Cy-Hawk Saturday, as Week 2 Saturday has arrived in 2015

Saturday, September 12th of the 2015 College Football Season

• South Florida (1-0) at #10 Florida State (1-0) 10:30 am on ESPN - The rubber match in the series, after each team took one, as Seminoles vs. Bulls square off in a morning kickoff in Tallahassee.
• Army (0-1) at UConn (1-0) 11:00 am on CBSSN - The Huskies were only 2-10 in '14, but took care of business in opener over Villanova, unlike Army, who fell in opener to Fordham (1 of 4 FCS wins over FBS programs in Week 1), but Black Hawks won last year's game in Yankee Stadium 35-21 ...
• Bowling Green (0-1) at Maryland (1-0) 11:00 am on BTN - the Green Eagles were 1-1 vs. B1G in '14, as they travel to College Park, with a 6-17 overall record vs. B1G; first meeting for Terrapins, as junior Perry Hills leads offense and exciting CB William Likely leads secondary and special team, after setting B1G return record in Week 1, dropping Nile Kinnick from record books ...
• Buffalo (1-0) at Penn State (0-1) 11:00 am on ESPN2 - What is happening in Happy Valley in year 2 of the James Franklin era? The Nittany Lions were taken down hard in the road opener, losing for the first time, since 1941, to Temple 27-10; regroup in home opener in State College against Buffalo, as the the Bulls opened '15 with a 41-15 win over Albany ... 
• Houston (1-0) at Louisville (0-1) 11:00 am FSN Affiliates / ACC-RSN / espn3 - The Cardinals usually take care of business, after an OOC loss, as Bobby Petrino hasn't lost back to back games, since coming back in '13.
• Indiana State (1-0) at Purdue (0-1) 11:00 am on ESPN News - The Sycamores move up to play a Power 5 program, against a Boilermakers program that is 9-0 vs. FCS. This is Darrell Hazell's third season (4-21), so Black & Gold need to step up game in West Lafayette home opener ...
• Jacksonville State (1-0) at #7 Auburn (1-0) 11:00 am on SEC Network - The Tigers have won nine straight home openers, as they drop down into the FCS for this year's opener, as JSU were the #3 seed in the FCS playoffs, after dropping 45-7 loss in '14 to Michigan State.
• Kansas State (1-0) at UTSA (0-1) 11:00 am FS1 - This the first meeting between each school, but Larry Coker's Roadrunners opened at #22 Arizona, losing 42-32, as Bill Snyder's Wildcats opened with 34-0 blanking of South Dakota ... could this be a dangerous one, after last year's three point loss to the Arizona Wildcats?
• Miami-OH (1-0) at #26 Wisconsin (0-1) 11:00 am ESPNU - The Badgers 35-17 loss to #2 Bama knocked UW out of the Top 25, and rightfully so. UW returns to the safe quarters of Madison for four straight home games, including the B1G opener vs. Iowa, in October. First meeting between Badgers and RedHawks, who were 2-10 last year, in Chuck Martin's first season.
• Oregon State (1-0) at Michigan (0-1) 11:00 am on ABC - The Wolverines opened the Jim Harbaugh era with a tough 24-17 loss at Utah, as Michigan hosts another Pac 12 opponent in the home opener, as Gary Anderson makes a quick return to the Big Ten, after departing Wisconsin, after two years. Time for graduate, transfer QB Jake Rudock to clean up the turnovers for the Wolverines even the score vs. Pac 12 opponents in '15.
• Western Illinois (1-0) at Illinois (1-0) 11:00 am on BTN - The Fighting Illini won in '07 over the Leathernecks ... that was a Rose Bowl team for Illinois; Western Illinois is playing third B1G, in two season, as they lost 37-3 @ Wisconsin and 24-7 @ Northwestern ... note Fighting Illini are 11-0 vs. FCS over the last 12 years, as Bill Cubit seeks to make it 12-0 in his first year as interim head coach.
• Wake Forest (1-0) at Syracuse (1-0) 11:30 am on ESPN Extra / ACC Network / espn3 - It's the ACC opener for both teams, as the Demon Deacons and Orange, both finished 3-9 last season, though Syracuse took down Wake 30-7 on the road last year.
