KICKOFF!

College football starts tonight and rolls through the weekend. Get a good butt groove going on the couch and get watchin'. Here's the games that I'm tracking:

--THURSDAY--

Jacksonville State @ Georgia Tech

JState is the new home of QB Ryan Perriloux, whose exemplary behavior got him booted from LSU. My prediction isn't on the game, it's on Perriloux: he won't see a second year, may not even finish this one.

Vanderbilt @ Miami Ohio -3

Vandy will be dandy.

NC State @ South Carolina Gamecocks -12

Lay the points, take the 'Cocks

Oregon State Beavers -3 @ Stanford

Coach Jim Harbaugh's Cardinal will cover..

--SATURDAY--

Syracuse @ Northwestern -12

The 'Cats are going to score, but can they play "D"? 'Cats will win... by 6.

Utah @ Michigan -4

The Wolverines are supposed to have a down year, but they'll win the home opener and cover.

Akron Zips @ Wisconsin -27

Here's the numerical challenge of the day: lay the points, the Zips aren't in this class..

Northern Illinois @ Minnesota -8.5

This spread has been steadily shrinking. NIU thinking says they can win straight up. I say MN.

Illinois @ Missouri -8.5

MO covers, sorry Illini.

USC -20 @ Virginia

Another big number, a little more than the Trojans can cover.