ESPN College GameDay 2014: Week 4 Schedule, Location, Predictions and More
After one look at the Week 4 schedule in college football, there was only one sensible location for the ESPN College GameDay crew to host the weekly show.
With a schedule rather light when it comes to head-to-head matchups with ranked teams, the No. 1 Florida State Seminoles battling the No. 22 Clemson Tigers was the best of the lot.
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It would be great if the only storyline was football, but thanks to a poor decision from Heisman Trophy winner Jameis Winston, there's more to this game than pigskin action.
The two ACC rivals will square off in a prime-time game televised by ABC on Saturday night. Here's a look at the complete schedule, TV viewing information and predictions for every game on the Week 4 slate.
Just below the table is a closer look at the featured game, as well as two other matchups to keep an eye on this Saturday.
| Time | Road | Home | TV | Predictions |
| Noon ET | Eastern Michigan | No. 11 Michigan State | Big Ten Network | Michigan State |
| Noon ET | Troy | No. 13 Georgia | SEC Network | Georgia |
| Noon ET | Bowling Green | No. 19 Wisconsin | ESPN2 | Wisconsin |
| Noon ET | Western Illinois | Northwestern | ESPNews | Northwestern |
| Noon ET | Iowa | Pittsburgh | ESPNU | Iowa |
| Noon ET | Southern Illinois | Purdue | Big Ten Network | Purdue |
| Noon ET | Old Dominion | Rice | FSN, ROOT | Rice |
| Noon ET | Georgia Tech | Virginia Tech | ESPN | Virginia Tech |
| 12:30 p.m. ET | Tulane | Duke | RSN, ROOT | Duke |
| 12:30 p.m. ET | Maryland | Syracuse | ACC Network | Syracuse |
| 12:30 p.m. ET | James Madison | Villanova | CSN | James Madison |
| 1 p.m. ET | Maine | Boston College | Boston College | |
| 1 p.m. ET | Delaware State | Temple | Temple | |
| 1 p.m. ET | Eastern Kentucky | UT-Martin | Eastern Kentucky | |
| 2 p.m. ET | Marshall | Akron | Akron | |
| 2 p.m. ET | Hawaii | Colorado | Pac-12 Network | Hawaii |
| 3 p.m. ET | VMI | Samford | Samford | |
| 3 p.m. ET | Eastern Washington | Montana State | ROOT | Montana State |
| 3:30 p.m. ET | No. 6 Texas A&M | SMU | ABC/ESPN2 | Texas A&M |
| 3:30 p.m. ET | Virginia | No. 21 BYU | ESPN | BYU |
| 3:30 p.m. ET | Florida | No. 3 Alabama | CBS | Alabama |
| 3:30 p.m. ET | Norfolk State | Buffalo | Buffalo | |
| 3:30 p.m. ET | North Carolina | East Carolina | ESPNU | East Carolina |
| 3:30 p.m. ET | Louisville | FIU | FS1 | Louisville |
| 3:30 p.m. ET | Central Michigan | Kansas | FSN, SunSports | Kansas |
| 3:30 p.m. ET | Utah | Michigan | ABC/ESPN2 | Michigan |
| 3:30 p.m. ET | Rutgers | Navy | CBSSN | Navy |
| 3:30 p.m. ET | Nicholls State | North Texas | Sinclair | North Texas |
| 3:30 p.m. ET | Army | Wake Forest | Wake Forest | |
| 3:30 p.m. ET | Howard | Morgan State | Morgan State | |
| 4 p.m. ET | Texas State | Illinois | ESPNews | Illinois |
| 4 p.m. ET | San Jose State | Minnesota | Big Ten Network | Minnesota |
| 4 p.m. ET | Indiana | No. 18 Missouri | SEC Network | Missouri |
| 4 p.m. ET | Massachusetts | Penn State | Big Ten Network | Penn State |
| 4 p.m. ET | Florida Atlantic | Wyoming | Mountain West Network | Wyoming |
| 4 p.m. ET | New Hampshire | Richmond | CSN | Richmond |
| 4 p.m. ET | Incarnate Word | Abilene Christian | Abilene Christian | |
| 6 p.m. ET | Presbyterian | NC State | N.C. State | |
| 6 p.m. ET | Bethune-Cookman | UCF | UCF | |
| 6 p.m. ET | Georgia State | Washington | Pac-12 Network | Washington |
| 6 p.m. ET | Ave Maria | Mercer | Mercer | |
| 7 p.m. ET | Miss State | 8 LSU | ESPN | LSU |
| 7 p.m. ET | Northern Illinois | Arkansas | ESPNU | Arkansas |
| 7 p.m. ET | Utah State | Arkansas State | Arkansas State | |
| 7 p.m. ET | Miami (Ohio) | Cincinnati | CBSSN | Cincinnati |