• Eastern Washington (0-1) at Northern Iowa (0-1) 1:00 pm on ESPN Extra / (CSNC / espn3) / (SWX / PSN) (cable) - The Panthers fell hard 31-7 @ Iowa State; while Eastern Washington took their lumps @ #5 Oregon to open 2015 season, as these two FCS playoff teams seek to rebound, after the FBS roughed them up!
• Sacramento State (1-0) at Washington (0-1) 1:00 pm on PAC-12 Network - The Hornets have stung two Pac 12 opponents in seven outings, knocking off Oregon State and Colorado, in the past; but Huskies are 24-5 lately in home openers, as this is first meeting in series.
• UMass (0-0) at Colorado (0-1) 1:00 pm on PAC-12 Network - The Buffaloes lost opener @ Hawaii, as Pac 12 opened Week 1 at 7-5; UMass was one of two wins last year for Colorado, as Mike MacIntryre era enters year 3 with another 0-1 start, after a 4-8 first season.
• Liberty (1-0) at West Virginia (1-0) 2:00 pm on RSPI -  The Flame and Mountaineers have played once before, as WVU won 30-20 in '09, in this FCS vs. FBS showdown as Turner Gill tries to score one for the FCS in Morgantown.
• UTEP (0-1) at Texas Tech (1-0) 2:00 pm on on FSN Affiliates - A Lone Star battle in Lubbock, as last year's battle went back to back with Red Raiders winning 30-26. Big 12 has some challenges in Week 2?
• Austin Peay (0-1) at Southern Miss (0-1) 2:30 pm on (CSCN2 / CSBA) / ASN (affiliates) - The Governors come to Hattiesburg for first meeting between each school; Golden Eagles were more than tested in the opening season loss to #24 Mississippi State 34-16.
• Fresno State (1-0) at #15 Ole Miss (1-0) 2:30 pm on ESPN2 - MWC vs. SEC, as Bulldogs played once previously in Week 3 of 2010, when the Rebels took care of business 55-38, against the 8-5 FSU team.
• #8 Georgia (1-0) at Vanderbilt (0-1) 2:30 pm CBS / CBS Video - The SEC East opener for the Bulldogs and Commodores ... VU is only 5-45-1, but they did win two years ago 31-27 in James Franklin's final season; revenge of last road loss is common for Georgia in this series ...
• Hawaii (1-0) at #1 Ohio State 2:30 pm on BTN - The Rainbows opened with a home win over Colorado, as the #1 Buckeyes took care of business on Labor Day in Blacksburg over VA Tech; first meeting, as Ohio State enjoyed 35 game home winning streak, until last year's downer against the Hokies ...



CSU football's to-do list includes beating Minnesota - Denver Post
This could be a 0-2 start for Jerry Kill's Golden Gophers in '15.

• Minnesota (0-1) at Colorado State (1-0) 2:30 pm on CBSSN - The Golden Gophers defense will likely be leaned on in the first road opener for 2015; Jerry Kill's teams are 7-13 in road games, as he enters his fifth season in a Power 5 conference. Look for this one to be a close one.
• #11 Notre Dame (1-0) at Virginia (0-1) 2:30 pm on ABC - The Fighting Irish begin the first of six against ACC opponents in 2015; the only previous meeting was in the 1989 Kickoff Classic in the Meadowlands; where the Cavaliers lost 36-13.
• Stephen F. Austin (0-1) at #3 TCU (1-0) 2:30 pm on FS1 - The Horned Frogs may be off to a shaky start in their 4-2-5 defense. They defeated Minnesota 23-17, but entering Week 2, they have lost both starting linebackers, including a leave of absence by true freshman Mike Freeze, from his MLB spot.
• Tulane (0-1) at #16 Georgia Tech 2:30 pm on FSN Affiliates / ACC-RSN / espn3 - The Yellow Jackets will welcome the Green Wave into Atlanta after defeating Tulane 38-21 on the road in Week 2 in '14. The Yellow Jackets need to stay focused with road trip to South Bend on the horizon ...
• Washington State (0-1) at Rutgers (1-0) 2:30 pm on ESPNU - The Cougars are coming off a FCS loss against Portland State 24-17, so the Scarlet Knights may be in danger of looking ahead of the schedule, with B1G road opener @ Penn State next week ... last year's game was Rutgers win 41-38 in Seattle in last year's season opener.
