Editor's Note: This is the first installment of the "RFC Weekly Predictions", on Real Football Central. Each week during the 2023 season, we'll take a brief look at the top games in FBS (Group Of Five), FCS, and small college football (NCAA Division II, Division III, and NAIA), with predictions!
If you're wondering what the "Group Of Five" is, it consists of the American Athletic Conference and Conference USA, as well as the Mid-American, Mountain West, and Sun Belt Conferences. As always, there are no games involving any teams from the Power 5 Conferences, or Notre Dame, for that matter (although with the current conference realignment that's happening at the FBS level, there may be some "wiggle room" for flexibility as the season progresses). So, without further ado, it's time to get started.
KEY: Projected winners are marked in RED.
Featured games in BOLD type.
Featured games in BOLD type.
Saturday, August 26
FBS Group Of Five/FCS
North Alabama (FCS) vs. Mercer (FCS)
(The Bears will do battle against the Lions at the annual FCS Kickoff Classic from Montgomery, Alabama!!! Airtime is at 3:30 pm EDT/2:30 pm CDT on ESPN!!!)
UTEP at Jacksonville State
(The Miners head to Alabama to face the Gamecocks in the first-ever FBS game for JSU, as well as the season opener for the new-look Conference USA!!! Airtime is at 5:30 pm EDT/4:30 pm CDT/3:30 pm MDT on the CBS Sports Network!!!)
Ohio at San Diego State
(The Mountain West Conference Aztecs play host to the Mid-American Conference Bobcats in the season opener for both teams!!! Airtime is at 7 pm EDT/6 pm CDT/5 pm MDT/4 pm MST-PDT on Fox Sports 1!!!)
South Carolina State (FCS) vs. Jackson State (FCS)
(The Bulldogs take on the Tigers at the annual MEAC/SWAC Challenge in Atlanta!!! Airtime is at 7:30 pm EDT/6:30 pm CDT on ESPN3/ABC!!!)
UMass at New Mexico State
FIU at Louisiana Tech
Fordham (FCS) at Albany (N.Y.)-(FCS)
NAIA
Thursday, August 24
Jamestown at Valley City State
Saturday, August 26
Morningside at Benedictine (Kan.)
(The Mustangs from Sioux City, Iowa head south to take on the Ravens in a showdown of NAIA playoff quarterfinalists from 2022!!!)
Kansas Wesleyan at Evangel
(The Coyotes travel to Springfield, Missouri to face the Valor in the latter team's Kansas Collegiate Conference [KCAC] debut!!!)
Webber International at St. Andrews
Fort Lauderdale at St. Thomas (Fla.)
Florida Memorial at Bluefield
Mayville State at Montana State-Northern
Midland at Clarke
Doane at Graceland
St. Ambrose at Taylor
Culver-Stockton at Mount Mary
Pikeville at Campbellsville
Indiana Wesleyan at Lawrence Tech
Kentucky Christian at Cumberlands (Ky.)
Bethel (Tenn.) at Point
Union (Ky.) at Cumberland (Tenn.)
Tabor at McPherson
Briar Cliff at Waldorf
Sterling at Bethel (Kan.)
Avila at Bethany (Kan.)
Ottawa (Kan.) at Southwestern (Kan.)
Saint Mary at Friends
Dickinson State at Rocky Mountain
Dakota State at Dakota Wesleyan
Arizona Christian at Ottawa (Ariz.)
INTERDIVISIONAL GAME
Lincoln (Calif.)-(NCAA Division II) at College of Idaho (NAIA)
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