Spread Offense 11/10/17: College Football Week 11 Preview

By Pat Luhta, @PLuhta


WEEK 11 TOP TEN

10. Washington (last week: NR)
9. Wisconsin (last week: 10)
8. Auburn (last week: NR)
7. TCU (last week: NR)
6. Miami (last week 7)
5. Oklahoma (last week: 6)
4. Notre Dame (last week: 5)
3. Clemson (last week: 4)
2. Georgia (last week: 2)
1. Alabama (last week:1)

Week 10 scrambled some more things around as 3 top 10 teams on my ballot lost. The most shocking being the Ohio State Buckeyes losing to Iowa, 55-24. Losing on the road in conference play happens, but for a team that was in the playoff hunt to lose by 31 to a 5-3 team is unacceptable. OSU still controls their own destiny to the Big Ten championship, but kiss all playoff hopes goodbye after that performance.

Another team that is now out of the playoff race is fellow Big Ten team, Penn State. After blowing a 35-20 4th quarter lead against Ohio State in week 9, the Nittany Lions went to Michigan State looking for a bounce back game. After a 4 hour thunderstorm delay, the game resumed and instead of getting a bounce back game, they got bounced out of playoff contention on a last second field goal to lose 27-24.

Bedlam was just that, as the Oklahoma Sooners knocked off their rival Oklahoma State Cowboys, 62-52. QB Baker Mayfield put up 598 passing yards and 5 touchdowns in this game, and Oklahoma is still alive in the playoff hunt while Oklahoma State is out.

Miami needed a "prove it" game as their undefeated record wasn't being taken seriously due to the competition they've beaten. They got that last Saturday against Virginia Tech and they passed it with flying colors, knocking off the Hokies 28-10. Both the offense and defense answered the call as they moved the ball on one of the toughest defenses in the country while shutting down one of the better offenses in the country. They are legit contenders and there should be no more questions on how good this team is.

Alabama and Clemson both notched victories over ranked teams, and I've been saying that I wouldn't move Wisconsin from the 10 spot but they do move up to #9 now as a 1 loss Washington, that might have actually played a worse schedule than Wisconsin, sits at 10.


HEISMAN WATCH

5. Khalil Tate, QB, Arizona
4. Bryce Love, RB, Stanford
3. Josh Adams, RB, Notre Dame
2. Saquon Barkley, RB, Penn State
1. Baker Mayfield, QB, Oklahoma

We have a new #1 on the Heisman watch. Baker Mayfield torched the Oklahoma State Cowboys, throwing for 598 yards with 5 touchdowns and should now be the favorite to win the Heisman. What also helped Mayfield take over the #1 spot is that RB Saquon Barkley has had 2 underwhelming performances in games in which the Nittany Lions lost. The Heisman is all about being the best player in the biggest moments and Baker Mayfield has been huge for the Sooners when it matters the most while Barkley has not come through when Penn State needs him the most.

The "J.T. Barrett is a Heisman finalist" hype lasted a whole week, replacing him on the list is Arizona QB Khalil Tate. Tate doesn't throw the ball much but is a huge threat in the running game, with over 146 yard rushing in 5 straight games including a 230 and 327 yard game.

Tate might be a little late to make a charge, but any of the top 4 could end up winning the Heisman trophy.


#12 Michigan State at #13 Ohio State - 12:00 PM

Two weeks ago, Michigan State lost a triple OT game against Northwestern that could have started a downward trend for the Spartans with Penn State and Ohio State next on the schedule. There's no doubting this teams mental toughness now though, as they rose up last Saturday and beat Penn State 27-24 to put themselves in position to win the Big Ten East. QB Brian Lewerke has thrown for 400 yards in each of the last 2 games, and could easily make it 3 against Ohio State's secondary. After a big win against Penn State that brought OSU back into the playoff race, the Buckeyes are back to the drawing board after a 55-24 loss to Iowa. The OSU secondary needs to improve if they want to win this game and the defense overall needs to step up. On offense, the Buckeyes will need to keep running the ball while opening up the downfield passing game, both things that they failed to do while trying to come back against Iowa. Ohio State has faced Michigan State 5 times under head coach Urban Meyer, with a total score of 121-120 in favor of OSU so expect a closely fought game that will come down to the 4th quarter.

PREDICTION: Ohio State 28-27


#1 Georgia at #10 Auburn - 3:30 PM

Fans are starting to dream of a SEC championship that features 2 undefeated teams, and the team that is capable of crushing those dreams are the Auburn Tigers. Auburn faces Georgia this week and hosts Alabama in week 13, so while we are this close from getting a battle of 12-0 teams playing for the SEC, Auburn has 2 chances to eliminate the possibility. The Tigers are led by QB Jarrett Stidham and RB Kerryon Johnson, who will be the key players in this game if they are to win this one. Auburn has scored over 40 points in 6 of their 7 wins but only 6 points and 23 points in their 2 losses, so the Tigers will need to move the ball and put up points against a tough Georgia team here. Georgia has possibly the best defensive line in the country with a good secondary to complement them, and their offense is fully capable of scoring on any team in the country, led by RB’s Nick Chubb and Sony Michel. QB Jake Fromm is the wildcard, a true freshman going into an environment like this may be too big of a moment for him. As long as he relies on his RB's though while making the necessary throws, all should be good for the young QB.

PREDICTION: Georgia 31-23


#2 Alabama at #16 Mississippi State - 7:00 PM

Alabama has this game and the Iron bowl against Auburn as the hurdles left before reaching the SEC Championship game. They come in with a run first offense, which features RB's Damien Harris and Bo Scarborough along with QB Jalen Hurts, and an efficient yet conservative passing game. Their main ingredient of success though is their defense, which shouldn't surprise anyone. The Crimson Tide only average 9.8 points allowed per game and if they can continue that success against Mississippi State then they will clear this hurdle. MSU will turn to QB Nick Fitzgerald and ask him to do it all on offense and find a crack in that Alabama defense. Fitzgerald is not only the QB but also leads the team in rushing, him finding success in both will be paramount for this team to have a chance. Their defense will need to force some turnovers and put their offense in good field position, but this one will be about the Bulldogs offense and if they can overcome Alabama's defense.

PREDICTION: Alabama 28-6


#6 TCU at #5 Oklahoma - 8:00 PM

This game has "explosive" written all over it. Oklahoma is led by QB Baker Mayfield, who has been putting up huge numbers en route to a possible Heisman trophy. The Sooners have one of the best offenses in the country and it's nearly impossible to win a shootout against them. Fortunately for TCU QB Kenny Hill and the Horned Frogs offense, they may not have to. TCU's clear advantage in this game is their defense, only giving up 13.5 points per game. This is what it will all come down to, if TCU can contain Oklahoma's offense and give their own offense a chance to score enough points to win the game or if Oklahoma can continue their offensive dominance and put too many points up for TCU to contend with. Both teams coming in 8-1 and 5-1 in conference with the winner all but wrapping up a trip to the Big 12 championship game, the stakes are very high here.

