Mike and Ian are back. This week, Merrimack football opens at Kent State. The guys break down the matchup and explain why they believe Merrimack can secure its first win against an FBS opponent.

Here's everything to know about the College Football Playoff's automatic qualifiers, the process and how most of AQs receive byes.

College football is adding helmet communication for FBS games, two-minute timeouts at the end of each half and other changes approved this week by the NCAA's Playing Rules Oversight Panel.