For the college football fan who never can get enough, this weekend is for you.

With the NFL season a week away, college football has practically taken over Labor Day weekend. Games began Thursday night and continue through Monday.

Top-ranked Southern California and No. 23 Oregon are the only Top-25 teams not in action. The one drawback: It’s a quantity over quality situation.

There are few juicy matchups among the top teams. The best game on the schedule was postponed because of Hurricane Frances. No. 5 Florida State will play at No. 6 Miami on Friday night instead of Monday night. Also, No. 11 Florida postponed its game today in Gainesville against Middle Tennessee.

Most of the top teams will ease into their seasons by hosting nonconference patsies — though don’t try suggesting that to the coaches expected to ring up an easy W.

“First games are always scary because you don’t have previous film,” said Missouri coach Gary Pinkel, whose Tigers are a 33-point favorite against Arkansas State. “You have to be able to adjust to anything that happens.”

The fun started Thursday when No. 20 Utah’s Alex Smith threw for three touchdowns, rushed for two more and finished with 435 yards of offense. The Utes backed up their first preseason ranking with a 41-21 win over Texas A&M.

Mike Price also made his debut as UTEP coach in a 41-9 loss against Arizona State.

Friday night was light, with Washington State at New Mexico being the only game.

After a full load today, Sunday’s slate is highlighted by Syracuse at No. 24 Purdue in the afternoon and No. 14 Tennessee playing host to UNLV at night. Both games will be televised nationally.

“My opinion is it would be awfully nice to play at 1 o’clock every Saturday, but I think we also understand what drives this thing,” Syracuse coach Paul Pasqualoni said. “To have that kind of exposure, there’s some advantages to that so there’s a price to pay for some inconvenience.”

Even without Florida State-Miami, there’s still a couple of games scheduled for Monday.

Who needs the NFL?

The picks:

Bowling Green (plus 32 1/2) at No. 2 Oklahoma

No MAC magic here as Jason White begins possible Heisman encore … OKLAHOMA 40-16.

Georgia Southern (no line) at No. 3 Georgia

One of Division I-AA’s best against one of I-A’s best is no contest … GEORGIA 34-7.

Oregon State (plus 18 1/2) at No. 4 LSU

OSU’s sticky corners will be tough on LSU’s new starting QB and receivers … LSU 24-14.

North Texas (plus 26) at No. 7 Texas

Longhorns are 7-0 against Mean Green … TEXAS 27-7.

Miami (Ohio) (plus 13) at No. 8 Michigan

RedHawks own longest winning streak in the country at 14 … MICHIGAN 34-14.

Cincinnati (plus 15) at No. 9 Ohio State

Bearcats nearly beat Buckeyes in 2002 … OHIO STATE 17-10.

East Carolina (plus 28 1/2) at No. 10 West Virginia

Mountaineers QB Rasheed Marshall could run for 100 … WEST VIRGINIA 41-17.

Middle Tennessee (plus 28) at No. 11 Florida

Gators opened last season with 65-3 win over San Jose State … FLORIDA 52-14.

Western Kentucky (no line) at No. 12 Kansas State

K-State’s fifth game in last three seasons against I-AA opponent … KANSAS STATE 48-9.

No. 13 California (minus 13 1/2) at Air Force

Falcons’ option offense vs. Cal’s balanced and versatile attack … CALIFORNIA 27-17.

Wake Forest (plus 11 1/2) at No. 15 Clemson

Clemson’s last loss was 45-17 to Wake Forest … CLEMSON 45-17.

No. 16 Virginia (minus 16) at Temple

Why are the Cavaliers playing at Temple? … VIRGINIA 38-3

Louisiana-Monroe (plus 38) at No. 17 Auburn

Tigers opening easy after last year’s 0-2 start … AUBURN 50-10.

Arkansas State (plus 33) at No. 18 Missouri

Tigers QB Brad Smith runs for 100 and throws for 150 — in about two quarters … MISSOURI 48-10.

Kent State (plus 30) at No. 19 Iowa

Golden Flashes have no shot without suspended QB Joshua Cribbs … IOWA 36-7.

UCF (plus 23) at No. 21 Wisconsin

George O’Leary will miss UCF’s opener to attend the funeral of his 83-year-old mother … WISCONSIN 35-17.

Northern Illinois (plus 14) at No. 22 Maryland

Huskies beat Terps in DeKalb, Ill., last year, 20-13 in OT … MARYLAND 24-14.

Toldeo (plus 11 1/2) at No. 25 Minnesota

Rockets are class of MAC with QB Bruce Gradkowski leading the way … TOLEDO 31-27. Sunday

UNLV (plus 20) at No. 14 Tennessee

Vols to start freshman QB — either Erick Ainge or Brent Schaeffer … TENNESSEE 38-13.

Syracuse (plus 12) at No. 24 Purdue

Kyle Orton is Heisman darkhorse for Boilermakers … PURDUE 30-20.