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The Solid Verbal: Holy moly, it’s Week 1 preview time!

We made it! We really did!

NCAA Football: Massachusetts at Notre Dame
NCAA Football: Massachusetts at Notre Dame
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First of all: Wooooooo!!!!

Ok, now that that’s out of the way, you should know that on our first weekly preview of the 2017 season, we attempt to answer the following questions:

• How will Florida State respond to a dual-threat QB in Alabama’s Jalen Hurts after 2016’s spotty dual-threat history vs. Lamar Jackson, Mitch Trubisky, Quinton Flowers, Chad Kelly, and Deshaun Watson?

• Can Jim Harbaugh and Michigan take advantage of a somewhat depleted Florida team, which seems to keep suspending players (including star WR Antonio Callaway)?

• What will the first week of new look Notre Dame (vs. new look Temple) look like with a newly zen’d out head coach Brian Kelly?

• Can Tennessee weather a tricky and sometimes dominant Georgia Tech offense while answering big questions of their own (QB, LB, OC, etc.)?

• Who has the edge in West Virginia-Virginia Tech with so many questions on both sides, including WVU QB Will Grier’s fit, Mountaineer defensive inexperience, and Virginia Tech QB Josh Jackson starting his first game?

...and much more (including the first Patriot League Lightning Round of the season)!

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