PREDICTION: Oklahoma 41-26


#3 Notre Dame at #7 Miami - 8:00 PM

The classic "Catholics vs Convicts" match up reignited here on Saturday night. Notre Dame comes to Miami being just 2 points away from being undefeated, while host Miami is still undefeated and looking to keep it that way. The big thing to keep an eye on here is Notre Dame RB Josh Adams, who left last week's game under vague circumstances. If he is rested up and at his best then it will be a tough night for the Hurricanes, who have struggled stopping the run this season, but if he suffers from fatigue again and has to be removed from the game then QB Brandon Wimbush will have to pick up the slack for the Fighting Irish offense. Miami looked good against Virginia Tech last week, but again their offense will be in the hands of shaky QB Malik Rosier, who will need to keep drives alive and make big plays when available just like they did last week. This should be another great game to watch as both teams have playoff aspirations.

PREDICTION: Notre Dame 27-24


Other games to watch: #9 Washington at Stanford, #15 Oklahoma State at #21 Iowa State, #20 Iowa at #8 Wisconsin

Spread Offense 10/5/17: College Football Week 6 Preview

By Pat Luhta, @PLuhta

Per usual, let's start off with my current top 10 ballot and a little week 5 recap.

WEEK 6 TOP TEN

10.Washington State (last week: NR)
9. Ohio State (last week: 10)
8. TCU (last week: 9)
7. Michigan (last week: 8)
6. Washington (last week: 7)
5. Oklahoma (last week: 4)
4. Georgia (last week: 5)
3. Penn State (last week: 3)
2. Alabama (last week: 2)
1. Clemson (last week: 1)

The big "upset" over the week was Washington State defeating USC. The Trojans have been flirting with disaster all year basically and their issues with turning the ball over finally caught up to them. Of course, this was the week that I thought they would put it all together and really show how talented they are, but they continued their sloppy play and they did so against a team that was talented enough to take advantage of their mishaps. Hats off to Washington State for capitalizing on the moment and making a big statement, they jump into my top 10 now after that win.

Aside from that, the only real movement other than USC exiting the top 10 and those behind them moving up a spot was a flip flop of Oklahoma and Georgia. Georgia put it on Tennessee 41-0 and if you watch them, you can tell how good their skill position players are along with how tough that defense is and right now I can't leave them out of the top 4. Nothing against Oklahoma and we still have a lot of games left to be played, but Georgia has been impressive with knocking teams around so far and if season ended today then I can't leave them out of the playoffs.

Clemson once again shows that they are the #1 team in the country, a solid beat down of Virginia Tech at Lane Stadium further proves that this team is as good, if not better, than they were last season.


HEISMAN WATCH

5. Bryce Love, RB, Stanford
4. Luke Falk, QB, Washington State
3. Lamar Jackson, QB, Louisville
2. Baker Mayfield, QB, Oklahoma
1. Saquon Barkley, RB, Penn State

Saquon Barkley takes over the #1 spot as he once again took over the game for Penn State. The Iowa game last week seemed to be a turning point, where PSU is getting away from anything other than making sure Barkley touches the ball as often as possible and he started the game on Saturday against Indiana with a 98 yard punt return. His 56 yards rushing is a bit deceiving, he also had 51 yards receiving on 4 catches and the already mentioned 98 yard punt return, Penn State is finding ways to get him as many touches as possible and he is the reason why Penn State is currently undefeated and a playoff team.

Sam Darnold is officially out of the top 5 after yet another rough outing. USC had all the capability in the world to defeat Washington State but Darnold's poor QB play, topped off with a fumble to end the game, lost them the game. Replacing him is Stanford RB Bryce Love, who has been tearing it up this season and just had himself a 301 yard 3 TD game against Arizona State last Saturday. On the season, he's already over 1,000 yards rushing and the worst game he's had has been a 160 rushing yard performance.








WEEK 6 PREVIEW



#17 Louisville at #24 NC State - Thursday 8:00 PM

NC State started the season with some hype as the "sleeper" pick in the ACC, and that hype train was quickly derailed in week 1 after a 35-28 loss to South Carolina. Since then though, the Wolfpack have regrouped nicely and have won their last 4 games. With some hype around them coming back, it is now their chance to validate themselves as they welcome a tested and proven Louisville team. They'll need QB Ryan Finley to continue his mistake free play, having yet to throw an interception on the season, and will need to find a way to slow down Louisville's QB, Lamar Jackson. Jackson is the defending Heisman trophy winner and absolutely scorched the Wolfpack last season, putting up 4 first half touchdowns en route to a 54-13 win. NC State must find an answer for him, they'll need to slow him down big time and also be able to put up points on offense in order to pull the upset off.

PREDICTION: Louisville 48-24


#13 Miami at Florida State - 3:30 PM

This may not seem like a big game, but rivalry games are so tricky to predict that this may end up being a lot better than some people may think. Florida State has won the last 7 games against rival Miami, but that streak is very much in doubt. The Seminoles have been struggling ever since QB Deandre Francois went down with a season ending injury, losing to NC State then escaping with a win against Wake Forest. Miami comes in with a 3-0 record, as it seems Head Coach Mark Richt has this team thinking of a possible ACC Championship this season. Miami hopes to have starting RB Mark Walton healthy and available for this game, and this could really help out FSU if he is either unable to play or plays but is hampered by his ankle injury. The Hurricanes definitely have playmakers elsewhere though with the passing game of QB Malik Rosier and they are also getting back WR Ahmond Richard for this game as well. Florida State will need star safety Derwin James to be everywhere out there and on offense, the Seminoles have to get the running game going. Last year's contest came down to a blocked extra point, expect anything when these rivals meet up.

PREDICTION: Miami 23-20


#23 West Virginia at #8 TCU - 3:30 PM

The lone Saturday game of the week that features 2 ranked teams here, TCU looks to remain perfect as they host the West Virginia Mountaineers. TCU is coming off a huge win at Oklahoma State two weeks ago and after a bye week last weekend, looks to continue their momentum here. This game will be about the offenses, West Virginia has the 2nd ranked offense in the entire country and QB Will Grier and RB Justin Crawford look to balance it out and do what Oklahoma State was unable to, put up the necessary points against the Big 12's 2nd best defense. TCU will also rely on their QB-RB combo, with QB Kenny Hill and RB Darius Anderson leading the way for the Horned Frogs offense. If they play like they did against Oklahoma State then this will be extremely tough for West Virginia to pull off the upset. This game should have plenty of offense and do not be surprised if we see another road upset in the Big 12 here.

PREDICTION: West Virginia 44-37


Michigan State at #7 Michigan - 7:30 PM

Much like the Miami-Florida State game, this is also a rivalry which on paper seems to be a lopsided game. Michigan State is 3-1 this season, totaling their wins from a horrific 2016 season. QB Brian Lewerke seems to have a lot of upside and they'll need him to come up big against a tough Michigan defense in order to bring the Paul Bunyon Trophy back to East Lansing. The biggest issue for MSU this season has been their running game, Lewerke is also the leading rusher on the team even though he only has 248 yards total in 4 games and RB LJ Scott is averaging under 4 yards a carry. It won't get any easier to establish a run game for MSU, as they'll face a Michigan defense that's only allowing 69.3 yards a game(and that includes a rush heavy triple option Air Force team.) Michigan will be without QB Wilton Speight as John O'Korn will get the start, and he'll basically be asked to just manage the game and make some plays when available while the run game and defense will be tasked to win the game. For the first time ever, this rivalry will be played under the lights, and is the primetime game of the week.

