By Adam Caparell

CSTV.com

	ADAM CAPARELL Adam is CSTV.com's football editor and national football writer. E-mail here!

        ---   Column Archive   --- FOOTBALL 01/23: Feeling It 01/18: Post-Bowl, Pre-Spring 2008 Preseason Top 25 01/11: Late Season Run Priming Dawgs For '08 01/07: Ring A Bell? 01/04: Tressel's Hopefully Prepared For Anything 12/21: Hokies Have Something To Play For 12/14: Name Game 12/8: Little Surprise Tebow Takes Heisman 12/8: Back For More 12/7: Class Act 12/6: Flutie's Legacy Still The 'Miracle' 12/4: Dixon Can Still Smile 12/2: Wishful Thinking 11/30: Daniel Driving Missouri On BCS Run 11/28: 'Game' Still Largely Defines Beban 11/23: Long Time Coming 11/21: Bandstanding Brown 11/16: Georgia In The Know 11/14: Only Eddie Held Eddie Back 11/9: Soft Schedule Could Have Hawai'i BCS Bound 11/7: The 'Bear' And Crow 11/2: No Secret To Oregon's Success 10/31: Age Only A Number 10/26: Nittany Lions Know It's Got To Be Close 10/24: In Long Line, White Continued Tradition 10/19: Trojans In Unfamiliar Territory 10/17: Rogers Larger Than Life 10/12: Missouri The Machine 10/10: The Jet Likes To Run 10/5: Meyer's Seen This Before 10/4: Polled Over 10/3: Long On Memories 9/28: Season Begins For Dixon And Ducks Saturday 9/26: Desmond The Poser 9/21: Spurrier's Being Honest 9/19: All In The Family With Rozier 9/14: USC Ready For Another Early Road Test 9/12: Detmer's Magic Won Him Heisman 9/7: 'Show' Time For Virginia Tech 9/5: Drive Drove Dorsett 8/31: Family Affair 8/29: Count On The Gamecocks To Hatch 8/28: Youth Gone Wild On Gator Defense 8/28: Talent Comes Naturally To Tigers 8/27: SEC Preview 8/27: All Hail Saban 8/25: No More Lazy Sundays 8/24: Illinois D Brimming With New Confidence 8/23: Big Ten Preview 8/23: 2007 Football Schedule Planner - Week 14 8/22: Tee'd Off 8/16: 2007 Football Schedule Planner - Week 13 8/15: Brohm's Back, And All Is Well 8/15: Coaches Split On Early Signing Period 8/14: Schiano's Success Starting to Show 8/13: Big East Preview 8/13: It's Not About Respect With Leavitt And USF 8/11: Production Time for Seminole Signal Callers 8/10: Shannon Looking To Return Swagger 8/10: Wake Up? 8/9: Atlantic Coast Conference Preview 8/9: Tough Turkeys, Once Again 8/9: 2007 Football Schedule Planner - Week 12 8/8: Preseason Top 25 8/2: 2007 Football Schedule Planner - Week 11 8/1: Big Ten Expansion Doesn't Make Sense 7/26: 2007 Schedule Planner - Week 10 7/25: Beamer's Burden 7/19: 2007 Schedule Planner - Week 9 7/18: Good Vibrations 7/12: 2007 Schedule Planner - Week 6 7/11: Three and Up 7/4: And The Winner Is... 7/2: Where In The World Is Ed Smith? 6/28: SEC East's Big Weekend 6/27: Summer Bowl Forecast 6/21: 2007 Schedule Planner - Week 5 6/20: Big 12 Loses Its Big Man 6/14: 2007 Schedule Planner - Week 4 6/13: Trick Up His Sleeve 6/7: 2007 Schedule Planner - Week 3 6/6: For the Record 5/31: 2007 Schedule Planner - Week 2 5/30: Like Clockwork 5/24: 2007 Schedule Planner - Week 1 5/23: Florida Freshmen Get Defensive 5/16: Maroon Affected 5/10: Brennan's A Numbers Guy 5/9: More Than Just One Play 5/2: Post-Spring, Pre-Preseason Top 25 4/27: Quinn's Fallen, But He'll Still Be Up There 4/26: Size Does Matter 4/25: Troy Smith Now Middle of Pack QB 4/24: Peterson Can't Wait For The Moment 4/21: QB Biggest Question Facing Buckeyes 4/21: Don't Forget About The D 4/20: Bowl Game A Boon For Bluegrass Boys 4/19: The Bigger They Are, the Harder They Fall 4/18: New Coordinator, New Scheme, New Results? 4/18: Earlier The Better 4/17: It's Your Turn Offense 4/16: Spartans Hope Big Changes Go Long Way 4/14: Defense The Question Mark For Michigan 4/12: Height's Nothing But A Number 4/5: Two Much To Handle 3/28: More To Hill Than Just TDs 3/21: Down Could Mean Up For Delaware's Patrick 3/14: Changes In Store For Gill and Buffalo 3/7: Lurking In the Backgroung 2/28: What A Mock-ery 2/25: The More Things Change, The More They Stay The Same 2/24: Piscataway Proud 2/23: 40, For Better or Worse 2/22: The Ultimate Q and A 2/21: Combine's A Coming 2/14: Rights For Recruiting Wrongs 2/8: Recruiting No Joke For Coaches 2/6: Lemming Retrospect: Class of 2006 1/31: Coker In No Rush To Move On 1/30: Ross Bows Out, But Leaves His Mark At Army 1/26: Seniors With Something To Prove 1/25: Coaching For The League 1/24: Welcome To The Pros 1/17: Pre-Spring, Post-Bowl 2007 Preseason Top 25 1/10: Irish Have A Ways To Go 1/8: Siler and Gators After Something More 1/4: Russell Sweeter Than Sugar 1/3: Irish Out For Respect

