Gameday - November 15th by Lewistown Sentinel

Sorting through the blue and white mailbag while hoping you’ll make a contribution this season:

Neil:

Please allow me to comment on the Penn State White Out game that I didn’t get to watch Saturday night.

I researched the complicated excuse for it not being on regular TV, and, yes, it was all about money.

So I didn’t listen on the radio, I didn’t follow the score on my cell, I decided just not to care about the game. To PSU and the Big Ten, shame on you.

Scott Keck Wellsboro

Scott:

Amen.

Neil:

Just when we started getting used to P$U changing game times at the last minute with disregard to fans trying to make travel plans, now they decided to stream the White Out game on Peacock.

It’s like if you can’t afford a ticket to the game, we’ll make you pay for a ticket to watch it at home.

I’m surprised they don’t want me to buy a parking pass to park in my driveway during game time.

Andy

Mitchell Montoursville

Andy:

In fairness to Penn State, a firm kickoff time had not been established as they waited for TV assignment.

Hope you have a double driveway.

Neil:

I wonder if it occurred to you or any other viewer of yesterday’s PSU-Washington game that Coach James Franklin’s running a play

PENN STATE MAILBAG

Rudel vs. the oddsmakers

Line: Penn State is a 28.5-point favorite.

Inside the line: Nits are in a slump vs. spread — 1-7 in their last eight … Largest PSU road spread since 2018 at Rutgers (28.5, won 20-7) ... Purdue is 2-6 vs. the spread this year and 1-5 in last six at home … In the last 10 matchups, Lions are 10-0 straight up but just 3-6-1 vs. spot … Over-under is 50.5 … Total has gone under in six of the Lions’ last seven games and in nine of the Boilers’ last 13 vs. PSU.

(Source: Odds Shark).

Prediction: Penn State 41, Purdue 8 Prediction record: 9-0 PSU vs. line: 4-5

in the red zone close to the goal line with only 30 seconds left in the game, was a rather classless act, irrespective of the lopsided score?

He could have shown better sportsmanship by having Drew Allar just take a knee and allowing the clock to run out.

Joe Bering, Jr. Montoursville

Joe: Montoursville is coming in hot today.

I admired Joe for repeatedly taking a knee in those moments and beating (fill in the opponent) 22-7.

James isn’t that way, although he has discovered the victory formation.

In this case, I can’t criticize him. He had a backup freshman tailback (Corey Smith) burst 78 yards to the Washington 14 with 1:06 left. He gave him three tries to score — the last one with 13 seconds left.

To Washington’s credit, they stopped him.

Neil:

Always stuns me when a multi-millionaire gaggle of coaches stands around gazing vacantly at each other as if they’ve never

been here before.

“The wolf is coming, do we fly now or just run?”

Yep, Big Game James, indeed. Three runs up the middle against Ohio State? What a farce.

Harlan Berger Pleasant Gap

Harlan:

You, sir, are a descriptive writer.

Hi, Neil:

The Ohio State game was a big disappointment from a team that would have won had they played the same type game they’ve played eight times this year.

There was no excitement, and the coaching staff seemed to be afraid to try plays that have worked all year.

Steve Wolfberg Boynton Beach, Fla.

Hi, Steve: You hit it: The coaches were timid vs. the Buckeyes — and have been.

Neil:

Sold my White Out tickets as the Ohio State debacle eliminated any interest in the Washington matchup.

I was sure Penn State would

hang 40 points on the Huskies and have at least a few innovative schemes and plays, and it just feels so empty.

At what point does Penn State realize Franklin is in over his head?

Mark Patla Trappe

Mark:

The loss to Ohio State, and the way it happened, magnifies the importance of the first playoff game.

Neil:

What a disappointing performance from PSU against the Buckeyes.

I felt like I was watching a JoePa coached offensive unit at the goal line. Just no imagination. In truth, if you can’t run up the middle for two yards you should probably lose, but I thought we’d have more creative options than that.

Dave Shaffer Harrisburg

Dave:

Not scoring against Alabama in 1978 will live forever.

