The Week 1 college football schedule is loaded with significant matchups and will also mark the beginning of most college football office pools. There’s primetime action on Thursday, August 31 when Nebraska visits Minnesota in the Big Ten, while Utah hosts Florida in an SEC vs. Pac-12 matchup. On Saturday, there are a number of big-time college football matchups on the schedule, including Tennessee vs. Virginia. The Volunteers likely would have been in the College Football Playoff if not for a late-season loss to South Carolina, while Virginia will try to rebound from a tragic season.
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Eric Cohen is a college football aficionado who gained more than 11 units with his SEC CFB parlays last fall. He is a daily contributor to SportsLine’s YouTube show “Early Edge in 5” and will be a member of SportsLine’s weekly college football programming this fall. He’s giving away one team to consider backing during college football’s Week 1 schedule.
For Week 1, Cohen is picking Utah straight up in a high-profile Power Five matchup against Florida in which Utah is favored by eight points. This Thursday night matchup is a rematch of a Week 1 matchup last season in which Utah suffered a 29-26 defeat on the road as the No. 7 team in the nation.
However, the Utes rebounded by winning the Pac-12 title and will have the advantage of hosting at Rice-Eccles Stadium, where they’ve won 14 games in a row. Kyle Whittingham will welcome back 16 returning starters and will expect his offense to operate smoothly even if third-year starting quarterback Cameron Rising isn’t ready for Week 1 action.
Meanwhile, Florida only welcomes 11 starters back from a team that only went 6-7 last season. The Gators lost five of seven to end the year and will have to replace starting quarterback Anthony Richardson, who was selected No. 4 overall by the Colts in the 2023 NFL Draft.
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