No. 16 Georgia (minus 6) at MissouriBulldogs freshman QB Jacob Ea

Top-ranked teams facing enormous road tests. Potential playoff elimination games. Crucial conference contests. Intriguing nonconference matchups.The stakes are so high its hard to believe it is only week three of the college football season.Where to start? How about this? For the first time in the history of the AP college football poll, the Nos. 1, 2 and 3 teams will all be playing ranked teams in true road games. For two of the teams hosting those games, a loss likely means scratching at least one goal for this season off the list.No. 19 Mississippi (which faces No. 1 Alabama) and No. 14 Oklahoma (which faces No. 3 Ohio State) each opened the season with high-profile losses. A second will make reaching the College Football Playoff a very long shot. You can throw No. 18 Notre Dame (1-1), which faces No. 12 Michigan State at home, into that category, too. Though be careful to bury a team with two losses.Last season, Stanford with two losses found itself on the edge of playoff contention, in need of just a few Championship Saturday upsets, to have a strong case to make the field. As Power Five teams play more conference games and take on tougher nonconference challenges, it seems inevitable that a team with two losses will make the playoff at some point.And if any of the Sooners, Rebels or Fighting Irish loses on Saturday, all will try to convince themselves that they will become the first two-loss team to make the playoff.The picks:COUGAR TRAP?No. 6 Houston (minus 8) at CincinnatiThe Bearcats can score and the Cougars have a couple of aching stars in QB Greg Ward and RB Duke Catalon for their AAC opener ... HOUSTON 41-28.FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTSNo. 21 Baylor (minus 30+) at RiceOK, Owls, win as a four-plus-touchdown underdog and youre in the Big 12 ... BAYLOR 45-20.MAIN EVENTSNo. 1 Alabama (minus 10) at No. 19 MississippiThe last team to beat one of Nick Sabans squads three straight seasons was Purdue (1997-99) when he was Michigan State coach. So how hard can it really be? ... ALABAMA 35-21.No. 2 Florida State (minus 2) at No. 13 LouisvilleAs far as Heisman campaigns go, this is QB Lamar Jacksons New Hampshire primary after a strong showing in Iowa. Put up big numbers this week and he will be a serious contender for the long run ... FLORIDA STATE 38-31.No. 3 Ohio State (minus 1+) at No. 14 OklahomaThe Buckeyes have won 18 straight games on the opponents home field ... OHIO STATE 30-28.No. 12 Michigan State (plus 7+) at No. 18 Notre DameOn the 50th anniversary of the Game of the Century this is certain: the Spartans and Fighting Irish wont play to a tie ... NOTRE DAME 27-21.UNDERCARDSouthern California (plus 8+) at No. 7 StanfordNo team in the country could use a big victory more than the Trojans ... STANFORD 34-27.No. 11 Texas (minus 8) at CaliforniaThe Bears have the worst rushing defense in the nation, allowing 6.85 yards per carry ... TEXAS 42-35.No. 22 Oregon (plus 3) at NebraskaTwo fragile fan bases, with much skepticism for their coaches. Mental health on the line in Lincoln ... NEBRASKA 38-32.UPSET ALERTSNorth Dakota State (no line) at No. 13 IowaNormally we skip the FBS-FCS matchups, but the five-time defending national champion Bison are the Hawkeyes toughest opponent to date ... IOWA 31-17.No. 25 Miami (minus 3+) at Appalachian StateThe Hurricanes are the biggest thing to hit Watauga County, North Carolina, since Daniel Boone ... MIAMI 28-24.CONFERENCE CALLSNo. 16 Georgia (minus 6) at MissouriBulldogs freshman QB Jacob Eason, who needs to loosen up a Tigers defense focused on RB Nick Chubb ... GEORGIA 21-14.No. 17 Texas A&M (plus 3+) at AuburnWhen assessing the longtime security of Aggies coach Kevin Sumlin and Tigers coach Gus Malzahn, this game could really sting the loser ... TEXAS A&M 28-24 UPSET SPECIAL.Mississippi State (plus 12+) at No. 20 LSUThe Tigers turn to Purdue transfer Danny Etling to fix their QB issues; it could be one of the stories of the season or one of the last straws for Les Miles ... LSU 28-14, BEST BET.BLOWOUTSColorado (plus 20) at No. 4 MichiganKordell Stewart and Michael Westbrook arent walking through that tunnel for the Buffaloes ... MICHIGAN 42-17.Georgia State (plus 34) at No. 9 WisconsinLast tuneup for the Badgers before a daunting stretch against Michigan State, Michigan, Ohio State, Iowa and Nebraska. ... WISCONSIN 45-17.Ohio (plus 27) at No. 15 TennesseeThe Vols get serious next week against Florida ... TENNESSEEE 45-13.North Texas (plus 36+) at No. 23 FloridaLuke Del Rios 320 yards passing against Kentucky last week was the most for a Gators QB in an SEC game since 2004 ... FLORIDA 56-14.Texas State (plus 31) at No. 24 ArkansasArkansas OT Dan Skipper, who is 6-foot-10, has six blocked kicks in his career ... ARKANSAS 48-14TWITTER REQUESTPitt (plus 6) at Oklahoma State -- (at)nashman92Forget the playbook. Cowboys needed to study up on the rulebook this week ... OKLAHOMA STATE 31-28.Temple (plus 8+) at Penn State -- (at)TheShlembearPenn State will commemorate the 50th anniversary of Joe Paternos first game as Nittany Lions coach ... PENN STATE 31-20.UCLA (minus 3+) at BYU -- (at)barredindcThird straight Pac-12 opponent for the Cougars (1-1) and one of six games against Power Five opponents. Who needs the Big 12? ... UCLA 28-27.Western Michigan (minus 3) at Illinois -- (at)amygillsportsThe Broncos look to go 2-0 against the Big Ten West after beating Northwestern to start season ... WESTERN MICHIGAN 30-23.---Record: Last week 12-3 straight; 8-6-1 vs. points.Season: 24-9; 16-16-1.Upset specials: 0-2.Best bets: 0-2.---Follow Ralph D. Russo at www.Twitter.com/ralphDrussoAP---More college football coverage at www.collegefootball.ap.org Fake Yeezy . A knee to the thigh might have stung him the most, but his sixth straight double-double made up for the brief burst of pain. Fake Shoes Discount . Varlamov made 33 saves and Ryan OReilly had a goal and scored in the shootout as the Avalanche beat the New Jersey Devils 2-1 on Thursday night. http://www.fakeshoesonline.com/ .ca. Kerry, Just watched the shootout in the Coyotes/Leafs game and I have to ask, why was the James van Riemsdyk goal allowed to count? All of the video replays we were shown on TV were inconclusive about whether the puck had entirely crossed the line or not. Cheap Shoes Fake . PETERSBURG, Fla. Replica Shoes Online . 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Essendon forward Orazio Fantasia has the rare distinction of two AFL Rising Star nominations.Fantasia is the nominee for round 17 after his three goals and seven tackles in Saturdays 19-point loss to Richmond.The 20-year-old was also nominated after round 23 last season and becomes only the 10th player to double up.Fantasia made his senior debut in 2014, but remained eligible for the Rising Star at the start of this season because he had played only eight matches.To be eligible, a player must have played no more than 10 AFL games at the start of the season andd be under 21 at January 1.ddddddddddddHe has only missed one game this season.The former Norwood player in the SANFL came to Essendon with pick 55 in the 2013 draft.Orazio is one of our exciting younger players who is thriving on the challenge and demands of performing at senior level, said Bombers coach John Worsfold.His development to date has been impressive - he has a deep hunger to be better, learn and improve with each game. 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