Week 1 developed a good deal of storylines, but some of them are definitely overblown due to the opponents several of these teams faced. Former Washington State QB John Mateer, for example, tallied 392 passing yards and has vaulted into Heisman discussions. However, his Sooners hosted Illinois State whose mascot you probably don’t even know. If you ask any Michigan fans, they will tell you freshman QB Bryce Underwood is going to win the next five Heismans for toying with New Mexico who is the second
best team in their own state.
Of course, there were some high profile games. Even so, it is still early in the season to put labels on anyone.
Florida State 31 Alabama 17 – Let’s get this out of the way. This game was straight-up poop for the Crimson Tide. Lackadaisical efforts and getting absolutely whipped on both sides of the line is not what anyone expected. Even notorious Bama-hater Emmanuel Acho was ticked off.
ESPN’s Dan Orlovsky said he counted “21 loafs” on Alabama. The offensive line was atrocious.
Ryan Grubb had this to say about Kadyn Proctor’s pass protection vs. FSU: “I thought he had a pretty good day. There was a couple late pressures but he was holding up for a long time.” What game was Grubb watching?
Ty Simpson did not play as bad as many think. He looked a little raw at times and missed a few targets, but he was under duress for much of the game. Nick Kelly reported that when Simpson was “kept clean”, he was 20 of 29 for 186 yards, 2 TD. Under pressure he was 3/14, 68 yards, 0 TD. Additionally, he did not turn the ball over.
The running game was ghastly. 87 yards on 29 attempts is not good. Surprisingly, Kevin Riley was the most effective runner. Believed to be fifth on the depth chart, Riley had 31 yards on five carries. Starter Richard Young was 9-26. I’m not sure what a healthy Jam Miller might have brought to this game.
The defense was a mess. Players were taking godawful angles and missed tackles while the FSU offense sliced through the line time after time.
Rumors are floating around that the Bama players had friends hanging out in their rooms and were ordering Door Dash food at 1am to 2am in the morning the night/morning before the game. And Kalen DeBoer is still trying his BFF, gee willickers, positive thinking BS. This team could use a Scott Cochran/Drill Sergeant kind of guy to put a stop this country club attitude.
Many Tide fans want DeBoer gone right now. It ain’t gonna happen. If he is fired “without cause” during the regular season, he would about $63 million. If he’s fired on Dec. 1, 2025, it would be approximately $60 million. The last I checked, Alabama does not have any oil fields.
Ohio State 14 Texas 7 – One of the most overhyped quarterbacks in a looong time hit the big time and flopped. Arch Manning looked uncomfortable and a little stiff. Which is odd, being from the family he is from. He must be aware of the big away crowd experience. It seemed Ohio Stadium and the 102,000 screaming fans must have freaked him out. The Texas QBl was 17/30 for 170 and a pick. He finally got in a groove late in the 4th quarter when he moved the ball 60 yards on four plays concluding with a nice 32 yard touchdown toss.
A lot of the blame lays on Steve Sarkisian and the UT offensive staff for calling such an uncreative game. Sark has been known for pulling off some trick plays in the past, but Saturday’s game was so vanilla and overcautious. Texas was stopped four times on downs including once on 4th & Goal at the anOSU 1 yard line.
On the Buckeyes side, this was all about an excellent defense. For those ready to engrave the Big Beer Tap Trophy for 2025, remember that this was a one score game. Julian Sayin was at best adequate (13/20-126-1 TD). Whose to say if the two quarterbacks switched teams that the outcome would not have been the same? The ‘Eyes gained 77 yards rushing on 34 carries (2.26 ypc) and had only 203 total yards to go with 11 first downs. Everyone will crown them #1, but this is dangerously looking like some 2023 Iowa Brian Ferentz offense.
LSU 17 Clemson 10 – CU quarterback Cade Klubnik looked rather pedestrian, going 19/38 for 230 and a pick. The Orange Tigers tallied only 31 yards on the ground attack. Two Bayou Bengals receivers lost fumbles after making a catch. One resulted in a Clemson field goal. The other a missed CU field goal. However, LSU’s D clamped down on the home team with QB pressure and solid tackling. Both teams have solid defenses but LSU was surprisingly good. Garrett Nussmeier went 28/32, 230 yards, 1 TD.
