rose bowletin THE GRANDDADDY OF THEM ALL JANUARY 2, 2017 1:30 P.M. Bowletin Insider Games of the Week page 1 Weekly Polls page 2 Rose Bowl Game Projections page 2 TV Schedule Week 1 page 3 Weekly News page 4 This Week in the Big Ten/Pac-12 page 5 Around College Football page 6 News and Notes page 7 GAME OF THE WEEK WISCONSIN vs LSU (Green Bay, Wis.) Sat., Sept. 3, 3:30 pm ABC Wisconsin and LSU met to start the 2014 season at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas, where the Tigers rallied in the second half to defeat the Badgers, 28-24. LSU comes into the 2016 season with a Heisman Trophy candidate, running back Leonard Fournette, and has a leg up against Wisconsin after hiring former Badgers defensive coordinator Dave Aranda during the offseason. Wisconsin, who boasted one of the top-ranked defenses nationally under Aranda, returns All-Big Ten linebacker Vince Biegel and Big Ten Honorable Mention honoree cornerback Sojourn Shelton, but must replace the winningest quarterback in school history in Joel Stave. The upper-hand in this one goes to the Badgers, who will be playing in a pseudo-home game playing at Lambeau Field, home of the Green Bay Packers. GAME OF THE WEEK USC vs ALABAMA (Arlington, Texas) Sat., Sept. 3, 8 pm ABC Two of the most successful programs in college football history will meet to start the 2016 season when USC and Alabama take the field in Arlington, Texas. It marks the third time in five years that the Crimson Tide will open the season in the Advocare Classic at Jerry World, while the Trojans will play in the state of Texas for the first time since the 2012 Sun Bowl. The meeting also pits former USC Head and Assistant Coach and current Alabama Offensive Coordinator Lane Kiffin against the Trojans for the first time in his coaching career. Southern California returns a pair of running backs that surpassed the 900-yard threshold last season, the top five pass catchers from 2015, and their entire offensive line, all of which will make the transition to a new quarterback easier. The Tide, on the other hand, return just 11 total starters from last year s National Championship team, but still seemingly reloads year-after-year under Head Coach Nick Saban. Alabama has not only defeated ranked opponents in both of their previous two Advocare Classics, but dominated by an average margin of 22.5 points. NATIONAL GAME OF THE WEEK NOTRE DAME at TEXAS Sun., Sept. 4, 7:30 pm ABC The only non-neutral site game of our games of the week places two of the historically prominent college football programs against one another in Notre Dame at Texas. The Irish have won at least eight games in each of Brian Kelly s first six seasons and the head coach hasn t had a losing record since 2004. Conversely, the Longhorns are coming off two losing seasons under Charlie Strong, who was hired prior to the 2014 season. While both of these teams have plenty of question marks at positions coming into the season, Notre Dame and Texas have the luxury of multiple quarterbacks with game experience, giving them a leg up and a plethora of options at the most important spot on the field. Despite that fact, expect both teams to keep it on the ground often in this game. If the Longhorns come out on top, it could be the boost the Burnt Orange has been looking for to propel themselves back into the national spotlight. Notre Dame, however, will look to this game to kick off their first run to the College Football Playoff. 1
Weekly Polls Preseason Associated Press 3. Oklahoma 4. Florida State 5. LSU 6. Ohio State 7. Michigan 8. Stanford 9. Tennessee 10. Notre Dame 11. Ole Miss 12. Michigan State 13. TCU 14. Washington 15. Houston 16. UCLA 17. Iowa 18. Georgia 19. Louisville 20. USC 21. Oklahoma State 22. North Carolina 23. Baylor 24. Oregon 25. Florida USA Today 3. Oklahoma 4. Florida State 5. Ohio State 6. LSU 7. Stanford 8. Michigan 9. Notre Dame 10. Tennessee 11. Michigan State 12. Ole Miss 13. Houston 14. TCU 15. Iowa 16. Georgia 17. USC 18. Washington 19. Oklahoma State 20. North Carolina 21. Baylor 22. Oregon 23. Louisville 24. UCLA 25. Florida Sporting News 3. Oklahoma 4. Ohio State 5. Baylor 6. Florida State 