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Games on TV Villanova at Colgate, 11 a.m., CBSSN Samford at Youngstown State, 2 p.m., ESPN Florida vs. Miami, 6 p.m., ESPN, SEC Network Arizona at Hawaii, 9:30 p.m., CBSSN
Thursday, Aug. 29 UCLA at Cincinnati, 6 p.m., ESPN Florida A&M at UCF, 6:30 p.m., CBSSN Texas State at Texas A&M, 7:30 p.m., SEC Network South Dakota State at Minnesota, 8 p.m., FS1 Utah at BYU, 9:15 p.m., ESPN
Friday, Aug. 30 Rice at Army, 5 p.m., CBSSN Tulsa at Michigan State, 6 p.m., FS1 Wisconsin at South Florida, 6 p.m., ESPN UMass at Rutgers, 6:15 p.m., BTN Purdue at Nevada, 8:30 p.m., CBSSN Colorado at Colorado State, 9:10 p.m., ESPN Oklahoma State at Oregon State, 9:30 p.m., FS1
Saturday, Aug. 31 Akron at Illinois, 11 a.m., BTN Ball State vs. Indiana, 11 a.m., CBSSN Florida Atlantic at Ohio State, 11 a.m., FOX Howard at Maryland, 11 a.m., BTN Indiana State at Kansas, 11 a.m., FSN Louisiana-Lafayette vs. Mississippi State, 11 a.m., ESPNU
Ole Miss at Memphis, 11 a.m., ABC Northern Iowa at Iowa State, 11 a.m., FS1 South Alabama at Nebraska, 11 a.m., ESPN Toledo at Kentucky, 11 a.m., SEC Network Alabama vs. Duke, 2:30 p.m., ABC Georgia State at Tennessee, 2:30 p.m., ABC Holy Cross at Navy, 2:30 p.m., CBSSN Idaho at Penn State, 2:30 p.m., BTN North Carolina vs. South Carolina, 2:30 p.m., ESPN Montana State at Texas Tech, 3 p.m., FSN Northwestern at Stanford, 3 p.m., FOX Portland State at Arkansas, 3 p.m., ESPN Boise State at Florida State, 6 p.m., ESPN Auburn vs. Oregon, 6:30 p.m., ABC Georgia at Vanderbilt, 6:30 p.m., SEC Network Georgia Southern at LSU, 6:30 p.m., ESPNU Miami, Ohio at Iowa, 6:30 p.m., FS1 Middle Tennessee at Michigan, 6:30 p.m., BTN Missouri at Wyoming, 6:30 p.m., CBSSN Fresno State at Southern Cal, 9:30 p.m., ESPN
Sunday, Sept. 1 Bethune-Cookman at Jackson State, 2 p.m., ESPN2 Alabama A&M vs. Morehouse, 2:30 p.m., NFL Houston at Oklahoma, 6:30 p.m., ABC
Monday, Sept. 2 Notre Dame at Oklahoma, 7 p.m., ESPN
Florida quarterback Feleipe Franks (13) runs with the ball as head coach Dan Mullen watches during practice. [BRAD MCCLENNY/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS]
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17 Florida Gators
6 Alabama Crimson Tide
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7 Alabama Preview
19 Missouri Tigers
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20 Vanderbilt Commodores
9 Auburn preview 10 Arkansas Razorbacks 11 LSU Tigers
Michigan quarterback Shea Patterson (2) throws during the team’s spring game in Ann Arbor, Mich. Patterson returns for a second season after transferring from Ole Miss. The dual-threat standout will play behind four returning starters in a new-look offense featuring a trio of talented receivers. [CARLOS OSORIO/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS]
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21 Kentucky Wildcats 22 SEC preview
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North Alabama Lions
Jeer: Oct. 5 at Hampton. This could be a swing game on the Lions’ schedule in the race to get to six or seven wins. Hampton was 7-3 a year ago, but that came against a very weak schedule that included wins over Lane, Presbyterian, Virginia University of Lynchburg, Maritime College, Mississippi Valley and St. Andrews. The Pirates added a big-name quarterback this fall when former Florida State starter Deondre Francis joined the team. Crystal ball: 6-5. Six wins would be considered a good start for Willis and the Lions against what is an extremely tough schedule. UNA won’t be favored in many games this season, but to get to six wins it’s imperative that they win their five home games and steal at least one on the road.
Did you know?
Wide receiver Dexter Boykin signals first down during UNA’s scrimmage at Braly Stadium. UNA plays its first all-FCS schedule this season, beginning Aug. 29 when Western Illinois visits Braly Stadium. [MATT MCKEAN/TIMESDAILY]
Coach’s corner
Head coach: Chris Willis Age: 45 Record at school: 12-8
Breaking it down
Location: Florence Stadium: Braly Municipal (14,215) All-Time record: 472-269-16 Conference affiliation: Big South Last conference title game appearance: None Returning starters: 13 (8 offense, 3 defense, 2 special teams)
Four-down territory 1. New league: Say hello to UNA’s new Big South Conference rivals – Kennesaw State, Monmouth, Charleston Southern, Campbell, Hampton (Va.), Gardner-Webb, Presbyterian (for one year). Kennesaw State is the defending league champion and it and Monmouth represented the conference in the FCS playoffs. Kennesaw State has won the past two league titles and reached the quarterfinals of the playoffs last season. It finished the season ranked 4/5 in the final polls. Presbyterian is in its final season in the Big South, as it downsizes to non-scholarship football in 2020.
UNA is ineligible to compete for the conference title and its games will not count in the standings. 2. Chris Willis begins third season as head coach: Willis and the Lions are coming off a 7-3 season in which they played a split FCS/Division II schedule. This season, the Lions face an entire FCS schedule for the first time in school history. Willis began his career as head coach two seasons ago with a 5-5 record. The Lions improved by two wins last season. Willis is beginning his 18th season with the Lions. He came to UNA in 2002 as tight ends coach and recruiting coordinator. 3. Can the Lions run the ball effectively? After averaging 189.8 yards per game in 2015 and 184 yards per game in 2016, the Lions have dropped by approximately 40 yards per game running the ball. In 2017, Willis’ first year as head coach, the Lions averaged 145.6 rushing yards per game. Last season, it rose slightly to 149.8 yards per game. Last season, the running game produced 38.6 percent of the 3,880 total yards. That’s the lowest percentage in the past five years. However, their average 4.1 yards per attempt in 2018 was in line with the past five seasons and also was up 0.6 yards per rush over 2017. 4. Next man up: UNA will be looking
to find a new linebacker after Christion Taylor was suspended for the season for violating team rules. Taylor led the Lions with 62 tackles last season, including 31 solo stops. As a freshman in 2017, Taylor was a first-team All-GSC performer and was the GSC Freshman Defensive Player of the Year. Kendric Haynes, Jakon Cummings, Caleb Dawson and Thomas Smith are potential replacements for the talented Taylor.
Extra Point
UNA’s roster features players from 11 states, including Alabama. UNA has seven players from Georgia listed, with Mississippi next with six players. There are two players each from Arkansas, Florida and Tennessee, and one player each from Pennsylvania, Arizona, Louisiana, Alaska and Nevada.
Upset special
Cheer: Aug. 29 vs. Western Illinois. This will be the first time the Lions have hosted an FCS opponent at Braly Stadium since Troy visited in 1992. With a tough schedule, the Lions need to get off to a quick start as they head to Montana for their second game and to sixthranked Jacksonville State for the fourth game of the season.
UNA enters the season on a four-game winning streak. The Lions closed the 2018 season by beating Mississippi College, Jackson State, Shorter and North Greenville.
Quotebook
“I like our team. At some point we have got a line up and play somebody else, and that’s Western Illinois, and get a better gauge where we’re at. You don’t know, maybe you are not as good as you think or maybe you aren’t as bad as you think.” — Chris Willis
2018 results
UNA 34, Southern Utah 30 UNA 25, Alabama A&M 20 North Dakota State 38, UNA 7 UNA 37, Azusa Pacific 35 Campbell 31, UNA 7 West Florida 24, UNA 19 UNA 34, Mississippi College 17 UNA 24, Jackson State 7 UNA 41, Shorter 14 UNA 31, North Greenville 28
2019 schedule
Aug. 29 Western Illinois, 7 p.m. Sept. 7 at Montana, 8 p.m. Sept. 14 Alabama A&M, 6 p.m. Sept. 21 at Jacksonville State, 6 p.m. Sept. 28 Presbyterian, 3 p.m. Oct. 5 at Hampton, 1 p.m. Oct. 19 Charleston Southern, 6 p.m. Oct. 26 at Kennesaw State, 2 p.m. Nov. 2 Campbell, 1:30 p.m. Nov. 9 at Monmouth, 11 a.m. Nov. 16 at Gardner-Webb, 12:30 p.m. — Gregg Dewalt
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UNA LIONS
Lions set to dive into full FCS schedule By Gregg Dewalt Senior Sports Editor
In the second year of North Alabama’s transition to Division I, it’s about to get real for the Lions. A year after playing a split schedule of Division II and FCS teams as an independent, the Lions enter their second season with a new conference affiliation (Big South) and a schedule comprised entirely of FCS teams. In essence, if last season was an appetizer of things to come – UNA played FCS games against Southern Utah, North Dakota State, Alabama A&M, Campbell and Jackson State – this season features 11 non-stop entrees. Although there won’t be any desert offering – UNA is not eligible for postseason play this season and for two more – coach Chris Willis, the staff and players will get a better understanding of where the program is at in the second year in comparison with their more seasoned competition. The schedule features two powerhouse programs in Jacksonville State and Kennesaw State, both of which have made deep FCS playoff runs. It also features long road trips to Montana, New Jersey and Virginia. Willis said the Lions, who broke camp earlier this week, came through preseason healthy beside the normal bumps and bruises. Throughout the first three weeks of practice, Willis consistently said he liked how the Lions were progressing. “I think we got better offensively as camp went on,” he said. “The defense has had a really good camp from start to finish. I hope it carries over. Sometimes it is hard to gauge where you are – is our defense really that good or did the offense struggle throughout camp? I think it’s a little of both.” UNA’s defense, which features only three returning starters, dominated the first preseason scrimmage. It allowed only two touchdowns and came up with three interceptions. In the second scrimmage, the defense dominated the first half but the offense closed strong with four touchdowns and a field goal in the final six possessions. Christian Lopez, UNA incumbent starter at quarterback who is back for his second season, said he is more confident
UNA quarterback Christian Lopez throws to a receiver earlier this year in practice. Lopez and a talented batch of receivers should create some explosive plays for the Lions this season. [MATT MCKEAN/TIMESDAILY]
heading into this season. Last year, he arrived at UNA in June and had to get a crash course in running the offense. “Last year I would just run a play and hope things would work out because I was so young and new to D-I,” Lopez said. “This year I have confidence in the receivers and the O-line and knowing where to go with the ball.” Lopez was efficient in 2018. He threw for 2,184 yards and 14 touchdowns against just two interceptions. With veteran receivers and a better understanding
of the offense, those numbers are likely to increase. “I feel so much more confident knowing where to go with the ball, why Coach (Ryan) Aplin is calling the plays and checking things at the line,” he said. Lopez is eager to face a defense other than his teammates. “It’s tough going against them,” he said. “It’s like Coach Ap says, we can’t game plan for our defense. They are going to get us the majority of the time. When you get into game scenarios, it’s
going to be much easier as quarterbacks. You see it and recognize the coverage. Our defense knows what we run because they have seen it so much.” Lopez has four strong targets to choose from in Jakobi Byrd, Cortez Hall, Dexter Boykin and Andre Little, who combined for 146 catches and 14 touchdowns in 2018. With an experienced line returning, the passing game should be in good shape. When camp ended, UNA was still trying to figure out a pecking order for the running game. Ron Thompson, Ju’Won Howell, Terence Humphrey looked good in the preseason along with several other players. After going against it in practice daily, safety K.J. Smith said he expects UNA to have an explosive offense. “We have some great receivers and a great quarterback,” Smith said. “The offensive line is better than last year. When those guy get it together, we are going to have a great season.” Defensively, the Lions return few starters but Willis and defensive coordinator Steadman Campbell have liked what they have seen in the position battles. In the second scrimmage, the defense recorded seven sacks thanks in part to a determined pass rush. Transfer Ryan Taylor from Arkansas State bolstered an already talented defensive line, while returning starter Will Evans heads an excellent group of linebackers. Smith is the secondary leader. Lopez said the Lions should be solid defensively. “The defense has been really good,” he said. “I’m excited to see what our young cornerbacks can do, and our D-line is going to be special.” The biggest loss in preseason was the dismissal of linebacker Christon Taylor for violating team rules. Last year’s leading tackler has remained in school and possibly could return next season, but for now he won’t be a part of the team. Joe Gurley gives the Lions a good weapon at punter and likely will handle the place kicking as well. Now, it’s just a matter of getting the season started Aug. 29 at home against Western Illinois. gregg.dewalt@TimesDaily.com or 256-740-5748. Twitter @ greggdewalt.
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Alabama Crimson Tide Coach’s corner
Head coach: Nick Saban Age: 67 Record at school: 146-21
Breaking it down:
Location: Tuscaloosa Stadium: Bryant-Denny Stadium All-Time record: 905-328-43 Conference affiliation: SEC Last conference title game appearance: 2018 Returning starters: 17 (7 offense, 7 defense, 3 special teams)
Four-down territory
1. Motivation: It never should be difficult to motivate college players at Alabama, but just in case the Crimson Tide needs a little added inspiration, all Nick Saban has to do is mention 44-16. That was the humbling final score from last season’s national championship game, a game some people thought might be a passing of the torch to Clemson as the nation’s most dominant program. We’ll see how that plays out. 2. Tua and the Fab Four: No team in college football has a better quarterbackreceiver combination than Alabama, which features signal-caller Tua Tagovailoa and receivers Jerry Jeudy, Henry Ruggs III, Jaylen Waddle and DeVonta Smith. The four receivers combined for 201 catches for 3,597 yards and 38 touchdowns a year ago. 3. Injuries could be an issue: Injuries struck the Crimson Tide early, with RB Trey Sanders and LB Joshua McMillon lost in preseason camp. Both are expected to miss significant time, if not all of the season. McMillon was in line to start and Sanders was expected to be the No. 3 running back. Are the injuries a precursor of things to come this season, or because Alabama has so much depth is it just a temporary speed bump? 4. New coordinators: Steve Sarkisian returns as offensive coordinator and Pete Golding takes over as defensive coordinator. This is Sarkisian’s second stint with the Tide and given the wealth of talent he has to work with, Alabama shouldn’t miss a beat after scoring 684 points last season. There are a few holes to fill defensively, especially at defensive tackle with the departure of Quinnen Williams, but Dylan Moses is a star at linebacker and the rest of the defense is solid. Golding will find a way to utilize the plethora of talent
Alabama running back Najee Harris is expected to be the feature back in what should be a high-powered offense this season. [KENT GIDLEY/ALABAMA ATHLETICS]
at his disposal to field another excellent defense.
Extra Point
Tua Tagovailoa is the starting quarterback, but his younger brother, Taulia, is battling for the backup job. Tua said it is fun to have his younger brother on the team. “We kind of came to this thing where, on the field, it’s business,” Tua said. “He has to work, and I have to work, and everyone is working for a job. Off the field, that is my brother and that is someone I have to take care of and love on him, and if he needs anything I am going to be there for him.”
Crystal ball
13-2. Can Alabama run the table again and make it back to the national championship game? A lot has to go right for that to happen. Tua Tagovailoa must stay healthy and shake off the tough games he had against Georgia and Clemson at the end of last season. Nick Saban’s team also has to take care of business in a couple of tough road games at Texas A&M and Auburn. Look for a regular-season loss somewhere and another trip to the CFP where Clemson wins again.
Did you know?
Alabama has played in 12 of the 27 SEC championship games since its inception in Upset special 1992. The Tide has an 8-4 record in those Cheer: Nov. 14 at South Carolina: games, including winning the last five it Gamecocks coach Will Muschamp says has played in. Florida also has played in this is the best team he has had since he 12 SEC championship games, and holds a was named head coach at the school. It’s 7-5 record in those games. also the first true road game for the Tide. A win here sets Alabama up to be unde- Quotebook feated going into a road game at Texas “I think the key to us, the key to our sucA&M on Oct. 12. A loss would hamper, cess, is can we internally re-establish the but not destroy, Alabama’s national title standard of what we need to do to be the aspirations. best team we can be. That’s got to be someJeer: Nov. 23 vs. Western Carolina: The thing that’s done on a consistent basis, usual warm-up game prior to the Iron and it has to be able to sustain the season, Bowl against a team that will offer little That’s a challenge for all of us.” resistance and take home a lofty paycheck. Nick Saban
2018 results
14-1 overall, 8-0 SEC Alabama 51, Louisville 14 Alabama 57, Arkansas State 7 Alabama 62, Ole Miss 7 Alabama 45, Texas A&M 23 Alabama 56, Louisiana Lafayette 14 Alabama 65, Arkansas 31 Alabama 39, Missouri 10 Alabama 58, Tennessee 21 Alabama 29, LSU 0 Alabama 24, Mississippi State 0 Alabama 50, Citadel 17 Alabama 52, Auburn 21 Alabama 35, Georgia 28 Alabama 45, Oklahoma 34 Clemson 44, Alabama 16
2019 schedule
Aug. 31 vs. Duke (Atlanta) Sept. 7 New Mexico State Sept. 14 at South Carolina Sept. 21 Southern Miss Sept. 28 Ole Miss Oct. 12 at Texas A&M Oct. 19 Tennessee Oct. 26 Arkansas Nov. 9 LSU Nov. 16 at Mississippi State Nov. 23 Western Carolina Nov. 30 at Auburn — Gregg Dewalt
GAMEDAY | Friday, August 23, 2019 G7
ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE
New season, but goal remains the same By John Zenor The Associated Press
TUSCALOOSA — Alabama is hardly immune to change, with an assemblage of new assistant coaches and the next wave of blue-chip prospects replacing the old ones. Two constants remain: coach Nick Saban and championship expectations. Now, just add in a Heisman Trophy candidate at quarterback and a national title game humbling that provided ample offseason motivation. Hello, seven new assistant coaches. Goodbye, seven early NFL departures. The challenge for quarterback Tua Tagovailoa and the Crimson Tide will be sustaining and finishing, they hope, on top. Alabama certainly has the offensive firepower to contend for a sixth national title under Saban. The defense is still well stocked with standouts like middle linebacker Dylan Moses, defensive end Raekwon Davis and cornerbacks Trevon Diggs and Patrick Surtain Jr. But the customarily stingy group was downright porous at times over the final few games — albeit against star quarterbacks Jake Fromm, Kyler Murray and Trevor Lawrence. Players on both sides of the ball can’t forget that 44-16 humbling at the hands of Clemson in the title game. That’s a lesson teams don’t get by steamrolling every regular season opponent. “Losing, it was a very humbling experience,” said Moses, a Butkus Award finalist in 2018. “It took a lot from us but it really opened our eyes to what really needs to be done.” For the second straight year, Saban had heavy staff turnover. The group of new assistants includes rehired offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian and promoted defensive boss Pete Golding. Some things change. Some ... don’t. “We don’t change systems at Alabama,” Saban said. “We change the system to effectively take advantage of the players that we have in our program.” Three first-round NFL draft picks are among those players no longer around. But Tagovailoa is back with his choice of receivers to target after racking up Alabama season marks for passing yards and touchdowns. That group includes Biletnikoff Award winner Jerry Jeudy
Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa talks with the media prior to Alabama’s fall camp fan-day college football scrimmage, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Two constants remain at Alabama: coach Nick Saban and championship expectations. [VASHA HUNT/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS]
, Henry Ruggs III, DeVonta Smith and Jaylen Waddle. Najee Harris takes over at tailback after averaging 6.5 yards per carry in two seasons as backup. It’s a roster that stamps Alabama as the SEC favorite and perhaps the top candidate to return the favor and dethrone national champ Clemson. Last season’s ending, Saban said, made Alabama eager to “sort of re-establish the standard that we’d like to play to.” That standard also remains the same. Here are some things to know about this Alabama team:
on Aug. 10 that Sanders was “out indefinitely.” Former four-star prospects Jerome Ford and Keilan Robinson could provide depth in the meantime.
contributors. DJ Dale was far from the most heralded but ended spring looking like a potential starter or key backup at nose tackle. Top 10 prospects Antonio Alfano (defensive end) and Evan Neal Back from injury (offensive line) are among other freshmen Alabama has three key defenders trying to get on the field early, like Sandreturning from injuries that cost them ers was expected to before his injury. most or all of last season. Linebacker Terrell Lewis missed 10 games with an Opener arm injury in 2017 and sat out last season Alabama faces Duke Aug. 31 in its with a knee injury sustained over the nearly annual neutral-site opener against summer. Diggs is also back after missing a Power 5 team, this one in Orlando. the final nine games with a foot injury. A KEY GAMES: Oct. 12 at Texas A&M; preseason torn ACL also sidelined line- Nov. 9 LSU and Nov. 30 at Auburn. The RB depth backer Allen for the entire season. Lewis toughest nonconference game is against Alabama appeared set at running back and Allen could provide a boost to Ala- Duke with New Mexico State, Southern with Harris, Brian Robinson Jr. and cov- bama’s pass rush. Miss and Western Carolina also visiteted freshman recruit Trey Sanders. But ing in a schedule that certainly shapes Sanders, rated the nation’s No. 6 overall Key newcomers up as less challenging than usual. Only prospect by 247Sports, sustained a foot The nation’s top-rated recruiting class Duke won more than six games from that injury that required surgery. Saban said includes a number of potential early group last season.
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Auburn Tigers Coach’s corner
Extra Point
Four-down territory
Upset special
1. Who’s the quarterback?: Coach Gus Malzahn finally named a starting quarterback and it was true freshman Bo Nix. Malzahn said he liked the way both of them had competed in camp, but ultimately awarded the job to Nix, son of Auburn legacy Patrick Nix. 2. Defense could be best in Malzahn era: Auburn’s coach made no bones about it that this defense has a chance to be one of the best in the nation. Given one of the toughest schedules in the country and an unproven quarterback, Auburn will rely on a defense that features a stellar line and secondary. Although the Tigers are replacing four linebackers, Malzahn is confident in the players who are about to step into those positions. “We really don’t think we’ll miss a beat at the linebacker position,” Malzahn said at SEC Media Days. 3. About the schedule: Brutal is about the only way to describe it, starting with the opener against Oregon in Dallas. There just aren’t many breathers, including road games at Texas A&M, Florida and LSU. Home games against Georgia and Alabama also loom at the back end of the schedule. The Tigers could be really good this season and still lose three or four games. There isn’t much room for error. 4. New play-caller: Malzahn tried to be a head coach and step back from calling plays, but that comes to an end this season. Yes, Malzahn is still the head coach, but after a mediocre season offensively in 2018, Malzahn returns to his comfort zone this season and will call the plays. In essence, if the offense returns to its explosive ways, Malzahn can take the credit. If it stalls, he’ll get the blame. He’ll be the only fall guy if Auburn can’t produce big results.
Cheer: Aug. 31 vs. Oregon. A win here sets Auburn up to be 3-0 heading into its SEC opener at Texas A&M and would surely be a statement victory. Oregon is a team that could win the Pac-12 Jeer: Sept. 21 at Texas A&M. First true road game in a tough, hostile environment. Tigers need to get off to a good start in conference play, but Jimbo Fisher could ambush the Tigers here.
Head coach: Gus Malzahn Age: 53 Record at school: 53-27
Auburn is looking to get back to playing fast this season, something the Tigers never could do consistently in 2018, in part due to an inconsistent run game. Breaking it down Now that Malzahn is calling plays again, Location: Auburn expect Auburn to play at a frenetic pace if Stadlium: Jordan-Hare Stadium (87,451) the quarterback play is good. “Our phiAll-Time record: 767-441-47 losophy is to run the football and throw Conference affiliation: SEC it deep, and whatever the defense gives Last conference title game appearance: us, that’s what we should be able to do. 2017 We’re getting back to playing really Returning starters: 17 fast,” Malzahn said.
Crystal ball
9-3. This would be an acceptable outcome given the severity of the schedule. It’s also difficult to see how Auburn can milk more than 10 wins this season.
Did you know?
Four of the coaches on Malzahn’s staff are former Auburn players – Rodney Garner, Kodi Burns, Travis Williams and Carnell Williams.
Quotebook
“As a team, I think it is important for us to get off to a good start to the year. That sets the tone for the year. Nobody wants to go out there and be 0-1.” — Derrick Brown
2018 results
Auburn 21, Washington 16 Auburn 63, Alabama State 9 LSU 22, Auburn 21 Auburn 34, Arkansas 3 Auburn 24, Southern Miss 13 Mississippi State 23, Auburn 9 Tennessee 30, Auburn 24 Auburn 31, Ole Miss 16 Auburn 28, Texas A&M 24 Georgia 27, Auburn 10 Auburn 53, Liberty 0 Alabama 52, Auburn 21 Auburn 63, Purdue 14
Auburn’s Harold Joiner is somewhat of a wild card in the running game. [TODD VAN EMST/AUBURN ATHLETICS]
2019 schedule
Aug 31 vs. Oregon (Dallas) Sept. 7 Tulane Sept 14 Kent State Sept. 21 at Texas A&M Sept 28 Mississippi State Oct. 5 at Florida
Oct. 19 at Arkansas Oct. 26 at LSU Nov. 2 Ole Miss Nov. 16 at Georgia Nov. 23 Samford Nov. 30 Alabama
— Gregg Dewalt
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AUBURN TIGERS
Tigers banking on young QB, Malzahn’s playcalling is, which one? Redshirt freshman Joey Gatewood, whose only action came in the bowl blowout, and five-star recruit Bo Nix were the last candidates standing after the spring. On Tuesday, Malzahn named Nix as the starter for the opener, with Joey Gatewood backing him up. Nix will be surrounded by an allsenior offensive line led by Prince Tega Wanogho. Tailback JaTarvious Whitlow returns along with speedy, athletic receivers Anthony Schwartz and Seth Williams. The defense must replace leading tackler Deshaun Davis, four-year starting tackle Dontavius Russell and cornerback Jamel Dean. But defensive tackle Derrick Brown, defensive end Marlon Davidson and safety Daniel Thomas return to anchor a defense that still figures to be formidable. Here are some things to know about Auburn’s team and season:
In the trenches Auburn quarterback Bo Nix makes a throw during practice last week. Nix was named the starting quarterback earlier this week by coach Gus Malzahn. [TODD VAN EMST/AUBURN ATHLETICS]
By John Zenor The Associated Press
AUBURN — Auburn coach Gus Malzahn is banking on his own his play calling abilities and a freshman quarterback to carry the Tigers through a difficult schedule. Malzahn went back to calling the offensive plays in the Tigers’ bowl game, returning to his roots and the role that ultimately helped him land a Southeastern Conference head coaching job and a $49 million contract. The early returns were positive to say the least with a 63- 14 rout of Purdue in the Music City Bowl. That performance set a more upbeat tone in the offseason for a team that opened in the Top 10. The Tigers finished with a disappointing 8-5 record, leading to questions about Malzahn’s job security. He understands that “that’s just part
of this job.” “We weren’t happy with the way that we only won eight games last year, and our players weren’t,” Malzahn said. “We had guys that came back and they’re hungry and our staff is hungry.” Malzahn had big seasons in 2013 and 2017 but has won a more modest eight games three times and seven once. He hired Kenny Dillingham as offensive coordinator after Chip Lindsey left for Kansas before taking the Troy head coaching job. The schedule includes a nonconference game with Oregon and a visit to Florida. If Malzahn is successful in duplicating his old play calling success, that would go a long way toward quieting the job security questions. Malzahn is turning his offense over to a freshman after the early departure of two-year starter Jarrett Stidham for the NFL. The question
Auburn is loaded with experienced big men on both sides of the ball. The defensive front is led by Brown, Marlon Davidson and Nick Coe — all of whom opted to return after exploring their NFL draft prospects. Coe could play tackle or end. It’s definitely the most-hyped unit on Auburn’s team. “There’s a lot of talk about us being the top-rated group,” Brown said. “We’re just going to go in every single day and work blue-collar and work like we’re in the last place in what we do. That’s our attitude about it.” Offensively, all five starters return from a line that had its share of struggles last season.
against Oregon. Williams is a big-play threat who averaged 20.5 yards on 26 catches. Eli Stove and Will Hastings are back from injuries.
Mobile QBs
For all Stidham’s abilities as a passer, Gatewood and Nix both seem figure to have more success running. And they’ll likely be called on to do so much more frequently than the dropback passer. Malzahn’s Auburn offenses have most thrived with running quarterbacks, notably 2010 Heisman Trophy winner Cam Newton and Nick Marshall.
Opener
The Tigers open in Arlington, Texas, Aug. 31 against an Oregon team picked to win the Pac-12 North.
Key games
Sept. 21 at Texas A&M, Oct. 26 at LSU; Nov. 16 Georgia, Nov. 30 Alabama. The Tigers must face four teams that finished last season ranked among the Top 7 but do host Georgia and Alabama in November.
Young receivers
The Tigers must replace their two leading receivers Darius Slayton and Ryan Davis, but do have talent at the position. Schwartz is a track standout who made plays running and catching last season. He’s recovering from hand surgery, leaving his status in doubt for the opener
Auburn wide receiver Anthony Schwartz (5) turns the corner and runs undefended into the end zone for a touchdown against Southern Miss last season. Schwartz is a track standout who made plays running and catching last season. [VASHA HUNT/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS]
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Arkansas Razorbacks Coach’s corner
Head coach: Chad Morris Age: 51 Record at school: 2-10
Breaking it down
Location: Fayetteville, Arkansas Stadlium: Razorback Stadium (72,000) All-Time record: 715-504-40 Conference affiliation: SEC Last conference title game appearance: 2006 Returning starters: 13 (6 offense, 5 defense, 2 special teams)
Four-down territory
1. Nowhere to go but up: It’s not sure anybody was prepared for the disaster that was Arkansas football in 2018. Obviously Bret Bielema didn’t leave first-year coach Chad Morris much to work with and the results showed on the field. How bad was it? The Razorbacks won only two games – non-conference affairs vs. Eastern Illinois and Tulsa. And, they ended the season losing 52-6 against Mississippi State and 38-0 against Missouri 2. Can Morris fix the Hogs?: Arkansas fans certainly hope so. When he was at SMU, Morris took the Mustangs from a 1-11 team in 2013 to 7-5 and a bowl game in 2017. While last season was dismal, Morris said he, the coaches and players saw improvement. “While only us as coaches and players could see the success happening, through the defining of the culture, it was happening,” Morris said. “And we know that in year two as we move forward, that the successes that were happening in year one will show up on Saturdays.” 3. Who’s the quarterback?: transfers Ben Hicks and Nick Starkel were battling early in camp to take the reins. Hicks is a senior transfer from SMU where he threw for 2,582 yards and 19 touchdowns a year ago. He leaves as the Mustangs’ all-time leading passer. Starkel might be familiar to SEC fans as he is transferring in from Texas A&M where he played in four games last season and started five games in 2017. Morris calls both quarterbacks “fierce competitors.” 4. Returning to a grass field: Arkansas is ditching field turf for real grass this season, something that Morris is excited about. “You see just how immaculate a grass field looks and our grounds crew does such a tremendous job,” he said. “Knowing that in football there’s nothing
Arkansas Razorbacks head coach Chad Morris walks off the field after a 24-17 loss to Texas A&M last season. The Razorbacks’ 2-10 record yielded the worst winning percentage and tied for the second lowest number of total wins in school history. [ROGER STEINMAN/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS]
better than a freshly cut grass field on a Saturday afternoon. It’s painted up. It’s got a pop to it. It’s got a smell to it. It’s football in its natural state.”
to come and the start of a six-game losing streak. A similar outcome this season could leave the Hogs reeling, especially if they don’t get that upset of Ole Miss.
Extra Point
Crystal ball
One of the best names in the SEC belongs to Arkansas linebacker Bumper Pool. A sophomore from Texas, Pool played in 10 games, including four starts. He finished with 29 tackles, including 10 against Vanderbilt and six against Missouri.
5-7: Assuming Arkansas wins its four non-conference games, the Hogs would need only one SEC win to reach five wins. It’s likely that SEC win will come either against Ole Miss, Kentucky or Missouri.
Did you know?
Defensive coordinator John Chavis is in his second season at Arkansas and 25th Cheer: Sept. 7 at Ole Miss. The Razor- season in the SEC. Arkansas is his fourth backs head to Oxford in the second week SEC stop, and he also has stints at Alaof the season for their conference opener. bama A&M and Alabama State. It’s a chance to gauge how far they have come and how far they have to go against Quotebook a team that is picked to finish toward the “We were 2-10 last year, If you go 2-10, bottom of the West standings. An upset why would you expect to be any better? I could spark them to a 4-0 start before can’t be upset. You make the bed you lay hitting the meat of the schedule. in, and now it is time for us to get out of Jeer: Sept. 14 vs. Colorado State. In bed.” 2018, Colorado State upset Arkansas — Senior defensive lineman 34-27 and it proved to be a sign of things McTelvin Agim
Upset special
2018 results
Arkansas 55, Eastern Illinois 20 Colorado State 34, Arkansas 27 North Texas 44, Arkansas 17 Auburn 34, Arkansas 3 Texas A&M 24, Arkansas 17 Alabama 65, Arkansas 31 Ole Miss 37, Arkansas 33 Arkansas 23, Tulsa 0 Vanderbilt 45, Arkansas 31 Mississippi State 52, Arkansas 6 Missouri 38, Arkansas 0
2019 schedule
Aug. 31 Portland State Sept. 7 at Ole Miss Sept. 14 Colorado State Sept 21 San Jose State Oct 12 at Kentucky Oct. 19 Auburn Oct. 26 at Alabama Nov. 2 Mississippi State Nov. 9 Western Kentucky Nov. 23 at LSU Nov. 30 Missouri — Gregg Dewalt
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LSU Tigers Coach’s corner
Head coach: Ed Orgeron Age: 58 Record at school: 25-9
Breaking it down Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana Stadium: Tiger Stadium (102,321) All-Time record: 797-414-47 Conference affiliation: SEC Last conference title game appearance: 2011 Returning starters: 19 (8 offense, 9 defense, 2 special teams)
Four-down territory 1. Is Joe Burrow ready to lead Tigers to a title?: The Ohio State transfer now has a year of starting in SEC play and should be more comfortable in his second season in Baton Rouge. With former New Orleans Saints assistant and new offensive coach Steve Brady on board and a new philosophy that will involve more RPOs, Burrow has a chance to flourish. “This is Joe’s type of offense,” coach Ed Orgeron said. “Joe is a dual-threat quarterback. I know he will fit in well with this offense.” 2. Defense should be strong: Losing Devin White to the NFL will have an impact, but Orgeron is confident he’s got plenty of talent on defense. That talent starts with junior safety Grant Delpit, whom Orgeron called the best returning defensive player in the country. “I think this is the best group of defensive backs I’ve ever coached. That’s 35 years of coaching,” Orgeron said. LSU also has four returning starters on the defensive front, so the Tigers should be tough. 3. Tight end a target?: The addition of Brady to the offensive staff could result in more targets for tight end Stephen Sullivan, who is converting from wide receiver. Orgeron said Sullivan Brady embraced the move once Brady showed him film of how the Saints used Jimmy Graham as a primary receiving threat. “He’s totally bought into that,” Orgeron said. 4. New kicker: Last season the Tigers brought in graduate transfer Cole Tracy, who turned out to be a Lou Groza Award finalist. But Tracy had only one season of eligibility. Now, the Tigers turn to
LSU head coach Ed Orgeron, left, celebrates last season’s Fiesta Bowl win against UCF with quarterback Joe Burrow in Glendale, Ariz. [ROSS D. FRANKLIN/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS]
freshman Cade York, who was one of Crystal ball the top kicking recruits. If he does as well 11-1.The schedule is manageable, as Tracy, LSU will be fine in the kicking with the Tigers’ seemingly toughest department. SEC games in Tiger stadium except for Alabama. A win at Texas and an upset of Extra Point Alabama in Tuscaloosa could have the Orgeron brought in legendary South- Tigers sitting pretty in late November. ern California coach John Robinson as a consultant this season. “He’s 82 years Did you know? old. He’s healthy. He’s in good shape,” LSU got a recruiting coup of sorts Orgeron said. “He’s going to be in our when it landed Peter Parrish, the startmeetings. He’s going to go to practice. ing quarterback from Alabama Class 7A He can’t coach our players, but he can state champ Central-Phenix City. Orgtalk to the coaches and say this is what eron almost let him get away. we did in this situation.” “Peter came to camp and we didn’t offer him, and he left,” LSU’s coach Upset special said. “I couldn’t sleep that night, and Cheer: LSU could set the tone for the I woke up at 6 that morning. I had a season in the second week when it travels staff meeting. I said we got to offer this to Austin to play Texas. A win over the young man. And we text the momma. Longhorns would set up the Tigers to be He called us back, was about to enter 5-0 heading into an Oct. 12 game with for another camp at another school and Florida. we offered him a scholarship, and he Jeer: Utah State. This easily could be came.” a trap game for the Tigers, even though it is at home. It falls between the SEC Quotebook opener at Vanderbilt and the Florida “There’s just something about this game, and the Aggies are anything but team, this year, these coaches. It just feels pushovers after compiling an 11-2 record right.” last season. — Joe Burrow, LSU quarterback
2018 results
10-3 overall, 5-3 SEC LSU 33, Miami 17 LSU 31, Southeastern Louisiana 0 LSU 22, Auburn 21 LSU 38, Louisiana Tech 21 LSU 45, Ole Miss 16 Florida 27, LSU 19 LSU 36, Georgia 16 LSU 19, Mississippi State 3 Alabama 29, LSU 0 LSU 24, Arkansas 17 LSU 42, Rice 10 Texas A&M 74, LSU 72 (7 OT) LSU 40, Central Florida 32
2019 schedule
Aug. 31 Georgia Southern Sept. 7 at Texas Sept. 14 Northwestern State Sept. 21 at Vanderbilt Oct. 5 Utah State Oct. 12 Florida Oct. 19 at Mississippi State Oct. 26 Auburn Nov. 9 at Alabama Nov. 16 at Ole Miss Nov. 23 Arkansas Nov. 30 Texas A&M — Gregg Dewalt
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Texas A&M Aggies
Auburn and Mississippi State, but the Bulldogs in Athens will be tough and LSU will want revenge for last year’s sevenovertime game.
