After a long, long wait, it’s finally time to fully kick off the 2022 season.
We had a slate of games during last weekend’s “Week 0” to tide us over, but only one SEC team — Vanderbilt, which stomped Hawaii 63-10 on the road — took the field. But all 14 teams will be in action this weekend, headlined by high-profile matchups such as Oregon vs. Georgia, Utah at Florida and Florida State vs. LSU.
There will be a lot to watch for, and it begins on Thursday night as Tennessee and Missouri begin their campaigns with Group of Five matchups against Ball State and Louisiana Tech, respectively.
Here’s how our group of experts on the USA TODAY Sports College Wire network see league teams faring this weekend.
Ball State at Tennessee (Thursday)
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Patrick Conn, College Wire Regional Editor: Tennessee
AJ Spurr, Roll Tide Wire: Tennessee
Eric Bolin, Razorbacks Wire: Tennessee
River Wells, Auburn Wire: Tennessee
Sergio De La Espriella, Gators Wire: Tennessee
Joe Vitale, UGA Wire: Tennessee
Tyler Nettuno, LSU Wire: Tennessee
Dan Harralson, Vols Wire: Tennessee
Joey Ickes, Aggies Wire: Tennessee
Louisiana Tech at Missouri (Thursday)
Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports
Conn: La. Tech
Spurr: Mizzou
Bolin: Mizzou
Wells: Mizzou
De La Espriella: Mizzou
Vitale: Mizzou
Nettuno: Mizzou
Harralson: Mizzou
Ickes: Mizzou
Sam Houston State at No. 7 Texas A&M
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Conn: TAMU
Spurr: TAMU
Bolin: TAMU
Wells: TAMU
De La Espriella: TAMU
Vitale: TAMU
Nettuno: TAMU
Harralson: TAMU
Ickes: TAMU
No. 12 Oregon vs. No. 3 Georgia
Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports
Conn: UGA
Spurr: UGA
Bolin: UGA
Wells: UGA
De La Espriella: UGA
Vitale: UGA
Nettuno: UGA
Harralson: UGA
Ickes: UGA
No. 22 Cincinnati at No. 23 Arkansas
Nelson Chenault-USA…
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