With Week 0 out of the way — yeah, that’s what college football is calling it — – let’s get to the real opening weekend.
Among the Top 25 games this week are the mega matchups at neutral sites. No. 1 Alabama takes on No. 3 Florida State at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, and No. 11 Michigan faces No. 17 Florida at AT&T Stadium in Dallas.
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Both games could have college football playoff implications in one direction or another.
Let’s get to the predictions, starting with games slated for Thursday and Friday.
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| Visitor | Home | Line | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tulsa | No. 10 Oklahoma State | OSU -18 | Oklahoma State | 51-17 |
| No. 2 Ohio State | Indiana | OSU -20.5 | Ohio State | 54-13 |
| No. 8 Washington | Rutgers | WASH -27.5 | Washington | 45-13 |
| Utah State | No. 9 Wisconsin | WIS -28 | Wisconsin | 41-10 |
| Kent State | No. 5 Clemson | CLEM -39.5 | Clemson | 44-9 |
| Akron | No. 6 Penn State | PSU -30.5 | Penn State | 55-16 |
| Maryland | No. 23 Texas | TEX -18 | Texas | 38-21 |
| Bethune-Cookman | No. 18 Miami | NO LINE | Miami | 40-3 |
| UTEP | No. 7 Oklahoma | OKLA -43.5 | Oklahoma | 63-16 |
| No. 11 Michigan | *No. 17 Florida | MICH -3.5 | Florida | 27-24 |
| Stony Brook | No. 19 South Florida | NO LINE | South Florida | 42-6 |
| Western Michigan | No. 4 USC | USC -28 | USC | 48-19 |
| Appalachian State | No. 15 Georgia | UGA -14 | Georgia | 38-20 |
| C. Arkansas | No. 20 Kansas State | NO LINE | Kansas State | 34-14 |
| Ga. Southern | No. 12 Auburn | AUB -34.5 | Auburn | 45-16 |
| No. 16 Louisville | Purdue | LOU -25 | Louisville | 38-17 |
| No. 3 Florida State | *No. 1 Alabama | ALA -7 | Alabama | 31-17 |
| BYU | *No. 13 LSU | LSU -14 | LSU | 34-21 |
| Montana State | No. 24 Washington State | NO LINE | Washington State | 38-6 |
| No. 22 West Virginia | No. 21 Virginia Tech | VT -4.5 | West Virginia | 38-30 |
| No. 25 Tennessee | Georgia Tech | TENN -3 | Tennessee | 34-30 |