7. Ole Miss 8. Michigan 9. Stanford 10. Michigan 11. Michigan State 12. LSU 13. Tennessee 14. Houston 15. USC 16. Oklahoma State 17. Iowa 18. North Carolina 19. Oregon 20. Georgia 21. Washington 22. Louisville 23. Arkansas 24. Texas 25. TCU Sports Illustrated 3. Florida State 4. Michigan 5. LSU 6. Oklahoma 7. Washington 8. Houston 9. Ohio State 10. Tennessee 11. Stanford 12. Notre Dame 13. Michigan State 14. Iowa 15. Louisville 16. Georgia 17. Oklahoma State 18. Washington State 19. Ole Miss 20. TCU 21. Oregon 22. North Carolina 23. UCLA 24. San Diego State 25. Boise State Preseason Rose Bowl Game Projections Weekly projections from writers of several national publications on who they expect to see in the 103rd Rose Bowl Game presented by Northwestern Mutual. ESPN Michigan State vs Stanford SB Nation Ohio State vs Washington Athlon Sports Michigan vs Washington Sporting News Michigan vs Stanford CBS Sports Ohio State vs Stanford Campus Insiders Michigan vs Stanford Bleacher Report Ohio State vs Stanford 247 Sports Michigan vs UCLA Sports On Earth Ohio State vs UCLA Rose Bowletin Michigan vs Oregon 2
TV Schedule Week 1 (All times listed below are PT and subject to change) Friday, Aug. 26 California 51, Hawaii 31 in Sydney, Australia Thursday, Sept. 1 Appalachian State at Tennessee, SEC, 4:30 Indiana at Florida International, ESPNU, 4:30 Rice at Western Kentucky, CBSSN, 5 South Carolina at Vanderbilt, ESPN, 5 Southern Utah at Utah, Pac-12, 5 Oregon State at Minnesota, BTN, 6 South Dakota at New Mexico, ROOT, 6 Friday, Sept. 2 Ball State at Georgia State, ASN, 3 Furman at Michigan State, BTN, 4 Northwestern State at Baylor, FSN, 4:30 Colorado vs. Colorado State, ESPN, 5 in Denver Kansas State at Stanford, FS1, 6 Toledo at Arkansas State, ESPNU, 6 Saturday, Sept. 3 Georgia Tech vs. Boston College, ESPN2, 4:30 a.m. Boise State at Louisiana-Lafayette, ASN, 8 a.m. Bowling Green at Ohio State, BTN, 9 a.m. Hawaii at Michigan, ESPN, 9 a.m. Howard at Maryland, BTN, 9 a.m. Missouri at West Virginia, FS1, 9 a.m. Oklahoma vs. Houston, ABC, 9 a.m. in Houston South Alabama at Mississippi State, SEC, 9 a.m. Rutgers at Washington, Pac-12, 11 a.m. Kent State at Penn State, BTN, 12:30 LSU vs. Wisconsin, ABC, 12:30 in Green Bay, Wis. Miami (Ohio) at Iowa, ESPNU, 12:30 Murray State at Illinois, BTN, 12:30 Southeastern Louisiana at Oklahoma State, FSN, 12:30 Texas State at Ohio, CBSSN, 12:30 UCLA at Texas A&M, CBS, 12:30 Louisiana Tech at Arkansas, SEC, 1 Saturday, Sept. 3 (cont.) UC Davis at Oregon, Pac-12, 2 Georgia vs. North Carolina, ESPN, 2:30 in Atlanta San Jose State at Tulsa, CBSSN, 4 SMU at North Texas, ASN, 4 Southern Miss at Kentucky, ESPNU, 4:30 UMass at Florida, SEC, 4:30 Eastern Washington at Washington State, Pac-12, 5 Fresno State at Nebraska, BTN, 5 New Mexico State at UTEP, bein SPORTS, 5 South Dakota State at TCU, FSN, 5 Stephen F. Austin at Texas Tech, FSN, 5 Fresno State at Nebraska, BTN, 5 USC vs. Alabama, ABC, 5 in Arlington, Texas Clemson at Auburn, ESPN, 6 BYU vs. Arizona in Glendale, Ariz., FS1, 7:30 Northern Illinois at Wyoming, CBSSN, 7:30 Northern Arizona at Arizona State, Pac-12, 7:45 Sunday, Sept. 4 Notre Dame at Texas, ABC, 4:30 Lambeau Field Green Bay, Wis. 3
Weekly News B I G T E N Offseason/ Week 1 Big Ten to schedule nine league games, no FCS teams starting in 2016 By Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY Sports In the most stringent scheduling criteria among all Power Five conferences, Big Ten teams have committed to play nine league games. http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/bigten/2015/07/31/big-ten-schedule-nine-league-games-no-fcs-teams-2016/30938987/ Charles Tillman visits Illini practice: Lovie Smith right guy for the job By Shannon Ryan, Chicago Tribune The former Bears and Panthers cornerback let them know they are in good hands with first-year coach Lovie Smith. http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/ct-former-bear-tillman-visits-illinois-football-camp-20160809-story.html P A C - 1 2 For Christian McCaffrey, Stanford tweaks approach to Heisman promotion By Jon Wilner, Mercury News Stanford and the Heisman Trophy electorate: