MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Boy, that Texas turnaround might take longer than expected.
The blistering BYU administered brought new meaning to burnt orange, and watching his team play tackle-optional football, Charlie Strong must have felt like he had a lead role in “Being John Mackovic.”
Speaking of defensive disasters, it was precisely 17 years ago today that UCLA rolled out of Austin with a 66-3 victory. Not that the Bruins could duplicate that again. Could they?
But enough about blowouts—let’s talk about the sure-to-be-tight Border War between West Virginia and Maryland. Or maybe it’s more accurately dubbed as a Border Skirmish or a Passive-Aggressive Silent Treatment Between Border Schools Who Play All the Time But Hate Other Rivals Worse.
Whatever your description, our panel forecasts a tight one:
| Week 3 |  Hoppy Kercheval |
 Brad Howe |
 Randy Gyorko |
 GarrettCullen |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia at Maryland (-3.5) |
WVU 38-24 |
WVU 30-24 |
WVU 33-30 |
WVU 31-28 |
| Ohio at Marshall (-20.5) |
Marshall 45-21 |
Marshall 49-24 |
Marshall 52-34 |
Marshall 35-28 |
| Georgia (-5.5) at South Carolina |
Georgia 34-24 |
Georgia 27-21 |
Georgia 30-27 |
Georgia 34-21 |
| Tennessee at Oklahoma (-20.5) |
Oklahoma 31-17 |
Oklahoma 42-21 |
Oklahoma 45-17 |
Oklahoma 38-21 |
| UCLA (-7.5) at Texas |
UCLA 42-24 |
UCLA 28-14 |
UCLA 24-10 |
UCLA 34-14 |
| Arkansas at Texas Tech (-2.5) |
Arkansas 31-28 | Arkansas 35-31 | Texas Tech 54-40 |
Arkansas 45-44 |
| East Carolina at Virginia Tech (-11) |
Va. Tech 34-17 |
Va. Tech 31-17 |
Va. Tech 27-20 |
Va. Tech 24-17 |
| Louisville (-6.5) at Virginia |
Louisville 34-30 | Louisville 31-21 | Louisville 28-14 | Louisville 28-20 |
| Penn State (-3.5) at Rutgers |
Penn State 27-21 |
Penn State 24-20 |
Rutgers 26-23 |
Penn State 27-20 |
| Nebraska (-10) at Fresno State |
Nebraska 42-35 |
Nebraska 31-20 |
Nebraska 41-28 |
Nebraska 35-24 |
| Last week vs. spread: Season vs. spread: |
6-4 13-7 |
5-5 13-7 |
5-5 12-8 |
5-5 11-9 |
| Week 3 |  Travis Jones |
 Kyle Wiggs |
 Greg Hunter |
 Allan Taylor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia at Maryland (-3.5) |
WVU 31-21 |
WVU 28-24 |
Maryland 31-30 |
WVU 28-24 |
| Ohio at Marshall (-20.5) |
Marshall 35-21 |
Marshall 30-10 |
Marshall 38-27 |
Marshall 34-14 |
| Georgia (-5.5) at South Carolina |
Georgia 27-21 |
Georgia 27-21 |
Georgia 44-24 |
S.Carolina 31-27 |
| Tennessee at Oklahoma (-20.5) |
Oklahoma 24-17 |
Oklahoma 31-14 |
Oklahoma 31-17 |
Oklahoma 42-14 |
| UCLA (-7.5) at Texas |
Texas 23-20 |
UCLA 27-10 |
UCLA 24-21 |
UCLA 26-21 |
| Arkansas at Texas Tech (-2.5) |
Texas Tech 27-24 |
Arkansas 36-33 |
Arkansas 45-42 | Arkansas 40-34 |
| East Carolina at Virginia Tech (-11) |
Va. Tech 20-17 |
Va. Tech 23-7 |
Va. Tech 35-21 |
Va. Tech 31-21 |
| Louisville (-6.5) at Virginia |
Louisville 31-17 |
Louisville 27-20 |
Louisville 24-17 | Louisville 23-17 |
| Penn State (-3.5) at Rutgers |
Rutgers 31-28 |
Penn State 26-20 |
Penn State 22-20 |
Penn State 28-17 |
| Nebraska (-10) at Fresno State |
Nebraska 24-21 |
Nebraska 34-24 |
Nebraska 17-12 |
Nebraska 41-23 |
| Last week vs. spread: Season vs. spread: |
5-5 11-9 |
5-5 10-10 |
5-5 9-11 |
3-7 8-12 |