BTB draft radar: Week 4 college football preview

Every week here at Blogging the Boys, we’ll spotlight the biggest college matchups and the players who could soon wear the Star. If you want to get a jump on who might help America’s Team in the years to come, this is your weekly college football guide

GAME OF THE WEEK

It’s over to Hard Rock Stadium for BTB’s Game of The Week as Florida and Miami dust off for their sand-spiked rivalry. The Hurricanes cruise in at 3–0, purring like a speedboat on Biscayne Bay, while the 1–2 Gators arrive with knuckles white on the steering wheel, eager to steady the season and splash cold water on Miami’s momentum. The checklist is simple and nerve-testing as Florida needs tidy possessions, play-action haymakers, and zen in the face of a front that’s been setting the tone. Miami will race the edges, weaponize special teams, and let the home crowd tilt third downs. Predictions on the score for this one, let’s go Miami 34, Florida 21.

Game Overview

• Matchup: Florida vs. Miami (4)
• September 20, at Hard Rock Stadium
• Kickoff time: 7:30 p.m (EST)
• Miami favored by 8.5 points
• This matchup features the Miami Hurricanes, who are currently 3-0 and coming off a dominant 49-12 victory over South Florida. They will face their in-state rivals, the Florida Gators, who are looking to bounce back after a loss to LSU

Player Watch

Florida:

Austin Barber, OT
Barber plays left tackle very efficiently and is very smooth on his feet. He wins with balance, independent hands, and enough torque to finish without grabbing. Keep the pad level trimmed and the inside counter on a shorter trigger, and he profiles as a plug-and-play NFL tackle who can live on an island and let the playbook breathe.

Jordan Castell, S
Castell plays safety with teeth. He plays with steady eyes, sturdy strikes, and just enough range to tidy up messes. If he trims the penalties and keeps stacking on-ball plays like last year’s pass breakups, he profiles as a reliable every-down starter who lets Florida spin the dial in coverage without leaking in the run fit.

Miami:

Mark Fletcher Jr, RB
Fletcher is Miami’s tempo setter, he pushes drives forward with patient eyes and solid finishes. Keep the pass-pro polish coming and sprinkle in a few more designed perimeter touches, and he profiles as a volume back who can close games and carry the red-zone load all year.

Ahkeem Mesidor, DL
Mesidor plays like a jackhammer with a steering wheel, he can dent the pocket and he does it with purpose, not chaos. Keep the counter moves on a shorter fuse and the pads lower, and you’ve got a scheme-flex interior/edge hybrid who kills protections and never needs to come off the field.

Oregon (6) vs. Oregon State

Game Overview

Matchup: Oregon (6) vs. Oregon State (The Civil War)

• Matchup: Oregon (6) vs. Oregon State (The Civil War)
• September 20, at Autzen Stadium...