Picks for every CFB game in Week 3.
College football’s Week 3 slate features four games matching top 25 teams and several other intriguing matchups. The weekend slate starts on Thursday night with Houston traveling to Cincinnati, followed by three games on Friday night, including Baylor at Rice and Arizona State at UTSA. On Saturday, Florida State-Louisville, Ole Miss-Alabama, Nebraska-Oregon, Oklahoma-Ohio State and Michigan State-Notre Dame headline the marquee games, along with other intriguing contests such as Texas at California, UCLA at BYU and USC at Stanford.
Which teams will come out on top in every FBS game for Week 3? Bryan Fischer and Jim Weber join Athlon Sports' Steven Lassan and Mitch Light to provide weekly predictions for every contest:
College Football Week 3 Predictions
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Houston at Cincinnati |
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Baylor at Rice |
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Arkansas State at Utah State |
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Arizona State at UTSA |
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Miami at Appalachian State |
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Florida State at Louisville |
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Temple at Penn State |
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Ohio at Tennessee |
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SC State at Clemson |
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New Mexico at Rutgers |
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North Dakota State at Iowa |
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| Kansas at Memphis |
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Iowa State at TCU |
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Georgia State at Wisconsin |
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MTSU at Bowling Green |
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Akron at Marshall |
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Vanderbilt at Georgia Tech |
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Virginia at UConn |
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Idaho at Washington State |
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North Carolina A&T at Tulsa |
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FAU at Kansas State |
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EKU at Ball State |
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UNLV at C. Michigan |
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Fresno State at Toledo |
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Monmouth at Kent State |
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FIU at UMass |
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WKU at Miami (Ohio) |
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Colorado at Michigan |
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James Madison at North Carolina |
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USF at Syracuse |
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Boston College at Virginia Tech |
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Oregon at Nebraska |
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SDSU at Northern Illinois |
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Pitt at Oklahoma State |
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Alabama at Ole Miss |
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NMSU at Kentucky |
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East Carolina at South Carolina |
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WMU at Illinois |
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N. Colorado at Colorado State |
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UC Davis at Wyoming |
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Idaho State at Oregon State |
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E. Michigan at Charlotte |
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Old Dominion at NC State |
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ULM at Georgia Southern |
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Delaware at Wake Forest |
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Texas A&M at Auburn |
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Mississippi State at LSU |
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Troy at Southern Miss |
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La. Tech at Texas Tech |
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Army at UTEP |
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Maryland at UCF |
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Liberty at SMU |
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Navy at Tulane |
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South Alabama at UL Lafayette |
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North Texas at Florida |
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Michigan State at Notre Dame |
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Texas State at Arkansas |
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Georgia at Missouri |
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Ohio State at Oklahoma |
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Duke at Northwestern |
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USC at Stanford |
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Portland State at Washington |
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Buffalo at Nevada |
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UCLA at BYU |
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Texas at California |
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Utah at SJSU |
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Hawaii at Arizona |
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