Week 3: Redemption Song

By Kyle Magin

TNG is back! After a rough week 1, we came back in a big way with Friday's picks, going 8-4 as a unit. We're still under .500 on the season at 11-13, but it's still young. For your notes, Big Tex and Kyle went 3-1 and Marcus came out even at 2-2.

In week 3 we step back into a world of ranked matchups—Michigan State and Notre Dame, Tennessee and Florida, USC and Stanford—and a week that (probably) won't finish with the largest line ever issued by Vegas as Savannah State is taking a week off of playing Republican Guard vs. US military. Let's take a look at the upcoming week:

Wake @ FSU -24
Cal @ Ohio State -18
TCU -20.5 @ Kansas
La. Monroe @ Auburn -16
Alabama @ Arkansas
A&M -13.5 @ SMU
Florida @ Tenn -2
USC -9 @ Stanford
ND@MSU -4
USU@Wisc -14
BYU -4 @Utah
Houston @ UCLA -17

**Boxing**
Sergio "Maravilla" Martinez -185 vs. Julia Caesar Chavez, Jr.

Notes: Florida State hasn't been tested yet this season, will they be ready for Wake's pass attack?...Cal Quarterback Zach Maynard will need to improve his passing efficiency...Kansas' Charlie Weis gets his first crack at a Big 12 opponent...Louisiana Monroe-Auburn opened a few hours ago at -17, maybe Vegas is scared of the Warhawks?...'Bama-Arkansas looked huge before yesterday...A&M gets a breather after Florida...Florida, on the other hand, goes to Rocky Top...Big matchup in the Pac 12 between USC-Stanford, or will Stanford be unmasked?...Notre Dame plays its first true road game...Wisconsin looks to bounce back from a demoralizing loss against a USU team riding high...The Holy War is less compelling football after the Utes loss...UCLA QB Brett Hundley is becoming must-watch TV...Maravilla is a favorite with a lot more to fight for.