PREDICTION: Michigan 27-13

Spread Offense 9/21/17: College Football Week 4 Preview

By Pat Luhta, @PLuhta

Week 3 is in the books and we definitely learned a lot about some teams, and my top 10 ballot shows those lessons.


WEEK 4 TOP TEN

10. Ohio State (last week: NR)
9. Michigan (last week: 8)
8. Washington (last week: 7)
7. Oklahoma State (last week: 10)
6. Georgia (last week: 6)
5. USC (last week: 2 )
4. Oklahoma (last week 4)
3. Penn State (last week: 3)
2. Alabama (last week: 1)
1. Clemson (last week: 5)

There is a new #1, and the defending champs rightfully deserve the top spot. I had my reservations about Clemson this season, figuring that a young, inexperienced QB would haunt them with Auburn followed by Louisville in weeks 2 and 3 since it usually takes a few weeks to really get comfortable in there. But after shutting down Auburn in week 2, Clemson went to Louisville on Saturday night and absolutely destroyed the Cardinals. That defensive front is no joke and their offense hasn't missed a beat from last season. They are the defending champs and what's scary is that they are better this season than they were last season.

USC dropped from 2 to 5 because once again, you just can't trust this team. They went from struggling against Western Michigan to blowing the doors off of Stanford(who just lost to San Diego State so that win doesn't look so great now) to needing OT to beat a Texas team that had 51 points put up on them by Maryland in week 1. If they continue to be this Jekyll and Hyde team then eventually it'll show up at the worst time and they will lose.

Oklahoma State might have a very good defense, which is not good for opposing teams considering they always have one of the top offenses in the country. They are putting up a lot of points and not giving up many, they could be the best team in the Big 12 when it's all said and done.

WEEK 4 HEISMAN WATCH

5. Josh Rosen, QB, UCLA
4. Saquon Barkley, RB, Penn State
3. Lamar Jackson, QB, Louisville
2. Sam Darnold, QB, USC
1. Baker Mayfield, QB, Oklahoma

We also have a new current leader for the Heisman trophy, Baker Mayfield has been excellent this season which includes a win at Ohio State in which he ripped their secondary to shreds. Coming right behind him is Sam Darnold, who had another great game and the team needed everything from him in order to remain undefeated.

Lamar Jackson slides from 1st to 3rd now after a less than stellar performance (to say the least) against Clemson. Jackson was bottled up for the most part as the Clemson defense made him look very human last Saturday night. He only completed 50% of his passes and had 3.4 yards a carry when running the ball, he did have 3 TD passes but 2 of those came when the game was way out of reach (Clemson won 47-21.) Still plenty of time for Jackson to climb back to the top, but a blowout loss like this is definitely a setback for the reigning Heisman trophy winner.


WEEK 4 PREVIEW


#16 TCU at #6 Oklahoma State - 3:30 PM

Oklahoma State has been rolling this season, putting up points in bunches while showing that they can also get stops on defense. QB Mason Rudolph has been leading this team and they are now looking down the road to a Big 12 title and possible playoff berth with the way they have been playing. Their first test comes to Stillwater this Saturday as QB Kenny Hill and the TCU Horned Frogs also look to remain undefeated and pull off a big upset here. TCU looks like a "surprise" team this season, as they were not ranked at the beginning but after 3 straight wins everyone seems to be buying in. Oklahoma State will put up points, but if TCU can slow them down a bit along with being able to break OKSU's defense then they have a chance to pull off the upset. That will be a tough task though, Oklahoma State will be ready and it will take a mistake free game in order for the Horned Frogs to come away with a win.

Prediction: Oklahoma State 44-21


#17 Mississippi State at #11 Georgia - 7:00 PM

The team with the best offense and defense in the SEC currently is, shockingly enough, the Mississippi State Bulldogs. MSU put everyone on notice with a 37-7 thrashing of LSU last Saturday, and now has another big test in front of them. With a top ranked defense though and a QB in Nick Fitzgerald leading the team, MSU looks like they will be ready for any and all comers. Georgia will again start freshman QB Jake Fromm as QB Jacob Eason is just getting back to practice, so look for UGA to utilize their run game and generate their offense from there. Georgia's defensive line will also be the key here, DL Trenton Thompson is one of the best in the country and the Georgia line will look to rattle MSU's Fitzgerald and shut down a team that is currently averaging over 40 points per game. The battle of the Bulldogs and the battle of undefeated teams, should be a stellar game between the hedges.

Prediction: Georgia 27-23


#4 Penn State at Iowa - 7:30 PM

Penn State is another team that has just been rolling so far and looks to be in the playoff mix all season. RB Saquon Barkley has been leading the way for the Nittany Lions, leading the team in both rushing and receiving, and is definitely a Heisman candidate. QB Trace McSorley also brings a lot of talent to the table and is more than just a game manager, while the defense has been excellent so far this season. But do not let the fact that Iowa is unranked fool you, this team is pretty talented and has upset on their mind. Iowa QB Nate Stanley has already thrown 10 touchdowns in their first 3 games while only being intercepted once, and distributes the ball well with 6 different players catching touchdown passes. The biggest factor may end up being the home crowd, where Iowa is always a hostile environment. Ask Ohio State, ask Michigan, ask plenty of other top schools and they can tell you how humbling of an experience that Kinnick Stadium can be. A big crowd on a Saturday night could swing momentum real quick, and Penn State will need to jump out to a lead and control the game in order to take that crowd out of it.

Prediction: Penn State 30-17

Spread Offense, College Football Week 5: Clear Your Weekend Schedule

By Pat Luhta, @PLuhta


For most people, the weekends are a time to catch up on things around the house. Whether it's yard work or house work or even a DIY project, most of those chores occur on the weekend since the majority of people usually don't have the time throughout the week. Friday and Saturday night are also popular date nights. Dinner and a movie, maybe a stop at a local bar for a few drinks or a walk in the park even, perfect time to stay out a little bit later and spend some quality time together.

I'm here to tell you to clear that schedule and give yourself a whole weekend of free time in order to watch football. The house work can be done early Saturday morning or pushed to Sunday or even next weekend, it can wait. As for date night, hopefully you are fortunate enough to be with someone that also enjoys college football, maybe even have a date night that is football-centric (can't go wrong with a sports bar). If not, then hopefully he/she understands your passion of football and will understand that you want to just sit home and watch TV all weekend, make it up to them  by taking them out to a Sunday morning brunch and/or buy them something to show your appreciation for their understanding (just some suggestions).

