College Football Glance: 10-1

10/1/2011

Toledo at Temple

Time: Noon

Records: Toledo is 1-3, 0-0 in MAC; Temple is 3-1, 1-0

TV: 13

Radio: 1370

Series: Toledo leads 6-3

Favorite: Temple by 8

Notes: Toledo has won its Mid-American Conference opener in each of the last two years since coach Tim Beckman took over. ... Temple's only loss this season came in a 14-10 defeat at home to Penn State. The Owls won 38-7 last week in a rout at Maryland. ... The Rockets must win today to avoid matching their worst start to a season since 2008, when they also opened with a 1-4 record. ... Temple junior RB Bernard Pierce leads the nation in scoring with 12 touchdowns. He also leads the MAC and is 10th nationally with an average of 124 rushing yards per game. ... UT junior WR Eric Page is 10 receptions away from becoming the school's all-time leading pass catcher. Page has 220 career receptions and currently sits third in the UT record books, behind Lance Moore and Stephen Williams. ... UT senior CBs Desmond Marrow (concussion) and Taikwon Paige (hip/groin) are listed as "probable," while junior MLB Danny Molls (leg) and senior RB Adonis Thomas (broken arm) are out. Senior star Charles Rancifer (pinched nerve) has been cleared to play after sitting out last week's 33-30 overtime loss at Syracuse.

Minnesota at No. 19 Michigan

Time: Noon

Records: Minnesota is 1-3; UM is 4-0

TV: Big Ten Network

Radio: 950 AM

Series: UM leads 70-24-3

Favorite: UM by 20

Notes: Michigan has won 41 of its last 43 Big Ten openers, losing in 1981 and 2005. ... Wolverines sophomore punter Will Hagerup returns after serving a four-game suspension for violating a team rule but may not play as freshman Matt Wile has performed well in his stead. Hagerup averaged 43.6 yards per punt in 2010, the second-best season average in school history. ... Michigan coach Brady Hoke recruited both of Minnesota's two quarterbacks that are expected to play today -- junior MarQueis Gray and freshman Max Shortell. Gray is averaging 87 rushing yards per game but is completing only 50 percent of his passes ... Gophers cornerback Troy Stoudermire, the leading kickoff returner in Big Ten history, is expected to miss the game with a fractured forearm. ... Michigan is a perfect 13-for-13 scoring inside the red zone. ... The Wolverines may be without starting left guard Ricky Barnum who injured his left ankle last week against San Diego State.

Michigan State at Ohio State

Time: 3:30 p.m.

Records: MSU is 3-1; OSU is 3-1

TV: ABC

Radio: 106.5 FM

Series: Ohio State leads 27-12

Favorite: OSU by 3

Notes: The Buckeyes and Spartans open Big Ten play with their intra-divisional battle. Ohio State plays in the Leaders Division while Michigan State is in the Legends Division. ... Freshman quarterback Braxton Miller has played in three games as a Buckeye and has completed 15-of-29 passes for 235 yards with three touchdowns and one interception. Miller has rushed 30 times for 145 yards. ... Junior running back and kick returner Jordan Hall had 231 all-purpose yards in last week's win over Colorado. Hall had kickoff returns of 90 and 45 yards. ... Senior linebacker Andrew Sweat leads the OSU defense with 24 tackles. Senior defensive end Nathan Williams remains sidelined with a knee injury. ... Michigan State has beaten Youngstown State (28-6), Florida Atlantic (44-0) and Central Michigan (45-7), all at home, and lost at Notre Dame (31-13). ... The Spartans are first in the country in total defense, giving up just 172.2 yards per game, and also in passing defense, allowing only 101 yards via the air each game. ... Michigan State has allowed an average of just 11 points per game, eighth-best in the nation, and the Spartans have intercepted six passes in their four games to date. ... MSU senior quarterback Kirk Cousins averages 236.8 yards passing per game. Senior wide receiver B.J. Cunningham leads the Big Ten with 29 receptions.

Bowling Green at No. 22 West Virginia

Time: 3:30

Records: BG is 3-1, 1-0 MAC; WVU is 3-1, 0-0 Big East

Radio: 1470 AM, 99.1 FM

Series: WVU leads 2-0

Favorite: WVU by 19

Notes: The Falcons play in Morgantown for the first time since losing to the Mountaineers in 1988 (62-14) and 1991 (24-17). ... BG is 3-1 for the first time since 2007 and looks to improve to 4-1 for the first time since 2003. ... The Falcons also look to go 3-0 on the road for the first time since 2002. ... West Virginia ranks third among FBS schools in passing offense, rolling up 382.8 yards per game. QB Geno Smith has thrown for 1,471 yards and nine TDs with just three interceptions in four games. ... Another player to watch for WVU is junior RB Tavon Austin, who ranks among the national leaders in receiving yards per game (105.75), punt return yards per game (22.0) and all-purpose yards (228.25). ... Both teams have struggled with turnovers as West Virginia has seven turnovers in four games while BG has 11. ... This could be considered a "trap" game of sorts, since West Virginia is coming off a loss to nationally ranked LSU and opens Big East play next week against Connnecticut. s Chip Robinson, Cameron Truss and Anthon Samuel will travel with the team. Their availability will be a game-time decision.