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Preview: Arizona State at Colorado

Colorado is the only undefeated team remaining in the Pac-12 Conference and has climbed back into the national rankings at No. 22. But the Buffaloes’ schedule has been down-pillow soft so far – their four opponents (Colorado State, Nebraska, New Hampshire and UCLA) are a combined 1-16 – and now they will step up in class Saturday afternoon with 3-2 Arizona State visiting Boulder.


The No. 22 ranking is Colorado’s first since 2016 when they finished 10-4 and won the Pac-12 South Division title. The Buffaloes are atop the South again at 1-0 in the conference with USC (2-1), Arizona (1-1) and Arizona State (1-1) right behind, but head coach Mike MacIntyre stresses that the current rankings and standings matter little in the big picture. “As far as this team and what we’re doing, not one of the coaches has said one word about (the national polls),” MacIntyre said Tuesday at his weekly news conference. “I’m glad none of the players has said anything about it. We have bigger aspirations than just being ranked.” Coach Herm Edwards’ Arizona State squad also was ranked three weeks ago after upending visiting Michigan State 16-13 on Sept. 8 but road losses against San Diego State (28-21) and Washington (27-20) followed before last Saturday’s rebound, 52-24 rout of Oregon State.

TV: 4 p.m. ET, Pac-12 Network. LINE: Colorado -3


ABOUT ARIZONA STATE (3-2, 1-1 Pac-12): Against the visiting Beavers, the Sun Devils fed sophomore tailback Eno Benjamin who delivered a school-record 312 rushing yards and four total touchdowns to earn Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week honors. It was the best single-game rushing performance in the FBS so far this season and puts Benjamin second in the conference at 119.0 yards per game. Senior quarterback Manny Wilkins also has played well, ranking fourth in Pac-12 total offense (273.4 yards), while the defense has been a terror with its unconventional 3-3-5 scheme, allowing 19.8 points, forcing seven turnovers and pacing the conference with 18 sacks for 129 yards in losses.

ABOUT COLORADO (4-0, 1-0): The Buffaloes’ attack ranks second in the Pac-12 in scoring (40.2 points) and has been powered by the triplets of quarterback Steven Montez, wide receiver Laviska Shenault and tailback Travon McMillian. Montez has completed 75.8 percent of his passes and ranks second in the conference in passing efficiency (173.7) and third in total offense (300.0 yards) while the sophomore Shenault leads the FBS with 9.5 receptions and 145.3 receiving yards per contest while scoring six TDs, including a pair on rushes as he’s been employed in multiple ways in offensive formations. McMillian, meanwhile, is a Virginia Tech transfer who ranks fourth in Pac-12 rushing (98.0 yards) and has topped 100 yards in three of four games so far.


EXTRA POINTS

1. Arizona State has won eight of the nine all-time meetings, but Colorado’s victory was a 40-16 rout two years ago in their last meeting in Boulder.

2. The Buffaloes have scored at least 30 points in their first four games of a season for only the second time in the program’s history with the other season being ’96 – as in 1896.

3. The Sun Devils only have lost a Pac-12-low two turnovers as Wilkins ranks sixth nationally with an interception percentage of 0.6, throwing only one pick in 170 attempts – an interception to close out the first half against Michigan State.


PREDICTION: Colorado 27, Arizona State 24

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Preview: New Mexico at UNLV
When: 4:00 PM ET, Saturday, October 6, 2018
Where: Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas, Nevada




Overall Team Offense

The UNLV Rebels are ranked 59 on offense, averaging 429.8 yards per game. The Rebels are averaging 337.5 yards rushing and 92.2 yards passing so far this season.
The New Mexico Lobos are ranked 45 on offense, averaging 449.0 yards per game. The Lobos are averaging 201.2 yards rushing and 247.8 yards passing so far this season.

Home and Away

The UNLV Rebels are 2-0 at home this season, 0-0 against conference opponents and 6110-6110 against non-conference opponents.
At home the Rebels are averaging 49.0 scoring, and holding teams to 20.5 points scored on defense.
The New Mexico Lobos are 1-1 while on the road this season, 0-0 against conference opponents and 6110-6110 against non-conference opponents.
On the road, the Lobos are averaging 28.0 scoring, and holding teams to 35.0 points scored on defense.

