O W Week 3 B L E E September 14-16 S T I O N R The Granddaddy Of Them All January 1, 2018 1pm PT Games of the Week Players of the Week: Wisconsin at BYU, Week 2 Sat., Sept. 16, 12:30 pm PT, ABC The Badgers take their 2-0 record west to take on the 1-2 Cougars of BYU. Wisconsin once again has a stable of running backs, Bradrick Shaw, Chris James and freshman Jonathon Taylor, and will look to Josh Rosen, QB pound the rock against a BYU team that has allowed UCLA more than 400 yards rushing in its last two games. The Cougars lean heavily on quarterback Tanner The UCLA quarterback has Mangum, but the junior has struggled in his last two become the first player to earn games, having thrown four interceptions against LSU back-to-back Rose Bowl Game and Utah. Wisconsin has held opponents scoreless Player of the Week honors in the second half so far this season, while BYU has after he threw for 329 yards scored almost 60 percent of their points in the latter and five touchdowns in a win half. Something’s gotta give in Provo. over Hawai’i. The junior was extremely efficient against the Texas at USC, Warriors, completing 22-of-25 passes. The five touchdowns Sat., Sept. 16, 5:30 p.m. PT, FOX were a career high for Rosen, USC and Texas played what many believe to be the who now holds the record for greatest college football game of all-time on January 300-yard games in a career at 4, 2006. This weekend, the two teams meet again for ® UCLA, passing Rose Bowl Hall the first time since that fateful January evening. Over of Famer, Cade McNown. the last 11 years, both schools have found success and had failures, but USC is closest to the national championship form that both schools had in the 2005 season. The Trojans, ranked in top-four of the latest polls, boast a terrifically balanced offensive attack and an opportunistic defense. Texas, on the other hand, is still struggling through a transition period since Mack Shannon Brooks, RB Brown retired following the 2013 season. The Trojans Minnesota will look to avenge their loss at the Coliseum. Brooks found the end zone Clemson at Louisville three times in a win over Oregon State. The junior Sat., Sept. 16, 5:00 p.m. PT, ABC running back ran for 91 yards For the second straight week, Clemson finds on just 17 carries, which was a themselves in the national spotlight. The defending team-high 5.4 yards per carry. national champion Tigers look like a College Football Brooks added a five yards Playoff favorite again, boasting one of the best threw the air on one catch and defenses in the country. Clemson sacked Auburn 40 yards on two kick returns, quarterback Jarrett Stidham 11 times last week, but which gave him a team-high Louisville quarterback Lamar Jackson is as elusive 136 all-purpose yards on the as they come. The reigning Heisman Trophy winner day. He is the first Minnesota has looked the part again in 2017, totaling over 1,000 player to win Rose Bowl Game yards of offense in the first two games. Against North Big Ten Player of the Week. Carolina, Jackson threw for 393 yards and three touchdowns, and ran for 132 yards and another three touchdowns. Last year, when these two teams met, the Tigers escaped with a 42-36 win, as Clemson stopped Louisville on fourth down at the Tiger’s three- yard line with 33 seconds left. In the Polls - Week 3 Associated Press USA TODAY College Football Playoff Oklahoma has jumped up the polls after their win over Ohio State, sending the 1. Alabama 1. Alabama Buckeyes down to No. 8 and No. 9. USC handily defeated Stanford and has 2. Oklahoma 2. Clemson First poll available on October 31. catapulted back into the top four in both polls. The Big Ten is holding strong 3. Clemson 3. Oklahoma with four teams in both polls, while the Pac-12 now has five teams in each poll. 4. USC 4. USC With only two ranked opponents meeting in week three, expect the polls to look 5. Penn State 5. Penn State similar a week from now. 6. Washington 6. Washington 7. Michigan 7. Michigan The Associated Press Poll is made up of a panel of 61 sports writers and broadcasters from around the country. 