• Weber State (0-1) at North Dakota State (0-1) 2:30 pm ESPN Extra / espn3 / NBC ND (cable) - The Bison fell in the Week 0 road opener at Montana 38-35, while Weber State lost at Oregon State last week, so this should be a hungry four-time defending FCS champion in home opener.
• Eastern Illinois (0-1) at Northwestern (1-0) 3:00 pm on ESPN News - The Wildcats have won eight straight over the FCS, as the Panthers come to town, they lost at Minnesota and Ohio U last season, so FBS programs are not new to them.
• Eastern Michigan (0-1) at Wyoming (0-1) 3:00 pm on RSNW / RSRM / RSSW / MWC Video - The Cowboys need to rebound; playing one of the weakest FBS programs as Craig Bohl has opened 4-9 in Laramie, after three FCS titles at North Dakota State, before making move last year.
• Middle Tennessee (1-0) at #2 Alabama (1-0) 3:00 pm on SEC Network - The Crimson Tide have won each of the previous games over Blue Raiders, but not in breakout style ... will we see style points today from Nick Saban's team?
• Toledo at #18 Arkansas 3:00 pm SEC Network Alternate / WatchESPN - The MAC travels to SEC Country, as Rockets now open 2015 season against the Razorbacks, who are 3-0 vs. MAC and took down Northern Illinois 52-14, last year.



Cy-Hawk Game kicks off on Fox at 3:45 p.m.

• Iowa (1-0) at Iowa State (1-0) 3:30 pm on FOX - The Hawkeyes are looking to take home the Cy-Hawk Trophy, as the trophy has switched hands in 8 of the last 11 meeting; it currently reigns in Ames, as the Cyclones have won three of last four in this one. Our pick: Hawkeyes 29, Cyclones 24
• San Diego State (1-0) at California (1-0) 4:00 pm on PAC-12 Network - The last meeting, in '96 was an exciting 42-37 game; Aztecs vs. Golden Bears, in another MWC vs. Pac 12 game in Week 2 ... as Friday night's game: Utah 24, Utah State 14 (1-0 Pac 12)!
• Drake (1-0) at North Dakota (1-0) 5:00 pm on (FCSP / Midco (cable) / Video (FS Go / Big Sky)  - The Bulldogs visit North Dakota, who took down a FBS program in Week 1, for a Pioneer vs. Big Sky showdown in FCS ...
• #20 Oklahoma at #21 Tennessee 5:00 pm ESPN - A huge Big 12 vs. SEC showdown in Knoxville, as Bob Stoops saw Butch Jones rough up his alma mater 45-28 in last year's bowl game ... so can the Sooners make some noise carrying the Big 12 banner into SEC Country?
• #22 Arizona (1-0) at Nevada (1-0) 6:00 pm on CBSSN - Classic Pac 12 vs. MWC showdown in Reno, as Wildcats won home game last year 35-28, but now must travel to take on Wolf Pack ...
• Ball State at # 17 Texas A&M 6:00 pm on ESPNU - The Cardinals face the Aggies in their first meeting, but 2-17, including six straight road openers, losing last year at Iowa 17-13.
• East Carolina (1-0) at Florida (1-0) 6:00 pm on ESPN2 - The Pirates lost the only prior visit 24-13 in 1983, as they also lost Birmingham Bowl to Gators 28-20. Payback Game ...
• Marshall (1-0) at Ohio U (1-0) 6:00 pm on NESN2 / espn3 / ASN (affiliates) - Home openers for the Bobcats, facing a Marshall team that knocked off a Power 5 (Purdue) in their home opener to kick off 2015 ...
• #29 Memphis (1-0) at Kansas (0-1) 6:00 pm on ESPN Extra / Jayhawk TV / espn3 - The Tigers travel to Lawrence seeking a Power 5 win, in the first meeting between the Jayhawks and Tigers. Week 2 last year was a 42-35 loss @ UCLA, so Tigers should be ready ...
• North Texas (0-0) at SMU (0-1) 6:00 pm on ESPN Extra / espn3 - The Mean Green took the Mustangs down 45-6, but home team has won series six straight, since 1989. Can Dan McCarney open 1-0 in '15?
• Central Arkansas (0-1) at #28 Oklahoma State (1-0) 6:30 pm FSN Affiliates / FS Go Video - Bears vs. Cowboys in Stillwater ... as Oklahoma State returns home for season home opener.
