There’s nothing predictable about a weekend in the wild world of college football. There can be unexpected and shocking disappointments and unanticipated positive performances on fall Saturdays throughout the country.
The unknown is where they are coming from because even if everyone knows they will happen guessing when and where they will happen is difficult.
That’s why we’re here to make sense of things. The USA TODAY Sports college football staff — Scooby Axson, Jace Evans, Paul Myerberg, Erick Smith, Eddie Timanus and Dan Wolken — weigh in with its bold predictions for Week 7 of the college football season:
While the rest of the country may not be paying much attention to Syracuse, the Orange have quietly gotten off to a 5-0 start and coach Dino Babers off the hot seat…for now. Victories over the likes of Connecticut, Virginia and Wagner may not inspire confidence among the masses, but Syracuse has put itself in a position to make some real noise in the ACC Atlantic, especially the next three weeks when they face North Carolina State, Clemson and Notre Dame. The Orange, who have the conference’s top scoring and total defense, get one of those victories at home this week against the Wolfpack before they crash down to Earth at the end of the month. — Scooby Axson
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