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THE SPORTS NETWORK'S WEEK 3 PREDICTIONS
Last Week's Record: 68-11 (.861)
This Season's Record: 143-20 (.877)
X-Predicted Winner
Top 25
Five ranked teams are still trying to hit the win column in Week 3, including a pair of 0-2 squads, No. 14 Chattanooga and No. 25 Eastern Illinois.
X-No. 23 Maine (1-0) at Bryant (2-0), 1 p.m. Who knew the Black Bears would need two weeks to prepare for Bryant. Apparently, they do.
X-No. 25 Eastern Illinois (0-2) at Illinois State (1-0), 1 p.m. The wrong team might be ranked in the Top 25, but EIU is desperate for a win in the 103rd meeting between these rivals (ISU leads, 52-41-9). The Panthers already have as many losses as they had all of last season.
Rhode Island (0-1) at X-No. 19 Fordham (1-1), 1 p.m. After Fordham's blowout loss last Saturday, this is not the week to be facing the Rams offense.
Incarnate Word (0-2) at X-No. 1 North Dakota State (2-0), 3:30 p.m. Lee Corso could start at quarterback and the Bison would win. This is a dress rehearsal before No. 4 Montana's visit on Sept. 20.
Lehigh (0-1) at X-No. 7 New Hampshire (0-1), 3:30 p.m. Each of the two most recent meetings was decided by a touchdown, with Lehigh winning last season. The Wildcats offense is too diverse for the retooling Mountain Hawks.
Grambling State (0-2) at X-No. 13 Bethune-Cookman (1-0), 4 p.m. It's a great matchup of programs, just not a great matchup of current teams.
Butler (1-0) at X-No. 21 Youngstown State (1-1), 4 p.m. Kurt Hess who? YSU quarterback Dante Nania already has four completions over 50 yards. That's how many Hess and the Penguins had over the 2012 and '13 seasons combined.
X-No. 14 Chattanooga (0-2) at Austin Peay (0-1), 5 p.m. After facing Central Michigan and Jacksonville State, the hard-luck Mocs are giving a game ball to the schedule-maker.
Central Arkansas (1-1) at X-No. 17 Montana State (1-1), 5:35 p.m. Two veteran teams hit a fork in the road in meeting for the first time. Both will try to force the other to go to the air.
Game of the Week: South Carolina State (1-1) at X-No. 5 Coastal Carolina (2-0), 6 p.m. It's great how FCS teams in South Carolina stage a mini-tournament within the season. Offense (Coastal) wins out over defense (SCSU).
Hampton (0-2) at X-No. 18 Richmond (1-1), 6 p.m. The Spiders don't have any Hampton transfers who are looking to beat their old team.
New Mexico Highlands (0-1) at X-No. 24 Northern Arizona (1-1), 7 p.m. After a strong performance on the road, NAU quarterback Kyren Poe seeks to keep the momentum going. The Lumberjacks are 16-0 in home openers under coach Jerome Souers.
X-No. 12 Furman (2-0) at Presbyterian (1-1), 7 p.m. There's little flash to the Paladins, but they have figured themselves out, winning eight of their last 10 games after losing 14 of their previous 19 under coach Bruce Fowler.
Southeast Missouri (1-1) at X-No. 20 Southern Illinois (2-0), 7 p.m. Running back Malcolm Agnew has scored three touchdowns in each of the Salukis' wins.
Jackson State (2-0) vs. X-No. 22 Tennessee State (1-1) (at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium in Jackson, Tennessee), 7 p.m. An early season highlight, this is the 25th Southern Heritage Classic, with the Tigers and Tigers meeting for the 21st straight year and 23rd time in the event. The Tigers, er, TSU has won nine of the last 11 meetings.
Prairie View A&M (0-1) at X-No. 6 McNeese State (0-1), 7 p.m. Despite a heartbreaking loss at Nebraska, the Cowboys appear primed for a big run of victories.
Norfolk State (0-2) at X-No. 16 William & Mary (1-1), 7 p.m. It would be surprising if Norfolk State, which doesn't have a touchdown through two games, gets on track against Mike Reilly and the William & Mary defense.
Colorado State-Pueblo (1-0) at X-No. 15 Sam Houston State (1-2), 7:30 p.m. Chattanooga's schedule-maker had some pull at Sam Houston, too.
X-No. 3 Southeastern Louisiana (2-0) at Tulane (0-2), 8 p.m. There's no truth to the rumor that more FBS players are on Southeastern's roster than Tulane's.
No. 11 South Dakota State (1-1) at X-Southern Utah (0-2), 8:05 p.m. This was always the most winnable game on SUU's non-conference schedule. That's saying something with Zach Zenner coming to town.