A match made in second place. http://www.mercurynews.com/sports/ci_30313201/christian-mccaffrey-stanford-tweaks-approach-heisman-promotion Washington State tandem of Luke Falk and Gabe Marks nearing elite status By Kevin Gemmell, ESPN Staff Writer To become a prolific quarterback-receiver duo, more is required than just a strong arm on one end and Velcro-like hands on the other. http://www.espn.com/blog/pac12/post/_/id/102161/washington-state-tandem-of-luke-falk-and-gabe-marks-nearing-elite-status N A T I O N A L Big 12 expansion candidates down to at least 12 schools By Brett McMurphy and Jake Trotter, ESPN.com The Big 12 has narrowed its list of expansion candidates to at least 12 schools, sources told ESPN. http://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/17436368/big-12-narrows-list-expansion-candidates-least-12-schools THE PIVOT POINTS: IDENTIFYING THE GAMES THAT COULD ULTIMATELY DETERMINE THE COURSE OF THE 2016 SEASON By Andy Staples, Sports Illustrated The coaches and players have to abide by their one-game-at-a-time cliché because that s the best way for them to handle their jobs. We, however, do not. http://www.campusrush.com/pivot-points-2016-college-football-season-1954613785.html 4
This Week in the Big Ten and PAC-12 Week 1 Schedule Big Ten Thursday, Sept. 1 Oregon State at Minnesota Indiana at Florida International Friday, Sept. 2 Furman at Michigan State Saturday, Sept. 3 Murray State at Illinois Miami (OH) at Iowa Fresno State at Nebraska Western Michigan at Northwestern Eastern Kentucky at Purdue LSU vs Wisconsin (in Green Bay, Wis.) Howard at Maryland Hawaii at Michigan Bowling Green at Ohio State Kent State at Penn State Rutgers at Washington Pac-12 Saturday, Aug. 27 California 51, Hawaii 31 (in Sydney, Australia) Thursday, Sept. 1 Southern Utah at Utah Oregon State at Minnesota Friday, Sept. 2 Colorado State vs. Colorado (in Denver) Kansas State at Stanford Saturday, Sept. 3 Arizona vs. BYU (in Glendale, Ariz.) Northern Arizona at Arizona State USC vs. Alabama (in Arlington, Texas) UCLA at Texas A&M UC Davis at Oregon Rutgers at Washington Eastern Washington at Washington State Rose Bowl Game Ticket Information PrimeSport Travel and Ticket Packages PrimeSport offers the ultimate Rose Bowl Game experience including hotel, transportation, and hospitality so you can start the new year in style! PrimeSport is the Official Fan-to-Fan Ticket Exchange, Hospitality & Travel Provider of the Rose Bowl Game presented by Northwestern Mutual. Visit http://www.primesport.com/rosebowl/home for more details. 5
Around College Football Head Coaching Changes Team Coach Out Coach In Previous School Ball State Pete Lembo Mike Neu New Orleans Saints QBs Baylor Art Briles Jim Grobe Wake Forest (2013) Bowling Green Dino Babers Mike Jinks Texas Tech RBs BYU Bronco Mendenhall Kalani Sitake Oregon State OC East Carolina Ruffin McNeill Scottie Montgomery Duke OC Georgia Mark Richt Kirby Smart Alabama DC Georgia Southern Willie Fritz Tyson Summers Colorado State OC Hawaii Norm Chow Nick Rolovich Nevada OC Illinois Tim Beckman Lovie Smith Tampa Bay Buccaneers Iowa State Paul Rhoads Matt Campbell Toledo HC Louisiana-Monroe Todd Berry Matt Viaor McNeese State Maryland Randy Edsall D.J. Durkin Michigan DC Memphis Justin Fuente Mike Norvell Arizona State OC Miami (Fla.) Al Golden Mark Richt Georgia Minnesota Jerry Kill Tracy Claeys Minnesota DC Missouri Gary Pinkel Barry Odom Missouri DC North Texas Dan McCarney Seth Littrell North Carolina TEs Rutgers Kyle Flood Chris Ash Ohio State DC South Carolina Steve Spurrier Will Muschamp Auburn DC Southern Miss Todd Monken Jay Hopson Alcorn State Syracuse Scott Shafer Dino Babers Bowling Green Texas State Dennis Franchione Everett Withers James Madison Toledo Matt Campbell Jason Candle Toledo OC Tulane Curtis Johnson Willie Fritz Georgia Southern UCF George O Leary Scott Frost Oregon OC USC Steve Sarkisian Clay Helton USC OC UTSA Larry Coker Frank Wilson LSU RBs Virginia Mike London Bronco Mendenhall BYU Virginia Tech Frank Beamer Justin Fuente Memphis 6