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Preview: SMU at Central Florida

No. 13 Central Florida looks to extend its national-best winning streak to 18 games against one of the teams that nearly ended the run when SMU visits the Sunshine State for an American Athletic Conference battle Saturday. UCF, which edged SMU 31-24 in Dallas last year, is averaging 48.8 points while easing to four straight wins in 2018 after a 45-14 rout of Pittsburgh at home last week, but Knights coach Josh Heupel expects more improvement.

“There’s a lot left out there offensively,” Heupel told reporters. “We can be way more efficient, more effective, but that’s true in all three phases. We’re four games in to who and what we’re going to be. We have a lot of room for growth and development. Good teams do that throughout the year. Teams that go win championships get better every single week.” Junior quarterback McKenzie Milton leads the way for the potent UCF attack with 13 touchdown passes and five running scores while averaging more than 350 yards of total offense, and registered 412 yards passing (two interceptions) against the Mustangs last year. “We’re going to play one of the best quarterbacks in the country,” SMU coach Sonny Dykes told the Dallas Morning News. “Certainly, somebody who operates the offense at a very high level.” The Mustangs edged Navy 31-30 to open their season in the American and freshman William Brown threw for 309 yards in the 63-27 victory over Houston Baptist last weekend.

TV: 7 p.m. ET, ESPNU. LINE: UCF -24

ABOUT SMU (2-3, 1-0 American): The Mustangs hope to get three players in the secondary back after they missed last week’s contest, including safety Patrick Nelson along with corners Cole Sterns and Eric Sutton, and Dykes told reporters: “Those are three players we count on.” Brown (six TD passes, one interception) has shared the quarterback duties with junior Ben Hicks (five, two) in the first five games and junior James Proche (31 catches, 426 yards, five TDs) is their top target. Senior running back Braeden West has been quite productive with 343 yards and four TDs on the ground while adding 17 catches to go along with another score.

ABOUT CENTRAL FLORIDA (4-0, 1-0): Milton has completed 61.3 percent of his passes and boasts a variety of dependable pass catchers, led by Gabriel Davis (24 receptions, 322 yards, four TDs) and fellow sophomore Tre Nixon (14, 215, two). Junior running back Adrian Killins Jr. has 189 yards through the air and a team-leading 233 on the ground with four total touchdowns, adding to the team’s offensive arsenal. The Knights have forced 10 turnovers in the first month of the season and eight have come on interceptions with sophomore defensive back Richie Grant leading the way with three picks, including one last week.

EXTRA POINTS

1. Milton needs 32 passing attempts to become the fifth UCF QB with 900 and 355 yards to tie Blake Bortles (7,598) for third in school history.

2. SMU junior DB Rodney Clemons leads the team with 40 tackles - 15 versus Navy - and added an interception last week.

3. The Knights, who have won 10 straight at home overall, lead the all-time series against the Mustangs 7-1.

PREDICTION: Central Florida 48, SMU 20

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Preview: Old Dominion at Florida Atlantic
When: 5:00 PM ET, Saturday, October 6, 2018
Where: FAU Football Stadium, Boca Raton, Florida



Overall Team Offense

The Florida Atlantic Owls are ranked 41 on offense, averaging 456.2 yards per game. The Owls are averaging 230.8 yards rushing and 225.4 yards passing so far this season.
The Old Dominion Monarchs are ranked 86 on offense, averaging 387.6 yards per game. The Monarchs are averaging 100.6 yards rushing and 287.0 yards passing so far this season.

Home and Away

The Florida Atlantic Owls are 2-0 at home this season, 0-1 against conference opponents and 6110-6110 against non-conference opponents.
At home the Owls are averaging 41.0 scoring, and holding teams to 27.5 points scored on defense.
The Old Dominion Monarchs are 0-3 while on the road this season, 0-2 against conference opponents and 6110-6110 against non-conference opponents.
On the road, the Monarchs are averaging 23.3 scoring, and holding teams to 39.0 points scored on defense

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Preview: UAB at Louisiana Tech
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, October 6, 2018
Where: Joe Aillet Stadium, Ruston, Louisiana




Overall Team Offense

The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs are ranked 40 on offense, averaging 457.2 yards per game. The Bulldogs are averaging 158.2 yards rushing and 299.0 yards passing so far this season.
The UAB Blazers are ranked 50 on offense, averaging 441.0 yards per game. The Blazers are averaging 239.5 yards rushing and 201.5 yards passing so far this season.

