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Two weeks down in the college football season and now the non-conference schedule becomes more intriguing.  Put away the FCS schools and let's take a look at some non-conference games that has "Upset Alert" potential. East Carolina vs #17 Virginia Tech (Noon ET, ESPN) Shane Carden is third in the AAC in  passer  rating and passing yards The Hokies are coming off of an impressive 35-21 victory versus Ohio State in Columbus which propelled Virginia Tech to 17th in the polls. Frank Beamer's team has won the last 3 matchup against the Pirates by a combine score of 81-37 but lets not forget about the 27-22 win by East Carolina in 2008 that fueled this rivalry. The Pirates are coming off a tough 33-23 loss to South Carolina after leading 13-7 early in the 2nd quarter. ECU produced 453 yards of total offense against an SEC defense but couldn't stay on the field for long only having 23 minutes of possession time. If Va Tech is h...

Ed Wilkins | College Football Analyst Michigan (1-0) @ #16 Notre Dame (1-0) 7:30 PM NBC ·           This classic rivalry has been going on for the past 120 years! The Fighting Irish and  Wolverines  will have one more battle this Saturday in South Bend. Both teams are coming off easy victories last week with Notre Dame defeated Rice 48-17 and Michigan redeemed themselves against Appalachian State 52-14. The Fighting Irish have their sights set on qualifying for the College Football Playoffs, one loss to their rivals can hurt their chances. Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly feels that if his defense can shut down Devin Gardner then Golston and the offense can bring in the W. Notre Dame is a slight favorite but don't rule Michigan out. Virginia Tech (1-0) @ #8 Ohio State (1-0) 8:00 PM ESPN ·         The Buckeyes outlasted Navy last Saturday in Baltimore 34-17. Redshirt Freshman QB ...