news and notes Major Rule Changes for 2016 Input From a Medical Observer In 2015, the committee approved an experimental rule that allows the Instant Replay official to interrupt a game at the request of a medical observer. This was to take care of the situation where the medical observer saw that a player had been injured on the field, but neither the officials nor the sideline personnel noticed this and therefore had not stopped the game. The committee received indications from a number of institutions that showed that this was a very successful experiment in 2015. So, for 2016 the committee has approved this as a permanent rule change. Low Hits on the Passer This rule that protects the passer is clarified that the tackler may not legally make forcible contact against the passer at the knee or below, even if he is making a wrap-up tackle. Outcome of a Suspended Game It is not uncommon for a game to be suspended because of weather or other unusual conditions. In the case of a weather delay, typically the game can be resumed after a delay when the weather clears. For those rare occasions where the game cannot be resumed, the rules provide four options: (1) resume at a later date; (2) end the game with a determined final score; (3) forfeit; or (4) declare no contest. If the teams are in the same conference, conference policy dictates the outcome. However, if the teams are in different conferences, the current rule requires that the athletics directors of the teams agree on an outcome. Until this year the rules were silent on what happens if the two ADs can t agree. The 2016 change says that in this event, the policy of the home team s conference is used to determine the outcome. Scrimmage Kick Formation Punts and field goal attempts are classified as scrimmage kicks, because they are made as part of a play from scrimmage. Under the new rules, a scrimmage kick formation must have a player at least 10 yards behind the line of scrimmage (the likely punter) OR a potential kicker and potential holder at least seven yards deep. Starting the Clock Near the End of a Half The rules give the referee broad authority in stopping and starting the game clock or the play clock if he feels that a team is manipulating the clock to gain an advantage. Near the end of a half, the clock rules become increasingly important. This new rule requires that the clock be started on the snap if the team ahead in the score commits a foul. Under the current rule, the clock would be started on the ready-forplay signal, allowing the fouling team the chance to gain a time advantage by running perhaps 20 or more seconds off the game clock. The new rule prevents this. Targeting: An Expanded Role for Instant Replay The replay official is empowered to create a foul if he sees an obvious and egregious targeting action that the officials on the field miss. Because the action is so dangerous and the ejection penalty so severe, the committee has made these changes to increase the probability that targeting fouls are correctly ruled and administered. Tripping the Ball Carrier Because of leg injuries to runners over the past couple years, the committee now has made it illegal to trip any opponent, including the ball carrier. Unsportsmanlike Conduct by a Coach For many years, NCAA football has had a rule wherein a player who commits two fouls for unsportsmanlike conduct is disqualified for the remainder of the game after the second foul. Interestingly enough, no such rule exists in college football for behavior by coaches. Thus, starting in 2016, the rule will be that a coach who commits two fouls for unsportsmanlike conduct will be disqualified from the game. He must leave the playing field before the ball is next put into play, and he must remain out of view of the playing field for the remainder of the game. Experimental Rule: Collaboration in Instant Replay This experiment will allow what is being referred to as a collaborative approach to the use of instant replay. This means that the replay official will be in communication with observers who are watching the game on television at a site other than the instant replay booth. The purpose is to allow for a second observer in addition to this replay official to assist in making the decisions about a review. 7