Before we get started, I just wanted to fit in a little paragraph on my thoughts on LSU firing Les Miles. I see some people saying that if they would have snapped the ball just a half second sooner against Auburn then he would still have a job and his only other loss this season being by 2 points to a top 10 team in Wisconsin. Fair points, but after last season where LSU practically fired him then brought him back, he basically had to win a national championship in order to keep his job this season. If a program is sold on not retaining their current head coach then it's much more beneficiary to let him go earlier in the season rather than later, especially for recruiting. Les Miles will land on his feet somewhere, he had a great run at LSU and a coaching career that most would love to have. He'll be fine but the writing was blatantly on the wall that his time was up, LSU made the right call for their program.

Week 5 is loaded with games and you won't want to miss a snap,  here's a rundown of the top games, starting on  Friday night.

FRIDAY SEPT 30TH

We get a battle of 2 top 10 teams on Friday Night. The #7 ranked Stanford Cardinal is 3-0 and every one of their games has been spotlighted so far in my weekly article (Kansas State, USC, UCLA). They face the #10 ranked Washington Huskies in Seattle, who have yet to play a marquee game. The Huskies have a lot of preseason hype and so far their record is beginning to prove themselves, but this will be the big test in truly showing that they belong. Rutgers, Idaho and Portland State followed by an OT win against Arizona have been Washington's current schedule, so while both sides of the ball has looked impressive, many are waiting for this game before giving them credit. To show that they deserve a top 10 ranking, they'll need to slow down Ryan Burns and Christian McCaffrey. McCaffrey was stifled, for his standards, against UCLA last week but in crunch time the Cardinal found different ways to get the job done. While offensive players like McCaffrey and Washington's QB Jake Browning get a lot of attention, it's been both teams' defenses that have truly been their strong point. Washington leads the NCAA in takeaways while only giving up an average of 14.5 points per game, Stanford is even a bit better there with only 12 points per game. Get ready to see some big plays sprinkled in with an overall defensive game in this highlighted Friday night game.

SATURDAY OCT. 1ST

Ok...so I lied. If there's a time to do some house or yard work then during these noon games would be it. #13 Baylor at Iowa State, #23 Florida at Vanderbilt, #22 Texas at Oklahoma State, #14 Miami at Georgia Tech and Rutgers at #2 Ohio State makes this a somewhat "meh" start to the college football day. By all means still watch but if there's a pressing needs that has to get done then there's definitely some time to take care of it here.

At 3:30 though, we get rolling! #11 Tennessee, coming off their big win over rival Florida, heads to Athens to take on the #25 Georgia Bulldogs. The Vols finally broke the losing streak against Florida (11 straight), are still undefeated and have their sights set on the SEC East title. Georgia was undefeated until last week, where they were outplayed and overmatched by Ole Miss, ending in a 45-14 lopsided loss. Tennessee still has a history of slow starts and one of these games it is going to get them unless they can get it together and start figuring out how to have better starts. They are currently in the gauntlet stretch of their schedule, with Texas A&M and then Alabama looming, so it's time for them to put a full 4 quarters together. Georgia has to find another playmaker other than Nick Chubb to step up in order to win this game. They've scraped by in their first 3 games and then did not have an answer for Ole Miss, it's also time for them to play to their full potential and see what kind of team they truly are or else this could end up being a long season for them.

Also at 3:30 is a battle of 2 of the top teams in the Big Ten, which btw, is the best conference in the NCAA. #8 Wisconsin, coming off a statement win against Michigan State, travels to the mitten again to face the #4 Michigan Wolverines. Wisconsin looked about as a good as a team could look last weekend, their defense stymied the Spartans and their offense continually picked up big first downs on their way to a 30-6 win in East Lansing. MSU and LSU (who Wisconsin defeated in week 1) typically have 2 of the best offensive and defensive lines in the country and the Badgers controlled the trenches all game against both teams. They'll need to do so again if they want to remain undefeated by beating the Michigan Wolverines. Michigan is looking like a well-oiled machine this year, the kind of team we come to expect from Jim Harbaugh. QB Wilton Speight has been way more than a game manager and he throws to 2 of the country's elite WR's (Darboh, Chesson) along with a top Tight End(Butt). The return of CB Jourdan Lewis is big for an already good defense and their LB/DB/KR/PR/WR(practically everywhere) playmaker, Jabrill Peppers, has become of the most electric players in the country. Wisconsin has been battled tested and will go on the road in this one, Michigan looks to pass their first big test by playing and beating a top 10 team, this game has everything a college football fan wants.

Smothered in between the 3:30 and 8pm games is a 5pm kickoff between the Oklahoma Sooners and the #21 TCU Horned Frogs. Not sure if anyone predicted in the offseason that the Oklahoma Sooners, Big 12 champs and college playoff team from last year, would be unranked with a 1-2 record. Fortunately for them, both losses were non-conference games, meaning they still control their own destiny in winning the Big 12. They will need a good defensive game on top of good performances from Mayfield, Mixon and Perine on offense though if they want to avoid 1-3. TCU sits at 3-1, with their lone loss being an OT thriller against Arkansas. Former Texas A&M QB Kenny Hill has been their dual-threat that they need for this offense and RB Kyle Hicks has been a big complement to him in the run game. Both teams leave a lot to be desired on defense though, both giving up more than 380 yards and 25 points a game on average. This game looks to be a offensive firepower game that we are all so used to when it comes to the Big 12.

And then, we arrive at our main event of the evening. #3 Louisville vs. #5 Clemson in a conference clash that takes place in Death Valley. Before we get to the game, be sure to tune in for the pregame where they will almost for certain show the Clemson entrance. It is easily the best entrance in all of college football, they arrive via bus and enter through the stands and run down a hill and onto the field. Trust me, it's worth tuning in early for and if it doesn't get you hyped up for the game then you may not have a pulse. The game will be about the QB's here, Lamar Jackson of Louisville and Deshaun Watson of Clemson. Both are top 5 in the Heisman race with Lamar Jackson right now being the heavy favorite to win it. After a slow start in the first 2 weeks and just when people started to wonder if something is wrong with Clemson, they have turned it up big time and are looking like they are in full form now. Louisville has started off fast and continued a torrent pace of putting up ungodly offensive numbers, including a 63-20 beat down at Florida State. Both defenses have looked good this season as well, Clemson's has kept them in those first two games while their offense struggled and Louisville's just doesn't get the talk that it deserves considering how good their offense has looked. Clemson has one of the best home-field advantages in the country and Louisville has already gone on the road this season and won a big game, this game just looks so close and so good on paper, it's truly a can't miss game.

Spread Offense 9.12.16: College Football Week 2 Recap

By Pat Luhta, @PLuhta

Week 2's slate of games didn't quite add up to the big games that we had in week 1, but that didn't stop Saturday from delivering some big finishes and surprising results.

