The 10th-ranked Nebraska Cornhuskers begin
their first season as part of the Big Ten, when they welcome the Chattanooga
Mocs to Lincoln for the season-opener for both squads.

The 17th-ranked Michigan State Spartans
begin their highly anticipated 2011 season on Friday night, as they welcome
FCS foe Youngstown State to East Lansing for a gridiron showdown at Spartan
Stadium.

Idaho State will make visits to FBS programs
Air Force and Nebraska, and play five home games as part of an 11-game 2012
schedule announced on Thursday.

A pair of unbeaten Big 12 Conference clubs
will collide on Saturday afternoon, as the Kansas State Wildcats welcome the
15th-ranked Baylor Bears to Manhattan for the league opener.

The ULM Warhawks were one of the few teams
to have their bye in week one, and now the team has the unenviable task of
starting its season on the road against a powerhouse when it travels to Little
Rock to take on the eighth-ranked Arkansas Razorbacks.

The 16th-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes put the
wraps on their season-opening, four-game home stand this Saturday, as they
welcome the UAB Blazers to Columbus for the first-ever meeting between the two
teams.

Former Western Athletic Conference foes are
set to battle in the first-ever Mountain West Conference Championship game, as
the 24th-ranked Fresno State Bulldogs welcome the Utah State Aggies to the
Golden State on Saturday night.

For the second time in a decade, the
football program at the University of Oregon has been cited by the NCAA for
rules violations stemming from improper recruiting practices.

The 14th-ranked South Carolina
Gamecocks will try to extend their winning streak to four games on Saturday
afternoon when they welcome the Arkansas Razorbacks to town for a SEC
showdown.

The fourth-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes will try
to extend the nation's longest winning streak on Saturday afternoon when they
welcome the Florida A&M Rattlers to Ohio Stadium.

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Florida State senior running back Chris
Thompson will miss the rest of the season with an ACL injury.

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The University of Oregon officially announced
the hiring Mark Helfrich as the school's 32nd head football coach on Sunday.