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The Granddaddy Of Them All January 1, 2018 1pm PT Games of the Week Players of the Week - 2017 Rose Ohio State at Indiana, Thur., Aug 31, 5pm PT/8pm ET, ESPN A battle of friends and foes open the Big Ten with Ohio State at Indiana. Kevin Wilson, , QB Ohio State’s offensive coordinator, was the head USC coach at Indiana from 2011 to 2016. The Hoosiers replaced Wilson this past offseason with their The redshirt freshman played former defensive coordinator, Tom Allen. The like a senior in the 2017 Rose Buckeyes open the year No. 2 in the country, but Bowl Game as he set the can the Hoosiers upset the apple cart in week record for total offense with one by stopping the offense they had practiced 473 yards (453 passing, 20 against every day for the last six seasons? Count rushing) and threw a record on plenty of points in this Thursday night opener. five touchdown passes. Darnold also tied the record for most TD’s responsible for with his five touchdowns, and Texas A&M at UCLA, added a two-point conversion to set the record for total points Sun., Sept 3, 4:30 p.m. PT, ESPN responsible for with 32. His This matchup features a pair of coaches on the efforts will go down in USC hot seat heading into the 2016 season. Kevin history and Game Sumlin and the Aggies have gone 8-5 each of lore. the last three years, and must replace the No. 1 overall draft pick Myles Garrett, as well as many key pieces of the Texas A&M offense. Jim Mora and the Bruins are coming off a 4-8 year in which quarterback Josh Rosen was injured and resulted in a change at offensive coordinator. A win would , RB be a boost for the morale of either program and Penn State get their 2017 season off to a great start.

� Although his team came out on the losing end of the game, it wasn’t because of the effort Alabama vs Florida State, of the junior running back from Sat., Sept 2, 4:30 p.m. PT, ESPN Penn State. Barkley ran for 194 yards and two touchdowns In a matchup of behemoths in the world of college on 25 carries, including an football, No. 1 Alabama and No. 3 Florida State incredible 79 yard TD run to face-off in what many are predicting could be a start the third quarter. He also National Championship preview. The Crimson Tide added 55 yards and another have a trio of threats on offense with quarterback touchdown through the air on , running back Bo Scarborough and five catches. The 194 yards receiver Calvin Ridley, but the Seminoles produce on the ground is the most by one of the most dynamic defenses in the country a Penn State player in a bowl each season. The season starts in for game and tied for seventh best these two teams and both hope to end the year in history. in the same spot at the Playoff National Championship Game. In the Polls - Week 1 Associated Press USA TODAY Often times, the preseason AP and USA TODAY polls will have similar rankings. 1. Alabama 1. Alabama This year, however, the rankings nearly mirror each other, with 24 teams 2. Ohio State 2. Ohio State First poll available on October 31. appearing in both polls. The difference? A pair of Pac-12 teams as the press 3. Florida State 3. Florida State ranks Washington State No. 24, while the coaches think more highly of Utah. 4. USC 4. USC The Big Ten has four teams that appear in the preseason polls, with all four in 5. Clemson 5. Clemson the top-11. The Pac-12 has three of it’s schools in the polls. 6. Penn State 6. Penn State 7. Oklahoma 7. Washington The Associated Press Poll is made up of a panel of 61 sports writers and broadcasters from around the country. 8. Washington 8. Oklahoma 9. Wisconsin 9. Michigan The USA Today Poll is also known as the Coaches Poll and is selected by the 10. Oklahoma State 10. Wisconsin Amway Board of Coaches, made up of 64 head coaches at Bowl Subdivision 11. Michigan 11. Oklahoma State schools. All are members of the Coaches Association. 12. Auburn 12. LSU 13. LSU 13. Auburn The College Football Playoff rankings are selected by a 12-person committee of 14. Stanford 14. Stanford current athletic directors, former college football coaches, a former Secretary 15. Georgia 15. Georgia of State, and a current media member. The committee will issue its first 16. Louisville 16. Florida rankings Tuesday, October 31, with subsequent rankings taking place the next 17. Florida 17. Louisville five weeks. 18. 18. Miami 19. South Florida 19. Kansas State 20. Kansas State 20. West Virginia 21. Virginia Tech 21. South Florida 22. West Virginia 22. Virginia Tech 23. Texas 23. Texas 24. Washington State 24. Tennessee 25. Tennessee 25. Utah Rose Bowl Game Projections These projections are from writers of national publications on who they predict will play in the College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Rose Bowl Game Presented by Northwestern Mutual.