Neil,

Here is some fishing advice to relay to Walt Young. Do not fish with Tyler Warren, because he catches everything.

Joe Pufka Altoona

Joe:

Invoking the name of our Outdoors writer is a good way to wrap this up. I’ll find out if Warren is a fisherman and, if so, will connect him with Walt.

Neil Rudel will respond to brief questions and comments in Gameday. You can email him at nrudel@ altoonamirror.com and follow him on Twitter/X @neilrudel.

GAME FACTS

PENN STATE (8-1) AT PURDUE (1-8)

KICKOFF: 3:30 p.m.

WHERE: Ross-Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Ind. RANKINGS: Penn State is ranked 4th in the AP Top 25, 3rd in the US LBM Coaches Poll and 4th in the College Football Playoff committee rankings. Purdue is not ranked in any of the polls or the CFP rankings.

COACHES: James Franklin is 96-40 is his 11th season at Penn State and is 120-55 overall. Ryan Walter is 5-16 in his second season at Purdue and overall.

SERIES HISTORY:

Saturday marks the 21st all-time meeting between the two schools. Penn State leads the all-time series with the Boilermakers, 16-3-1. Purdue has not won in the series since back-to-back wins in 2003 and 2004. They won the initial game in the series, 28-0, in 1951, and tied the next season in State College, 20-20.

TV: CBS

RADIO: ESPN Radio 1430 WVAM. Steve Jones and Jack Ham handle call, beginning at 2 p.m. The game also is carried locally on ESPN Radio 1450 WQWK, WBUS-FM (93.7), WLUI-AM (670), WLUI-FM (92.9), WZBF-FM (106.1), WDBF-FM (106.3), WKSB-FM (102.7), STAR-FM (100.9), WAYC-AM (1600).

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MIRROR GAME BREAKDOWN

Chris Masse analyzes the matchups at Purdue

PENN STATE PURDUE

Penn State is 14-0 when Kaytron Allen runs for 80 or more yards. The Lions played about as well as an offense can in ﬁrst half last week. Drew Allar carved up Washington’s defense, which was second in the country against the pass and PSU was 7-for-7 on third downs. Tyler Warren got the ball near the goal line and scored, too. How bout that?

Purdue has been blanked twice in its last three games and has scored seven or fewer points four times. The Boilermakers are last in the Big Ten in scoring and 14th of 18 in yards. Devin Mockobee has been rare the bright spot and is 12th among Big Ten rushers with 612 yards, averaging 5.9 yards per carry.

Penn State shut down Washington’s Jonah Coleman, holding a 900-yard rusher to 24 yards on 11 carries. That speaks to the way the Lions dominated up front. PSU also allowed just 5.2 yards per completion and Abdul Carter looked like a Top 5 pick up front. If this PSU defense continues showing up each week, it could prove worthy of its lofty ranking.

It says a lot about how bad the defense has been that 26 points is the fewest Purdue has allowed during this eight-game losing streak. No Big Ten team is within 10 points or 64 yards per game of being worse. A unit which is as effective as Shaquille O’Neal teaching a foul shooting class is led by Dillon Thieneman, who has 75 tackles.

TEAMS

There will be no perfect season for Ryan Barker, as he missed his first field goal in nine tries last week. He’s been outstanding, but range still a question mark, with all but three attempts coming from inside 40 yards. The touchdown was called back but Nick Singleton’s 97-yard third quarter kickoff return finally showed the return game can create some juice.

Spencer Porath joined the offense and defense in the ineptitude club last week, missing both ﬁeld goal tries. The freshman is 7-for-11 this season. Strangely, he is 0-for-3 from between 30-39 yards, while making his lone attempt outside of 40 yards. Punter Keelan Crimmins has made the most of ample punting opportunities and is second in Big Ten, averaging 44.8 yards.

COACHING/INTANGIBLES

For one of the few times this season, Penn State came out well-prepared and focused, while jumping all over an opponent. It shouldn’t have taken a loss to create that turnaround, but if one learns from defeat, it often creates something good. That was a good ﬁrst step, and now we see if PSU can repeat it on the road.