Miami-FL 27 Notre Dame 24 – This fire took a little time to get going before it turned into an inferno. After a scoreless first quarter, UGA castoff Carson Beck looked more like 2023 Carson Beck and took the ‘Canes on a 70 drive for the first touchdown of the game. After the Irish tied it up, Miami would go on another long drive to take a 14-7 lead into the break. They would repeat this action to open the second half but Notre Dame was not going away. They would hold the Hurricanes to two 3-&-outs while inching closer at 21-14. However, freshman CJ Carr threw an interception deep in his own end and Mia tacked on a field goal. Carr redeemed himself with a 65 yard completion and a 7 yard touchdown run to tie it up. Miami would grind out enough yardage to milk the clock and kick a 47 yarder with a minute left. A sack would end the game.
South Carolina 24 Virginia Tech 11 – We in the South already knew about LaNorris Sellers. Now, the whole country does. The Gamecocks signal caller was 12 of 19 for 209 yards with a scoring pass. He added in 25 rushing yards and a score. The Hokies Kyron Drones had a rough day completing only 15 of 35 and throwing two passes to the other team. The above pass was the nail in the coffin, but he real killer was Vicari Swain’s 80 yard punt return for a touchdown.
BELICHICK BOMB
TCU 48 North Carolina 14 – Bill Belichick’s debut at UNC did not go so well. With UNC alum such as Michael Jordan, Roy Williams, Mia Hamm, Julius Peppers, and Lawrence Taylor in attendance in Chapel Hill, the Tar Heels actually led this game 7-0 by scoring on their first drive. Then the wheels fell off for UNC. The Horned Frogs would score the next 41 uninterrupted points that included a strip-sack+scoop-and-score, a pick six, and a 75 yard bomb on the first play of the second quarter. TCU mercifully ended the game by taking a knee at the Heels’ 8 yard line.
RUN FORREST RUN!
Georgia Tech 27 Colorado 20 – The Yeller Jackets started the game with two fumbles and an interception on their first three possessions. However, Colorado managed to convert only one of those turnovers into a score.
Though the CU offense got off to a slow start, Coach Deion lost this home opener due to their Swiss cheese defense. QB Haynes King slashed, gashed, and dashed by the Buffys defense for 156 yards rushing. As a team, Tech stacked up 320 yards in the ground attack. Colorado countered with former Liberty QB Kaidon Salter, but he was rather meh (17/28, 159 yards, TD, 13 rush, 43 yds, TD).
Auburn 38 Baylor 24 – Jackson Arnold (137 yds, 2 rush TD) and the Auburn running backs feasted on the Bears defense for 307 yards and 4 scores. However, Arnold only passed for 108. Malcolm Simmons and
Cam Coleman had one reception each.
BU pulled within 24-17 late in the third quarter, then proceeded to give up a 98 yard kickoff return to make it a two score game.
NOTHING TO ESS-EE-SEE HERE
Mizzou 61 Central Arkansas 6 – UCA scored a TD with 22 ticks to go against the Mizz scrubs.
Georgia 45 Marshall 7
Tennessee 45 Syracuse 26 – ‘Cuse lost a lot of talent off last year’s 10-win team.
Florida 55 LIU 0 – A ridiculous opponent for the Gators.
Texas A&M 42 UTSA 24 – The Roadrunners hung around.
Ole Miss 63 Georgia State 7 – Has anyone checked flight patters out of Oxford lately?
Oklahoma 35 Illinois State 3 – ISU plays Bama in November.
Mississippi State 34 Southern Miss 17 – It was only 13-10 MSU at the half.
Kentucky 24 Toledo 16 – Stoops is so done.
Arkansas 52 Alabama A&M 7
Vanderbilt 45 Charleston Southern 3
biG tEN HaS tO pLaY nINe cOnfEReNCE gaMeS!!1!
Tulane 23 Northwestern 3 – The Green Wave fans did not rush the field.
Utah 43 UCLA 10 – Former Vol Nico Iamaleava and his Bruins generated only 220 yards of offense and were 2 for 11 on 3rd down.
Nebraska 20 Cincinnati 17 – The Bearcats got deep into UN territory in the waning moments but threw a pick in the end zone. Though played in Kansas City, this game was basically a home game for the ‘Huskers being 200 miles from Lincoln and 600 to Cincy.
Indiana 27 Old Dominion 14 – For all of the off-season smack talk, it was a bit of a struggle for Indy.
