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College football Week 6 game times Color Rush Leighton Vander Esch Jersey , TV channels, analysis & predictions 12 PM ET: #19 Texas vs. #7 Oklahoma on FOX - BIG 12’s Red River Rivalry could be measuring stick for both teamsThis game has plenty of drama already but these are two teams that could earn a lot from a victory. wins, two huge wins over ranked opponents, beating the Sooners will signify their return to the big stage. Oklahoma needs to win this game to further pad their playoff rsum but have struggled with big receivers as of late:What to expect: This game is tougher than most think because Texas gave Baker Mayfield’s Sooners all they can handle. In the end, the Longhorns won’t get all the stops they need to contain Kyler Murray. Sooners by six points.12 PM ET: Northwestern at #20 Michigan State on FS1 - Should the Spartans be worried about the Wildcats spoiling the party?Northwestern took Michigan to the limit last week and the Spartans aren’t nearly the threat that the Wolverines were. The Wildcats beat the Spartans last year in triple overtime and their fan base is feeling lucky:What to expect: Northwestern comes close but they have lost three straight and remain alive in the BIG 10. That Spartan run defense is legit and the Wildcats are an awful passing offense. Spartans are winning by 10.3:30 PM ET: #5 LSU at #22 Florida on CBS - Tigers must take care of the football against Gators’ defenseThough this is being pegged as the biggest game for each team, the pressure is all on the Tigers even though the Gators have a loss. That Gator defense is stacked with guys that create turnovers. LSU QB Joe Burrowstarted slow but there is hope after he torched Ole Miss last week. Florida is a much different animal though on defense:What to expect: As mentioned, the Tigers offensive line is limping into this one. The Gators pull off the win here and it’s going to be a defensive touchdown that seals it.7 PM ET: #13 Kentucky at Texas A&M on ESPN - Upstart Wildcats with two SEC East wins must beat Aggies to challenge #2 GeorgiaWho would have thought that Kentucky of all teams would be this year’s Cinderella story? Well, that one loss that Florida has is to Kentucky, they also have wins over Mississippi State and South Carolina. Is it possible that Kentucky may challenge the second-best team in the country in the SEC East? Well, they can’t do that if they sleep on the Aggies:What to expect: The Aggies are 3-2 and those two losses came to two of the Top-5 programs in the country. The Wildcats are a fun story but these Aggies will come out on top by a field goal.8 PM ET: #6 Notre Dame at #23 Virginia Tech on ABC - Last call for any team that thinks they can upset the Irish The Irish got past Stanford last week and the Hokies are the last team on their schedule that’s capable of giving them some trouble. The Irish defense has been pretty impressive but so has the Hokies offense. If the Irish are going to continue their march toward a playoff spot, they must stop VT’s quarterback, Ryan Willis:What to expect: Notre Dame has been outstandingat shutting teams down in the second-half of games. Expect the same in this one as the Irish pull out a two-score victory.You can find the full slate of college football games here. The NFL spent a lot of time and effort in the offseason simplifying what constitutes a catch and trying to make the game safer with new rules that require both offensive and defensive players to use their heads and not their helmets.Blunders, however, are here to stay.Take Rob Gronkowski's spectacular 28-yard catch between two Texans defenders — which maybe wasn't really a catch — that set up a touchdown in the final seconds of the first half, giving the Patriots a 21-6 lead on their way to a 27-20 victory Sunday.The catch stood as called, not because NFL headquarters confirmed the reception upon review, but because the league didn't buzz the officials on the field fast enough to stop the next snap so they could further scrutinize Gronk's grab."New York did get back to us," referee Tony Corrente said. "However, unfortunately, they didn't get the game officials on the field until after the (next) play had already started."Crucially, the catch/non-catch stood as called.Houston coach Bill O'Brien, who would have been penalized for throwing his red challenge flag inside the 2-minute warning Youth Dak Prescott Jersey , could have called timeout to allow the league office more time. But he said he didn't have a good view of the play