We have to be fundamentally sound,' Kelly said. They already have 16 plays from scrimmage of 30 yards or longer in just four games. The Vols' fast-paced tempo and explosiveness tend to wear teams down. LSU is still not overly dynamic offensively, which is a huge concern against a Tennessee team tied for second nationally in scoring offense (48.5 points per game). Kelly has seen his team learning to play together and finding ways to win despite some of its self-inflicted issues and limitations. Nick Saban might not like the transfer portal rules, but he's mastered them.Tennessee coach Josh Heupel echoed this week what most of the league is probably thinking, that LSU is 'getting better and better,' which means the Vols could be getting the best version of the Kelly-led Tigers yet. That's the kind of start in league play that anybody on the Bayou would have taken after seeing the Tigers commit a slew of mistakes in the opener, then storm back from a two-touchdown deficit in the fourth quarter, only to have the extra point blocked with no time remaining. 25 LSU Tigers (Saturday, noon ET, ESPN/ESPN app)Īs disappointing as Brian Kelly's LSU debut was in a dysfunctional season-opening 24-23 loss to Florida State in the Superdome, the Tigers have rebounded nicely.Īnd while nobody is predicting that LSU is going to challenge for the SEC West crown in Kelly's first season, the Tigers have a chance to go to 3-0 in the SEC on Saturday if they can knock off the favored Vols. 'It's nice to show we're building a great football team here.' - Andrea Adelson 'It's nice to have a packed stadium, and a lot of noise whenever you make a play or one of your brothers makes a play, and you see them light up with joy when you hear those screams and yells for you,' Grimm said. The quarterback matchup is one of the most intriguing in the game.īut so is the fact both these schools are undefeated right now, when not many gave them a chance to be in this spot. On the other side, quarterback Jalon Daniels has the Jayhawks averaging 41.6 points per game - No. 2 in the nation, behind quarterback Max Duggan. TCU, off its 55-24 upset over Oklahoma last week, averages 549.5 yards per game, No. This game pits two of the best offenses in the country. We all believed we could do it, and the fact that we are right now is really fun to see.'

'It feels really good to be the change that is happening right now and putting a footprint in KU football history. 'A lot of people are getting on board the KU football train,' he told in a phone interview. Kansas receiver Luke Grimm described the atmosphere throughout the week in Lawrence as one that has 'a lot of hype behind it.' He has about 30 friends and family members making the drive to the game from Raymore, Missouri. Kansas is 5-0 for the first time since 2009 meanwhile, Sonny Dykes is the first coach to win his first four games at TCU since Francis Schmidt in 1929. This is the first top-20 matchup in Lawrence since Oct. 'It says something about TCU as well - to get this type of matchup is probably surprising to a lot of people around the country, but it should be a great game.' 'There's probably a moment you've got to pinch yourself a little bit,' Kansas coach Lance Leipold said at his weekly news conference. It is stories like this that remind us all why we love college football so much. So it makes perfect sense that both teams are undefeated headed into their matchup Saturday - with College GameDay headed to Lawrence, Kansas, for the first time. TCU was picked to finish seventh in the Big 12 preseason media poll Kansas was picked to finish 10th. 19 Kansas Jayhawks (Saturday, noon ET, FS1) Here are the key storylines for the weekend ahead. This week's slate is loaded with important games as conference play kicks into high gear. Tennessee travels to LSU in its latest SEC test, while out west UCLA faces Pac-12 defending champion Utah in a litmus test of its own. Texas A&M's Jimbo Fisher and Alabama's Nick Saban will finally meet after a long offseason of trading words - both nice and not-so-nice - but only Alabama comes into the game ranked. The game features two of the most exciting stories of the season to date, and while many eyes will be on Oklahoma-Texas in Dallas, the matchup gives the Big 12 a second marquee game in early October. 19 Jayhawks welcome in not only GameDay but the freshly ranked TCU Horned Frogs. In what would have seemed like a misprint just a few weeks ago, the No. 1 Alabama hosting Texas A&M both taking place this weekend, naturally College GameDay is heading to Lawrence, Kansas, on Saturday.

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