Did you know?
In the summer season of meaningless lists, ESPN put together its list of the top 50 football programs to celebrate the 150th year of college football. Texas A&M found itself at No. 32, behind such programs as Minnesota, Washington, Michigan State and Boise State. While such lists are good for starting bar fights and not much else, few fans in College Station would rank their Aggies behind Boise State. Just based on wins alone, A&M has 741, which puts the Aggies 24th all time.
Quotebook
Texas A&M quarterback Kellen Mond passes down field against Clemson during the first half of their game last season. [SAM CRAFT/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS]
Coach’s corner
Head coach: Jimbo Fisher Age: 52 Record at school: 9-4
Breaking it down
Location: College Station, Texas Stadium: Kyle Field (102,733) All-Time record: 741-481-48 Conference affiliation: SEC Last conference title game appearance: None Returning starters: 11 (7 offense, 4 defense)
Four-down territory
and 18 touchdowns. Also lost was Jace Sternberger, the Aggies’ leading receiver at tight end, who was first team all-conference after averaging 17.33 yards per catch and scoring 10 touchdowns on 48 receptions. 3. Mann in front: Punter Braden Mann may be one of the unsung heroes on the team, but he is hardly unknown after last year’s Ray Guy Award-winning season. Mann averaged 51.0 yards per punt with a long of 82 and an NCAA-record 14 of at least 60 yards. He was a unanimous first team All-American and was named first-team All-SEC. 4. Defensive questions: After allowing just 95.2 rushing yards per game, fourth in the nation, the Aggies have plenty of players to replace on their front seven and in the secondary. They have a number of players with game experience, but they mostly served to add depth last year and will have to step up into starting rolls this year.
1. No question under center: Texas A&M will have no trouble figuring out who will start at quarterback, as Kellen Mond returns for his third season as a starter. Mond completed 238-of-415 passes for 3,107 yards and 24 touchdowns against just nine interceptions. He will need to lead the Aggies as they look to replace other offensive weapons. Extra Point 2. Lost leaders: Trayveon Williams had Jashaun Corbin returned a kick 100 the best year as a running back in A&M yards for a touchdown last year, but history when he rushed for 1,760 yards will be the No. 1 running back when the
season starts. After filling in for Williams, Corbin will be expected to carry much of the load and take some of the pressure off Mond. He averaged 5.6 yards per carry and made the freshmen All-SEC team last year.
Upset special
Cheer: Georgia. The Bulldogs play Florida, Missouri and Auburn before hosting the Aggies and could be in for a letdown. A&M will have the season to find a running back and put together a defense, so this could be a surprise for Georgia. Jeer: Auburn. The Tigers will bring a stout defense into Kyle Field and could surprise the Aggies for the second year in a row. Mond will get his yards and points, but Auburn has enough to keep the game close and pull off the win.
Crystal ball
8-4: The Aggies play most of their toughest SEC opponents at home, but travel to Georgia and LSU to finish out the season. They also visit Clemson in the second game of the year. They could easily overcome the losses last year to
“Everybody’s in a grind. That’s what football is about. That’s why you win tough games. You embrace the grind. You gotta love it. If you don’t like the grind you don’t need to play football. There is no easy way to be good in football. So you’re either gonna make a choice to do it or you’re not. Motivation is internal.” — Jimbo Fisher
2018 results
Texas A&M 59, Northwestern State 7 Clemson 28, Texas A&M 26 Texas A&M 48, ULM 10 Alabama 45, Texas A&M 23 Texas A&M 24, Arkansas 17 Texas A&M 20, Kentucky 14 (OT) Texas A&M 26, South Carolina 23 Mississippi State 28, Texas A&M 13 Auburn 28, Texas A&M 24 Texas A&M 38, Ole Miss 24 Texas A&M 41, UAB 20 Texas A&M 74, LSU 72 (7OT) Texas A&M 52, N.C. State 13
2019 schedule
Aug. 29 Texas State Sept. 7 at Clemson Sept. 14 Lamar Sept. 21 Auburn Sept. 28 Arkansas (Arlington, Texas) Oct. 12 Alabama Oct. 19 at Ole Miss Oct. 26 Mississippi State Nov. 2 UTSA Nov. 16 South Carolina Nov. 23 at Georgia Nov. 30 at LSU — Dennis Tymkiw
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Ole Miss Rebels Coach’s corner
Crystal ball
Head coach: Matt Luke Age: 42 Record at school: 11-13
7-5: The schedule is kind to the Rebels early, giving them a chance to get the offense started before the tough part of the league schedule hits. Five of their last six games could be played against ranked teams. If the Rebels can score points and avoid injuries on defense, they could come on late in the year.
Breaking it down
Location: Oxford, Miss. Stadium: Vaught-Hemingway Stadium/Hollingsworth Field (64,038) All-Time record: 671-524-35 Conference affiliation: SEC Last conference title game appearance: None Returning starters: 11 (3 offense, 8 defense)
Did you know?
Luke said this is a hard time of the year, but the players will have to grind on if they want to be ready for Memphis Aug. 31. “If you’re going to go get them in shape, now’s the time,” Luke said. “You have a little time on the back end as we prepare for Memphis to get their legs back a little bit. Right now is the time to grind through it. This is the tough time. Everyone is nicked up, banged up, battling through it. This is the tough part of camp, you just have to push through it.”
Four-down territory
1. New look: The Rebels will have a new look on both sides of the ball after bringing in offensive coordinator Rich Rodriguez and defensive coordinator Mike MacIntyre. MacIntyre is switching the defense from a 4-3 to a 3-4 to help stop the run and rush the passer, two weaknesses last year. The spread option favored by Rodriguez will cut down on the passing and will be more physical than the Rebels have been in the past. 2. Quarterback settled: Ole Miss is one of the teams who is not faced with a quarterback battle this year, as redshirt freshman Matt Corral has settled into that spot. He was a perfect 10-of10 against Louisiana-Monroe and helped the Rebels put together 826 yards of total offense in that game. Both Archie and Eli Manning spoke well of Corral recently at the Manning Passing Academy. 3. New targets: Corral will be throwing to some new players after the Rebels graduated their top three receivers from last year. Elijah Moore saw action last year and finished with 36 catches for 398 yards and two touchdowns. Several freshmen are looking for playing time, including Jonathan Mingo, who has been impressive in camp and may even compete for a starting job. 4. Big move: D’Vaughn Pennamon realized he might not get a lot of playing time at running back this year, but he is quickly establishing himself at tight end. A fourth-year junior, who missed last year with an injury, he is small for a tight end at 5-11 but he is using his running back skills to make himself valuable to the team where he can.
Quotebook
“Some kids, it’s hot, they want to loaf. They want to just take the easy way out, but that’s not what we’re going to do because we’re not going to win games like that.” — Quarterback Matt Corral
2018 results
Ole Miss coach Matt Luke speaks during the team’s Media Day at the Manning Center in Oxford, Miss. The Rebels are looking to take a step forward after last season’s 5-7 record. [THOMAS GRANING/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS]
Extra Point
The coaches approached Jalen Julius about switching from cornerback to safety and he has made the most of the move. MacIntyre said the way Julius covers and hits made the move a good one. “In today’s world with the RPOs and all the different things, you have to have someone who can cover a slot,” MacIntyre said. “There aren’t many true safeties who can cover a slot. He’s physical. I watched his film from last year when he had a hurt shoulder, and he’s still trying to hit people with all he’s got. He can cover. It gives us a little more flexibility on defense.”
Upset special
Cheer: Auburn. SEC road wins are never easy to come by and this would be a sign that Ole Miss is headed in the right direction. The new offensive attack could give the Tigers trouble and the time of the year gives the Rebels a chance to fit together. Jeer: Arkansas. Ole Miss barely got by the Razorbacks last year, and with Arkansas rebuilding it would be an unpleasant surprise if the Rebels fell at home. Having the game so early is an advantage for Arkansas, as the Rebels will just be getting their young offense together.
Ole Miss 47, Texas Tech 27 Ole Miss 76, Southern Illinois 41 Alabama 62, Ole Miss 7 Ole Miss 38, Kent State 17 LSU 45, Ole Miss 16 Ole Miss 70, ULM 21 Ole Miss 37, Arkansas 33 Auburn 31, Ole Miss 16 South Carolina 48, Ole Miss 44 Texas A&M 38, Ole Miss 24 Vanderbilt 36, Ole Miss 29 (OT) Mississippi State 35, Ole Miss 3
2019 schedule
Aug. 31 at Memphis Sept. 7 Arkansas Sept. 14 Southeastern Louisiana Sept. 21 Cal Sept. 28 at Alabama Oct. 5 Vanderbilt Oct. 12 at Missouri Oct. 19 Texas A&M Nov. 2 at Auburn Nov. 9 New Mexico State Nov. 16 LSU Nov. 28 at Mississippi State — Dennis Tymkiw
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Mississippi State Bulldogs Coach’s corner
Head coach: Joe Moorhead Age: 45 Record at school: 8-5
Breaking it down
Location: Starkville, Miss. Stadium: Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field (61,337) All-Time record: 563-578-39 Conference affiliation: SEC Last conference title game appearance: 2011 Returning starters: 11 ( 7 offense, 4 defense)
Four-down territory
Did you know?
Another position battle could come at punter, where junior Tucker Day is returning from last season. Day averaged 39.4 yards per punt last year, but averaged 40.8 yards in his last five games. In the bowl game against Iowa, he had five kicks for a career-best 50.4 yards per punt including a career-long 70-yarder. Several players have a chance to take the job away from Day.
Quotebook
“The portal part? Yeah, I think that position is a little bit unique that for the most part only one can play. And recruiting in this conference and this level, it’s not like receiver where you play three at a time or O-line where you play five or where you rotate carries between a tailback. There’s one guy that plays, and they want to play. So certainly in the best interest of the student-athlete, changes were made and decisions were made to give them the opportunity to move on if they chose to do so. So, that’s just part of the landscape of college football right now.” — Joe Moorhead
1. Big question: With the transfer of Tommy Stevens to Mississippi State, coach Joe Moorhead is faced with deciding on a starting quarterback to replace departed Nick Fitzgerald. Junior Keyaton Thompson seemed to be the logical heir before the arrival of Stevens, who played two years when Moorhead was offensive coordinator at Penn State. 2. Defensive woes: After finishing tops in the nation, allowing 263.8 yards per game, the Bulldogs are faced with replac2018 results ing all of their defensive line and most Mississippi State 63, Stephen F. of the secondary. Three of last year’s Austin 6 starters were picked in the first round Mississippi State 31, Kansas State 10 of the NFL draft and they return only Mississippi State 56, Louisiana 10 four starters. Kentucky 28, Mississippi State 7 3. Running back set: Kylin Hill has taken Florida 13, Mississippi State 6 over the No. 1 running back position and Mississippi State 23, Auburn 9 is expected to take the load off of whoLSU 19, Mississippi State 3 ever wins the quarterback job. Hill had Mississippi State 28, Texas A&M 13 117 carries last year and gained 749 yards Mississippi State 45, Louisiana Tech 3 for an average of 6.3 yards per carry. Alabama 24, Mississippi State 0 Senor Nick Gibson looks to be the No. 2 Mississippi State 52, Arkansas 6 back behind Hill. Mississippi State 35, Ole Miss 3 4. Stout up front: The offensive line is a Iowa 27, Mississippi State 22 (Outback strength for the Bulldogs, who will likely Mississippi State football coach Joe Moorhead begins his second season as coach of the Bulldogs. Bowl) start three juniors and two seniors. Only [ROGELIO V. SOLIS/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS] senior Darryl Williams is a new starter in 2019 schedule one of the best lines in the SEC. Upset special the first three games, the offense might Aug. 31 Louisiana (New Orleans, La.) Cheer: Auburn. The Bulldogs have not be able to keep up with Kentucky. Sept. 7 Southern Miss Extra Point a favorable early season schedule and Sept. 14 Kansas State A standout on defense is Florence visit the Tigers on their first SEC road Sept. 21 Kentucky Crystal ball native Erroll Thompson. The 6-foot- trip of the year. If the defense can come Sept. 28 at Auburn 1, 250-pound linebacker is the leading together in a hurry, State will have a 8-4: The Bulldogs could easily be Oct. 12 at Tennessee returning tackler with 87 tackles. Rated chance to surprise a Western Division 4-0 going into their first road game at Oct. 19 LSU one of the best linebackers in all of col- opponent. Auburn, then play a tough pair of conferOct. 26 at Texas A&M lege football, Thompson was voted a Jeer: Kentucky. The same dynamic ence games at home against LSU and at Nov. 2 at Arkansas team captain after starting all 13 games could play out in reverse and hurt the Texas A&M. They will be underdogs to Nov. 16 Alabama last season. He was a preseason All-SEC ‘Dogs against the Wildcats. Kentucky is Alabama but will have in-state rival Ole Nov. 23 Abilene Christian selection after being named second- not as strong on paper as it was last year, Miss at home. Another eight-win season Nov. 28 Ole Miss team All-SEC after last year. but if State’s defense doesn’t mature in is a real possibility. - Dennis Tymkiw
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Tennessee Volunteers Coach’s corner
Head coach: Jeremy Pruitt Age: 45 Record at school: 5-7
Breaking it down:
Location: Knoxville, Tenn. Stadlium: Neyland Stadium (102,445) All-Time record: 838-390-53 Conference affiliation: SEC Last conference title game appearance: 1998 Returning starters: 18
Four-down territory 1. Jeremy Pruitt’s second year: Pruitt, the former Alabama assistant coach, had a mixed bag in his first season coaching the Vols. The highlights were SEC wins over Auburn and Kentucky. The lows included blowout losses by conference elite powers Alabama, Georgia and Florida and another loss to Vanderbilt. The team’s fan base will expect improvement in Pruitt’s second season. 2. Staff changes: Pruitt has three new staff members, including offensive coordinator Jim Chaney and defensive coordinator Derrick Ansley. Former Vols standout Tee Martin has also joined the staff. 3. Offensive boost: Chaney and Martin were brought in to revamp an offense that scored 17 points or less in five games and, except for a 59-point outburst against ETSU, topped out at 30 points in an upset win over Auburn. Chaney’s addition should help returning starting QB Jarrett Guarantano, an efficient passer who threw only three interceptions last season. “Jim’s a guy who that figures out who his best players are and finds a way to get him the ball,” Pruitt said of Chaney. 4. Defense needs help: By pairing Ansley along with holdover defensive coordinator Chris Rumph, Pruitt is confident the Vols can improve on last season’s woes on that side of the ball. In six losses, Tennessee allowed 38 or more points. “He’s a guy that if I start a sentence, he can finish it,” Pruitt said Ansley. “He’s one of the very bright minds in college football.”
Tennessee quarterback Jarrett Guarantano hands the ball off to running back Ty Chandler last season against Kentucky. Tennessee is hoping to improve after going 5-7 in 2018 while posting a second straight last-place finish in the SEC East. [WADE PAYNE/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS]
Upset special
Cheer: Oct. 26 vs. South Carolina. The Gamecocks are a darkhorse pick to win the East, but must visit Tennessee in the sixth game of a seven-game SEC stretch. With South Carolina coming off back-to-back games against Georgia and Florida, Tennessee is in a good spot to beat Will Muschamp’s team. Jeer: Oct. 19 at Alabama: Alabama currently owns a 12-game winning streak over the Vols dating back to 2007. Tennessee’s last win was 16-13 in 2006. With Alabama expected to be ranked No. 1 or No. 2 to open the season, don’t expect an upset when Tennessee visits the Crimson Tide this season.
a step toward restoring the program’s pride.
Did you know?
Linebacker Daniel Bituli speaks three different languages — English, French and the dialect from his village in the Congo. “I told him, ‘Daniel, I only need you to speak one language, and that’s our football language.’” coach Jeremy Pruitt said.
Quotebook
“The first reason is because I wanted to come back and get my degree and make sure I graduate and do those things to help myself be successful off the field. I wanted another shot to play football in college with my teammates again, just to play at Crystal ball the University of Tennessee and get that 7-5: Tennessee will be better in Pruitt’s one last experience.” Extra Point second season and likely will become Senior linebacker Darrell Taylor Quarterback Jarrett Guarantano set a bowl eligible. To reach that goal, the Tennessee record by throwing 166 con- Vols have to win their four non-consecutive passes without an interception. ference home games and win three SEC 2018 results That broke the previous mark set by games. There’s little room for error, but 5-7 overall, 2-6 SEC Casey Clausen of 143 in 2003. Tennessee should be improved and take West Virginia 40, Tennessee 14
Tennessee 59, ETSU 3 Tennessee 24, UTEP 0 Florida 47, Tennessee 21 Georgia 38, Tennessee 12 Tennessee 30, Auburn 24 Alabama 58, Tennessee 21 South Carolina 27, Tennessee 24 Tennessee 14, Charlotte 3 Tennessee 24, Kentucky 7 Missouri 50, Tennessee 17 Vanderbilt 38, Tennessee 13
2019 schedule
Aug. 31 Georgia State Sept. 7 BYU Sept. 14 Chattanooga Sept 21 at Florida Oct. 5 Georgia Oct 12 Mississippi State Oct. 19 at Alabama Oct. 26 South Carolina Nov. 2 UAB Nov. 9 at Kentucky Nov. 23 at Missouri Nov. 30 Vanderbilt — Gregg Dewalt
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Georgia Bulldogs Coach’s corner
Head coach: Kirby Smart Age: 44 Record at school: 32-10
Breaking it down
Extra Point
The season opener against Vanderbilt will be unique for the Bulldogs in a number of ways. It will be their first true road opener since a 2013 loss at Clemson, the first opener away from home since the 2016 Chick-Fil-A Kickoff game in Atlanta, the first opener against an SEC team since 1995 and the first opener at an SEC opponent since 1994.
Location: Athens, Ga. Stadium: Sanford Stadium (92,746) All-Time record: 819-423-54 Conference affiliation: SEC Last conference title game appearance: 2019 Upset special Returning starters: 12 (5 offense, 7 Cheer: Alabama. Fans won’t be getdefense) ting tickets to the Alabama game in their season-ticket package, but a GeorgiaFour-down territory Alabama SEC Championship game for 1. Offensive questions: With just five the second straight year is entirely posstarters returning on offense, Georgia sible. With Fromm and Swift operating will have to settle on a dependable lineup behind their experienced offensive line, quickly. The Bulldogs open the season and an unknown but tough defense, this with SEC foe Vanderbilt in Nashville, could be the year the Bulldogs come out then host Murray State and Arkansas on top of the Tide. State before facing Notre Dame in Athens Jeer; Florida. Coach Dan Mullen turned in week four, followed by three straight the Gators into contenders in just one SEC East rivals. Coach Kirby Smart will season and the Bulldogs will have to have to make some quick decisions about deal with Florida in the battle for the the direction of his offense. SEC East. Georgia easily won last year’s 2. Some good and bad news: Quarter- rivalry game, 36-17, but with another back Jake Fromm returns for his third year year of preparation, the Gators could be after completing 206-of-306 passes for more than Georgia can handle. 2,749 yards and 30 touchdowns last year. Leading rusher D’Andre Swift is back after Crystal ball leading the Bulldogs with 163 carries for 10-2: Georgia faces five teams ranked 1,049 yards and 10 touchdowns, all team in the pre-season Top 25, including a highs despite starting only five games. brutal four-game stretch late in the Five of the top six receivers from last year year against Florida in the annual rivalry are gone and the top tight end had only 11 game in Jacksonville, Fla., hosting Miscatches, but the starting guards and tack- souri, visiting Auburn and hosting Texas les are all back to anchor the line. A&M. A home game against Notre Dame 3. Defensive strength: Safeties Richard the fourth game of the season should be LeCounte and J.R. Reed led the team last a win for Georgia, but a tough Florida year with 74 and 66 tackles respectively, team last year will be improved under and inside linebacker Monty Rice was coach Dan Mullen and any of those third with 59. They are all back, along other three SEC teams could surprise with linebacker Tae Crowder who had 53 the Bulldogs. stops, including six for loss. The seven returning starters give Georgia a solid Did you know? foundation on defense, and 29 lettermen Georgia placed three players on return to solidify that side of the ball. the Football Writers Association of 4. Special special teams: Kicker Rodrigo America Freshman All-America team, Blankenship is back after hitting on a total which equaled all of the other 19-of-23 field goals and all of his 65 SEC schools combined. True freshmen PAT attempts, giving him 154 straight Jordan Davis (defensive line) and Cade PAT conversions. He also set the school Mays (offensive line) along with redrecord with 82 touchbacks on kickoffs. shirt freshman Isaiah Wilson (offensive He could challenge the school records line) gave the Bulldogs three picks on for total career points and career field the All-America team for the first time goal percentage. Punter Jake Camarda since 2007. Georgia has had at least one averaged 42.6 yards per kick, with three freshman selected to the squad for three punts over 60 yards. straight years.
Georgia quarterback Jake Fromm throws a pass during the team’s first practice, in Athens, Ga. Fromm is breaking in an almost completely new corps of wide receivers after losing the Bulldogs’ top five leaders in catches from 2018. [JOHN BAZEMORE/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS]
Quotebook
Georgia 34, Kentucky 17 Despite the success the Bulldogs Georgia 27, Auburn 10 have achieved in coach Kirby Smart’s Georgia 66, UMass 27 first three seasons, he is not satisfied Georgia 45, Georgia Tech 21 with the way things are at Georgia. Alabama 35, Georgia 28 (SEC “We need to keep improving. We want Championship) our players to have good fundamenTexas 28, Georgia 21 (Allstate Sugar tals and to focus on the task at hand,” Bowl) Smart said. “Getting better every day is how you get the most out of your team. 2019 schedule That’s how we manage our practices. Aug. 31 at Vanderbilt You will see a lot of good on good in Sept 7 Murray State practice.” Sept. 14 Arkansas State Sept. 21 Notre Dame 2018 results Oct. 5 at Tennessee Georgia 45, Austin Peay 0 Oct. 12 South Carolina Georgia 41, South Carolina 17 Oct. 19 Kentucky Georgia 49, Middle Tennessee 7 Nov. 2 Florida (Jacksonville, Fla.) Georgia 43, Missouri 29 Nov. 9 Missouri Georgia 38, Tennessee 12 Nov. 16 at Auburn Georgia 41, Vanderbilt 13 Nov. 23 Texas A&M LSU 36, Georgia 16 Nov. 30 at Georgia Tech Georgia 36, Florida 17 — Dennis Tymkiw
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Florida Gators Coach’s corner
and seven touchdowns on 134 carries (6.2 yards per carry). He split time with Jordan Scarlett, and the two became the first duo to gain more than 775 yards each in a season since 1995. Florida rushed for Breaking it down 200-plus yards in nine games, tying the Location: Gainesville, Fla. 2008 team for the most 200-yard games Stadium: Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in one season since 1996. (88,548) All-Time record: 722-418-40 Upset special Conference affiliation: SEC Cheer: Georgia. The Bulldogs were Last conference title game appearance: picked to finish first in the SEC East at 2008 Media Days, with Florida tabbed No. Returning starters: 13 (5 offense, 8 2, but the Gators could easily pull off defense) the upset in the annual rivalry. Mullen turned around Florida’s program in just Four-down territory one year and with a strong effort against 1. Experience under center: Redshirt Georgia the Gators could take control of junior Feleipe Franks was the first quar- the East. terback since 2010 to start every game of Jeer; LSU. The Tigers have won four of the season last year. He threw for 2,457 their last six games against Florida and yards with 24 touchdowns and six inter- six of the last nine meetings between the ceptions while adding a team-high tying permanent cross-division rivals. Florida seven rushing touchdowns. Franks and leads the series 15-11 since the league was Tim Tebow were the only Florida quar- split into two divisions in 1992. The game terbacks since 2000 to record a passing will be in Baton Rouge for the first time and a rushing touchdown in a bowl in three years and LSU is 10-8 in games game. dating back to 2000. 2. Inexperience around center: The only starter returning on the offensive line is Crystal ball: center Nick Buchanan. He was part of a 11-1: Florida will have to continue to line that allowed just 18 sacks last year, improve as much as it did last year to which ranked 20th in the country and reach this lofty record, but a big upset third in the SEC. The Gators will have to against rival Georgia could hand the quickly fill the holes left in the line if they Gators the SEC East championship. The are to return to last year’s level of play. Gators can’t afford to take a week off 3. DBU as usual: Chauncey Gardner- against anyone in the league, but if they Johnson was the Defensive MVP in the show up ready to play, they could be the Peach Bowl, and finished the year with 13 class of the East. interceptions, three returned for touchdowns, and 161 career tackles. He is the Did you know? only defensive back lost, and players like Franks will have plenty of targets to SEC All-Freshman team member Trey choose from as Florida returns two of Dean III will be back to uphold Florida’s its top receivers from last year, includhigh standards. ing Van Jefferson, who led the team in 4. We’re No. 1: Coach Dan Mullen receptions (35), receiving yards (503) faced a choice no coach likes this offsea- and receiving touchdowns (six). Trevon son when receiver Kadarius Toney and Grimes contributed 26 catches for 364 defensive back CJ Henderson both asked yards and Freddie Swain averaged 18.9 to wear No. 1 this year. The number is yards per catch. Speedster Tyrie Clevespecial at Florida; no defensive player land started every regular-season game has earned it since 2015 and no offensive and senior Josh Hammond started all 13 player has worn it since 2008. Mullen games and was second in receptions and decided both Toney and Henderson had receiving yards. earned the coveted number and both will wear it this year. Quotebook Gators running back Lamical Perine Extra Point was asked if he is ever surprised by how Despite starting only one game, Lami- much fans care about team-centric cal Perine led the Gators with 826 yards issues such as a locker room redesign or Head coach: Dan Mullen Age: 47 Record at school: 10-3
Florida head coach Dan Mullen watches the Gators during fall practice. [BRAD MCCLENNY/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS]
game jerseys. “Honestly, Florida probably has the most bipolar fans ever. When we’re winning games, everybody is happy but when we lose games, nobody’s happy. Everybody gets bashed, from the coaches to the equipment guys to just the kickers. It can be anybody on the team getting bashed when we lose a game. Our goal is to try to win as many games as we can to help fans out, to entertain them.”
2018 results
Florida 53, Charleston Southern 6 Kentucky 27, Florida 16 Florida 48, Colorado State 10 Florida 47, Tennessee 21 Florida 13, Mississippi State 6 Florida 27, LSU 19 Florida 37, Vanderbilt 27 Georgia 36, Florida 17
Missouri 38, Florida 17 Florida 35, South Carolina 31 Florida 63, Idaho 10 Florida 41, Florida State 14 Florida 41, Michigan 15 (Peach Bowl)
2019 schedule
Aug. 24 vs. Miami (Orlando) Sept 7 UT Martin Sept 14 at Kentucky Sept. 21 Tennessee Sept. 28 Towson Oct. 5 Auburn Oct. 12 at LSU Oct. 19 at South Carolina Nov. 2 Georgia (Jacksonville, Fla.) Nov. 9 Vanderbilt Nov. 16 at Missouri Nov. 30 Florida State — Dennis Tymkiw
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South Carolina Gamecocks Coach’s corner
Head coach: Will Muschamp Age: 48 Record at school: 22-17
Breaking it down
Location: Columbia, S.C. Stadium: Williams-Brice Stadium (80,250) All-Time record: 608-579-44 Conference affiliation: SEC Last conference title game appearance: 2010 Returning starters: 14 (7 offense, 7 defense)
Four-down territory
1. Campaign for the books: The South Carolina record books could be changing this season as quarterback Jake Bentley and receiver Bryan Edwards complete their senior seasons. Both rank near the top of the school records at their respective positions and the two should easily finish their careers at or near first in the record books. 2. Defensive pressure: After dealing with a number of injuries on defense last year the Gamecocks are hoping to get more production from that side of the ball. Four seniors anchor the defensive line and returning linebackers T.J. Brunson and Sherrod Greene were the top two tacklers last year. The injuries also forced some young players to step up and get experience that will pay off this season. 3. Kicking it: Special teams will be a strong point for the Gamecocks, who return all of their kickers from last season. Punter Joseph Charlton, a second team all-SEC selection last year, holds the school record for punting average. Kicker Parker White hit on 81 percent of his field goal attempts and kickoff specialist Will Tommie had 31 touchbacks in 41 kickoffs. 4. Four horsemen: Four players started every game last season, two on offense and two on defense, and all four will be back this year. Greene and Brunson were the defensive workhorses while linemen Sadarius Hutcherson and Donell Stanley started all 13 games on offense.
Will Muschamp believes he’s got the strongest, deepest and most talented team in his four seasons as the Gamecocks’ coach, including returning starter Jake Bentley at quarterback. [SEAN RAYFORD/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS]
If the Gamecocks can avoid the injuries that plagued them last year, they have a chance to surprise some of the top teams in the country, and they will certainly play a role in setting the rankings for a number of highly-regarded teams.
game with Kentucky and a meeting with three-time Sun Belt Conference champion Appalachian State, and bowl eligible at 6-6 might be a really good year.
Georgia 41, South Carolina 17 Marshall at South Carolina cancelled South Carolina 37, Vanderbilt 14 Kentucky 24, South Carolina 10 South Carolina 37, Missouri 35 Did you know? Texas A&M 26, South Carolina 23 After taking over a team that had only South Carolina 27, Tennessee 24 Upset special won three games, coach Will Muschamp South Carolina 48, Ole Miss 44 Cheer: Kentucky. The Wildcats could won more games in his first three years Florida 35, South Carolina 31 be a favorite coming into Columbia, but if (22) than any other coach at South CaroSouth Carolina 49, Chattanooga 9 the Gamecocks come together early, they lina. He also is the only coach to take the Clemson 56, South Carolina 35 could avenge last year’s loss. Playing at Gamecocks to a bowl game in each of his South Carolina 28, Akron 3 home will be an advantage and Kentucky first three seasons. Virginia 28, South Carolina 0 (Belk will not be as strong as it was last year. Bowl) Jeer: Tennessee: The Vols only lost by a Quotebook field goal last year and will be at home in Muschamp explained at SEC Media 2019 schedule front of the Rocky Top faithful. Tennessee Days why the team no longer wears suits Aug. 31 North Carolina will be improved from the team it fielded before games with a noon kickoff. Sept. 7 Charleston Southern last year and will catch the Gamecocks “We have walk-throughs at the hotel Sept. 14 Alabama coming off consecutive games against before we go to the stadium and it’s an Sept 21 at Missouri Georgia and Florida. intense walk-through. It’s not a walkSept. 28 Kentucky Extra Point through, it’s a run-through. Our guys can’t Oct. 12 at Georgia The Gamecocks face four teams ranked Crystal ball do the walk-through because of the pants. Oct. 19 Florida in the Top 10 in the USA Today Coaches 6-6: The brutal schedule is going to take ... The seniors came to me two years ago and Oct. 26 at Tennessee Poll and five of the top 11. Included on the a toll on South Carolina’s record. Clem- said we had guys rip their drawers during Nov. 2 Vanderbilt schedule is top-ranked Clemson, No. 2 son, Alabama and Georgia are all ranked the walk-through,” Muschamp said. Nov. 9 Appalachian State Alabama and third-ranked Georgia, giving in the top three for good reason and FlorNov. 16 at Texas A&M South Carolina the toughest schedule in ida, Texas A&M and Missouri could also 2018 results Nov. 30 Clemson the country according to 247Sports.com. be listed in the polls. Add in the annual South Carolina 49, Coastal Carolina 15 — Dennis Tymkiw
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Missouri Tigers Coach’s corner
Head coach: Barry Odom Age: 42 Record at school: 19-19
Breaking it down
Location: Columbia, Mo. Stadium: Faurot Field/Memorial Stadium (61,168) All-Time record: 678-561-52 Conference affiliation: SEC Last conference title game appearance: 2014 Returning starters: 13 ( 7 Offense, 6 defense)
Four-down territory
1. Unpleasant news: The 2019 football season began with a surprise in January when the NCAA hit Missouri with a postseason bowl ban because a tutor gave too much help to players on the football, baseball and softball teams. Missouri appealed the ruling and a decision on the appeal is expected expected soon. 2. Passing the torch: Coach Barry Odom was faced with replacing record-setting quarterback Drew Lock, but the transfer of Kelly Bryant from Clemson has solved that problem for this year. Bryant won the starting job in spring practice and he is expected to continue the success Lock had in the Tigers’ passing game. 3. Lots of weapons: With seven starters back on offense, Bryant will have plenty of help moving the ball. Leading rusher Larry Rountree totaled 1,216 yards, while receivers Johnathon Johnson and Jalen Knox, along with tight end Albert Okwuegbunam combined for 14 touchdowns. Three starting linemen will provide pass protection and open holes for the running game. 4. Needs improvement: The Tigers need the defense to step up and help out the offense for the season to be really successful. Missouri led the SEC in sacks allowed and tackles for loss allowed, but the defense was 10th in yards allowed and points per game allowed. Leading tackler Cale Garrett had 112 stops from his middle linebacker position and three starters are back in the secondary.
Extra Point
The schedule makers were kind to the Tigers, who open the season on the road against Wyoming before coming home for five straight games. The third home game is against South Carolina, who has won
Missouri quarterback Kelly Bryant throws as offensive coordinator Derek Dooley watches during practice. [JEFF ROBERTSON/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS]
three straight against Missouri, and the fifth home game starts a string of seven straight league games. The Tigers could be anywhere from 6-2 to 8-0 going into the Georgia game in Athens, then close out the season at home against Florida and Tennessee before traveling to Arkansas for the finale.
Upset special
Cheer: Florida. The Gators have to come to Columbia and will be playing their final SEC game of the season, which could have them worn down and tired. Missouri will have most of the season to solidify its attack and could surprise Florida in a big game. Jeer: Tennessee. The Vols visit Columbia right after Florida, and Missouri could be in for a letdown no matter what happens against the Gators. Tennessee might still be rebuilding but could catch the Tigers by surprise and shake up Missouri’s hopes for a big season.
