You may be wondering about Missouri, but the Sooners and Tigers do not meet in the regular season, hopefully setting the stage for an epic Big 12 conference title game.

Besides the neutral site matchup against Texas, the toughest game on the road for Sooners will be at Washington.  Look for Washington to surprise some people this year with second-year QB Jake Locker under center and Tyrone Willingham in his fourth year at the helm.

I know many fans are wondering how that will be their toughest road game, but take a look.  The rest of the games on the road for the Sooners are Baylor, Kansas State, Texas A&M, and Oklahoma State.  I may be a Pac-10 fan, but I know the Sooners have the number on those teams.

Texas Tech in Norman on November 22 will be a game to keep tabs on.

Newcomers for the Sooners who look to have an impact immediately will be LB J.R. Bryant, DL R.J. Washington, RB Jermie Calhoun, and WR Jameel Owens.

Look out for the Sooners this year!  They will be crowned BCS National Champions.

Projected Record: 13-0 (three games over assigned total)

AND THE 2008 OVER/UNDER LOCK OF THE YEAR IS (Degenerates, put the kids' college fund on this team):

Utah

Over/Under Odds: 8.5 wins

If the Utes can get by Michigan in the first week of the season at the Big House, they will run the table the rest of the reason and cause problems for the BCS in yet another year.  Utah is in a non-BCS conference (Mountain West) but has the opportunity to put some wins together with a strong offense and players returning from an injury-plagued team last year.

The Utes return eight starters on offense and six on defense.  Senior QB Brian Johnson will conduct the offense, but the bulk of the load will be carried by RB Darrell Mack (1,204 yards, 12 TDs), who can deliver a blow to any opposing tackler.

The Utes run a spread offense with WRs Brent Casteel and Brandon Godfrey being heavily relied on to catch short to intermediate passes and move the chains.

K/P Louie Sakoda has unlimited range and can pin opponents deep in their own territory.

The backbone of the Utes defense will be their secondary, led by CB Brice McCain, CB Sean Smith, and FS Robert Johnson.  DL Paul Kruger and NT Aaron Tonga will secure the defensive line and try to clog up holes so LB Stevenson Sylvester can make plays.

As mentioned earlier, the toughest task for Utah will be their first game at Michigan.  In conference play, the Utes travel to Air Force, Wyoming, New Mexico, and San Diego State.  Utah hosts UNLV, Colorado State, and BYU.

A non-conference game that may give the Utes trouble is Oregon State, but the game will be played on Utah’s home turf.

Newcomers for the Utes looking to have an impact are WRs David Reed, Aiona Key, and DL Dave Kruger.

Projected Record: 13-0 (four-and-a-half games over assigned total)

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