Feel for

USC over STANFORD ... the Cardinal is feeling mighty proud of itself after routing Colgate Toothpaste last Saturday, but USC brought in the best talent NIL can buy. Take the Trojans in a rout.

CAL over UNLV ... the Bears will be 2-0 if they beat the Rebels. The world is coming to an end.

ALABAMA over TEXAS ... Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian says this one game will not define their season. Sounds like he’s already put this one in the loss column.

OREGON over EASTERN WASHING-

TON ... So, the Ducks lose by 46 in their opener and remain nationally ranked. Does Phil Knight have a vote in the poll?

NOTRE DAME over MARSHALL ... Touchdown Jesus is still weeping over that loss to Ohio State.

OHIO STATE over ARKANSAS

STATE ... don’t ever say The Ohio State University doesn’t take on all comers.

GEORGIA over SAMFORD ... not sure the Good Sams will even get off the team bus for this one.

UPSET OF THE WEEK: Baylor over

Brigham Young ... this may be the best game on the schedule. Two good teams with aspirations to be great. (Upset record: 0-1).

ROUT OF THE WEEK: UCLA over

Alabama State ... Chip Kelly himself may suit up in this one. (Rout record: 1-0).

DON’T BET ON IT, BUT: Fresno State

over Oregon State ... an even match if there ever was one. (Don’t bet record: 0-1).

FIVE EASY PICKS: This week’s sure winners are Utah (over Southern Utah), Clemson (over Furman), James Madison (over Norfolk State), Oklahoma (over Kent State) and Michigan (over Hawaii). (FEP record: 5-0).

AGGIES over SOUTH DAKOTA

STATE ... Dan Hawkins says this is the best team ever to wear the Blue and Gold. This would be an excellent place to start a playoff run, but it won’t be easy. Take the Ags by 4.

OTHER GAMES: Texas A&M over Appalachian State, Washington over Portland State, Miami (Fla.) over Southern Mississippi, Minnesota over Western Illinois, Penn State over Ohio U., North Carolina over Georgia State, North Carolina State over Charleston Southern, Temple over Lafayette, Delaware over Delaware State, Wyoming over Northern Colorado, Purdue over Indiana State, Miami (Ohio) over Robert Morris, SMU over Lamar, Tulane over Alcorn State, Cincinnati over Kennesaw State, Michigan State ove Akron, Wisconsin over Washington State, Boise State over New Mexico, Maryland over Charlotte, Rutgers over Wagner, West Virginia over Kansas, Coastal Carolina over Gardner-Webb, Ole Miss over Central Arkansas, Syracuse over Connecticut, South Florida over Howard, Nebraska over Georgia Southern, Toledo over Massachusetts, Troy over Alabama A&M, Oklahoma State over Arizona State, LSU over Southern, TCU over Tarleton, Indiana over Idaho, Sam Houston over Northern Arizona, North Dakota State over North Carolina A&T, San Diego State over Idaho State, Montana over South Dakota, Montana State over Morehead, Utah State over Weber State, and Auburn over San Jose State.

Last week: 41-5, season: 41-5, percentage: .891.

DAVIS: ‘Get better’

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Sacramento City College football team, held weight-lifting sessions in the mornings before players went to their classes.

“They were already well-adapted to coming in to use the locker room, getting in the shower and (having) breakfast,” Garratt said. “We continue to try to get better. We had a nice practice (Thursday) morning.”

One of Davis’ Delta League foes ended its preseason schedule on Thursday. Cosumnes Oaks (1-2) played at Inderkum (1-2) of Sacramento.

Other Delta League teams playing tonight are Franklin (0-3) welcoming Lodi (3-0) at Cosumnes Oaks, Pleasant Grove (0-3) playing Laguna Creek (2-1) at Cosumnes River College, Elk Grove (1-2) is at San Ramon Valley (1-0) of Danville and Sheldon (3-0) welcomes Acalanes (2-0) of Layfette.

Jesuit (2-0) plays at Christian Brothers (2-1) on Saturday.

All Delta League teams, except for Pleasant Grove, will begin action against each other next week. — Contact Mike Bush at mike@davisenterprise.net. Follow on Twitter: @MBDavisSports.

WATCH: Volleyball so close

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UC Davis had faced was No. 5 Nebraska in 2015.

Despite the loss, the Aggies remain above .500 at 4-3 overall on the season. n To read the rest of the story on how the UC Davis volleyball team against Texas, visit www. davisenterprise.com, click on the Sports tab and look for the latest in Local Roundup.

STORY: ‘Best version of ourselves’

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came off.

The Jackrabbits pounded the Aggies on the ground for 446 yards, with the 1-2 punch of Isaiah Davis (15 carries for 217 yards) and Pierre Strong (19 carries for 185 yards) proving to be unstoppable.

Strong is gone. Davis is back.

As coaches do, both Stiegelmeier and Hawkins discounted last year’s result having any bearing on Saturday’s outcome.

“We hope to write a better story this time,” Hawkins offered.

“We were in it last year and then the game kind of got away from us. We just have to go in and be the best version of ourselves and not worry about the opponent.”

A whopping six interceptions — two of the pick-six variety — destroyed Aggie hopes last November against the Jacks.

Noted Stiegelmeier, “We’re excited to be at home and we’re excited to play Davis. They’re a very good football team and will be a real challenge for our program. They’re going to have a chip on their shoulder based on last year and we’ll have a chip on our shoulder with something to prove after the Iowa game, especially on offense.”

The Aggies finally return home Saturday, Sept. 17 for a 7 p.m. nonconference game with Univ. of San Diego. — Contact Bob Dunning at bdunning@ davisenterprise.net.