• Kentucky (1-0) at South Carolina (1-0) 6:30 pm on SEC Network - another SEC East opener, as the Wildcats travel to Columbia to face the Gamecocks ... where UK won 45-38 at home!
• Lamar (1-0) at #4 Baylor (1-0) 6:30 pm on FSN Affiliates - The Bears enjoy their home opener in Waco, with the Cardinals coming to town, who were victimized 73-3 last year @ Texas A&M.
• Georgia State (0-1) at New Mexico State (0-1) 7:00 pm on ALT2 / espn3 / Aggie Vision - Last year's cellar dwellers in the Sun Belt, open conference play against one another, as Aggies took care of business last year 34-31 on the road against the Panthers ...
• Florida International (1-0) at Indiana (1-0) 7:00 pm on BTN (alternate) / BTN2Go Video - The Golden Panthers are 1-20 on the road against Power 5 programs, as Ron Turner returns to Big Ten country, with FIU. He was 5-3 vs. Hoosiers, as head coach at Illinois, as Kevin Wilson squares off, after a scary first week win over SIU.
• Idaho (1-0) at #9 USC  (1-0) 7:00 pm on PAC-12 Network - The Vandals travel to Los Angeles to face the Trojans, in a Sun Belt vs. Pac 12 showdown, that shouldn't be much of a contest.





#6 Michigan State QB 18
Connor Cook leads Spartans in
College Game of the Week
vs. #5 Oregon in East Lansing

Game of the Week in College Football: #5 vs. #6
• #5 Oregon at #6 Michigan State 7:00 pm  on ABC / espn3 - The Spartans were on the short end of the stick in last yea'rs 46-27 loss at Oregon in Week 2; MSU senior QB Connor Cook leads Spartans program heading into a three season run; while Cedar Rapids Kennedy athlete Christian French, a senior DE for the Ducks, heads closer to home in Big Ten Country in this Big Ten vs. Pac 12 showdown!
• Rice (1-0) at Texas (1-0) 7:00 pm LHN / LHN Video - Another Lone Star battle, as the Longhorns try to pick up the pieces, after an opening season loss at Notre Dame; the Owls opened 2011 in Austin, where Texas pounded them 34-9 ... the Owls are better than that today.
• South Alabama (1-0) at Nebraska (0-1) 7:00 pm on BTN - The Jaguars program began football in 2009, as Joey Jones was hired in 2008. They are 3-2 in road openers, with back to back wins over Tulane and Kent State, who are clearly not the Cornhuskers. South Alabama is 0-5 vs. Power 5 programs, losing 35-3 last year at Mississippi State, but gave Butch Jones' first Vols team a 31-24 scare in '13.
• Temple (1-0) at Cincinnati (1-0) 7:00 pm on ESPN News - It is the AAC East opener against two of the front runners, as the Owls come to Cincinnati, coming off biggest program win, since 1941 last week ... Bearcats have won five straight in this series, including 14-6 last year at Temple.
• #13 LSU at #24 Mississippi State 8:15 pm on ESPN - Big SEC West opener as Tigers open 2015 now, at Mississippi State, as Bulldogs host LSU, after 34-29 win in Week 4 to open SEC play last year.
• San Jose State (1-0) at Air Force (1-0) 9:15 pm on ESPNU - The MWC opener for both teams, as the Falcons and Spartans meet for the first time, since two WAC games in '96 and '97.
• #19 Boise State at BYU 9:15 pm on ESPN2 - The Broncos are 4-1 in this series, since '03, but lone loss was last meeting Provo. The Cougars are coming off an emotional final play win over Nebraska, so is a let down possible here?
• UCF (0-1) at Stanford (0-1) 9:30 pm on FS1 - Both teams opened with losses, but the Knights lost at home to FIU, as the Cardinal return home, after disappointing 16-6 loss at Northwestern. First meeting in this series, as UCF is 5-14, since '96 in road openers, but 3-2 in last five. Last year, the Knights opened 0-2, with losses to Penn State and at Missouri.
• #12 UCLA (1-0) at UNLV (0-1) 9:30 pm on CBSSN - The Bruins hit the road for Vegas for first meeting in this series. UCLA has won three straight in road openers ...
• Cal Poly (1-0) at #25 Arizona State (0-1) 10:00 pm on PAC-12 Network - This is the first game, since 1947 between these two programs, the Mustangs won at Montana last week; Todd Graham wants to see a solid rebound for the Sun Devils after a loss in Houston to Texas A&M in Week 1.
