The Big Ten typically bucks the trend of opening with exclusively non-conference slates, preferring to host a few internal matches in Week 1, and this year is no exception. Penn State at Wisconsin (-5.5)-Saturday,, 12 p.m.
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After a year pockmarked with cancellations, postponements, and disappointment, marquee football is finally back in full force. Week 1 alone offers up a schedule full of fascinating games, from appointment-viewing blockbusters to potentially momentous hidden gems. There were still upsets (Louisiana over Iowa State, Arkansas State over Kansas State) and other noteworthy games (an unexpectedly competitive game between Tulsa and Oklahoma State, BYU's shellacking of Navy), but the early weeks of the season were far more forgettable than usual.įortunately, that will be remedied this year. Beyond a memorable short-notice showdown between Coastal Carolina and BYU, hardly any of the remaining games drew much interest. Several conferences gave up on OOC entirely others drastically limited it. And, of course, the end of the season was expected to see a number of cross-conference rivalries, including an intriguing Holy War that could have finally seen BYU take down Utah.Īlas, none of those tantalizing games came to pass. The opening slate was to be highlighted by USC-Alabama and Michigan-Washington a week later, Ohio State would have faced Oregon, Texas would have completed a home-and-home with LSU, and Auburn would have taken on North Carolina.
Before the calendar was wrecked by four conference cancellations (later undone) and various other OOC-limiting moves, we were set for a wide array of fascinating games in the early weeks of the season. From an explosive start featuring Oklahoma's losses to Iowa State and Kansas State and Alabama's close call to Ole Miss to a memorable bowl season highlighted by Peach and Cure Bowl duels, the season provided plenty of action.īut perhaps the thing we missed out on the most was the out-of-conference schedule.
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College football, as ever, gave us a series of fantastic games in 2020.
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