Crystal ball
8-4: The Tigers have a lot of firepower on offense, but the defense needs to step up for Missouri to contend for the SEC East crown. They have a favorable schedule and could go as high as 10 wins with some great breaks and favorable bounces, but
matching last year’s win total is a more realistic expectation.
2018 results
Missouri 51, UT Martin 14 Missouri 40, Wyoming 13 When the bowl ban was handed down, Missouri 40, Purdue 37 rising seniors could have entered the Georgia 43, Missouri 29 NCAA transfer portal and gone on to play South Carolina 37, Missouri 35 immediately at another school. However, Alabama 39, Missouri 10 not one senior looked to go elsewhere. Missouri 65, Memphis 33 Garrett said the players wanted to finish Kentucky 15, Missouri 14 what they started, and that moving wasn’t Missouri 38, Florida 17 always the best answer. Missouri 33, Vanderbilt 28 “We also know we have a really good Missouri 50, Tennessee 17 coaching staff, not just football-wise, Missouri 38, Arkansas 0 but strength and conditioning, that genuOklahoma 38, Missouri 33 (AutoZone inely care about us and give us their best Liberty Bowl) on a daily basis,” Garrett said. “A lot of understanding that the grass isn’t always 2019 schedule greener on the other side, it’s green where Aug. 31 at Wyoming you water it, and we all want to grow Sept. 7 West Virginia together and go out the right way.” Sept. 14 Southeast Missouri State Sept. 21 South Carolina Quotable Oct. 5 Troy “We’ve got 12 games. Whether we get the Oct. 12 Ole Miss appeal or not, we’ve still got 12. If you want Oct. 19 at Vanderbilt to be here, be here. If not, then no one in this Oct. 26 at Kentucky locker room and this building will look at you Nov. 9 at Georgia differently. If you’re going to be here, let’s Nov. 16 Florida make sure we put our best foot forward and Nov. 23 Tennessee stay committed to the team and what we’re Nov. 29 Arkansas trying to achieve within those 12 games.” — Dennis Tymkiw — Kelly Bryant
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Vanderbilt Commodores Coach’s corner
Head coach: Derek Mason Age: 48 Record at school: 24-38
Breaking it down
Location: Nashville Stadium: Vanderbilt Stadium (40,550) All-Time record: 606-620-50 Conference affiliation: SEC Last conference title game appearance: None Returning starters: 12 (7 offense, 5 defense)
Four-down territory 1. New look: Just replacing the offensive and defensive coordinators will change up Vanderbilt’s performance this year. However, the Commodores have to replace key players on both sides of the ball as well. Quarterback Kyle Shurmur threw for 3,130 yards and 24 touchdowns last year, and three starting linemen with over 90 starts between them the past three seasons will have to be replaced as well. 2. Defensive challenge: Vanderbilt was 13th in the SEC in total defense last year, and gave up 31-plus points five times, losing all five. Four of the top five tacklers are back, but the secondary lost three valuable players. And a lack of size and speed up front could make the job even tougher for the secondary. 3. Back with flash: Ke’Shawn Vaughn gives Commodores fans some to smile about as the leading returning rusher in the SEC. Vaughn finished 2018 with 1,244 yards and 12 touchdowns on 157 carries, the second-most yards in a season in school history. He averaged 103.7 yards per game and 7.9 yards per carry. 4. Caught in the mix: The Commodores have seven of their top eight receivers back, including leading receiver Kalija Lipscomb and No. 2 Jared Pinkney. Lipscomb had 87 receptions for 916 yards and nine touchdowns, while Pinkney chipped in 50 catches, 774 yards and seven scores. Vanderbilt was eighth in the league in total offense and 10th in scoring offense, and if they get some development on the line and under center should produce some points.
Vanderbilt quarterback Riley Neal runs a drill during football practice in Nashville. Vanderbilt has won at least five games each of the past three seasons and reached two bowls in that span. [MARK HUMPHREY/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS]
transfer Riley Neal. Wallace has had the advantage of working behind Shurmur, while Neal threw for 7,393 yards and 46 touchdowns at Ball State. Coach Derek Mason wants to let the two battle into fall camp for the job, and will have to make an important decision on one of the pair.
Upset special
Cheer: Purdue. Catching the Boilermakers early in the season could set the ‘Dores up for a good year. A Big Ten win the second game of the year would get Vanderbilt started in the right direction. Jeer: Tennessee. The Vols will be better than they were last year and Vanderbilt could well be winding down to a disappointing season when it travels to Knoxville for the finale. Tennessee’s seniors don’t want to finish winless against the Commodores and this year should end Vanderbilt’s winning streak. 3-9: Not only does Vanderbilt have to replace a top-notch quarterback and most of its offensive line, but the Extra Point schedule-makers did not do the ‘Dores After spring practice, the quarterback any favors. After opening with SEC East battle seems to have narrowed to red- favorite Georgia, the Commodores travel shirt junior Deuce Wallace and graduate to Purdue, then come home to face LSU.
To finish out the season they have SEC road games at Ole Miss, South Carolina, Florida and Tennessee. This is going to be a tough year in Nashville.
Did you know?
Mason is only the second coach to take Vanderbilt to multiple bowls. Last year, the Commodores recorded their third straight win over rival Tennessee, their longest winning streak in the rivalry since 1926. They have won five of the last seven games against the Vols. The program’s average of 411.2 yards of total offense per game was its second-highest since World War II, and the ‘Dores went to a bowl for the second time in three years.
Quotebook
Lipscomb had plenty of kind words for his teammate at SEC Media Days. “Ke’Shawn Vaughn is the best running back in the SEC, point blank period,” he said. “He may not say it, but I will tell you guys — I see how he works every day. I see the attention he pays to detail. I see his intentions on how he wants to grow and how good he wants to be.”
2018 results
Vanderbilt 35, Middle Tennessee 7 Vanderbilt 41, Nevada 10 Notre Dame 22, Vanderbilt 17 South Carolina 37, Vanderbilt 14 Vanderbilt 31, Tennessee State 27 Georgia 41, Vanderbilt 14 Florida 37, Vanderbilt 27 Kentucky 14, Vanderbilt 7 Vanderbilt 45, Arkansas 31 Missouri 33, Vanderbilt 28 Vanderbilt 36, Ole Miss 29 (OT) Vanderbilt 38, Tennessee 13 Baylor 45, Vanderbilt 38 (Texas Bowl)
2019 schedule
Aug. 31 Georgia Sept. 7 at Purdue Sept. 21 LSU Sept. 28 Northern Illinois Oct. 5 at Ole Miss Oct. 12 UNLV Oct. 19 Missouri Nov. 2 at South Carolina Nov. 9 at Florida Nov. 16 Kentucky Nov. 23 East Tennessee State Nov. 30 at Tennessee — Dennis Tymkiw
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Kentucky Wildcats Coach’s corner
Head coach: Mark Stoops Age: 52 Record at school: 36-39
Breaking it down
the ball 64.4 percent of the time, but Stoops would like to even out the running and passing attempts this year.
Extra Point
Linebacker Josh Paschal finished the biggest fight of his young life when he recently completed treatment for a melanoma on the bottom of his foot that was discovered about this time last year. He returned to action late last season, and because he only played a few games he was able to redshirt and not lose a season of eligibility. The Wildcats are counting on him for a big season after he recorded Four-down territory 17 tackles and 3.5 sacks as a freshman 1. Historic 2018 season: Coach Mark before only playing in two games last year. Stoops has been building a strong program in his time at Kentucky, cul- Upset special minating in last season’s 10-3 record. It Cheer: Tennessee. Last year, the Vols was only the third time in school history pulled off a big upset, catching Kentucky that the Wildcats achieved 10 wins and right after a disappointing loss to Georwas the best record in 41 years. Kentucky gia. This year Tennessee comes to Kroger had its first winning record in SEC play Field, and the Wildcats could be ready to since 1977 and ended a 31-game losing return the favor. streak to Florida. Jeer; Florida. Kentucky knocked off the 2. Passing the torch: A lot of talented Gators in the Swamp, ending a 31-game players on both sides of the ball who losing streak. Even though Florida will be helped build that impressive record are on the road, look for coach Dan Mullen’s not around this year, as the Wildcats team to do anything necessary to prevent return only four starters on offense and another loss. four on defense. Returning at skill positions are quarterback Terry Wilson, who Crystal ball completed 67.2 percent of his passes for 8-4: Despite the loss of so many start1,889 yards and 11 touchdowns, and ers, Stoops has built a solid program and receiver Lynn Bowden Jr., who caught 67 will have the Wildcats ready to play when passes for 745 yards and five touchdowns. the season kicks off. Georgia and Florida 3. Not forgotten: Running back Benny look to be stronger than Kentucky, but the Snell Jr. ran for 1,449 yards and 16 Wildcats will match up well with the other touchdowns while averaging 5.0 yards teams on the schedule. Look for another per carry last year. He was drafted in the successful season and a quality bowl game. fourth round by Pittsburgh. Josh Allen led the team with 88 tackles, 21.5 tack- Did you know? les for loss and 17.0 sacks. He went on Linebacker Kash Daniel still had to sweep the defensive player of the year his uniform on in February, when he awards, winning the top four trophies for appeared in a promotional commercial defensive players. But besides those two for Kentucky football that aired during standouts, Kentucky lost three starters halftime of the Super Bowl. The spot ran on the offensive line, two defensive line- on two local stations, one in Lexington men and a linebacker and must replace and one in eastern Kentucky and cost the entire secondary. $35,000 for the airtime. Daniel was in 4. Stepping up: Junior running back the center of a group of “teammates” A.J. Rose will replace Snell, the school’s and yelled to get them fired up to play all-time leading rusher, and Wilson without the large group of star players has several receivers to look for besides who graduated after the past season. Bowden. Josh Ali, Isaiah Epps and Bruce Oliver will all be catching passes in an Quotebook offense that should be more balanced Stoops was asked why he feels so good than in the last few years. Last year, with about the team despite having to replace Snell leading the way, the Wildcats ran so many starters. Location: Lexington, Ky. Stadium: Kroger Field (61,000) All-Time record: 616-621-44 Conference affiliation: SEC Last conference title game appearance: None Returning starters: 8 (4 offense, 4 defense)
Kentucky head coach Mark Stoops speaks during SEC media days last season. [JOHN AMIS/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS]
Kentucky 15, Missouri 14 “We’re not interested in going back. Georgia 34, Kentucky 17 We’re not here to take steps backwards. Tennessee 24, Kentucky 7 We’re not,” he said. “We’re continuing Kentucky 34, Middle Tennessee 23 to grow. We’re continuing to improve Kentucky 56, Louisville 10 the program. That’s not just coach speak when I say those things. The outKentucky 27, Penn State 24 (VRBO come will take care of itself. I know I’m Citrus Bowl) judged ultimately on wins and losses. But internally we’re judged on how we’re 2019 schedule building our program, what we’re doing Aug. 31 Toledo to continue to grow and put ourselves in Sept. 7 Eastern Michigan a position to be successful. That’s what Sept. 14 Florida it’s all about.” Sept. 21 at Mississippi State Sept. 28 at South Carolina 2018 results Oct. 12 Arkansas Kentucky 35, Central Michigan 20 Oct. 19 at Georgia Kentucky 27, Florida 16 Oct. 26 Missouri Kentucky 48, Murray State 10 Nov. 9 Tennessee Kentucky 28, Mississippi State 7 Nov. 16 at Vanderbilt Kentucky 24, South Carolina 10 Nov. 23 UT-Martin Texas A&M 20, Kentucky 14 Nov. 30 Louisville Kentucky 14, Vanderbilt 7 — Dennis Tymkiw
G22 Friday, August 23, 2019 | GAMEDAY
SEC PREVIEW
Georgia leads pack in pursuit of Alabama By John Zenor The Associated Press
MONTGOMERY — Alabama is still king in the Southeastern Conference, if not nationally. Nothing that happened in the national championship game changed that, beyond serving as a heartening reminder that Nick Saban’s Crimson Tide isn’t in fact invulnerable. The pursuit continues in the SEC, with Georgia again leading the chase pack after coming ever so close the past two seasons — in league and national championship games. So Tide players are motivated by the mantra “never be satisfied.” For Georgia, the catchphrase is “do more.” Meanwhile, both can eye each other throughout the regular season just in case they meet again in the SEC title game. An Alabama team that won every regular-season game by at least 22 points, had to rally to beat the Bulldogs in Atlanta with the SEC title on the line before ultimately getting pummeled 44-16 by Clemson in the national championship game. “Our mantra now for our guys that we have as a leadership group is to never be satisfied,” said Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, last season’s runner up for the Heisman Trophy. “Early in the season, we’d been beating teams by a lot. Of course you’re going to get satisfied, because you feel invincible as a team. But never being satisfied is the way to go for us. We’ve just got to keep going until we get what we want.” Georgia safety J.R. Reed says the Bulldogs can’t focus on a potential SEC title game rematch with the Tide. “We can’t look ahead way down the line, because we might not make it there if we look way down there,” Reed said. “We can’t count our eggs before they hatch.” Teams like Florida, LSU and Texas A&M are ready to pounce if either favorite falters. All three, like Georgia and Alabama, have high hopes and veteran quarterbacks . In fact, eight SEC quarterback starters return and four other teams could start graduate transfers. While Alabama’s nonconference schedule is less formidable than usual, other potential SEC contenders have
He set Alabama single-season passing records with 43 touchdowns and 3,966 yards. Andrew Thomas, LT, Georgia: A second-team AP All-American last season, he’s one of the nation’s better offensive lineman. Helps protect Fromm and pave the way for a running game led by D’Andre Swift.
New faces
Sure, every SEC head coach returns for the first time since 2006, but there was plenty of change among coordinators. The league has 11 new offensive and defensive coordinators, with Alabama and Georgia each replacing the play callers on both sides of the ball.
On the hot seat
It might be too much to ask for all 14 coaches to survive for a second straight Alabama head coach Nick Saban leaves the field after a team photo prior to a fan-day college year. The warmest seat going into the football scrimmage. Alabama is hardly immune to change, with an assemblage of new assistant season belongs undoubtedly to Auburn’s coaches and the next wave of blue-chip prospects replacing the old ones. Two constants remain: Gus Malzahn, who’s set to start a freshcoach Nick Saban and championship expectations. [VASHA HUNT/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS] man quarterback — either Joey Gatewood or Bo Nix — against a difficult schedule. some big ones. Auburn opens with Top players Copyright 2019 The Associated Press. Oregon in Arlington, Texas. Then on Derrick Brown, DT, Auburn: Opted to All rights reserved. This material may Sept. 7, Texas A&M visits Clemson and return for his senior season though he’s not be published, broadcast, rewritten LSU is at Texas before Georgia hosts a highly rated NFL prospect. Centerpiece or redistributed. Notre Dame on Sept. 21. of what could be one of the nation’s top So there should be plenty of drama on defensive lines. the road to Atlanta. Grant Delpit, DB, LSU: A unanimous Here are some things to know about All-American and finalist for the Nagurski the SEC this season: Award as the nation’s top defender. Delpit led the league with five interceptions but The favorites also had 74 tackles and five sacks. East: If any team is threatening the Fromm, QB, Georgia: One of the SEC supremacy of Alabama’s program, nation’s most efficient passers, rankit’s Georgia. The Bulldogs have not only ing fifth last season. Has 54 touchdown challenged the Tide on the field but on passes against just 13 interceptions in the recruiting trail. Led by quarterback two seasons as starter. Jake Fromm , Georgia is the clear favorC.J. Henderson, CB, Florida: The latest ite to win a third consecutive division standout defensive back for the Gators. title. The Florida Gators are coming Has six interceptions over the past two off Dan Mullen’s 10-win debut season seasons and returned a pair of them for and Missouri is boosted by the addition touchdowns in 2017. of quarterback Kelly Bryant , a former Jerry Jeudy, WR, Alabama: TagoClemson starter. vailoa’s favorite target won the West: Alabama remains the favorite, as Biletnikoff Award last season and is a usual. But LSU’s Ed Orgeron and Texas bigtime deep threat. Hard to double team A&M’s Jimbo Fisher are trying to build because the Tide has so many weapons on solid 2018 seasons when the Tigers in the passing game. won 10 games and the Aggies went 9-4. Tagovailoa, QB, Alabama: Was the Auburn, Arkansas, Mississippi and SEC offensive player of the year and lost Alabama quarterback Taulia Tagovailoa (5) Mississippi State are breaking in new out on the Heisman to Oklahoma’s Kyler works through drills at Bryant-Denny Stadium. quarterbacks. Murray in his first season as the starter. [VASHA HUNT/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS]
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Alabama A&M Bulldogs Coach’s corner
Head coach: Connell Maynor Age: 50 Record at school: 6-5
Breaking it down
Location: Huntsville Stadium: Louis Crews Stadium (21,000) All-Time record: 419-401-31 Conference affiliation: SWAC Last conference title game appearance: 2011 lost to Grambling 16-15 Returning starters: 14 (8 offense, 6 defense)
Four-down territory
1. Second-year goals: After going 6-5 overall and 5-2 in conference play for their best record in six years, the Bulldogs return to football ready to contend for their division title. Alabama A&M was picked to finish second to Alcorn State in the East Division, and placed five players on the pre-season all-conference team. 2. Among the best: Two players earned first-team all-conference preseason honors, linebacker Armani Holloway and tight end Kendric Johnson. Holloway led the league with 108 tackles (9.8 per game), while Johnson had 169 receiving yards and two touchdowns to lead SWAC tight ends. 3. Experienced leaders: Quarterback Aqeel Glass led the SWAC in passing with 2,426 yards and 20 touchdowns while Brian Jenkins Jr. had 48 catches for 475 yards and two touchdowns. Tackle Shonye Reams was blocking up front, and all three were named second-team all-conference. 4. Playing for pride: Second-year coach Connell Maynor said his team has some lofty goals this season, but must work hard to achieve them. “This team believes they can win a championship,” Maynor said. “Some of these (players) believe they got snubbed on the preseason all-conference team, and that’s not a bad thing. “They’ve got a chip on their shoulders. Now it’s up to the players to go out and prove them wrong.”
Alabama A&M freshman Cameron Young turns up field after making a catch in a recent Alabama A&M scrimmage. [W.AYCOCK/ALABAMA A&M ATHLETICS]
Safety Desmond Fletcher said the new duo is a good fit for the program. “We’re really enjoying the new defensive coaches so far in camp,” he stated. “They know the system and play calls very well and are constantly teaching us new techniques to use during the games. The balance of personalities they bring to us all works and fits perfectly.”
Upset special
Cheer: Alabama State. Maynor quickly found out how important the Magic City Classic was to the fan base, and didn’t disappoint in his first visit to Birmingham. Another win in the middle of a good season should set the Bulldogs up for a strong finish. Jeer: Samford. A non-conference game against the Bulldogs in Birmingham will give Alabama A&M a good idea of how far Extra Point it has come. Samford takes the place of the New defensive coordinator Granville FBS teams A&M has played the past few Eastman is bringing a 4-2-5 scheme to years, but should still hand the visitors a the Bulldogs to take advantage of their loss. speed and versatility while countering the speed of the offenses they will be facing. Crystal ball: Defensive backs coach Kenyatta McCoy, 7-5: With a 5-2 conference record also a new face this year, is also working last year, and losses only to Grambling to teach his charges the new approach. and Alcorn State, the Bulldogs made an
announcement that they were ready to win in the SWAC East Division. A win against North Alabama or Samford would show progress by the Bulldogs, but winning the East will take a big upset against Alcorn.
2018 results
Alabama A&M 37, Miles College 0 North Alabama 25, Alabama A&M 20 Cincinnati 63, Alabama A&M 7 Southern 39, Alabama A&M 27 Alabama A&M 21, Jackson State 16 Alabama A&M 42, Texas Southern 21 Did you know? Alcorn State 35, Alabama A&M 26 The Bulldogs will play one national teleAlabama A&M 27, Alabama State 10 vision game and three ESPN3 games this Alabama A&M 45, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 14 season. starting with the season opener. Grambling 29, Alabama A&M 16 They begin the season in the inaugural Alabama A&M 42, Mississippi Valley Black College Football Hall of Fame Game State 14 in Canton, Ohio on the NFL Network Sept. 1, then play ESPN3 games against 2019 schedule Samford Sept. 21 in Birmingham; the Sept. 1 vs. Morehouse College (Canton, Magic City Classic Oct. 26; and against Ohio) Southern in Baton Rouge Nov. 2. Sept. 7 Arkansas-Pine Bluff Sept. 14 at North Alabama Quotebook Sept. 21 at Samford “The goal is to win a championship. We Sept. 28 Central State University believe this team has the pieces in place. (Mobile) But to make that happen, everyone has Oct. 5 Texas Southern take care of his responsibilities. We have Oct. 12 at Grambling to approach each practice like it’s the most Oct. 26 vs. Alabama State (Birmingham) important, and strive to do more every Nov. 2 at Southern time we’re on the field. If everyone does Nov. 9 Jackson State their job, this team is capable of winning Nov. 16 at Alcorn State a championship.” Nov. 23 Mississippi Valley State — Aqeel Glass — Dennis Tymkiw
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ACC PREVIEW
It’s 4-time champion Clemson and everyone else
Johnson, who retired after 11 seasons directing a run-heavy option scheme. Now Collins is trying to reshape the offense while adapting to players recruited to the option scheme. Manny Diaz, Miami: Diaz had left as Miami’s defensive coordinator to become Temple’s new coach, only to end up taking over the Hurricanes after Richt’s unexpected retirement. Mack Brown, North Carolina: Tar Heels fans would love anything approaching Brown’s first stint in Chapel Hill, a decade-long run that included top-10 seasons in 1996 and 1997 before his 16-year run at Texas. He inherits a program that lost 21 of 27 games since November 2016 under former coach Larry Fedora.
By Aaron Beard The Associated Press
RALEIGH, N.C. — Reigning national champion Clemson has taken any drama out of the Atlantic Coast Conference race. At least on paper. Dabo Swinney’s program has risen to the top of college football, not just the ACC, during a multi-year tear. The Tigers enter the 2019 season with four straight ACC championships, the kind of domination last seen when Bobby Bowden’s Florida State teams romped through the 1990s with at least a share of nine straight titles. They’re an overwhelming favorite yet again as they contend for a third national title in four seasons. “Truly, we don’t carry everything over,” Swinney said, adding: “It’s always about what’s next. You’ve got to show up every year with something to prove.” That mission now is becoming the first power conference team to win five straight league championship games. The strength will be on an offense led by quarterback Trevor Lawrence — the preseason ACC player of the year and one of 13 Tigers players making up nearly half of the 27-player preseason all-conference team. With Clemson taking its place alongside Alabama as college football’s unquestioned top programs, the Tigers had only one close call last year: a 27-23 home win against Syracuse after Lawrence was knocked from the game days after former starter Kelly Bryant decided to transfer. The Tigers won their other seven ACC regular-season games by an average margin of 40.1 points, beat Pittsburgh 42-10 in the league title game then blew out Notre Dame and Alabama to become college football’s first 15-0 team since the 1800s. The strongest challenge could come from Syracuse within the Atlantic Division. The Orange won 10 games in Year 3 under Dino Babers and offer an immediate challenge by hosting the Tigers on Sept. 14. Syracuse is the last ACC team to beat Clemson, that one coming two years ago in the Carrier Dome.
Clemson’s Trevor Lawrence throws during the first half against Alabama in the national championship game. Sure, Clemson lost all four of its “Power Rangers” defensive line and seven starters on defense from its title team. But the Tigers’ offense, led Lawrence and tailback Travis Etienne, looks ready to operate at an even higher level than a year ago when it averaged 527 yards and 44.3 points a game. [CHRIS CARLSON/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS]
On the other side, the Coastal Division continues to offer a bewildering amount of turnover at the top with a different team winning the title for the past six seasons. Some other things to know about the upcoming ACC football season:
The favorites
Reversing course
Pressure is high at Florida State and Virginia Tech. The Seminoles went just 5-7 in their first year under Willie Taggart and failed Travis Etienne, Clemson: The junior to earn a bowl trip for the first time since ran for 1,658 yards and 24 touchdowns, 1981. And the Hokies finished 6-7 in their ranking 15th nationally in rushing (110.5 third year under Justin Fuente, marking yards per game). their first losing record since 1992. AJ Dillon, Boston College: The junior The good news, at least, is both teams running back is healthy after playing will have plenty of returning experience. through an ankle injury last season, FSU has 15 starters back on offense and though he still ranked 13th nationally defense, while Virginia Tech has 16. (110.8) and joins Etienne in giving the Copyright 2019 The Associated Press. Atlantic Division the potential for some All rights reserved. This material may big rushing totals this fall. not be published, broadcast, rewritten Bryce Perkins, Virginia: The senior’s or redistributed. return is a key reason why Virginia is the Coastal favorite. He threw for 2,680 yards and 25 touchdowns while running for 923 yards and nine more scores.
Atlantic: Clemson. The Tigers are 34-2 against league teams dating to the 2015 season with 26 wins by double-digit margins. Enough said. Coastal: Virginia. The only team not to win the Coastal in the past six years is the preseason favorite Cavaliers, who return nine defensive starters from an eightwin team. “We have as good a chance New faces as anyone on our side of the division to For the second time in four seasons, the win this league,” Virginia coach Bronco league will have four new head coaches Mendenhall said. “I don’t think it’s a with three in the Coastal Division: stretch to say that. . Now, doing that is Scott Satterfield, Louisville: The the next part.” 46-year-old had a strong run at Appalachian State and now must rebuild a Top players Louisville program that abruptly botTrevor Lawrence, Clemson: The quarter- tomed out under fired coach Bobby back lived up to the hype as a freshman, Petrino. throwing for 3,280 yards and 30 touchGeoff Collins, Georgia Tech: Collins downs with four interceptions. arrives from Temple to replace Paul
North Carolina head coach Mack Brown watches players during practice earlier this month. [GERRY BROOME/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS]
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BIG TEN PREVIEW
Michigan, Nebraska ready for breakthrough By Eric Olson The Associated Press
The power structure in the Big Ten could be in for a shakeup. Jim Harbaugh enters his fifth year at Michigan overdue for a breakthrough, and two-time defending conference champion Ohio State is transitioning from Urban Meyer to Ryan Day and replacing a firstround NFL draft pick at quarterback. Momentum Nebraska built the second half of last season is expected to carry over into Scott Frost’s second year. Wisconsin ceded control of the West with five losses in 2018, and the division is considered wide open with six teams capable of making it to Indianapolis for the Big Ten title game. Last year, Michigan was in position to win its first conference title since 2004 and make the College Football Playoff for the first time before embarrassing losses Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh walks out with players during the team’s annual spring game in to Ohio State and Florida sent Harbaugh Ann Arbor, Mich. Harbaugh seems to be set up for success at Michigan in his fifth season, leading a program that is a popular choice to win the Big Ten. “That’s where I would pick us,” Harbaugh said. into the offseason looking for answers. The offense returns quarterback Shea [CARLOS OSORIO/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS] Patterson, four starting offensive linemen and an experienced group of receivers. Most important, new coordinator Josh “Nebraska is one of the teams that for Gattis promises to jazz up the offense a long time was one of the blue bloods with and a fast-paced system featuring of college football and winning as many run-pass options. The defense lost two game as anybody. That wasn’t built overfirst-round draft picks, but there’s plenty night. It’s not going to be built overnight of returning talent. again,” Frost said. “I have a strong sense Harbaugh doesn’t disagree with those that we’re way ahead of where we were a who pick the Wolverines to win the East year ago, and I think we’ll keep improving and the league. from here.” “I think that’s where I would pick us,” he said. CFP drought Why? The Big Ten champion has not made the “I feel like our team is in a really good College Football Playoff since 2015, and place,” he said. “Young, enthusiastic team the conference hasn’t had a team included with players with a lot of good experience. since a one-loss Ohio State got the nod I feel really good about our coaching staff. over two-loss champion Penn State in I feel like it’s good, it’s tight, and we’re 2016. Ohio State was passed over in 2018 proceeding on a daily basis to make it even because of a 29-point loss at Purdue and tighter, even better.” in 2017 because of a 31-point loss at Iowa. Nebraska, coming off a 4-8 season, There’s been chatter about realigning the brings back one of the nation’s most Big Ten divisions to create greater comdynamic young quarterbacks in Adrian petitive balance. East teams have won all Nebraska quarterback Adrian Martinez (2) Martinez. Scoring has never been a prob- five league titles since the East-West split, leaps over a player during practice in Lincoln, lem for a Frost team, whether at Central though it was two teams from the West Neb. Martinez, the most productive freshman Florida or Nebraska. The biggest question that caused Ohio State to miss the playoff quarterback in the nation last season, averaged is whether the defense can improve on its the last two years. 371 yards of total offense against West Division No. 94 national ranking. opponents and 295 overall. He led an offense The Huskers benefit from a schedule Top players that ranked second in the Big Ten and scored 30 that has them playing at home against Wisconsin RB Jonathan Taylor is the points per game. [NATI HARNIK/THE ASSOCIATED Ohio State, defending West champion returning Doak Walker Award winner PRESS] Northwestern, Wisconsin and Iowa. who led nation with 2,194 yards. Purdue
WR-KR Rondale Moore set school single-game and season records for allpurpose yards and was the first Big Ten true freshman to make first-team AllAmerica. Nebraska’s Martinez is coming off the most prolific freshman season in program history. Ohio State DE Chase Young is looking to become the second Buckeye, and first since Mike Vrabel in 1994-95, to record double-digit sacks in multiple seasons. Penn State DE Yetur Gross-Matos is coming off a breakthrough season in which he had 20 tackles for loss. Michigan State LB Joe Bachie has made at least 100 tackles two straight seasons.
Forgotten Wildcats?
Northwestern won its first West title in 2018, came from behind to beat Utah in the Holiday Bowl and Pat Fitzgerald was named coach of the year. And once again, the Wildcats are picked middle-of-thepack in the West. “We’re not great clickbait, I guess, so picking us first isn’t real sexy,” Fitzgerald said. “But we’ll just earn it. ... We’ll just continue to do that and control what we can control. But, yeah, it’s always fun to read this time of year how we stink.”
Mark your calendars
Northwestern at Stanford, Aug. 31; Nebraska at Colorado, Sept. 7; Syracuse at Maryland, Sept. 7; TCU at Purdue, Sept. 14; Michigan at Wisconsin, Sept. 21; Ohio State at Nebraska, Sept. 28; Iowa at Michigan, Oct. 5; Penn State at Iowa, Oct. 12; Michigan at Penn State, Oct. 19; Notre Dame at Michigan, Oct. 26; Iowa at Wisconsin, Nov. 9; Wisconsin at Nebraska, Nov. 16; Michigan State at Michigan, Nov. 16; Penn State at Ohio State, Nov. 23; Iowa at Nebraska, Nov. 29; Ohio State at Michigan, Nov. 30; Wisconsin at Minnesota, Nov. 30.
Picks
East: Michigan, Ohio State, Penn State, Michigan State, Indiana, Maryland, Rutgers. West: Nebraska, Iowa, Wisconsin, Northwestern, Purdue, Minnesota, Illinois. Champion: Michigan. Copyright 2019 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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BIGG 12 PREVIEW
Red River rematch could happen again
winning it again this year would be just as hard.”
By Stephen Hawkins The Associated Press
Red River rivals Oklahoma and Texas met twice last season for the first time in 115 years, when the Sooners won their fourth consecutive Big 12 championship by avenging their only regular-season loss. Oklahoma now has another transfer quarterback — former national championship winner Jalen Hurts — after their transfer QBs the past two seasons both were Heisman Trophy winners and No. 1 overall NFL draft picks, all since Lincoln Riley became head coach. The Longhorns and hometown quarterback Sam Ehlinger are coming off their first 10-win season since 2009, a quick turnaround under third-year coach Tom Herman. So it really wouldn’t be that much of a surprise if they again get to play a second game in the same season outside their traditional October game at the State Fair of Texas. Especially in a season following the biggest coaching turnover ever in the Big 12 with four new coaches, including two who have won national championships. Les Miles takes over at Kansas a dozen seasons removed from his title at LSU and nearly three years after his last game, while new Kansas State coach Chris Klieman won at the FCS level with four championships in five seasons as North Dakota State’s head coach after three as a defensive coordinator there. Suddenly only Oklahoma State’s Mike Gundy (15th season) and TCU’s Gary Patterson (19th season) have been head coaches in the Big 12 longer than Matt Campbell, whose Iowa State team with sophomore quarterback Brock Purdy may be ready to make a push for a spot in the Big 12 title game in his fourth season. “Phenomenal job, and I’m glad he stayed,” Riley said of Campbell. “Not glad from a competitive standpoint, but he’s a heck of a coach. He’s done a great job. His players play their tails off, made a big improvement obviously in that program in a short time.” The Cyclones have had consecutive 8-5 seasons under their 39-year-old coach who has already drawn interest from NFL teams. They had nine losing seasons in the 10 years before Campbell
Big-play receivers
Oklahoma quarterbacks Jalen Hurts, left, and Tanner Mordecai, right, throw practice in Norman, Okla. Hurts beat out Mordecai, a redshirt freshman, and Spencer Rattler, a true freshman, to become the starting quarterback. [SUE OGROCKI/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS]
arrived in Ames, Iowa, after his four seasons as head coach at Toledo. “When I first got to Iowa State, all of the questions were what color uniforms are you wearing, what’s your entrance song. People cared about stuff that really doesn’t matter,” Campbell said. “Now we’re talking about a football team. We’re asking football questions, and we’re concerned about what’s really important.” The Big 12 hasn’t had a national champion since the 2005 Texas team led by Vince Young.
Other new coaches
one side of the ball or the other,” Riley said. The Sooners, whose last national title was 2000, have like defending national champion Clemson won four consecutive outright conference titles. Baker Mayfield led them to three in a row after beginning his college career as a walk-on quarterback at Texas Tech, and was succeeded last season by former Texas A&M quarterback and top-10 MLB draft pick Kyler Murray. Hurts transferred from Alabama. “It’s just hard every year. It’s not really staying on top to me,” Riley said. “And
While Marquise Brown, Lil’Jordan Humphrey, Antoine Wesley and Hakeem Butler are all in NFL camps after bypassing their senior seasons in the Big 12, the league returns three junior receivers who also had more than 1,000 yards receiving last season. Oklahoma State’s Tylan Wallace led the Big 12 and was second nationally last season as a sophomore with 1,491 yards receiving, on 86 catches with 12 touchdowns. CeeDee Lamb, who will likely get even more opportunities at Oklahoma with Brown gone, had 65 catches for 1,158 yards and 11 TDs. Speedy TCU playmaker Jalen Reagor caught 72 passes for 1,061 yards and nine touchdowns.
Some early matchups
Dana Holgorsen spent the past eight seasons at West Virginia, including the Mountaineers’ first seven years in the Big 12, before leaving to take over at Houston. Holgorsen’s Houston debut Sept. 1 will be in the Big 12, at Oklahoma. Oklahoma State will be the first Big 12 team to play this season, Aug. 30 at Pac-12 team Oregon State. Texas will get an early test in the second weekend of the season when the Longhorns host LSU.
While Miles and Klieman get started in the Sunflower State, the league’s other new coaches are Neal Brown at West Virginia and Matt Wells at Texas Tech. Wells left his alma mater after six seasons at Utah State. His only previous coaching stop at a Power Five school was as an assistant at Louisville 10 years ago. While Brown comes to the Big 12 after 35 wins and three bowl wins the last four seasons at Troy, he is no stranger to the Big 12. He was Texas Tech’s offensive coordinator from 2010-12 before going to Kentucky in the SEC for the same role.
