ESPN College GameDay 2014: Week 1 Schedule, Location, Predictions and More

Time to rejoice. On Saturday, college football will be back in our lives. 

OK, so technically it returned to our lives on Wednesday with Abilene Christian vs. Georgia State, and then there were a bunch of other good games on Thursday. But not until Saturday will it really start feeling like college football season again. 

Sixty games in total. Nineteen of the Top 25 teams in action. And, of course, College GameDay. 

Led by defending Heisman Trophy winner Jameis Winston and an explosive offense, top-ranked Florida State begins its quest for back-to-back titles on national television against Oklahoma State, a team that went 10-3 last season but is dangerously inexperienced on defense, especially in the back. 

Let's take a closer look at one of the most captivating matchups of college football's opening week. 

Date: Saturday, August 30, 2014

Time: 8 p.m. ET

Where: AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas

TV: ABC

Live Stream: ESPN3

Florida State Player to Watch: Jameis Winston

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The 'Noles have a wealth of talent all over the field.

Offensively, Rashad Greene had more receptions and yards than first-round pick Kelvin Benjamin last season, while running back Karlos Williams averaged a silly 8.0 yards per carry and found the end zone 11 times on just 91 totes. Defensively, Mario Edwards, P.J. Williams, Ronald Darby and several others look like locks to be playing on Sundays in the future.

But Jameis Winston, though. 

There is no player in America who will be scrutinized more than the polarizing Winston. The dynamic quarterback had a freshman season reserved for dreams, taking home the Heisman Trophy and leading the 'Noles to a thrilling national championship victory. 

Is it possible to improve, or at least live up to expectations, after a season like that? He certainly thinks so, via Bleacher Report's Peter Kerasotis:

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I'm going to be good. I'm going great. Even better than I was last year. I'm going to be myself. I love football. I love this game. I haven't set any individual goals, just team goals. First goal is to win the national championship.

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Winston has an opportunity to get off to a great start against this Oklahoma State secondary. 

It's not that the Cowboys aren't talented in the back. They're just inexperienced. After losing top-10 pick Justin Gilbert, as well as playmaking safeties Daytawion Lowe, Lyndell Johnson and Shamiel Gary, the only returning starter in the secondary will be cornerback Kevin Peterson. 

Winston and his abundance of speedy weapons could be partying like it's 2013. 

Oklahoma State Player to Watch: Tyreek Hill, RB

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Let's see, how to explain Tyreek Hill…

“Everybody I talk to,” wide receiver David Glidden said, via The Oklahoman's John Helsley, “they ask me about him and I say, ‘You’re just going to have to wait and see. It’s something you can’t really describe.’”

The junior college transfer is an unfair kind of fast. He won the 200-meter dash at the Big 12 Championships, and according to Helsley, he ran a 20.14 in high school, which would have put him sixth at the 2012 London Olympics.

Head coach Mike Gundy even offered this comparison:

Whoa. 

Hill isn't going to be a workhorse. Best-case scenario, he'll probably see 10-15 touches. But he's going to line up all over the field, and OSU will do whatever it can to get him in space as much as possible. Because when that happens, he's going to do special things. 

If the Cowboys are going to keep up with FSU on offense, they are going to have to get creative against a team that finished fourth in total yards allowed per game in 2014. The electrifying Hill, a strong candidate for Big 12 Newcomer of the Year, will be a major part of that. 

Prediction

Oklahoma State, which was picked to finish fifth in the Big 12, is underrated. But they aren't that underrated.

Florida State has arguably the best quarterback in America behind a stout offensive line, an array of playmakers at the skill positions and an extremely talented defense. There are some questions about the interior of the defensive line and the young receiving corps, but overall, Jimbo Fisher's team is just too good.

While it's tough to predict how teams will look out of the gate, the Seminoles' talent wins out. 

Florida State 38, Oklahoma State 21