Rutgers 34 Ohio 31 – Knights faces were Scarlet in New Jersey as RU struggled mightily with this MAC team. Rutgers was outgained 440 to 399.
Wisconsin 17 Miami (OH) 0 – Outside of a Badgers field goal, every possession by both contestants in the first half resulted in a punt. Wisky scored a late touchdown following an INT returned to the 2 to make this snoozer look better than it was. Mi-OH-Mi had 117 yards of offense, 7 first downs, and was 0-9 on 3rd down conversions.
CATCH OR NO CATCH?
STADIUM FOOD OF THE WEEK
Air Force B2 Bomber Nachos. WANT! NEED!
CATCHES OF THE WEEK
DUMBEST RULE OF THE WEEK
SC’s Nyck Harbor caught an apparent touchdown pass, took two steps in the end zone, a third and fourth out of bounds, and rolled onto the ground where he was ruled to have lost control of the ball. This nonsense about controlling the ball all the way to the ground should not apply once he steps out of bounds. When a ball carrier crosses the ball over the plane of the end zone line, the plays is dead – even if he fumbles. Why doesn’t this apply with receptions as well?
GOOFBALL OF THE WEEK
MAYBE TALKING S**T IS NOT SUCH A BAD THING?
I mean, do locker rooms even have bulletin boards anymore?
WORST OMEN OF THE WEEK?
TIP DRILL
SO, WE’RE NOT CALLING TARGETING THIS YEAR?
PENALTY OR NOT?
Yeah, I wonder why “the receiver fell down.” [Buffalo at Minnesota]
TAKEDOWN OF THE WEEK
FLORIDA MAN (AND WOMAN) OF THE WEEK
PUNT OF THE WEEK
FAKE PUNT OF THE WEEK
FAKE PUNT OF THE WEEK
“NO DISS” OF THE WEEK
When asked why UNLV would not be joining the resuscitated Pac-12, AD Erick Harper had this little nugget:
“For one thing, the Pac-12 is no longer what it once was. It’s the same logo but without (Southern Cal), UCLA, Oregon, Washington, Utah. It’s not the same conference and that’s no disrespect to those schools in the Pac-12 right now.”
DELETED DISS OF THE WEEK
Overexposed Travis Kelce played his college ball at Cincinnati. His Bearcats were in the Chiefs’ stadium to play Nebraska with you-know-who in tow. After his alma mater lost, the Cornhuskers posted this hilarious Tweet. But they deleted it after a bunch of loser Swifties and SJWs protested. Poor billionaire.
SENIOR CITIZEN OF THE WEEK
Nevada QB Chubba Purdy is 24 years old, in his 6th college season and on his 3rd team following two years each at FSU and Nebraska. He is the younger brother of 49ers QB Brock Purdy by about a year and a half. Consider that they are 19 months apart in age and Brock is about to start his 4th NFL season. Chubba was born five days after Bryce Young, now in his third NFL season.
Purdy has thrown passes in every season since 2020. After sitting most of last season at Nevada, he almost transferred a fourth time last December but changed his mind after last year’s Wolf Pack starter entered the transfer portal. Purdy became starter by default.
On Saturday against PSU, he was 7 of 15 with 97 yards passing with a pick and was replaced.
NAMES OF THE WEEK
Crazy-ass Mormons.
Reminds me of former Bama WR Gehrig Dieter who was named after New York Yankees great Lou Gehrig. He had two brothers named Thurman (Munson) and Nolan (Ryan).
STATS OF THE WEEK
- Iowa kicker Drew Stevens nailed a 55 yard FG. Iowa State kicker Kyle Konrardy hit from 63!
- Boise was held to 7 points in 34-7 loss at USF, the fewest points Broncos have scored in a season opener since 38-6 loss to Washington in 2013.
- Utah went on an astounding 21 play, 80 yard drive for a TD that ate up a massive 9:44 against UCLA..
- Clemson is has lost their last four games against the SEC. Of those four defeats, the Tigers fell by an average of 15.5 ppg and their offense was held to just 12.8 ppg.
- Miami-FL kicker Carter Davis was 4 for 11 in field goals over three seasons at FAU. Against Notre Dame, he was perfect on two kicks from 38 and 47 yards.
- UNC has 70 new players on the roster.