South Dakota (1-1) at X-No. 4 Montana (1-1), 9 p.m. The Grizzlies, who used a 98-yard kickoff return for a touchdown in the final two minutes to win last year's game at USD, are expected to have back starting quarterback Jordan Johnson after he sat out one game following a concussion.
X-No. 10 Northern Iowa (0-1) at Hawaii (0-2), midnight. Aloha to an upset. OK, that means "hello" and "goodbye," so we're good either way.
Non-Ranked FCS-FBS
There are seven more FCS-FBS matchups this week, including the games involving Top-10 teams Southeastern Louisiana and Northern Iowa. FCS teams have struggled to a 3-72 record in the first two weeks of action, when the majority of their games with the FBS take place.
UC Davis (1-1) at X-Colorado State (1-1), 3 p.m.
Indiana State (1-1) at X-Ball State (1-1), 3 p.m.
Alabama A&M (1-1) at X-UAB (1-1), 3:30 p.m.
Abilene Christian (0-2) at X-Troy (0-2), 7 p.m.
Portland State (1-1) at X-Washington State (0-2), 8 p.m.
Conference
Conference schedules will soon be heating up, but the Pioneer Football League opens with one of its best matchups in preseason favorite San Diego at Jacksonville, which was picked third in the conference's coaches poll.
San Diego (1-0, 0-0 Pioneer) at X-Jacksonville (0-1, 0-0), 1 p.m.
Mississippi Valley State (1-1, 0-0 SWAC) at X-Alabama State (1-1, 0-0), 6 p.m.
Non-Ranked Non-Conference
Texas A&M-Commerce no doubt caught the eye of Stephen F. Austin when it rolled up 98 points on an overmatched opponent in its season opener. With Gus Johnson running all over the place, the host Lumberjacks might show their old rival a thing or two offensively as well. It's their first meeting since a SFA win in 2000, but A&M-Commerce holds a 43-12-1 series advantage.
Thursday, Sept. 11
Campbell (0-2) at X-Charleston Southern (2-0), 7 p.m.
Cumberland (1-0) at X-UT Martin (0-2), 7:30 p.m.
Stillman (0-1) at X-Samford (0-1), 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 13
Dayton (1-0) at X-Duquesne (0-2), noon
Wagner (1-1) at X-Monmouth (1-0), 1 p.m.
Central Connecticut State (1-1) at X-Holy Cross (1-1), 1 p.m.
Bowie State (0-1) at X-Morgan State (0-2), 1 p.m.
Davidson (1-1) at X-VMI (0-2), 1:30 p.m.
X-Towson (0-2) at Delaware State (0-2), 2 p.m.
Louisiana College (1-0) at X-Alcorn State (1-1), 3 p.m.
Catawba (1-0) at X-Western Carolina (1-1), 3:30 p.m.
Houston Baptist (0-1) at X-Northern Colorado (0-1), 3:30 p.m.
Morehouse (1-0) vs. X-Howard (0-2) (at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C.), 3:30 p.m.
Drake (1-1) at X-Western Illinois (1-1), 4 p.m.
Saint Francis (Pa.) (1-1) at X-James Madison (1-1), 4 p.m.
Chadron State (1-0) at X-Idaho State (0-2), 4:35 p.m.
X-Charlotte (2-0) at North Carolina Central (1-1), 5 p.m.
Colgate (0-1) at X-Delaware (1-1), 6 p.m.
X-Mercer (1-1) at Stetson (1-1), 6 p.m.
Virginia-Lynchburg (0-2) at X-Gardner-Webb (0-2), 6 p.m.
X-Texas Southern (2-0) vs. Central State (1-0) (at Thomas Robinson Stadium in Nassau, The Bahamas), 6 p.m.
X-Georgetown (0-2) at Marist (0-2), 6 p.m.
Morehead State (1-1) at X-Eastern Kentucky (2-0), 6 p.m.
Robert Morris (0-2) at X-Lafayette (0-1), 6 p.m.
American International (1-0) at X-Stony Brook (0-2), 6 p.m.
North Carolina A&T (1-1) at X-Elon (0-1), 6 p.m.
X-Fort Valley State (0-1) at Savannah State (0-2), 6 p.m.
Assumption (0-1) at X-Sacred Heart (2-0), 6 p.m.
North Dakota (1-1) at X-Missouri State (1-1), 7 p.m.
Brevard (0-1) at X-Liberty (1-1), 7 p.m.
North Greenville (1-0) at X-Wofford (0-1), 7 p.m.
Henderson State (1-0) at X-Nicholls (0-2), 7 p.m.
Texas A&M-Commerce (1-0) at X-Stephen F. Austin (1-1), 7 p.m.
X-Northwestern State (0-2) at Southern (1-1), 7 p.m.
Texas College (0-2) at X-Lamar (1-1), 8 p.m.
Weber State (0-2) at X-Sacramento State (1-1), 9 p.m.