Let's get right to the big controversy of the day. With Oklahoma State leading 27-24 over Central Michigan, the Cowboys faced a 4th down with 4 seconds remaining in the game. Instead of punting it away, they opted to just snap the ball and throw it out of bounds in order to burn the final 4 seconds and win the game. The refs ruled it as intentional grounding, which was the correct call, but awarded Central Michigan the ball and an untimed down. The Chippewas tossed up a hail mary, which was caught inside the 10 yard line and as the receiver was being tackled, he flipped it to a teammate who then took it in for the game winning score. An absolutely stunning finish with Central Michigan coming away with the dramatic upset on the road against the #22 team in the country.

Central Michigan won on a bananas play, but it probably shouldn't have happened https://t.co/RXtPVr3bdg https://t.co/dER6MEMbuW

— SB✯Nation CFB (@SBNationCFB) September 10, 2016

One problem: the play should've never happened.

The correct NCAA ruling should have been that although there was a penalty on Oklahoma State for intentional grounding, the game should've been over instead of Central Michigan getting an untimed down. A huge gaffe by the referee crew that cost Oklahoma State not only the game, but likely a chance at the CFB playoffs. The NCAA has already stated that they are unable to overturn the result of the game, so the loss on Oklahoma State's record will stick.

So what to do going forward with Oklahoma State? How should the voters handle this "loss" when submitting their top 25?

Personally, while I sympathize with the Cowboys after hearing that the refs made an incorrect call, the fact that Central Michigan still needed a hail mary lateral in order to win should play a factor and ultimately trump the incorrect ruling. As far as Oklahoma State's playoff hopes are concerned, this is just one early season loss. The Cowboys still have Pitt, Baylor, Texas, TCU, and Oklahoma on their schedule meaning that they still control their own destiny and if they win the Big 12 then they will be in position to make the playoffs still.

In the other dramatic game of the week, Arkansas and TCU gave us all a thrilling game that went into double OT.

The visiting Razorbacks got out to an early  13-0 lead and took that lead into halftime. TCU then got their offense going a bit but still trailed 20-7 entering the 4th quarter. As pedestrian as the game had been after 3 quarters, the 4th quarter got the fireworks going. TCU starts rolling with 3 straight TD's to take a 28-20 lead, the last one coming with 2:05 left in the 4th. As it looked like TCU had this wrapped up, Arkansas drove 58 yards in just over a minute to score a touchdown. After adding the 2 point conversion to tie it at 28, the game looked destined for overtime. TCU had some other plans though as their speedy kick returner, Kavontae Turpin, took the kick all the way to the Arkansas 27 which put the Horned Frogs in field goal range. The game winning field goal was partially blocked though, and we are headed to OT after a crazy final 2 minutes.

Austin Allen trucks his way through TCU's defense to give #Arkansas the win!! #ArkvsTCU pic.twitter.com/0NHiRgAbaU

— Chat Sports (@ChatSports) September 11, 2016

After the 1st OT in which both teams scored a touchdown to send it into a 2nd OT, TCU had to settle for a FG to go up 38-35. Arkansas QB Austin Allen ended the game on a 5 yard run to give the Razorbacks the 41-38 victory. Big win for Arkansas, tough loss for TCU.

In Other Games: Both Clemson and Georgia struggle with inferior opponents, Louisville might be a serious team to worry about for those who have them on their schedule, Alabama "sleep walks"to a  38-10 win over Western Kentucky, the top Big Ten teams(Ohio State, Michigan, Nebraska, Iowa, Wisconsin) completely dominate, and Tennessee starts slow but gets their offense rolling to a 45-24 win over Virginia Tech in front of over 150,000 at Bristol Motor Speedway.



MY TOP 10 TEAMS

10. Wisconsin
9. Texas
8. Louisville
7. Stanford
6. Houston
5. Michigan
4. Clemson
3. Ohio State
2. Florida State
1. Alabama


MY TOP 5 HEISMAN CANDIDATES

5. Lamar Jackson, QB, Louisville
4. J.T. Barrett, QB, Ohio State
3. Deshaun Watson, QB, Clemson
2. Dalvin Cook, RB, Florida State
1. Christian McCaffrey, RB, Stanford

TV Weekend 9.9 - 9.10

By Raven Williams, @nevaRWilliams

Stand Up To Cancer (FRI, NBC/ABC/FOX/CBS, 8pm)
New Japan Pro Wrestling (FRI, AXS TV, 8pm)
Masters Of Illusion (FRI, The CW, 8pm & 8:30pm)

10th Annual ACM Honors (FRI, CBS, 9pm)
New Japan Pro Wrestling (FRI, AXS TV, 9pm)
Killjoys (FRI, Syfy, 9pm)

Burgers, Brew & Que (FRI, Food Network, 10pm)
ELeague (FRI, TBS, 10pm)
Dark Matter (FRI, Syfy, 10pm)
Quarry (FRI, Cinemax, 10pm)

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Louisville @ Syracuse (FRI, ESPN 2, 8pm)
Maryland @ Florida International (FRI, CBS SportsNet, 7:30pm)

Central Florida @ Michigan (SAT, ABC, 12pm)
Penn State @ Pittsburgh (SAT, ESPN, 12pm)
Wyoming @ Nebraska (SAT, ESPN 2, 12pm)
Indiana State @ Minnesota (SAT, ESPNews, 12pm)
North Carolina State @ East Carolina (SAT, ESPNU, 12pm)
Central Michigan @ Oklahoma State (SAT, FOX Sports 1, 12pm)
Cincinnati @ Purdue (SAT, Big Ten, 12pm)
Nicholls State @ Georgia (SAT, SEC, 12pm)

Tulsa @ Ohio State (SAT, ABC, 3:30pm)
Nevada @ Notre Dame (SAT, NBC, 3:30pm)
Kentucky @ Florida (SAT, CBS, 3:30pm)
Wake Forest @ Duke (SAT, ESPNU, 3:30pm)
Western Kentucky @ Alabama (SAT, ESPN 2, 3:30pm)
SMU @ Baylor (SAT, FOX Sports 1, 3:30pm)
Akron @ Wisconsin (SAT, Big Ten, 3:30pm)
Wofford @ Mississippi (SAT, SEC, 4pm)
Ball State @ Indiana (SAT, ESPNews, 4pm)

Arkansas @ TCU (SAT, ESPN, 7pm)
South Carolina @ Mississippi State (SAT, ESPN 2, 7pm)
Jacksonville State @ LSU (SAT, ESPNU, 7:30pm)
BYU @ Utah (SAT, FOX, 7:30pm)
Iowa State @ Iowa (SAT, Big Ten, 7:30pm)
Arkansas State @ Auburn (SAT, SEC, 7:30pm)
Tennessee @ Virginia Tech (SAT, ABC, 8pm)

Texas Tech @ Arizona State (SAT, FOX Sports 1, 10pm)
Washington State @ Boise State (SAT, ESPN 2, 10:15pm)
Virginia @ Oregon (SAT, ESPN, 10:30pm)

MLB
Indians @ Twins (FRI, STO, 8pm)
Rangers @ Angels OR Mariners @ Athletics (FRI, MLB, 10pm)

