Week 0 served as a enjoyable undercard to get the 2023 faculty soccer season, however the primary occasion — Week 1 — is lastly right here. This week’s loaded schedule kicks off Thursday with 11 contests involving at the very least one crew from the Soccer Bowl Subdivision. After Thursday’s recreation between NC State and Uconn, the motion on CBS Sports activities Community continues Friday evening when Stanford makes the two,400-mile trek to Hawaii in coach Troy Taylor’s debut with the Cardinal.
The sport will mark simply the fourth time the faculties have met and the primary since 1972, with Stanford proudly owning an ideal 3-0 mark in previous matchups.
CBS Sports activities Community’s Week 1 protection rolls on with 4 video games on the Saturday slate. All of it begins with Liberty taking over Bowling Inexperienced for the beginning of the Jamey Chadwell period. Western Kentucky then hosts South Florida, adopted by Washington State enjoying at Colorado State. Protection concludes with San Diego State seeking to enhance to 2-0 on the season when the Aztecs host Idaho State.
Here is a deeper have a look at the motion that can air on CBS Sports activities Community within the coming days.
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Stanford at Hawaii
Date: Friday, Sept. 1 | Time: 11 p.m.
Location: Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complicated — Honolulu
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Unfold: Stanford -3.5 | Will the Cardinal cowl? Take a look at SportsLine’s Week 1 projections here
Storylines: Stanford might quickly be frequenting journeys to the East Coast ought to it be part of the ACC, however within the meantime, the Cardinal start the Taylor period with a prolonged highway journey within the different path. Taylor, who gained 30 video games in three years at Sacramento State, takes over a Cardinal program searching for a bowl berth for the primary time since 2018. Hawaii, in the meantime, is already sitting 0-1 in coach Timmy Chang’s second season after a Week 0 loss at Vanderbilt, although the Rainbow Warriors largely held their very own in a 35-28 defeat. Hawaii quarterback Brayden Schager ended the evening passing with 351 yards and three touchdowns, however two interceptions proved expensive.
Bowling Inexperienced at Liberty
Date: Saturday, Sept. 2 | Time: Midday
Location: Williams Stadium — Lynchburg, Virginia
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Unfold: Liberty -9.5 | Will the Flames cowl? Take a look at SportsLine’s Week 1 projections here
Storylines: Bowling Inexperienced is coming off its finest season but (6-7) underneath coach Scot Loeffler and has a seasoned energy convention starter at quarterback in Connor Bazelak, who handed for greater than 7,000 yards between stops at Missouri (2019-21) and Indiana (2022). Liberty seems to be in good fingers underneath Chadwell, who replaces Hugh Freeze after guiding Coastal Carolina to 31 wins and a Solar Belt title throughout the previous three seasons. Liberty completed with at the very least eight victories in every of its 4 seasons underneath Freeze earlier than he left for Auburn.
South Florida at Western Kentucky
Date: Saturday, Sept. 2 | Time: 3:30 p.m.
Location: Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium — Bowling Inexperienced, Kentucky
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Unfold: Western Kentucky -11.5 | Will the Hilltoppers cowl? Take a look at SportsLine’s Week 1 projections here
Storylines: After a disastrous stint underneath former coach Jeff Scott — USF gained 4 video games in three seasons — first-year coach Alex Golesh brings new hope after overseeing one of the crucial prolific offenses within the nation final season as Tennessee’s offensive coordinator. USF returns incumbent beginning quarterback Gerry Bohanon after his 2022 season was reduce brief resulting from harm, however the crew’s Week 1 starter stays unannounced; Byrum Brown and Coastal Carolina switch Bryce Archie have been in a heated competitors with Bohanon within the offseason. Western Kentucky could have no scarcity of firepower with quarterback Austin Reed after he led the FBS with 4,744 passing yards final season in a 9-5 marketing campaign.
Washington State at Colorado State
Date: Saturday, Sept. 2 | Time: 7 p.m.
Location: Canvas Stadium — Fort Collins, Colorado
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Unfold: Washington State -11 | Will the Cougars cowl? Take a look at SportsLine’s Week 1 projections here
Storylines: Jake Dickert and Washington State start the season with questions on this system’s convention affiliation past 2023 with the Pac-12 all however picked half. On the sphere, second-year quarterback Cameron Ward — even with out a few of his prime targets from 2022 — figures to be a giant a part of the equation for the Cougars after passing for 3,231 yards and 23 touchdowns final yr. Containing Ward would be the prime precedence for Colorado State, whose protection initiatives to be its energy. The Rams look to rebound from a 3-9 end in coach Jay Norvell’s first yr on the helm.
Idaho State at San Diego State
Date: Saturday, Sept. 2 | Time: 10:30 p.m.
Location: Snapdragon Stadium — San Diego
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Storylines: San Diego State survived Ohio in Week 0 by holding off the Bobcats at dwelling for a 20-13 victory. The Aztecs offense left one thing to be desired, however quarterback Jalen Mayden established a agency reference to vast receiver Mark Redman with a pair of landing passes. Internet hosting Idaho State, which competes within the Soccer Championship Subdivision and solely gained a single recreation final season, ought to give San Diego State a great alternative to type out any kinks earlier than the Aztecs play back-to-back video games towards Pac-12 groups. San Diego State hosts UCLA in Week 2 earlier than touring to No. 18 Oregon State in Week 3.
Which faculty soccer picks are you able to make with confidence in Week 1? Visit SportsLine to see which teams will win and cover the spread — all from a confirmed laptop mannequin that has returned virtually $2,500 in revenue over the previous seven-plus seasons — and discover out.