09/10 11:33:36 ET
THE SPORTS NETWORK'S WEEK 3 PREDICTIONS
Last Week's Record: 68-11 (.861)
This Season's Record: 143-20 (.877)
X-Predicted Winner
Top 25
Five ranked teams are still trying to hit the win column in Week 3, including a pair of 0-2 squads, No. 14 Chattanooga and No. 25 Eastern Illinois.
X-No. 23 Maine (1-0) at Bryant (2-0), 1 p.m. Who knew the Black Bears would need two weeks to prepare for Bryant. Apparently, they do.
X-No. 25 Eastern Illinois (0-2) at Illinois State (1-0), 1 p.m. The wrong team might be ranked in the Top 25, but EIU is desperate for a win in the 103rd meeting between these rivals (ISU leads, 52-41-9). The Panthers already have as many losses as they had all of last season.
Rhode Island (0-1) at X-No. 19 Fordham (1-1), 1 p.m. After Fordham's blowout loss last Saturday, this is not the week to be facing the Rams offense.
Incarnate Word (0-2) at X-No. 1 North Dakota State (2-0), 3:30 p.m. Lee Corso could start at quarterback and the Bison would win. This is a dress rehearsal before No. 4 Montana's visit on Sept. 20.
Lehigh (0-1) at X-No. 7 New Hampshire (0-1), 3:30 p.m. Each of the two most recent meetings was decided by a touchdown, with Lehigh winning last season. The Wildcats offense is too diverse for the retooling Mountain Hawks.
Grambling State (0-2) at X-No. 13 Bethune-Cookman (1-0), 4 p.m. It's a great matchup of programs, just not a great matchup of current teams.
Butler (1-0) at X-No. 21 Youngstown State (1-1), 4 p.m. Kurt Hess who? YSU quarterback Dante Nania already has four completions over 50 yards. That's how many Hess and the Penguins had over the 2012 and '13 seasons combined.
X-No. 14 Chattanooga (0-2) at Austin Peay (0-1), 5 p.m. After facing Central Michigan and Jacksonville State, the hard-luck Mocs are giving a game ball to the schedule-maker.
Central Arkansas (1-1) at X-No. 17 Montana State (1-1), 5:35 p.m. Two veteran teams hit a fork in the road in meeting for the first time. Both will try to force the other to go to the air.
Game of the Week: South Carolina State (1-1) at X-No. 5 Coastal Carolina (2-0), 6 p.m. It's great how FCS teams in South Carolina stage a mini-tournament within the season. Offense (Coastal) wins out over defense (SCSU).
Hampton (0-2) at X-No. 18 Richmond (1-1), 6 p.m. The Spiders don't have any Hampton transfers who are looking to beat their old team.
New Mexico Highlands (0-1) at X-No. 24 Northern Arizona (1-1), 7 p.m. After a strong performance on the road, NAU quarterback Kyren Poe seeks to keep the momentum going. The Lumberjacks are 16-0 in home openers under coach Jerome Souers.
X-No. 12 Furman (2-0) at Presbyterian (1-1), 7 p.m. There's little flash to the Paladins, but they have figured themselves out, winning eight of their last 10 games after losing 14 of their previous 19 under coach Bruce Fowler.
Southeast Missouri (1-1) at X-No. 20 Southern Illinois (2-0), 7 p.m. Running back Malcolm Agnew has scored three touchdowns in each of the Salukis' wins.
Jackson State (2-0) vs. X-No. 22 Tennessee State (1-1) (at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium in Jackson, Tennessee), 7 p.m. An early season highlight, this is the 25th Southern Heritage Classic, with the Tigers and Tigers meeting for the 21st straight year and 23rd time in the event. The Tigers, er, TSU has won nine of the last 11 meetings.
Prairie View A&M (0-1) at X-No. 6 McNeese State (0-1), 7 p.m. Despite a heartbreaking loss at Nebraska, the Cowboys appear primed for a big run of victories.
Norfolk State (0-2) at X-No. 16 William & Mary (1-1), 7 p.m. It would be surprising if Norfolk State, which doesn't have a touchdown through two games, gets on track against Mike Reilly and the William & Mary defense.
Colorado State-Pueblo (1-0) at X-No. 15 Sam Houston State (1-2), 7:30 p.m. Chattanooga's schedule-maker had some pull at Sam Houston, too.
X-No. 3 Southeastern Louisiana (2-0) at Tulane (0-2), 8 p.m. There's no truth to the rumor that more FBS players are on Southeastern's roster than Tulane's.
No. 11 South Dakota State (1-1) at X-Southern Utah (0-2), 8:05 p.m. This was always the most winnable game on SUU's non-conference schedule. That's saying something with Zach Zenner coming to town.
