You begin each season with a clean slate and the opportunity in most circumstances for new opportunities ...
If you are coming off a disappointment, you have an opportunity to redeem ...
Of course, if you have had success, often the hype and enthusiasm grows more and more.
After all, it is a new season, the 2015 College Football Season!
As Mike Hlas | The Gazette points out "Critical day and season for Iowa, ISU"
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| Iowa junior CB Desmond King is slated as Iowa's new #1 kickoff and punt returner in 2015; special teams fueled UNI in win over Illinois State last year, in Iowa. Hawkeyes look to rebound, after disappointing '14. |
- Illinois State at Iowa 11:00 am on BTN: Our Pick: Iowa 38, Illinois State 20
1. ESPN suggests Illinois State's QB Tre Roberson would be worthy of Heisman hype
2. Illinois State has never beat a Power 5 program
3. Iowa is 12-0 vs. FCS programs, but UNI has certainly pressed Iowa in recent years,
the Redbirds beat UNI last season in the FCS playoffs, so is this Unlucky 13 for Hawks?
4. Iowa has a new #1 at QB, RB, WR, TE & book-end OTs, while ISU has 11 new starters
5. Defense, special teams and turnovers are always areas to keep eye on in season openers ...
Other games to follow, as First Saturday of 2015 kicks off the new season of College Football ...
- Colgate at Navy 11:00 am on CBSSN - After 124 years, the Midshipmen have joined a conference (AAC), as they seek to go 7-0 in this series against the Raiders
- Louisiana Monroe at #8 Georgia 11:00 am on SEC Network - Mark Reicht enters 15th season leading the Bulldogs coming off 10-3 season and bowl win over Louisville in Belk Bowl!
- Norfolk State at Rutgers 11:00 am on ESPN News - Scarlet Knights were 8-5, after first B1G season; as Spartans have lost all 3 games in past vs. Rutgers
- Richmond at Maryland 11:00 am on ESPNU / WatchESPN - Terrapins finished 7-6, after first B1G season last year; Maryland are 11-5-2 vs. Spiders & typically take care of business in home openers, as Randy Edsall hits Year 5 at the helm in College Park
- South Dakota State at Kansas 11:00 am on FSN Affiliates - FCS Upset Alert, as David Beaty takes over for Jayhawks ... Jackrabbits went 9-5 last year, while Jayhawks were 3-8 ..
- #18 Stanford at Northwestern 11:00 am on ESPN - Pat Fitzgerald enters 10th season coming off back to back 5-7 seasons, while Cardinal fell to 8-5, in David Shaw's fourth season in '14
- UT Martin at #15 Ole Miss 11:00 am on SEC Network Alternate - 4th year coach Hugh Feeze was 9-4 last season, as Rebels face Skyhawks for first time ever ...
- Wofford at #12 Clemson 11:30 am on ESPN Extra / ACC Network / espn3 - Dabo Sweeney enters Year 8, after 10-3 mark and 40-6 win over OU in the Russell Athletic; 11-3 all-time vs. Terriers, in only the 4th meeting in 75 years ...
- Portland State at Washington State 1:00 pm on PAC-12 Network - Mike Leach, enters 4th season, coming off 3-9 season; against a team WSU beat Vikings in Week 3 59-21 last year
- #7 Auburn vs. Louisville (Atlanta) 2:30 pm on CBS - Guz Malzahn was 8-5 last year, while Bobby Petrino was 9-4; both programs fell in bowl games last season, so who rebounds in '15?
- BYU at Nebraska 2:30 pm ABC / espn3 - The Mike Riley era begins in Lincoln, as Bronco Mendenhall brings his 11th Cougars edition out East coming off an 8-5 season, lead by senior QB Tayson Hill, while Riley inherits junior QB Tommy Armstrong for the the Huskers ...
- Florida Atlantic at Tulsa 2:30 pm CBSSN - The Golden Hurricane fell to 2-10 last season, so enter 1st year coach Philip Montgomery as HC in this new AAC vs. CUSA battle ...
- Howard at Appalachian State 2:30 pm on ESPN Extra / espn3 - Montaineers enter Year 3 of FBS and look to break out in the Sun Belt in '15; first meeting vs. Howard for HC Scott Satterfield, in his third season leading App State!
- Morgan State at Air Force 2:30 pm on RSRM / RSNW / RSSW+ - The Falcons are coming off a 10-3 season and bowl win over WMU, as Troy Calhoun enters Year 9 in Colorado Springs!
- Penn State at Temple 2:30 pm on ESPN - 2nd year coach James Franklin enjoys three-year starter, junior QB Christian Hackenberg, coming off 7-6 season and bowl win over in OT over BC in Pinstripe ... from NYC to 2015 opener in Philadelphia at Temple!
- Presbyterian at Miami Ohio 2:30 pm on ESPN Extra / espn3 - Over the past 10 seasons, 38-84 isn't what the Cradle of Coaches expects on the gridiron, as coach Chuck Martin enters 2nd season, coming off 2-10 season, after 0-12 program crash in '13; first meeting in this series ...