Over the summer, CSTV.com will be taking a look at the college football schedule, highlighting the top matchups, the can't-miss games and the storylines that make certain contests so intriguing. Check in every Friday for the heads-up on what games are shaping up to be the best each week, the worst each week and a few others that have piqued our interest.

Theme of the week: How about neutral game sites?  We have two big ones on tap, with Florida and Georgia renewing their rivalry while Notre Dame and Navy face off as well.  No home field advantage here. Just two teams and a 50-50 crowd split, or at least that's the idea.

And in an unusual twist, our Game of the Week arrives early - a few days early. So that means the weekend begins Thursday in Blacksburg, Va.

Game of the Week

Thurs., Oct. 26 - Clemson at Virginia Tech

Look out for Clemson. They should be poised for a big season after finishing last year on a four game winning streak. With the return of their offensive line to open holes for RB James Davis - and a ridiculously easy non-conference schedule - there's no reason why the Tigers shouldn't win the ACC Atlantic. Virginia Tech is a very good bet to win ACC Coastal. So, we could be seeing this matchup revisited in the ACC championship game.

Games to Watch

Fri., Oct. 27 - UTEP at Tulsa

Here's a contest that should feature the top two teams in the C-USA West. Last year's game was a shootout with UTEP winning, 41-38, but with nine starters returning for the Golden Hurricane, UTEP QB Jordan Palmer should have a more difficult time lighting up the scoreboard this time around. Winner should be heading toward the C-USA title game.

Sat., Oct. 28 - Texas at Texas Tech

Mike Leach has had incredible success with his quarterbacks, allowing the Red Raiders to put up explosive offensive numbers every year. And the receiving corps that features three seniors - including Jarrett Hicks - is one of the best in the Big 12, if not the nation. The Longhorns pasted Tech last season, 52-17, and put up 51 the season before. Still, a Red Raider win, with Oklahoma still yet to come, could put them in position to steal the Big 12 South.

Sat., Oct. 28 - Notre Dame vs. Navy (Baltimore)

No home field advantage for either here as this one will be played at M&T Bank Stadium. The challenge for the Irish will be stopping the Navy option attack, something always easier said than done. When Paul Johnson has more than a week to prepare for opponents, he's 13-5. Navy will have 14 days to get ready for Notre Dame. 

Rivalry of the Week

Sat., Oct. 28 - Florida vs. Georgia (Jacksonville, Fla.)

It will always be known as the World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party, but not if both schools, who have requested the media stop using the reference, have their way. Georgia owns a 10-game edge in the overall series that was first played in 1915, when the cocktail of choice was the Singapore Sling (gin, grenadine, and sour mix, topped with wild cherry brandy). ALLTEL Stadium will host the contest pitting the two best teams in the SEC East against each other. It should be fun to see if Bulldogs DE Quentin Moses can rein in Gators QB Chris Leak. Florida's won 14 of the last 16 meetings.

Mismatch of the Week

Sat., Oct. 28 - Buffalo at Boston College

New coach, new season, same results? The answer for Buffalo, unfortunately, will be yes, as another 1-10 season is a distinct possibility with the slate they've put together. The MAC schedule, as well as road games at Auburn, Wisconsin and this one against the Eagles, won't make things easy for new coach Turner Gill. Buffalo's only saving grace could be that this game falls between the Eagles' games against Florida State and Wake Forest. However, an upset would be shocking, to say the least.