• Appalachian State (1-0) at #14 Clemson (1-0) 11:30 am on espn3 - Sun Belt vs. ACC, as Mountaineers open 2nd season as FBS program, coming off 7-5 season. Tigers don't want to be a victim here!
• Charleston Southern (1-0) at (0-1) Troy 6:00 pm on espn3 - Troy is 3-0 in games played '93-'95, the Buccaneers were 8-4 last year, but Georgia rolled them 55-9, so Trojans need to bring good game, coming off road loss at NC State. Troy was only 3-9 last season. Neal Brown seeking first win at Troy.
• Delaware State at Kent State 5:00 pm on espn3 - 
• Eastern Kentucky (1-0) at North Carolina State (1-0) 5:00 pm espn3 - The Wolfpack won 54-10 over the Colonels in '05; the Colonels were 1-1 last year vs. FBS with win over Miami-OH, but 52-3 loss at Florida.
• Furman (0-1) at Virginia Tech (0-1) 2:30 pm on espn3 - The Hokies get the Paladins to lick the wounds from the Labor Day openers vs. #1 Ohio State; Hokies are 5-0 in this series.
• Howard (0-1) at Boston College (1-0) 12:00 pm on espn3 - The Golden Eagles open back to back games with FCS opponents, so this one doesn't help in getting to bowl eligibility. BC must get to 7 wins this season to be bowling ...
• Missouri at Arkansas State 6:00 pm on espn3 - Last year, Missouri was knocked off by Indiana, so could this be a stumbling block in the '15 OOC for the Tigers? The Red Wolves have won ten straight home openers, but rarely are they against Power 5 opponents.
• Monmouth (0-1) at Central Michigan (0-1) 2:00 pm on espn3 - The Chippewas fell short in season opener vs. Power 5 program, now face the Hawks in first FCS match up, since lost to North Dakota State in '07.
• Murray State (1-0) at #30 Northern Illinois (1-0) 2:30 pm on espn3 -
• Nicholls (0-0) at Louisiana Monroe (0-1) 6:00 pm on espn3 - The Warhawks return to Monroe to lick wounds from Georgia defeat against in-state Colonels, who were winless in '14.
• Norfolk State (0-1) at Old Dominion (1-0) 6:00 pm on ASN (affiliates) - The Monarchs host the Norfolk State, in this cross city showdown. ODU is 2-0 in series with 27-24 win in '13, ahead of moving to FBS in '14. Monarchs are 5-1 in home openers and opened '15 with win at Eastern Michigan.
• North Carolina A&T at North Carolina 5:00 pm on espn3 - First meeting between these two Carolina programs, as Aggies were 9-3 last year, but Tar Heels should take care of business as ULL did in '14.
• North Carolina Central (1-0) at Duke (1-0) 5:00 pm on espn3 - The Eagles have lost three games previously to the Blue Devils, with back to back losses in '12 and '13 by an average of nearly 50-8 ...
• Northwestern State (0-1) at Louisiana Lafayette (0-1) 6:00 pm on espn3 - An in-state match up as Demons travel to Ragin' Cajuns for first visit, since '05. Demons beat LA Tech 30-27, so opportunity knocks for another FCS program?
• Pittsburgh (1-0) at Akron (0-1) 5:00 pm on espn3 - The Zips host a Power 5 program for just the second time, as Indiana played in '09 there. The Panthers hit the road for game 2 in the Pat Narduzzi, as Terry Bowden seeks another win over Pitt, after last year's 21-10 victory in the fourth game.
• Prairie View A&M (1-0) at Texas State (0-1) 6:00 pm on espn3 - Another Lone Star battle, as the Panthers have beat the Bobcats in the first two meetings back in '76 and '77 ... 129 miles separates this FCS program from this one in the FBS!
• Tulsa (1-0) at New Mexico (1-0) 7:00 pm on espn3 - AAC vs. MWC showdown, as Golden Hurricane travel to Albuquerque to face Lobos, as Bob Davie looks to open fourth season with his first 2-0 start ...
• Western Michigan (0-1) at Georgia Southern (0-1) 5:00 pm on espn3 - The Broncos were ruffed up at home vs. #6 Michigan State in season opener; now head to Statesboro to face the Eagles, who were blasted by West Virginia, week one.