THE WACKY WORLD OF CORSO
It was Lee Corso’s final College GameDay show and of course he picked the Buckeyes over Texas, just like he did in his first headgear pick back in 1996. The dude went out in style going a perfect 6-0 on picks. He shared his CFP picks of Penn State over Notre Dame and LSU over Clemson in the semis, and the Bayou Bengals winning it all. Hmm.
Who knew that Nick Saban retiring would be a good business decision. He has a new Aflac commercial with Deion Sanders as well as a new TV spot for Home Depot/Behr.
Glen Powell who starred in Twister and Top Gun: Maverick, was
GD will be in Norman, OK next Saturday for Okie-Michigan.
Barstool bozo and Michigan graduate Dave Portnoy did not do anything remarkable on Fox’s Big Noon Kickoff other than tell the anOhio State fans to “SHUT UP!”
Urban Meyer is still a prig.
BNK is headed to the cornfields for Iowa at Iowa State.
From the Who Knew Department, CBS Sports HQ also does a on-site show. They were in Tallahassee for Bama-FSU. On the panel was CBS contributors Damien Harris and AJ McCarron to combat the idiocy of Danny Kanell. Also on the crew was former ‘Noles CB Bryant McFadden, who I am not familiar with, and host Emily Proud. Both former Tide players did a good job. Harris is a CBS regular. AJ will probably be more than just an occasional contributor.
With Saban and Rece Davis on GD, Mark Ingram on BNK, plus Harris and McCarron making their way up the ranks, Alabama is well represented among sports media.
ADOPT-A-TEAM
- Thank the good Lord that USF doesn’t play Alabama this season. After two years of giving the Tide fits, the Bulls and senior QB Byrum Brown finally got a win over a ranked team, destroying Boise 34-7. South Florida’s next two games are at Florida and at Miami-FL. They could cause a little chaos.
- Former Alabama and Indianapolis Colts DB Chris Goode is heading up Division II Miles College this year. He has former Tide All-American and 13 year NFL player Andre Smith as Offensive Line Coach. They lost to No. 19 Virginia Union 45-3.
COUSINS
- Jacksonville State (0-1) – Charles Kelly nearly ruined Scott Frost’s grand return to Center Florida. With the score 10-10 and a minute & a half to play, the Gamecocks got down to the 36 and got stuffed on 4th down. Center Fla scored a TD and Jax threw a pick to end the match 17-10. Libberdy Bibberty comes to town.
- South Alabama (1-0) – The Jags had a closer one than they should have with Morgan State 38-21. A big test up next with Tulane coming to Mobile.
- Troy (1-0) – The Trojans cashed out Nicholls 38-10. The first loss of the season is on tap at Clemson.
- West Alabama (1-0) won Scott Cochran’s debut 27-17 over Fort Valley State in a game played at Birmingham’s Legion Field. UWA is located in Livingston, AL.
THAT ANNOYING GUY WHO STEALS TIPS OFF A BAR
- UAB (1-0) – Tiny little HBCU Alabama State gave the Dragons all they could handle. The Hornets led by 11 at one point in the second half, but Bham scored three straight touchdowns. ASU came within a field goal with 4 minutes remaining, but a late TD gave oo-Ab a 52-42 win. Things get a lot harder with a trip to Annapolis to engage in warfare with the Naval Academy.
SALUTE TO OUR TROOPS
- Army (0-1) – WTF? The 2024 AAC Champs dropped their opener to FCS Tarleton State in 2 OT 30-27. Army missed a 43-yard field goal attempt in the closing seconds of regulation and then 35-yarder in the second OT. Three Black Knights turnovers to none for TSU (about an hour and half west of Dallas/Ft Worth) were a big factor. Next up is tough road game at Kansas State.
- Navy (1-0) – The Midshipmen destroyed Virginia Military Institute 52-7. UAB comes to town.
- Air Force (1-0) – The Falcons topped something called Bucknell 49-13. Now, a trip to Utah State.
ELIMINATED FROM PLAYOFF CONTENTION
Eliminated: Washington State, Oregon State, Northwestern, Stanford, UCLA
Endangered: Boston College, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi State, Purdue, Vanderbilt, Wake Forest, Alabama, Virginia Tech, Center Florida, Indiana
Extremely Endangered: Baylor, Cincinnati, Colorado, Kansas St., Syracuse, Rutgers
A way WAY WAY too early look at the College Football Playoff (CFP) picture
FanDuel Odds on the 2025-26 FBS Champion:
- Ohio State +550
- Georgia +600
- Penn State +600
- Texas +750
- LSU +1100
- Oregon +1200
- Notre Dame +1600
- Alabama +1700
- Clemson +1700
- Miami FL +2500
Alabama’s odds dropped from +950 to +1700.