Coming up short
Oklahoma is the only Big 12 team to make it to the College Football Playoff, but has lost in the semifinal game three of the last four years. “We haven’t played a complete game in those semifinal games. Not necessarily
TCU head coach Gary Patterson stands with his team in the tunnel exit before running onto the field against Southern University in Fort Worth, Texas. Patterson is entering his 19th season at TCU coming off a 7-6 record that included an impressive late comeback, winning their last two regular season games just to get bowl eligible, and then won that game, after a season filled with injuries to so many key players. [RON JENKINS/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS]
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PAC-12 PREVIEW
No favorite, but plenty of potential By Greg Beacham
Huskies recharge
The Associated Press
LOS ANGELES — The Pac-12’s national championship drought hits 15 years this winter, and there are few signs of a respite. Several of the conference’s traditional powers are in states of rebuilding or disarray heading into a season that’s murkier than a Mike Leach metaphor. Even the preseason media poll couldn’t identify a clear favorite, with plucky Utah barely emerging on top after several schools essentially split the vote. But to the coaches entrusted with returning the West Coast’s conference to national competitiveness, this seeming parity only underlines the overall strength of a league on the rise again. Elite talent is easy to find around the Pac12, and several programs are in a position to potentially put it all together. “There are not a lot of conferences out there that can legitimately look up and say more than half their conference has a chance to win the conference,” Stanford coach David Shaw said. “The people that know football know how deep and how difficult this conference is. The people that only want to look in two spots, in the SEC and the Big Ten footprint, you can’t win them over anyway, because they’re not paying attention to the scope of college football.” Still, the Pac-12 doesn’t have a traditional power in peak form after graduation losses at defending champion Washington and Stanford, Southern California’s miserable 2018 season and the questions still looming around resurgent Oregon and its 5-4 conference mark. Into the gap stepped Utah, the (relative) conference newcomer with numerous returning starters, an elite defense and promising quarterback Tyler Huntley. Whether the Utes live up to their hype or another power emerges, Huskies coach Chris Petersen is confident this league is on its way up again. “Five or six years ago, the Pac-12 could do no wrong,” Petersen said. “We were in the greatest position ever, and we were going to do this and that. And five years later, (people think) we don’t even know how to play football anymore. It’s always somewhere in between. I know we’ve got good players out here, and good coaches
Although Washington is heading into its biggest rebuilding season in a halfdecade after losing 13 starters from last year’s champions, quarterback Jacob Eason has hopes running high in Seattle. The touted local product returned from Georgia last season in hopes of replacing four-year starter Jake Browning this fall. Petersen insists Eason is competing with sophomore Jake Haener in camp, but most expect Eason and running back Salvon Ahmed to step in for Huskies stalwarts Browning and Myles Gaskin.
The Chip dip
Utah head coach Kyle Whittingham and his team prepares to take the field prior to their game against the BYU in Salt Lake City. The Utes were selected to win the Pac-12 in the preseason media poll and they’re also ranked in the preseason coaches’ poll. [RICK BOWMER/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS]
and programs. I think it’s all cyclical.” off their first losing season since 2000, Here are more things to watch during including five losses in their last six. USC the Pac-12 football season: finished 91st in scoring in the FBS despite a talent-studded offensive roster, and Utes up front Helton addressed the problem by hiring Utah is the preseason favorite, but it’s blue chip coordinators Kliff Kingsbury not going to anybody’s head in Salt Lake and then Graham Harrell, who brings City, according to coach Kyle Whitting- his version of the Air Raid offense to ham. In fact, he wants his Utes thinking Tailback U. The Trojans’ brutal early not about national championships, but season schedule is an obstacle to a quick only about achieving Pac-12 suprem- turnaround, but Helton knows what’s acy, largely because the league’s South expected — or else. Division teams are 1-7 in the league championship game. “We felt like we Herbert’s return were going to have some preseason Quarterback Justin Herbert returned hype, and so we wanted to make sure to Oregon for his senior season, and that we got out ahead of it and talked to he’ll finally have the same coach in conour players about just ignoring the noise secutive years. Mario Cristobal’s Ducks and staying focused,” Whittingham said. should contend for their first league title “We all know that the Pac-12 champion- since 2014 if Herbert takes another step ship is our goal, as I’m sure is every team from his 3,000-yard season last fall. in the Pac-12, so the focus is not on the Herbert calls it “a huge bonus” to have goal. It’s (on) how we are going to achieve the same coaching staff for the first that goal.” time: “We go from having spent all this time learning to teaching. We’re able Trojan hot seat to reach out to those younger guys, get Coach Clay Helton clearly needs a them dialed up and up to speed so they swift rebound with his Trojans coming are able to jump in as soon as we can.”
UCLA is coming off its worst season since 1977 after going 3-9 in coach Chip Kelly’s debut. Those Bruins largely got a pass due to the program’s steady decline in Jim Mora’s final seasons, and they also beat USC. But the deep-pocketed UCLA boosters who attracted Kelly will be looking for some return on their investment this fall, and they might get it if Kelly fields an improved offense around quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson.
Washington coach Chris Petersen watches players as they run drills during NCAA college football practice in Seattle. The defending Pac-12 champion Huskies lost numerous starters to graduation, but Petersen’s team hopes to contend for another league title in a conference race that looks wide open as the opening week approaches. [TED S. WARREN/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS]
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C-USA PREVIEW
North Texas, Marshall are league favorites By Stephen Hawkins The Associated Press
DENTON, Texas — North Texas was oh-so-close in Conference USA last year to fulfilling the preseason prediction of repeating as a division champion. The Mean Green could have also ended up at the opposite end of the standings after five of their league games were decided by a field goal or less. “There’s so much parity in our league,” UNT coach Seth Littrell said. “We were 3-2 in those games. We could have just as easily been 5-0. We could have very easily been 0-5.” Going into Littrell’s fourth season, and with two-time C-USA offensive player of the year quarterback Mason Fine one of nine starters back on the league’s highest-scoring offense, the Mean Green are again favored in the West Division. “I think the biggest thing we’ve learned throughout those games is maybe being able to overcome adversity a little bit better than we did this past year,” said Littrell, whose team has had consecutive nine-win seasons. “Maybe just being a little bit more mentally tough this upcoming season will help us.” UNT’s three C-USA losses were by a combined 13 points, including 29-21 to division foe and overall league champion UAB. In the Mean Green’s other two league losses, they had a field goal attempt blocked in the final minute of a 29-27 home loss to Louisiana Tech, and blew a 28-0 lead in the first half of a 34-31 loss at Old Dominion. The Mean Green were among six C-USA teams that went to bowl games, though Fine was injured early in the New Mexico Bowl. They ended up using three other quarterbacks in a 52-13 loss to Utah State, but the league still went 4-2 in bowl games, the best postseason winning percentage by any conference last season. “The last couple of years, it’s been a tough league,” Southern Miss coach Jay Hopson said. “There’s a lot of parity, there’s a lot of winning. ... Top to bottom, a lot of teams are winning football games, so each week is a battle.”
The favorites
East Division: Marshall goes into coach Doc Holliday’s 10th season as the
North Texas quarterback Mason Fine (6) laughs about his second-half hand injury with coach Seth Littrell after North Texas pulled out a win against Florida Atlantic last season. Going into Littrell’s fourth season, and with two-time C-USA offensive player of the year quarterback Fine one of nine starters back on the league’s highest-scoring offense, the Mean Green are again favored in the West Division. [JAKE KING/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS]
favorite in the West Division. The Thundering Herd won four of their final five games last season, including a seventh consecutive bowl victory. They return quarterback Isaiah Green after a standout freshman season, along with their top two running backs. FIU, going into its third season under Butch Davis, has back quarterback James Morgan (26 TD passes) after a program-best nine wins last year. Florida Atlantic will be looking to rebound, having stumbled to 5-7 after a 10-game winning streak wrapped up Lane Kiffin’s first season in 2017. West Division: North Texas got 20 of 26 votes as the West favorite in the preseason media poll. Southern Miss, which returns 10 offensive starters, got four votes. Defending champion UAB has to replace seven offensive starters and six on defense.
UAB junior running back Spencer Brown has had consecutive 1,200-yard seasons. He ran for 1,227 yards (87.6 per game) with 16 TDs last year. Charlotte’s 5-foot-9 senior running back Benny LeMay rushed for 1,243 yards and 11 TDs in 12 games last season. Rico Bussey Jr. led North Texas with 68 catches for 1,017 yards and a leaguehigh 12 TDs in his 12 games last season as a junior. Louisiana Tech junior cornerback Amik Robertson has 15 tackles for losses and nine interceptions in his first two seasons.
Step-up games
Six C-USA teams will play multiple games against Power Five opponents, led by Middle Tennessee State’s three games against teams from one of the major conferences (at Michigan, home vs. Duke, at Some other top players Iowa). Marshall is the only C-USA team FIU senior linebacker Sage Lewis, the not playing a Power Five opponent. preseason C-USA defensive player of the There will be 20 games with C-USA year, set a school record with a league- vs. Power Five teams, including three leading 132 tackles last season. season openers Aug. 31 — FAU at Ohio
State, Louisiana Tech at Texas and the MTSU-Michigan matchup. Rice plays two such games, neither as a road team: against Texas at the home of the NFL’s Houston Texans on Sept. 14, then at home against Baylor the following week. Southern Miss plays two SEC teams on the road, Mississippi State and Alabama.
NFL Exposure
There will be Conference USA games on the NFL Network for 10 Saturday afternoons this season, the first of a four-year deal that was the network’s first agreement with a college league. All the C-USA games broadcast by the NFL Network will start at 3:30 p.m. Eastern on Saturdays, and 11 of the league’s 14 teams will be featured in those games. The first will be Louisiana Tech hosting Grambling on Sept. 7, and the last will be Southern Miss at FAU on Nov. 30. Copyright 2019 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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SUN BELT PREVIEW
New regime aims to keep Appalachian St. rolling By Brett Martel The Associated Press
NEW ORLEANS — If Appalachian State is to prolong a three-year reign atop the Sun Belt Conference, it’ll have to do so under a new regime. This season marks the head coaching debut for Eli Drinkwitz after his successor, Scott Satterfield, left for Louisville. “There’s a lot of things that they’ve accomplished in the past that are tremendous,” said Drinkwitz, who spent the past three seasons as offensive coordinator at North Carolina State. “The thing that we’ve talked to our team about is: We have to form our new identity. We’re not the 2018 Mountaineers. We’re not the 2005 Mountaineers. We’re the 2019 Appalachian State Mountaineers.” After tying for the league title in 2016 and 2017, Appalachian State won the Sun Belt’s inaugural championship game last season over West Division champion Louisiana-Lafayette and followed that up with a lopsided victory over Middle Tennessee in the New Orleans Bowl. The good news for Drinkwitz is that many prominent players from the 2018 Mountaineers are back, including quarterback Zac Thomas, the reigning Sun Belt offensive player of the year and New Orleans Bowl MVP. “We do have a lot of returning starters. We do have a lot of players with experience. But they’re not experienced in our schemes, in our system, with our coaching staff,” Drinkwitz said. “We’re kind of behind the 8-ball, especially when you look around the conference at the teams that have relatively had a lot of success in the past, that return their coaching staff intact with a lot of tremendous players.” Expectations are also high at Arkansas State, Louisiana-Lafayette, Troy and Georgia Southern, all of which played in bowl games last season. Appalachian State, Troy and Georgia Southern also are coming off double-digit-win seasons in 2018. “We’re trying to figure out how to go from a good season to a great season,” said Georgia Southern coach Chad Lunsford, who oversaw an eight-win improvement over 2017. “It’s important for our guys to understand that we’re not going to sneak up on anybody.”
Appalachian State quarterback Zac Thomas (12) runs in for a touchdown against Penn State during the second half last season. Appalachian State returns nine all-Sun Belt players from last season, including Thomas, the 2018 offensive player of the year. [CHRIS KNIGHT/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS]
Thomas sounds as if he’s looking forward to trying new things under Drinkwitz and even derives motivation from the uncertainty that comes with regime change. “I like to think that we’re still the underdog,” Thomas said. “Last year doesn’t mean anything. We still have to go out there and prove ourselves.” Here are some of the central themes in the Sun Belt Conference in 2019.
Everett Withers, who was fired near the end of his third season. Spavital spent the previous two seasons as West Virginia’s offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. Both Drinkwitz and Spavital began their college coaching careers as graduate assistants on the same staff as Auburn coach Gus Malzahn — Drinkwitz at Auburn in 2010-11, Spavital at Tulsa in 2008.
New coaches
Sun Belt teams have posted eight victories over Power 5 conference opponents in the previous eight seasons. The past two have come thanks to Troy’s upsets at LSU in 2017 and at Nebraska last season. This season, there will be more opportunities, including: Louisiana-Lafayette vs. Mississippi State in New Orleans on Aug. 31. Georgia Southern at LSU on Aug. 31 and at Minnesota on Sept. 14. Georgia State at Tennessee on Aug. 31. South Alabama at Nebraska on Aug. 31. Texas State at Texas A&M on Aug. 31. Coastal Carolina at Kansas on Sept. 7. Louisiana-Monroe at Florida State on Sept. 7 and at Iowa State on Sept. 21. Arkansas State at Georgia on Sept. 14.
Drinkwitz is one of four new head coaches in the Sun Belt. Chip Lindsey has taken over at Troy for Neal Brown, who was plucked away by West Virginia. Jamey Chadwell slides in almost seamlessly at Coastal Carolina, where he was offensive coordinator and became interim head coach when Joe Moglia stepped away for health reasons. When Moglia informed Coastal Carolina that he’d decided not to return to coaching in the foreseeable future, Chadwell, a former Charleston Southern head coach, had the interim tag removed from his title at Coastal. At Texas State, Jake Spavital replaces
Power plays
Appalachian State at North Carolina on Sept. 21 and at South Carolina on Nov. 9. Troy at Missouri on Oct. 5.
Top players
Troy running back B.J. Smith, who rushed for 1,186 yards and 13 touchdowns in 2018, was named the Sun Belt’s preseason offensive player of year. Georgia Southern cornerback Kindle Vildor, whose five interceptions in 2018 tied for a conference high, was named preseason defensive player of the year. Other contenders for recognition include: Zac Thomas, QB, Appalachian State; Darrynton Evans, RB, Appalachian State; Kirk Merritt, WR, Arkansas State; Desmond Franklin, DB, Appalachian State; Bryan London II, LB, Texas State; Jordan Fehr, LB, Appalachian State.
Picks
East: 1, Appalachian State; 2, Troy; 3, Georgia Southern; 4, Coastal Carolina; 5, Georgia State. West: 1, Louisiana-Lafayette; 2, Arkansas State; 3, Louisiana-Monroe; 4, South Alabama; 5, Texas State. Champion: Appalachian State over Louisiana-Lafayette.
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AAC PREVIEW
Who is next to surge in AAC? By Ralph D. Russo The Associated Press
Nobody saw Cincinnati coming in the American Athletic Conference last year. Not even Luke Fickell, who guided the team to a seven-victory improvement in his second season as Bearcats coach. “As you go through it in your head did you really imagine yourself winning 11 games in Year 2?,” Fickell said. “The progression throughout the entire year is what you remember most.” Best to expect the unexpected in the AAC. The league has been fertile ground for fast turnarounds since it rose from the ashes of the old Big East in 2013. Starting in 2014, when Memphis jumped from three victories to 10 and a share of the conference championship, the American has had at least one team each season that reached double-digit victories while improving by at least four wins. The Bearcats’ rapid rise from 4-8 to 11-2 followed UCF jumping from 6-7 to 13-0 in 2018. Tulsa went from six to 10 wins in 2016. In 2015, Houston surged from eight to 13 victories and Temple jumped from six to 10. So while the major story line in the AAC is whether UCF can be dethroned — or simply defeated — after consecutive unbeaten regular seasons and conference championships, maybe the more interesting question is who will be next to take a giant leap? • Steadily improving Tulane went 7-6 last season, winning a bowl game for the first time since 2002. The Green Wave have some standout defensive linemen in 320-pound nose tackle Jeffery Johnson and end Patrick Johnson, who had 10.5 sacks last season. • SMU under second-year coach Sonny Dykes was in the thick of the West Division race last season until losing its last two. The Mustangs add former Texas quarterback Shane Buechele, among several transfers who could give SMU more staying power. • Navy is coming off its worst season in the 11-year tenure of Ken Niumatalolo at 3-10. Could a new defensive coordinator (Brian Newberry, previously at Kennesaw State), a re-commitment to shifty quarterback Malcolm Perry and a more manageable schedule spark a resurgence for the Midshipmen?
Nobody saw Cincinnati coming in the American Athletic Conference last year. Not even Luke Fickell, who guided the team to a seven-victory improvement in his second season as Bearcats coach. [JOHN MINCHILLO/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS]
Replacing KZ
The conference lost its biggest star when UCF quarterback McKenzie Milton went down with a serious leg injury in the regular-season finale last year. One of the leading contenders to replace Milton, Darriel Mack Jr., who started in his absence, broke his ankle during the summer. That leaves Notre Dame graduate transfer Brandon Wimbush as the presumptive starter, though Mack should return at some point. Wimbush started 16 games the past two seasons for the Fighting Irish. Accuracy has been a problem (50.5 career completion percentage), but his arm is strong, he is a dynamic runner (1,156 yards and 16 touchdowns), and he will not shy away from the spotlight. “He’s a charismatic guy. A great person to be around for sure. Wants to be a leader. Wants to be a part of the team,” receiver Gabriel Davis said. “He fit right in to what we got going on.” Milton is hoping to return in 2020, but he will be coaching up his replacement this season.
Willie Taggart and Justin Fuente made the jump from the American to Power Five conferences. Dana Holgorsen went against the trend, leaving West Virginia in the Big 12 to take over at Houston. “To me there’s no difference. The University of Houston and a lot of the schools in the American are no different than the conference I just left,” Holgorsen said. “I’m looking at it from a coaching perspective. If I’m at any school in the quote, unquote Power Five — which I fully embrace us being a Power Six because of what I’m about to say — I look at the teams in this conference and I really don’t want to play them in the nonconference. Because those guys are really good.” Holgorsen will benefit from the return of quarterback D’Eriq King, who accounted for 51 touchdowns in 11 games before a knee injury in November ended his season. Holgorsen will also have to navigate a strange and demanding early schedule. The Cougars play four games in 18 days, starting with a Sunday night opener at Oklahoma.
• Houston also plays Washington State at NRG Stadium, home of the Texans on Sept. 13. • Cincinnati opens at home against UCLA and goes to Ohio State on Sept. 7. • UCF hosts Stanford (Sept. 14) and travels to Pitt (Sept. 21). • USF opens at home against Wisconsin and plays at Georgia Tech the next week. • Memphis hosts Ole Miss to start the season.
Top players
King is the preseason favorite to be offensive player of the year and Tulane’s Patrick Johnson is the best bet to be top defensive player. Other contenders: Isaiah Wright, WR, Temple; Michael Warren, RB, Cincinnati; Greg McRae, RB, UCF; Jordan Kronkite, RB, USF; Brady White, QB, Memphis; James Proche, WR, SMU; Mike Hampton, CB, USF; James Wiggins, S Cincinnati.
Picks
East: 1, Temple; 2, UCF; 3, Cincinnati; 4, USF; 5, East Carolina; 6, UConn, which Unusual move The American relishes its chances to is in its last season as an AAC member. The AAC has become known as a breed- prove itself against the Power Five. HousWest: 1, Memphis; 2, Navy; 3, Houston; ing ground for up-and-coming coaches. ton’s opener against OU is one of several 4, Tulane; 5, SMU; 6, Tulsa. In recent years Tom Herman, Matt Rhule, opportunities, including: Champion: Memphis over Temple.
Power Six
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Pick Six: Awards
College awards could feature repeats By Steve Megargee The Associated Press
The race for the top individual awards in college football this season will have some standout players seeking repeats. Wisconsin’s Jonathan Taylor won the Doak Walker Award as the nation’s top running back last season, while Alabama’s Jerry Jeudy earned the Fred Biletnikoff Award as the most outstanding receiver. Both players are back for their junior seasons. Taylor discussed his award candidacy by talking about the advice he’s received from former Heisman Trophy winner Baker Mayfield and former Doak Walker Award winner Bryce Love. “The thing that they mentioned to me about the award was they’re just going out there to try to win games,” Taylor said. “Now I feel I’m taking that into consideration. As long as I’m going out there and trying to win games, everything will fall into place.” Taylor is trying to become the first player to win the Doak Walker in backto-back seasons since Arkansas’ Darren McFadden in 2006-07. The only other
Wisconsin’s Jonathan Taylor runs for a touchdown during the second half against Nebraska last season. College football’s race for its top individual awards this season will have a couple of standout players seeking repeats. Taylor won the Doak Walker Award as the nation’s top running back last season, while Alabama’s Jerry Jeudy earned the Fred Biletnikoff Award as college football’s most outstanding receiver. Both players are back for their junior seasons. [MORRY GASH/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS]
player to win this award in consecutive years was Texas’ Ricky Williams in 1997-98. The only player to win the Biletnikoff Award in back-to-back seasons was Oklahoma State’s Justin Blackmon in 2010-11. Syracuse’s Andre Szymt and Texas A&M’s Braden Mann also are looking to win annual position awards in back-toback seasons. Szymt won the Lou Groza Award as college football’s top kicker and Mann won the Ray Guy Award as the game’s best punter last year. Some of the top preseason candidates for various college football awards:
Heisman Trophy
Trevor Lawrence, Clemson: Lawrence’s dominant performance in last year’s College Football Playoff establishes the sophomore quarterback as a Heisman front-runner. Tua Tagovailoa, Alabama: The junior quarterback was the Heisman favorite for most of last season but ultimately Alabama’s Jerry Jeudy catches a touchdown pass in front of Clemson’s Tanner Muse during the finished second to Oklahoma quarter- first half of last season’s college football playoff championship game in Santa Clara, Calif. [CHRIS CARLSON/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS] back Kyler Murray. Jonathan Taylor, Wisconsin: Taylor has rushed for 4,171 yards over the last two rushed for 2,194 yards last year — 285 more Andrew Thomas, Georgia: This junior seasons and was the nation’s top rusher a than anyone else tackle is a third-year starter who earned year ago. His Heisman hopes could depend second-team AP All-America honors last on whether Wisconsin improves upon last Biletnikoff (top WR) season. year’s 8-5 finish. Jerry Jeudy, Alabama: Jeudy caught 68 passes for 1,315 yards and 14 touchdowns Bednarik/Nagurski (top Davey O’Brien (top quarterback) as a sophomore last season. defensive player) Jake Fromm, Georgia: Fromm ranked Laviska Shenault, Colorado: Shenault fifth nationally in passing efficiency last played just nine games last year due to Grant Delpit, LSU: Delpit was a Naguryear and has finished in the top 10 in that injury but still had 86 catches for 1,011 ski finalist and earned first-team AP category each of the last two seasons. yards. He ranked fourth in yards receiv- All-America honors as a sophomore last Trevor Lawrence, Clemson: He threw 30 ing per game. season. touchdown passes with only four interTylan Wallace, Oklahoma State: Wallace A.J. Epenesa, Iowa: Epenesa is coming ceptions as a freshman last season and was one of three finalists for the Biletnikoff off a 2018 season in which he collected 16 wasn’t picked off in his last 169 attempts. last season and earned second-team AP ½ tackles for loss and 10 ½ sacks. Tua Tagovailoa, Alabama: Tagovailoa All-America Honors. He caught 86 passes Chase Young, Ohio State: Young had 15 was a finalist for this award last year while for 1,491 yards and 12 touchdowns while ½ tackles for loss and 10 sacks last year. throwing for 3,966 yards and 43 touch- ranking third in yards receiving per game. downs with only six interceptions. Butkus (top LB) Outland (top interior lineman) Paddy Fisher, Northwestern: Fisher Doak Walker (top RB) Tyler Biadasz, Wisconsin: He’s the leader has collected at least 113 tackles and Eno Benjamin, Arizona State: Benja- of an offensive line that clears the way for has forced four fumbles each of the last min rushed for 1,642 yards on 300 carries Jonathan Taylor. The junior center is a two seasons. He earned AP All-America last season to earn Associated Press All- third-year starter who earned consensus third-team honors last year. America third-team honors. first-team all-Big Ten honors last season. Dylan Moses, Alabama: Moses was Travis Etienne, Clemson: Etienne ran for Walker Little, Stanford: Two years ago, one of three finalists for this award last 1,658 yards and averaged 8.1 yards per Little became the first Stanford true fresh- season as he collected 86 tackles, includcarry last season as a second-team AP man to start at left tackle since 2000. Now ing 10 for loss. All-America selection. he’s a junior regarded as a likely firstJonathan Taylor, Wisconsin: Taylor round draft pick. SEE PICK SIX, 39
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Pick Six: Hot Seat
Helton leads coaches on hot seat By Ralph D. Russo The Associated Press
Can a coach really be on the “hot seat” in Year 2? We might find out this season at Florida State. Willie Taggart is trying to turn things around after a rough debut with the Seminoles, who failed to make a bowl game for the first time since 1981. Taggart walked into a bigger clean up job than he expected, but he owns that 5-7 record. Finances alone would likely make firing Taggart untenable after this season. He would be owed about $17 million. Florida State needs to show some obvious progress and that should be enough to keep Taggart around for 2020. But what if things get worse in Tallahassee, like 4-8 or 3-9? Florida State leadership could be facing a difficult decision. The heat might be turned up elsewhere, too.
Clay Helton, Southern California
Helton avoided the axe after the Trojans went 5-7 last season, much to the chagrin of a good chunk of the fan base. That might not have happened if USC had a more experienced athletic director and a university president in place at the time, but the school’s general dysfunction provided Helton a chance to fix the issues with a staff makeover. Most notably, Graham Harrell was brought in as offensive coordinator. Helton went 21-6 with a Rose Bowl victory and Pac-12 title in his first two full seasons as USC coach, but his job status is one of the stories to follow this season. How many victories will it take for him to keep the gig? Eight? Nine? 10!? Every week will be a referendum on the state of the Trojans, who face maybe the most challenging first six games of any team in the country. And if all that wasn’t enough, Urban Meyer will be spending his weekends in Los Angeles this fall as an analyst for Fox. Lovie Smith, Illinois; Chris Ash, Rutgers Smith is 9-27 with four Big Ten victories in three seasons, though the program has taken baby steps forward. Ash is 7-29 with three conference victories,
FILE - In this 2018 photo, Southern California head coach Clay Helton gestures during the first half against Notre Dame in Los Angeles. Helton went 21-6 with a Rose Bowl victory and Pac-12 title in his first two full seasons as USC coach, but his job status is one of the stories of the 2019 season. [MARK J. TERRILL/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS]
but the Scarlet Knights regressed to 1-11 last year. Similarly, both work for ADs with a strong desire to NOT change coaches. Another baby step for Illinois could keep Smith safe. That might not be enough for Ash, but this probably isn’t a straight bowlor-bust situation in New Jersey either.
Bob Davie, New Mexico; Tony Sanchez, UNLV A couple of Mountain West coaches who have likely exhausted the patience of their schools. UNLV made it clear after last season the Rebels need to go bowling in Sanchez’s fifth season. The program can’t move into a shiny new NFL stadium in 2020 without something to get fans
excited. In lieu of victories, a coaching Gus Malzahn, Auburn change is the alternative. Budget issues at New Mexico probOnly at Auburn would a coach with a ably bought Davie an eighth season, but 53-27 record, entering the second season after consecutive 3-9 seasons, another of a seven-year, $49 million deal, be clunker is not likely to be written off. on the hot seat. Well, maybe not only at Auburn, but it’s a pretty short list Steve Addazio, Boston College of schools where support is this merIn six seasons, Addazio’s Eagles have curial. Malzahn is retaking control of won seven games five times and finished play-calling in the hopes it will revive 4-4 in the ACC four times. He is 38-38 the offense. The Tigers have been one of overall. On one hand, BC might be the the most difficult teams in the country toughest job in the ACC, lacking facili- to predict in recent years. Fittingly, the ties and resources to challenge the likes same can be said of Malzahn’s long-term of Clemson, Florida State and Miami. job security. On the other, this might be as a good as Copyright 2019 The Associated Press. it gets with Addazio. He got a two-year All rights reserved. This material may extension through 2022 after last season, not be published, broadcast, rewritten which did not exactly scream confidence. or redistributed.
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Pick Six: Group of Five
UCF tops list of Group of Five standouts By Steve Megargee The Associated Press
Central Florida again shapes up as the nation’s top Group of Five program heading into the season. Just not by nearly as wide a margin as the last couple of years. The Knights haven’t lost a regularseason game since 2016 and now must try to continue that roll without star quarterback McKenzie Milton, who suffered a severe knee injury in last year’s regular-season finale. UCF is trying to bounce back from a Fiesta Bowl loss to LSU that snapped the Knights’ 25-game winning streak. “We’ve got great belief in who and what we are as a program,” UCF coach Josh Heupel said. “Our players are extremely confident. Since I’ve been here, I think our players have and probably always will have a little bit of a chip on our shoulder. I don’t think that’s a bad thing for our program.” UCF could face a major challenge from Cincinnati in the American Athletic Conference’s East Division. Cincinnati returns the nucleus of a team that went 11-2 and beat Virginia Tech in the Military Bowl last season. The final Associated Press Top 25 last season had UCF 11th and Cincinnati 24th. The other Group of Five conference to have multiple ranked teams at the end of the season was the Mountain West, with Fresno State (18th), Utah State (22nd) and Boise State (23rd). Here are six Group of Five programs that bear watching this season. For this list, we decided to include at least one school from each of the G5 conferences (American, Mountain West, Conference USA, Mid-American and Sun Belt):
opportunities to grab the spotlight. The Bearcats host UCLA and visit Ohio State in the first two weeks of the season. UCF visits Cincinnati on Oct. 4 in a matchup that could determine which team plays in the AAC championship game.
Marshall
Conference: Conference USA Notes: Marshall returns nine starters on offense from a team that went 9-4 and won the Gasparilla Bowl last season. Marshall brings back quarterback Isaiah Green, four starters on the offensive line and its two top rushers from last season. Channing Hames and Omari Cobb lead a defense that didn’t allow any individual to rush for 100 yards last season. North Texas is another Conference USA team that bears watching.
Ohio
Conference: Mid-American Notes: Ohio hasn’t won a MAC title since 1968 but enters this year as the favorite to win the league. The Bobcats have gone 9-4 and have won bowl games Boise State’s Curtis Weaver (99) closes in on Fresno State quarterback Marcus McMaryion (6) each of the last two seasons. Quarterin the first half last season. Weaver returns to the Broncos after collecting 9.5 sacks last season. back Nathan Rourke threw for 2,434 [STEVE CONNER/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS] yards and 23 touchdowns and rushed for 860 yards and 15 scores last season. fourth among all Football Bowl Subdivi- The difference this time is the Knights The defense looks to build on its 27-0 sion teams in scoring defense (15.5) and don’t have Melton under center. Dar- Frisco Bowl victory over San Diego State, sixth in total defense (288.0) last year. riel Mack Jr. replaced Milton but broke which marked the first bowl shutout ever The Mountaineers have gone 41-11 over an ankle during the offseason and won’t recorded by a MAC program. the last four seasons and have won at be ready for the start of the year, leaving least nine games each of those years. Notre Dame graduate transfer Brandon Wimbush as the likely candidate to direct Boise State an offense that has been as explosive as Conference: Mountain West just about any in the nation the last two Notes: We’re giving Boise State the years. Wimbush is competing with Dillon slightest of edges over Utah State and Gabriel and Quadry Jones. UCF must defending Mountain West champion upgrade a defense that yielded at least Fresno State in the league race. Fresno 40 points in three of its final six games State and Boise State have met in the last last year. Appalachian State two MWC championship games, with Conference: Sun Belt Fresno State winning last year 19-16 in Cincinnati Notes: Appalachian State is hoping a overtime. The Broncos have the preConference: American Athletic coaching change doesn’t end its string season MWC defensive player of the Notes: Cincinnati improved from 4-8 of three straight Sun Belt titles. Former year in Curtis Weaver, who collected 9 in 2017 to 11-2 last year with redshirt North Carolina State offensive coor- ½ sacks last season. Boise State has won freshman quarterback Desmond Ridder Cincinnati quarterback Desmond Ridder (9) runs dinator Eliah Drinkwitz took over as at least 10 games 11 of the last 13 seasons. throwing 20 touchdown passes and only against UCLA during the second half of last seahead coach after Louisville hired away five interceptions. Cincinnati also returns son’s game. At right, Cincinnati’s running back Scott Satterfield. Appalachian State Central Florida Michael Warren, who rushed for 1,329 Michael Warren II (3) carries during the first returns nine all-Sun Belt players from Conference: American Athletic yards last season. The Bearcats allowed half against Temple in Philadelphia. Cincinnati last season, including the 2018 offenNotes: UCF is seeking to win an just 17.2 points per game last year to improved from 4-8 in 2017 to 11-2 with Ridder sive player of the year in quarterback American title and go undefeated in the rank ninth nationally in scoring defense. and Warren sparking the offense. Both return Zac Thomas. Appalachian State ranked regular season for a third straight year. Cincinnati’s schedule gives the Bearcats this season. [FILE PHOTO/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS]
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COLLEGE SCHEDULES Note: All times CDT
ABILINE CHRISTIAN Aug. 31 at North Texas, 6:30 p.m. Sept. 7 Arizona Christian, 6 p.m. Sept. 14 at Cent. Arkansas, 6 p.m. Sept. 21 McNeese St., 6 p.m. Sept. 28 at Incarnate Word, 6 p.m. Oct. 5 at Lamar, 6 p.m. Oct. 12 Houston Baptist, 6 p.m. Oct. 19 Stephen F. Austin, 3 p.m. Oct. 26 at Nicholls, 3 p.m. Nov. 9 Sam Houston St., 3 p.m. Nov. 16 SE Louisiana, 1 p.m. Nov. 23 at Mississippi St., TBA
AIR FORCE Aug. 31 Colgate, 2:30 p.m. Sept. 14 at Colorado, noon Sept. 20 at Boise St., 8 p.m. Sept. 27 San Jose St., 7 p.m. Oct. 5 at Navy, 2:30 p.m. Oct. 12 Fresno St., 6 p.m. Oct. 19 at Hawaii, 1noon Oct. 26 Utah St., TBA Nov. 2 Army, 2:30 p.m. Nov. 9 at New Mexico, TBA Nov. 16 at Colorado St., TBA Nov. 30 Wyoming, TBA
AKRON Aug. 31 at Illinois, 11 a.m. Sept. 7 UAB, 11 a.m. Sept. 14 at Cent. Michigan, 2 p.m. Sept. 21 Troy, TBA Sept. 28 at UMass, TBA Oct. 12 Kent St., 2:30 p.m. Oct. 19 Buffalo, TBA Oct. 26 at N. Illinois, 2:30 p.m. Nov. 2 at Bowling Green, TBA Nov. 12 E. Michigan, 6:30 p.m. Nov. 20 at Miami (Ohio), 6:30 p.m. Nov. 26 Ohio, 6 p.m.
ALABAMA Aug. 31 Duke, 2:30 p.m. Sept. 7 New Mexico St., 3 p.m. Sept. 14 at South Carolina, 2:30 p.m. Sept. 21 Southern Miss., TBA Sept. 28 Mississippi, TBA Oct. 12 at Texas A&M, TBA Oct. 19 Tennessee, TBA Oct. 26 Arkansas, TBA Nov. 9 LSU, TBA Nov. 16 at Mississippi St., TBA Nov. 23 W. Carolina, TBA Nov. 30 at Auburn, TBA
ALABAMA A&M Sept. 1 Morehouse, 3 p.m. Sept. 7 Ark.-Pine Bluff, 6 p.m. Sept. 14 at North Alabama, 6 p.m. Sept. 21 at Samford, 6 p.m. Sept. 28 Central St. (Ohio), 4:30 p.m. Oct. 5 Texas Southern, 2 p.m. Oct. 12 at Grambling St., 2 p.m. Oct. 26 Alabama St., 2:30 p.m. Nov. 2 at Southern U., 4 p.m. Nov. 9 Jackson St., 1 p.m. Nov. 16 at Alcorn St., 2 p.m. Nov. 23 MVSU, 1 p.m.
ALABAMA ST. Aug. 29 at UAB, 7 p.m. Sept. 7 Tuskegee, 5 p.m. Sept. 14 Kennesaw St., 5 p.m. Sept. 21 Grambling St., 5 p.m. Oct. 5 Alcorn St., 2 p.m. Oct. 12 at Jackson St., 2 p.m. Oct. 26 Alabama A&M, 2:30 p.m. Nov. 2 at MVSU, 1 p.m. Nov. 9 at Texas Southern, 2 p.m. Nov. 16 at Florida St., TBA Nov. 28 Prairie View, 2 p.m.
