College Football Corner: Joe Pa's House

The Blue and White will be backed up by a 100,000-plus crowd all clad in white, and ESPN's College Football Gameday will be on hand. But Iowa -- sporting a seven-game winning streak -- has its own designs on a big season, as the Hawkeyes come into the conference opener undefeated despite a shaky start.

Tyler Sash, Iowa

Safety Tyler Sash will roam the secondary for Iowa again. He has four interceptions this season, returning those picks for a nation's best 104 yards. It was Sash's interception last year that sealed Penn State's defeat. Corner's choice: Penn State 21, Iowa 14
-- William Hennelly

No. 13 Miami at No. 12 Virginia Tech, 3:30 p.m. EDT, ABC: Two ACC foes, each in the top 15, matching up with the wind at their backs. The Hokies are coming off a big home win against a then top-20 ranked Nebraska group. Miami seems to be taking on the swagger of a business-as-usual-type squad, ranking nationally in the top-20 in total offense after convincing wins against No. 25 Florida State and Georgia Tech.

The signal-callers for each have gotten the lion's share of attention in the first few weeks -- Miami's Jacory Harris for his ACC leading passer rating and Virginia Tech's Tyrod Taylor's inability to use his more than able legs -- so let's turn our gaze elsewhere.

Coach Randy Shannon of Miami