Game Day Links and College Football Open Thread

I'm going to combine the morning links and open thread into the same post this morning. Let's get to the games on television first. As always, check in with LSUFootball.net for the full schedule.

MORNING GAMES
Baylor at West Virginia 11:00 a.m. FX
Minnesota at Iowa 11:00 a.m. ESPN2
North Carolina State at Miami 11:00 a.m. ESPNU
Penn State at Illinois 11:00 a.m. ESPN
Arkansas at Texas A&M 11:21 a.m. SEC Network

AFTERNOON AND EVENING GAMES
Cincinnati vs. Virginia Tech (Landover, MD) 2:30 p.m. ESPNU
Clemson at Boston College 2:30 p.m. ESPN2
Ohio State at Michigan State 2:30 p.m. ABC
Tennessee at Georgia 2:30 p.m. CBS
Arizona State at California 3:00 p.m. FX
Florida State at South Florida 5:00 p.m. ESPN
TCU at SMU 6:00 p.m. FSN Affiliates
Texas at Oklahoma State 6:50 p.m. FOX
Wisconsin at Nebraska 7:00 p.m. ABC
Ole Miss at Alabama 8:15 p.m. ESPN
Oregon at Washington State 9:30 p.m. ESPN2

I'm also running behind today and I literally need to go run 4 miles in the rain this morning, so you just get the links without a lot, if any, context.

OLYMPIC SPORTS

* Cross Country: Tech Ready to Compete at Kansas Rim Rock Classic - Texas Tech Red Raiders Official Athletic Site
* Softball: Texas Tech Opens Fall Slate With 12-1 Rout of Western Texas - Texas Tech Red Raiders Official Athletic Site
* Women's Tennis: Teltumbde Begins Play At Riviera ITA All-American - Texas Tech Red Raiders Official Athletic Site
* Soccer: Texas Tech Powers Past Oklahoma 2-1 - Texas Tech Red Raiders Official Athletic Site

FOOTBALL

* Unanswered questions: Texas, BYU have a lot to prove in Week 5 - SBNation.com
* Texas Tech’s bell ringers, Oklahoma State’s Paddle People subject to new Big 12 rule | College Sports Blog
* What you need to know for the Texas Tech-Iowa State game | Red Raiders
* How they match up: Texas Tech vs. Iowa State | Red Raiders
* Importance of Iowa State game not lost on Red Raiders | Red Raiders
* Big 12 football: Texas Tech vs. Iowa State preview - Turfburner
* Scout.com: Matchups: Iowa State vs. Texas Tech
* Raider Power Video: Texas Tech University Official Athletic Site

The Raider Power video is excellent and if you need something to do this morning, take the time to watch that.