BEST OF THE REST
THIS WEEK’S OTHER TOP GAMES
No. 23 TCU (1-0) at ARKANSAS (1-0)
When: 3:30 p.m. EDT Saturday Where: Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium, Fayetteville, Ark. TV: CBS
Notes: Arkansas leads series 44-23-2 and won last year’s meeting 41-38 in double overtime. Both teams have plenty to prove this year after relatively disappointing 2016 campaigns — Arkansas went 7-6 and was overwhelmed by Alabama, Auburn and Louisiana State, while Kenny Hill and Texas Christian scuffled to a 6-7 mark and a midpack finish in the Big 12.
S. CAROLINA (1-0, 0-0 SEC) at MISSOURI (1-0, 0-0)
When: 7 p.m. EDT Saturday Where: Faurot Field, Columbia, Mo. TV: ESPN2
Notes: South Carolina has won three of five since Missouri entered the
SEC, including last year’s 31-21 triumph. Both teams’ defenses looked vulnerable for stretches on Saturday, and with both teams having head coaches boasting a defensive background (South Carolina’s Will Muschamp and Missouri’s Barry Odom), expect points to be at more of a premium.
No. 15 GEORGIA (1-0) at No. 24 NOTRE DAME (1-0)
When: 7:30 p.m. EDT Saturday Where: Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, Ind. TV: NBC
Notes: Bulldogs QB Jacob Eason suffered a knee injury in the first quarter of last week’s defeat of Appalachian State and will not play in this rare trip north for Georgia. Instead, freshman Jake Fromm (10 of 15, 143 yards, 1 TD last week) will make his first career start. Notre Dame had three 100-yard rushers in its opening week triumph over Temple.