South Dakota (1-1) at X-No. 4 Montana (1-1), 9 p.m. The Grizzlies, who used a 98-yard kickoff return for a touchdown in the final two minutes to win last year's game at USD, are expected to have back starting quarterback Jordan Johnson after he sat out one game following a concussion.
X-No. 10 Northern Iowa (0-1) at Hawaii (0-2), midnight. Aloha to an upset. OK, that means "hello" and "goodbye," so we're good either way.
Non-Ranked FCS-FBS
There are seven more FCS-FBS matchups this week, including the games involving Top-10 teams Southeastern Louisiana and Northern Iowa. FCS teams have struggled to a 3-72 record in the first two weeks of action, when the majority of their games with the FBS take place.
UC Davis (1-1) at X-Colorado State (1-1), 3 p.m.
Indiana State (1-1) at X-Ball State (1-1), 3 p.m.
Alabama A&M (1-1) at X-UAB (1-1), 3:30 p.m.
Abilene Christian (0-2) at X-Troy (0-2), 7 p.m.
Portland State (1-1) at X-Washington State (0-2), 8 p.m.
Conference
Conference schedules will soon be heating up, but the Pioneer Football League opens with one of its best matchups in preseason favorite San Diego at Jacksonville, which was picked third in the conference's coaches poll.
San Diego (1-0, 0-0 Pioneer) at X-Jacksonville (0-1, 0-0), 1 p.m.
Mississippi Valley State (1-1, 0-0 SWAC) at X-Alabama State (1-1, 0-0), 6 p.m.
Non-Ranked Non-Conference
Texas A&M-Commerce no doubt caught the eye of Stephen F. Austin when it rolled up 98 points on an overmatched opponent in its season opener. With Gus Johnson running all over the place, the host Lumberjacks might show their old rival a thing or two offensively as well. It's their first meeting since a SFA win in 2000, but A&M-Commerce holds a 43-12-1 series advantage.
Thursday, Sept. 11
Campbell (0-2) at X-Charleston Southern (2-0), 7 p.m.
Cumberland (1-0) at X-UT Martin (0-2), 7:30 p.m.
Stillman (0-1) at X-Samford (0-1), 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 13
Dayton (1-0) at X-Duquesne (0-2), noon
Wagner (1-1) at X-Monmouth (1-0), 1 p.m.
Central Connecticut State (1-1) at X-Holy Cross (1-1), 1 p.m.
Bowie State (0-1) at X-Morgan State (0-2), 1 p.m.
Davidson (1-1) at X-VMI (0-2), 1:30 p.m.
X-Towson (0-2) at Delaware State (0-2), 2 p.m.
Louisiana College (1-0) at X-Alcorn State (1-1), 3 p.m.
Catawba (1-0) at X-Western Carolina (1-1), 3:30 p.m.
Houston Baptist (0-1) at X-Northern Colorado (0-1), 3:30 p.m.
Morehouse (1-0) vs. X-Howard (0-2) (at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C.), 3:30 p.m.
Drake (1-1) at X-Western Illinois (1-1), 4 p.m.
Saint Francis (Pa.) (1-1) at X-James Madison (1-1), 4 p.m.
Chadron State (1-0) at X-Idaho State (0-2), 4:35 p.m.
X-Charlotte (2-0) at North Carolina Central (1-1), 5 p.m.
Colgate (0-1) at X-Delaware (1-1), 6 p.m.
X-Mercer (1-1) at Stetson (1-1), 6 p.m.
Virginia-Lynchburg (0-2) at X-Gardner-Webb (0-2), 6 p.m.
X-Texas Southern (2-0) vs. Central State (1-0) (at Thomas Robinson Stadium in Nassau, The Bahamas), 6 p.m.
X-Georgetown (0-2) at Marist (0-2), 6 p.m.
Morehead State (1-1) at X-Eastern Kentucky (2-0), 6 p.m.
Robert Morris (0-2) at X-Lafayette (0-1), 6 p.m.
American International (1-0) at X-Stony Brook (0-2), 6 p.m.
North Carolina A&T (1-1) at X-Elon (0-1), 6 p.m.
X-Fort Valley State (0-1) at Savannah State (0-2), 6 p.m.
Assumption (0-1) at X-Sacred Heart (2-0), 6 p.m.
North Dakota (1-1) at X-Missouri State (1-1), 7 p.m.
Brevard (0-1) at X-Liberty (1-1), 7 p.m.
North Greenville (1-0) at X-Wofford (0-1), 7 p.m.
Henderson State (1-0) at X-Nicholls (0-2), 7 p.m.
Texas A&M-Commerce (1-0) at X-Stephen F. Austin (1-1), 7 p.m.
X-Northwestern State (0-2) at Southern (1-1), 7 p.m.
Texas College (0-2) at X-Lamar (1-1), 8 p.m.
Weber State (0-2) at X-Sacramento State (1-1), 9 p.m.
09/10 11:33:36 ET