Home and Away

The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs are 1-0 at home this season, 1-0 against conference opponents and 6110-6110 against non-conference opponents.
At home the Bulldogs are averaging 54.0 scoring, and holding teams to 17.0 points scored on defense.
The UAB Blazers are 0-1 while on the road this season, 1-0 against conference opponents and 6110-6110 against non-conference opponents.
On the road, the Blazers are averaging 24.0 scoring, and holding teams to 47.0 points scored on defense.

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Preview: Texas-San Antonio at Rice
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, October 6, 2018
Where: Rice Stadium, Houston, Texas



Overall Team Offense

The Rice Owls are ranked 89 on offense, averaging 382.8 yards per game. The Owls are averaging 201.6 yards rushing and 181.2 yards passing so far this season.
The Texas-San Antonio Roadrunners are ranked 128 on offense, averaging 265.2 yards per game. The Roadrunners are averaging 96.0 yards rushing and 169.2 yards passing so far this season.

Home and Away

The Rice Owls are 1-1 at home this season, 0-1 against conference opponents and 6110-6110 against non-conference opponents.
At home the Owls are averaging 29.0 scoring, and holding teams to 36.5 points scored on defense.
The Texas-San Antonio Roadrunners are 0-2 while on the road this season, 1-0 against conference opponents and 6110-6110 against non-conference opponents.
On the road, the Roadrunners are averaging 12.0 scoring, and holding teams to 45.0 points scored on defense.

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Preview: Kentucky at Texas A&M

The top running backs in the SEC will go head-to-head Saturday when No. 15 Kentucky visits Texas A&M for a conference showdown. Benny Snell, Jr., the conference's No. 1 back, will lead the unbeaten Wildcats into action against the Aggies and No. 2 Trayveon Williams.

Snell and Williams, who have combined for better than 1,200 yards and 14 touchdowns this season, will have their work cut out for them as they are to face two of country's top rushing defenses. The Aggies lead the SEC and are sixth in the country in rushing yards allowed per game at 85 yards and the Wildcats are not far behind at 111.4 yards, and have permitted only three rushing touchdowns. "They can run the football. Snell, I have never seen a guy who can take what looks like a one-yard run and all of a sudden it is eight," Texas A&M coach Jimbo Fisher told the media. "He's a very patient runner. He finds spaces in places where there are not spaces." Both teams have backup runners who can get the job done when called upon, including Kentucky's Asim Rose, who has averaged seven yards per carry and has scored four touchdowns on 33 attempts, and the Aggies' Jashaun Corbin and Kwame Etwi.

TV: 7 p.m. ET, ESPN. LINE: Texas A&M -5.5

ABOUT KENTUCKY (5-0, 3-0 SEC): Terry Wilson hasn't had to win any games with his arm, but the sophomore quarterback may get his chance against the Aggies. Wilson has two touchdown passes on the season, both against Florida, against five interceptions and has yet to eclipse 163 passing yards in a game this season. "Good player getting better with every opportunity," coach Mark Stoops told the media of Wilson, who has rushed 300 yards and three touchdowns, including a 105-yard game against the Gators. "You can't get more people than they put in the box against us, so they are always going to load up, they have to."

ABOUT TEXAS A&M (3-2, 1-1): When the Aggies get in the red zone, sophomore Kellen Mond, who is one four Power 5 quarterbacks with at least seven passing touchdowns and four rushing scores this season, looks to Jace Sternberger. The junior is second on the team in receptions (17) and yards (256), and leads the SEC in receiving touchdowns for a tight end with four. Sternberger, who transferred from Kansas, needs two more touchdowns receptions to set the school's single-season record, which is held by Rod Bernstine (1986) and Jamie McCoy (2008), who caught five apiece.

EXTRA POINTS

1. The Aggies have scored at least 14 points in 32 straight games, which is the longest streak in the SEC and third-longest among Power 5 schools (Oklahoma, West Virginia).

