EARLY LOOKAHEAD: Texas-Ohio State & LSU-Clemson Predictions + Power Ranking Week 1 Weekday Games
The Solid Verbal College Football
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4.8 • 3.3K Ratings
🗓️ 26 August 2025
⏱️ 82 minutes
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Summary
IT'S. GAME. WEEK! Join us as we power rank the most interesting matchups on Thursday and Friday of an extended holiday weekend of Week 1 games and take an advanced preview of two of the biggest contests as Texas heads to Ohio State and Clemson hosts LSU in the Death Valley Invitational.
After reviewing some extra takeaways from Week 0 – including why we shouldn't overreact to early season rust – we break down the news that Bryce Underwood has officially been named Michigan's starting quarterback. How should this affect our read on the Wolverines in 2025?
Then, we rank the five most intriguing of the 28 games being played on Thursday and Friday, from Auburn-Baylor as a potential Friday night thriller to the sneaky-good matchup between Boise State and USF. We close out by tackling two monster games: Texas traveling to Columbus as slight road favorites in a College Football Playoff semifinal rematch, and Clemson hosting LSU as a four-point favorite.
Timecodes:
0:00 - Intro
2:22 - Week 0 Takeaways
10:36 - Bryce Underwood named Michigan starter
16:13 - Power Ranking Thursday/Friday Games
44:06 - Texas vs Ohio State Preview
57:51 - LSU vs Clemson Preview
1:08:52 - Richard Verbal Update
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