Fresh off their stunning upset of TCU, the Buffaloes are 3-point favorites over former Big 12 rival Nebraska in the home opener of the Deion Sanders era.
The defining week of the final year of the Pac-12 is here, and it’s loaded: 14 hours of action, all packed into Saturday, with seven showdowns against Power Five opponents, five games on broadcast television and four kickoffs in primetime on the East Coast.Win the majority of duels against the SEC, Big Ten and Big 12, and this will be a memorable fall for two reasons.
That said, not all matchups are created equal. Utah’s trip to Baylor and Oregon’s visit to Texas Tech carry greater postseason implications than, say, Cal’s under-the-lights affair with Auburn. At the root of Week 2 lies the multiplier effect. A slew of marquee wins Saturday would guarantee the Pac-12 enters round-robin conference play with five or six teams in the AP top-25 poll.
That would lead to a slew of ranked matchups on ABC and FOX later in the season … to more quality wins for playoff contenders … to more spotlight games for Heisman Trophy candidates.And this week defines September.
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