With a massive 18-team conference, these previews are about to become super large, at least for the non-conference portion. As a result, I’ll be highlighting the best games of the week, then going from there.
Another change this season, I’m making picks myself, but not asking the staff to come back for 2024. We’ll see what happens in 2025. Here we go!
Thursday, August 29
The Best
Minnesota Golden Gophers vs North Carolina Tar Heels
8:00 PM EST, Fox | North Carolina -2
This was a close game in the first half of last season, but the Tar Heels pulled away late.