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The Solid Verbal: Week 3 will be silent, but deadly (in a good way)

NCAA Football: St. Petersburg Bowl-Miami (Ohio) at Mississippi State
NCAA Football: St. Petersburg Bowl-Miami (Ohio) at Mississippi State
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On our Week 3 preview episode, we address the following topics and try to answer some relatively important questions, like:

• Can Louisville get enough out of their offensive line and pass defense to allow Lamar Jackson to keep the Cardinals in the game against a Clemson led by a swarming defensive line and offensive skill experience?

• Will Mississippi State, who has overachieved early on in terms of production, be able to not just stop Derrius Guice and LSU on the ground, but also move the ball with QB Nick Fitzgerald against one of the fastest, most disciplined defenses in the country?

• Does Texas have a chance to go on the road with an up-in-the-air QB situation (Shane Buechele has been slow to practice, Sam Ehlinger is a true freshman) and hang with a Trojan team riding huge performances from QB Sam Darnold and RBs Ronald Jones and Stephen Carr?

• Is the UCLA-Memphis line (UCLA -3 on the road) a clear stay-away?

• What do we think about some secretly enjoyable matchups like Stanford-San Diego State, Texas Tech-Arizona State, Florida-Tennessee, and SMU-TCU?

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