Friday, Nov. 23
Nebraska (5-6) at Colorado (5-6), Noon (ABC)
Opening Line: Colorado by 5.
Series Record: Nebraska leads 46-17-2.
Last Meeting: 2006, Nebraska 37-14
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This year’s matchup marks only the third time since 1981 that neither team is ranked. … Nebraska has won the past two meetings at Folsom Field and six of the last seven games at Colorado. … Nebraska is third in the Big 12 in passing offense (309.3 yards per game). … Since 1990, Nebraska is 14-4 on post-Thanksgiving Friday, with three of those losses coming against Colorado. … Colorado coach Dan Hawkins is one win away from 100 in his career. … Colorado is 1-14 in its last 15 games against ranked opponents. … Colorado has not beaten Nebraska at home since a 62-36 victory in 2001.
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Arkansas (7-4) at No. 1 LSU (10-1), 2:30 p.m. (CBS)
Opening Line: LSU by 13.
Series Record: LSU leads 33-17-2.
Last Meeting: 2006, LSU 31-26
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The winner gets the Golden Boot Trophy. … Arkansas is 3-11 all-time versus the No. 1-ranked team. … The Razorbacks’ last win over a No. 1 team was a 42-11 triumph over Texas in 1981. … Arkansas is fourth in the nation in rushing offense (288.7 yards per game). … LSU has won five of the last six meetings. … Since 2003, the Tigers have won the Golden Boot Trophy in four-straight match ups. … LSU is second in the nation in total defense (257.6 yards per game) and fourth in rushing defense (78.3 yards per game).
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M (6-5), 3:30 p.m. (ABC)
Opening Line: Texas by 6.
Series Record: Texas leads 73-35-5.
M 12-7
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M is second in the Big 12 in rushing offense (219.6 yards per game).
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No. 17 Boise St. (10-1) at No. 14 Hawaii (10-0), 9 p.m. (ESPN2)
Opening Line: Hawaii by 3 1/2.
Series Record: Boise St. leads 6-2.
Last Meeting: 2006, Boise St. 41-34
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This will be the highest two WAC teams have been ranked when playing each other in the regular season since Oct. 22, 1994 when 11th-ranked Colorado State lost to 15th-ranked Utah 45-31. … The winner wins the WAC championship outright. … Boise State has won or shared five consecutive WAC titles and is 46-1 in WAC games since the beginning of this streak. … The Broncos have a 17-game WAC winning streak. … Boise State’s 23-1 record over the last two years is the best in the nation. … Boise State is third in the nation in scoring offense (44.2 points per game). … Hawaii is one of two undefeated teams in the FBS. … Hawaii has a 14-game WAC winning streak. The last time Hawaii lost a WAC game was a 41-34 loss to Boise State last season. … Hawaii leads the nation in scoring offense (48 points per game). … A win over Boise State would be Hawaii’s first-ever outright WAC championship. … Boise State is the only team that Hawaii has yet to beat in league action.
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