POWER 2
- SEC – Alabama took a big hit. Texas took a jab. Everyone else in the conference pretty much TCB’d.
- Big Ten – Top-heavy as always.
SECOND 2
- Big 12 – After falling to Iowa State in Week 0, K-State barely beat FCS North Dakota (NOT North Dakota State) 38-35. Texa$ Tech beat up on Arkansas-Pine Bluff, so nothing to glean from that performance. For some reason, certain folks are having a cow over Arizona State QB Sam Leavitt for topping Northern Arizona 38-19. They are in Starkville this weekend. Utah is one to watch.
- ACC – Clemson got a large slice of humble pie. Miami is looking like the leader here. It may be a one-bid league.
AT LARGE
PAC-2– Washington State beat FCS Idaho 13-10. Oregon State got thumped by Cal at home. They are out.- Indies – Notre Dame lost at Miami-FL but are not out of it. Texas A&M is next.
PARTICIPATION TROPHY
Once again, the College Football Playoff Committee has ridiculously decided to include the five highest-ranked conference champions among the 12-team field. That means a non-Power team gets in but they are not guaranteed a seeding.
Boise got smoked by USF and if the Bulls continue to play like that, they could be a candidate. Northwestern sucks as but Tulane dominated them in New Orleans 23-3.
RANK ‘EM IF YOU GOT ‘EM
RANKINGS BASED ON MOST IMPRESSIVE WEEK 0-1:
- LSU
- Miami-FL
- Ohio State
- South Carolina
- FSU
- Georgia Tech
- Iowa State
- Aub
- Tennessee
- Utah
The first college football playoff rankings will be announced Tuesday, Nov. 4.
LET’S GO BOWLING!
The Frisco Bowl in Texas is moving about 4 miles down the road to the Dallas Cowboys’ 12,000-seat practice facility. The stadium where the game is normally played, which has been home of Frisco Bowl since 2017, is undergoing renovations and will not be available.
LET’S GO BLOWING!
- The Golden Flashes are five wins away from BOWL ELIGIBILITY!
- Stanford has not been to a bowl game since December 2018.
Krazy Kristi’s “SHUT UP!” of the Week goes to “Powers-That-Be” who directed the ESPN crew to not to use the term “Farmageddon” to describe Iowa State-Kansas State.
As usual, Rece Davis is the voice of reason. Whether it was the B12 Commish, ISU admins, K-State admins, ESPN, or the Cracker Barrel CEO, what a bunch of tone deaf, out-of-touch dimwits who just want to strangle the fun out of everything.
ESPN also attempted to re-brand Notre Dame-Miami as the lame-o “Catholics vs. Canes”. They don’t play every year, but when they do
For the record, we at RBR will continue to use that moniker as well these others that the stiff suits with the drawers wedged up their crack have tried to quash:
- Oklahoma–Texas is the “Red River SHOOTOUT”.
- Florida–Georgia is the “World’s Largest Outdoor COCKTAIL Party” (aka WLOCP).
- Oregon–Oregon State is the “Civil War”.
- Georgia–Georgia Tech’s is another recent one that the pearl-clutchers have tried to put the kibosh on “Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate”.
HEISMAN HYPE
Below are FanDuel’s top Heisman picks in order of the money lines.
- QB Garrett Nussmeier (LSU) +900 > +800 – Up from third.
- QB LaNorris Sellers (South Carolina) +1800 > +1000
- QB Carson Beck (Miami) +1800 > +1100
- QB Gunner Stockton (Georgia) +1200 – Seriously?
- QB Cade Klubnik (Clemson) +900 > +1400 – Dropped from #2.
- QB John Mateer (Oklahoma) +1600 – Nice debut, but it was Illinois State.
- QB Jackson Arnold (Auburn) +1600
- WR Jeremiah Smith (Ohio State) +1200 > +1700 – God’s gift to the world had only 43 receiving yards and no scores.
- QB Arch Manning (Texas) +700 > +1800 – Understandably took a tumble from #1.