8. Ohio State 8. Oklahoma State 9. Oklahoma State 9. Ohio State The USA Today Poll is also known as the Coaches Poll and is selected by the 10. Wisconsin 10. Florida State Amway Board of Coaches, made up of 64 head coaches at Bowl Subdivision 11. Florida State 11. LSU schools. All are members of the American Football Coaches Association. 12. LSU 12. Wisconsin 13. Georgia 13. Georgia The College Football Playoff rankings are selected by a 12-person committee of 14. Louisville 14. Louisville current athletic directors, former college football coaches, a former Secretary 15. Auburn 15. Miami of State, and a current media member. The committee will issue its first 16. Virginia Tech 16. Virginia Tech rankings Tuesday, October 31, with subsequent rankings taking place the next 17. Miami 17. Auburn five weeks. 18. Kansas State 18. Kansas State 19. Stanford 19. Stanford 20. TCU 20. TCU 21. Washington State 21. South Florida 22. South Florida 22. Washington State 23. Tennessee 23. Tennessee 24. Florida 24. Utah 25. UCLA 25. Florida 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. ESPN USA Today SI.com CBS Sports The Athletic Rose Bowletin TV Schedule - Week 3 (All times below are listed in PT and subject to change) Thursday, September, 14 Saturday, September 16 (continued) New Mexico at Boise State, 5 pm, ESPN Purdue at Missouri, 1 pm, SEC Network Army at Ohio State, 1:30 pm, FOX Friday, September, 15 Oregon State at Washington State, 2:30 pm, Pac-12 Network Illinois at South Florida, 4 pm, ESPN Colorado State at Alabama, 4 pm, ESPN2 UMass at Temple, 4 pm, ESPNU LSU at Mississippi State, 4 pm, ESPN Arizona at UTEP, 7:15 pm, ESPN Oregon at Wyoming, 4 pm, CBSSN Bowling Green at Northwestern, 4:30 pm, BTN Saturday, September, 16 Georgia State at Penn State, 4:30 pm, BTN Air Force at Michigan, 9 am, BTN Kansas State at Vanderbilt, 4:30 pm, ESPNU Iowa State at Akron, 9 am, CBSSN Kentucky at South Carolina, 4:30 pm, SEC Network Kansas at Ohio, 9 am, ESPNU Arizona State at Texas Tech, 5 pm, FSN Affiliates Louisiana Lafayette at Texas A&M, 9 am, SEC Network Clemson at Louisville, 5 pm, ABC Northern Illinois at Nebraska, 9 am, FS1 Texas at USC, 5:30 pm, FOX Oklahoma State at Pittsburgh, 9 am, ESPN Fresno State at Washington, 6:30 pm, Pac-12 Network UCLA at Memphis, 9 am, ABC San Jose State at Utah, 7 pm, ESPN2 UConn at Virginia, 9 am, ESPN2 Ole Miss at California, 7:30 pm, ESPN Furman at North Carolina State, 9:20 am, ACC Network Stanford at San Diego State, 7:30 pm, CBSSN Northern Colorado at Colorado, 11:00 am, Pac-12 Network Middle Tennessee at Minnesota, 12:30 pm, BTN Saturday Morgan State at Rutgers, 12:30 pm, BTN Clemson at Louisville North Texas at Iowa, 12:30 pm, ESPN2 Louisville, Ky. 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Big Ten & Pac-12 College Big Ten Big Ten Standings Football News Week 3 Schedule East Overall Conf Ohio State 1-1 1-0 Irma continues to affect college football Illinois at South Florida Penn State 2-0 0-0 Hurricane Irma caused major damage and flooding throughout the Air Force at Michigan Michigan 2-0 0-0 southeastern region of the United States, and is continuing to affect college Northern Illinois at Nebraska Maryland 2-0 0-0 football: Wisconsin at BYU Michigan State 2-0 0-0 • Central Florida cancelled its game against Georgia Tech Middle Tennessee at Minnesota Rutgers 0-2 0-0 • Florida International has cancelled its game at Indiana Florida International at Indiana Indiana 1-1 0-1 • Miami and Florida State have rescheduled their game against each other North Texas at Iowa for October 7 Morgan State at Rutgers West Overall Conf • Florida officials have confirmed they will play their home game against Purdue at Missouri Wisconsin 2-0 0-0 Tennessee Army at Ohio State Iowa 2-0 0-0 • South Florida announced Tuesday they will play Illinois as scheduled for Georgia State at Penn State Minnesota 2-0 0-0 Friday night at Raymond James Stadium. Bowling Green at Northwestern Illinois 2-0 0-0 • Florida Atlantic will play Bethune Cookman on Saturday despite the fact Nebraska 1-1 0-0 that FAU is still in Madison, Wisconsin, where they played the Badgers last Northwestern 1-1 0-0 weekend.