The 2023 college football season could still be a result, but it’s never too early to start looking for the future. And there are a number of intriguing neutral games on the calendar.
While some are weekend openings, others are fights played in unbiased locations, such as Texas-Oklahoma and Army-Navy.
Let’s take a look at the list of unbiased site games of 2023, played in some pretty interesting places, adding one in another country. While this is rarely the full list of unbiased site games during the 2023 season, we’ve tried to pick the ones that are played in exclusive venues or that have implications for the school football playoffs or the convention title, and that’s an added bonus if it looks like they’re going to be close games. We will continue in chronological order.
Where: Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Ireland
For one consecutive season, we will have a Week Zero game in Dublin, Ireland. Last season, Northwestern returned from beating Nebraska 31-28.
In fact, school football has been played in Ireland several times. The 2023 meeting between the Irish and the contenders will mark the fifth time in the last 11 years that university football has been played in Dublin.
Georgia Tech defeated Boston College 17-14 in 2016. Due to COVID-19, the Nebraska-Illinois game that was scheduled to be played in Ireland in 2021 was moved to Champaign, Illinois. The 2023 fit between Navy and Notre Dame is a kind of make-up game: the Irish intended to play against the contenders in 2020. But thanks to COVID, the game moved to this year.
Notre Dame entrance as a great favorite. The Irishman finished 9-4 in head coach Marcus Freeman’s first season in South Bend. Freeman got one of the most talented quarterbacks on the move portal this offseason in former Wake Forest signaler Sam Hartman.
Meanwhile, the Navy has a new head coach for the first time in 15 seasons, as the contenders opted to leave Ken Niumatalolo after 4 to 8 consecutive seasons. Former Navy defensive coordinator Brian Newberry will be in his first season as the midshipmen’s head coach in 2023.
The match will take place at Aviva Stadium, home of the Irish rugby union team and the Republic of Ireland national football team. After a long off-season, it will be quite fun to kick off school football in Ireland for the year in a row.
Where: Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina
These two Carolina schools, about two hundred miles apart, have played a few times in Charlotte, North Carolina, in recent years. In 2019, they met in Week 1, with UNC winning 24-20. at Duke’s Mayo Bowl, with South Carolina winning 38-21.
These groups have had opposite finishes in their seasons in 2022. South Carolina finished the normal season with two wins from the 10 most sensible opponents, provoking Tennessee and then Clemson. The Gamecocks lost a close game to Notre Dame 45-38 at the Gator. Bowl in December. North Carolina, meanwhile, had a 9-1 record as of mid-November. But the Tar Heels have lost their last 4 games, adding Clemson in the ACC name game and Oregon in the Holiday Bowl.
Both teams return to their starting quarterbacks. UNC selected star quarterback Drake Maye, who finished with 4,321 yards through the air, 38 touchdowns and seven interceptions. However, the Tar Heels will have to upgrade two of their most important weapons, as receivers Josh Downs and Antoine Green head to the NFL.
South Carolina quarterback Spencer Rattler, who finished with 3,026 yards through the air, 18 touchdowns and 12 interceptions, returns for the Gamecocks. Like Maye, Rattler will have to play without some key weapons from last season. Tight finish Jaheim Bell was traded to Florida and running back MarShawn Lloyd was traded to Southern California.
It looks like it’s going to be a pretty even game, so be fun.
Where: Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida
It will be a rematch between two teams that met last season at the New Orleans Superdome. The state of Florida will have the merit of having more people at home, being played in its home state, Florida.
Last year, LSU rallied to make it a game at the end. Although the Noles took a 17-3 lead with 4:17 remaining in the third quarter, LSU’s Noah Cain turned it into a one-touchdown game with a landing pass. due in the 3rd.
FSU responded at the next property with a score of its own, capped with a one-meter landing via DJ Lundy. But LSU scored two landings in the final five minutes of the game. The Tigers’ landing moment, a two-yard pass from Jayden Daniels to Jaray Jenkins, came late in time. All of that needed to force extra time to make the extra point. Incredibly, kicker Damian Ramos’ extra point attempt blocked, giving FSU the win.
The Noles then scored 10-3, capped with a Cheez-It Bowl victory over Oklahoma. FSU looks set to reach school football playoffs in 2023: Noles ranks first in Production S rankings
While the loss to FSU ruined new head coach Brian Kelly’s debut at LSU, it didn’t stop the Tigers from having a successful season. The Tigers won the SEC West, defeated Alabama and eliminated Tide from the playoffs. LSU finished 10-4. The Tigers got quarterback Daniels, first receiver Malik Nabers and star linebacker Harold Perkins Jr. backed.