- Sam Houston State at Texas Tech 2:30 pm on FSN Affiliates - Third season under Kliff Kingsbury, who crashed to 4-8, after 8-5 opening year; Tech, like Iowa is 12-0 vs. FCS programs in the modern era ...
- UTEP at #22 Arkansas on 2:30 pm on ESPNU - Bret Bielema enters third season in Fayetteville for a kickoff season, after a climb to 7-6 and 31-7 bowl win over Texas ...
- Virginia at #13 UCLA 2:30 pm on FOX - Fourth season for coach Jim Mora, as Bruins are coming off a 10-3 season, bowl win over K-State in Alamo; UVA lost home opener 28-20 last year, as they travel out to the Rose Bowl for the rematch ...
- Wagner at Rice 2:30 pm on SNY / CSCA / ASN - The Owls are coming off a solid 8-5 season and Hawaii Bowl win over Fresno State in '14; First meeting vs. Seahawks!
- Bowling Green at #23 Tennessee (Nashville) 3:00 pm on SEC Network - Butch Jones was 7-6 in his second season in Knoxville, finishing strong with a 45-28 blowout over the Iowa Hawkeyes; while Green Falcons opened 8-6 under Dino Barbers, with 33-28 Camellia Bowl win over South Alabama. First meeting in this MAC vs. SEC match up ...
- Southeast Missouri at #25 Missouri 3:00 pm on SEC Network Alternate - Gary Pinkel enters Year 15, coming off a 11-3 season, with 33-17 win over Minnesota; Mizzou has won nine straight home openers in this FCS vs. FBS match up ...
- Southern Illinois at Indiana 3:00 pm on ESPN News / WatchESPN - This is a big season for coach Kevin Wilson (fifth, 4-8 in '14), as senior QB Nate Sudfeld returns after season ending injury in Iowa City in '14 ...
- Grambling at California 4:00 pm on PAC-12 Network - It is year 3 under Sonny Dykes, after a 1-11, then 5-7 season last year, as Golden Bears seek breakout season in 2015 ...
- Towson at East Carolina 5:00 pm on ESPN Extra / espn3 - The Pirates were 8-5, in Ruffin McNeill's fifth season, as EC faces FCS tuneup
- Akron at #21 Oklahoma 6:00 pm on FSN PPV - Entering his 17th season, coach Bob Stoops, along with Iowa's Kirk Ferentz, are each #2 in coaching seniority at the same school, without a break; First meeting, as Sooners (8-5), seek to get back to double digits, after four year streak came to end in '14
- Alabama A&M at Cincinnati 6:00 pm on ESPN Extra / FSCN / FSOH / espn3 - Tommy Tuberville begins Year 3, after a 9-4 season last year; First meeting in series
- #16 Arizona State vs. Texas A&M (Houston) 6:00 pm on ESPN -
- Florida A&M at South Florida 6:00 pm on ESPN Extra / espn3 - Willie Taggert enters Year 3, coming off a 4-8 season, with 4 new starters on offense, 7 on defense; Rattlers were 3-9 last year, as the third game in this series kicks off in 2015 ...
- Louisiana Lafayette at Kentucky 6:00 pm on ESPNU - Mark Stoops enters Year 3, coming off a 2-10 and 5-7 start; First Meeting as Ragin' Cagjuns are coming off 9-4 season, 16-3 win over Nevada in New Orleans Bowl, as Mark Hudspeth's fifth season begins for U-LL
- Georgia Southern at West Virginia 6:30 pm on FSN Affiliates - Dana Holgorsen enters Year 5, coming off a 7-6 season and 45-37 loss over former Big 12 program, Texas A&M, in the Liberty Bowl; First meeting in this FCS vs. FBS match up!
- McNeese State at #14 LSU 6:30 pm on SEC Network Alternate - It is the 11th year for Les Miles in Baton Rouge, as the Tigers finished 8-5, after four straight double digit seasons; LSU has longest non-conference win streak at home, as Cowboys come to town ...
- Missouri State at Memphis 6:00 pm on ESPN Extra / espn3 - Justin Fuente
- New Mexico State at Florida 6:30 pm on SEC Network - The Gators welcome new coach Jim McElwain, after a 7-5 season, 28-20 win over ECU in the Birmingham Bowl; Second meeting in this series (70-21 in '94).
- Texas at #11 Notre Dame 6:30 pm on NBC - Charlie Strong lead Texas to a 6-7 first season, but 31-7 loss against Arkansas in bowl game; while Notre Dame finished 8-5, fueled at the end by a 31-28 win over LSU in Music City; Longhorns - Fighting Irish in South Bend, in first meeting, since 1996
- UNLV at Northern Illinois 6:30 pm on CBSSN - The Huskies finished 11-3 in Rod Carey's second season, double digits wins, since 2010 and Jerry Kill's final season; while the Rebels have hired Tony Sanchez, after a 2-11 season. Rebels are 5-5 vs. MAC, but 0-4 on road ...
