Here's this week's schedule (spreads, where available, from ESPN Friday afternoon):

Friday, September 5
Northern Illinois (1-0) at Maryland(1-0) -16.5 | 7:30 pm | Big Ten Network

Saturday, September 6
West Virginia (1-0) -3.5 at OHIO (0-1) | 4 pm | ESPNU
Kent State (1-0) at Texas Tech (1-0) -48.5 | Noon | TNT/tryTV/HBO Max
Central Michigan (1-0) at Pitt (1-0) -21.5 | Noon | ESPNU
Bowling Green (1-0) at Cincinnati (0-1) -23.5| 3:30 pm | ESPN+
Bryant (0-1) at UMass (0-1) | 3:30 pm | ESPN+
Saint Francis (0-1) at Buffalo (0-1) | 3:30 pm | ESPN+
MOFO (0-1) at Rutgers (1-0) -14.5 | 3:30 pm | Peacock
North Texas(1-0) -9.5 at Western Michigan (0-1) | 3:30 pm | ESPN+
Long Island (0-1) at Eastern Michigan (0-1) | 7 pm | ESPN+
Western Kentucky (2-0) at Toledo (0-1) -7.5 | 7 pm | ESPN+
Ball State (0-1) at Auburn (1-0) -42.5 | 7:30 pm | ESPNU
Akron (0-1) at Nebraska (1-0) -34.5 | 7:30 pm | Big Ten Network


Note: Kent hasn't beaten an OOC 1A/FBS opponent in the regular season since 2014. Their last win vs an OOC 1A/FBS opponent was in the 2019 Tropical Smoothie Cafe Frisco Bowl when they beat Utah St 51-41.

It took Eddie George a few years to get Tn State turned around.

He will get it done at BGSU but not instantly.

MD 20--NIU 9. At least the Huskies beat the spread and allowed the Terps 19 fewer pts than FAU did.

Early results:

Pitt 45--CMU 17

TxTech 62--KSU 14


Kent actually beat the spread. They were 48.5 pt underdogs and lost by only 48.

Mid-afternoon games:

OHIO 17--WVU 10

Cincy 34--BG 20

NTex 33--WMU 30 (OT)

Buffalo 45--SFPA 6


Rutgers 45--MOFO 17


UMass 20--Bryant 17 (8:38 in the 3rd; thunderstorms delayed this game)

Looks like a tough day vs the other subdivision:


UMass lost at home to Bryant, 27-26 on a last-second FG.


EMU trails LIU, 21=16, with about seven minutes left.

Night game finals:

Auburn 42--BSU 3

Toledo 45--WKU 21

LIU 28--EMU 23

Nebraska 68--Akron 0 (once again the Zips live up to their name)



The MAC was 3-10 this weekend with Ohio, Toledo and Buffalo getting the only wins.