- QB Sam Leavitt (Arizona State) +1800
DROPPED OUT OF TOP 10:
- QB Drew Allar (Penn State) – down from 7
- QB Ty Simpson (Alabama) – down from 8
- QB Julian Sayin (Ohio State) – down from 9
THE SICK REPORT
- Wisconsin starting quarterback Billy Edwards, a transfer from Maryland, left Thursday’s 17-0 home win over Miami (OH) in the first half because on a non-contact play. His left leg buckled after handing off and he fell to the turf. A timetable for return is unknown. The Badgers host MTSU before traveling to Tuscaloosa on Sept 13.
- Missouri QB Sam Horn underwent an MRI today after suffering a lower leg injury in Missouri’s opener. He’s out for an ‘‘extended period of time,’’ according to head coach Eli Drinkwitz.
- Tennessee starting cornerback Rickey Gibson will be out for “an extended period” after injuring his left arm in Saturday’s season-opening win against Syracuse.
- Kansas State was again without RB Dylan Edwards (ankle) vs. North Dakota. He was injured was muffing a punt against Iowa State in Ireland in Week 0.
- Former Alabama and current Florida State running back Roydell Williams will miss a “period of time” after getting hurt against the Crimson Tide.
- Michigan linebacker Jaishawn Barham will be suspended for the first half of this week’s game at Oklahoma after a targeting call versus New Mexico.
R.I.P.
It was a rough weekend for Crimson Tide Nation. To pile onto the woeful Saturday, Alabama and Dallas Cowboys great Lee Roy Jordan passed away at age 84. Jordan came to Tuscaloosa from tiny little Excel, Alabama in the southern part of the state. He became a Unanimous All-American linebacker and anchored a ferocious defense that won Paul W. “Bear” Bryant’s first National champion in 1961. That team pitched six shutouts and allowed only three touchdowns over the entire 11-game season. Jordan would be drafted 6th overall by the Cowboys and became a Pro-Bowler and Super Bowl Champ.
DRAMARAMA
- Army’s Friday home loss to Tarleton State was a real shocker. It must have been a relief to the fans that this was the first game the Military Academy has sold alcoholic beverages at Michie Stadium. Air Force began sales in 2017 and Navy in 2021.
- Florida State freshman linebacker Ethan Pritchard was shot while sitting in a car Sunday night. He is in critical but stable condition. He did not play in the Seminoles’ season-opening victory over Alabama.
- After 22 years at ESPN, Chris Low has moved over to the other Evil Empire, On3. He stated that the decision was all his. It is unclear what it is that Darth Shannon Terry offered him to make this move behind Paywall Hell. Low has always been a class act and a fair reporter who broke many big stories over his career. He will be missed.
- Tennessee AD Danny White has given his BFF Josh Heupel a one-year contract extension taking him through January 2030. “Josh has brought Tennessee Football back to its rightful place among the nation’s elite programs,” White spit out of his agape mouth. Rightful place? As second tier?
- At home with his wife last week, Urban Meyer proclaimed “I love you.” His wife asked, “is that the whiskey talking?” Urbie replied, “It’s me talking. To the whiskey.”
- Fat F*** Phil Fulmer has to parallel park into the shower.
TEEVEE
The Pac-12 has extended its media rights partnership with The CW Network through the 2030-31 season. In Birmingham, that is WTTO channel 21. Lucky you that you’ll never miss another Texas State-Utah State showdown.
THIS WEEK
Below is just a sampling highlight of games of interest this week. If you REALLY MUST know about the BIG Howard-Temple saga, click here.
Friday, September
James Madison at Louisville 6pm/7pm ESPN2
Saturday, September 3
SEC
San Jose Canseco State at Texas 11am/noon ABC
Utah State at Texas A&M 11:45/12:45 SECN
Austin Peay at Georgia 2:30/3:30 ESPN+ – Lame Duck #2 for UGA.
Ole Miss at Kentucky 2:30/3:30 ABC
East Tennessee State at Tennessee 2:30/3:30 ESPN+
Kansas at Missouri 2:30/3:30 ESPN2 – These two have played 120 times with MU holding a minuscule 56-55 advantage with 9 ties. They have not played since 2011, Mizz’s last year in the Big 12.
South Florida at Florida 3:15/4:15 SECN – Gata just gonna play everyone in the state. Huh?
Arkansas State at Arkansas 4pm/5pm ESPN+ – Dangerous game for the Hogs.
South Carolina State at South Carolina 6pm/7pm ESPN+ – Not a dangerous game.