himself.Anyway, the clock was running and O'Brien figured the Texans could hold New England to a field goal.They couldn't.Tom Brady threw a 14-yard TD pass with 23 seconds left.O'Brien said Monday he thinks it was indeed a catch by Gronkowski."On the coach's film, I really do," O'Brien said. "He went up; he caught it; he kept both hands underneath it. Now relative to some TV angles and some other video angles that I've seen, maybe it was questionable. From the coach's vantage point on the coach's tape, it looked like a catch to me."We'll never know what Al Riveron, the NFL's senior vice president of officiating, would have ruled.SEATTLE SLOWSeahawks coach Pete Carroll was slow on the draw in Denver after Broncos rookie running back Royce Freeman put the ball on the ground for an apparent fumble Sunday. But just like Brady in Foxborough, Case Keenum hustled up to the line and the Broncos got the next snap off quickly."They were going fast and I had a couple of seconds to throw it and I've got to find an official," Carroll explained after Seattle's 27-24 loss. "I threw it, but he said it was too late to call it, which I'm sure he was right about that. I just needed to respond a little bit faster. I didn't hear the word from upstairs as quickly as I needed to get it executed before they hurried up."That's how the hurry-up does help you once in a while."Or hurt you.FLAG FOOTBALLThere were 26 penalties enforced in the NFL opener between the Eagles and Falcons to go with offsetting penalties on a Philadelphia punt in the fourth quarter.Eagles coach Doug Pederson, however, is convinced the officials accidentally called a foul on them when it was actually on Atlanta.The officials called holding on No. 39 of the Eagles even though there wasn't anyone on the field for Philly wearing that number. Replays showed that No. 39 on the Falcons, Deante Burton, committed holding.OUT OF SIGHT ...Seattle six-time Pro Bowl safety Earl Thomas ended his holdout last week after his pay-me-or-trade-me demands were ignored by the Seahawks. He had an interception that set up Seattle's first touchdown of the season.Two-time Pro Bowl running back Le'Veon Bell stayed away from the Pittsburgh Steelers amid public criticism from some of his own offensive linemen. And his replacement starred.By reporting to the Seahawks last week, albeit begrudgingly, Thomas assured he won't miss out on his roughly $500,000 weekly paychecks, although he still wants more than the $8.5 million he'll make in 2018, in the final year of his contract."During the game I'm not thinking about it," Thomas said. "I'm out here having fun with B-Mac (safety Bradley McDougald) and the guys. So Youth Ezekiel Elliott Jersey , I'm not thinking about it. When I get asked about it, it definitely runs across my mind."Bell's contract dispute triggered teammates to turn on him last week, when center Maurkice Pouncey said, "Honestly it's a little selfish. I'm kind of (ticked) right now. It sucks that he's not here. We'll move on as a team."That, they did.On a day quarterback Ben Roethlisberger struggled throwing three interceptions and fumbling twice, Bell's sub, James Conner, was steady, scoring two touchdowns, rushing for 135 yards and adding 57 more on five catches as the Steelers escaped Cleveland with a 21-21 tie.His 192 total yards matched Bell's best game from last season."I'm so tired of Le'Veon," Steelers right guard David DeCastro told reporters. "I'm so tired of it. Let's just worry about the guys that are here. I know you guys have stories to write and what not. I love Le'Veon, but we have to worry about the guys that are here. That's the only people that matter."TWITTER TROLLDez Bryant is no longer with the Dallas Cowboys, but on Sunday his thoughts sure were .The free-agent wide receiver called out his former team with a series of critical tweets as the Cowboys lost their opener, 16-8 at Carolina.Bryant was released in April after eight seasons with the team and remains unsigned.When one fan asked Bryant to have his agent call Cowboys owner Jerry Jones so Dallas could re-sign him, the three-time Pro Bowl selection said he could be a good fit in New England or with the Cowboys' NFC East rivals in Washington.Learning that Jones left the locker room quickly without comment as most reporters were interviewing running back Ezekiel Elliott, Bryant responded, "I love Jerry ,""I honestly don't think HE wanted me gone so I feel his pain," Bryant wrote.AP Sports Writer Tom Withers contributed to this report.
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