My thoughts on the card thus far...
Houston -13.5 @ Tulane -- Does it even matter that Tulane is seeking revenge in this game? Nope. Though the Cougars will miss Kolb this season, redshirt freshman QB Case Keenum moved the ball well against an athletic Oregon defense. Simply put, if Houston can rush for 315 yards and pass for 230 against Oregon, the sky is the limit when they visit Tulane (who gave up 266 yards rushing and 223 yards passing to Mississippi State).
Houston 44
Tulane 20
BYU -6.5 @ Tulsa -- Doubt all you want, but this BYU defense plays tough. After handling Arizona and going toe to toe with UCLA, the Cougars have only given up 71 yards rushing/game, and a meager 171 yards passing/game. Despite recently coming back from a mission, Max Hall has done very well at QB, making very few mistakes and showing command of the offense. Since Tulsa's only opponent thus far has been ULM, I'm not looking too deep into their defensive stats, though they did give up roughly 5 yards per rush to ULM. BYU can make Tulsa one dimensional, and I can't see the Golden Hurricanes hanging with the mormons for a full 4 Quarters.
BYU 31
Tulsa 21
Texas Tech -28 @ Rice -- Come on now...Leach and the Red Raiders, against an Owls squad that managed only 218 total yards against Nicholls State?! And if Baylor's QB can throw for 6 TD's, God only knows how many Harrell will toss.
Texas Tech 55
Rice 10
UCLA -13.5 @ Utah -- The Utes are riddled with key injuries right now, and they host a very physical Bruins squad this Saturday. The Utes cannot stop the run (giving up 290 yards rushing/game), nor can they run the ball effectively (averaging 45 yards rushing/game). No matter where the UCLA defense focuses it's attention, it will be a long night for the Utes Offense. Bruins running backs Bell & Markey should have a field day.
UCLA 38
Utah 16
More to come later! :cheers:
