7:00 PM EST, ESPN - Line: Florida Atlantic -22, Over/Under: 64.5 It's a second generation bowl of sorts, as two Head Coaches who are also the sons of legendary figures in the game's history square off as the Florida Atlantic Owls battle the Akron Zips in the Cheribundi Tart Cherry Boca Raton Bowl, in what is basically a home game for the former at FAU Stadium in Boca Raton, Florida. Coached by Terry Bowden, the son of Hall of Famer Bobby, who … [Read more...]
(6) Texas A&M @ (1) Alabama
3:30 PM EST, CBS - Line: Alabama -19, Over/Under: 59 The funny thing about the Southeastern Conference, particularly the SEC West, is that it's been annually stockpiled with so many talented teams that sooner or later you're bound to get a matchup of Top-10 teams, which is the case today as the top-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide play host to the sixth-ranked Texas A&M Aggies at Bryant-Denney Stadium in Tuscaloosa. 2016 has thus far been … [Read more...]
(20) USC @ (1) Alabama
8:00 PM EST, ABC - Line: Alabama -12, Over/Under: 53 College Football Giants collide on Opening Weekend as the twentieth-ranked Southern California Trojans battle the top-ranked, defending National Champions, the Alabama Crimson Tide at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. As successful as these two programs have been over the last fifteen years, tonight's meeting marks their first encounter since the 1985 Aloha Bowl; since that tryst the … [Read more...]
(1) Mississippi State Bulldogs @ (5) Alabama Crimson Tide
3:30 PM EST, CBS - Line: Alabama -10 After today the College Football Playoff should clear up considerably as the fifth-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide host the top-ranked Mississippi State Bulldogs in Tuscaloosa, with the winner in the driver's seat in the SEC West. In his sixth season in Starkville, Dan Mullen has Mississippi State (9-0, 5-0 in SEC) atop the AP Poll for the fifth consecutive week, and at nine wins he has already matched his highest … [Read more...]