FBS Matchups

Rankings are from AP Poll

Saturday 8/29:

12:00-3:00PM

• TCU vs North Carolina (Dublin, Ireland), ESPN
• San Jose State @ #14 USC, NBC

3:30PM-6:30PM

• NC State @ Virginia, ESPN
• Jacksonville State @ North Dakota State, CBSSN
• Sacramento State @ Eastern Michigan, ESPN+

7:00-10:00PM

• Hawai’i @ Stanford, ACCN
• New Mexico State @ Florida State, The CW
• Memphis @ UNLV, FOX

Most Interesting Matchups

TCU vs North Carolina: Bill Belichick is certainly in the hot seat if this year doesn’t start well, and the Horned Frogs would love to show him up with a captive national audience. This being the annual Dublin game, it’ll likely come down to which team handles the jet lag and Week Zero rust the best.

Jacksonville State @ North Dakota State: Two of the newest FBS teams clash in the glorious Fargodome. We’ll see if NDSU’s FCS dominance translates at this level against a Gamecocks team that won 9 games last season.

North Carolina State @ Virginia: A rare Week Zero ACC matchup features the Cavaliers, fresh off a surprise run to the ACC championship game, and the Wolfpack, who have the oppurtunity to move up from dark horse to legitimate contender with an upset in Charlottesville.

FCS Game of the Week

William and Mary @ Villanova, 8/28, 6PM, ESPN+

Shouting out my local FCS school this week, though a surprisingly large number of other FCS teams play during Week Zero as well.

Selected Pick ATS

Introducing Coin Flip Picks! This season, I’ll see just how bad my picks are by comparing them to literal random chance. If the coin lands on heads, the home team is picked; if it lands on tails, the away team is picked (neutral site will go based on alphabetical order).

My Picks:

• TCU vs UNC (+9.5)
• JSU (+7) @ NDSU
• NCST @ UVA (-4)

Coin Flip Picks:

• TCU vs UNC (+9.5)
• JSU @ NDSU (+7)
• NCST (+4) @ UVA