2. The Wildcats have not started 6-0 since the 1950 squad opened with 10 straight wins.

3. Texas A&M has dropped six straight games to ranked opponents, including losses this season to No. 2 Clemson 28-26 and No. 1 Alabama 45-23.

PREDICTION: Kentucky 27, Texas A&M 23

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Preview: UL Lafayette at Texas State
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, October 6, 2018
Where: Bobcat Stadium, San Marcos, Texas




Overall Team Offense

The Texas State Bobcats are ranked 117 on offense, averaging 334.0 yards per game. The Bobcats are averaging 139.2 yards rushing and 194.8 yards passing so far this season.
The UL Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns are ranked 88 on offense, averaging 383.8 yards per game. The Ragin' Cajuns are averaging 204.5 yards rushing and 179.2 yards passing so far this season.

Home and Away

The Texas State Bobcats are 1-0 at home this season, 0-1 against conference opponents and 6110-6110 against non-conference opponents.
At home the Bobcats are averaging 36.0 scoring, and holding teams to 20.0 points scored on defense.
The UL Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns are 0-2 while on the road this season, 0-1 against conference opponents and 6110-6110 against non-conference opponents.
On the road, the Ragin' Cajuns are averaging 12.0 scoring, and holding teams to 56.0 points scored on defense.

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Preview: Connecticut at Memphis

The only two teams with 0-2 records in American Athletic Conference play entering the week meet Saturday when Connecticut pays a visit to Memphis. The host Tigers had won 11 straight games against Tulane before falling to the Green Wave last weekend by a 40-24 margin.

Opponents have increased or matched their scoring each week against Memphis, which saw national rushing leader Darrell Henderson get bottled up while being outgained 318-31 on the ground last week. Henderson amassed 709 yards on more than 12 per carry through his first four games before being held to 51 yards against Tulane, although he still averaged 7.3 yards per attempt and found the end zone twice - once on a 43-yard TD catch. The junior figures to run wild against the Huskies, who enter the week ranked 128th out of 129 FBS teams in rushing defense (311.2 yards allowed per game). Connecticut offered little resistance in a 49-7 loss at home to Cincinnati last Saturday.

TV: 7 p.m. ET, CBS Sports Network. LINE: Memphis -35

ABOUT CONNECTICUT (1-4, 0-2 AAC): David Pindell completed just 9-of-23 passes against the Bearcats one week after sustaining a minor knee injury in a loss to Syracuse. Senior wideout Kyle Buss caught his first career TD pass to give the Huskies their only points. UConn allows 663 total yards per game, nearly 120 more than any other FBS team, and it surrendered an incredible 711 in a 70-31 loss to Memphis last year.

ABOUT MEMPHIS (3-2, 0-2): Brady White was sacked seven times by Tulane and the usually high-powered Tigers' offense had fewer total yards (277) than the Green Wave had on the ground. "That didn't look like our football team," Memphis coach Mike Norvell told reporters after the frustrating loss. "And that's something I was disappointed in. I didn't see that spark that I'm accustomed to." White completed 14-of-30 passes for 246 yards and two TDs, and the junior has 14 scoring passes against just one interception to go along with an AAC-leading 1,310 yards.

EXTRA POINTS

1. Tigers WR Damonte Coxie ranks second in the AAC in catches (28) and third in receiving yards (420).

2. Pindell leads UConn in rushing with 432 yards but was held to a season-low 22 against Cincinnati.

3. Memphis LB Bryce Huff has recorded two sacks in two of his last three games and has five overall.

PREDICTION: Memphis 52, Connecticut 21

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Preview: Nebraska at Wisconsin

No. 12 Wisconsin looks to continue its winning ways in Big Ten play when it hosts Nebraska in the battle for the Freedom Trophy on Saturday. The Badgers beat Iowa 28-17 on Sept. 22 to extend their conference winning streak in the regular season to 17 games and hope to set the pace in the quest for their third consecutive West Division title by beating the Cornhuskers for the fifth time in a row.

