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BYU vs Oregon Prediction, Game Preview

BYU vs Oregon game preview, prediction, and breakdown for the Week 3 game on Saturday, September 17

BYU vs Oregon prediction, game preview, how to watch. Week 3, Saturday, September 17

BYU vs Oregon How To Watch

Date: Saturday, September 17
Game Time: 3:30 ET
Venue: Autzen Stadium, Eugene, OR
How To Watch: FOX
Record: BYU (2-0), Oregon (1-1)
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BYU vs Oregon Game Preview

Why BYU Will Win

There’s no special magic to what BYU is doing with its wins over USF and Baylor to start the season. The offensive line is solid, the defensive line has been great, there’s only been one turnover, there aren’t a ton of penalties, and the team just keeps on moving.

The passing attack was sharp against USF, the team got creative against the Bears, and overall the run defense has been able to get the job done.

Long thing short, the team’s infrastructure is so strong that the team is able to overcome a slew of issues and concerns, like injuries at receiver.

Oregon’s defense has a ton of talent, but it’s been bad on third downs – Georgia hit nine of its ten chances – and even in the 70-14 win over Eastern Washington, the D wasn’t a rock.

BYU has to control the clock and needs to maintain its own tempo, but …

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Why Oregon Will Win

BYU might be 2-0, and it might have beaten the defending Big 12 champion, but it hasn’t played nearly as well as it should be.

There aren’t enough plays behind the line, the D isn’t generating takeaways, and the offense isn’t taking advantage of all of its opportunities.

Oregon might be struggling defensively on third downs, but the offense got it back against Eastern Washington. The running game wasn’t all that awful against Georgia – the game got out of hand – and now comes the balance.

Baylor wasn’t able to get anything going down the field against the Cougars, and it didn’t have any room to move on the ground. The Oregon O might not be explosive in this, but it should be able to methodically keep things moving.

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What’s Going To Happen

To keep hammering this point, both teams are good, but they could and should be playing better.

This will be the Oregon defense stepping up to show just how good it can be.

BYU will come up with the power for the ground game, but it will have to get the downfield passing game going more and it won’t be able to.

This will be a tough, tight fight throughout, but Oregon will finally start to pull away a bit with a power ground game of its own.

It won’t be pretty, and the stats might not be great, but the Ducks will take it.

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BYU vs Oregon Prediction, Line

Oregon 27, BYU 23
Line: Oregon -3.5, o/u: 58
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2
BYU vs Oregon Must See Rating (out of 5): 4.5

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Top college football games to watch this weekend

The 3-0 North Carolina Tar Heels are on a bye week, so we take a good look at some college football games you should be checking out this weekend.

The North Carolina Tar Heels are in their bye week, preparing to take on the Fighting Irish next weekend.

UNC has got off to a great start with no losses on their record, yet has not cracked the Associated Press top 25. North Carolina opponents faced, and the small margin of victory could pinpoint the lack of respect for being ranked.

Despite UNCs’ 63-61 nail-biting week one win over Appalachian State, the Mountaineers still finished with more votes to be considered in the top 25 heading into week three. It’s simple if North Carolina is to get any consideration for the top 25… some big teams will have to fall. Others they have already beaten will need to remain impressive.

This is a weekend that UNC can crack the AP poll even without lacing up by simply watching the other teams take each other out. As North Carolina enjoys a stress-free weekend, we look at some of the best games this weekend that can bring out the sweat buckets and shake up the AP polls.

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3 keys to victory for No. 24 Oregon Ducks against No. 14 BYU Cougars

The Oregon Ducks have a chance to move to 2-0 at home with a victory over No. 14 BYU on Saturday. Here are three keys to victory.

The Oregon Ducks and BYU Cougars will face off in a nonconference top-25 matchup between two of the best in the west.

Oregon coach Dan Lanning will hope the team that shows up at Autzen Stadium looks more like the version that played Eastern Washington last week and not the team that had its bell rung by Georgia in Week 1.

BYU represents an extremely difficult opponent. It is ranked 14th as it plays its final season before joining the Big 12 conference in 2023.

For Oregon to pull off a victory and begin the process of rebuilding faith in the new staff and new personnel, here are three keys they’ll need to take care of between the lines on Saturday:

Defensive Line Needs to Step Up

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BYU left tackle Blake Freeland is a potential first-round pick. Alongside Clark Barrington and former Oregon lineman Kingsley Suamataia, all three stand 6 foot, 6 inches or taller and offer elite levels of production for quarterback Jaren Hall.

If the Ducks cannot generate an effective pass rush, something they struggled mightily to do against Georgia in Week 1, the Cougars will have no problem marching up and down the field, using up clock and scoring a lot of points.

All that is a recipe of a home loss, and folks such as Brandon Dorlus will need to have their best game of the season if they want to keep BYU from doing whatever it wants offensively.