The ﬁrst head coaching experience for Ryan Walters has been a rough one. The fourth-youngest FCS coach when he was hired in 2023, Walters is 5-16 in two seasons at Purdue. This comes after Purdue reached the Big Ten title game in 2022 (under Jeff Brohm) and defeated Tennessee in the 2022 Music City Bowl.

Prediction: As long as the bus makes it to Purdue, Penn State rolls here. The thing to watch is whether Lions put four strong quarters together after letting their foot off the gas in the second half last week. Penn State 34, Purdue 7.

SENTINEL STAFF PREDICTIONS

Chris Masse is a sports writer for the Williamsport Sun-Gazette, a sister paper of the Mirror and part of Ogden Newspapers.

Closer look at Peacock’s visit to Penn State

Penn State’s second Peacock-exclusive game got panned by some who do not have access to the streaming channel, and it’s fine to grumble about the lack of access.

But those folks probably need to accept the reality that the Big Ten Conference’s rights contract includes those games, and there will be more of them (probably one a season) going forward.

With the move to streaming in general, it’s just another revenue stream for the conference and schools. With players getting paid and payrolls for that talent to reach, perhaps, $20 million a year, those in charge are always looking for ways to find more income.

Plus, deals can be found for Peacock. Even if it costs $8 or so plus tax to add the service for a month and then a fan drops it, that’s much less than a ticket to the game and less than going to a local bar or restaurant to watch the game and paying for beverages or a meal for the privilege to be there.

If you purchased Peacock just for the game and nothing else, though, just don’t forget to cancel.

Bad bird

There are several fair complaints about the Peacock production.

Among them the lack of a replay on the first controversial play of the game (a Washington penalty for targeting), the lack of

any pregame show (even five minutes of a wide-angle shot of the stadium would have been something) and, honestly, just any effort to make the Washington-Penn State game seem special.

It all felt purely transactional with the folks at Peacock knowing fans have to find them to watch the game, so they’ll just put as little effort as possible into making it happen. It’s mostly a perception thing, but because any streaming service is an added commitment for some viewers, at least a minimal effort into making it better and different would have been wise. Now, we watched from home and maybe that experience was different from what IMAX viewers got at theaters where they paid $30 a ticket. If so, that’s good for those folks.

Still, that seems unlikely, and there was plenty of low-hanging fruit for a production to differentiate from a regular broadcast. Maybe a little more behind the scenes on the White Out? Maybe some extras with players from both teams (because it is about both teams)?

Or maybe, an occasional picture-in-picture approach during commercials. So many broadcasts have moved to efforts that show

TV/RADIO COMMENTARY

Worth watching

Clemson at Pittsburgh Noon Saturday ESPN

Virginia at Notre Dame 3:30 p.m. Saturday NBC

Nebraska at USC 4 p.m. Saturday FOX

Tennessee at Georgia 7:30 p.m. Saturday ESPN

the competitive action in portions of the screen during a commercial break, that even that small change could have made things feel different.

Instead, it just felt like a different place to get the same old, same old. And that felt like an opportunity lost.

More engaged?

Sometimes what’s said and what’s seen send different messages.

That had to cross the mind of some Penn State fans who watched the broadcast of Washington-Penn State last week, right?

Let’s go back a little farther for context. In the aftermath of the Ohio State loss, when questioned about the team’s approach to play calling, specifically regarding a couple of goal-line situations, James Franklin said he does not interfere with his coordinators and the play-calling process. He said chiming in while things were happening would be potentially confusing and less efficient.

He just lets people do their jobs. While the result against OSU in that goal-line situation was understandably frustrating for all involved, and for those who buy tickets or watch games on TV, his explanation sounded reasonable. Plus, Franklin generally looks removed from the process. Not disinterested, but it’s not like he’s carrying around a play sheet on the sideline or something. At least he was not against Ohio State.

That’s why it was surprising to see him with a play sheet in hand and seemingly a bit more animated and involved when the team was on offense against Washington.

