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Now this is the way to start the college football season.The usual steady stream of games from Thursday through Monday night this year includes four matchups of ranked teams and six more ranked teams facing Power Five opposition, four of those away from home.In some cases, regardless of the quality of the competition, the names alone scream big-time college football game. Alabama vs. USC. Texas vs. Notre Dame.Since the NFL moved the start of its season to the week following Labor Day in 2001, college football has turned summers last hurrah weekend into a delightful opening act. But it tended to be quantity -- lots of games on TV spread out over five games -- over high quality. Most top teams were playing cupcakes.The College Football Playoff has encouraged teams to play step-up nonconference scheduling since one loss early wont kill a teams national championship hopes. The demands of television networks and fans -- who are paying the bills in college football -- also pushed schools to accept more challenging games.This opening weekend is not quite the greatest in college football history. In 1998, eight games matched Top 25 teams. But it is better than most.The last time four games paired ranked teams in the first week of the season was 2009. The opening slate that year included a top-10 matchup in Atlanta between No. 5 Alabama and No. 7 Virginia Tech, won by the Crimson Tide, and No. 20 BYU upsetting No. 3 Oklahoma at the Dallas Cowboys stadium in Arlington, Texas.A third-ranked Sooners team losing in an NFL stadium to a school from outside the power conferences? Houston fans would like to see a repeat of that Saturday.The picks:SATURDAY MAIN EVENTSNo. 1 Alabama (minus 11 1/2) vs. No. 20 Southern California at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, TexasThe thought of losing to the defending national champions might not be so bad for USC fans. The thought of losing to former Trojans coach Lane Kiffin, now the Tides offensive coordinator, probably wont be as easy to take ... ALABAMA 27-14.No. 3 Oklahoma (minus 11) vs. No. 15 Houston at NRG Stadium in HoustonThe last time the Cougars went into a huge early season game this highly ranked was 1991 against Miami, and it did not turn out well for Houston. Can another much-hyped bunch of Coogs be heading for a similar fate? ... OKLAHOMA 38-24.No. 18 Georgia (minus 2 1/2) vs. No. 22 North Carolina at the Georgia Dome in AtlantaThe Kirby Smart era begins for the Bulldogs. More importantly, the Nick Chubb era continues after last years knee injury put it on hold ... GEORGIA 28-23.UNDERCARDNo. 2 Clemson (minus 7 1/2) at AuburnQB DeShaun Watson was last seen putting up 478 total yards against Alabamas defense. Auburn does not have Alabamas defense. ... CLEMSON 35-21, BEST BET.No. 5 LSU (minus 10) vs. Wisconsin at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, WisconsinBadgers best bet to stop RB Leonard Fournette was defensive coordinator Dave Aranda, but he is with the Tigers now ... LSU 28-10.No. 16 UCLA (plus 3) at Texas A&MPac-12-SEC matchup could feature the No. 1 pick in this years NFL draft, Aggies DE Myles Garrett, and next years, Bruins QB Josh Rosen ... UCLA 27-24, UPSET SPECIALEASY OPENERSBowling Green (plus 28) at No. 6 Ohio StateUrban Meyer gets to ease in a bunch of new Buckeyes ... OHIO STATE 45-14.Hawaii (plus 40) at No. 7 MichiganBack-to-back road trips to Australia and Ann Arbor. The Rainbow Warriors might need a new travel agent ... MICHIGAN 48-7.Rutgers (plus 26 1/2) at No. 14 WashingtonThe Huskies hype machine is not likely to be interrupted by a visit from the rebuilding Scarlet Knights ... WASHINGTON 31-7.Miami of Ohio (plus 27) at No. 17 IowaKirk Ferentz begins his 18th season at Iowa, tied with Bob Stoops of Oklahoma as the longest tenured coach in major college football ... IOWA 45-10.UMass (plus 35) at No. 25 FloridaThe first of three SEC opponents for the Minutemen. Only SEC teams play more ... FLORIDA 56-13.SUNDAY SHOWDOWNNo. 10 Notre Dame (minus 3) at TexasThe first of many referendum games for Longhorns coach Charlie Strong ... NOTRE DAME 24-20.MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALLNo. 4 Florida State (minus 4) vs. No. 11 Mississippi at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, FloridaAmong running backs with at least 100 carries, the Seminoles Dalvin Cook had the highest average per carry against Power Five opponents at 7.69 ... FLORIDA STATE 27-17.TWITTER REQUESTSBYU (plus 1) vs. Arizona at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona -- (at)RustyHinkQB Taysom Hill, who was in the same recruiting class as former USC quarterback Matt Barkley, is starting again for the Cougars after two seasons lost to injuries ... ARIZONA 28-24.Missouri (plus 10) at West Virginia -- (at)watt11Its been a few years since realignment, but this still qualifies as an odd SEC-Big 12 matchup ... WEST VIRGINIA 23-17.Colorado (minus 7 1/2) vs. Colorado State at Sports Authority Field in Denver, Colorado -- (at)MackinnonisGodAn often entertaining rivalry game ... COLORADO 30-24.South Carolina (plus 4 1/2) at Vanderbilt -- (at)BCrawford247Will Muschamps first season as Gamecocks coach is going to be a long one if it starts with a loss to Vandy ... SOUTH CAROLINA 15-12.Western Michigan (plus 5) at Northwestern -- (at)MatthewHLeachBroncos were second in the nation in time of possession per game last season at 34:33 ... NORTHWESTERN 24-21.Georgia Tech (minus 3) vs. Boston College at Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Ireland -- (at)RustyHinkTwo teams coming off awful seasons, open in Ireland hoping to change their (wait for it) luck ... GEORGIA TECH 24-17.---Last years record: 227-88 straight; 149-152-5 vs. spread.