ALBANY (NY) Aug. 29 at Cent. Michigan, 6 p.m. Sept. 7 Bryant, 6 p.m. Sept. 14 at Monmouth (NJ), noon
Sept. 21 Lafayette, 2:30 p.m. Sept. 28 William & Mary, 2:30 p.m. Oct. 5 at Richmond, 1 p.m. Oct. 12 at Towson, 3 p.m. Oct. 19 Rhode Island, 2:30 p.m. Nov. 2 Maine, 2:30 p.m. Nov. 9 at Delaware, noon Nov. 16 New Hampshire, noon Nov. 23 at Stony Brook, 1 p.m.
ALCORN ST. Aug. 31 at Southern Miss., 6 p.m. Sept. 7 Mississippi College, 6 p.m. Sept. 14 at McNeese St., 6 p.m. Sept. 21 Prairie View, 5 p.m. Sept. 28 MVSU, 6 p.m. Oct. 5 at Alabama St., 2 p.m. Oct. 12 Savannah St., 2 p.m. Oct. 26 Southern U., 2 p.m. Nov. 9 at Grambling St., 2 p.m. Nov. 16 Alabama A&M, 2 p.m. Nov. 23 at Jackson St., 2 p.m.
APPALACHIAN ST. Aug. 31 ETSU, 2:30 p.m. Sept. 7 Charlotte, 2:30 p.m. Sept. 21 at North Carolina, TBA Sept. 28 Coastal Carolina, 2:30 p.m. Oct. 9 at La.-Lafayette, 7 p.m. Oct. 19 La.-Monrore, 2:30 p.m. Oct. 26 at South Alabama, TBA Oct. 31 Georgia Southern, 7 p.m. Nov. 9 at South Carolina, TBA Nov. 16 at Georgia St., TBA Nov. 23 Texas St., 1:30 p.m. Nov. 29 at Troy, 5 p.m.
ARIZONA Aug. 24 at Hawaii, 9:30 p.m. Sept. 7 N. Arizona, 9:44 p.m. Sept. 14 Texas Tech, 9:30 p.m. Sept. 28 UCLA, TBA Oct. 5 at Colorado, TBA Oct. 12 Washington, TBA Oct. 19 at Southern Cal, TBA Oct. 26 at Stanford, TBA Nov. 2 Oregon St., TBA Nov. 16 at Oregon, TBA Nov. 23 Utah, TBA Nov. 30 at Arizona St., TBA
ARIZONA ST. Aug. 29 Kent St., 9 p.m. Sept. 6 Sacramento St., 9 p.m. Sept. 14 at Michigan St., 3 p.m. Sept. 21 Colorado, TBA Sept. 27 at California, 9:30 p.m. Oct. 12 Washington St., TBA Oct. 19 at Utah, TBA Oct. 26 at UCLA, TBA Nov. 9 Southern Cal, TBA Nov. 16 at Oregon St., TBA Nov. 23 Oregon, TBA Nov. 30 Arizona, TBA
ARKANSAS Aug. 31 Portland St., 3 p.m. Sept. 7 at Mississippi, 6:30 p.m. Sept. 14 Colorado St., 3 p.m. Sept. 21 San Jose St., TBA Sept. 28 Texas A&M, TBA Oct. 12 at Kentucky, TBA Oct. 19 Auburn, TBA Oct. 26 at Alabama, TBA Nov. 2 Mississippi St., TBA Nov. 9 W. Kentucky, TBA Nov. 23 at LSU, TBA Nov. 29 Missouri, 1:30 p.m.
ARKANSAS ST. Aug. 31 SMU, 6 p.m. Sept. 7 at UNLV, 9 p.m. Sept. 14 at Georgia, 11 a.m. Sept. 21 S. Illinois, 6 p.m. Sept. 28 at Troy, 5 p.m. Oct. 5 at Georgia St., TBA Oct. 17 La.-Lafayette, 6:30 p.m. Oct. 26 Texas St., 6 p.m.
Nov. 2 at La.-Monroe, 4 p.m. Nov. 16 Coastal Carolina, 2 p.m. Nov. 23 Georgia Southern, 2 p.m. Nov. 30 at South Alabama, TBA
ARK.-PINE BLUFF Aug. 31 at TCU, 7 p.m. Sept. 7 at Alabama A&M, 6 p.m. Sept. 14 Langston, 6 p.m. Sept. 21 at Tennessee St., 4:30 p.m. Sept. 28 Southern U., 6 p.m. Oct. 5 Lane, 3 p.m. Oct. 12 MVSU, 1 p.m. Oct. 26 Grambling St., 1 p.m. Nov. 2 at Jackson St., 6 p.m. Nov. 9 at Prairie View, 2 p.m. Nov. 23 Texas Southern, 1 p.m.
ARMY Aug. 30 Rice, 5 p.m. Sept. 7 at Michigan, 11 a.m. Sept. 14 at UTSA, 2:30 p.m. Sept. 21 Morgan St., 11 a.m. Oct. 5 Tulane, 11 a.m. Oct. 12 at W. Kentucky, 6 p.m. Oct. 19 at Georgia St., TBA Oct. 26 San Jose St., 11 a.m. Nov. 2 at Air Force, 2:30 p.m. Nov. 9 UMass, 11 a.m. Nov. 16 VMI, 11 a.m. Dec. 1 at Hawaii, 12:30 a.m. Dec. 14 Navy, 2 p.m.
AUBURN Aug. 31 Oregon, 6:30 p.m. Sept. 7 Tulane, 6:30 p.m. Sept. 14 Kent St., 6 p.m. Sept. 21 at Texas A&M, TBA Sept. 28 Mississippi St., TBA Oct. 5 at Florida, TBA Oct. 19 at Arkansas, TBA Oct. 26 at LSU, TBA Nov. 2 Mississippi, TBA Nov. 16 Georgia, TBA Nov. 23 Samford, TBA Nov. 30 Alabama, TBA
AUSTIN PEAY Aug. 29 NC Central, 7 p.m. Sept. 7 Cent. Arkansas, 2 p.m. Sept. 14 at Mercer, 6 p.m. Sept. 21 at ETSU, 6:30 p.m. Sept. 28 Jacksonville St., 2 p.m. Oct. 12 SE Missouri, 2 p.m. Oct. 19 at Tennessee St., 4:30 p.m. Oct. 26 at Tennessee Tech, 1:30 p.m. Nov. 2 at E. Kentucky, noon Nov. 9 UT-Martin, 3 p.m. Nov. 16 at Murray St., noon Nov. 23 E. Illinois, 2 p.m.
BALL ST. Aug. 31 Indiana, 11 a.m. Sept. 7 Fordham, 1 p.m. Sept. 14 FAU, 1 p.m. Sept. 21 at NC State, TBA Oct. 5 at N. Illinois, TBA Oct. 12 at E. Michigan, 1 p.m. Oct. 19 Toledo, 1 p.m. Oct. 26 Ohio, TBA Nov. 5 at W. Michigan, 6 p.m. Nov. 16 Cent. Michigan, TBA Nov. 23 at Kent St., TBA Nov. 29 Miami (Ohio), TBA
BAYLOR Aug. 31 Stephen F. Austin, 6 p.m. Sept. 7 UTSA, 3 p.m. Sept. 21 at Rice, 6 p.m. Sept. 28 Iowa St., TBA Oct. 5 at Kansas St., TBA Oct. 12 Texas Tech, TBA Oct. 19 at Oklahoma St., TBA Oct. 31 West Virginia, 7 p.m. Nov. 9 at TCU, TBA Nov. 16 Oklahoma, TBA Nov. 23 Texas, TBA Nov. 30 at Kansas, TBA
BETHUNE-COOKMAN Sept. 1 Jackson St., 2 p.m. Sept. 7 SE Louisiana, 3 p.m. Sept. 14 at Miami, 3 p.m. Sept. 21 at MVSU, 6 p.m. Sept. 28 at Howard, noon Oct. 5 Morgan St., 3 p.m. Oct. 10 at NC Central, 5 p.m. Oct. 19 Norfolk St., 3 p.m. Oct. 26 SC State, 3 p.m. Nov. 9 at Delaware St., 1 p.m. Nov. 16 at NC A&T, noon Nov. 23 Florida A&M, 2:30 p.m.
BOISE ST. Aug. 31 Florida St., 6 p.m. Sept. 6 Marshall, 8 p.m. Sept. 14 Portland St., 9:14 p.m. Sept. 20 Air Force, 8 p.m. Oct. 5 at UNLV, 9:30 p.m. Oct. 12 Hawaii, TBA Oct. 19 at BYU, TBA Nov. 2 at San Jose St., 9:30 p.m. Nov. 9 Wyoming, TBA Nov. 16 New Mexico, TBA Nov. 23 at Utah St., 9:30 p.m. Nov. 29 at Colorado St., 2:30 p.m.
BOSTON COLLEGE Aug. 31 Virginia Tech, 3 p.m. Sept. 7 Richmond, 2:30 p.m. Sept. 13 Kansas, 6:30 p.m. Sept. 21 at Rutgers, TBA Sept. 28 Wake Forest, TBA Oct. 5 at Louisville, TBA Oct. 19 NC State, TBA Oct. 26 at Clemson, TBA Nov. 2 at Syracuse, TBA Nov. 9 Florida St., TBA Nov. 23 at Notre Dame, 1:30 p.m. Nov. 30 at Pittsburgh, TBA
BOWLING GREEN Aug. 29 Morgan St., 6 p.m. Sept. 7 at Kansas St., 11 a.m. Sept. 14 Louisiana Tech, 4 p.m. Sept. 21 at Kent St., 2:30 p.m. Oct. 5 at Notre Dame, 2:30 p.m. Oct. 12 Toledo, TBA Oct. 19 Cent. Michigan, TBA Oct. 26 at W. Michigan, 11 a.m. Nov. 2 Akron, TBA Nov. 13 at Miami (Ohio), 7 p.m. Nov. 19 Ohio, 6:30 p.m. Nov. 29 at Buffalo, TBA
BYU Aug. 29 Utah, 10:14 p.m. Sept. 7 at Tennessee, 6 p.m. Sept. 14 Southern Cal, 2:30 p.m. Sept. 21 Washington, TBA Sept. 28 at Toledo, TBA Oct. 12 at South Florida, TBA Oct. 19 Boise St., TBA Nov. 2 at Utah St., TBA Nov. 9 Liberty, TBA Nov. 16 Idaho St., 2 p.m. Nov. 23 at UMass, TBA Nov. 30 at San Diego St., 8 p.m.
BROWN Sept. 21 at Bryant, 5 p.m. Sept. 27 at Harvard, 6 p.m. Oct. 5 Rhode Island, 11:30 a.m. Oct. 12 Holy Cross, 11:30 a.m. Oct. 19 Princeton, 11:30 a.m. Oct. 26 at Cornell, 11:30 p.m. Nov. 2 at Penn, noon Nov. 9 Yale, 11:30 a.m. Nov. 16 at Columbia, noon Nov. 23 Dartmouth, 11:30 a.m.
BRYANT Aug. 29 at Stony Brook, 6 p.m. Sept. 7 at Albany (NY), 6 p.m. Sept. 14 Fordham, noon Sept. 21 Brown, 5 p.m. Sept. 28 St. Francis (Pa.), noon
Oct. 5 at Merrimack, noon Oct. 12 LIU, noon Oct. 19 at CCSU, noon Oct. 26 at Robert Morris, 11 a.m. Nov. 2 Sacred Heart, noon Nov. 16 Duquesne, noon Nov. 23 at Wagner, 11 a.m.
BUCKNELL Aug. 31 at Temple, 2 p.m. Sept. 7 at Sacred Heart, 5 p.m. Sept. 14 Villanova, 5 p.m. Sept. 28 Princeton, 2:30 p.m. Oct. 5 Holy Cross, 1 p.m. Oct. 12 at Colgate, noon Oct. 19 at Towson, 3 p.m. Oct. 26 at Lafayette, 2:30 p.m. Nov. 9 Lehigh, noon Nov. 16 Georgetown, noon Nov. 23 at Fordham, noon
BUFFALO Aug. 29 Robert Morris, 6 p.m. Sept. 7 at Penn St., 6:30 p.m. Sept. 14 at Liberty, 5 p.m. Sept. 21 Temple, TBA Sept. 28 at Miami (Ohio), TBA Oct. 5 Ohio, 2:30 p.m. Oct. 19 at Akron, TBA Oct. 26 Cent. Michigan, TBA Nov. 2 at E. Michigan, TBA Nov. 14 at Kent St., 6 p.m. Nov. 20 Toledo, 6:30 p.m. Nov. 29 Bowling Green, TBA
BUTLER Aug. 31 N. Dakota St., 3 p.m. Sept. 7 Indiana Wesleyan, 5 p.m. Sept. 14 Taylor, 5 p.m. Sept. 21 at Princeton, 4 p.m. Oct. 5 at Stetson, 11 a.m. Oct. 12 Drake, noon Oct. 19 at Morehead St., 1 p.m. Oct. 26 Jacksonville, noon Nov. 2 at Marist, 11 a.m. Nov. 9 Davidson, 11 a.m. Nov. 16 Valparaiso, 11 a.m. Nov. 23 at Dayton, noon
CAL POLY Aug. 31 San Diego, 4 p.m. Sept. 7 at Weber St., 7 p.m. Sept. 14 at Oregon St., 3:14 p.m. Sept. 28 at S. Utah, TBA Oct. 5 Montana St., 7 p.m. Oct. 12 at UC Davis, TBA Oct. 19 North Dakota, 7 p.m. Oct. 26 Sacramento St., 7 p.m. Nov. 2 at Idaho, TBA Nov. 16 E. Washington, 7 p.m. Nov. 23 at N. Colorado, TBA
CALIFORNIA Aug. 31 UC Davis, 5:30 p.m. Sept. 7 at Washington, 9:30 p.m. Sept. 14 North Texas, 3:14 p.m. Sept. 21 at Mississippi, TBA Sept. 27 Arizona St., 9:30 p.m. Oct. 5 at Oregon, TBA Oct. 19 Oregon St., TBA Oct. 26 at Utah, TBA Nov. 9 Washington St., TBA Nov. 16 Southern Cal, TBA Nov. 23 at Stanford, TBA Nov. 30 at UCLA, TBA
CAMPBELL Aug. 31 at Troy, 5 p.m. Sept. 7 Shaw, 5 p.m. Sept. 21 Davidson, 5 p.m. Sept. 28 at Mercer, 6 p.m. Oct. 5 Presbyterian, noon Oct. 19 Hampton, 3 p.m. Oct. 26 at Gardner-Webb, 11:30 p.m. Nov. 2 at North Alabama, 1:30 p.m. Nov. 9 Kennesaw St., noon Nov. 16 Monmouth (NJ), noon
Alabama wide receiver Jerry Jeudy, 4, tries to get past defensive back Xavier McKinney in practice. [KENT GIDLEY/UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA ATHLETICS] Nov. 23 at Charleston Southern, 2:30 p.m.
CENT. ARKANSAS Aug. 29 at W. Kentucky, 6:30 p.m. Sept. 7 at Austin Peay, 2 p.m. Sept. 14 Abilene Christian, 6 p.m. Sept. 21 at Hawaii, 10:58 p.m. Oct. 5 at Nicholls, 3 p.m. Oct. 12 McNeese St., 6 p.m. Oct. 19 at Northwestern St., 6 p.m. Oct. 26 Sam Houston St., 6 p.m. Nov. 2 at Lamar, 3 p.m. Nov. 9 SE Louisiana, 3 p.m. Nov. 16 Stephen F. Austin, 3 p.m. Nov. 22 at Incarnate Word, 6:30 p.m.
CCSU Aug. 31 at Fordham, 5 p.m. Sept. 7 Merrimack, 5 p.m. Sept. 14 at Valparaiso, 1 p.m. Sept. 21 at E. Michigan, 2 p.m. Oct. 5 at Sacred Heart, 1 p.m. Oct. 12 at Columbia, noon Oct. 19 Bryant, noon Oct. 26 LIU, 11 a.m. Nov. 2 at Wagner, 11 a.m. Nov. 9 St. Francis (Pa.), 11 a.m. Nov. 16 Robert Morris, 11 a.m. Nov. 23 at Duquesne, 11 a.m. CENT. MICHIGAN Aug. 29 Albany (NY), 6 p.m. Sept. 7 at Wisconsin, 2:30 p.m. Sept. 14 Akron, 2 p.m. Sept. 21 at Miami, TBA Sept. 28 at W. Michigan, TBA Oct. 5 E. Michigan, TBA Oct. 12 New Mexico St., 2 p.m. Oct. 19 at Bowling Green, TBA Oct. 26 at Buffalo, TBA Nov. 2 N. Illinois, TBA Nov. 16 at Ball St., TBA Nov. 29 Toledo, TBA
CHARLESTON SOUTHERN Aug. 31 at Furman, noon Sept. 7 at South Carolina, 11 a.m. Sept. 14 NC A&T, 5 p.m. Sept. 21 at The Citadel, 5 p.m. Oct. 5 Savannah St., 5 p.m. Oct. 12 at Kennesaw St., 2 p.m. Oct. 19 at North Alabama, 6 p.m. Oct. 26 Monmouth (NJ), 5 p.m. Nov. 2 at Gardner-Webb, 10:30 a.m. Nov. 9 Hampton, 5 p.m. Nov. 16 at Presbyterian, noon Nov. 23 Campbell, 2:30 p.m.
CHARLOTTE Aug. 29 Gardner-Webb, 6:30 p.m. Sept. 7 at Appalachian St., 2:30 p.m. Sept. 14 UMass, 5 p.m. Sept. 21 at Clemson, TBA Sept. 28 FAU, 2:30 p.m. Oct. 12 at FIU, 6 p.m. Oct. 19 at W. Kentucky, 3 p.m.
Oct. 26 North Texas, 2:30 p.m. Nov. 2 Middle Tennessee, 2:30 p.m. Nov. 9 at UTEP, 2 p.m. Nov. 23 Marshall, 2:30 p.m. Nov. 30 at Old Dominion, 1 p.m.
CHATTANOOGA Aug. 29 E. Illinois, 6 p.m. Sept. 7 at Jacksonville St., 6 p.m. Sept. 14 at Tennessee, 11 a.m. Sept. 21 James Madison, 3 p.m. Sept. 28 W. Carolina, 3 p.m. Oct. 5 at Mercer, 3 p.m. Oct. 17 ETSU, 6 p.m. Oct. 26 at Wofford, 11:30 a.m. Nov. 2 Furman, 1 p.m. Nov. 9 at Samford, 2 p.m. Nov. 16 The Citadel, 1 p.m. Nov. 23 at VMI, 11:30 a.m.
CINCINNATI Aug. 29 UCLA, 6 p.m. Sept. 7 at Ohio St., 11 a.m. Sept. 14 Miami (Ohio), 11 a.m. Sept. 28 at Marshall, 4 p.m. Oct. 4 UCF, 7 p.m. Oct. 12 at Houston, TBA Oct. 19 Tulsa, TBA Nov. 2 at East Carolina, TBA Nov. 9 UConn, TBA Nov. 16 at South Florida, TBA Nov. 23 Temple, TBA Nov. 29 at Memphis, TBA
CLEMSON Aug. 29 Georgia Tech, 7 p.m. Sept. 7 Texas A&M, 2:30 p.m. Sept. 14 at Syracuse, 6:30 p.m. Sept. 21 Charlotte, TBA Sept. 28 at North Carolina, TBA Oct. 12 Florida St., TBA Oct. 19 at Louisville, TBA Oct. 26 Boston College, TBA Nov. 2 Wofford, TBA Nov. 9 at NC State, TBA Nov. 16 Wake Forest, TBA Nov. 30 at South Carolina, TBA
COASTAL CAROLINA Aug. 31 E. Michigan, 2:30 p.m. Sept. 7 at Kansas, 6 p.m. Sept. 14 Norfolk St., 1 p.m. Sept. 21 at UMass, TBA Sept. 28 at Appalachian St., 2:30 p.m. Oct. 12 Georgia St., TBA Oct. 19 at Georgia Southern, TBA Nov. 2 Troy, TBA Nov. 7 La.-Lafayette, 6:30 p.m. Nov. 16 at Arkansas St., 2 p.m. Nov. 23 at La.-Monroe, 4 p.m. Nov. 30 Texas St., TBA
COLGATE Aug. 24 Villanova, 11 a.m.
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DAYTON Aug. 31 at Air Force, 2:30 p.m. Sept. 14 at William & Mary, 5 p.m. Sept. 21 Maine, 11 a.m. Sept. 28 at Dartmouth, 5 p.m. Oct. 5 Lehigh, noon Oct. 12 Bucknell, noon Oct. 19 at Cornell, 11:30 p.m. Oct. 26 at Holy Cross, noon Nov. 2 at Georgetown, 11 a.m. Nov. 9 Fordham, noon Nov. 16 at Lafayette, 11:30 a.m.
Sept. 7 at Indiana St., noon Sept. 14 at Robert Morris, 2 p.m. Sept. 21 Duquesne, noon Oct. 5 Jacksonville, 11 a.m. Oct. 12 at Valparaiso, 1 p.m. Oct. 19 at Stetson, noon Oct. 26 San Diego, 11 a.m. Nov. 2 at Morehead St., noon Nov. 9 Marist, noon Nov. 16 at Drake, 1 p.m. Nov. 23 Butler, noon
COLORADO
DELAWARE
Aug. 30 Colorado St., 9 p.m. Sept. 7 Nebraska, 2:30 p.m. Sept. 14 Air Force, noon Sept. 21 at Arizona St., TBA Oct. 5 Arizona, TBA Oct. 11 at Oregon, 9 p.m. Oct. 19 at Washington St., TBA Oct. 25 Southern Cal, 8 p.m. Nov. 2 at UCLA, TBA Nov. 9 Stanford, TBA Nov. 23 Washington, TBA Nov. 30 at Utah, TBA
COLORADO ST. Aug. 30 Colorado, 9 p.m. Sept. 7 W. Illinois, 3 p.m. Sept. 14 at Arkansas, 3 p.m. Sept. 21 Toledo, TBA Sept. 28 at Utah St., 6:30 p.m. Oct. 5 San Diego St., TBA Oct. 11 at New Mexico, 7 p.m. Oct. 26 at Fresno St., TBA Nov. 2 UNLV, 2:30 p.m. Nov. 16 Air Force, TBA Nov. 22 at Wyoming, 8:30 p.m. Nov. 29 Boise St., 2:30 p.m.
COLUMBIA
Aug. 29 Delaware St., 6 p.m. Sept. 7 at Rhode Island, 6 p.m. Sept. 14 N. Dakota St., noon Sept. 21 Penn, noon Sept. 28 at Pittsburgh, TBA Oct. 12 at Elon, 1 p.m. Oct. 19 New Hampshire, noon Oct. 26 Richmond, noon Nov. 2 at Towson, 1 p.m. Nov. 9 Albany (NY), noon Nov. 16 Stony Brook, noon Nov. 23 at Villanova, noon
DELAWARE ST. Aug. 29 at Delaware, 6 p.m. Sept. 14 Lincoln (Pa.), 3 p.m. Sept. 21 Howard, 1 p.m. Sept. 26 at NC A&T, 6:30 p.m. Oct. 5 SC State, 6 p.m. Oct. 12 at Morgan St., noon Oct. 19 Merrimack, 1 p.m. Oct. 26 at NC Central, 1 p.m. Nov. 2 at Florida A&M, 3 p.m. Nov. 9 Bethune-Cookman, 1 p.m. Nov. 16 Norfolk St., 1 p.m. Nov. 23 St. Francis (Pa.), 1 p.m.
DRAKE
Sept. 21 at St. Francis (Pa.), noon Sept. 28 Georgetown, noon Oct. 5 at Princeton, noon Oct. 12 CCSU, noon Oct. 19 Penn, 11:30 a.m. Oct. 25 at Dartmouth, 5 p.m. Nov. 2 at Yale, 11 a.m. Nov. 9 Harvard, noon Nov. 16 Brown, noon Nov. 23 at Cornell, 11:30 a.m.
Aug. 31 at North Dakota, 4 p.m. Sept. 7 Truman St., 6 p.m. Sept. 14 at S. Dakota St., 1 p.m. Sept. 28 at Marist, noon Oct. 5 Valparaiso, 1 p.m. Oct. 12 at Butler, noon Oct. 26 Morehead St., 1 p.m. Nov. 2 at San Diego, 4 p.m. Nov. 9 Jacksonville, 1 p.m. Nov. 16 Dayton, 1 p.m. Nov. 23 at Davidson, noon
CORNELL
DUKE
Sept. 21 at Marist, 11 a.m. Sept. 28 at Yale, noon Oct. 5 Georgetown, 2 p.m. Oct. 12 at Harvard, noon Oct. 19 Colgate, 11:30 a.m. Oct. 26 Brown, 11:30 a.m. Nov. 1 Princeton, 5 p.m. Nov. 9 at Penn, 11:30 a.m. Nov. 16 at Dartmouth, 11:30 a.m. Nov. 23 Columbia, 11:30 a.m.
DARTMOUTH Sept. 21 at Jacksonville, noon Sept. 28 Colgate, 5 p.m. Oct. 4 at Penn, 6 p.m. Oct. 12 Yale, 11:30 a.m. Oct. 19 at Marist, 11 a.m. Oct. 25 Columbia, 5 p.m. Nov. 2 at Harvard, noon Nov. 9 Princeton, 2:30 p.m. Nov. 16 Cornell, 11:30 a.m. Nov. 23 at Brown, 11:30 a.m.
DAVIDSON Aug. 31 Georgetown, noon Sept. 7 Va. Lynchburg, 5 p.m. Sept. 14 WV Wesleyan, 6 p.m. Sept. 21 at Campbell, 5 p.m. Oct. 5 at Morehead St., noon Oct. 12 San Diego, noon Oct. 19 at Jacksonville, noon
Aug. 31 Alabama, 2:30 p.m. Sept. 7 NC A&T, 5 p.m. Sept. 14 at Middle Tennessee 6 p.m. Sept. 27 at Virginia Tech, 6 p.m. Oct. 5 Pittsburgh, TBA Oct. 12 Georgia Tech, TBA Oct. 19 at Virginia, TBA Oct. 26 at North Carolina, TBA Nov. 9 Notre Dame, TBA Nov. 16 Syracuse, TBA Nov. 23 at Wake Forest, TBA Nov. 30 Miami, TBA
DUQUESNE Sept. 7 Walsh, 3 p.m. Sept. 14 at Youngstown St., 1 p.m. Sept. 21 at Dayton, noon Sept. 28 at New Hampshire, noon Oct. 5 LIU, 11 a.m. Oct. 19 at Sacred Heart, 11 a.m. Oct. 26 Wagner, noon Nov. 2 St. Francis (Pa.), 11 a.m. Nov. 9 at Robert Morris, noon Nov. 16 at Bryant, noon Nov. 23 CCSU, 11 a.m.
EAST CAROLINA Aug. 31 at NC State, 11 a.m. Sept. 7 Gardner-Webb, 5 p.m. Sept. 14 at Navy, 2:30 p.m. Sept. 21 William & Mary, TBA
Sept. 28 at Old Dominion, 5 p.m. Oct. 3 Temple, 7 p.m. Oct. 19 at UCF, TBA Oct. 26 South Florida, TBA Nov. 2 Cincinnati, TBA Nov. 9 at SMU, TBA Nov. 23 at UConn, TBA Nov. 30 Tulsa, TBA
ETSU Aug. 31 at Appalachian St., 2:30 p.m. Sept. 7 Shorter, 6:30 p.m. Sept. 14 VMI, 6:30 p.m. Sept. 21 Austin Peay, 6:30 p.m. Sept. 28 at Furman, noon Oct. 5 Wofford, 2:30 p.m. Oct. 17 at Chattanooga, 6 p.m. Oct. 26 at Samford, noon Nov. 2 The Citadel, 2:30 p.m. Nov. 9 at W. Carolina, 2:30 p.m. Nov. 16 Mercer, noon Nov. 23 at Vanderbilt, TBA
E. ILLINOIS Aug. 29 at Chattanooga, 6 p.m. Sept. 7 at Indiana, 2:30 p.m. Sept. 14 Illinois St., 2 p.m. Sept. 21 at Indiana St., noon Sept. 28 Tennessee Tech, 4 p.m. Oct. 5 at Murray St., 1 p.m. Oct. 12 Jacksonville St., noon Oct. 19 at UT-Martin, 2 p.m. Oct. 26 E. Kentucky, 2 p.m. Nov. 9 at Tennessee St., 2 p.m. Nov. 16 SE Missouri, noon Nov. 23 at Austin Peay, 2 p.m.
E. KENTUCKY Aug. 29 Valparaiso, 6 p.m. Sept. 7 at Louisville, 6 p.m. Sept. 14 at Indiana St., noon Sept. 21 at Presbyterian, noon Sept. 28 Tennessee St., 5 p.m. Oct. 5 UT-Martin, 2 p.m. Oct. 19 at Murray St., 2 p.m. Oct. 26 at E. Illinois, 2 p.m. Nov. 2 Austin Peay, noon Nov. 9 at SE Missouri, 1 p.m. Nov. 16 Tennessee Tech, noon Nov. 23 at Jacksonville St., 1 p.m.
E. MICHIGAN Aug. 31 at Coastal Carolina, 2:30 p.m. Sept. 7 at Kentucky, 6:30 p.m. Sept. 14 at Illinois, 11 a.m. Sept. 21 CCSU, 2 p.m. Oct. 5 at Cent. Michigan, TBA Oct. 12 Ball St., 1 p.m. Oct. 19 W. Michigan, TBA Oct. 26 at Toledo, TBA Nov. 2 Buffalo, TBA Nov. 12 at Akron, 6:30 p.m. Nov. 19 at N. Illinois, 6:30 p.m. Nov. 29 Kent St., TBA
E. WASHINGTON Aug. 31 at Washington, 2 p.m. Sept. 7 Lindenwood, 4:04 p.m. Sept. 14 at Jacksonville St., 3 p.m. Sept. 21 at Idaho, 2 p.m. Sept. 28 North Dakota, 3 p.m. Oct. 5 at Sacramento St., TBA Oct. 12 N. Colorado, 3 p.m. Oct. 26 at Montana, TBA Nov. 2 N. Arizona, TBA Nov. 9 at Idaho St., TBA Nov. 16 at Cal Poly, 7 p.m. Nov. 23 Portland St., 3:04 p.m.
ELON Aug. 31 at NC A&T, 5 p.m. Sept. 7 The Citadel, 1 p.m. Sept. 14 at Richmond, 5 p.m. Sept. 21 at Wake Forest, TBA Sept. 28 James Madison, 1 p.m. Oct. 5 at New Hampshire, 2:30 p.m. Oct. 12 Delaware, 1 p.m. Oct. 26 at Rhode Island, noon Nov. 2 William & Mary, 1 p.m. Nov. 9 Maine, 1 p.m. Nov. 23 at Towson, 1 p.m.
FLORIDA Aug. 24 Miami, 6 p.m. Sept. 7 UT-Martin, 6:30 p.m. Sept. 14 at Kentucky, 6 p.m. Sept. 21 Tennessee, TBA Sept. 28 Towson, TBA Oct. 5 Auburn, TBA Oct. 12 at LSU, TBA Oct. 19 at South Carolina, TBA Nov. 2 Georgia, 2:30 p.m. Nov. 9 Vanderbilt, TBA Nov. 16 at Missouri, TBA Nov. 30 Florida St., TBA
FLORIDA A&M Aug. 29 at UCF, 6:30 p.m. Sept. 14 Fort Valley St., 5 p.m. Sept. 21 Southern U., 5 p.m. Sept. 28 at Norfolk St., 3 p.m. Oct. 5 NC Central, 1 p.m. Oct. 12 at SC State, 1 p.m. Oct. 19 NC A&T, 5 p.m. Oct. 26 at Morgan St., 2 p.m. Nov. 2 Delaware St., 3 p.m. Nov. 16 Howard, 3 p.m. Nov. 23 Bethune-Cookman, 2:30 p.m.
FAU Aug. 31 at Ohio St., 11 a.m. Sept. 7 UCF, 6 p.m. Sept. 14 at Ball St., 1 p.m. Sept. 21 Wagner, 5 p.m. Sept. 28 at Charlotte, 2:30 p.m. Oct. 12 Middle Tennessee, 3 p.m. Oct. 18 Marshall, 5:30 p.m. Oct. 26 at Old Dominion, 2:30 p.m. Nov. 2 at W. Kentucky, 3 p.m. Nov. 9 FIU, 5 p.m. Nov. 23 at UTSA, 5 p.m. Nov. 30 Southern Miss., 2:30 p.m.
FIU Aug. 29 at Tulane, 7 p.m. Sept. 7 W. Kentucky, 6 p.m. Sept. 14 New Hampshire, 6 p.m. Sept. 20 at Louisiana Tech, 7 p.m. Oct. 5 UMass, 6 p.m. Oct. 12 Charlotte, 6 p.m. Oct. 19 UTEP, 6 p.m. Oct. 26 at Middle Tennessee, 2:30 p.m. Nov. 2 Old Dominion, 11 a.m. Nov. 9 at FAU, 5 p.m. Nov. 23 Miami, 7 p.m. Nov. 30 at Marshall, 11 a.m.
FLORIDA ST. Aug. 31 Boise St., 6 p.m. Sept. 7 La.-Monroe, 4 p.m. Sept. 14 at Virginia, 6:30 p.m. Sept. 21 Louisville, TBA Sept. 28 NC State, TBA Oct. 12 at Clemson, TBA Oct. 19 at Wake Forest, TBA Oct. 26 Syracuse, TBA Nov. 2 Miami, TBA Nov. 9 at Boston College, TBA Nov. 16 Alabama St., TBA Nov. 30 at Florida, TBA
FORDHAM Aug. 31 CCSU, 5 p.m. Sept. 7 at Ball St., 1 p.m. Sept. 14 at Bryant, noon Sept. 21 at Stony Brook, 5 p.m. Sept. 28 Richmond, noon Oct. 5 at Yale, noon Oct. 12 at Georgetown, 1 p.m. Oct. 19 Lehigh, noon Nov. 2 at Lafayette, 11:30 a.m. Nov. 9 at Colgate, noon Nov. 16 Holy Cross, noon Nov. 23 Bucknell, noon
FRESNO ST. Aug. 31 at Southern Cal, 9:30 p.m. Sept. 7 Minnesota, 9:30 p.m. Sept. 21 Sacramento St., TBA Sept. 28 at New Mexico St., 7 p.m. Oct. 12 at Air Force, 6 p.m. Oct. 18 UNLV, 9 p.m.
Oct. 26 Colorado St., TBA Nov. 2 at Hawaii, TBA Nov. 9 Utah St., 6 p.m. Nov. 15 at San Diego St., 8:30 p.m. Nov. 23 Nevada, TBA Nov. 30 at San Jose St., TBA
FURMAN Aug. 31 Charleston Southern, noon Sept. 7 at Georgia St., 6 p.m. Sept. 14 at Virginia Tech, 11 a.m. Sept. 21 Mercer, noon Sept. 28 ETSU, noon Oct. 5 at Samford, 2 p.m. Oct. 19 The Citadel, noon Oct. 26 at W. Carolina, 2:30 p.m. Nov. 2 at Chattanooga, 1 p.m. Nov. 9 VMI, noon Nov. 16 at Wofford, 11:30 p.m. Nov. 23 Point, noon
GARDNER-WEBB Aug. 29 at Charlotte, 6:30 p.m. Sept. 7 at East Carolina, 5 p.m. Sept. 14 NC Central, 5 p.m. Sept. 21 at Wofford, 5 p.m. Oct. 5 at W. Carolina, 2:30 p.m. Oct. 12 Hampton, 11:30 p.m. Oct. 19 at Monmouth (NJ), noon Oct. 26 Campbell, 11:30 p.m. Nov. 2 Charleston Southern, 11:30 p.m. Nov. 9 at Presbyterian, noon Nov. 16 North Alabama, 11:30 p.m. Nov. 23 at Kennesaw St., 1 p.m.
