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Boise State coach Spencer Danielson had called for more touches for Ben Ford after Oregon, but Ford received no targets against Memphis. The columnist sees South Dakota as a chance to reinvolve him. The coaching emphasis and subsequent lack of targets are reported; a larger role or player-prop wager for the next game is not confirmed.

For Rice-Western Michigan, the columnist's low-scoring case is Rice's slow pace and Western Michigan's preference to establish the run. He estimates only eight or nine possessions and thinks Western Michigan could drain clock with a lead before facing Boise State. These are the writer's pace and game-script projections, not measured possession totals or a disclosed coaching plan.

Colorado State's early wins over Wyoming and Southern Utah and Hauss Hejny's quarterback play impressed the columnist, but he cautions that opponent quality may flatter the start after Wyoming nearly lost to Northern Colorado. That is a strength-of-opposition concern entering BYU, not evidence of a new injury or personnel change.

The columnist assessed Ole Miss' defense as vulnerable against Louisville and credited Trinidad Chambliss with rescuing the win. That performance is his reason for concern against LSU, not evidence of a newly reported defensive absence or an announced coverage change.

Lane Kiffin returns to Oxford with LSU to face the program he just left. The columnist favors the Tigers and rates them above Louisville, Ole Miss' opening opponent, but supplies no new LSU injury, lineup or scheme information. This is coaching context and a writer's comparative assessment, not a verified tactical edge or a live betting line.