---Follow Ralph D. Russo at www.Twitter.com/ralphDrussoAP Nike NFL Jerseys China . "I wrote 36 on my sheet at the beginning of the game," the Cincinnati coach said, referring the yard line the ball would need to be snapped from. Nike NFL Jerseys Outlet . Now tied for second in the league in shootout goals, the 24-year-old likes to see what the opposing goaltender has in store before he ultimately lands on a move. https://www.chinajerseysnfl.us/ . Ouellette, from Montreal, already has three Olympic gold medals since joining the team in 1999. Cheap Nike NFL Jerseys Free Shipping . PETERSBURG, Fla. Nike NFL Jerseys Cheap . In the response filed Wednesday to the complaint by 30-year-old Alexander Bradley, attorneys say the former University of Florida player is invoking his Fifth Amendment right that protects people from incriminating themselves. MILAN -- Mauro Icardi ended the longest goalscoring drought of his Inter Milan career with two goals that may have saved the job of coach Frank De Boer.Inter had lost three successive Serie A matches and De Boer was reportedly on the verge of being fired but Wednesdays 2-1 victory over Torino has likely given the Dutch manager some respite.It was the most difficult match of my career, De Boer said. I have always been focused on the Torino match. I dont let myself be influenced by anything.Im not used to losing three matches in a row. Neither as a footballer nor as a coach. But I have always had great pressure to win.Icardi made a fantastic start to the season, with six goals in seven matches, but had not scored for six games in all competition.The Argentine forward ended that run in the 35th minute, thanks in part to a mistake by England goalkeeper Joe Hart, who is on loan from Manchester City.Icardi beat the offside trap to run onto Antonio Candrevas through ball. Hart rushed out and appeared to save the ball but only succeeded in pushing it onto Icardi and it ricocheted into the back of the net.Inter gifted Torino the equalizer shortly after the hour when Andrea Belotti flicked on a long ball and Inter defenders Cristian Ansaldi and Jeison Murillo fell over each other, allowing the Italy forward to fire into the far side of the net.Icardi secured the victory two minutes from time with a stunning strike, carving out space just inside the area before curling into the top left corner.---JUVENTUS 4, SAMPDORIA 1Juventus bounced back from a shock defeat to AC Milan at the weekend with a convincing win on Wednesday.The Serie A leader and five-time reigning champion had thrashed Cagliari 4-0 after its only previous league defeat and it appeared as if Sampdoria was in for similar punishment when Juventus went 2-0 up inside nine minutes.Mario Mandzukic netted his first goal of the season in the fourth minute, heading in Juan Cuadrados cross, and Giorgio Chiellini nodded in Miralem Pjanics corner shortly after.Patrik Schick got Sampdoria back into the match in the 57th but Pjanic restored Juves two-goal advantage seven minutes later and Chiellini doubled his tally late on.The match was also Claudio Marchisios first in more than six months. The Italy midfielder had been sidelined since he tore his cruciate ligament in April.Marchisio went off in the 72nd minute to resounding applause from the Juventus Stadium.---SASSUOLO 1, ROMA 3Edin Dzeko moved to the top of the scoring standings with another double.Dzekos first season was full of disappointment after Roma signed him from Manchester City in August 2015.dddddddddddd But the Bosnia and Herzegovina forward has now scored 10 league goals in as many matches this season -- two more than he netted in his 31 previous appearances.Its all down to him, Roma coach Luciano Spalletti said. Sometimes he makes you angry, other times you have to stand up and applaud.Paolo Cannavaro headed Sassuolo in front in the 12th minute but Dzeko leveled in the 57th with an angled strike into the far corner.He doubled his tally from the penalty spot in the 75th after being tripped by Pol Lirola.Radja Nainggolan sealed the win three minutes later, tapping in the rebound after Andrea Consigli could only parry Stephan El Shaarawys effort.The celebratory mood ended shortly before full time when Roma midfielder Alessandro Florenzi was carried off the pitch in tears after appearing to seriously injure his knee.We are all upset and it removes the joy at the victory a bit, Spalletti said.Tests immediately after the match revealed Florenzis injury may not be as bad as first thought as he does not appear to have ruptured his cruciate ligament. The Italy international will undergo more tests.Roma remained second, two points behind Juventus.---NAPOLI 2, EMPOLI 0Napoli is just two points behind Roma, in third spot, adding more excitement to the eagerly-anticipated match against Juventus on Saturday.Maurizio Sarris side found it tougher than expected against Empoli but eventually broke the deadlock six minutes into the second half when Jose Callejons cross was deflected, allowing Dries Mertens to turn in at the far post.Both goalkeepers made stunning saves before Vlad Chiriches sealed the win eight minutes from time, tapping in Marek Hamsiks corner at the back post.---OTHER MATCHESPescaras match against Atalanta and Fiorentinas game against Crotone were both temporarily halted because of an earthquake and a waterlogged pitch.A 5.4-magnitude earthquake struck central Italy about 90 minutes before kickoff and there was a second one, measuring 6.1, a half hour into the match in Pescara.After several minutes of concern, the match resumed and Atalanta went on to win 1-0.The match in Florence was suspended in the 18th minute as heavy rain made the pitch unplayable.Diego Falcinelli gave Crotone a surprise lead shortly after it resumed, approximately 40 minutes later, but Davide Astori ensured it finished 1-1 when he bundled in the equalizer five minutes from time.Elsewhere, Lazio beat Cagliari 4-1 and Bologna drew 1-1 at Chievo Verona. 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