Who To Watch
Via @RussellSauve
Clemson at Florida State (Sat 8:00pm ET ABC)
It’s a bye week, Irish fans. Hug your spouse, go outside and play with your children…or watch more college football. If recent events are to be believed, nothing will keep Jameis Winston out of Saturday’s prime-time clash with Clemson — neither unsavory female allegations, nor crab leg theft (pictured), nor the obscene remarks he reportedly (allegedly?) shouted from atop a table in the student union this week.
Assuming that head coach Jimbo Fisher clears the way for his reigning Heisman quarterback to see the field this weekend (at least in the second half), you can marvel at his on-field prowess…then prepare for the nightmare fuel that awaits the depleted Notre Dame defense on October 18.
Strength-of-Schedule Rankings
Rank |
Team |
Record |
Weekly Change |
| 1 | Rice | 0-2 | -1 |
| 26 | Southern Cal | 2-1 | -6 |
| 33 | Navy | 2-1 | +2 |
| 46 | Northwestern | 0-2 | -2 |
| 65 | Purdue | 1-2 | -105 |
| 74 | Louisville | 2-1 | -37 |
| 81 | Syracuse | 2-0 | -12 |
| 94 | Notre Dame | 3-0 | +47 |
| 102 | Michigan | 2-1 | +62 |
| 106 | Florida State | 2-0 | -31 |
| 110 | North Carolina | 2-0 | +8 |
| 150 | Stanford | 2-1 | +67 |
| 173 | Arizona State | 3-0 | -39 |
Upcoming Opponents
- Western Illinois at Northwestern (Sat 12:00pm ET ESPN News)
- Maryland at Syracuse (Sat 12:30pm ET ESPN Gameplan)
- Rutgers at Navy (Sat 3:30pm ET CBS Sports Network)
- Louisville at Florida International (Sat 3:30pm ET Fox Sports 1)
- North Carolina at East Carolina (Sat 3:30pm ET ESPNU)
Past Opponents
- Old Dominion at Rice (Sat 12:00pm ET)
- Southern Illinois at Purdue (Sat 12:00pm ET Big Ten Network)
- Utah at Michigan (Sat 3:30pm ET ABC Regional)
