Daily Norseman
Week 1 is here! Last week we saw Iowa State get the win vs Kansas State in Dublin. It was a good game. With 2:26 to go, Iowa State coach Matt Campbell had his team go for it on fourth-and-3 at the Kansas State 16-yard line. Becht found Carson Hansen for 15 yards and iced the game. That was a great call and it reflected how well the Cyclones were playing on defense.
There are some good games this week with a lot of top teams playing their first cupcake. For some teams, it may be the only cupcake.
After USC (for me), I am looking forward to seeing these games the most …
No. 1 Texas at No. 3 Ohio State
No. 9 LSU at No. 4 Clemson
No. 6 Notre Dame at No. 10 Miami (Fla.)
I am highlighting some players I want to try and watch too. I think the secondary and running back are two positions I will watch a lot this year. Offensive tackle as well in case the Vikings do not extend O’Neill.
Here is a list of players put out by the Senior Bowl. I think it should be a good guide about who to watch.
https://www.seniorbowl.com/top300/
5:30 p.m. | No. 25 Boise State at South Florida | ESPN
Kage Casey | Boise State | OT | 6’5″ | 316 | RJR
Jayden Virgin-Morgan | Boise State | EDGE | 6’3″ | 253 | RJR
8 p.m. | Buffalo at Minnesota | FS1
Red Murdock | Buffalo | ILB | 6’3″ | 235 | RJR
Darius Taylor | Minnesota | RB | 5’11” | 215 | JR
9 p.m. | Nebraska vs. Cincinnati (in Kansas City, Mo.) | ESPN
Elijah Pritchett | Nebraska | OT | 6’5″ | 327 | RJR
Dane Key | Nebraska | WR | 6’2″ | 210 | SR
Dasan McCullough | Nebraska | OLB | 6’4″ | 235 | SR
Dontay Corleone | Cincinnati | DL1T | 6’1″ | 320 | RSR
Joe Royer | Cincinnati | TE | 6’4″ | 255 | RSR
9 p.m. | Miami (Ohio) at Wisconsin | Big Ten Network
Preston Zachman | Wisconsin | S | 6’1″ | 212 | RSR
Riley Mahlman | Wisconsin | OT | 6’7″ | 308 | RSR
Ricardo Hallman | Wisconsin | CBN | 5’10” | 185 | RSR
Friday, Aug. 29
7 p.m. | Western Michigan at Michigan State | FS1
Malik Spencer | Michigan State | S | 6’1″ | 192 | SR
Jack Velling | Michigan State | TE | 6’4″ | 244 | SR
Aidan Chiles | Michigan State | QB | 6’3″ | 217 | JR
7:30 p.m. | Western Illinois at Illinois | Peacock
Gabe Jacas | Illinois | EDGE | 6’2″ | 275 | SR
Xavier Scott | Illinois | CB | 5’11” | 190 | SR
J.C. Davis | Illinois | OT | 6’5″...
