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Week 1 College Football Showdowns: Which Underdogs Could Shock the Nation?

Week 1 College Football Showdowns: Which Underdogs Could Shock the Nation?

The A&M defense could be great right away (27th in D-TRACR). Defensive tackle Shemar Turner is a second-team all-SEC preseason pick after posting very strong pass-rushing (17.3% pressure rate) and run-stopping (13.7% run disruption rate) numbers last year.

Edge defender Nic Scourton arrives from Purdue, where he created a 22.1% pressure rate on 140 pass-rushing snaps last season. That was 11th in the Big Ten, and Scourton was only a sophomore. Now he’ll join a better defense. 

This is a matchup between offenses with potential (both rank in the top 10 in offensive TRACR). But Notre Dame confronts an unusual question: Will its offensive line hold up? The Irish have long been one of college football’s model developmental programs for linemen. To that point, last year’s starting tackles, Joe Alt and Blake Fisher, went fifth and 59th in the last NFL Draft.

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