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THE WEEKEND: Three teams fall out of top ten in new Kendall’s 15 rankings

In this week’s edition of “The Weekend” Kendall Hilton recaps the wild week two of College Football, and it’s many upsets.

What a fun weekend it was.

We saw a great battle in Austin, Bryce Young having his first Heisman moment of the season, but the biggest story is three teams in the AP top ten, two of them losing to unranked opponents.

Notre Dame took a horrible loss to Marshall in South Bend, the first 0-2 start since 2011, putting newly hired head coach Marcus Freeman under fire.

If you remember, in the first set of rankings last week, I said I wasn’t sold on the Bears after their big win against Albany, and look what happened…

And the worst loss goes to Texas A&M losing at home to Appalachian State. The Aggies had a lot of expectations coming into this season, and in week one, I saw a team that didn’t resemble a championship.

So who were the ones to replace the teams to drop out of the top ten, let’s find out.

Notre Dame tumbles out of latest USA Today AFCA Coaches Poll

It gets worse

The Irish didn’t draw it up like this and it reflected in the latest USA Today AFCA Coaches Poll. Everyone associated with Notre Dame would like to hit the restart button on the season, especially head coach Marcus Freeman. As Nick Shepkowski so eloquently up it, the honeymoon is over.

The Irish weren’t the only other team that would fall on what could be deemed “upset Saturday” in college football. Sixth ranked Texas A&M lost to unranked Appalachian State at home, No. 8 Baylor lost to No. 25 Baylor on the road, No. 20 Kentucky defeated No. 19 Florida in Gainesville, unranked Tennessee also went on the road and defeated No. 14 Pittsburgh, and No. 18 Wisconsin lost at home to unranked Washington State.

Find out below where each team is ranked after the chaotic second weekend of college football. (Last week’s ranking in parenthesis.)

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College Football bettors got absolutely crushed in Week 2 as upsets and chaos reigned

Let us never speak of Week 2 ever again.

If you woke up on Saturday thinking Week 2 of the college football season wasn’t going to be anything special, shame on you.

If you woke up and hammered all the favorites—and let’s be honest, many of us did—you’re most likely already feeling that shame.

What was supposed to be a week of cupcake games for many of the elite programs in the country was anything but for bettors as multiple Top 25 teams failed to cover. A few even lost outright in incredibly shocking fashion.

No one was prepared to go to bed on Saturday night in a world where Kansas is 2-0 and No. 8 Notre Dame is 0-2. It’s officially been deemed a Blood Week. One that has sportsbooks cackling and the rest of the public grieving.

Let’s run through some of the abhorrent madness together.

When the entire world was backing Alabama (-20.5) in both the first half and to cover the spread, the Crimson Tide somehow just barely escaped Texas with a one-point victory.

No. 15 Miami (FL) saw 77 percent of all bets and 81 percent of the money wagered on the Canes (-26) to cover. Miami won by 23 instead. No 7 Oklahoma (-31) only won by 30 while receiving 89 percent of the action.

No. 9 Baylor had 61 percent of all bets to cover +2.5 against No. 21 BYU. The Bears lost by six.

Just an absolutely brutal week across the board that reminds us to never, ever doubt Week 2 again. No matter how light the schedule looks.

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ESPN’s College GameDay makes their selections for Week Two

Who do you have winning the big games?

It’s a BCS nostalgic weekend as Alabama travels to Austin to face the Texas Longhorns. ESPN’s College GameDay went with them to Doak Walker Stadium and welcomed in guest picker actor Glen Powell. Powell, along with Kirk Herbsterit, Desmond Howard, Lee Corso and new member Pat McAfee made their selections for the tops games this afternoon. Find out below who they picked to win today.

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Baylor vs BYU Prediction, Game Preview

Baylor vs BYU game preview, prediction, and breakdown for the Week 2 game on Saturday, September 10

Baylor vs BYU prediction, game preview, how to watch. Week 2, Saturday, September 10

Baylor vs BYU How To Watch

Date: Saturday, September 10
Game Time: 10:15 ET
Venue: LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT
How To Watch: ESPN
Record: Baylor (1-0), BYU (1-0)
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Why Baylor Will Win

The defense is going to travel.

The Bears gave up a first quarter touchdown to Albany, and that was it in the 69-10 win. The defense didn’t exactly extend itself – it didn’t have to – but it has the front line to hold up against a fantastic BYU offensive front.

The intensity is about to go up a few notches – expect more good plays on third downs than it showed against the Great Danes – and the offensive side should be fully tuned up.

Blake Shapen was deadly, the big plays with the passing game were there, and the offense should be able to keep it relatively simple without taking a slew of big chances. The defense will take care of the rest.

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Why BYU Will Win

38-0.

