With week zero now officially in the books, it's time to break down the best and worst of what is on tap for week one in FBS football! Here is our prioritized breakdown of the upcoming week!
Best of the Week
Ohio State at Indiana: I give IU little chance in winning, but the battle between Wilson and Allen...
Colorado State vs. Colorado: Always entertaining when these two arch rivals meet up.
Maryland at Texas: Underrated game, as Maryland will look to see if Texas is all hype.
Wyoming at Iowa: Josh Allen will try to strut his stuff against top flight Iowa D.
NC State vs. South Carolina: Two teams looking to make a move, and offenses should be very good.
Michigan at Florida: One of the big showdowns of the weekend, despite roster shenanigans.
Troy at Boise State: Broncos are not taking this game lightly, nor should they.
Florida State vs. Alabama: A potential playoff rematch, should be best of the bunch.
West Virginia vs. Virginia Tech: Not sure how the Hokies are favored in this one, but should be good.
Texas A&M at UCLA: The losing coach here will have the hot seat warmed up several degrees.
Tennessee at Georgia Tech: Tech looks solid, but Butch Jones needs this win badly.
Tune In and Out
FIU at UCF: UCF should be a rising team in AAC play, and Butch Davis debuts at FIU.
Buffalo at Minnesota: PJ Fleck makes his debut as coach of Golden Gophers.
North Dakota at Utah: At least Utes are playing a credible FCS playoff candidate team.
UL-Monroe at Memphis: Tigers are priming up to make an AAC West run.
Sacramento State at Idaho: Will be conference mates next year in FCS Big Sky play.
Fordham at Army: Rams are one of the better FCS programs, Army emerged last season.
Washington at Rutgers: How many points can the Huskies roll up, or is Rutgers any better?
Navy at FAU: Lane Kiffin's debut, but most of us are hoping to see it ruined.
Utah State at Wisconsin: If Aggies cannot keep it reasonable, it could be a long season.
Boston College at Northern Illinois: NIU needs a quick start to save Rod Carey long term.
Tulsa at Oklahoma State: Offense should put on good shows, but defenses may be lacking.
Cal at North Carolina: Neither is expected to do much, but these cross country openers are rare.
Youngstown State at Pitt: One of those rare FCS teams that can do damage, and Pitt may be down.
Portland State at Oregon State: Vikings pushed BYU around for a while, Beavers be warned.
Temple at Notre Dame: Owls are in a rebuild, and Irish cannot afford an opening loss.
Nevada at Northwestern: Wildcats cannot afford another slow start in game where they are favored.
William & Mary at Virginia: Tribe may have a shot at an FCS upset win here.
Eastern Washington at Texas Tech: Eagles are one of five FCS teams that have shots at big FBS wins.
Kentucky at Southern Miss: Eagles won in Lexington last season, Wildcats look for revenge.
Western Michigan at USC: Not the same Broncos, and a much improved USC team lies in wait.
James Madison at East Carolina: I'd go as far as calling JMU the favorite here.
Albany at Old Dominion: Two former CAA opponents, could be interesting early.
Appalachian State at Georgia: Bulldogs cannot afford to mess around...ask Tennessee.
Miami (Ohio) at Marshall: Is Miami for real? Is Marshall improved? Many questions need answering.
U Mass at Coastal Carolina: U Mass gave Hawaii a rough time, CCU starts their FBS era.
Georgia Southern at Auburn: If Auburn gets off to a fast start, we will know who they are.
Louisville vs. Purdue: Lamar Jackson should run wild on weak Boiler D.
South Alabama at Ole Miss: USA beat Miss State last season...just saying...
Arkansas State at Nebraska: If the Red Wolves hang around in this one, Huskers could be in for it.
Northern Iowa at Iowa State: UNI has historically been a thorn for Cyclones, who should be better.
Vanderbilt at Middle Tennessee: Blue Raiders offense vs. Vandy D should be a show to behold.
BYU vs. LSU: BYU's lack of offense last week devalued this game tremendously.
Garbage Time
Presbyterian at Wake Forest: WF is not a fun team to watch offensively, and PC is an FCS mess.
Austin Peay at Cincinnati: Pure crap match up, and Cincy should be embarrassed to play this one.
Tennessee State at Georgia State: Really zero value in this match.
Elon at Toledo: Elon is one of worst in FCS, and Rockets will blow them out early.
Rhode Island at Central Michigan: URI is just awful, and CMU will have it handled early.
Holy Cross at U Conn: Nobody outside of New England will give this a second thought.
Florida A&M at Arkansas: How much needs to be said about this horrible match?
New Mexico State at Arizona State: No defense will be played at all.
Charlotte at Eastern Michigan: Not much to see here.
Central Connecticut at Syracuse: Why?
Kent State at Clemson: Interim coach for Kent State drove the spread to the sky for Clemson.
Akron at Penn State: Terry Bowden's old Auburn teams would have fared well here, but not Akron.
Ball State at Illinois: One of worst in MAC vs. One of worst in Big 10.
Bowling Green at Michigan State: Unless you are a die hard fan of either club, this is a snoozer.
Missouri State at Missouri: Tigers should end the day against the FCS Bears early.
Bethune-Cookman at Miami: Again..why?
VMI at Air Force: If it is not 42-0 at the half, there will be a problem for Air Force.
UTEP at Oklahoma: Looking for the Sooners to run wild in this one.
Alabama A&M at UAB: IT's the return of UAB football, but there's not much else to offer.
Stony Brook at USF: Bulls got off to slow start last week, but that shouldn't repeat itself here.
Charleston Southern at Mississippi State: Brandon High School was busy.
North Carolina Central at Duke: Nobody outside of Raleigh will know this is going on.
Lamar at North Texas: Over/Under on attendance is about 500.
Eastern Kentucky at Western Kentucky: WKU should run all over former rival.
Northwestern State at Louisiana Tech: Bulldogs should put this one on ice early.
Stephen F. Austin at SMU: Mustangs offense should end this one by the half.
Liberty at Baylor: Bears favored by just 29, so I guess there is that.
SE Missouri at Kansas: Kansas finds a team they can be favored against!
Hampton at Ohio: Another low leaning FCS team walks into a wood chipper.
SE Louisiana at UL-Lafayette: Could be closer than most FBS/FCS games, but still...
Houston Baptist at Texas State: Bobcats finally find someone they may be able to run on.
Central Arkansas at Kansas State: Not the worst of FCS/FBS games, but not great either.
Cal Poly at San Jose State: CP never got off the bus until 2nd half last week, SJSU got on it in 2nd.
Abilene Christian at New Mexico: Lobos should be able to run plenty against FCS Wildcats.
Jackson State at TCU: Paycheck game for JSU, nothing more.
Grambling at Tulane: If you have to wash the car during this game, you know what to do.
Southern Utah at Oregon: Ducks looking to run out early in Eugene.
UC Davis at San Diego State: Dan Hawkins debuts as coach for UCD, but runs into buzz saw.
Howard at UNLV: Mike London is the head coach at Howard, but nothing else is fun about this one.
Incarnate Word at Fresno State: This may be the only game Fresno State wins all season.
Montana State at Washington State: 6 years ago, I would have given the Bobcats a shot here.
Northern Arizona at Arizona: Wildcats should enjoy this fairly easy night, as they won't have many.
Western Carolina at Hawaii: Rainbows shake off the bumpy start defensively in this one.
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