Joel Klatt looks at what to expect in four of the biggest college football games on Saturday, including Washington's Pac-12 showdown against Oregon.
renew their rivalry in South Bend, while UCLA travels to Corvallis at night to battle Oregon State. I will be on the call forBoth teams are in the top 10 for the first time in the matchup's history, which dates back to the turn of the 20th century. And these offenses are playing as well as anyone is playing in college football.Those three guys present so many problems for the opposition. They're great in one-on-one coverage. They can create space and win.
So, the key for Oregon has to be early success. It has to do everything that it can to get the crowd out of the game early. If I was Lanning and I won the opening coin toss on Saturday, I'd take the ball and get my offense on the field in hopes of getting a long touchdown drive to quiet the crowd down. Then, your defense can go out there and potentially get a three-and-out, putting you in a good spot in the middle of the first quarter.playbook.
I'm interested to see how much Notre Dame has left in the tank for Saturday's game. This isn't like the, where teams play at or near their best every single week. That doesn't happen in college, for a lot of reasons. There are natural ebbs and flows throughout the season. You're seeing it right now with Notre Dame.
So, Notre Dame's got to put that same game plan into place against USC. That's its best opportunity to keep Williams at bay. Williams might have his best receiving threat back inBut this game is 100 percent about Notre Dame's rushing attack. If it can control the game on the ground, then it'll win. If it can't andhas to drop back and throw the ball, then USC's strong pass rush gets involved. You also give Williams more opportunities to score.
Michigan's simply one of the best teams in the country and Indiana has struggled. The Hoosiers are coming off a week where they made an offensive coordinator change, and they're going to be facing the Wolverines' No. 1 scoring defense. In terms of on-the-field, what I'm looking forward to the most is Michigan's depth. When I walk around during pregame warmups and see a team's depth chart, I get a good sense of how deep it's going to be. As I've done my preparation for Saturday's game, Michigan is one of the deepest teams I've seen in a long time. So, I want to see that with my own eyes.
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