College Football Week Four Preview

The following is the answer key to last week's questions.

Tulsa (45-0 loss to OU)

 It TU a legit threat to Houston for CUSA title?

Nope. The best CUSA team would have at least scored once against the Sooners.

 Are they a contender to receive a BCS at large?

YES!...Just kidding. This one's a no too.

 Is G.J. Kinne a big time QB?

Maybe. I know Kinne had three turnovers, but he had defenders in his face the entire game. That's by far the best defense he'll face all year and two of his top weapons weren't entirely healthy (Damaris Johnson and Charles Clay).

Oklahoma State (41-24 win over Rice)

  Is there something wrong with Zac Robinson and the OSU offense?

I suppose a 17 point win over Rice is acceptable but I think last year's OSU team would've scored at least 60 points on them. Perhaps Brandon Pettigrew's graduation was a bigger loss than we thought.

Oklahoma
(45-0 win over TU)

 Can Landry Jones move the ball and avoid turnovers?

The first pass he threw was behind Ryan Broyles and intercepted. After that, he was near perfect.

 Is DeMarco Murray all the way back from his knee cap injury?

It certainly looks like it. That touchdown catch and run he had was one of the more amazing plays in college football. I think now the question is how should OU divide the carries between Murray and Brown. 

  Does Oklahoma still have a problem covering kick returns?

This one is hard to answer because due to the commercials running long on Fox Sports' coverage, I only saw about two Tulsa kick returns. However, when they did return to the game Tulsa wasn't kicking off to OU so I think they're okay on covering kicks this year.

Arkansas

 Is the Arkansas defense any good?

No. Georgia racked up 530 yards, 52 points, and had four touchdown drives of five plays or less.

 Exactly how good is Ryan Mallett?

Very good. He can make the big plays down the field. Mallett broke the school records for passing yards and passing touchdowns in a game by the end of the third quarter. He's easily the best NFL prospect out of the quarterbacks in the SEC. But he is a risk taker in the mold of Brett Favre. Mallett isn't always going to make the easy throw to the flats. He forced some throws downfield. Mallett had a man open five yards downfield when he threw his first touchdown pass and when Arkansas failed to convert a 2nd and 10 in the fourth quarter.

 How much work can Michael Smith expect?

We really don't know. Smith sprained his shoulder on the first play of the game. He returned in the second half and had 11 touches for 92 yards.

Picks

Grambling State at Oklahoma State

The goal for OSU in this one is to win convincingly without getting anyone else injured. Hopefully Kendall Hunter and Dez Bryant will be 100% in two weeks against A&M.
Oklahoma State  55  Grambling State  17

Sam Houston State at Tulsa

Sorry Bomar fans. He already graduated.
Tulsa  70  Sam Houston State  20

Arkansas at Alabama

If Arkansas wins then they'll have to win the turnover battle and control the ball with a run game. They're not particularly skilled at either of those things, so 'Bama wins this one easily.
Alabama  48  Arkansas  31


 

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