Much of the nation’s best struggled during opening weekend.
Heisman favorite Bryce Love of Stanford mustered only 29 yards on 18 carries against San Diego State. Southern California found itself in a fourth quarter fistfight with lowly UNLV.
Tom Herman and Texas were stripped of a chance for revenge against Maryland.
If you read Conference Corner last week, or infused your butt cheeks to the sofa Saturday, you know Michigan State and Penn State survived one-score games against also-rans.
Mark Dantonio’s Spartans travel to the desert to face Herm Edwards and the Arizona State Sun Devils, while the Nittany Lions drive down I-76 West to face rival Pittsburgh.