It’s not clear that anything had changed operationally, but thanks to cameras tracking the sidelines it was clear Franklin’s approach at least looked different.

Maybe the cameras caught him at just the right times against Washington, and he was otherwise not as engaged. Or maybe we missed similar looks of him at work against Ohio State because

the broadcast’s director was taking a different shot at the time and that play sheet was present against the Buckeyes too.

Those are possibilities.

It’s also possible that something changed in the team’s approach and operation from one game to another — because it looked at least a little like what was happening was not exactly what had been described previously.

Notable

ö If Penn State hosts a home game in the College Football Playoff, the ticket allotment for the visiting team will be 3,500 tickets, according to a report last week by The Athletic. So, there will be plenty of opportunity for blueand-white faithful to turn out and support the Nittany Lions for a first-ever playoff game at Beaver Stadium.

ö Dates/times for playoff games have already been set. It’s one game at 8 p.m. Dec. 20, with that game to air on ESPN. Then three games Dec. 21, with games airing at noon (TNT), 4 p.m. (TNT) and 8 p.m. (ESPN).

ö Despite his position, and you’d think his access to swag, it sure looked like Penn State athletic director Pat Kraft’s attire was a bit more cream or off-white than white. Just a curious selection.

Sampsell covers the broadcast end of Penn State football for Gameday. He can be reached at stevesampsell@ gmail.com

Steve Sampsell

Late bloomers poised to crash the playoff party

Asurge is occurring in college football, and it’s hidden in plain sight.

While all the attention has been focused in recent weeks on teams falling from the ranks of the unbeaten and other assorted upsets, a number of late bloomers have positioned themselves to make their run at conference championship game appearances and, perhaps, selection for the College Football Playoff.

Four two-loss teams that have resurfaced on the postseason radar are Alabama, Mississippi, Arizona State and Colorado.

After losses to Vanderbilt and Tennessee within a three-week span in October, No. 9 Alabama (7-2) was written off by many as a program in a rebuilding phase, but the Tide have since beaten thenNo. 21 Missouri and No. 15 LSU.

Mississippi’s CFP prospects were headed south after 3-point losses to Kentucky and LSU (in overtime).

However, three straight wins, including last Saturday’s 28-10 triumph over then-No. 3 Georgia, have propelled the Rebels (8-2) to a No. 10 ranking.

No. 18 Colorado has also won three straight and six of seven games. The Buffaloes (7-2) will close out the season as favorites against Utah (4-5), Kansas (3-6) and Oklahoma State (3-7).

Unranked Arizona State (7-2) has won four of five, but will now enter the most difficult phase of its schedule with back-to-back contests against No. 20 Kansas State and No. 7 BYU.

With three weeks remaining in the regular season, the frontrunners in the four power conferences

are four teams that are undefeated in conference play (No. 14 SMU, BYU, No. 5 Indiana and No. 1 Oregon) and eight teams that have one conference loss (No. 17 Clemson, No. 12 Miami, Colorado, No. 2 Ohio State, No. 4 Penn State, No. 3 Texas, No. 6 Tennessee and No. 15 Texas A&M).

That stings

Previously unbeaten Miami had been teetering on the brink for over a month, and Georgia Tech finally sent the Canes over the edge last Saturday in a 28-23 upset.

Miami (9-1 overall, 5-1 ACC) had successfully overcome fourth-quarter deficits against Virginia Tech (10 points) and Cal (20) and allowed 45 and 31 points, respectively, in wins over Louisville and Duke. But the Canes’ defense was bested by a Yellow Jackets’ offense that gained 271 yards rushing and converted 9-of14 third-down attempts. After a bye week, Miami closes out the regular season against Wake Forest (4-5) and Syracuse (6-3).

A little help, please

Since Week 5, No. 13 Boise State (8-1) has been the highest-ranked team from a non-power conference, but the Broncos are far from a lock for the Group of Five spot in the CFP field. No. 16 Army, the only other Group of Five team ranked in the current Associated Press Top-25, remains the most serious chal-

NATIONAL VIEW

lenger.

