1. Utah at Michigan - It's the start of the Rich Rodriguez era and it starts against a tough opponent. The Utes are no push over.

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2. Alabama at Clemson - two teams with BCS aspirations. One team is not going to have one after the first week of the season.
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3. Illinois vs. Missouri (in St. Louis) - Missouri is another team with BCS dreams, Illinois would love nothing more than to shoot that down in Week 1.





