Buffalo Rumblings
The first “real” college football of the 2025 season is upon us. The offering is five FBS games to feast your eyes on throughout Saturday. A season full of narratives is about to begin with the inaugural game of 2025 taking place in Ireland.
One of the more wide-open leagues in the nation last year was the Big 12. The league is once again back to looking open for the taking in 2025 with two of the league’s potential favorites facing off in what could prove to be an important game when November and December rolls around.
We’ve got multiple 2026 NFL Draft hopefuls participating in action on Saturday. The marquee game features a majority of the players to watch. Let us know who and what you’re watching on the very first college football Saturday of the year in the comments!
It’s picture perfect for the first game of the year to be a rivalry called “Farmageddon” — and it’s being played across the ocean. A host of interesting matchups will present themselves, but everyone loves a good quarterback duel. Two of the better underclassmen quarterbacks in the nation are set to face off in Johnson and Becht.
Johnson is one of the more dynamic athletes in the country who needs to prove that he’s more of a football player than just an elite athlete with traits for the position. Becht will have to prove his worth due to a probable step back in skill position talent after the program had a pair of Day 2 NFL draft selections (Jayden Higgins & Jaylin Noel) at the receiver spot in the most recent class.
Hecht enters his second year as a starter at center for the Wildcats after tallying a Second-Team All-Big 12 bid for his 2024 campaign. He’ll have quite the competition across from him in this matchup.
Domonique Orange is one of the strongest interior players in the country who projects as an NFL nose tackle. The Cyclones list Orange at 6’4” and 325 pounds. He’s got length and stopping power that could cause some major problems for a 285-pound Hecht. He’s a big man who could move.
2025 will be an opportunity for him to prove his worth in creating even more splash plays. This individual matchup will have huge stakes for who ultimately takes control of this game. A dominant performance from Orange could push the chips one way.
One of the sleepers of the 2026 wide receiver draft class is certainly Wildcats speedster Jayce Brown. Brown is entering his true junior season after he racked up over 800 yards through the air a year ago. He’s shifty and speedy. Brown is likely a slot at the next level due to his build, and he’s...