A win over Notre Dame on Nov. 23, an undefeated regular season and a triumph in the American Athletic Conference Championship Game could persuade the CFP selection committee to position Army ahead of Boise State in the final rankings, should the Broncos suffer an upset during the final three weeks of the regular season or in the Mountain West Conference Championship Game.

Perhaps no team will be cheering louder for an Army victory over Notre Dame than No. 25 Tulane (8-2 overall, 6-0 AAC).

A Tulane win over an undefeated Army team in the AAC Championship, combined with a loss or two by Boise State along the way, could open the CFP door for the Green Wave.

Tulane’s final two regular-season games are against Navy (7-2) on Saturday and Memphis (8-2) on November 28.

Odds are against a champion from Conference USA, the Mid-American Conference or Sun Belt Conference for selection as the Group of Five representative in the CFP field.

Louisiana, of the Sun Belt Conference, is 8-1 overall, but has not played a ranked team and would need a host of dominos to fall before receiving CFP consideration.

Quotable

“So, it’s a good win. Not many style points there. Not going to be many people banging the drum saying Indiana ought to be rated

higher in the BCS (CFP) and all that good stuff, but the Indiana Hoosiers are 10-0 and have a week off, so Coach Cignetti has got a day off tomorrow.”

— Indiana head coach Curt Cignetti after his team defeated Michigan, 20-15

“When you talk to our players, they’re echoing the same thing that I’m saying or that our other coaches are saying. They’re truly locked into the process. They understand that we had to build the foundation first before we could put the house up.”

— UCLA head coach DeShaun Foster after UCLA (4-5 overall, 3-4 Big Ten) defeated Iowa for its third straight Big Ten win

“This game was absolutely stolen from us. We were excited about being in the Big 12, but tonight I am not. We won this game. Someone else stole it from us. Very disappointed. I will talk to the commissioner. This was not fair to our team. I’m disgusted by the professionalism of the officiating crew tonight.”

— Utah athletic director Mark Harlan after BYU kicked a game-winning field goal with four seconds remaining to cap a drive that was kept alive by a fourthdown defensive holding penalty which negated a sack at the BYU 1-yard-line with 1:30 left

(The Big 12 fined Harlan $40,000 and issued a public reprimand, in response to his comments.)

Notable

ö Boise State recorded its 700th win as a program with a 28-21 victory over Nevada. The Bron-

cos have an all-time record of 700-249-10.

ö At 10-0, Indiana has established a new school record for longest winning streak. The previous record was eight straight wins in 1945 and 1967. With the victory over Michigan last weekend, the Hoosiers are now 11-62 all-time against the Wolverines.

IU visits Ohio State on Nov. 23.

ö Zion Young’s 17-yard fumble return for a touchdown with 30 seconds left gave Missouri a 30-23 win over Oklahoma. It was the latest defensive score by a Missouri player to decide a game since Jim Whitaker returned an interception 60 yards for a touchdown with three minutes left in a 21-14 victory over Illinois in 1966.

ö Oregon is 10-0 for the third time in program history, matching the starts of the 2012 and 2010 teams.

ö For the first time since 1966, Tennessee has held all nine opponents to date under 20 points.

ö Kutztown (10-0) of the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference, has won 19 consecutive regular-season games, the longest active streak in NCAA Division II. The Golden Bears will defend their PSAC title against California (Pa.) on Saturday.

Jim Caltagirone, a former member of Penn State’s sports information department, comments on the national scene for Gameday. He can be reached at jimclion4ever@gmail. com.

Jim Caltagirone

FRIDAY

SOUTH

Howard (4-6) at NC Central (6-3), 8 p.m.

SOUTHWEST

North Texas (5-4) at UTSA (4-5), 8 p.m.

FAR WEST

Wyoming (2-7) at Colorado St. (6-3), 8 p.m.

UCLA (4-5) at Washington (5-5), 9 p.m.

Houston (4-5) at Arizona (3-6), 10:15 p.m.