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CBS Sports Yahoo Sports Rose Bowletin TV Schedule - Week 1 (All times below are listed in PT and subject to change) Saturday, August 26 Saturday, September, 2 (continued) Colorado State 58, Oregon State 27 Portland State at Oregon State, 11:00 am, PAC-12 Network BYU 20, Portland State 6 NC State vs. South Carolina (Charlotte, NC), noon, ESPN South Florida 42, San Jose State 22 Florida vs. Michigan (Arlington, TX), 12:30 pm, ABC Stanford 62, Rice 7 Nevada at Northwestern, 12:30 pm, BTN Temple at Notre Dame, 12:30 pm, NBC Thursday, August, 31 UTEP at Oklahoma, 12:30 pm, FOX Florida International at UCF, 3:00 pm, CBSSN Troy at Boise State, 12:45 pm, ESPNU Buffalo at Minnesota, 4:00 pm, BTN Charleston Southern at Mississippi State, 1:00 pm, SEC Network North Dakota at Utah, 4:30 pm, PAC-12 Network Kentucky at Southern Miss, 1:00 pm, CBSSN Tulsa at Oklahoma State, 4:30 pm, FS1 / FSGo Video Western Michigan at USC, 2:15 pm, PAC-12 Network Florida A&M at Arkansas (Little Rock, AR), 5:00 pm, SEC Network Appalachian State at Georgia, 3:15 pm, ESPN Ohio State at Indiana, 5:00 pm, ESPN Liberty at Baylor, 4:00 pm, FS2 Louisiana Monroe at Memphis, 6:00 pm, CBSSN Georgia Southern at Auburn, 4:30 pm, SEC Network New Mexico State at State, 7:30 pm, PAC-12 Network Louisville vs. Purdue (Indianapolis), 4:30 pm, FOX South Alabama at Ole Miss, 4:30 pm, ESPNU Friday, September, 1 Alabama vs. Florida State (Atlanta), 5:00 pm, ABC Fordham at Army, 3:00 pm, CBSSN Arkansas State at Nebraska, 5:00 pm, BTN Colorado vs. Colorado State, 5:00 pm, PAC-12 Network Vanderbilt at Middle Tennessee, 5:00 pm, CBSSN Navy at Florida Atlantic, 5:00 pm, ESPNU Southern Utah at Oregon, 5:15 pm, PAC-12 Network Washington at Rutgers, 5:00 pm, FS1 BYU vs. LSU (), 6:30 pm, ESPN Utah State at Wisconsin, 6:00 pm, ESPN Montana State at Washington State, 7:30 pm, FS1 Boston College at Northern Illinois, 6:30 pm, CBSSN Northern Arizona at Arizona, 8:00 pm, PAC-12 Network Thursday Ohio State at Indiana Saturday, September, 2 Sunday, September, 3rd Akron at Penn State, 9:00 am, ABC Bloomington, Indiana Ball State at Illinois, 9:00 am, BTN South Carolina State at Southern, 11:30 am, ESPN2 Bowling Green at Michigan State, 9:00 am, ESPNU Texas A&M at UCLA, 4:30 pm, FOX Kent State at Clemson, 9:00 am, ESPN Virginia Tech vs. West Virginia (Landover, MD), 4:30 pm, ABC Saturday Maryland at Texas, 9:00 am, FS1 Alabama vs. Florida State Missouri State at Missouri, 9:00 am, SEC Network Monday, September, 4th Atlanta, Georgia Wyoming at Iowa, 9:00 am, BTN Georgia Tech vs. Tennessee (Atlanta), 5:00 pm, ESPN California at North Carolina, 9:20 am, ACC Network

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Week 1 Schedule East Overall Conf Buffalo at Minnesota Penn State 11-2 8-1 Major Rule Changes for 2017-18 Ohio State at Indiana Ohio State 11-1 8-1 Washington at Rutgers Michigan 10-2 7-2 Horse Collar Tackle Utah State at Wisconsin Indiana 6-6 4-5 The nameplate area of the jersey is added to the inside collar of the shoulder Ball State at Illinois Maryland 6-6 3-6 pad and jersey as places where it is illegal for a tackler to grab a ball carrier Wyoming at Iowa Michigan State 3-9 1-8 and immediately pull him to the ground. Bowling Green at Michigan State Rutgers 2-10 0-9 Maryland at Texas Leaping and Hurdling Akron at Penn State West Overall Conf No defensive player who lines up off the line of scrimmage may leap or hurdle Wisconsin 10-3 7-2 Nevada at Northwestern in an obvious attempt to block a field goal or try. The committee took note of Iowa 8-4 6-3 Michigan at Florida some players being injured in making these moves when trying to block a Louisville at Purdue Nebraska 9-3 6-3 Minnesota 8-4 5-4 place kick. Arkansas State at Nebraska Northwestern 6-6 5-4 Illinois 3-9 2-7 2018 Rule Change - Knee Pads Purdue 3-9 1-8 Beginning in 2018, players’ pants must have knee pads such that the pants and the pads cover the knees. Previously, the rules recommended that the knees be covered, but this was not required.

Point of Emphasis - Game Length Pac-12 2016-17 Pac-12 Final Standings Length of games is a topic under active discussion among conference commissioners, athletics directors, television people and other stakeholders of college football. The NCAA football rules committee has also been looking Week 1 Schedule North Overall Conf Colorado State 58, Oregon State 27 Washington 12-1 8-1 at this, as game times have crept up over the last several years. Since 2008, Stanford 62, Rice 7 Washington St. 8-4 7-2 when games at the FBS level averaged three hours and nine minutes, game Stanford 9-3 6-3 time on average in 2016 stretched to three hours and 22 minutes, an increase North Dakota at Utah Oregon State 4-8 3-6 of 13 minutes. Of course, this is an average that washes out a lot of detail. New Mexico State at Arizona State California 5-7 3-6 But it is clear that with a growing number of teams running high-powered Colorado State at Colorado Oregon 4-8 2-7 offenses that generate more plays and more touchdowns, the overall length Washington at Rutgers of games has naturally gone up. In discussing this trend, the rules committee California at North Carolina South Overall Conf has not settled on an optimum game length. But the general sense is that Portland State at Oregon State Colorado 10-3 8-1 times as long as three and a half hours would not be good for the game. As the Western Michigan at USC USC 9-3 7-2 committee seeks ways to deal with this, there is little support for making rules Utah 8-4 5-4 Southern Utah at Oregon changes that would take plays out of the game. And so it will look for ways to Arizona State 5-7 2-7 Montana State at Washington State manage the length of the game by addressing how to manage the dead-ball Northern Arizona at Arizona UCLA 4-8 2-7 Arizona 3-9 1-8 times. Officials are charged with the responsibility of being efficient in handling Texas A&M at UCLA dead-ball intervals and plays where the game clock stops, such as incomplete passes. One small but perhaps significant editorial change for 2017 is this: the teams will be allowed to agree on a shorter halftime, but they may not make it longer than the traditional 20 minutes.