7:30 PM EST, ESPN - Line: Texas A&M -7, Over/Under: 56 The time between the two rounds of the College Football Playoff can be a tiresome wait, but for those still in search of good football there is plenty to be found in the form of the North Carolina State facing off against No. 19 Texas A&M in the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl from TIAA Bank Field in Jacksonville, Florida. It feels like the end of a cycle for North Carolina State (9-3, 5-3 in … [Read more...]
(22) Texas A&M @ (1) Alabama
3:30 PM EST, CBS - Line: Alabama -26.5, Over/Under: 61 Old acquaintances have become annual rivals as the Top-Ranked Alabama Crimson Tide host the Twenty-Second-Ranked Texas A&M Aggies in a key SEC West battle from Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa. After struggling through a dismal 7-6 campaign in 2017, Texas A&M (2-1, 0-0 in SEC) underwent quite an overhaul on the sidelines, dismissing former Head Coach Kevin Sumlin, and prying Jimbo … [Read more...]
(20) Virginia Tech @ (19) Florida State
8:00 PM EST, ESPN - Line: Florida State -7, Over/Under: 55 College Football's Opening Weekend comes to a conclusion with yet another primetime Top-25 showdown, this time featuring a key ACC brawl between the Twentieth-Ranked Virginia Tech Hokies and the Nineteenth-Ranked Florida State Seminoles from Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee, Florida. Now in his third season in Blacksburg, Justin Fuente hopes that Virginia Tech (9-4, 20th in AP Poll … [Read more...]
Southern Mississippi vs Florida State
1:30 PM EST, ESPN - Line: Florida State -16.5, Over/Under: 49 With Christmas in the rearview mirror, the Bowl Season continues with the Independence Bowl, as the Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles battle the Florida State Seminoles at Independence Field in Shreveport, Louisiana. Now in his second year in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, Jay Hopson has now successfully taken Southern Miss (8-4, 6-2 in Conference USA) to their third consecutive Bowl, … [Read more...]
(1) Alabama @ (3) Florida State
8:00 PM EST, ABC - Line: Alabama -7, Over/Under: 50.5 Titans collide at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, as the top-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide square off against the third-ranked Florida State Seminoles in what is being billed by many as the biggest kickoff game in recent memory. As you can imagine, tonight's meeting between these two storied programs will carry HUGE College Football Playoff implications, as never before has the Preseason No. One faced … [Read more...]