SATURDAY

EAST

NC A&T (1-9) at Towson (5-5), Noon

Liberty (6-2) at Umass (2-7), Noon

Sacred Heart (4-6) at Merrimack (4-5), Noon

Princeton (2-6) at Yale (5-3), Noon

Tulane (8-2) at Navy (7-2), Noon

Clemson (7-2) at Pittsburgh (7-2), Noon

Bucknell (5-5) at Holy Cross (4-6), Noon

Presbyterian (4-6) at Marist (1-9), Noon

Columbia (5-3) at Brown (3-5), Noon

Robert Morris (6-4) at CCSU (5-5), Noon

Colgate (2-8) at Lehigh (6-3), Noon

Villanova (8-2) at Monmouth (NJ) (4-6), Noon

Wagner (4-6) at Duquesne (7-2), Noon

St. Francis (Pa.) (3-6) at LIU Brooklyn (37), Noon

Stonehill (1-8) at Lafayette (5-5), 12:30 p.m.

Albany (NY) (3-7) at Rhode Island (8-2), 1 p.m.

Georgetown (5-4) at Fordham (1-9), 1 p.m.

Stony Brook (8-2) at New Hampshire (64), 1 p.m.

Campbell (3-7) at Delaware (8-1), 1 p.m.

Coastal Carolina (5-4) at Marshall (6-3), 1 p.m.

Harvard (7-1) at Penn (4-4), 1 p.m.

Dartmouth (7-1) at Cornell (3-5), 1 p.m.

FAU (2-7) at Temple (2-7), 2 p.m.

SC State (7-2) at Morgan St. (5-5), 4 p.m.

Baylor (5-4) at West Virginia (5-4), 4 p.m.

Rutgers (5-4) at Maryland (4-5), 6 p.m. SOUTH

Richmond (8-2) at Hampton (5-5), Noon

Furman (2-7) at ETSU (6-4), Noon

Delaware St. (1-9) at Norfolk St. (3-7), Noon

Louisiana Tech (3-6) at W. Kentucky (72), Noon

Louisiana-Monroe (5-4) at Auburn (3-6), 12:45 p.m.

Bryant (2-8) at William & Mary (6-4), 1 p.m.

VMI (1-9) at W. Carolina (5-5), 1 p.m.

WEEK 12 SCHEDULE

MVSU (0-10) at Florida A&M (5-4), 1 p.m.

Samford (3-6) at Chattanooga (6-4), 1:30 p.m.

Murray St. (1-9) at Kentucky (3-6), 1:30 p.m.

Tennessee St. (7-3) at Gardner-Webb (46), 1:30 p.m.

The Citadel (4-6) at Wofford (5-5), 1:30 p.m.

McNeese St. (5-5) at Northwestern St. (010), 2 p.m.

FIU (3-6) at Jacksonville St. (6-3), 2 p.m.

Mercer (9-1) at Alabama (7-2), 2 p.m.

Tennessee Tech (5-5) at UT Martin (7-3), 2 p.m.

Maine (5-5) at Elon (4-6), 2 p.m.

E. Kentucky (6-4) at Austin Peay (4-6), 2 p.m.

Ark.-Pine Bluff (3-7) at Southern U. (6-4), 3 p.m.

Sam Houston St. (7-2) at Kennesaw St. (1-8), 3 p.m.

Jackson St. (8-2) at Alabama St. (5-4), 3 p.m.

LSU (6-3) at Florida (4-5), 3:30 p.m.

South Florida (4-5) at Charlotte (3-6), 3:30 p.m.

Troy (2-7) at Georgia Southern (6-3), 4 p.m.

James Madison (7-2) at Old Dominion (45), 4 p.m.

Missouri (7-2) at South Carolina (6-3), 4:15 p.m.

Arkansas St. (5-4) at Georgia St. (2-7), 5 p.m.

South Alabama (4-5) at Louisiana-Lafayette (8-1), 7 p.m.

Tennessee (8-1) at Georgia (7-2), 7:30 p.m.

UAB (2-7) at Memphis (8-2), 8 p.m.

