The Blogalicious College Football Games of the Week

Tuesday - Ohio at Temple. Ah, sweet, sweet Tuesday football. It's MACtacular! Or whatever you call a match-up between a pair of 2-5 teams who would probably lose to North Dakota State. Score: Ohio 3, Temple 2 (23 OT)

Thursday - Auburn at West Virginia. A decent Thursday night affair, though I think the ESPN folks were expecting at least one of the teams to be nationally-ranked coming into it. Auburn limps in after a home loss to Arkansas (who may not win another game in conference), and West Virginia literally limps in with an injury to Pat White (not literally limping, it's a head injury) derailing their offense. White will be back this week, so it looks like another backwoods thumping for the Tigers. Score: West Virginia 24, Auburn 14

Friday - Boise State at San Jose State. With BYU's BCS-buster bid gone blooey, the Broncos face their toughest test before the season-ending game with Fresno State. We have to have at least one team spoil the party, and I'd prefer it be a team that's done so before in notable fashion. Score: Boise State 31, San Jose State 20

Saturday (early) - Texas Tech at Kansas. I feel kind of bad for Texas Tech. They're undefeated, yet all the talk is about Texas, Oklahoma State and one-loss Oklahoma. I don't feel as bad when I look at their schedule, peppered as it is with easy wins (recall their game a few weeks ago against UMass). I go back to feeling bad when I see that the Red Raiders will play Texas, Oklahoma State and Oklahoma in consecutive weeks in November. But, oddly, I'll feel something like relief when they leave Lawrence with a shootout loss. Score: Kansas 45, Texas Tech 38

Saturday (mid-afternoon) - UCLA at California. UCLA scored a touchdown with 10 seconds left to pull out a win over Stanford last Saturday. This makes a Cal win doubly important, as it will help the Golden Bears their fifth win and one they can lord over the Cardinal during the Big Game. Score: Cal 31, UCLA 20

Saturday (night) - Middle Tennessee State at Mississippi State. While I've not done the research on it, I think this could be the longest combination of school names possible for division I football. Expect MTSU to win when they hit the triple word score. Score: MTSU 24, Mississippi State 22

Sunday - Central Florida at Tulsa. Take that, Hawaii! And this game's even on TV, which will be great comfort to the dozens of people who didn't want to watch Indy-Tennessee or game 4 of the World Series. Score: Tulsa 37, Central Florida 9

Last week: 5-1
Season: 34-19