College football has one hell of an act to follow after last season's brilliance. Luckily the football gods blessed us with plenty of salivating matchups to at least put this year in position for a good follow up.
Here are ten of the most intriguing games.
Central Michigan at Georgia (9/6)
Going into the 2008 season, Georgia will no doubt be one of the favorites to win the national championship. Stacked on both sides of the ball, there should be no reason for the Bulldogs to any trouble with a MAC team.
That said, we are coming off a season in which anything that could have happened did happen. Central Michigan is the type of team with enough offensive firepower that, if this season is anything like last season, could really put a scare into a Georgia team with the highest of expectations.
Quarterback Dan LeFevour had more rushing and passing yards than Tim Tebow, and he has his top two receivers from last year to throw to. The two leading rushers from last year also return.
The 100+ ranked defense should not really put up a fight against Knowshon and company, but with this being the Bulldogs' first game of the year against an FBS opponent, they may not have all the engines revved up. If that happens, CMU is more than equipped to compete in a shootout.
While Georgia should be able to ultimately run the Chippewas off the field, if last season taught us anything, it's that nothing can be taken for granted.
Kansas at South Florida (9/12)
Both USF and Kansas should be ranked in the top 20 going into their early season clash. Try going back in time and convincing yourself of that two years ago.
This is quietly one of the more intriguing non-conference matchups of this year. If they can figure out what went wrong in the second half of last year, USF should consistently be putting a team on the field superior to that of their opponents, with the exception of possibly West Virginia
Nearly everyone that matters returns on the offense, led by Mat Grothe. If tailback Mike Ford can establish himself as a legitimate force in the backfield, the offense should have no weaknesses.
While the defense loses a couple of important contributors, All-American George Selvie is back to anchor a very solid front seven.
Kansas will find it hard to repeat last year's success, but ultra-efficient quarterback Todd Reesing returns to keep them competitive. As an interesting side note, leading returning rusher Jake Sharp, who will be instrumental to Kansas' success, is white.
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