First, the results of last week's predictions:
— NFL preseason, Bengals-Jaguars. Prediction: 3.8; final rating: 3.8.
— NFL preseason, Chargers-Vikings and Cardinals-Texans. Predictions: 2.6 and 3.5; final ratings: 3.3 and 4.1.
— College football regular season, Hawaii-Cal. Prediction: 1.3; final rating: 0.5.
— NASCAR Sprint Cup from Michigan. Prediction: 2.4; final rating: 2.1.
— PGA Tour FedEx Cup, Final Round of The Barclays. Prediction: 2.0; final rating: 1.8.
This week's predictions (all times Eastern):
CFB: USC-Alabama (8 p.m. Saturday, ABC). Opening weekend of the college football season features several marquee matchups, perhaps none bigger than USC against defending champion and preseason #1 Alabama.