New coach Barry Odom hopes to build on Pinkel’s strong legacy while also improving Mizzou’s immediate on-field product. Following a pair of SEC East titles, the Tigers slipped to 5-7, and longtime head coach Gary Pinkel resigned at season’s end after being diagnosed with cancer. Patterson/Associated PressĢ015 was a disappointing season for Missouri. This is a game to watch in Week 1.īarry Odom faces a challenge in his first season as Missouri's head coach. The Wildcats play a hard-nosed, physical brand of football that could match up well against Stanford. They return 12 starters, although Snyder must figure out his quarterback situation in the spring, with Joe Hubener, Jesse Ertz, Alex Delton and Skylar Thompson competing to start. Head coach Bill Snyder’s team finished 6-7 a year ago but lost to Baylor, Oklahoma State and TCU by seven points or less. This season, the Cardinal begin the season at home, with a Friday night date against Kansas State. However, it is important to note that Stanford dug its way out of an 0-1 hole to begin 2015 following a highly disappointing 16-6 loss at Northwestern.
Tailback Christian McCaffrey led the nation in all-purpose yards and finished second to Alabama's Derrick Henry in Heisman Trophy voting, making McCaffrey a prime candidate for the award in 2016. The Cardinal bounced back from an 8-5 2014 season to win the program’s third Pac-12 title in four seasons and rout Iowa in the Rose Bowl. We selected games for their potential to surprise, with factors like Power Five teams visiting "Group of Five" foes, schedule placement and underrated programs being considered in the ranking.Ĭhristian McCaffrey and Stanford are hoping to avoid another opening-week letdown against Kansas State. Here’s a look at the 10 biggest nonconference trap games on the 2016 college football slate.
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Maybe a team sneaks up on a more powerful team at the beginning of a season, or at its end, or catches it in between some important games on its schedule.Īs Admiral Ackbar of Star Wars fame would say, every team must know about trap games and how to avoid them. Upsets are part of college football’s fabric, and they’re enthralling because they happen when you least expect them.
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Spring practice is in full swing, but the most avid fans are thinking about their teams' schedules and analyzing big stretches, tough moments and potential trap games. Alvarez/Associated PressĪs winter turns to spring across America, college football fans can really start focusing on the 2016 season ahead. Mark Richt and Miami have an unusual road assignment early on this season.