The March of the College Football Regular Season continues, after a weekend 2 that gave a few cartel challenges including the only big match between Michigan (15) and Oklahoma (18), which ended with the victory of the Saoners over the champions 2023/24.
Week 3 brings with it two rivalry game between universities with great history, challenges that could give an almost definitive imprint to the journey towards the playoff brakket or penalize its advance.
Georgia (6) @ Tennessee (15)
This historical challenge opens the conference Season between the two most winning programs of the century behind Alabama.
Bulldogs hope to find more rhythm in the offensive phase: the 28-6 victory against Austin Peay has raised doubts about the management of the possessions of the men of Kirby Smart, given the two fumbles and the difficulties arising in prevalently on a clearly lower opponent, who have made the team come down from the fourth to sixth place of the ranking.
Georgia is currently raising as a ninth best attack of the century with an average of 454.5 yards obtained, well divided between launches and racing. Considering the offensive numbers of the Volunteers in these first two games, the contribution of the defense will be very important, second behind Vanderbilt, with only 403 Yards granted to the opponents (of course, it is Austin Peay and Marshall, so the data must be taken with the pliers).
The Volunteers, on the other hand, arrive at this meeting on the wings of enthusiasm, accomplices, stealing a term from the world of football, the “goleades” against Syracuse and East State Tennessee.
At the beginning of the year it was suspected that the tumultuous farewell of Nico Imaleava could create inconvenience in an already excellent attack, but the arrival of the senior Joey Aguilar from Appalachian State in the offseason, bodes well for the continuation of the season.
Numbers in hand The Attack of Tennessee can frighten for its fire power with an average of 605 Yards obtained between the first two games, the best attack of the century and according to the whole country; Defensively, however, the Vols leave a little to be desired, ranking eleventh in the conference.
Kickoff scheduled for 9:30 pm, a game visible for free on Dazn.
Florida @ LSU (3)
Another Rivalry Game, who has reached its seventy -second challenge, which opens the Conference Season for the two teams of the century.
To this match in Death Valley, LSU comes as the most fit team of the century (and to date our favorite for the title of Conference and why not, also, also a Pratician finalist), after bringing home two solid victories against Clement and Louisiana Tech.
Brian Kelly is determined to immediately stop the Staak of victories of the Gators, taking advantage of her winning weapons: Garrett Nussmeier (currently fighting in the upper floors of the ranking for Heisman) and Caden Duhram, who seems to have finally solved all his health problems and gives flashes of what was the best Running Back of Texas in the 2024 class. Tigers can count on excellent defensive mediums, classifying themselves as the third defense of Conference in terms of points granted.
As for Florida, on the other hand, it cannot be said that they arrive at this game with the wind in favor, given the upset immediately from South Florida in Week 2. The result of this last game has put Coach Billy Napier on the graywood, which sees the risk of dismissal grow and needs an excellent result, especially to inaugurate the conference Season and give a change to its season.
The attack of the Gators, led by a solid but not exciting DJ Lagway, positions fourth in the century, just above LSU with an average of 35 and a half points per game, strongly influenced by the victory against Long Island, while defensively the numbers do not predict an easy evening for Jaden Robinson and companions.
Kickoff scheduled for 01:30, a game visible for free on Dazn.
Texas A&M (16) @ Notre Dame (8)
A game that passes a lot under the trace, especially if compared with the two Rivalry Games mentioned previously, but which can be very exciting, between a team that always falls within the ranks of favorites for a title (Notre Dame) and a team that has had ondivic trends in recent years and that has not closed Ranked for 5 years, when the season ended in the fifth place of the Poll and brought home a victory to the Orange Bowl (Texas A&M).
Notre Dame comes to this match back from a defeat of measure in Week 1 against Miami and presents himself after a week of rest in which Coach Marcus Freeman will surely have adjusted those small details that have not worked in the challenge at the Hard Rock Stadium.
One of these is certainly the Pass Protection of his Freshman Quarterback CJ Carr, who, despite the 3 Sacks suffered, showed some flashes of his playmaker skills in the defeat with the Hurricanes. Together with the young Quarterback, coach Freeman will have to try to create the right situations for his running Back Jeremiyah Love, considered by many to be the fulcrum of this year’s Irish attack, especially given the little experience of his to taste.
Regarding the cold numbers, we wait to give a judgment on what can be the season of Notre Dame, considering that on the shoulders the Irish have only one game.
Texas A&M instead presents itself in that of the Indiana strong of two home victories against Utsa and Utah State, with doubts still to be resolved. If with Utsa the defense had not held up against the opposing running game, against Utah State the numbers were much more satisfying, also thanks to the three consecutive Sacks of Pashius Howell. Aggressiveness must be the leitmotiv of the defense of the aggies, given the initial difficulties encountered by Notre Dame in unleashing the races and protecting their quarterback.
Offensively Texas A&M arrives at this meeting with a Marcell Reed in a state of grace, leader in the team running of the team and ready to generate Big Play with his receivers. For Coach Mike Elko and his game this game presents himself as an important test and an excellent opportunity for revenge after the defeat suffered 12 months ago against the Irish.
Kickoff scheduled for 01:30, directed on NBC and Peacock.
Wisconsin @ Alabama (19)
When in the introduction it was mentioned in games that could definitively direct a season, the not too implicit reference was at the Crimson Tide who cannot afford another false step after the upset suffered by Florida State in Week 1. A second defeat would put the apparition to the CFP to serious risk, a huge break for the Royalty of College Football.
Kalen Deboer’s men come from favorites, also thanks to the extraordinary performance against Ul Monroe, with 73 points marked, the first 11 possessions concluded with scoreboards and the school record for the new Quarterback Ty Simpson of 17 consecutive passages completed. Also defensively Alabama appeared more solid and concentrated, granting only 148 Yards and forcing the 3 -turn Warhawks attack during the game last Saturday.
A news that can make Coach Deboer smile is the almost certain return of Ryan Williams after the Concussion remedied in the last quarter of the defeat against the Seminoles in Week 1, with 3 other game-time decision that could go to the rows of the owners in Saturday’s challenge.
Wisconsin presents himself to this game without great expectations despite the two victories remedied against Miami Oh and Mstu and will try to take advantage of the meeting to increase the experience of their Quarterback Danny O’Neil, who found himself with the keys of the attack following the intervention suffered by his partner of the department and owner Billy Edwards Jr, injured against Miami (Ohio) Week-to-week.
The dream for the badgers is to maintain the excellent defensive averages of the first two games of only 5 points suffered, but against a Alabama that is almost with your back to the wall, there is the strong risk that this eventuality will remain a dream.
Kickoff scheduled for 18:00, a game visible for free on DAZN.
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