Football Future-see Week 9

The slate of games this week might be my toughest ever.

Auburn at West Virginia
Seemingly a battle of the also-rans for this year, both teams entered the
season with high expectations. West Virginia has fallen from grace and
Auburn has looked more like "Aww-Burn!!!" as the SEC fans might say. The
Tigers have lost to Vanderbilt and Arkansas. West Virginia dropped a game
to East Carolina. Auburn fired their offensive coordinator six games into
his career at the school. WVU is still learning the ropes with a new head
coach. It's in Morgantown, so watch for the Mountaineers to step up a bit,
but we think a reeling SEC team is a dangerous thing.
Final Score: Auburn 26, West Virginia 21

(8) Texas Tech at (23) Kansas
Texas Tech struggled more than we had accounted for against Texas
A&M. Kansas is an up-and-down team, especially since the thriller loss to
South Florida. Jayhawk QB Todd Reesing is good, and might be able to lead
a charge against the Red Raider defense. But Graham Harrell and Michael
Crabtree are too much offensively.
Final Score: Texas Tech 35, Kansas 24

(7) Georgia at (13) LSU
The beginning of murderer's row for the Bulldogs as their next for are LSU,
Florida, Kentucky and Auburn, all away from the friendly confines of
Sanford Stadium. The Dawgs have been hit hard by the injury bug this
season, forcing them to operate a patchwork Offensive line. LSU will try
to exploit that weakness. But LSU is in one of those "Do we have a QB?"
mindsets at the moment. They played both quarterbacks against South
Carolina and barely took home the victory. Georgia's defense will be
mindful of the youthful inexperience in the LSU backfield.
Final Score: Georgia 23, LSU 20

(6) Oklahoma State at (1) Texas
Texas faces off against another top-tier team this week, and they are
earning their keep atop the Top 25 and BCS Polls. The sixth ranked Cowboys
of Oklahoma State drop in at Austin this week, looking for a
game. Oklahoma State is averaging about 50 points a game. If Texas has a
weakness, it is their defense. If you can stop Texas from scoring, you can
beat them, because their "D" gives up points in bunches. They gave up more
than 30 to Oklahoma and Missouri. But, no one has yet been able to stop
the Longhorns' offense.
Final Score: Texas 42, Oklahoma State 31

(3) Penn State at (9) Ohio State
Penn State is the most well-rounded football team in the country, and
that's hard for me to say, being a die-hard SEC fan. But the Nittany Lions
can make anyone squirm. Ohio State played its best football of the season
last week against Michigan State. Unfortunately for the Buckeyes, someone
forgot to tell JoePa that he's 94 years old. The elder statesman of
college football brings his team to Columbus looking for a fight.
Final Score: Penn State 35, Ohio State 20