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ACC newcomer SMU hosts BYU in its first game against another Power 4 opponent 09/05/2024 10:10am • BYU (1-0) at SMU (2-0), Friday, 7 p.m. ET (ESPN2) BetMGM College Football Odds: SMU by 10 1/2. Series record: BYU leads 4-0. WHAT’S AT STAKE? Atlantic Coast Conference newcomer SMU plays its first game against another Power Four opponent. The Mustangs have won their last nine home games, averaging Northwestern seeks payback against Duke after opening lakefront stadium with win 09/05/2024 10:10am • Duke (1-0) at Northwestern (1-0), Friday, 9 p.m. ET (FS1) BetMGM College Football Odds: Northwestern by 2½. Series record: Duke leads 13-10, including 7-4 in Evanston. WHAT'S AT STAKE? Northwestern seeks payback for a 38-14 loss at Duke last season. The Wildcats opened their temporary lakefront sta Facing long odds against No. 12 Miami, Florida A&M sees matchup as an opportunity 09/05/2024 09:42am • MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — There likely are few, if any, people in the outside world truly believing that No. 12 Miami will have much in the way of trouble with Florida A&M this weekend. Everyone knows why: A Power 4 school playing against an FCS school almost always means blowout. Miami has w You aren't likely to lose a job in the US but may find it harder to land one 09/05/2024 09:15am • WASHINGTON (AP) — Laid off by the music streaming service Spotify last year, Joovay Arias figured he’d land another job as a software engineer fairly soon. His previous job search, in 2019, had been a breeze. “Back then," he said, “I had tons of recruiters reaching out to me — to the point A Chiefs' three-peat? Here's the company they keep 09/05/2024 06:27am • As the 2024 NFL season kicks off, Kansas City has a chance to make history. The Chiefs are pursuing a third straight NFL championship, something that has never happened in the Super Bowl era. And yes, we know Green Bay has won three straight NFL titles twice, but there was no championship game wh Cyclones visit No. 21 Hawkeyes for CyHawk game. Ferentz says rivalry 'underappreciated' outside Iowa 09/05/2024 06:10am • From the Missouri River to the Mississippi River and the 310 miles in between in Iowa, Saturday is a red-letter day for college football fans. Iowa State visits No. 21 Iowa for the next iteration of the CyHawk Series, one of the rare rivalry games played early each season. Hawkeyes coach Kirk Ferent Baylor faces new Big 12 member No. 11 Utah in nonconference game this week 09/05/2024 06:10am • Things to watch this week in the Big 12 Conference: Game of the week Baylor at No. 11 Utah, Saturday, 3:30 p.m. EDT (Fox). The Bears and Utes are now members of the same conference with Utah's decision to bolt the Pac-12 for the Big 12. This won't be a conference game. Baylor and Utah signed on to m With a daunting schedule ahead, No. 1 Georgia has easy one against FCS team Tennessee Tech 09/05/2024 06:10am • ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — With a daunting schedule ahead, this is a chance for No. 1 Georgia to do some fine-tuning. Call it a glorified scrimmage. The Bulldogs (1-0) play their home opener Saturday against FCS opponent Tennessee Tech, which took on a game it has no chance of winning to essentially to he Texas A&M looks to bounce back from season-opening loss when McNeese visits 09/05/2024 06:10am • McNeese St. (1-1) at Texas A&M (0-1), Saturday, 12:45 p.m. ET (SEC Network) BetMGM College Football Odds: No line. Series record: Texas A&M leads 1-0. WHAT’S AT STAKE? The Aggies will try to bounce back after a season-opening 23-13 loss to then-No. 7 Notre Dame last week in coach Mike Elko No. 25 Clemson looks to move past critics, get in win column against tricky foe Appalachian State 09/05/2024 06:10am • CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Amid the upset and angst, the critical voices and demands for change, Clemson coach Dabo Swinney said he focuses on one thing — getting the 25th-ranked Tigers to rise to their potential. That starts this week against Appalachian State on Saturday night. It has been an uncom No. 24 NC State gets big matchup with No. 14 Tennessee to headline ACC's Week 2 slate 09/05/2024 06:10am • Things to watch this week in the Atlantic Coast Conference: Game of the week No. 24 N.C. State vs. No. 14 Tennessee, Saturday at 7:30 p.m. ET (ABC) This is a neutral-site matchup in Charlotte, a valuable recruiting market for both the home-state Wolfpack and neighboring-state Volunteers. It's also t Big Ten's Week 2 schedule is topped by No. 3 Texas' visit to No. 10 Michigan 09/05/2024 06:10am • Things to watch this week in the Big Ten Conference: Game of the week No. 3 Texas (1-0) at No. 10 Michigan (1-0), Saturday, Noon ET (Fox) The Longhorns will be the highest-ranked nonconference opponent to visit the Big House since top-ranked Florida State beat the Wolverines 51-31 in 1991. Is Michig No. 14 Tennessee looks to carry momentum into neutral site matchup vs 24th-ranked NC State 09/05/2024 06:10am • No. 14 Tennessee vs. No. 15 North Carolina State at Charlotte, N.C., Saturday, 7:30 p.m. ET, (ABC) BetMGM College Football Odds: Tennessee by 7 1/2. Series record: Tennessee leads 2-1. WHAT’S AT STAKE? The Duke's Mayo Classic title. The Vols, coming off a 69-3 demolition of Chattanooga, have a cha No. 12 Miami set for home opener against Florida A&M, winner of 13 straight games 09/05/2024 06:10am • Florida A&M (2-0) at No. 12 Miami (1-0), Saturday, 6 p.m. ET (ACC Network Extra) BetMGM College Football Odds: No line. Series record: Miami leads 10-1. WHAT’S AT STAKE? It's Miami's home opener and a chance for the Hurricanes — who rose seven spots in the AP Top 25 this week — to keep the QB Nico Iamaleava, 14th-ranked Vols look to build on momentum entering matchup with No. 24 NC State 09/05/2024 06:10am • CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Quarterback Nico Iamaleava’s impressive debut in Tennessee's season opener has the 14th-ranked Volunteers riding high entering a big matchup with No. 24 North Carolina State on Saturday night. That has coach Josh Heupel cautioning against his team getting overconfident ahe