| 7 p.m. ET | Northwestern State | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech | |
| 7 p.m. ET | Middle Tennessee State | Memphis | Memphis | |
| 7 p.m. ET | Idaho | Ohio | Ohio | |
| 7 p.m. ET | Appalachian State | Southern Miss | American Sports Network | Southern Mississippi |
| 7 p.m. ET | Ball State | Toledo | Toledo | |
| 7 p.m. ET | Murray State | Western Michigan | Western Michigan | |
| 7 p.m. ET | Bryant | Liberty | Liberty | |
| 7:30 p.m. ET | Georgia Southern | South Alabama | South Alabama | |
| 7:30 p.m. ET | No. 14 South Carolina | Vanderbilt | SEC Network | South Carolina |
| 7:30 p.m. ET | No. 4 Oklahoma | West Virginia | FOX | Oklahoma |
| 8 p.m. ET | No. 22 Clemson | No. 1 Florida State | ABC | Florida State |
| 8 p.m. ET | UNLV | Houston | Houston | |
| 8 p.m. ET | Miami | No. 24 Nebraska | ESPN2 | Nebraska |
| 8 p.m. ET | New Mexico | New Mexico State | New Mexico State | |
| 10 p.m. ET | California | Arizona | Pac-12 Network | Arizona |
| 10 p.m. ET | Southern Utah | Fresno State | Mountain West Network | Fresno State |
| 10:30 p.m. ET | Louisiana | Boise State | CBSSN | Boise State |
| 10:30 p.m. ET | San Diego State | Oregon State | FS1 | Oregon State |
| 10:30 p.m. ET | No. 2 Oregon | Washington State | ESPN | Oregon |
Don't Follow the Leader
Without question, Winston is the leader of one of the most talented football teams in the country—the defending national champions. That said, the young man is going to have to start making better decisions.
Per Dan Wolken of USA Today, Winston is suspended for the first half of the matchup with the Tigers for standing on a table on campus and yelling an obscene phrase.
After receiving his punishment, Winston said this:
"First of all I just want to apologize to the university, to my coaches and to my teammates. I'm not a me person, but in that situation, that was a selfish act and that's not how you do things around here, so I really just want to apologize to my teammates because I've now made a selfish act for them and that's all.
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With Winston sitting for the first half, the Noles will start redshirt sophomore Sean Maguire in his place. Make no mistake about it, this is a game the Noles should win—even without Winston in the first half—but that's not the point.
As a leader, man and member of society, Winston has to grow up. In the words of Ice Cube, someone should tell the talented youngster, "Check yourself before you wreck yourself."
Boomer Sooner Bummer?
How good are the West Virginia Mountaineers? In Week 1, they pushed the Alabama Crimson Tide before falling 33-23. The Mountaineers have bounced back with a lopsided win over Towson State and a three-point nail-biting victory at Maryland in Week 3.
Was West Virginia's strong showing against the Tide just a product of early growing pains between Alabama head coach Nick Saban and offensive coordinator Lane Kiffin?
We'll likely find out on Saturday when Trevor Knight and the Sooners come to town looking to remain undefeated.
BYU's Quest to Test the System
The College Football Playoff structure was set up in part to allow teams that aren't from the major conferences to have an opportunity to compete for the national championship. The BYU Cougars are one of the programs that could put that aspect of the new system to the test.
The Cougars are 3-0, and they look like a team with the talent and friendly schedule to perhaps run the table. Their Week 4 matchup could be one of the team's biggest tests.
The Virginia Cavaliers will be looking to spoil the Cougars' dreams.
Last week, behind a defense that forced four turnovers, the Cavs pulled an upset against the Louisville Cardinals. Can they do it again?
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