GEORGETOWN Aug. 31 at Davidson, noon Sept. 7 Marist, 11:30 a.m. Sept. 14 Catholic, 11 a.m. Sept. 28 at Columbia, noon Oct. 5 at Cornell, 2 p.m. Oct. 12 Fordham, 1 p.m. Oct. 19 Lafayette, 11 a.m. Oct. 26 at Lehigh, 11:30 a.m. Nov. 2 Colgate, 11 a.m. Nov. 16 at Bucknell, noon Nov. 23 at Holy Cross, 11 a.m.
GEORGIA Aug. 31 at Vanderbilt, 6:30 p.m. Sept. 7 Murray St., 3 p.m. Sept. 14 Arkansas St., 11 a.m. Sept. 21 Notre Dame, TBA Oct. 5 at Tennessee, TBA Oct. 12 South Carolina, TBA Oct. 19 Kentucky, TBA Nov. 2 Florida, 2:30 p.m. Nov. 9 Missouri, TBA Nov. 16 at Auburn, TBA Nov. 23 Texas A&M, TBA Nov. 30 at Georgia Tech, TBA
GEORGIA SOUTHERN Aug. 31 at LSU, 6:30 p.m. Sept. 7 Maine, 5 p.m. Sept. 14 at Minnesota, 2:30 p.m. Sept. 28 La.-Lafayette, TBA Oct. 3 at South Alabama, 6:30 p.m. Oct. 19 Coastal Carolina, TBA Oct. 26 New Mexico St., TBA Oct. 31 at Appalachian St., 7 p.m. Nov. 9 at Troy, 2:30 p.m. Nov. 16 La.-Monroe, TBA Nov. 23 at Arkansas St., 2 p.m. Nov. 30 Georgia St., TBA
GEORGIA ST. Aug. 31 at Tennessee, 2:30 p.m. Sept. 7 Furman, 6 p.m. Sept. 14 at W. Michigan, 6 p.m. Sept. 21 at Texas St., TBA Oct. 5 Arkansas St., TBA Oct. 12 at Coastal Carolina, TBA Oct. 19 Army, TBA Oct. 26 Troy, TBA Nov. 9 at La.-Monroe, 4 p.m. Nov. 16 Appalachian St., TBA Nov. 23 South Alabama, TBA Nov. 30 at Georgia Southern, TBA
GEORGIA TECH Aug. 29 at Clemson, 7 p.m. Sept. 7 South Florida, 1 p.m. Sept. 14 The Citadel, 11:30 a.m. Sept. 28 at Temple, TBA Oct. 5 North Carolina, TBA Oct. 12 at Duke, TBA Oct. 19 at Miami, TBA Nov. 2 Pittsburgh, TBA Nov. 9 at Virginia, TBA Nov. 16 Virginia Tech, TBA Nov. 21 NC State, 7 p.m. Nov. 30 Georgia, TBA
GRAMBLING ST. Aug. 31 at La.-Monroe, 7 p.m. Sept. 7 at Louisiana Tech, 2:30 p.m. Sept. 21 at Alabama St., 5 p.m. Sept. 28 Prairie View, 4 p.m. Oct. 5 at Jackson St., 6 p.m. Oct. 12 Alabama A&M, 2 p.m. Oct. 26 at Ark.-Pine Bluff, 1 p.m. Nov. 2 Texas Southern, 2 p.m. Nov. 9 Alcorn St., 2 p.m. Nov. 16 at MVSU, 1 p.m. Nov. 30 Southern U., 4 p.m.
HAMPTON Aug. 31 Elizabeth City St., 5 p.m. Sept. 7 Virginia Union, 5 p.m. Sept. 14 Howard, 3:30 p.m. Sept. 21 at Liberty, 5 p.m. Oct. 5 North Alabama, 1 p.m. Oct. 12 at Gardner-Webb, 11:30 a.m. Oct. 19 at Campbell, 3 p.m. Oct. 26 Va. Lynchburg, 1 p.m. Nov. 2 Presbyterian, noon Nov. 9 at Charleston Southern, 5 p.m. Nov. 16 Kennesaw St., noon Nov. 23 at Monmouth (NJ), 11 a.m.
HARVARD Sept. 21 at San Diego, 4 p.m. Sept. 27 Brown, 6 p.m. Oct. 5 Howard, noon Oct. 12 Cornell, noon Oct. 19 at Holy Cross, noon Oct. 26 at Princeton, noon Nov. 2 Dartmouth, noon Nov. 9 at Columbia, noon Nov. 16 Penn, 11 a.m. Nov. 23 at Yale, TBA
HAWAII Aug. 24 Arizona, 9:30 p.m. Sept. 7 Oregon St., 10:58 p.m. Sept. 14 at Washington, 6:30 p.m. Sept. 21 Cent. Arkansas, 10:58 p.m. Sept. 28 at Nevada, TBA Oct. 12 at Boise St., TBA Oct. 19 Air Force, 1noon Oct. 26 at New Mexico, TBA Nov. 2 Fresno St., TBA Nov. 9 San Jose St., 1noon Nov. 16 at UNLV, 3 p.m. Nov. 23 San Diego St., 1noon Dec. 1 Army, 12:30 a.m.
HOLY CROSS Aug. 31 at Navy, 2:30 p.m. Sept. 7 New Hampshire, noon Sept. 21 at Yale, noon Sept. 28 at Syracuse, TBA Oct. 5 at Bucknell, 1 p.m. Oct. 12 at Brown, 11:30 a.m. Oct. 19 Harvard, noon Oct. 26 Colgate, noon Nov. 2 at Lehigh, 11:30 a.m. Nov. 9 Lafayette, 11 a.m. Nov. 16 at Fordham, noon Nov. 23 Georgetown, 11 a.m.
HOUSTON Sept. 1 at Oklahoma, 6:30 p.m. Sept. 7 Prairie View, 7 p.m. Sept. 13 Washington St., 8:14 p.m. Sept. 19 at Tulane, 7 p.m. Sept. 28 at North Texas, 7 p.m. Oct. 12 Cincinnati, TBA Oct. 19 at UConn, TBA Oct. 24 SMU, 6:30 p.m.
Nov. 2 at UCF, TBA Nov. 16 Memphis, TBA Nov. 23 at Tulsa, TBA Nov. 30 Navy, TBA
HOUSTON BAPTIST Aug. 31 at UTEP, 7 p.m. Sept. 7 Texas Wesleyan, 6 p.m. Sept. 14 at South Dakota, 2 p.m. Sept. 21 Northwestern St., 6 p.m. Sept. 28 Texas Southern, 6 p.m. Oct. 5 Incarnate Word, 6 p.m. Oct. 12 at Abilene Christian, 6 p.m. Oct. 19 at McNeese St., 4 p.m. Oct. 26 SE Louisiana, 2 p.m. Nov. 9 at Nicholls, 3 p.m. Nov. 16 Lamar, 2 p.m. Nov. 23 at Sam Houston St., TBA
HOWARD Aug. 31 at Maryland, 11 a.m. Sept. 7 at Youngstown St., 1 p.m. Sept. 14 Hampton, 3:30 p.m. Sept. 21 at Delaware St., 1 p.m. Sept. 28 Bethune-Cookman, noon Oct. 5 at Harvard, noon Oct. 12 Norfolk St., noon Oct. 26 at NC A&T, noon Nov. 2 NC Central, noon Nov. 9 at SC State, 11:30 a.m. Nov. 16 at Florida A&M, 3 p.m. Nov. 23 Morgan St., noon
IDAHO Aug. 31 at Penn St., 2:30 p.m. Sept. 7 Cent. Washington, TBA Sept. 14 at Wyoming, TBA Sept. 21 E. Washington, 2 p.m. Sept. 28 at N. Colorado, TBA Oct. 5 Weber St., TBA Oct. 12 at Portland St., 4:04 p.m. Oct. 19 Idaho St., TBA Nov. 2 Cal Poly, TBA Nov. 9 at Montana, TBA Nov. 16 Sacramento St., TBA Nov. 23 at N. Arizona, TBA
IDAHO ST. Sept. 5 W. Colorado, 7:34 p.m. Sept. 14 at Utah, 3:14 p.m. Sept. 21 at N. Iowa, 4 p.m. Sept. 28 Portland St., 4:04 p.m. Oct. 5 at Montana, 2 p.m. Oct. 12 North Dakota, 2:04 p.m. Oct. 19 at Idaho, TBA Oct. 26 at S. Utah, TBA Nov. 2 N. Colorado, TBA Nov. 9 E. Washington, TBA Nov. 16 at BYU, 2 p.m. Nov. 23 at Weber St., TBA
ILLINOIS Aug. 31 Akron, 11 a.m. Sept. 7 at UConn, 2:30 p.m. Sept. 14 E. Michigan, 11 a.m. Sept. 21 Nebraska, TBA Oct. 5 at Minnesota, TBA Oct. 12 Michigan, TBA Oct. 19 Wisconsin, 11 a.m. Oct. 26 at Purdue, TBA Nov. 2 Rutgers, TBA Nov. 9 at Michigan St., TBA Nov. 23 at Iowa, TBA Nov. 30 Northwestern, TBA
ILLINOIS ST. Aug. 31 at N. Illinois, 6 p.m. Sept. 7 Morehead St., 6:30 p.m. Sept. 14 at E. Illinois, 2 p.m. Sept. 21 N. Arizona, 6:30 p.m. Oct. 5 N. Dakota St., noon Oct. 12 at S. Illinois, 6 p.m. Oct. 19 at W. Illinois, 1 p.m. Oct. 26 Indiana St., 2 p.m. Nov. 2 N. Iowa, noon Nov. 9 at S. Dakota St., 2 p.m. Nov. 16 Missouri St., noon Nov. 23 at Youngstown St., 11 a.m.
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INCARNATE WORD Aug. 31 at UTSA, 5 p.m. Sept. 7 Texas Southern, 6 p.m. Sept. 21 at Sam Houston St., TBA Sept. 28 Abilene Christian, 6 p.m. Oct. 5 at Houston Baptist, 6 p.m. Oct. 12 at SE Louisiana, 4 p.m. Oct. 19 Lamar, 4 p.m. Oct. 26 Northwestern St., 4 p.m. Nov. 2 Nicholls, 4 p.m. Nov. 9 at Stephen F. Austin, 3 p.m. Nov. 16 at New Mexico St., 3 p.m. Nov. 22 Cent. Arkansas, 6:30 p.m.
INDIANA Aug. 31 Ball St., 11 a.m. Sept. 7 E. Illinois, 2:30 p.m. Sept. 14 Ohio St., 11 a.m. Sept. 21 UConn, TBA Sept. 28 at Michigan St., TBA Oct. 12 Rutgers, 11 a.m. Oct. 19 at Maryland, TBA Oct. 26 at Nebraska, TBA Nov. 2 Northwestern, TBA Nov. 16 at Penn St., TBA Nov. 23 Michigan, TBA Nov. 30 at Purdue, TBA
INDIANA ST. Aug. 31 at Kansas, 11 a.m. Sept. 7 Dayton, noon Sept. 14 E. Kentucky, noon Sept. 21 E. Illinois, noon Oct. 5 at South Dakota, 2 p.m. Oct. 12 W. Illinois, noon Oct. 19 S. Dakota St., noon Oct. 26 at Illinois St., 2 p.m. Nov. 2 S. Illinois, noon Nov. 9 at N. Iowa, 4 p.m. Nov. 16 Youngstown St., noon Nov. 23 at Missouri St., 2 p.m.
IOWA Aug. 31 Miami (Ohio), 6:30 p.m. Sept. 7 Rutgers, 11 a.m. Sept. 14 at Iowa St., 3 p.m. Sept. 28 Middle Tennessee, TBA Oct. 5 at Michigan, 11 a.m. Oct. 12 Penn St., TBA Oct. 19 Purdue, 11 a.m. Oct. 26 at Northwestern, 11 a.m. Nov. 9 at Wisconsin, TBA Nov. 16 Minnesota, TBA Nov. 23 Illinois, TBA Nov. 29 at Nebraska, 1:30 p.m.
IOWA ST. Aug. 31 N. Iowa, 11 a.m. Sept. 14 Iowa, 3 p.m. Sept. 21 La.-Monroe, TBA Sept. 28 at Baylor, TBA Oct. 5 TCU, TBA Oct. 12 at West Virginia, TBA Oct. 19 at Texas Tech, TBA Oct. 26 Oklahoma St., TBA Nov. 9 at Oklahoma, TBA Nov. 16 Texas, TBA Nov. 23 Kansas, TBA Nov. 30 at Kansas St., TBA
JACKSON ST. Sept. 1 Bethune-Cookman, 2 p.m. Sept. 7 at South Alabama, 6 p.m. Sept. 14 Tennessee St., 6 p.m. Sept. 28 Kentucky St., 2 p.m. Oct. 5 Grambling St., 6 p.m. Oct. 12 Alabama St., 2 p.m. Oct. 19 at MVSU, 2 p.m. Oct. 24 at Prairie View, 6:30 p.m. Nov. 2 Ark.-Pine Bluff, 6 p.m. Nov. 9 at Alabama A&M, 1 p.m. Nov. 16 Southern U., 2 p.m. Nov. 23 Alcorn St., 2 p.m.
JACKSONVILLE Aug. 29 at Richmond, 6 p.m. Sept. 14 at Presbyterian, 6 p.m. Sept. 21 Dartmouth, noon Sept. 28 Ave Maria, noon Oct. 5 at Dayton, 11 a.m. Oct. 12 Morehead St., noon Oct. 19 Davidson, noon Oct. 26 at Butler, noon Nov. 2 Stetson, noon Nov. 9 at Drake, 1 p.m. Nov. 16 at Marist, 11 a.m. Nov. 23 San Diego, 11 a.m.
JACKSONVILLE ST. Aug. 29 at SE Louisiana, 7 p.m. Sept. 7 Chattanooga, 6 p.m. Sept. 14 E. Washington, 3 p.m. Sept. 21 North Alabama, 6 p.m. Sept. 28 at Austin Peay, 2 p.m. Oct. 5 Tennessee St., 6 p.m. Oct. 12 at E. Illinois, noon Oct. 19 SE Missouri, 3 p.m. Oct. 26 Murray St., 3 p.m. Nov. 2 at UT-Martin, 2 p.m. Nov. 9 at Tennessee Tech, 1:30 p.m. Nov. 23 E. Kentucky, 1 p.m.
JAMES MADISON Aug. 31 at West Virginia, 1 p.m. Sept. 7 St. Francis (Pa.), 5 p.m. Sept. 14 Morgan St., 2:30 p.m. Sept. 21 at Chattanooga, 3 p.m. Sept. 28 at Elon, 1 p.m. Oct. 5 at Stony Brook, 5 p.m. Oct. 12 Villanova, 11:30 p.m. Oct. 19 at William & Mary, 2:30 p.m. Oct. 26 Towson, 2:30 p.m. Nov. 9 New Hampshire, 2:30 p.m. Nov. 16 Richmond, 2:30 p.m. Nov. 23 at Rhode Island, 11 a.m.
KANSAS Aug. 31 Indiana St., 11 a.m. Sept. 7 Coastal Carolina, 6 p.m. Sept. 13 at Boston College, 6:30 p.m. Sept. 21 West Virginia, TBA Sept. 28 at TCU, TBA Oct. 5 Oklahoma, TBA Oct. 19 at Texas, TBA Oct. 26 Texas Tech, TBA Nov. 2 Kansas St., TBA Nov. 16 at Oklahoma St., TBA Nov. 23 at Iowa St., TBA Nov. 30 Baylor, TBA
KANSAS ST. Aug. 31 Nicholls, 6 p.m. Sept. 7 Bowling Green, 11 a.m. Sept. 14 at Mississippi St., 11 a.m. Sept. 28 at Oklahoma St., TBA Oct. 5 Baylor, TBA Oct. 19 TCU, TBA Oct. 26 Oklahoma, TBA Nov. 2 at Kansas, TBA Nov. 9 at Texas, TBA Nov. 16 West Virginia, TBA Nov. 23 at Texas Tech, TBA Nov. 30 Iowa St., TBA
KENNESAW ST. Aug. 31 Point, 5 p.m. Sept. 7 at Kent St., 11 a.m. Sept. 14 at Alabama St., 5 p.m. Sept. 21 at Missouri St., 2 p.m. Sept. 28 Reinhardt, 5 p.m. Oct. 12 Charleston Southern, 2 p.m. Oct. 19 at Presbyterian, 1:30 p.m. Oct. 26 North Alabama, 2 p.m. Nov. 2 Monmouth (NJ), 1 p.m. Nov. 9 at Campbell, noon Nov. 16 at Hampton, noon Nov. 23 Gardner-Webb, 1 p.m.
KENT ST. Aug. 29 at Arizona St., 9 p.m. Sept. 7 Kennesaw St., 11 a.m. Sept. 14 at Auburn, 6 p.m. Sept. 21 Bowling Green, 2:30 p.m. Oct. 5 at Wisconsin, TBA Oct. 12 at Akron, 2:30 p.m.
Oct. 19 at Ohio, TBA Oct. 26 Miami (Ohio), TBA Nov. 5 at Toledo, 6 p.m. Nov. 14 Buffalo, 6 p.m. Nov. 23 Ball St., TBA Nov. 29 at E. Michigan, TBA
KENTUCKY Aug. 31 Toledo, 11 a.m. Sept. 7 E. Michigan, 6:30 p.m. Sept. 14 Florida, 6 p.m. Sept. 21 at Mississippi St., TBA Sept. 28 at South Carolina, TBA Oct. 12 Arkansas, TBA Oct. 19 at Georgia, TBA Oct. 26 Missouri, TBA Nov. 9 Tennessee, TBA Nov. 16 at Vanderbilt, TBA Nov. 23 UT-Martin, TBA Nov. 30 Louisville, TBA
LIU Sept. 7 at S. Dakota St., 6 p.m. Sept. 21 Sacred Heart, noon Sept. 28 at Wagner, 11 a.m. Oct. 5 at Duquesne, 11 a.m. Oct. 12 at Bryant, noon Oct. 19 St. Francis (Pa.), noon Oct. 26 at CCSU, 11 a.m. Nov. 2 at Robert Morris, 11 a.m. Nov. 16 at Villanova, 1 p.m. Nov. 23 Merrimack, 11 a.m.
LSU Aug. 31 Georgia Southern, 6:30 p.m. Sept. 7 at Texas, 6:30 p.m. Sept. 14 Northwestern St., 6:30 p.m. Sept. 21 at Vanderbilt, TBA Oct. 5 Utah St., TBA Oct. 12 Florida, TBA Oct. 19 at Mississippi St., TBA Oct. 26 Auburn, TBA Nov. 9 at Alabama, TBA Nov. 16 at Mississippi, TBA Nov. 23 Arkansas, TBA Nov. 30 Texas A&M, TBA
LAFAYETTE Aug. 31 at William & Mary, 5 p.m. Sept. 7 at Monmouth (NJ), noon Sept. 14 Sacred Heart, 11:30 a.m. Sept. 21 at Albany (NY), 2:30 p.m. Sept. 28 Penn, 2:30 p.m. Oct. 11 at Princeton, 6 p.m. Oct. 19 at Georgetown, 11 a.m. Oct. 26 Bucknell, 2:30 p.m. Nov. 2 Fordham, 11:30 a.m. Nov. 9 at Holy Cross, 11 a.m. Nov. 16 Colgate, 11:30 a.m. Nov. 23 at Lehigh, 11:30 a.m.
LAMAR Aug. 29 Bethel (Tenn.), 7 p.m. Sept. 7 MVSU, 6 p.m. Sept. 14 at Texas A&M, 6 p.m. Sept. 21 at SE Louisiana, 7 p.m. Sept. 28 Stephen F. Austin, 6 p.m. Oct. 5 Abilene Christian, 6 p.m. Oct. 12 at Sam Houston St., TBA Oct. 19 at Incarnate Word, 4 p.m. Nov. 2 Cent. Arkansas, 3 p.m. Nov. 9 at Northwestern St., 6 p.m. Nov. 16 at Houston Baptist, 2 p.m. Nov. 23 McNeese St., 3 p.m.
LEHIGH Aug. 31 St. Francis (Pa.), 11:30 a.m. Sept. 7 at Villanova, 5 p.m. Sept. 14 at UC Davis, 9 p.m. Sept. 28 Merrimack, 11:30 a.m. Oct. 5 at Colgate, noon Oct. 19 at Fordham, noon Oct. 26 Georgetown, 11:30 a.m. Nov. 2 Holy Cross, 11:30 a.m. Nov. 9 at Bucknell, noon Nov. 16 at Sacred Heart, 11 a.m. Nov. 23 Lafayette, 11:30 a.m.
LIBERTY Aug. 31 Syracuse, 5 p.m. Sept. 7 at La.-Lafayette, 6:30 p.m. Sept. 14 Buffalo, 5 p.m.
Sept. 21 Hampton, 5 p.m. Sept. 28 New Mexico, 5 p.m. Oct. 5 at New Mexico St., 7 p.m. Oct. 19 Maine, 5 p.m. Oct. 26 at Rutgers, TBA Nov. 2 at UMass, TBA Nov. 9 at BYU, TBA Nov. 23 at Virginia, TBA Nov. 30 New Mexico St., 1 p.m.
LOUISIANA TECH Aug. 31 at Texas, 7 p.m. Sept. 7 Grambling St., 2:30 p.m. Sept. 14 at Bowling Green, 4 p.m. Sept. 20 FIU, 7 p.m. Sept. 28 at Rice, 6 p.m. Oct. 12 UMass, 6 p.m. Oct. 19 Southern Miss., 2:30 p.m. Oct. 26 at UTEP, 7 p.m. Nov. 9 North Texas, 3 p.m. Nov. 15 at Marshall, 6 p.m. Nov. 23 at UAB, TBA Nov. 30 UTSA, 2:30 p.m.
LA.-LAFAYETTE Aug. 31 Mississippi St., 11 a.m. Sept. 7 Liberty, 6:30 p.m. Sept. 14 Texas Southern, 6:30 p.m. Sept. 21 at Ohio, TBA Sept. 28 at Georgia Southern, TBA Oct. 9 Appalachian St., 7 p.m. Oct. 17 at Arkansas St., 6:30 p.m. Nov. 2 Texas St., TBA Nov. 7 at Coastal Carolina, 6:30 p.m. Nov. 16 at South Alabama, TBA Nov. 23 Troy, TBA Nov. 30 La.-Monroe, TBA
LA.-MONROE Aug. 31 Grambling St., 7 p.m. Sept. 7 at Florida St., 4 p.m. Sept. 21 at Iowa St., TBA Sept. 28 South Alabama, 6 p.m. Oct. 5 Memphis, 6 p.m. Oct. 10 at Texas St., 8:14 p.m. Oct. 19 at Appalachian St., 2:30 p.m. Nov. 2 Arkansas St., 4 p.m. Nov. 9 Georgia St., 4 p.m. Nov. 16 at Georgia Southern, TBA Nov. 23 Coastal Carolina, 4 p.m. Nov. 30 at La.-Lafayette, TBA
LOUISVILLE Sept. 2 Notre Dame, 7 p.m. Sept. 7 E. Kentucky, 6 p.m. Sept. 14 W. Kentucky, 3 p.m. Sept. 21 at Florida St., TBA Oct. 5 Boston College, TBA Oct. 12 at Wake Forest, TBA Oct. 19 Clemson, TBA Oct. 26 Virginia, TBA Nov. 9 at Miami, TBA Nov. 16 at NC State, TBA Nov. 23 Syracuse, TBA Nov. 30 at Kentucky, TBA
MAINE Aug. 30 Sacred Heart, 5 p.m. Sept. 7 at Georgia Southern, 5 p.m. Sept. 14 Towson, 6 p.m. Sept. 21 at Colgate, 11 a.m. Sept. 28 at Villanova, 2:30 p.m. Oct. 12 Richmond, 11 a.m. Oct. 19 at Liberty, 5 p.m. Oct. 26 William & Mary, noon Nov. 2 at Albany (NY), 2:30 p.m. Nov. 9 at Elon, 1 p.m. Nov. 16 Rhode Island, 11 a.m. Nov. 23 at New Hampshire, noon
MARIST Sept. 7 at Georgetown, 11:30 a.m. Sept. 14 Stetson, 11 a.m. Sept. 21 Cornell, 11 a.m. Sept. 28 Drake, noon Oct. 5 at San Diego, 4 p.m. Oct. 19 Dartmouth, 11 a.m. Oct. 26 at Davidson, noon Nov. 2 Butler, 11 a.m. Nov. 9 at Dayton, noon Nov. 16 Jacksonville, 11 a.m.
Nov. 23 at Valparaiso, 1 p.m.
MARSHALL Aug. 31 VMI, 5:30 p.m. Sept. 6 at Boise St., 8 p.m. Sept. 14 Ohio, 5:30 p.m. Sept. 28 Cincinnati, 4 p.m. Oct. 5 at Middle Tennessee, 2:30 p.m. Oct. 12 Old Dominion, 1:30 p.m. Oct. 18 at FAU, 5:30 p.m. Oct. 26 W. Kentucky, 1:30 p.m. Nov. 2 at Rice, 2:30 p.m. Nov. 15 Louisiana Tech, 6 p.m. Nov. 23 at Charlotte, 2:30 p.m. Nov. 30 FIU, 11 a.m.
MARYLAND Aug. 31 Howard, 11 a.m. Sept. 7 Syracuse, 11 a.m. Sept. 14 at Temple, 11 a.m. Sept. 27 Penn St., 7 p.m. Oct. 5 at Rutgers, TBA Oct. 12 at Purdue, 11 a.m. Oct. 19 Indiana, TBA Oct. 26 at Minnesota, TBA Nov. 2 Michigan, 11 a.m. Nov. 9 at Ohio St., TBA Nov. 23 Nebraska, TBA Nov. 30 at Michigan St., TBA
MCNEESE ST. Aug. 31 Southern U., 6 p.m. Sept. 7 at Oklahoma St., 6 p.m. Sept. 14 Alcorn St., 6 p.m. Sept. 21 at Abilene Christian, 6 p.m. Sept. 28 Sam Houston St., 6 p.m. Oct. 5 SE Louisiana, 4 p.m. Oct. 12 at Cent. Arkansas, 6 p.m. Oct. 19 Houston Baptist, 4 p.m. Oct. 26 at Stephen F. Austin, 3 p.m. Nov. 2 Northwestern St., 4 p.m. Nov. 16 at Nicholls, 3 p.m. Nov. 23 at Lamar, 3 p.m.
MEMPHIS Aug. 31 Mississippi, 11 a.m. Sept. 7 Southern U., 11 a.m. Sept. 14 at South Alabama, 2:30 p.m. Sept. 26 Navy, 7 p.m. Oct. 5 at La.-Monroe, 6 p.m. Oct. 12 at Temple, TBA Oct. 19 Tulane, TBA Oct. 26 at Tulsa, TBA Nov. 2 SMU, TBA Nov. 16 at Houston, TBA Nov. 23 at South Florida, TBA Nov. 29 Cincinnati, TBA
MERCER Aug. 31 at W. Carolina, 5 p.m. Sept. 14 Austin Peay, 6 p.m. Sept. 21 at Furman, noon Sept. 28 Campbell, 6 p.m. Oct. 5 Chattanooga, 3 p.m. Oct. 19 VMI, 2 p.m. Oct. 26 at The Citadel, 1 p.m. Nov. 2 Samford, 6 p.m. Nov. 9 Wofford, 2 p.m. Nov. 16 at ETSU, noon Nov. 23 at North Carolina, TBA
MERRIMACK Aug. 31 Va. Lynchburg, 5 p.m. Sept. 7 at CCSU, 5 p.m. Sept. 14 at St. Francis (Pa.), 11 a.m. Sept. 21 Mayville St., noon Sept. 28 at Lehigh, 11:30 a.m. Oct. 5 Bryant, noon Oct. 19 at Delaware St., 1 p.m. Oct. 26 Presbyterian, noon Nov. 2 at Rhode Island, noon Nov. 16 Franklin Pierce, noon Nov. 23 at LIU, 11 a.m.
MIAMI Aug. 24 Florida, 6 p.m. Sept. 7 at North Carolina, 7 p.m. Sept. 14 Bethune-Cookman, 3 p.m. Sept. 21 Cent. Michigan, TBA Oct. 5 Virginia Tech, TBA Oct. 11 Virginia, 7 p.m. Oct. 19 Georgia Tech, TBA
Oct. 26 at Pittsburgh, TBA Nov. 2 at Florida St., TBA Nov. 9 Louisville, TBA Nov. 23 FIU, 6 p.m. Nov. 30 at Duke, TBA
MIAMI (OHIO) Aug. 31 at Iowa, 6:30 p.m. Sept. 7 Tennessee Tech, 1:30 p.m. Sept. 14 at Cincinnati, 11 a.m. Sept. 21 at Ohio St., TBA Sept. 28 Buffalo, TBA Oct. 12 at W. Michigan, TBA Oct. 19 N. Illinois, 1:30 p.m. Oct. 26 at Kent St., TBA Nov. 6 at Ohio, TBA Nov. 13 Bowling Green, 7 p.m. Nov. 20 Akron, 6:30 p.m. Nov. 29 at Ball St., TBA
MICHIGAN Aug. 31 Middle Tennessee, 6:30 p.m. Sept. 7 Army, 11 a.m. Sept. 21 at Wisconsin, 11 a.m. Sept. 28 Rutgers, TBA Oct. 5 Iowa, 11 a.m. Oct. 12 at Illinois, TBA Oct. 19 at Penn St., TBA Oct. 26 Notre Dame, TBA Nov. 2 at Maryland, 11 a.m. Nov. 16 Michigan St., TBA Nov. 23 at Indiana, TBA Nov. 30 Ohio St., 11 a.m.
MICHIGAN ST. Aug. 30 Tulsa, 6 p.m. Sept. 7 W. Michigan, 6:30 p.m. Sept. 14 Arizona St., 3 p.m. Sept. 21 at Northwestern, TBA Sept. 28 Indiana, TBA Oct. 5 at Ohio St., 6:30 p.m. Oct. 12 at Wisconsin, TBA Oct. 26 Penn St., TBA Nov. 9 Illinois, TBA Nov. 16 at Michigan, TBA Nov. 23 at Rutgers, TBA Nov. 30 Maryland, TBA
MIDDLE TENNESSEE Aug. 31 at Michigan, 6:30 p.m. Sept. 7 Tennessee St., 6 p.m. Sept. 14 Duke, 6 p.m. Sept. 28 at Iowa, TBA Oct. 5 Marshall, 2:30 p.m. Oct. 12 at FAU, 3 p.m. Oct. 19 at North Texas, 3 p.m. Oct. 26 FIU, 2:30 p.m. Nov. 2 at Charlotte, 2:30 p.m. Nov. 16 Rice, 3:30 p.m. Nov. 23 Old Dominion, 3:30 p.m. Nov. 30 at W. Kentucky, 1 p.m.
MINNESOTA Aug. 29 S. Dakota St., 8 p.m. Sept. 7 at Fresno St., 9:30 p.m. Sept. 14 Georgia Southern, 2:30 p.m. Sept. 28 at Purdue, TBA Oct. 5 Illinois, TBA Oct. 12 Nebraska, TBA Oct. 19 at Rutgers, TBA Oct. 26 Maryland, TBA Nov. 9 Penn St., TBA Nov. 16 at Iowa, TBA Nov. 23 at Northwestern, TBA Nov. 30 Wisconsin, TBA
MISSISSIPPI Aug. 31 at Memphis, 11 a.m. Sept. 7 Arkansas, 6:30 p.m. Sept. 14 SE Louisiana, 3 p.m. Sept. 21 California, TBA Sept. 28 at Alabama, TBA Oct. 5 Vanderbilt, TBA Oct. 12 at Missouri, TBA Oct. 19 Texas A&M, TBA Nov. 2 at Auburn, TBA Nov. 9 New Mexico St., TBA Nov. 16 LSU, TBA Nov. 28 at Mississippi St., 6:30 p.m.
MISSISSIPPI ST. Aug. 31 La.-Lafayette, 11 a.m.
Sept. 7 Southern Miss., 2:30 p.m. Sept. 14 Kansas St., 11 a.m. Sept. 21 Kentucky, TBA Sept. 28 at Auburn, TBA Oct. 12 at Tennessee, TBA Oct. 19 LSU, TBA Oct. 26 at Texas A&M, TBA Nov. 2 at Arkansas, TBA Nov. 16 Alabama, TBA Nov. 23 Abilene Christian, TBA Nov. 28 Mississippi, 6:30 p.m.
MVSU Aug. 31 at Tennessee St., 6 p.m. Sept. 7 at Lamar, 6 p.m. Sept. 21 Bethune-Cookman, 6 p.m. Sept. 28 at Alcorn St., 6 p.m. Oct. 5 Va. Lynchburg, 2 p.m. Oct. 12 at Ark.-Pine Bluff, 1 p.m. Oct. 19 Jackson St., 2 p.m. Oct. 26 Texas Southern, 2 p.m. Nov. 2 Alabama St., 1 p.m. Nov. 16 Grambling St., 1 p.m. Nov. 23 at Alabama A&M, 1 p.m.
MISSOURI Aug. 31 at Wyoming, 6:30 p.m. Sept. 7 West Virginia, 11 a.m. Sept. 14 SE Missouri, 6:30 p.m. Sept. 21 South Carolina, TBA Oct. 5 Troy, TBA Oct. 12 Mississippi, TBA Oct. 19 at Vanderbilt, TBA Oct. 26 at Kentucky, TBA Nov. 9 at Georgia, TBA Nov. 16 Florida, TBA Nov. 23 Tennessee, TBA Nov. 29 at Arkansas, 1:30 p.m.
MISSOURI ST. Aug. 29 at N. Arizona, 8 p.m. Sept. 14 at Tulane, 7 p.m. Sept. 21 Kennesaw St., 2 p.m. Oct. 5 at W. Illinois, 3 p.m. Oct. 12 South Dakota, 2 p.m. Oct. 19 at N. Dakota St., 2:30 p.m. Oct. 26 N. Iowa, 2 p.m. Nov. 2 S. Dakota St., 2 p.m. Nov. 9 at S. Illinois, 2 p.m. Nov. 16 at Illinois St., noon Nov. 23 Indiana St., 2 p.m.
MONMOUTH (NJ) Aug. 31 at W. Michigan, 6 p.m. Sept. 7 Lafayette, noon Sept. 14 Albany (NY), noon Sept. 21 at Montana, 2 p.m. Oct. 5 at Wagner, 5 p.m. Oct. 12 Presbyterian, noon Oct. 19 Gardner-Webb, noon Oct. 26 at Charleston Southern, 5 p.m. Nov. 2 at Kennesaw St., 1 p.m. Nov. 9 North Alabama, 11 a.m. Nov. 16 at Campbell, noon Nov. 23 Hampton, 11 a.m.
MONTANA Aug. 31 at South Dakota, 2 p.m. Sept. 7 North Alabama, 8 p.m. Sept. 14 at Oregon, 9:44 p.m. Sept. 21 Monmouth (NJ), 2 p.m. Sept. 28 at UC Davis, 3 p.m. Oct. 5 Idaho St., 2 p.m. Oct. 19 at Sacramento St., 8 p.m. Oct. 26 E. Washington, TBA Nov. 2 at Portland St., 4:04 p.m. Nov. 9 Idaho, TBA Nov. 16 Weber St., TBA Nov. 23 at Montana St., TBA
MONTANA ST. Aug. 31 at Texas Tech, 3 p.m. Sept. 7 SE Missouri, 7 p.m. Sept. 14 at W. Illinois, 3 p.m. Sept. 21 Norfolk St., 2 p.m. Sept. 28 N. Arizona, 2 p.m. Oct. 5 at Cal Poly, 7 p.m. Oct. 12 Sacramento St., 3 p.m.