Red Sox @ Blue Jays (SAT, FOX, 1pm)
Rays @ Yankees OR Mariners @ Athletics (SAT, MLB, 4pm)
Indians @ Twins (SAT, STO, 7pm)
Orioles @ Tigers OR Dodgers @ Marlins (SAT, MLB, 7pm)
Rangers @ Angels OR Giants @ Diamondbacks (SAT, MLB, 10pm)

NBA
2016 Basketball Hall of Fame Enshrinement Ceremony (FRI, NBA TV, 7:30pm)

NASCAR & RACING
XFINITY Series: Virginia529 College Savings 250 (FRI, NBC Sports, 7:30pm)
Sprint Cup Series: Federated Auto Parts 400 (SAT, NBC Sports, 7:30pm)

MMA & BOXING
Premier Boxing Champions (FRI, Spike, 9pm)

Boxing: Kell Brook vs. Gennady Golovkin (SAT, HBO, 5:30pm)
UFC 203: Miocic vs. Overeem Prelims (SAT, FOX Sports 1, 8pm)
Boxing: Carlos Cuadras vs. Roman Gonzalez (SAT, HBO, 10pm)

HOCKEY
World Cup Exhibition: Team Canada vs. Team USA (FRI, ESPNU, 7pm)

GOLF
BMW Championship, Third Round (SAT, NBC, 12pm)

TENNIS
U.S. Open Tennis, Men's Semifinals (FRI, ESPN, 3pm)
U.S. Open Tennis, Women's Final (SAT, ESPN, 4pm)

TV Weekend 1.22 - 1.23

By @nevaRWilliams

Undateable (FRI, NBC, 8pm)
Last Man Standing (FRI, ABC, 8pm)
MasterChef (FRI, FOX, 8pm)
Undercover Boss (FRI, CBS, 8pm)
Reign (FRI, The CW, 8pm)
Superstore (FRI, NBC, 8:30pm)
Dr. Ken (FRI, ABC, 8:30pm)

New Japan Pro Wrestling (FRI, AXSTV, 9pm)
Dateline NBC (FRI, NBC, 9pm)
Shark Tank (FRI, ABC, 9pm)
Hell's Kitchen (FRI, FOX, 9pm)
Hawaii Five-0 (FRI, CBS, 9pm)

Blue Bloods (FRI, CBS, 10pm)
Real Time With Bill Maher (FRI, HBO, 10pm)
Burgers Brew & Que (FRI, Food Network, 10:30pm)

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Black Sails (SAT, Starz, 9pm)
Whitney Cummings: I'm Your Girlfriend (SAT, HBO, 10pm)
Saturday Night Live, Ronda Rousey, Selena Gomez (SAT, NBC, 11:30pm)

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NBA
Heat @ Raptors (FRI, ESPN, 8pm)
Pacers @ Warriors (FRI, ESPN, 10:30pm)

Bulls @ Cavaliers (SAT, ABC, 8:30pm)

COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Rhode Island @ George Washington (FRI, ESPN 2, 7pm)

Georgetown @ Connecticut (SAT, CBS, 12pm)
Oklahoma @ Baylor (SAT, ESPN 2, 12pm)
South Carolina @ Tennessee (SAT, SEC, 12pm)
Davidson @ Richmond (SAT, NBC Sports, 12:30pm)
West Virginia @ Texas Tech (SAT, ESPNews, 1pm)

Duke @ North Carolina State (SAT, CBS, 2pm)
Texas @ Kansas (SAT, ESPN, 2pm)
Michigan @ Nebraska (SAT, ESPN 2, 2pm)
LSU @ Alabama (SAT, ESPNU, 2pm)
St. Bonaventure @ VCU (SAT, NBC Sports, 2:30pm)

UCLA @ Oregon (SAT, CBS, 4pm)
Vanderbilt @ Kentucky (SAT, ESPN, 4pm)
Louisville @ Georgia Tech (SAT, ESPN 2, 4pm)
Iowa State @ TCU (SAT, ESPNU, 4pm)

Oklahoma State @ Kansas State (SAT, ESPNU, 6pm)
Maryland @ Michigan State (SAT, ESPN, 6:40pm)
Butler @ Creighton (SAT, FOX Sports 1, 7:30pm)
Marquette @ St. John's (SAT, CBS SportsNet, 8pm)
Arizona @ California (SAT, ESPN 8:40pm)

TENNIS
2016 Australian Open, Third Round (FRI, ESPN 2, 9pm)
2016 Australian Open, Round Of 16 (SAT, ESPN 2, 9pm)

NHL
AHL: Milwaukee Admirals @ Lake Erie Monsters (FRI, FOX Sports Ohio, 7pm)
Ducks @ Capitals (FRI, NHL Network, 5pm)

Canadiens @ Maple Leafs (SAT, NHL Network, 7pm)
Blue Jackets @ Bruins (SAT, FOX Sports Ohio, 7pm)

SOCCER
English Premier League: West Ham United FC vs. Manchester City FC (SAT, NBC, 12:30pm)

MMA & BOXING
Premier Boxing Champions (SAT, FOX, 8pm)

OTHER SPORTS
Figure Skating: U.S. Championships, Pairs Free Skate & Free Dance (SAT, NBC, 3pm)
Figure Skating: U.S. Championships, Ladies Free Skate (SAT, NBC, 8pm)

TV Weekend 1.1 - 1.2

By @nevaRWilliams

Caught On Camera With Nick Cannon (FRI, NBC, 8pm)
Last Man Standing (FRI, ABC, 8pm)
MasterChef (FRI, FOX, 8pm)
NCIS (FRI, CBS, 8pm)
Dr. Ken (FRI, ABC, 8:30pm)

Dateline NBC (FRI, NBC, 9pm)
Shark Tank (FRI, ABC, 9pm)
Hawaii Five-0 (FRI, CBS, 9pm)

Hawaii Five-0 (FRI, CBS, 10pm)

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Ash vs Evil Dead (SAT, STARZ, 9pm)

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NBA
Suns @ Kings (SAT, NBA TV, 5pm)
Magic @ Cavaliers (SAT, FOX Sports Ohio, 7:30pm)
Rockets @ Spurs (SAT, NBA TV, 8:30pm)

COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Rose Bowl: Stanford vs. Iowa (FRI, ESPN, 5pm)
Allstate Sugar Bowl: Oklahoma State vs. Mississippi (FRI, ESPN, 8:30pm)

TaxSlayer Bowl: Penn State vs. Georgia (SAT, ESPN, 12pm)
AutoZone Liberty Bowl: Kansas State vs. Arkansas (SAT, ESPN, 3:20pm)
Valero Alamo Bowl: Oregon vs. TCU (SAT, ESPN, 6:45pm)
Motel 6 Cactus Bowl: West Virginia vs. Arizona State (SAT, ESPN, 10:15pm)

COLLEGE BASKETBALL
UCLA @ Washington (FRI, FOX Sports 1, 11pm)

DePaul @ Seton Hall (SAT, FOX Sports 1, 11am)
WOMENS: Ohio State @ Maryland (SAT, CBS, 12pm)
West Virginia @ Kansas State (SAT, ESPNU, 12pm)
St. Joseph's @ Richmond (SAT, NBC Sports, 12:30pm)
Butler @ Xavier (SAT, FOX Sports 1, 1pm)