"It was a good bye week but we're certainly excited to get back and get playing," Wisconsin coach Paul Chryst told reporters. "We have a ton of respect for Nebraska and we need a great week of preparation." The honeymoon period for first-year coach Scott Frost appears to be over after Nebraska suffered a 42-28 setback at home to Purdue last week to fall to 0-4 for the first time since 1945. The Cornhuskers have surrendered an average of 503.5 yards over their last two games and hope to end a program-worst eight-game losing skid by knocking off the Badgers for the first time in six years. "Sometimes when you're building a new house you can't build it on a bad foundation or you won't have a house for very long," Frost told reporters. "We had some rot and some termites and we still do, but we have to get all of that cleaned out."

TV: 7:30 p.m. ET, Big Ten Network. LINE: Wisconsin -20.

ABOUT NEBRASKA (0-4, 0-2 Big Ten): Freshman quarterback Adrian Martinez threw for 323 yards and a pair of touchdowns to go along with another 91 on the ground against Purdue to register the first 300-yard passing game of his career. Frost made widespread changes atop the depth chart as Tanner Farmer, who started the first four games at guard, will replace Cole Conrad at center while walk-on Kade Warner overtook Mike Williams for one of the starting wide receiver positions. Linebacker Will Honas will miss the rest of the season after suffering a serious knee injury in the loss to Purdue and defensive tackle Mick Stoltenberg will be sidelined for the foreseeable future due to a nagging knee issue.

ABOUT WISCONSIN (3-1, 1-0): Alex Hornibrook completed 17-of-22 passes for 205 yards and a season-high three touchdowns to help the Badgers capture the Heartland Trophy for the third consecutive time. Jonathan Taylor grinded out 113 yards on 25 carries against the Hawkeyes to top the 100-yard mark for the fourth straight game and becoming the 15th player in school history to surpass 2,500 rushing yards for his career (2,605). Wisconsin will honor the 1993 squad, which won the first Rose Bowl in program history, during a halftime ceremony on Saturday.

EXTRA POINTS

1. Wisconsin has won six of seven meetings since Nebraska joined the Big Ten in 2011.

2. Taylor leads the nation in rushing yards per game (157).

3. Nebraska LB Mohamed Barry has recorded at least 10 tackles in three of his first four games.

PREDICTION: Wisconsin 33, Nebraska 13

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Preview: North Texas at Texas El Paso
When: 7:30 PM ET, Saturday, October 6, 2018
Where: Sun Bowl, El Paso, Texas




Overall Team Offense

The Texas El Paso Miners are ranked 124 on offense, averaging 295.4 yards per game. The Miners are averaging 170.2 yards rushing and 125.2 yards passing so far this season.
The North Texas Mean Green are ranked 18 on offense, averaging 494.0 yards per game. The Mean Green are averaging 158.6 yards rushing and 335.4 yards passing so far this season.

Home and Away

The Texas El Paso Miners are 0-2 at home this season, 0-1 against conference opponents and 6110-6110 against non-conference opponents.
At home the Miners are averaging 15.0 scoring, and holding teams to 28.5 points scored on defense.
The North Texas Mean Green are 2-0 while on the road this season, 0-1 against conference opponents and 6110-6110 against non-conference opponents.
On the road, the Mean Green are averaging 45.5 scoring, and holding teams to 12.0 points scored on defense.

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Preview: Auburn at Mississippi State

A promising start to the season did not survive the start of SEC play, and Mississippi State is in danger of being out of the race in the SEC West less than halfway through the season. The Bulldogs will try to avoid a three-game slide and earn a signature win when they host No. 9 Auburn on Saturday.

Mississippi State hit the ground running under first-year coach Joe Moorhead, winning the first three games by a combined 150-26 while stunning on offense, but the Bulldogs failed to find double figures on the scoreboard in losses to Kentucky and Florida in the last two contests. "From an accountability standpoint, the first thumb goes at me," Moorhead told reporters. "I oversee the game plan, and I call the plays, so that one's on me, and that's one that's going to get fixed. From an overall team standpoint, I thought we lacked the precision and consistency necessary to win a game of that level against that caliber of an opponent." The Bulldogs' struggling offense will go up against an Auburn team that comes into the week tied for third in the FBS in scoring defense at an average of 12.6 points allowed but won't be satisfied until it reaches No. 1. "We have to get better. Every week, our goal is to improve," defensive lineman Derrick Brown told reporters. "We're not happy unless we get a shutout, and we haven't done that yet. So that's what we need to do."