Louisiana Tech at LSU 6:30/7:30 ESPN+
Arizona State at Mississippi State 6:30/7:30 ESPN2 – The Bullies almost beat ASU in Tempe last year.
Michigan at Oklahoma 6:30/7:30 ABC – Could be a good one.
Ball State at Auburn 6:30/7:30 ESPNU – Bleh
Vanderbilt at Virginia Tech 6:30/7:30 ACCN
National
Iowa at Iowa State 11am/noon FOX – Rivalry.
Oklahoma State at Oregon 2:30/3:30 CBS – Witness the last days of Mike Gundy at OSU.
You Don’t Have To Go Home But You Can’t Stay Here
San Diego Maradona State at Washington State 9:15/10:15 The CW
Stanford at BYU 9:15/10:15 ESPN
Sam Houston at Hawaii 10:59/11:59 Alohavision
#ALABAMA
- Germie Bernard‘s 146 receiving yards were the most of any FBS receiver this past weekend.
- Kalen DeBoer is now 2-5 as the Alabama coach away from Tuscaloosa. He is 4-5 in the last 9 games against FBS teams.
- Wide receiver Ryan Williams suffered a concussion midway through the fourth quarter. He also played poorly, charting 5 receptions on 10 targets with 3 drops. He may need a few less Tik Tok videos and spend some time with a JUGS machine. It would be a surprise if he plays against ULM.
- Defensive lineman Jah-Marien Latham had to be helped off the field in the fourth quarter after hurting his left leg. He should be a go. WR Isaiah Horton was also injured but not much info on him is available. He had one catch for 6 yards.
- Tim Keenan and Jam Miller are both week-to-week, but will still be out this week. There is hope Keenan will be back by the Wisconsin game.
- Offensive guard Jaeden Roberts (concussion) was available but did not play.
- Alabama and West Virginia mutually agreed to cancel their home-and-home series that had been scheduled for 2026 and 2027. I always believed that couplet was scheduled for the benefit of West Virginia native Nick Saban. But now he is retired and the SEC is moving to a 9-game schedule format – ironically, something Saban long fought for but always got pushback. #SabanWasRightAboutEverything
- To make up for the loss of an opponent, Bama picked up East Carolina as a home opponent in 2026.
GAME 2: Saturday, September 6, 2025
Alabama Crimson Tide (1-0) vs UL-Monroe (1-0)
Tuscaloosa, AL ~ 6:45/7:45 SECN
- Editorial: This game has suddenly gained some major importance. How will the Tide react to their high-profile faceplant? Are they going to come out all mopey and sad or are they going to come out pisst off and win 77-0? If it is the latter, it’s too bad they don’t have Wisconsin on Saturday. Personally, I want to see some early substitutions. I’d like to see three QBs play and each at least throw 5 or so passes. I want to see Jackson Lloyd and Michael Carroll on the OL. Rumors had it they were strong in spring and fall camp.
- Coach: ULM’s Bryant Vincent returns to the Yellowhammer State. He has coached at West Alabama, several Alabama high schools, South Alabama, and most notably UAB where he apprenticed under Bill Clark. He served as Interim Coach at Bham U but was foolishly not retained in favor of Trent Dilfer.
- 2024: The Warhawks went 5-7 last season, Vincent’s first year as a head coach. They started out 5-1 and then dropped thier final six games.
- History: LAMO has not had a winning season since going 8-5 in 2012. It was their only winning campaign since joining FBS/I-A in 1994 and their only bowl appearance (a blowout loss to Ohio in the Independence Bowl).
- Series: Alabama is 3-1 all-time against ULM. The one defeat was in Nick Saban’s first season at the Capstone. Too soon?
- Honoring: For this game, the University will be celebrating 100 Years of Alabama Football Champions: 1925 National Championship Rose Bowl Team. Remember the Rose Bowl, Y’all! The Honorary Captians are LB Jarrett Johnson and DE Kenny King.
- Weather: It should be a beautiful night for football. During the day, there will be a high in the lower 90s and partly cloudy. But will drop down to the mid 60s as the sun sets
- TV Announcers will be xxxxx with Kxxxxxe on the sidelines.
- Chris Stewart, Tyler Watts, Corey Reamer on Alabama Radio.
- The FanDuel point spread has Alabama as a 37.5 point favorite as of post. The Over/Under is at 50.5.
Pollxxxxxx\/\/\/\/\/
