There’s no need to wait for college football to kick off Saturday afternoon.

Plenty of intrigue exists Friday night, including Mack Brown looking to remain undefeated in his unlikely second stint at North Carolina, and Mike Leach facing former protege Dana Holgorsen in what could be one of the highest-scoring football games in years.

WAKE FOREST DEMON DEACONS (-3) over North Carolina Tar Heels: Sam Howell has impressed in back-to-back comeback wins, but the true freshman quarterback will have too much to shoulder in his first road game, having lost his starting center and top cornerback in last week’s win over Miami.

Washington State Cougars (-9) over HOUSTON COUGARS: Dana Holgorsen learned a lot as an assistant at Texas Tech, but no one employs the Air Raid better than Mike Leach. Maybe Parker Posey.