TV: 7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN2. LINE: Auburn -3.5

ABOUT AUBURN (4-1, 1-1 SEC): The Tigers face a particularly brutal conference schedule while going on the road to No. 2 Georgia and No. 1 Alabama toward the end of the regular season and know they need to improve on the offensive side of the ball before those showdowns. "You have to get better every week, and that's what we continue to do every single week," quarterback Jarrett Stidham told reporters. "I have full confidence in our team that we are going to continue to push ourselves every week and get better." Stidham is including himself in that mix after he completed 19-of-33 passes in a 24-13 win over Southern Miss last week - the third time in five games that he failed to complete at least 60 percent of his passes.

ABOUT MISSISSIPPI STATE (3-2, 0-2): The Bulldogs' issues on offense the last two games start with dual-threat senior quarterback Nick Fitzgerald, who completed a combined 27-of-58 passes without a touchdown and was held to 52 yards on 36 carries against Kentucky and Florida. "When the quarterback has the choice to hand the ball off or run it, a lot of reads we've been given dictated that the quarterback keep it," Moorhead told reporters. "Also, you're always evaluating your personnel and attempting to maximize their strengths and minimize their weaknesses. Nick is a very capable and accomplished runner. Some of the times, we want the ball in his hands, but ... we are examining more and more ways to make sure that when we call a run it gets put in the running back's stomach." Leading rusher Kylin Hill is averaging 7.7 yards per carry but has totaled just 13 carries in the last two games.

EXTRA POINTS

1. The Auburn defense has held three of its last four opponents under 300 total yards.

2. Fitzgerald needs 144 yards to break Tim Tebow's SEC record (2,947) for rushing yards by a QB.

3. The Tigers have taken the last two meetings, including a 49-10 home victory last season.

PREDICTION: Auburn 24, Mississippi State 17

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Preview: Vanderbilt at Georgia

Georgia is undefeated and moved up to No. 2 in the nation ahead of Saturday’s homecoming contest against Vanderbilt, but there still are plenty of questions surrounding how the team is using its two quarterbacks. Returning starter Jake Fromm has taken the majority of snaps while freshman Justin Fields also has made an impact, but coach Kirby Smart emphasized there is no set plan on how much either will play before a particular game begins.

“We don’t know how the game is going to go,” Smart told reporters on Monday. “If you sit here and think that we know exactly when Justin is going to go in or when Jake is going to go in going into the game or the third series of the fourth snap in the second quarter, the game doesn’t work like that.” Everything seems to be working for Georgia, which saw Tennessee make a brief second-half run before pulling away for a 38-12 triumph. Vanderbilt has struggled since nearly upending Notre Dame on the road on Sept. 15, suffering a blowout loss at South Carolina before barely surviving last week against Tennessee State 31-27 as quarterback Kyle Shurmur fired three touchdown passes. “It’s going to be a test for us,” Vanderbilt coach Derek Mason told reporters on Tuesday. “This football team is coming off what I could call a poor performance. A great win, but a poor performance.”


TV: 7:30 p.m. ET, SEC Network. LINE: Georgia -26.5

ABOUT VANDERBILT (3-2, 0-1 SEC): Shurmur has passed for 1,231 yards and nine touchdowns while wide receiver Kalija Lipscomb has blossomed into a star, leading the SEC with 45 receptions and six touchdowns while ranking second in receiving yards (480). Running back Ke’Shawn Vaughn rushed for 146 yards last week and has scored five touchdowns in as many games. Several newcomers have made an impact defensively - including inside linebacker Dimitri Moore, who recorded six tackles last week and has a team-high three quarterback hurries this season.

ABOUT GEORGIA (5-0, 3-0): The Bulldogs have scored 38 or more points in every game this season, averaging 43.2, and the offensive attack starts with the quarterbacks. Fromm leads the nation in passing efficiency (166.28) and has thrown for nine touchdowns, while Fields is 15-of-19 for 147 yards on the season and rushed for 45 yards and two scores last week. Safety J.R. Reed (eight tackles last week) and linebacker D’Andre Walker (five, one sack, one forced fumble) lead a defense that is allowing just 13 points per game.