Wake Forest (4-5) at North Carolina (5-4), 8 p.m.

MIDWEST

Ohio St. (8-1) at Northwestern (4-5), Noon

Valparaiso (3-6) at Dayton (5-4), Noon N. Iowa (2-8) at Youngstown St. (3-8), Noon

Illinois St. (7-3) at Indiana St. (4-6), 1 p.m.

Morehead St. (6-4) at Drake (7-1), 1 p.m.

Charleston Southern (1-9) at E. Illinois (28), 1 p.m.

South Dakota (7-2) at North Dakota (5-5), 1 p.m.

St. Thomas (Minn.) (5-5) at Butler (8-2), 1 p.m.

W. Illinois (3-7) at SE Missouri (8-2), 2 p.m.

Michigan St. (4-5) at Illinois (6-3), 2:30 p.m.

S. Illinois (3-7) at S. Dakota St. (8-2), 3 p.m.

Virginia (5-4) at Notre Dame (8-1), 3:30 p.m.

Missouri St. (8-2) at N. Dakota St. (9-1), 3:30 p.m.

Penn St. (8-1) at Purdue (1-8), 3:30 p.m.

Arizona St. (7-2) at Kansas St. (7-2), 7 p.m.

Oregon (10-0) at Wisconsin (5-4), 7:30 p.m.

Cincinnati (5-4) at Iowa St. (7-2), 8 p.m. SOUTHWEST

Texas (8-1) at Arkansas (5-4), Noon

Houston Christian (4-6) at Texas A&M Commerce (2-8), 2 p.m.

Incarnate Word (8-2) at Stephen F. Austin (6-4), 3 p.m.

Alcorn St. (5-5) at Prairie View (5-5), 3 p.m.

Bethune-Cookman (2-8) at Texas Southern (3-6), 3 p.m.

Boston College (5-4) at SMU (8-1), 3:30 p.m.

Nicholls (4-6) at Lamar (5-5), 4 p.m. S. Utah (5-5) at Cent. Arkansas (6-4), 5 p.m.

Abilene Christian (7-3) at Tarleton St. (82), 7 p.m.

Southern Miss. (1-8) at Texas State (5-4), 7 p.m.

New Mexico St. (2-7) at Texas A&M (7-2),

7:45 p.m.

FAR WEST

Utah (4-5) at Colorado (7-2), Noon N. Arizona (6-4) at N. Colorado (1-9), 2 p.m.

Portland St. (2-7) at Montana (7-3), 3 p.m.

Syracuse (6-3) at California (5-4), 3 p.m.

Hawaii (4-6) at Utah St. (2-7), 3 p.m.

Louisville (6-3) at Stanford (2-7), 3:30 p.m.

Oregon St. (4-5) at Air Force (2-7), 3:30 p.m.

Stetson (2-7) at San Diego (6-3), 4 p.m.

West Georgia (3-7) at Utah Tech (1-9), 4 p.m.

Idaho St. (5-5) at E. Washington (3-7), 4 p.m.

Nebraska (5-4) at Southern Cal (4-5), 4 p.m.

Sacramento St. (3-7) at Cal Poly (2-7), 5 p.m.

Boise St. (8-1) at San Jose St. (6-3), 7 p.m.

Weber St. (3-7) at Idaho (7-3), 8 p.m.

Montana St. (10-0) at UC Davis (9-1), 8 p.m.

Washington St. (8-1) at New Mexico (4-6), 9:30 p.m.

Kansas (3-6) at BYU (9-0), 10:15 p.m.

San Diego St. (3-6) at UNLV (7-2), 10:30 p.m.

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You may think you’re saving money with low-cost vinyl windows, but they’ll likely need to be replaced again in a few years. So, how much are you really saving? With our composite Fibrex® windows, you won’t have to think about this project again for decades.2

A poorly-installed window or door not only looks bad, it can cause problems like leaks, drafts and mold. We put your custom windows and doors in the most trusted hands. Our Certified Master Installers are specially trained by us and only install windows and doors for us.