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Most likely the final installment of my early look at 2016 from a national perspective. If the muse strikes, I might add one more item to the series (and I will update the top-25 projections if NFL Draft decisions warrant). Next week, the focus turns to the Pac-12, with order-of-finish projections, all-conference predictions, top games, and more // …
The first weekend of the 2016 season stands, on paper, as the best first weekend of any season, ever.
It’s only 232 days away.
(Both teams from Los Angeles had better be ready, one a tad more than the other.)
Notes on the following:
*** Some selections were obvious. Others were based on my projections for the top teams, leading to picks for the best games between said teams.
*** I’ve attempted to select at least two games per week. That was fairly easy early and late; not so much in the middle. Part of the problem is …
*** The ACC hasn’t announced its master schedule, so there was no way to know the date for Clemson-Florida State, which could be the game of the year. I’ve slotted it for the second Saturday in November. It should be in the late-October/early-November range.
*** Also: The Big 12 is now free (thanks to NCAA legislation) to stage a title game with only 10 teams and might decide to do just that next season. The league built flexibility into its master schedule, so the dates for several games listed below could change.
Sept. 3
USC vs. Alabama in Arlington.
UCLA at Texas A&M
Oklahoma vs. Houston
Notre Dame at Texas
Clemson at Auburn
Sept. 10
Washington State at Boise State
Arkansas at TCU
Sept. 17
Michigan State at Notre Dame
Ohio State at Oklahoma
USC at Stanford
Oregon at Nebraska
Sept. 24
Florida at Tennessee
Oklahoma State at Baylor
Oct. 1
Oregon at Washington State
Oklahoma at TCU
Oct. 8
LSU at Florida
Texas vs. Oklahoma
Washington at Oregon
Oct. 15
Alabama at Tennessee
UCLA at Washington State
Stanford at Notre Dame
Oct. 22
Ohio State at Penn State
Mississippi at LSU
Oct. 29
Miami at Notre Dame
Michigan at Michigan State
Nov. 5
Alabama at LSU
TCU at Baylor
Oregon at USC
Nov. 12
Clemson at Florida State
Baylor at Oklahoma
Michigan at Iowa
Nov. 19
Louisville at Houston
USC at UCLA
Ohio State at Michigan State
Nov. 26
Michigan at Ohio State
Notre Dame at USC
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by Jon Wilner