- #2 Alabama vs. #20 Wisconsin (Dallas) 7:00 pm on ABC / espn3 - The first ever B1G West division champion Badgers welcome Paul Chryst back home, as head coach back in his hometown and alma mater; while Bama finished 12-2, seventh straight double digit season in eight seasons under Nick Saban. Only previous meeting was 1928 ... as SEC vs. B1G kicks off 2015 ...
- Eastern Washington at #5 Oregon 7:00 pm on PAC-12 Network - The Ducks welcome a new QB, first year senior, graduate transfer from EWU, Vernon Adams, as Oregon build off runner-up of first College Football Playoff Championship and seventh straight double digit season. First meeting for each program as Adams faces his former team in opener
- Tennessee Tech at Houston 7:00 pm on ESPN Extra / espn3 - The Cougars were 8-5, with 35-34 win over Pitt in Armed Forces Bowl. New coach Tom Herman arrives, as Houston faces Golden Eagles for first time in his debut
- Texas State at #10 Florida State 7:00 pm on ESPN News - Jimbo Fisher enters his sixth season, coming off a 13-1 season, after a Rose Bowl blowout loss against Oregon; First meeting against Bobcats entering fifth season under Dennis Franchione
- Mississippi State at Southern Miss 9:00 pm on FS1 - Dan Mullen hits his seventh season, coming off best finish at 10-3; with Bulldogs lead by senior QB Dak Prescott visit the Golden Eagles (3-9 in '14) in Hattiesburg, as Todd Monker enters third season at the helm
- Arkansas State at #9 USC 9:30 pm on PAC-12 Network - The Trojans have had some unusual circumstances as Steve Sarkisian enters 2nd season, off a 9-4 record, 45-42 win over Nebraska in Holiday Bowl; First meeting, as Red Wolves were 7-6 in Blake Anderson's first season,
- Albany at Buffalo 2:30 pm on espn3 - The Bulls were 5-6 last season, welcome Lance Leipold era in Buffalo, as Albany comes to play
- Bethune Cookman at Miami-FL 5:00 pm on espn3 - Al Golden enters his fifth season, coming off a 6-7 season; the Hurricanes open against Wildcats (9-3 in '14) lead by sophomore starting QB Brad Kaaya returns ...
- Gardner Webb at South Alabama 5:00 pm on espn3 - The Jaguars played in their first ever bowl game, as Joey Jones enters seventh season at the helm; First meeting in series
- Jackson State at Middle Tennessee 6:00 pm - Rick Stockstill enters 10th season at the helm in Murfreesboro, as Blue Raiders look to get back to a bowl, after missing last year; second meeting in the series, as Tigers went 5-7 last year ...
- Kent State at Illinois 1:00 pm on BTN2Go Video (rescheduled due to Thunderstorm on Friday night in Champaign) - On the 8th day there may be a football game for the Bill Cubit era to kickoff for the Fighting Illini, in this B1G-MAC game, as 6-7 Illinois looks to play football ...
- Maine at Boston College 12:00 pm on espn3 - The Eagles are heading into Year 3 under Steve Addazio, coming off a 7-6 season; as the Bears come to town for the 2015 opener ...
- Mississippi Valley at New Mexico 7:00 pm - Where are you now, Bob Davie? As Lobos welcome 4th season, after 4-9, 3-9 and 4-8 the past 3 seasons; first meeting vs. this FCS team
- North Dakota at Wyoming 3:00 pm - The Cowboys were 4-8, as Craig Bohl moved in, after 3 straight FCS titles leading ND State; first meeting vs. the Fighting Sioux at Wyoming!
- Old Dominion at Eastern Michigan 2:30 pm espn3 - Year 3 at FBS level, as coach Bobby Wilder enters 7th season at the helm for ODU (6-6), in opener at EMU, where ODU is 4-2 in road openers, since program resumed in '09 ...
- San Diego at San Diego State 7:00 pm MWC Video - The Aztecs are 6-2 in home openers vs. FCS programs, so could cross-town Toreros, coming off 9-3 season and FCS birth, seek to be #3 ...
- Savannah State at Colorado State 3:00 pm MWC Video - Welcome new coach Mike Bobo, as Jim McElwain era ended after three productive years (10-3 in final season), as Rams enjoy tune up ahead of next week's Power 5 match up in Fort Collins vs. Minnesota ...
- South Dakota at Kansas State 6:00 pm - The Wildcats were 9-4 last season as Bill Snyder enjoyed his 24th season as a head coach, but Wildcats break in a starter at QB for the offense.
- Southern at Louisiana Tech 6:00 pm on ASN -
- Troy at North Carolina State 5:00 pm on espn3 -
- Youngstown State at Pittsburgh 12:00 pm on espn3 - Bo Pelini returns to his hometown, as former MSU DC Pat Narduzzi becomes a head coach at Pitt, for the battle of former B1G coaches in this FCS vs. FBS battles in Week 1 of the 2015 College Football Season ...
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| UNI at Iowa State, 7 p.m. from Jack Trice Stadium, in Ames Our Pick: UNI's Mark Farley has won 2 straight over the Cyclones; Paul Rhoads wins in an offensive shootout to kick off the 2015 season ... |
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