EXTRA POINTS

1. The Commodores rank 120th nationally in red-zone offense, scoring just 71 percent of the time.

2. Georgia's Elijah Holyfield leads the team with 368 rushing yards, while fellow RB D’Andre Swift has registered 240 and four touchdowns.

3. Vanderbilt is 8-31 all-time at Georgia but posted a stunning 17-16 victory in its last visit in 2016.

PREDICTION: Georgia 42, Vanderbilt 13

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Preview: Washington at UCLA

Washington will try to avoid looking ahead when the No. 10 Huskies visit the Rose Bowl on Saturday afternoon to play winless UCLA. Washington still has conference games over the next month against No. 18 Oregon, No. 22 Colorado and No. 14 Stanford, games that should go a long way toward determining the Huskies' postseason fate.

Washington will likely follow a similar script as last season against the Bruins, when the Huskies' run game averaged 5.7 yards a carry and piled up 333 yards in the 44-23 win in Seattle. Myles Gaskin rushed for 169 yards and a touchdown in that win and he's back again this season, piling up 438 yards at 4.5 a carry and scoring three touchdowns. The Bruins haven't stopped anyone on the ground this season either, giving up at least 150 yards rushing in every game. Dorian Thompson-Robinson was an early bright spot for UCLA, but his accuracy has come under scrutiny as the freshman quarterback has failed to complete at least half his passes or surpass 160 yards in the past two games, putting his starting role in jeopardy.

TV: 7:30 p.m. ET, FOX. LINE: Washington -21

ABOUT WASHINGTON (4-1, 2-0 Pac-12): If for whatever reason the run game doesn't develop in a hurry against UCLA, the Huskies have one of the best, most experienced quarterbacks in the Pac-12 to unleash their passing game. Jake Browning was nearly perfect last week against previously ranked BYU, completing 23-of-25 passes for 277 yards and a touchdown in the 35-7 victory, which surprised many by the margin and ease. After having current NFL wide receivers John Ross and Dante Pettis to throw to the past two seasons, Browning's favorite target this season has emerged as Aaron Fuller, who has 30 catches for 474 yards and a touchdown.

ABOUT UCLA (0-4, 0-1): One bright spot coming off the loss to Colorado last weekend was the performance of junior running back Joshua Kelly, who finished with 124 yards on 12 carries, a week after not touching the ball in another blowout loss to Fresno State. That performance may give him an edge for playing time over freshman Kazmeir Allen, who had 103 rushing yards and a touchdown in a season-opening loss to Cincinnati, or senior Bolu Olorunfunmi, the top returning rusher this season who has seen his production drop significantly the past two weeks. Theo Howard hasn't been spectacular for the Bruins at wide receiver, but he's been consistent, catching at least one pass in each of his past 20 games.

EXTRA POINTS

1. With 86 passing touchdowns in his Washington career and 14 rushing, Browning is the sixth player in Pac-12 history to record at least 100 touchdowns.

2. The Huskies gave up a passing touchdown on the opening drive of the season against No. 9 Auburn, but haven't allowed one since.

3. UCLA P Stefan Flintoft leads the Pac-12 with an average of 46.5 yard per punt and has the most of 50 yards or more (11).

PREDICTION: Washington 48, UCLA 17

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Preview: Liberty at New Mexico State
When: 8:00 PM ET, Saturday, October 6, 2018
Where: Aggie Memorial Stadium, Las Cruces, New Mexico



Overall Team Offense

The New Mexico State Aggies are ranked 127 on offense, averaging 273.0 yards per game. The Aggies are averaging 82.4 yards rushing and 190.6 yards passing so far this season.
The Liberty Flames are ranked 27 on offense, averaging 480.0 yards per game. The Flames are averaging 141.5 yards rushing and 338.5 yards passing so far this season.

Home and Away

The New Mexico State Aggies are 0-2 at home this season, 0-0 against conference opponents and 6110-6110 against non-conference opponents.
At home the Aggies are averaging 16.0 scoring, and holding teams to 35.5 points scored on defense.
The Liberty Flames are 1-1 while on the road this season, 0-1 against conference opponents and 6110-6110 against non-conference opponents.
On the road, the Flames are averaging 33.0 scoring, and holding teams to 40.5 points scored on defense.