How do you know BYU has it? How do you know it’s about to be in for something big? It comes out and obliterates an inferior opponent on the road with a dominant first 20 minutes. It jumped out on USF, led up later on, and won 50-21.

Yes, Baylor has a terrific defense, and yes, it’s not going to get rolled over against the run, but yes, it’ll see an offensive front that’s every bit as strong as anything it’ll face this season. The future Big 12 Cougars have all of the parts in place to pull this off.

Jaren Hall hit 25-of-32 passes for 261 yards and two scores in the win, the running backs have the rotation, and the lines …

To keep harping on this, you can’t hang with Baylor unless you can hold up in the trenches, and BYU can do that.

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What’s Going To Happen

It’s a late night game, it’s Provo, and it’s a BYU with a chance to make a giant statement at home.

Can the Cougars overcome the likely loss of its top two receivers? Gunner Romney and Puka Nacua are expected to be out, and that’s going to be a problem against a Baylor defense that doesn’t need any help.

Baylor is more than good enough to pound away and get enough solid play on both sides to pull this off, but BYU will feed off the atmosphere, the early momentum, and the play of its veterans to make this a fantastic, tough game that will show off just how tough a Big 12 road date this will be next year.

The loss of the key BYU receivers will be just enough to tip this to the Baylor side.

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Baylor vs BYU Prediction, Line

Baylor 27, BYU 24
Line: BYU -3.5, o/u: 53.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 1.5
Baylor vs BYU Must See Rating (out of 5): 4

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Notre Dame falls but how far in lastest USA TODAY AFCA Coaches Poll

It could have been worse

It was a hard fought loss for the Irish on Saturday evening and although they did not come out on top against Ohio State in prime time and it reflected like that in the lastest USA TODAY AFCA Coaches Poll. As Marcus Freeman put it in his postgame press conference, “we’re not in it for moral victories, man.” Being tough on yourself and your team will get Notre Dame far, but as he also said, “we didn’t finish.”

Around the rest of the college football world, No. 1 Alabama and No. 3 Georgia (over No. 12 Oregon, wow) cruised, No. 8 Utah was upset by Florida, while No. 13 NC State narrowly escape the upset bid by East Carolina. In the other top-25 matchup, No. 23 Arkansas “upset” No. 22 Cincinnati at home.

Find out below where each team ranked in today’s latest Coaches Poll with their previous ranking in parenthesis.

#25 – BYU (NR)

#24 – Oregon (12)

#23 – Ole Miss (24)

#22 – Texas (18)

#21 – Wake Forest (19)

#20 – Kentucky (21)

#19 – Florida (NR)

#18 – Wisconsin (20)

#17 – Arkansas (23)

#16 – Miami, FL (17)

#15 – Utah (8)

#14 – Pittsburgh (16)

#13 – NC State (13)

#12 – USC (15)

#11 -Michigan State (14)

BYU vs USF Prediction, Game Preview

BYU vs USF game preview, prediction, and breakdown for the Week 1 game on Saturday, September 3

BYU vs USF prediction, game preview, how to watch. Week 1, Saturday, September 3

BYU vs USF How To Watch

Date: Saturday, September 3
Game Time: 4:00 ET
Venue: Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, FL
How To Watch: ESPNU
Record: BYU (0-0), USF (0-0)
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BYU vs USF Game Preview

Why BYU Will Win

The offense is beyond loaded with experience and talent.

The skill parts are fine – the deep group of backs and veteran receivers are all there for QB Jaren Hall to work with – but it’s the offensive line that should take over early on.

The USF D finished 123rd in the nation, and the biggest problem was against the run – that’s not going to be fixed immediately.

The Bulls bring a slew of veterans for new coordinator Bob Shoop, but there are question marks at tackle and the line as a whole will need a while. BYU’s front five should have an easy time taking advantage of that as it keeps on blasting away.

But …

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Why USF Will Win

USF has the experience on both sides of the ball to be feisty.

The defense might not be there quite yet, but it gets back most of the key starters helped by the 1-2 linebacking punch of Antonio Grier and Dwayne Boyles. The run defense might be a brick wall, but the Bulls will get stops out of those two.

The BYU defense has to generate more of a pass rush and it needs to prove it can hold up better against the run on a regular basis.

If the USF offensive front can get a push early on – it’s one of the team’s better strengths going into the season – the backs should be able to take over and the O can keep the D on the bench.

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What’s Going To Happen

USF will be more interesting than BYU might like.

The Bull offense will have enough moments to make this a battle in the heat and humidity – it’s supposed to be in the 90s and raining in Tampa on Saturday – but the BYU lines will take over.

The steady offensive production of the Cougars will take over in the second half.

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BYU vs USF Prediction, Line

BYU 37, USF 24
Line: BYU -12, o/u: 58.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 1.5

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