Top 5 Potential Upsets Week 3

1. Washington(+19) over USC
USC is on a high after coming back to steal one at the Horshoe last week. But they are going to be without starting QB Matt Barkley and QB Jake Locker is arguably the most underrated player in the country for the Huskies. HC Steve Sarkisian was the OC for the Trojans last year which may help him in his gameplan.

2. Wyoming(+7) over Colorado
Wyoming actually led Texas 10-7 near the end of the first half last week before eventually succumbing to the Longhorns superior talent. More importantly, however, is the fact that Colorado stinks. They lost to Colorado State to open the season before being absoluted manhandled at Toledo last week.

3. Florida State(+8) over BYU
The 'Noles are a very good team and BYU might be riding a little too high after their opening victory against Oklahoma and last weeks throttling of an inferior Tulane team. Florida State almost got shocked by Jacksonville State last weekend but only after they were depleted physically and mentally after losing a heartbreaker to their rival Miami(Fl) just 5 days earlier. FSU has a strong offense led by rock solid QB Christian Ponder and an above average offensive line. The defense is young but DC Mickey Andrews calls it the fastest defense he's ever had(he's coached Deion Sanders, Derrick Brooks, and Terrell Suggs).

4. Minnesota(+14) over California
Cal has been vulnerable in road games out of the Pacific Time Zone recently and the Golden Gophers should be pumped to play in this game in which they are opening their new on-campus stadium. QB Adam Weber and WR Eric Decker form the best QB-WR combination in the Big Ten.

5. Arizona(+4) over Iowa
I would be much more wary of this for Arizona if this game wasn't a 3:30(ET) kickoff. Arizona has a very good defense(they shut down Central Michigan QB Dan Lefevour, who is one of the best in the country, and just helped orchestrate an upset over one of the Big Ten favorites in Michgan State). Iowa also needed not one, but two blocked field goals in the waning seconds to beat FCS(1-AA) Northern Iowa.