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Oct. 26 at North Dakota, noon Nov. 2 S. Utah, TBA Nov. 9 at N. Colorado, TBA Nov. 16 at UC Davis, TBA Nov. 23 Montana, TBA
MOREHEAD ST. Aug. 29 Union (Ky.), 5 p.m. Sept. 7 at Illinois St., 6:30 p.m. Sept. 14 Kentucky Christian, 3 p.m. Sept. 21 at Murray St., 6 p.m. Oct. 5 Davidson, noon Oct. 12 at Jacksonville, noon Oct. 19 Butler, 1 p.m. Oct. 26 at Drake, 1 p.m. Nov. 2 Dayton, noon Nov. 9 at Valparaiso, 1 p.m. Nov. 16 at San Diego, 4 p.m. Nov. 23 Stetson, noon
MORGAN ST. Aug. 29 at Bowling Green, 6 p.m. Sept. 14 at James Madison, 2:30 p.m. Sept. 21 at Army, 11 a.m. Sept. 28 NC Central, 5 p.m. Oct. 5 at Bethune-Cookman, 3 p.m. Oct. 12 Delaware St., noon Oct. 19 at SC State, 11:30 p.m. Oct. 26 Florida A&M, 2 p.m. Nov. 2 at Norfolk St., 1 p.m. Nov. 9 NC A&T, noon Nov. 16 Va. Lynchburg, noon Nov. 23 at Howard, noon
MURRAY ST. Aug. 29 Pikeville, 6 p.m. Sept. 7 at Georgia, 3 p.m. Sept. 14 at Toledo, 6 p.m. Sept. 21 Morehead St., 6 p.m. Sept. 28 at UT-Martin, 6 p.m. Oct. 5 E. Illinois, 1 p.m. Oct. 12 at Tennessee St., 2 p.m. Oct. 19 E. Kentucky, 2 p.m. Oct. 26 at Jacksonville St., 3 p.m. Nov. 2 Tennessee Tech, 1 p.m. Nov. 16 Austin Peay, noon Nov. 23 at SE Missouri, 1 p.m.
NAVY Aug. 31 Holy Cross, 2:30 p.m. Sept. 14 East Carolina, 2:30 p.m. Sept. 26 at Memphis, 7 p.m. Oct. 5 Air Force, 2:30 p.m. Oct. 12 at Tulsa, TBA Oct. 19 South Florida, 2:30 p.m. Oct. 26 Tulane, 2:30 p.m. Nov. 1 at UConn, 7 p.m. Nov. 16 at Notre Dame, 1:30 p.m. Nov. 23 SMU, 2:30 p.m. Nov. 30 at Houston, TBA Dec. 14 Army, 2 p.m.
NEBRASKA Aug. 31 South Alabama, 11 a.m. Sept. 7 at Colorado, 2:30 p.m. Sept. 14 N. Illinois, 7 p.m. Sept. 21 at Illinois, TBA Sept. 28 Ohio St., TBA Oct. 5 Northwestern, TBA Oct. 12 at Minnesota, TBA Oct. 26 Indiana, TBA Nov. 2 at Purdue, TBA Nov. 16 Wisconsin, TBA Nov. 23 at Maryland, TBA Nov. 29 Iowa, 1:30 p.m.
NEVADA Aug. 30 Purdue, 8:30 p.m. Sept. 7 at Oregon, 6:30 p.m. Sept. 14 Weber St., 6 p.m. Sept. 21 at UTEP, 7 p.m. Sept. 28 Hawaii, TBA Oct. 12 San Jose St., 3 p.m. Oct. 19 at Utah St., TBA
GAMEDAY | Friday, August 23, 2019 G37 Oct. 26 at Wyoming, 1 p.m. Nov. 2 New Mexico, TBA Nov. 9 at San Diego St., TBA Nov. 23 at Fresno St., TBA Nov. 30 UNLV, 2 p.m.
NEW HAMPSHIRE Sept. 7 at Holy Cross, noon Sept. 14 at FIU, 6 p.m. Sept. 21 Rhode Island, 5 p.m. Sept. 28 Duquesne, noon Oct. 5 Elon, 2:30 p.m. Oct. 12 at Stony Brook, 5 p.m. Oct. 19 at Delaware, noon Nov. 2 Villanova, noon Nov. 9 at James Madison, 2:30 p.m. Nov. 16 at Albany (NY), noon Nov. 23 Maine, noon
NEW MEXICO Aug. 31 Sam Houston St., 5 p.m. Sept. 14 at Notre Dame, 1:30 p.m. Sept. 21 New Mexico St., 3:30 p.m. Sept. 28 at Liberty, 5 p.m. Oct. 4 at San Jose St., 9 p.m. Oct. 11 Colorado St., 7 p.m. Oct. 19 at Wyoming, TBA Oct. 26 Hawaii, TBA Nov. 2 at Nevada, TBA Nov. 9 Air Force, TBA Nov. 16 at Boise St., TBA Nov. 30 Utah St., TBA
NEW MEXICO ST. Aug. 31 at Washington St., 9 p.m. Sept. 7 at Alabama, 3 p.m. Sept. 14 San Diego St., 7 p.m. Sept. 21 at New Mexico, 3:30 p.m. Sept. 28 Fresno St., 7 p.m. Oct. 5 Liberty, 7 p.m. Oct. 12 at Cent. Michigan, 2 p.m. Oct. 26 at Georgia Southern, TBA Nov. 9 at Mississippi, TBA Nov. 16 Incarnate Word, 3 p.m. Nov. 23 UTEP, 3 p.m. Nov. 30 at Liberty, 1 p.m.
NICHOLLS Aug. 31 at Kansas St., 6 p.m. Sept. 14 at Prairie View, 6 p.m. Sept. 21 at Stephen F. Austin, 6 p.m. Sept. 28 at Texas St., 6 p.m. Oct. 5 Cent. Arkansas, 3 p.m. Oct. 12 Northwestern St., 3 p.m. Oct. 19 at Sam Houston St., TBA Oct. 26 Abilene Christian, 3 p.m. Nov. 2 at Incarnate Word, 4 p.m. Nov. 9 Houston Baptist, 3 p.m. Nov. 16 McNeese St., 3 p.m. Nov. 21 at SE Louisiana, 6 p.m.
NORFOLK ST. Aug. 31 at Old Dominion, 6 p.m. Sept. 7 Virginia St., 5 p.m. Sept. 14 at Coastal Carolina, 1 p.m. Sept. 21 at Montana St., 2 p.m. Sept. 28 Florida A&M, 3 p.m. Oct. 5 NC A&T, 1 p.m. Oct. 12 at Howard, noon Oct. 19 at Bethune-Cookman, 3 p.m. Nov. 2 Morgan St., 1 p.m. Nov. 9 at NC Central, 1 p.m. Nov. 16 at Delaware St., 1 p.m. Nov. 23 SC State, noon
NORTH ALABAMA Aug. 29 W. Illinois, 7 p.m. Sept. 7 at Montana, 8 p.m. Sept. 14 Alabama A&M, 6 p.m. Sept. 21 at Jacksonville St., 6 p.m. Sept. 28 Presbyterian, 3 p.m. Oct. 5 at Hampton, 1 p.m. Oct. 19 Charleston Southern, 6 p.m. Oct. 26 at Kennesaw St., 2 p.m. Nov. 2 Campbell, 1:30 p.m. Nov. 9 at Monmouth (NJ), 11 a.m. Nov. 16 at Gardner-Webb, 11:30 p.m.
NORTH CAROLINA Aug. 31 South Carolina, 2:30 p.m. Sept. 7 Miami, 7 p.m. Sept. 13 at Wake Forest, 5 p.m.
Sept. 21 Appalachian St., TBA Sept. 28 Clemson, TBA Oct. 5 at Georgia Tech, TBA Oct. 19 at Virginia Tech, TBA Oct. 26 Duke, TBA Nov. 2 Virginia, TBA Nov. 14 at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m. Nov. 23 Mercer, TBA Nov. 30 at NC State, TBA
NC A&T Aug. 31 Elon, 5 p.m. Sept. 7 at Duke, 5 p.m. Sept. 14 at Charleston Southern, 5 p.m. Sept. 26 Delaware St., 6:30 p.m. Oct. 5 at Norfolk St., 1 p.m. Oct. 19 at Florida A&M, 5 p.m. Oct. 26 Howard, noon Nov. 2 at SC State, 11:30 p.m. Nov. 9 at Morgan St., noon Nov. 16 Bethune-Cookman, noon Nov. 23 NC Central, noon
NC CENTRAL Aug. 29 at Austin Peay, 7 p.m. Sept. 7 at Towson, 5 p.m. Sept. 14 at Gardner-Webb, 5 p.m. Sept. 21 Elizabeth City St., 3 p.m. Sept. 28 at Morgan St., 5 p.m. Oct. 5 at Florida A&M, 1 p.m. Oct. 10 Bethune-Cookman, 5 p.m. Oct. 26 Delaware St., 1 p.m. Nov. 2 at Howard, noon Nov. 9 Norfolk St., 1 p.m. Nov. 16 SC State, 1 p.m. Nov. 23 at NC A&T, noon
NC STATE Aug. 31 East Carolina, 11 a.m. Sept. 7 W. Carolina, 11:30 a.m. Sept. 14 at West Virginia, 11 a.m. Sept. 21 Ball St., TBA Sept. 28 at Florida St., TBA Oct. 10 Syracuse, 7 p.m. Oct. 19 at Boston College, TBA Nov. 2 at Wake Forest, TBA Nov. 9 Clemson, TBA Nov. 16 Louisville, TBA Nov. 21 at Georgia Tech, 7 p.m. Nov. 30 North Carolina, TBA
NORTH DAKOTA Aug. 31 Drake, 4 p.m. Sept. 7 at N. Dakota St., 2:30 p.m. Sept. 14 Sam Houston St., 4 p.m. Sept. 28 at E. Washington, 3 p.m. Oct. 5 UC Davis, 1 p.m. Oct. 12 at Idaho St., 2:04 p.m. Oct. 19 at Cal Poly, 7 p.m. Oct. 26 Montana St., noon Nov. 9 at Weber St., TBA Nov. 16 N. Colorado, 1 p.m. Nov. 23 S. Utah, 1 p.m.
N. DAKOTA ST. Aug. 31 Butler, 3 p.m. Sept. 7 North Dakota, 2:30 p.m. Sept. 14 at Delaware, noon Sept. 21 UC Davis, 2:30 p.m. Oct. 5 at Illinois St., noon Oct. 12 N. Iowa, 1 p.m. Oct. 19 Missouri St., 2:30 p.m. Oct. 26 at S. Dakota St., 2 p.m. Nov. 2 at Youngstown St., 5 p.m. Nov. 9 W. Illinois, 2:30 p.m. Nov. 16 South Dakota, 2:30 p.m. Nov. 23 at S. Illinois, 2 p.m.
NORTH TEXAS Aug. 31 Abilene Christian, 6:30 p.m. Sept. 7 at SMU, 6 p.m. Sept. 14 at California, 3:14 p.m. Sept. 21 UTSA, 6:30 p.m. Sept. 28 Houston, 7 p.m. Oct. 12 at Southern Miss., 6 p.m. Oct. 19 Middle Tennessee, 3 p.m. Oct. 26 at Charlotte, 2:30 p.m. Nov. 2 UTEP, 2:30 p.m. Nov. 9 at Louisiana Tech, 3 p.m. Nov. 23 at Rice, 2:30 p.m.
Nov. 30 UAB, 3 p.m.
N. ARIZONA Aug. 29 Missouri St., 8 p.m. Sept. 7 at Arizona, 9:44 p.m. Sept. 14 W. New Mexico, 5 p.m. Sept. 21 at Illinois St., 6:30 p.m. Sept. 28 at Montana St., noon Oct. 5 N. Colorado, TBA Oct. 19 at Weber St., TBA Oct. 26 Portland St., TBA Nov. 2 at E. Washington, TBA Nov. 9 Sacramento St., TBA Nov. 16 at S. Utah, TBA Nov. 23 Idaho, TBA
N. COLORADO Aug. 29 at San Jose St., 9 p.m. Sept. 7 at Washington St., 4 p.m. Sept. 14 at Sacramento St., 8 p.m. Sept. 21 South Dakota, 3 p.m. Sept. 28 Idaho, TBA Oct. 5 at N. Arizona, TBA Oct. 12 at E. Washington, 3 p.m. Oct. 19 Portland St., TBA Nov. 2 at Idaho St., TBA Nov. 9 Montana St., TBA Nov. 16 at North Dakota, 1 p.m. Nov. 23 Cal Poly, TBA
N. ILLINOIS Aug. 31 Illinois St., 6 p.m. Sept. 7 at Utah, noon Sept. 14 at Nebraska, 7 p.m. Sept. 28 at Vanderbilt, TBA Oct. 5 Ball St., TBA Oct. 12 at Ohio, 2:30 p.m. Oct. 19 at Miami (Ohio), 1:30 p.m. Oct. 26 Akron, 2:30 p.m. Nov. 2 at Cent. Michigan, TBA Nov. 13 at Toledo, 7 p.m. Nov. 19 E. Michigan, 6:30 p.m. Nov. 26 W. Michigan, 6 p.m.
N. IOWA Aug. 31 at Iowa St., 11 a.m. Sept. 7 S. Utah, 4 p.m. Sept. 21 Idaho St., 4 p.m. Sept. 28 at Weber St., 7 p.m. Oct. 5 Youngstown St., 4 p.m. Oct. 12 at N. Dakota St., 1 p.m. Oct. 19 South Dakota, 4 p.m. Oct. 26 at Missouri St., 2 p.m. Nov. 2 at Illinois St., noon Nov. 9 Indiana St., 4 p.m. Nov. 16 at S. Dakota St., 2 p.m. Nov. 23 W. Illinois, 1 p.m.
NORTHWESTERN Aug. 31 at Stanford, 3 p.m. Sept. 14 UNLV, 2:30 p.m. Sept. 21 Michigan St., TBA Sept. 28 at Wisconsin, TBA Oct. 5 at Nebraska, TBA Oct. 18 Ohio St., 7:30 p.m Oct. 26 Iowa, 11 a.m. Nov. 2 at Indiana, TBA Nov. 9 Purdue, TBA Nov. 16 UMass, TBA Nov. 23 Minnesota, TBA Nov. 30 at Illinois, TBA
NORTHWESTERN ST. Aug. 29 at UT-Martin, 6:30 p.m. Sept. 7 Midwestern St., 6 p.m. Sept. 14 at LSU, 6:30 p.m. Sept. 21 at Houston Baptist, 6 p.m. Sept. 28 SE Louisiana, 6 p.m. Oct. 12 at Nicholls, 3 p.m. Oct. 19 Cent. Arkansas, 6 p.m. Oct. 26 at Incarnate Word, 4 p.m. Nov. 2 at McNeese St., 4 p.m. Nov. 9 Lamar, 6 p.m. Nov. 16 at Sam Houston St., TBA Nov. 21 Stephen F. Austin, 6 p.m.
NOTRE DAME Sept. 2 at Louisville, 7 p.m. Sept. 14 New Mexico, 1:30 p.m. Sept. 21 at Georgia, TBA Sept. 28 Virginia, 2:30 p.m. Oct. 5 Bowling Green, 2:30 p.m.
Oct. 12 Southern Cal, 6:30 p.m. Oct. 26 at Michigan, TBA Nov. 2 Virginia Tech, 1:30 p.m. Nov. 9 at Duke, TBA Nov. 16 Navy, 1:30 p.m. Nov. 23 Boston College, 1:30 p.m. Nov. 30 at Stanford, TBA
OHIO Aug. 31 Rhode Island, 1 p.m. Sept. 7 at Pittsburgh, 10 a.m. Sept. 14 at Marshall, 5:30 p.m. Sept. 21 La.-Lafayette, TBA Oct. 5 at Buffalo, 2:30 p.m. Oct. 12 N. Illinois, 2:30 p.m. Oct. 19 Kent St., TBA Oct. 26 at Ball St., TBA Nov. 6 Miami (Ohio), 6:30 p.m. Nov. 12 W. Michigan, 6:30 p.m. Nov. 19 at Bowling Green, 6:30 p.m. Nov. 26 at Akron, 6 p.m.
OHIO ST. Aug. 31 FAU, 11 a.m. Sept. 7 Cincinnati, 11 a.m. Sept. 14 at Indiana, 11 a.m. Sept. 21 Miami (Ohio), TBA Sept. 28 at Nebraska, TBA Oct. 5 Michigan St., 6:30 p.m. Oct. 18 at Northwestern, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 26 Wisconsin, TBA Nov. 9 Maryland, TBA Nov. 16 at Rutgers, TBA Nov. 23 Penn St., TBA Nov. 30 at Michigan, 11 a.m.
OKLAHOMA Sept. 1 Houston, 6:30 p.m. Sept. 7 South Dakota, 6 p.m. Sept. 14 at UCLA, 7 p.m. Sept. 28 Texas Tech, TBA Oct. 5 at Kansas, TBA Oct. 12 Texas, 11 a.m. Oct. 19 West Virginia, TBA Oct. 26 at Kansas St., TBA Nov. 9 Iowa St., TBA Nov. 16 at Baylor, TBA Nov. 23 TCU, TBA Nov. 30 at Oklahoma St., TBA
OKLAHOMA ST. Aug. 30 at Oregon St., 9:30 p.m. Sept. 7 McNeese St., 6 p.m. Sept. 14 at Tulsa, 2:30 p.m. Sept. 21 at Texas, TBA Sept. 28 Kansas St., TBA Oct. 5 at Texas Tech, TBA Oct. 19 Baylor, TBA Oct. 26 at Iowa St., TBA Nov. 2 TCU, TBA Nov. 16 Kansas, TBA Nov. 23 at West Virginia, TBA Nov. 30 Oklahoma, TBA
OLD DOMINION Aug. 31 Norfolk St., 6 p.m. Sept. 7 at Virginia Tech, 11 a.m. Sept. 21 at Virginia, TBA Sept. 28 East Carolina, 5 p.m. Oct. 5 W. Kentucky, 5 p.m. Oct. 12 at Marshall, 1:30 p.m. Oct. 19 at UAB, TBA Oct. 26 FAU, 2:30 p.m. Nov. 2 at FIU, 11 a.m. Nov. 9 UTSA, 1 p.m. Nov. 23 at Middle Tennessee, 3:30 p.m. Nov. 30 Charlotte, 1 p.m.
OREGON Aug. 31 Auburn, 6:30 p.m. Sept. 7 Nevada, 6:30 p.m. Sept. 14 Montana, 10:44 p.m. Sept. 21 at Stanford, TBA Oct. 5 California, TBA Oct. 11 Colorado, 9 p.m. Oct. 19 at Washington, TBA Oct. 26 Washington St., TBA Nov. 2 at Southern Cal, TBA Nov. 16 Arizona, TBA Nov. 23 at Arizona St., TBA
Nov. 30 Oregon St., TBA
OREGON ST. Aug. 30 Oklahoma St., 9:30 p.m. Sept. 7 at Hawaii, 11:58 p.m. Sept. 14 Cal Poly, 3:14 p.m. Sept. 28 Stanford, TBA Oct. 5 at UCLA, TBA Oct. 12 Utah, TBA Oct. 19 at California, TBA Nov. 2 at Arizona, TBA Nov. 8 Washington, 9:30 p.m. Nov. 16 Arizona St., TBA Nov. 23 at Washington St., TBA Nov. 30 at Oregon, TBA
PENN ST. Aug. 31 Idaho, 2:30 p.m. Sept. 7 Buffalo, 6:30 p.m. Sept. 14 Pittsburgh, 11 a.m. Sept. 27 at Maryland, 7 p.m. Oct. 5 Purdue, 11 a.m. Oct. 12 at Iowa, TBA Oct. 19 Michigan, TBA Oct. 26 at Michigan St., TBA Nov. 9 at Minnesota, TBA Nov. 16 Indiana, TBA Nov. 23 at Ohio St., TBA Nov. 30 Rutgers, TBA
PENN Sept. 21 at Delaware, noon Sept. 28 at Lafayette, 2:30 p.m. Oct. 4 Dartmouth, 6 p.m. Oct. 12 Sacred Heart, noon Oct. 19 at Columbia, 11:30 a.m. Oct. 26 at Yale, noon Nov. 2 Brown, noon Nov. 9 Cornell, 11:30 a.m. Nov. 16 at Harvard, 11 a.m. Nov. 23 Princeton, noon
PITTSBURGH Aug. 31 Virginia, 6:30 p.m. Sept. 7 Ohio, 10 a.m. Sept. 14 at Penn St., 11 a.m. Sept. 21 UCF, TBA Sept. 28 Delaware, TBA Oct. 5 at Duke, TBA Oct. 18 at Syracuse, 6 p.m. Oct. 26 Miami, TBA Nov. 2 at Georgia Tech, TBA Nov. 14 North Carolina, 7 p.m. Nov. 23 at Virginia Tech, TBA Nov. 30 Boston College, TBA
PORTLAND ST. Aug. 31 at Arkansas, 3 p.m. Sept. 7 Simon Fraser, 4:04 p.m. Sept. 14 at Boise St., 9:14 p.m. Sept. 21 E. Oregon, 4:04 p.m. Sept. 28 at Idaho St., 4:04 p.m. Oct. 5 S. Utah, 4:04 p.m. Oct. 12 Idaho, 4:04 p.m. Oct. 19 at N. Colorado, TBA Oct. 26 at N. Arizona, TBA Nov. 2 Montana, 4:04 p.m. Nov. 9 UC Davis, 4:04 p.m. Nov. 23 at E. Washington, 3:04 p.m.
PRAIRIE VIEW Aug. 31 at Texas Southern, 5:30 p.m. Sept. 7 at Houston, 7 p.m. Sept. 14 Nicholls, 6 p.m. Sept. 21 at Alcorn St., 5 p.m. Sept. 28 Grambling St., 4 p.m. Oct. 12 at Southern U., 6 p.m. Oct. 19 Va. Lynchburg, 2 p.m. Oct. 24 Jackson St., 6:30 p.m. Nov. 9 Ark.-Pine Bluff, 2 p.m. Nov. 16 Edward Waters, 2 p.m. Nov. 28 at Alabama St., 2 p.m.
PRESBYTERIAN Aug. 31 at Stetson, 6 p.m. Sept. 14 Jacksonville, 6 p.m. Sept. 21 E. Kentucky, noon Sept. 28 at North Alabama, 3 p.m. Oct. 5 at Campbell, noon Oct. 12 at Monmouth (NJ), noon Oct. 19 Kennesaw St., 1:30 p.m. Oct. 26 at Merrimack, noon
Nov. 2 at Hampton, noon Nov. 9 Gardner-Webb, noon Nov. 16 Charleston Southern, noon Nov. 23 St. Andrews, noon
PRINCETON Sept. 21 Butler, 4 p.m. Sept. 28 at Bucknell, 2:30 p.m. Oct. 5 Columbia, noon Oct. 11 Lafayette, 6 p.m. Oct. 19 at Brown, 11:30 a.m. Oct. 26 Harvard, noon Nov. 1 at Cornell, 5 p.m. Nov. 9 Dartmouth, 2:30 p.m. Nov. 16 Yale, noon Nov. 23 at Penn, noon
PURDUE Aug. 30 at Nevada, 8:30 p.m. Sept. 7 Vanderbilt, 11 a.m. Sept. 14 TCU, 6:30 p.m. Sept. 28 Minnesota, TBA Oct. 5 at Penn St., 11 a.m. Oct. 12 Maryland, 11 a.m. Oct. 19 at Iowa, 11 a.m. Oct. 26 Illinois, TBA Nov. 2 Nebraska, TBA Nov. 9 at Northwestern, TBA Nov. 23 at Wisconsin, TBA Nov. 30 Indiana, TBA
RHODE ISLAND Aug. 31 at Ohio, 1 p.m. Sept. 7 Delaware, 6 p.m. Sept. 21 at New Hampshire, 5 p.m. Sept. 28 Stony Brook, 6 p.m. Oct. 5 at Brown, 11:30 a.m. Oct. 12 at Virginia Tech, TBA Oct. 19 at Albany (NY), 2:30 p.m. Oct. 26 Elon, noon Nov. 2 Merrimack, noon Nov. 9 at William & Mary, noon Nov. 16 at Maine, 11 a.m. Nov. 23 James Madison, 11 a.m.
RICE
Aug. 30 at Army, 5 p.m. Sept. 6 Wake Forest, 7 p.m. Sept. 14 Texas, 7 p.m. Sept. 21 Baylor, 6 p.m. Sept. 28 Louisiana Tech, 6 p.m. Oct. 5 at UAB, TBA Oct. 19 at UTSA, 5 p.m. Oct. 26 Southern Miss., noon Nov. 2 Marshall, 2:30 p.m. Nov. 16 at Middle Tennessee, 3:30 p.m. Nov. 23 North Texas, 2:30 p.m. Nov. 30 at UTEP, 2 p.m.
RICHMOND Aug. 29 Jacksonville, 6 p.m. Sept. 7 at Boston College, 2:30 p.m. Sept. 14 Elon, 5 p.m. Sept. 28 at Fordham, noon Oct. 5 Albany (NY), 1 p.m. Oct. 12 at Maine, 11 a.m. Oct. 19 Yale, 5 p.m. Oct. 26 at Delaware, noon Nov. 2 Stony Brook, 2 p.m. Nov. 9 at Villanova, noon Nov. 16 at James Madison, 2:30 p.m. Nov. 23 William & Mary, 11 a.m.
ROBERT MORRIS Aug. 29 at Buffalo, 6 p.m. Sept. 7 Kentucky St., noon Sept. 14 Dayton, 2 p.m. Sept. 21 at VMI, 11:30 p.m. Sept. 28 at Youngstown St., 5 p.m. Oct. 12 at St. Francis (Pa.), 11 a.m. Oct. 19 at Wagner, 11 a.m. Oct. 26 Bryant, 11 a.m. Nov. 2 LIU, 11 a.m. Nov. 9 Duquesne, noon Nov. 16 at CCSU, 11 a.m. Nov. 23 Sacred Heart, 11 a.m.
RUTGERS Aug. 30 UMass, 7:14 p.m.
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Sept. 7 at Iowa, 11 a.m. Sept. 21 Boston College, TBA Sept. 28 at Michigan, TBA Oct. 5 Maryland, TBA Oct. 12 at Indiana, 11 a.m. Oct. 19 Minnesota, TBA Oct. 26 Liberty, TBA Nov. 2 at Illinois, TBA Nov. 16 Ohio St., TBA Nov. 23 Michigan St., TBA Nov. 30 at Penn St., TBA
SACRAMENTO ST. Aug. 31 S. Oregon, 8 p.m. Sept. 6 at Arizona St., 9 p.m. Sept. 14 N. Colorado, 8 p.m. Sept. 21 at Fresno St., TBA Oct. 5 E. Washington, TBA Oct. 12 at Montana St., 3 p.m. Oct. 19 Montana, 8 p.m. Oct. 26 at Cal Poly, 7 p.m. Nov. 2 Weber St., TBA Nov. 9 at N. Arizona, TBA Nov. 16 at Idaho, TBA Nov. 23 UC Davis, TBA
SACRED HEART Aug. 30 at Maine, 5 p.m. Sept. 7 Bucknell, 5 p.m. Sept. 14 at Lafayette, 11:30 a.m. Sept. 21 at LIU, noon Oct. 5 CCSU, 1 p.m. Oct. 12 at Penn, noon Oct. 19 Duquesne, 11 a.m. Oct. 26 at St. Francis (Pa.), 11 a.m. Nov. 2 at Bryant, noon Nov. 9 Wagner, 11 a.m. Nov. 16 Lehigh, 11 a.m. Nov. 23 at Robert Morris, 11 a.m.
SAM HOUSTON ST. Aug. 31 at New Mexico, 5 p.m. Sept. 7 Okla. Panhandle St., TBA Sept. 14 at North Dakota, 4 p.m. Sept. 21 Incarnate Word, TBA Sept. 28 at McNeese St., 6 p.m. Oct. 5 Stephen F. Austin, 3 p.m. Oct. 12 Lamar, TBA Oct. 19 Nicholls, TBA Oct. 26 at Cent. Arkansas, 6 p.m. Nov. 9 at Abilene Christian, 3 p.m. Nov. 16 Northwestern St., TBA Nov. 23 Houston Baptist, TBA
SAMFORD Aug. 24 Youngstown St., 2 p.m. Aug. 31 at Tennessee Tech, 6 p.m. Sept. 14 at Wofford, 5 p.m. Sept. 21 Alabama A&M, 6 p.m. Sept. 28 The Citadel, 2 p.m. Oct. 5 Furman, 2 p.m. Oct. 12 at VMI, 11:30 p.m. Oct. 26 ETSU, noon Nov. 2 at Mercer, 6 p.m. Nov. 9 Chattanooga, 2 p.m. Nov. 16 at W. Carolina, 1 p.m. Nov. 23 at Auburn, TBA
SAN DIEGO Aug. 31 at Cal Poly, 4 p.m. Sept. 7 UC Davis, 4 p.m. Sept. 21 Harvard, 4 p.m. Oct. 5 Marist, 4 p.m. Oct. 12 at Davidson, noon Oct. 19 Valparaiso, 5 p.m. Oct. 26 at Dayton, 11 a.m. Nov. 2 Drake, 4 p.m. Nov. 9 at Stetson, noon Nov. 16 Morehead St., 4 p.m. Nov. 23 at Jacksonville, 11 a.m.
SAN DIEGO ST. Aug. 31 Weber St., 8 p.m. Sept. 7 at UCLA, 4:14 p.m.
Sept. 14 at New Mexico St., 7 p.m. Sept. 21 Utah St., 9:30 p.m. Oct. 5 at Colorado St., TBA Oct. 12 Wyoming, 9:30 p.m. Oct. 19 at San Jose St., 6 p.m. Oct. 26 at UNLV, 9:30 p.m. Nov. 9 Nevada, TBA Nov. 15 Fresno St., 8:30 p.m. Nov. 23 at Hawaii, 1noon Nov. 30 BYU, 8 p.m.
SAN JOSE ST. Aug. 29 N. Colorado, 9 p.m. Sept. 7 Tulsa, 8 p.m. Sept. 21 at Arkansas, TBA Sept. 27 at Air Force, 7 p.m. Oct. 4 New Mexico, 9 p.m. Oct. 12 at Nevada, 3 p.m. Oct. 19 San Diego St., 6 p.m. Oct. 26 at Army, 11 a.m. Nov. 2 Boise St., 9:30 p.m. Nov. 9 at Hawaii, 1noon Nov. 23 at UNLV, 3 p.m. Nov. 30 Fresno St., TBA
SOUTH ALABAMA Aug. 31 at Nebraska, 11 a.m. Sept. 7 Jackson St., 6 p.m. Sept. 14 Memphis, 2:30 p.m. Sept. 21 at UAB, 2:30 p.m. Sept. 28 at La.-Monroe, 6 p.m. Oct. 3 Georgia Southern, 6:30 p.m. Oct. 16 at Troy, 7 p.m. Oct. 26 Appalachian St., TBA Nov. 9 at Texas St., TBA Nov. 16 La.-Lafayette, TBA Nov. 23 at Georgia St., TBA Nov. 30 Arkansas St., TBA
SOUTH CAROLINA Aug. 31 North Carolina, 2:30 p.m. Sept. 7 Charleston Southern, 11 a.m. Sept. 14 Alabama, 2:30 p.m. Sept. 21 at Missouri, TBA Sept. 28 Kentucky, TBA Oct. 12 at Georgia, TBA Oct. 19 Florida, TBA Oct. 26 at Tennessee, TBA Nov. 2 Vanderbilt, TBA Nov. 9 Appalachian St., TBA Nov. 16 at Texas A&M, TBA Nov. 30 Clemson, TBA
SC STATE Sept. 7 Lane, 3 p.m. Sept. 14 at South Florida, 5 p.m. Oct. 5 at Delaware St., 6 p.m. Oct. 12 Florida A&M, 1 p.m. Oct. 19 Morgan St., 11:30 p.m. Oct. 26 at Bethune-Cookman, 3 p.m. Nov. 2 NC A&T, 11:30 p.m. Nov. 9 Howard, 11:30 p.m. Nov. 16 at NC Central, 1 p.m. Nov. 23 at Norfolk St., noon
SOUTH DAKOTA Aug. 31 Montana, 2 p.m. Sept. 7 at Oklahoma, 6 p.m. Sept. 14 Houston Baptist, 2 p.m. Sept. 21 at N. Colorado, 3 p.m. Oct. 5 Indiana St., 2 p.m. Oct. 12 at Missouri St., 2 p.m. Oct. 19 at N. Iowa, 4 p.m. Oct. 26 S. Illinois, 4 p.m. Nov. 2 at W. Illinois, 1 p.m. Nov. 9 Youngstown St., 2 p.m. Nov. 16 at N. Dakota St., 2:30 p.m. Nov. 23 S. Dakota St., 2 p.m.
S. DAKOTA ST. Aug. 29 at Minnesota, 8 p.m. Sept. 7 LIU, 6 p.m. Sept. 14 Drake, 1 p.m. Sept. 21 S. Utah, 6 p.m. Oct. 5 S. Illinois, 2 p.m. Oct. 12 at Youngstown St., 5 p.m. Oct. 19 at Indiana St., noon Oct. 26 N. Dakota St., 2 p.m. Nov. 2 at Missouri St., 2 p.m. Nov. 9 Illinois St., 2 p.m. Nov. 16 N. Iowa, 2 p.m.
Nov. 23 at South Dakota, 2 p.m.
SOUTH FLORIDA Aug. 30 Wisconsin, 6 p.m. Sept. 7 at Georgia Tech, 1 p.m. Sept. 14 SC State, 5 p.m. Sept. 28 SMU, TBA Oct. 5 at UConn, TBA Oct. 12 BYU, TBA Oct. 19 at Navy, 2:30 p.m. Oct. 26 at East Carolina, TBA Nov. 7 Temple, 7 p.m. Nov. 16 Cincinnati, TBA Nov. 23 Memphis, TBA Nov. 29 at UCF, TBA
SE MISSOURI Aug. 29 S. Illinois, 6:30 p.m. Sept. 7 at Montana St., 7 p.m. Sept. 14 at Missouri, 6:30 p.m. Sept. 21 W. Virginia St., 1 p.m. Oct. 5 Tennessee Tech, 6 p.m. Oct. 12 at Austin Peay, 2 p.m. Oct. 19 at Jacksonville St., 3 p.m. Oct. 26 UT-Martin, 1 p.m. Nov. 2 at Tennessee St., 2 p.m. Nov. 9 E. Kentucky, 1 p.m. Nov. 16 at E. Illinois, noon Nov. 23 Murray St., 1 p.m.
SE LOUISIANA Aug. 29 Jacksonville St., 7 p.m. Sept. 7 at Bethune-Cookman, 3 p.m. Sept. 14 at Mississippi, 3 p.m. Sept. 21 Lamar, 7 p.m. Sept. 28 at Northwestern St., 6 p.m. Oct. 5 at McNeese St., 4 p.m. Oct. 12 Incarnate Word, 4 p.m. Oct. 26 at Houston Baptist, 2 p.m. Nov. 2 Stephen F. Austin, 4 p.m. Nov. 9 at Cent. Arkansas, 3 p.m. Nov. 16 at Abilene Christian, 1 p.m. Nov. 21 Nicholls, 6 p.m.
SOUTHERN CAL Aug. 31 Fresno St., 9:30 p.m. Sept. 7 Stanford, 9:30 p.m. Sept. 14 at BYU, 2:30 p.m. Sept. 20 Utah, 8 p.m. Sept. 28 at Washington, TBA Oct. 12 at Notre Dame, 6:30 p.m. Oct. 19 Arizona, TBA Oct. 25 at Colorado, 8 p.m. Nov. 2 Oregon, TBA Nov. 9 at Arizona St., TBA Nov. 16 at California, TBA Nov. 23 UCLA, TBA
S. ILLINOIS Aug. 29 at SE Missouri, 6:30 p.m. Sept. 7 at UMass, 5 p.m. Sept. 14 UT-Martin, 6 p.m. Sept. 21 at Arkansas St., 6 p.m. Oct. 5 at S. Dakota St., 2 p.m. Oct. 12 Illinois St., 6 p.m. Oct. 19 Youngstown St., 2 p.m. Oct. 26 at South Dakota, 4 p.m. Nov. 2 at Indiana St., noon Nov. 9 Missouri St., 2 p.m. Nov. 16 at W. Illinois, 1 p.m. Nov. 23 N. Dakota St., 2 p.m.