Tennessee @ Auburn (SAT, CBS, 2pm)
Texas @ Texas Tech (SAT, ESPNU, 2pm)
Dayton @ Duquesne (SAT, NBC Sports, 2:30pm)
Michigan State @ Minnesota (SAT, ESPN 2, 3pm)
St. John's @ Providence (SAT, FOX Sports 1, 3:30pm)
Baylor @ Kansas (SAT, CBS, 4pm)
Tulsa @ Cincinnati (SAT, ESPNU, 4pm)
TCU @ Oklahoma State (SAT, ESPNews, 4pm)
St. Louis @ Rhode Island (SAT, NBC Sports, 4:30pm)

Notre Dame @ Virginia (SAT, ESPN 2, 5pm)
Marquette @ Georgetown (SAT, FOX Sports 1, 5:30pm)
Iowa State @ Oklahoma (SAT, ESPN 2, 7pm)
Georgia @ Florida (SAT, ESPNU, 8pm)
LSU @ Vanderbilt (SAT, ESPN 2, 9pm)
Villanova @ Creighton (SAT, FOX Sports 1, 10pm)

NHL
Capitals @ Blue Jackets (SAT, FOX Sports Cincinnati, 7pm)
Islanders @ Penguins (SAT, NHL Network, 7pm)

MMA & BOXING
UFC 195: Lawler vs. Condit - Prelims (SAT, FOX Sports 1, 8pm)

SOCCER
Watford FC vs. Manchester City FC (SAT, NBC, 12:30pm)

TV Weekend 11.20 - 11.21

By @nevaRWilliams

Undateable Live (FRI, NBC, 8pm)
Last Man Standing (FRI, ABC, 8pm)
The Amazing Race (FRI, CBS, 8pm)
MasterChef (FRI, FOX, 8pm)
Reign (FRI, The CW, 8pm)
New Japan Pro Wrestling (FRI, AXSTV, 8pm)
Truth Be Told (FRI, NBC, 8:30pm)
Dr. Ken (FRI, ABC, 8:30pm)

A Football Life: Charles Haley (FRI, NFL Network, 9pm)
Grimm (FRI, NBC, 9pm)
Shark Tank (FRI, ABC, 9pm)
Hawaii Five-0 (FRI, CBS, 9pm)
World's Funniest (FRI, FOX, 9pm)

Blue Bloods (FRI, CBS, 10pm)
The Knick (FRI, Cinemax, 10pm)
Z Nation (FRI, SyFy, 10pm)
Satisfaction (FRI, USA, 10pm)

Black Jesus (FRI, Cartoon Network, 11pm)
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Da Vinci's Demons (SAT, STARZ, 8pm)
Ash vs Evil Dead (SAT, STARZ, 9pm)
Doctor Who (SAT, BBC America, 9pm)
Saturday Night Live Classic (SAT, NBC, 10pm)
Saturday Night Live, Matthew McConaughey, Adele (SAT, NBC, 11:30pm)

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Air Force @ Boise State (FRI, ESPN 2, 9:30pm)
Cincinnati @ South Florida (FRI, CBS SportsNet, 8pm)

Michigan @ Penn State (SAT, ABC, 12pm)
North Carolina @ Virginia Tech (SAT, ESPN, 12pm)
Purdue @ Iowa (SAT, ESPN 2, 12pm)
Iowa State @ Kansas State (SAT, FOX Sports 1, 12pm)
Harvard @ Yale (SAT, NBC Sports, 2:30pm)

Michigan State @ Ohio State (SAT, ABC, 3:30pm)
UCLA @ Utah (SAT, FOX, 3:30pm)
LSU @ Mississippi (SAT, CBS, 3:30pm)
USC @ Oregon (SAT, ESPN, 3:30pm)
Wake Forest @ Clemson (SAT, ESPN 2, 3:30pm)
Arizona @ Arizona State (SAT, FOX Sports 1, 3:30pm)
Northwestern @ Wisconsin (SAT, Big Ten, 3:30pm)
Louisville @ Pittsburgh (SAT, ESPNews, 3:45pm)
Charleston Southern @ Alabama (SAT, SEC, 4pm)

Mississippi State @ Arkansas (SAT, ESPN, 7pm)
Georgia Southern @ Georgia (SAT, ESPNU, 7pm)
Tennessee @ Missouri (SAT, ESPN 2, 7:15pm)
Baylor @ Oklahoma State (SAT, FOX, 7:30pm)
Boston College @ Notre Dame (SAT, NBC Sports, 7:30pm)
TCU @ Oklahoma (SAT, ABC, 8pm)

California @ Stanford (SAT, ESPN, 10:30pm)
Colorado @ Washington State (SAT, ESPN 2, 10:45pm)

NBA
Spurs @ Pelicans (FRI, ESPN, 8pm)
Bulls @ Warriors (FRI, ESPN, 10:30pm)

Bucks @ Pacers (SAT, NBATV, 7pm)
Cavaliers @ Hawks (SAT, FOX Sports Ohio, 7:30pm)

COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Duke vs. VCU (FRI, ESPN 2, 7pm)
Rider @ Maryland (FRI, Big Ten, 7pm)
Wright State @ Kentucky (FRI, SEC, 8pm)
Xavier @ Michigan (FRI, Big Ten, 9pm)

NHL
Predators @ Blue Jackets (FRI, FOX Sports Ohio, 7pm)
Maple Leafs @ Bruins (SAT, NHL Network, 7pm)

MMA & BOXING
Bellator MMA Live 146 (FRI, Spike, 9pm)
TruTV Boxing (FRI, TruTV, 10pm)

UFC Prefight Show (SAT, FOX Sports 1, 7pm)
UFC Fight Night (SAT, FOX Sports 1, 8pm)

SOCCER
English Premier League: Manchester City FC vs Liverpool FC (SAT, NBC, 12:30pm)

NASCAR & RACING
Camping World Truck: Homestead (FRI, FOX Sports 1, 8pm)

XFINITY Series: Ford Ecoboost 300 (SAT, NBC, 3pm)

TV Tonight 10.29

By @nevaRWilliams

NFL
NFL Thursday Night Kickoff (CBS/NFL Network, 8pm)
Dolphins @ Patriots (CBS/NFL Network, 8:25pm)

NBA
Hawks @ Knicks (TNT, 8pm)
Mavericks @ Clippers (TNT, 10:30pm)

COLLEGE FOOTBALL
North Carolina @ Pittsburgh (ESPN, 7pm)
West Virginia @ TCU (FOX Sports 1, 7:30pm)
Oregon @ Arizona State (ESPN, 10:30pm)

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Heroes Reborn (NBC, 8pm)
It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (ABC, 8pm)
Bones (FOX, 8pm)
WWE SmackDown (SyFy, 8pm)
The Vampire Diaries (The CW, 8pm)

The Blacklist (NBC, 9pm)
Scandal (ABC, 9pm)
Sleepy Hollow (FOX, 9pm)
The Originals (The CW, 9pm)
Party Down South (CMT, 9pm)

