Current:Home > MyWeek 1 college football predictions: Our expert picks for every Top 25 game-Angel Dreamer Wealth Society D1 Reviews & Insights
Week 1 college football predictions: Our expert picks for every Top 25 game
View Date:2024-12-23 16:48:36
Week 1 in college football is at hand, and that means your humble correspondents here at USA TODAY Sports will once again attempt to pick the weekly winners among the teams in the US LBM Coaches Poll. And what could be better than starting Week 1 of the college football season with games with early playoff implications?
Two of the three biggest games come at neutral sites. The Saturday showdown in Atlanta between No. 1 Georgia and No. 14 Clemson is the headliner. The Bulldogs will want to start their season off with a key non-conference win, while the Tigers are hoping to regain a measure of respect after missing the playoff the past three seasons.
The other game on equal footing comes Sunday in Las Vegas with No. 13 LSU facing off with No. 22 Southern California. The Tigers (Jayden Daniels) and Trojans (Caleb Williams) had the last two Heisman winners at quarterback last season. The team that transitions to its new era the quickest could be best positioned to emerge victorious.
Saturday evening sees No. 20 Texas A&M host No. 7 Notre Dame to start the tenure of new Aggies coach Mike Elko, who coincidentally was previously defensive coordinator for the Fighting Irish. It's a crucial game for Notre Dame, which has limited opportunities for quality wins in its bid to reach the playoff.
Here’s how our staffers see those and the rest of the Top 25 games unfolding.
veryGood! (342)
Related
- 'Bizarre:' Naked man arrested after found in crawl space of California woman's home
- Natalee Holloway's Brother Shares Bone-Chilling Details From Days After Her Murder
- Duke coach Jon Scheyer calls on ACC to address court storming after Kyle Filipowski injury
- Gérard Depardieu faces new complaint amid more than a dozen sexual assault allegations
- School workers accused of giving special needs student with digestive issue hot Takis, other abuse
- Natalee Holloway's Brother Shares Bone-Chilling Details From Days After Her Murder
- Horoscopes Today, February 24, 2024
- A shooting claimed multiple lives in a tiny Alaska whaling village. Here’s what to know.
- Black, red or dead: How Omaha became a hub for black squirrel scholarship
- Raising a child with autism in Kenya: Facing stigma, finding glimmers of hope
Ranking
- Whoopi Goldberg Shares Very Relatable Reason She's Remained on The View
- Firefighters needed so much water that a Minnesota town’s people were asked to go without
- Biden is traveling to the U.S.-Mexico border on Thursday, according to AP sources
- With trial starting next month, Manhattan DA asks judge for a gag order in Trump’s hush-money case
- Man is 'not dead anymore' after long battle with IRS, which mistakenly labeled him deceased
- Bye-bye, birdie: Maine’s chickadee makes way for star, pine tree on new license plate
- US Rep. Andy Kim sues over what he calls New Jersey’s ‘cynically manipulated’ ballot system
- We Went Full Boyle & Made The Ultimate Brooklyn Nine-Nine Gift Guide
Recommendation
-
NYC bans unusual practice of forcing tenants to pay real estate brokers hired by landlords
-
Lack of snow cancels longest sled dog race in eastern United States
-
Magnitude 4.9 earthquake shakes Idaho, but no injuries reported
-
2024 second base rankings: Iron man Marcus Semien leads AL, depth rules NL
-
The ancient practice of tai chi is more popular than ever. Why?
-
West Virginia House passes bill to allow religious exemptions for student vaccines
-
Economists see brighter outlook for 2024. Here's why.
-
Buffalo Wild Wings to give away free wings after Super Bowl overtime: How to get yours