SMU Aug. 31 at Arkansas St., 6 p.m. Sept. 7 North Texas, 6 p.m. Sept. 14 Texas St., 6 p.m. Sept. 21 at TCU, TBA Sept. 28 at South Florida, TBA Oct. 5 Tulsa, TBA Oct. 19 Temple, TBA Oct. 24 at Houston, 6:30 p.m. Nov. 2 at Memphis, TBA Nov. 9 East Carolina, TBA Nov. 23 at Navy, 2:30 p.m. Nov. 30 Tulane, TBA
SOUTHERN MISS Aug. 31 Alcorn St., 6 p.m. Sept. 7 at Mississippi St., 2:30 p.m. Sept. 14 at Troy, 5 p.m. Sept. 21 at Alabama, TBA
Sept. 28 UTEP, 6 p.m. Oct. 12 North Texas, 6 p.m. Oct. 19 at Louisiana Tech, 2:30 p.m. Oct. 26 at Rice, noon Nov. 9 UAB, 2:30 p.m. Nov. 16 at UTSA, 5 p.m. Nov. 23 W. Kentucky, 2:30 p.m. Nov. 30 at FAU, 2:30 p.m.
SOUTHERN U. Aug. 31 at McNeese St., 6 p.m. Sept. 7 at Memphis, 11 a.m. Sept. 14 Edward Waters, 6 p.m. Sept. 21 at Florida A&M, 5 p.m. Sept. 28 at Ark.-Pine Bluff, 6 p.m. Oct. 12 Prairie View, 6 p.m. Oct. 19 Texas Southern, 2 p.m. Oct. 26 at Alcorn St., 2 p.m. Nov. 2 Alabama A&M, 4 p.m. Nov. 9 Va. Lynchburg, 4 p.m. Nov. 16 at Jackson St., 2 p.m. Nov. 30 Grambling St., 4 p.m.
S. UTAH Aug. 31 at UNLV, 9 p.m. Sept. 7 at N. Iowa, 4 p.m. Sept. 14 Stephen F. Austin, TBA Sept. 21 at S. Dakota St., 6 p.m. Sept. 28 Cal Poly, TBA Oct. 5 at Portland St., 5:04 p.m. Oct. 12 at Weber St., 7 p.m. Oct. 19 UC Davis, TBA Oct. 26 Idaho St., TBA Nov. 2 at Montana St., TBA Nov. 16 N. Arizona, TBA Nov. 23 at North Dakota, 1 p.m.
ST. FRANCIS (PA.) Aug. 31 at Lehigh, 11:30 a.m. Sept. 7 at James Madison, 5 p.m. Sept. 14 Merrimack, 11 a.m. Sept. 21 Columbia, noon Sept. 28 at Bryant, noon Oct. 12 Robert Morris, 11 a.m. Oct. 19 at LIU, noon Oct. 26 Sacred Heart, 11 a.m. Nov. 2 at Duquesne, 11 a.m. Nov. 9 at CCSU, 11 a.m. Nov. 16 Wagner, 11 a.m. Nov. 23 at Delaware St., 1 p.m.
STANFORD Aug. 31 Northwestern, 3 p.m. Sept. 7 at Southern Cal, 9:30 p.m. Sept. 14 at UCF, 2:30 p.m. Sept. 21 Oregon, TBA Sept. 28 at Oregon St., TBA Oct. 5 Washington, TBA Oct. 17 UCLA, 8 p.m. Oct. 26 Arizona, TBA Nov. 9 at Colorado, TBA Nov. 16 at Washington St., TBA Nov. 23 California, TBA Nov. 30 Notre Dame, TBA
STEPHEN F. AUSTIN Aug. 31 at Baylor, 6 p.m. Sept. 7 Tarleton St., 6 p.m. Sept. 14 at S. Utah, TBA Sept. 21 Nicholls, 6 p.m. Sept. 28 at Lamar, 6 p.m. Oct. 5 Sam Houston St., 3 p.m. Oct. 19 at Abilene Christian, 3 p.m. Oct. 26 McNeese St., 3 p.m. Nov. 2 at SE Louisiana, 4 p.m. Nov. 9 Incarnate Word, 3 p.m. Nov. 16 at Cent. Arkansas, 3 p.m. Nov. 21 at Northwestern St., 6 p.m.
STETSON Aug. 31 Presbyterian, 6 p.m. Sept. 7 Louisiana College, 5 p.m. Sept. 14 at Marist, 11 a.m. Sept. 21 W. New England, 5 p.m. Sept. 28 NC Wesleyan, noon Oct. 5 Butler, 11 a.m. Oct. 19 Dayton, noon Oct. 26 at Valparaiso, noon Nov. 2 at Jacksonville, noon Nov. 9 San Diego, noon Nov. 16 Davidson, 11 a.m.
Nov. 23 at Morehead St., noon
STONY BROOK Aug. 29 Bryant, 6 p.m. Sept. 7 at Utah St., 6:30 p.m. Sept. 14 Wagner, 5 p.m. Sept. 21 Fordham, 5 p.m. Sept. 28 at Rhode Island, 6 p.m. Oct. 5 James Madison, 5 p.m. Oct. 12 New Hampshire, 5 p.m. Oct. 26 at Villanova, 2:30 p.m. Nov. 2 at Richmond, 2 p.m. Nov. 9 Towson, 1 p.m. Nov. 16 at Delaware, noon Nov. 23 Albany (NY), 1 p.m.
SYRACUSE Aug. 31 at Liberty, 5 p.m. Sept. 7 at Maryland, 11 a.m. Sept. 14 Clemson, 6:30 p.m. Sept. 21 W. Michigan, TBA Sept. 28 Holy Cross, TBA Oct. 10 at NC State, 7 p.m. Oct. 18 Pittsburgh, 6 p.m. Oct. 26 at Florida St., TBA Nov. 2 Boston College, TBA Nov. 16 at Duke, TBA Nov. 23 at Louisville, TBA Nov. 30 Wake Forest, TBA
TCU Aug. 31 Ark.-Pine Bluff, 7 p.m. Sept. 14 at Purdue, 6:30 p.m. Sept. 21 SMU, TBA Sept. 28 Kansas, TBA Oct. 5 at Iowa St., TBA Oct. 19 at Kansas St., TBA Oct. 26 Texas, TBA Nov. 2 at Oklahoma St., TBA Nov. 9 Baylor, TBA Nov. 16 at Texas Tech, TBA Nov. 23 at Oklahoma, TBA Nov. 29 West Virginia, 2:30 p.m.
TEMPLE Aug. 31 Bucknell, 2 p.m. Sept. 14 Maryland, 11 a.m. Sept. 21 at Buffalo, TBA Sept. 28 Georgia Tech, TBA Oct. 3 at East Carolina, 7 p.m. Oct. 12 Memphis, TBA Oct. 19 at SMU, TBA Oct. 26 UCF, TBA Nov. 7 at South Florida, 7 p.m. Nov. 16 Tulane, TBA Nov. 23 at Cincinnati, TBA Nov. 30 UConn, TBA
TENNESSEE Aug. 31 Georgia St., 2:30 p.m. Sept. 7 BYU, 6 p.m. Sept. 14 Chattanooga, 11 a.m. Sept. 21 at Florida, TBA Oct. 5 Georgia, TBA Oct. 12 Mississippi St., TBA Oct. 19 at Alabama, TBA Oct. 26 South Carolina, TBA Nov. 2 UAB, TBA Nov. 9 at Kentucky, TBA Nov. 23 at Missouri, TBA Nov. 30 Vanderbilt, TBA
TENNESSEE ST. Aug. 31 MVSU, 6 p.m. Sept. 7 at Middle Tennessee, 6 p.m. Sept. 14 Jackson St., 6 p.m. Sept. 21 Ark.-Pine Bluff, 4:30 p.m. Sept. 28 at E. Kentucky, 5 p.m. Oct. 5 at Jacksonville St., 6 p.m. Oct. 12 Murray St., 2 p.m. Oct. 19 Austin Peay, 4:30 p.m. Nov. 2 SE Missouri, 2 p.m. Nov. 9 E. Illinois, 2 p.m. Nov. 16 at UT-Martin, 2 p.m. Nov. 23 at Tennessee Tech, 1:30 p.m.
TENNESSEE TECH Aug. 31 Samford, 6 p.m. Sept. 7 at Miami (Ohio), 1:30 p.m. Sept. 14 Virginia-Wise, 6 p.m. Sept. 21 at W. Illinois, 3 p.m. Sept. 28 at E. Illinois, 4 p.m.
Oct. 5 at SE Missouri, 6 p.m. Oct. 12 UT-Martin, 6 p.m. Oct. 26 Austin Peay, 1:30 p.m. Nov. 2 at Murray St., 1 p.m. Nov. 9 Jacksonville St., 1:30 p.m. Nov. 16 at E. Kentucky, noon Nov. 23 Tennessee St., 1:30 p.m.
UT-MARTIN Aug. 29 Northwestern St., 6:30 p.m. Sept. 7 at Florida, 6:30 p.m. Sept. 14 at S. Illinois, 6 p.m. Sept. 28 Murray St., 6 p.m. Oct. 5 at E. Kentucky, 2 p.m. Oct. 12 at Tennessee Tech, 6 p.m. Oct. 19 E. Illinois, 2 p.m. Oct. 26 at SE Missouri, 1 p.m. Nov. 2 Jacksonville St., 2 p.m. Nov. 9 at Austin Peay, 3 p.m. Nov. 16 Tennessee St., 2 p.m. Nov. 23 at Kentucky, TBA
TEXAS Aug. 31 Louisiana Tech, 7 p.m. Sept. 7 LSU, 6:30 p.m. Sept. 14 Rice, 7 p.m. Sept. 21 Oklahoma St., TBA Oct. 5 at West Virginia, TBA Oct. 12 Oklahoma, 11 a.m. Oct. 19 Kansas, TBA Oct. 26 at TCU, TBA Nov. 9 Kansas St., TBA Nov. 16 at Iowa St., TBA Nov. 23 at Baylor, TBA Nov. 29 Texas Tech, 11 a.m.
TEXAS A&M Aug. 29 Texas St., 7:30 p.m. Sept. 7 at Clemson, 2:30 p.m. Sept. 14 Lamar, 6 p.m. Sept. 21 Auburn, TBA Sept. 28 Arkansas, TBA Oct. 12 Alabama, TBA Oct. 19 at Mississippi, TBA Oct. 26 Mississippi St., TBA Nov. 2 UTSA, TBA Nov. 16 South Carolina, TBA Nov. 23 at Georgia, TBA Nov. 30 at LSU, TBA
TEXAS SOUTHERN Aug. 31 Prairie View, 5:30 p.m. Sept. 7 at Incarnate Word, 6 p.m. Sept. 14 at La.-Lafayette, 6:30 p.m. Sept. 28 at Houston Baptist, 6 p.m. Oct. 5 at Alabama A&M, 2 p.m. Oct. 12 Missouri S&T, 2 p.m. Oct. 19 Southern U., 2 p.m. Oct. 26 at MVSU, 2 p.m. Nov. 2 at Grambling St., 2 p.m. Nov. 9 Alabama St., 2 p.m. Nov. 23 at Ark.-Pine Bluff, 1 p.m.
TEXAS ST. Aug. 29 at Texas A&M, 7:30 p.m. Sept. 7 Wyoming, 6 p.m. Sept. 14 at SMU, 6 p.m. Sept. 21 Georgia St., TBA Sept. 28 Nicholls, 6 p.m. Oct. 10 La.-Monroe, 9:14 p.m. Oct. 26 at Arkansas St., 6 p.m. Nov. 2 at La.-Lafayette, TBA Nov. 9 South Alabama, TBA Nov. 16 Troy, TBA Nov. 23 at Appalachian St., 1:30 p.m. Nov. 30 at Coastal Carolina, TBA
TEXAS TECH Aug. 31 Montana St., 3 p.m. Sept. 7 UTEP, 7 p.m. Sept. 14 at Arizona, 9:30 p.m. Sept. 28 at Oklahoma, TBA Oct. 5 Oklahoma St., TBA Oct. 12 at Baylor, TBA Oct. 19 Iowa St., TBA Oct. 26 at Kansas, TBA Nov. 9 at West Virginia, TBA Nov. 16 TCU, TBA Nov. 23 Kansas St., TBA Nov. 29 at Texas, 11 a.m.
THE CITADEL Aug. 31 Towson, 2 p.m. Sept. 7 at Elon, 1 p.m. Sept. 14 at Georgia Tech, 11:30 a.m. Sept. 21 Charleston Southern, 5 p.m. Sept. 28 at Samford, 2 p.m. Oct. 5 VMI, 1 p.m. Oct. 12 W. Carolina, 1 p.m. Oct. 19 at Furman, noon Oct. 26 Mercer, 1 p.m. Nov. 2 at ETSU, 2:30 p.m. Nov. 16 at Chattanooga, 1 p.m. Nov. 23 Wofford, 11 a.m.
TOLEDO Aug. 31 at Kentucky, 11 a.m. Sept. 14 Murray St., 6 p.m. Sept. 21 at Colorado St., TBA Sept. 28 BYU, TBA Oct. 5 W. Michigan, 2:30 p.m. Oct. 12 at Bowling Green, TBA Oct. 19 at Ball St., 1 p.m. Oct. 26 E. Michigan, TBA Nov. 5 Kent St., 6 p.m. Nov. 13 N. Illinois, 7 p.m. Nov. 20 at Buffalo, 6:30 p.m. Nov. 29 at Cent. Michigan, TBA
TOWSON Aug. 31 at The Citadel, 2 p.m. Sept. 7 NC Central, 5 p.m. Sept. 14 at Maine, 6 p.m. Sept. 21 Villanova, 5 p.m. Sept. 28 at Florida, TBA Oct. 12 Albany (NY), 3 p.m. Oct. 19 Bucknell, 3 p.m. Oct. 26 at James Madison, 2:30 p.m. Nov. 2 Delaware, 1 p.m. Nov. 9 at Stony Brook, 1 p.m. Nov. 16 at William & Mary, noon Nov. 23 Elon, 1 p.m.
TROY Aug. 31 Campbell, 5 p.m. Sept. 14 Southern Miss., 5 p.m. Sept. 21 at Akron, TBA Sept. 28 Arkansas St., 5 p.m. Oct. 5 at Missouri, TBA Oct. 16 South Alabama, 7 p.m. Oct. 26 at Georgia St., TBA Nov. 2 at Coastal Carolina, TBA Nov. 9 Georgia Southern, 2:30 p.m. Nov. 16 at Texas St., TBA Nov. 23 at La.-Lafayette, TBA Nov. 29 Appalachian St., 5 p.m.
TULANE Aug. 29 FIU, 7 p.m. Sept. 7 at Auburn, 6:30 p.m. Sept. 14 Missouri St., 7 p.m. Sept. 19 Houston, 7 p.m. Oct. 5 at Army, 11 a.m. Oct. 12 UConn, TBA Oct. 19 at Memphis, TBA Oct. 26 at Navy, 2:30 p.m. Nov. 2 Tulsa, TBA Nov. 16 at Temple, TBA Nov. 23 UCF, TBA Nov. 30 at SMU, TBA
TULSA Aug. 30 at Michigan St., 6 p.m. Sept. 7 at San Jose St., 8 p.m. Sept. 14 Oklahoma St., 2:30 p.m. Sept. 21 Wyoming, TBA Oct. 5 at SMU, TBA Oct. 12 Navy, TBA Oct. 19 at Cincinnati, TBA Oct. 26 Memphis, TBA Nov. 2 at Tulane, TBA Nov. 8 UCF, 6 p.m. Nov. 23 Houston, TBA Nov. 30 at East Carolina, TBA
UAB Aug. 29 Alabama St., 7 p.m. Sept. 7 at Akron, 11 a.m. Sept. 21 South Alabama, 2:30 p.m. Sept. 28 at W. Kentucky, 6 p.m.
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Oct. 5 Rice, TBA Oct. 12 at UTSA, 5 p.m. Oct. 19 Old Dominion, TBA Nov. 2 at Tennessee, TBA Nov. 9 at Southern Miss., 2:30 p.m. Nov. 16 UTEP, TBA Nov. 23 Louisiana Tech, TBA Nov. 30 at North Texas, 3 p.m.
UC DAVIS Aug. 31 at California, 5:30 p.m. Sept. 7 at San Diego, 4 p.m. Sept. 14 Lehigh, 9 p.m. Sept. 21 at N. Dakota St., 2:30 p.m. Sept. 28 Montana, 3 p.m. Oct. 5 at North Dakota, 1 p.m. Oct. 12 Cal Poly, TBA Oct. 19 at S. Utah, TBA Oct. 26 Weber St., TBA Nov. 9 at Portland St., 5:04 p.m. Nov. 16 Montana St., TBA Nov. 23 at Sacramento St., TBA
UCF Aug. 29 Florida A&M, 6:30 p.m. Sept. 7 at FAU, 6 p.m. Sept. 14 Stanford, 2:30 p.m. Sept. 21 at Pittsburgh, TBA Sept. 28 UConn, TBA Oct. 4 at Cincinnati, 7 p.m. Oct. 19 East Carolina, TBA Oct. 26 at Temple, TBA Nov. 2 Houston, TBA Nov. 8 at Tulsa, 6 p.m. Nov. 23 at Tulane, TBA Nov. 29 South Florida, TBA
UCLA Aug. 29 at Cincinnati, 6 p.m. Sept. 7 San Diego St., 3:14 p.m. Sept. 14 Oklahoma, 7 p.m. Sept. 21 at Washington St., TBA Sept. 28 at Arizona, TBA Oct. 5 Oregon St., TBA Oct. 17 at Stanford, 8 p.m. Oct. 26 Arizona St., TBA Nov. 2 Colorado, TBA Nov. 16 at Utah, TBA Nov. 23 at Southern Cal, TBA Nov. 30 California, TBA
UCONN Aug. 29 Wagner, 6 p.m. Sept. 7 Illinois, 2:30 p.m. Sept. 21 at Indiana, TBA Sept. 28 at UCF, TBA Oct. 5 South Florida, TBA Oct. 12 at Tulane, TBA Oct. 19 Houston, TBA Oct. 26 at UMass, TBA Nov. 1 Navy, 7 p.m. Nov. 9 at Cincinnati, TBA Nov. 23 East Carolina, TBA Nov. 30 at Temple, TBA
UMASS Aug. 30 at Rutgers, 6:14 p.m. Sept. 7 S. Illinois, 5 p.m. Sept. 14 at Charlotte, 5 p.m. Sept. 21 Coastal Carolina, TBA Sept. 28 Akron, TBA Oct. 5 at FIU, 6 p.m. Oct. 12 at Louisiana Tech, 6 p.m. Oct. 26 UConn, TBA Nov. 2 Liberty, TBA Nov. 9 at Army, 11 a.m. Nov. 16 at Northwestern, TBA Nov. 23 BYU, TBA
UNLV Aug. 31 S. Utah, 9 p.m. Sept. 7 Arkansas St., 9 p.m. Sept. 14 at Northwestern, 2:30 p.m. Sept. 28 at Wyoming, TBA Oct. 5 Boise St., 9:30 p.m.
GAMEDAY | Friday, August 23, 2019 G39 Oct. 12 at Vanderbilt, TBA Oct. 18 at Fresno St., 9 p.m. Oct. 26 San Diego St., 9:30 p.m. Nov. 2 at Colorado St., 2:30 p.m. Nov. 16 Hawaii, 3 p.m. Nov. 23 San Jose St., 3 p.m. Nov. 30 at Nevada, 2 p.m.
UTEP Aug. 31 Houston Baptist, 7 p.m. Sept. 7 at Texas Tech, 7 p.m. Sept. 21 Nevada, 7 p.m. Sept. 28 at Southern Miss., 6 p.m. Oct. 5 UTSA, 7 p.m. Oct. 19 at FIU, 6 p.m. Oct. 26 Louisiana Tech, 7 p.m. Nov. 2 at North Texas, 2:30 p.m. Nov. 9 Charlotte, 2 p.m. Nov. 16 at UAB, TBA Nov. 23 at New Mexico St., 3 p.m. Nov. 30 Rice, 2 p.m.
UTSA Aug. 31 Incarnate Word, 5 p.m. Sept. 7 at Baylor, 3 p.m. Sept. 14 Army, 2:30 p.m. Sept. 21 at North Texas, 6:30 p.m. Oct. 5 at UTEP, 7 p.m. Oct. 12 UAB, 5 p.m. Oct. 19 Rice, 5 p.m. Nov. 2 at Texas A&M, TBA Nov. 9 at Old Dominion, 1 p.m. Nov. 16 Southern Miss., 5 p.m. Nov. 23 FAU, 5 p.m. Nov. 30 at Louisiana Tech, 2:30 p.m.
UTAH Aug. 29 at BYU, 9:14 p.m. Sept. 7 N. Illinois, noon Sept. 14 Idaho St., 3:14 p.m. Sept. 20 at Southern Cal, 8 p.m. Sept. 28 Washington St., TBA Oct. 12 at Oregon St., TBA Oct. 19 Arizona St., TBA Oct. 26 California, TBA Nov. 2 at Washington, TBA Nov. 16 UCLA, TBA Nov. 23 at Arizona, TBA Nov. 30 Colorado, TBA
UTAH ST. Aug. 30 at Wake Forest, 7 p.m. Sept. 7 Stony Brook, 6:30 p.m. Sept. 21 at San Diego St., 9:30 p.m. Sept. 28 Colorado St., 6:30 p.m. Oct. 5 at LSU, TBA Oct. 19 Nevada, TBA Oct. 26 at Air Force, TBA Nov. 2 BYU, TBA Nov. 9 at Fresno St., 6 p.m. Nov. 16 Wyoming, TBA Nov. 23 Boise St., 9:30 p.m. Nov. 30 at New Mexico, TBA
VALPARAISO Aug. 29 at E. Kentucky, 6 p.m. Sept. 14 CCSU, 1 p.m. Sept. 21 at Truman St., 7 p.m. Sept. 28 Charleston (WV), 1 p.m. Oct. 5 at Drake, 1 p.m. Oct. 12 Dayton, 1 p.m. Oct. 19 at San Diego, 5 p.m. Oct. 26 Stetson, noon Nov. 2 at Davidson, noon Nov. 9 Morehead St., 1 p.m. Nov. 16 at Butler, 11 a.m. Nov. 23 Marist, 1 p.m.
VANDERBILT Aug. 31 Georgia, 6:30 p.m. Sept. 7 at Purdue, 11 a.m. Sept. 21 LSU, TBA Sept. 28 N. Illinois, TBA Oct. 5 at Mississippi, TBA Oct. 12 UNLV, TBA Oct. 19 Missouri, TBA Nov. 2 at South Carolina, TBA Nov. 9 at Florida, TBA Nov. 16 Kentucky, TBA Nov. 23 ETSU, TBA Nov. 30 at Tennessee, TBA
VILLANOVA Aug. 24 at Colgate, 11 a.m. Sept. 7 Lehigh, 5 p.m. Sept. 14 at Bucknell, 5 p.m. Sept. 21 at Towson, 5 p.m. Sept. 28 Maine, 2:30 p.m. Oct. 5 at William & Mary, 2:30 p.m. Oct. 12 at James Madison, 11:30 a.m. Oct. 26 Stony Brook, 2:30 p.m. Nov. 2 at New Hampshire, noon Nov. 9 Richmond, noon Nov. 16 LIU, 1 p.m. Nov. 23 Delaware, noon
VIRGINIA Aug. 31 at Pittsburgh, 6:30 p.m. Sept. 6 William & Mary, 7 p.m. Sept. 14 Florida St., 6:30 p.m. Sept. 21 Old Dominion, TBA Sept. 28 at Notre Dame, 2:30 p.m. Oct. 11 at Miami, 7 p.m. Oct. 19 Duke, TBA Oct. 26 at Louisville, TBA Nov. 2 at North Carolina, TBA Nov. 9 Georgia Tech, TBA Nov. 23 Liberty, TBA Nov. 29 Virginia Tech, TBA
VMI Aug. 31 at Marshall, 5:30 p.m. Sept. 7 Mars Hill, 11:30 a.m. Sept. 14 at ETSU, 6:30 p.m. Sept. 21 Robert Morris, 11:30 p.m. Sept. 28 Wofford, 11:30 p.m. Oct. 5 at The Citadel, 1 p.m. Oct. 12 Samford, 11:30 p.m. Oct. 19 at Mercer, 2 p.m. Nov. 2 W. Carolina, 11:30 p.m. Nov. 9 at Furman, noon Nov. 16 at Army, 11 a.m. Nov. 23 Chattanooga, 11:30 p.m.
VIRGINIA TECH Aug. 31 at Boston College, 3 p.m. Sept. 7 Old Dominion, 11 a.m. Sept. 14 Furman, 11 a.m. Sept. 27 Duke, 6 p.m. Oct. 5 at Miami, TBA Oct. 12 Rhode Island, TBA Oct. 19 North Carolina, TBA Nov. 2 at Notre Dame, 1:30 p.m. Nov. 9 Wake Forest, TBA Nov. 16 at Georgia Tech, TBA Nov. 23 Pittsburgh, TBA Nov. 29 at Virginia, TBA
WAGNER Aug. 29 at UConn, 6 p.m. Sept. 7 East Stroudsburg, 5 p.m. Sept. 14 at Stony Brook, 5 p.m. Sept. 21 at FAU, 5 p.m. Sept. 28 LIU, 11 a.m. Oct. 5 Monmouth (NJ), 5 p.m. Oct. 19 Robert Morris, 11 a.m. Oct. 26 at Duquesne, noon Nov. 2 CCSU, 11 a.m. Nov. 9 at Sacred Heart, 11 a.m. Nov. 16 at St. Francis (Pa.), 11 a.m. Nov. 23 Bryant, 11 a.m.
WAKE FOREST Aug. 30 Utah St., 7 p.m. Sept. 6 at Rice, 7 p.m. Sept. 13 North Carolina, 5 p.m. Sept. 21 Elon, TBA Sept. 28 at Boston College, TBA Oct. 12 Louisville, TBA Oct. 19 Florida St., TBA Nov. 2 NC State, TBA Nov. 9 at Virginia Tech, TBA Nov. 16 at Clemson, TBA Nov. 23 Duke, TBA Nov. 30 at Syracuse, TBA
WASHINGTON Aug. 31 E. Washington, 2 p.m. Sept. 7 California, 9:30 p.m. Sept. 14 Hawaii, 6:30 p.m. Sept. 21 at BYU, TBA Sept. 28 Southern Cal, TBA Oct. 5 at Stanford, TBA Oct. 12 at Arizona, TBA
Oct. 19 Oregon, TBA Nov. 2 Utah, TBA Nov. 8 at Oregon St., 9:30 p.m. Nov. 23 at Colorado, TBA Nov. 29 Washington St., 3 p.m.
WASHINGTON ST. Aug. 31 New Mexico St., 9 p.m. Sept. 7 N. Colorado, 4 p.m. Sept. 13 Houston, 8:14 p.m. Sept. 21 UCLA, TBA Sept. 28 at Utah, TBA Oct. 12 at Arizona St., TBA Oct. 19 Colorado, TBA Oct. 26 at Oregon, TBA Nov. 9 at California, TBA Nov. 16 Stanford, TBA Nov. 23 Oregon St., TBA Nov. 29 at Washington, 3 p.m.
WEBER ST. Aug. 31 at San Diego St., 8 p.m. Sept. 7 Cal Poly, 7 p.m. Sept. 14 at Nevada, 6 p.m. Sept. 28 N. Iowa, 7 p.m. Oct. 5 at Idaho, TBA Oct. 12 S. Utah, 7 p.m. Oct. 19 N. Arizona, TBA Oct. 26 at UC Davis, TBA Nov. 2 at Sacramento St., TBA Nov. 9 North Dakota, TBA Nov. 16 at Montana, TBA Nov. 23 Idaho St., TBA
WEST VIRGINIA Aug. 31 James Madison, 1 p.m. Sept. 7 at Missouri, 11 a.m. Sept. 14 NC State, 11 a.m. Sept. 21 at Kansas, TBA Oct. 5 Texas, TBA Oct. 12 Iowa St., TBA Oct. 19 at Oklahoma, TBA Oct. 31 at Baylor, 7 p.m. Nov. 9 Texas Tech, TBA Nov. 16 at Kansas St., TBA Nov. 23 Oklahoma St., TBA Nov. 29 at TCU, 2:30 p.m.
W. CAROLINA Aug. 31 Mercer, 5 p.m. Sept. 7 at NC State, 11:30 a.m. Sept. 14 North Greenville, 2:30 p.m. Sept. 28 at Chattanooga, 3 p.m. Oct. 5 Gardner-Webb, 2:30 p.m. Oct. 12 at The Citadel, 1 p.m. Oct. 19 at Wofford, 11:30 p.m. Oct. 26 Furman, 2:30 p.m. Nov. 2 at VMI, 11:30 p.m. Nov. 9 ETSU, 2:30 p.m. Nov. 16 Samford, 1 p.m. Nov. 23 at Alabama, TBA
W. ILLINOIS Aug. 29 at North Alabama, 7 p.m. Sept. 7 at Colorado St., 3 p.m. Sept. 14 Montana St., 3 p.m. Sept. 21 Tennessee Tech, 3 p.m. Oct. 5 Missouri St., 3 p.m. Oct. 12 at Indiana St., noon Oct. 19 Illinois St., 1 p.m. Oct. 26 at Youngstown St., 1 p.m. Nov. 2 South Dakota, 1 p.m. Nov. 9 at N. Dakota St., 2:30 p.m. Nov. 16 S. Illinois, 1 p.m. Nov. 23 at N. Iowa, 1 p.m.
W. KENTUCKY Aug. 29 Cent. Arkansas, 6:30 p.m. Sept. 7 at FIU, 6 p.m. Sept. 14 Vs. Louisville, 3 p.m. Sept. 28 UAB, 6 p.m. Oct. 5 at Old Dominion, 5 p.m. Oct. 12 Army, 6 p.m. Oct. 19 Charlotte, 3 p.m. Oct. 26 at Marshall, 1:30 p.m. Nov. 2 FAU, 3 p.m. Nov. 9 at Arkansas, TBA Nov. 23 at Southern Miss, 2:30 p.m. Nov. 30 Middle Tennessee, 1 p.m.
W. MICHIGAN Aug. 31 Monmouth (NJ), 6 p.m.
Sept. 7 at Michigan St., 6:30 p.m. Sept. 14 Georgia St., 6 p.m. Sept. 21 at Syracuse, TBA Sept. 28 Cent. Michigan, TBA Oct. 5 at Toledo, 2:30 p.m. Oct. 12 Miami (Ohio), TBA Oct. 19 at E. Michigan, TBA Oct. 26 Bowling Green, 11 a.m. Nov. 5 Ball State, 6 p.m. Nov. 12 at Ohio, 6:30 p.m. Nov. 26 at N. Illinois, 6 p.m.
WILLIAM & MARY Aug. 31 Lafayette, 5 p.m. Sept. 6 at Virginia, 7 p.m. Sept. 14 Colgate, 5 p.m. Sept. 21 at East Carolina, TBA Sept. 28 at Albany (NY), 2:30 p.m. Oct. 5 Villanova, 2:30 p.m. Oct. 19 James Madison, 2:30 p.m. Oct. 26 at Maine, noon Nov. 2 at Elon, 1 p.m. Nov. 9 Rhode Island, noon Nov. 16 Towson, noon Nov. 23 at Richmond, 11 a.m.
WISCONSIN Aug. 30 at South Florida, 6 p.m. Sept. 7 Cent. Michigan, 2:30 p.m. Sept. 21 Michigan, 11 a.m. Sept. 28 Northwestern, TBA Oct. 5 Kent St., TBA Oct. 12 Michigan St., TBA Oct. 19 at Illinois, 11 a.m. Oct. 26 at Ohio St., TBA Nov. 9 Iowa, TBA Nov. 16 at Nebraska, TBA Nov. 23 Purdue, TBA Nov. 30 at Minnesota, TBA
WOFFORD Aug. 31 at SC State, 5 p.m. Sept. 14 Samford, 5 p.m. Sept. 21 Gardner-Webb, 5 p.m. Sept. 28 at VMI, 11:30 p.m. Oct. 5 at ETSU, 2:30 p.m. Oct. 19 W. Carolina, 11:30 p.m. Oct. 26 Chattanooga, 11:30 p.m. Nov. 2 at Clemson, TBA Nov. 9 at Mercer, 2 p.m. Nov. 16 Furman, 11:30 p.m. Nov. 23 at The Citadel, 11 a.m.
WYOMING Aug. 31 Missouri, 6:30 p.m. Sept. 7 at Texas St., 6 p.m. Sept. 14 Idaho, TBA Sept. 21 at Tulsa, TBA Sept. 28 UNLV, TBA Oct. 12 at San Diego St., 9:30 p.m. Oct. 19 New Mexico, TBA Oct. 26 Nevada, 1 p.m. Nov. 9 at Boise St., TBA Nov. 16 at Utah St., TBA Nov. 22 Colorado St., 8:30 p.m. Nov. 30 at Air Force, TBA
YALE Sept. 21 Holy Cross, noon Sept. 28 Cornell, noon Oct. 5 Fordham, noon Oct. 12 at Dartmouth, 11:30 a.m. Oct. 19 at Richmond, 5 p.m. Oct. 26 Penn, noon Nov. 2 Columbia, 11 a.m. Nov. 9 at Brown, 11:30 a.m. Nov. 16 at Princeton, noon Nov. 23 Harvard, TBA
YOUNGSTOWN ST. Aug. 24 at Samford, 2 p.m. Sept. 7 Howard, 1 p.m. Sept. 14 Duquesne, 1 p.m. Sept. 28 Robert Morris, 5 p.m. Oct. 5 at N. Iowa, 4 p.m. Oct. 12 S. Dakota St., 5 p.m. Oct. 19 at S. Illinois, 2 p.m. Oct. 26 W. Illinois, 1 p.m. Nov. 2 N. Dakota St., 5 p.m. Nov. 9 at South Dakota, 2 p.m. Nov. 16 at Indiana St., noon Nov. 23 Illinois St., 11 a.m.
PICK SIX From Page 31
Isaiah Simmons, Clemson: This converted safety had a team-high 97 tackles for the national champions last year. He had 9 ½ tackles for loss and seven pass breakups.
Jim Thorpe (Top DB)
Grant Delpit, LSU: Delpit had 74 tackles, five sacks and five interceptions last season. He hopes to follow the lead of former LSU teammate Greedy Williams, who was a Thorpe Award finalist last year. Bryce Hall, Virginia: Hall led the nation in pass breakups (22) and tied for the lead in passes defended (24) last season. C.J. Henderson, Florida: This junior cornerback already has made 18 career starts. He made a game-clinching interception against South Carolina and had 1½ tackles for loss in a Peach Bowl win over Michigan.
John Mackey (top TE)
Albert Okwuegbunam, Missouri: He was a finalist for this award last year even though injuries limited him to nine games. Okwuegbunam has caught 17 touchdown passes over the last two seasons. Colby Parkinson, Stanford: This junior has 11 career touchdown catches. He caught four touchdown passes against Oregon State last November. Jared Pinkney, Vanderbilt: This fifth-year senior is coming off a season in which he caught 50 passes for 774 yards and seven touchdowns.
Lou Groza (top kicker)
Rodrigo Blankenship, Georgia: Blankenship made 14 straight field-goal attempts during one stretch last season and has a career long of 55 yards. Cooper Rothe, Wyoming: Rothe was a Groza Award finalist last year who went 16 of 17 on field-goal attempts and 28 of 28 on extra points. Andre Szymt, Syracuse: He won the Groza Award and was a first-team AP All-American last year. He was 30 of 34 on field-goal attempts with a long of 54.
RayGuy (top punter)
Braden Mann, Texas A&M: The reigning Ray Guy winner averaged 51 yards per attempt and landed 19 of his punts inside the opponent’s 20-yard line. James Smith, Cincinnati: Smith was a Ray Guy Award finalist last year. He averaged 46.6 yards per punt and put 20 of his 59 attempts inside the opponent’s 20. Brandon Wright, Georgia State: His average of 48.2 yards per punt last season set a Sun Belt record. Copyright 2019 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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