I like the regional old time matchups. First time in 20 years KU hosts the Border War on its home field. Mizzou leads the series: 58–54–9
Both Missouri and Kansas won their openers over 1AA teams.
Simmons will lead the Tigers to a 28-27 win
Iowa will ride Moulton's rushing production to a win 24-17 win over Iowa St @ Ames IA and win the Cy-Hawk trophy
Iowa leads the series 47-25
Sept 12, 2026
Mizzou got off to a slow start but got in the gear by the 2Q. A. Simmons
QB 292YDS 3TD for the Tigers in a 38-21 win.
Drinkwitz, the Tigers HC, didn't like the Heroes & Villians video that KU made.
Sept 13, 2026
Buhr kicked two FGs for Iowa in the 4Q to beat Iowa St 16-13. Jimmy Rodgers , who left Wazoo to replace Matt Campbell, had the Cyclones D in high gear for a rugged matchup.
Campbell took the Penn St job.
Sept 15, 2026
UVA(ACC) vs West Virginia(Big 12) on 9/19, 2026, at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, NC . UVA leads the series 12–10–1. First matchup was in 1898.
MD/VA from their ACC days is more of a border War.
Hawkins, the WV QB, leads the team in rushing. Pribula, the Cavs QB, has tossed 5 TD passes.
My gut says WV 24 UVA 23.
Sept 17, 2026
Big cross state game that's not quite a border war, but there's some old time ACC history of uppity UNC of the Tobacco Road 4 playing Clemson. Plus you have Belichick vs Dabo.
I know its more serious in hoops history.
NCST, WF, & Duke are the other 3 Tobacco Road teams
Sept 20, 2026
Wrong on the Terps, correct on WVU
Terps' D collapsed the passing O was fine, in a loss to VT
Hawkins tossed 5TDs for WVU in a 38-27 win over UVA
UNC D collapsed late in a loss to Clemson, and NCST fumbled in its own end zone late to lose to Vandy.
Sept 29, 2026
Bama /Miss St, two 4-0 teams play this Saturday. Bothwell has 402 yards rushing this season for the Bulldogs.
It got me thinking about Jackie Sherill's 8-0 team in 1999 before Bama then Arkansas beat them. They tied with Bama for the the SEC West and finished 13th in the AP poll after a Peach Bowl win over Clemson.
FLA(Spurrier) beat Bama(Mike Dubose) in the SEC title game.
