern Miss @ South Carolina, 6:30 p.m., ESPN (HD)

The Ole Ball Coach Steve Spurrier should have South Carolina ready, despite the NCAA agent issues impacting a Gamecock player. Gamecocks by 13.

What does USC have to play for in 2010?

USC (on probation) @ Hawaii, 10:00 p.m., ESPN (HD)

Coach Lane Kiffin begins his era at USC with little to play for in his first two seasons, due to probation. Will the Trojans be motivated week in and week out? This Pac Ten vs. WAC contest will close out Day 1 of the 2010 College Football season on ESPN! Our pick: USC

Other Games for Thursday, September 2nd

• North Dakota at Idaho, 9:00 p.m., ALT
• Eastern Washington at Nevada, 8:00 p.m.
• Florida A&M at #11 Miami-FL, 6:30 p.m., espn3.com
• Florida Atlantic at UAB, 7:00 p.m.
• Hampton at Central Michigan, 6:00 p.m.
• Murray State at Kent State, 6:00 p.m.
• Norfolk State at Rutgers, 6:30 p.m., espn3.com
• Presbyterian at Wake Forest, 5:30 p.m., espn3.com
• Rhode Island at Buffalo. 6:00 p.m., Time-Warner (cable)
• Southeast Missouri State at Ball State, 6:00 p.m.
• Southeastern at Tulane, 7:00 p.m.

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