Both groups are expected to compete for a playoff spot in 2023, making it a vital game. Whoever wins this one can upload it to their playoff resume in December.
Where: AT Stadium
These two teams faced each other from the AT stadium
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But after the win over Arkansas, the Aggies lost their next six games, their longest streak since 1972. Their 5-7 result was the worst since 2008. Al entering the season as preseason playoff finalists, it was a shocking end to the season. .
Meanwhile, Arkansas, 14-0 at the end of the first quarter of this game last season. It looked like the Razorbacks had a wonderful chance of making back-to-back starts 4-0 for the first time since 1988 and 1989.
Instead, the Razorbacks allowed 23 unanswered problems at the time and in the third quarter. Arkansas turned it into a two-point game with a landing scored in the final five minutes of the game. The Razorbacks even had a chance to throw a 42-yard pass. basket, but Cam Little’s attempt didn’t hit the right post.
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If the Aggies or Razorbacks need to compete internally in SEC West, winning this one in Arlington would be a first step.
Where: Cotton Bowl Stadium in Dallas, Texas
The Big 12 will claim Red River’s rivalry for the last time in 2023, as either group is scheduled to move to the SEC in 2024. To qualify for the Big 12 nameset in December, this is pretty vitalArray
In fact, Oklahoma will see a similar result from this game last season. The Sooners, betting without starting quarterback Dillon Gabriel due to a concussion, trailed 28-0 at halftime. The Longhorns didn’t let the fuel pass in the middle of the time, scoring 3 more touchdowns to make it 49-0.
That helped Texas recover quarterback Quinn Ewers from a sprained collarbone he suffered last season against Alabama. Ewers finished with 289 yards through the air with 4 touchdowns and one interception. The Longhorns ended a 4-game losing streak with the win. .
Texas finished 8-5. Meanwhile, Oklahoma went downhill. The Sooners finished 3–4 at the end of their season, giving them their first wasted season since 1998.
Texas enters 2023 as a Big 12 contender with Ewers and 5-star rookie Arch Manning starring below center. The Longhorns appear to be fit, ranking 19th for S’s return to production.
Meanwhile, Oklahoma ranks 77th overall, but quarterback Dillon Gabriel is back. If the Sooners have another wasted season, head coach Brent Venables might not have too long a career in Norman. Turning things around and beating your biggest rival is definitely a smart way to gain acceptance as true with your fan base.
Where: Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York
This game played at Yankee Stadium was just announced at the end of January. The game between those two ACC foes will be played here to commemorate the 100-yard anniversary of Yankee Stadium’s first football game. Here is more of ACC’s press release:
Yankee Stadium is no stranger to school football games. Since 2010, the Pinstripe Bowl has been played from the stadium. In fact, Syracuse and Pitt have played 4 times in the bowling game, recently adding the Orange game in 2022 against Minnesota. The Gophers won 28-20.
Pitt won the last five against Syracuse. Both groups had opposite finals in their seasons in 2022. Syracuse opened the season 6-0 and ranked 14th in mid-October. But Orange then lost six of its last seven games to finish 7-6.
Pitt, meanwhile, had a 4-4 record in October. But the Panthers won their last five games, adding their Sun Bowl win over UCLA, to finish 9-4.
These two who will face off at Yankee Stadium for an ACC game of the season will be unique.
Where: Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts
Although this game is played at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, the 2023 game will be played at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough for the first time in the series’ history. Philadelphia has hosted the most game (90 times) in rivalry history, so far in recent years it has been played at Metlife Stadium in New Jersey, Baltimore and West Point.
The resolution to host the game here was announced last summer, and 2023 coincides with other vital milestones for the state of Massachusetts. Excerpt from a press release from Gillette Stadium:
The Army-Navy adjustment has been pretty close in recent years. Last season, the game went to overtime for the first time, as the Army won 20-17 in double overtime. In 2021, the Navy overcame a 13-7 halftime deficit. to win 17-13. La Navy that leaves Ken Niumatalolo after 15 seasons shows how vital this game is every year: the Navy won five of the last seven matches.
The culture and history of the Army-Navy game are unlike anything else, so it will be great to see a city as steeped in history as Boston hosting this game for the first time. If we’re lucky, the game of 2023 will be close game.
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