The Player (NBC, 10pm)
How To Get Away With Murder (ABC, 10pm)
Haven (SyFy, 10pm)
Benders (IFC, 10pm)
Nathan For You (Comedy Central, 10pm)
Ridiculousness (MTV, 10pm)
Broke A$$ Game Show (MTV, 10:30pm)
The Middle Of The Night Show (MTV, 11pm)

TV Tonight 9.3

By @nevaRWilliams

NFL
Preseason: Browns @ Bears (WEWS Cleveland, 8pm)
Preseason: Buccaneers @ Dolphins (NFL Network, 7pm)
Preseason: Chargers @ 49ers (NFL Network, 10pm)

COLLEGE FOOTBALL
FIU @ Central Florida (CBS SportsNet, 6pm)
Oklahoma State @ Central Michigan (ESPNU, 7pm)
Alcon State @ Georgia Tech (STO, 7:30pm)
Western Kentucky @ Vanderbilt (SEC, 8pm)
Michigan @ Utah (FOX Sports 1, 8:30pm)
TCU @ Minnesota (ESPN, 9pm)

TENNIS
2015 US Open Tennis, Second Round (ESPN 2, 7pm)

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Food Fighters (NBC, 8pm)
BOOM! (FOX, 8pm)
Beauty And The Beast (The CW, 8pm)
WWE SmackDown (SyFy, 8pm)

Big Brother (CBS, 9pm)
Party Down South (CMT, 9pm)

Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll (FX, 10pm)
Review (Comedy Central, 10pm)
Dominion (SyFy, 10pm)
Under The Dome (CBS, 10pm)
Graceland (USA, 10pm)
Gainesville (CMT, 10pm)
Married (FX, 10:30pm)

One Bad Choice (MTV, 11:30pm)

TV Tonight 11.27

By @nevaRWilliams

NFL
Seahawks @ 49ers (NBC, 8:30 PM)

COLLEGE FOOTBALL
LSU @ Texas A&M (ESPN, 7:30 PM)
TCU @ Texas (FOX Sports 1, 7:30 PM)

COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Michigan State @ Rider (ESPN 2, 6:30 PM)
Georgia Tech vs. Marquette (ESPN 2, 8:30 PM)
San Jose State vs. Washington (ESPN 2, 11 PM)

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Mom (CBS, 8:30 PM)

A Very Bonnaroo Thanksgiving (VH1, 9 PM)
Party Down South (CMT, 9 PM)
Two And A Half Men (CBS, 9 PM)
The McCarthys (CBS, 9:30 PM)

TV Weekend 11.14-11.15

By @nevaRWilliams

Haven (Friday, SyFy, 7 PM)
WWE Friday Night Smackdown (Friday, SyFy, 8 PM)
Last Man Standing (Friday, ABC, 8 PM)
The Hollywood Film Awards (Friday, CBS, 8 PM)
Cristela (Friday, ABC, 8:30 PM)

A Football Life: The Perfect Backfield (Friday, NFL Network, 9 PM)
Grimm (Friday, NBC, 9 PM)
Shark Tank (Friday, ABC, 9 PM)

Constantine (Friday, NBC, 10 PM)
Z Nation (Friday, SyFy, 10 PM)
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Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B (Saturday, Lifetime, 8 PM)
48 Hours (Saturday, CBS, 8 & 10 PM)
Criminal Minds (Saturday, CBS, 9 PM)
Hell On Wheels (Saturday, AMC, 9 PM)
Atlantis (Saturday, BBC America, 9 PM)
Survivor's Remorse (Saturday, STARZ, 9 PM)
Black Dynamite (Cartoon Network, 10:30 PM)
Saturday Night Live Classic, Drew Barrymore, Lily Allen (Saturday, NBC, 10 PM)
Saturday Night Live, Woody Harrelson, Kendrick Lamar (Saturday, NBC, 11:30 PM)

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NBA
Nuggets @ Pacers (Friday, NBA TV, 7 PM)
Cavaliers @ Celtics (Friday, FOX Sports Ohio, 7:30 PM)
Spurs @ Lakers (Friday, ESPN, 10 PM)

Hawks @ Cavaliers (Saturday, FOX Sports Ohio, 7:30 PM)
Nets @ Trail Blazers (Saturday, NBA TV, 10 PM)

COLLEGE BASKETBALL
William & Mary @ Florida (Friday, SEC Network, 6 PM)
Navy Veterans Classic: Tennessee vs. VCU (Friday, CBS SportsNet, 6:30 PM)
Armed Forces Classic: Louisville vs. Minnesota (Friday, ESPN, 7 PM)

COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Tulsa @ Central Florida (Friday, ESPN 2, 8 PM)

Ohio State @ Minnesota (Saturday, ABC, 12 PM)
Clemson @ Georgia Tech (Saturday, ESPN, 12 PM)
Virginia Tech @ Duke (Saturday, ESPNU, 12 PM)
Temple @ Penn State (Saturday, ESPN 2, 12 PM)
South Carolina @ Florida (Saturday, SEC Network, 12 PM)

TCU @ Kansas (Saturday, FOX Sports 1, 3 PM)
Northwestern @ Notre Dame (Saturday, NBC, 3:30 PM)
Nebraska @ Wisconsin (Saturday, ABC, 3:30 PM)
Washington @ Arizona (Saturday, FOX, 3:30 PM)
Mississippi State @ Alabama (Saturday, CBS, 3:30 PM)
Oklahoma @ Texas Tech (Saturday, ESPN, 3:30 PM)

Auburn @ Georgia (Saturday, ESPN, 7:15 PM)
Texas @ Oklahoma State (Saturday, FOX, 7:30 PM)
Missouri @ Texas A&M (Saturday, SEC Network, 7:30 PM)
Florida State @ Miami (Saturday, ABC, 8 PM)
LSU @ Arkansas (Saturday, ESPN 2, 8 PM)
Michigan State @ Maryland (Saturday, Big Ten, 8 PM)
South Florida @ SMU (Saturday, CBS SportsNet, 8 PM)
Arizona State @ Oregon State (Saturday, ESPN, 10:45 PM)

NHL
Blue Jackets @ Flyers (Friday, FOX Sports Cincinnati, 7 PM)
Sharks @ Blue Jackets (Saturday, FOX Sports Cincinnati, 7 PM)
Flyers @ Canadiens (Saturday, NHL Network, 7 PM)

NFL
A Football Life: The Perfect Backfield (Friday, NFL Network, 9 PM)

MMA
UFC Prefight Show (Saturday, FOX Sports 1, 7 PM)
UFC 180: Werdum vs. Hunt Prelims (Saturday, FOX Sports 1, 8 PM)
Bellator MMA: Tito Ortiz vs. Stephan Bonnar (Saturday, SPIKE, 9 PM)

RACING
Lucs Oil Off Road Racing (Saturday, CBS, 1 PM)
Nationwide Series, Ford EcoBoost 300 (Saturday, ESPN 2, 4:30 PM)