Two college football teams with a lot to prove meet on Friday night in Syracuse as the Orange host the Washington Huskies. It will be the first ever Friday night game in the Carrier Dome. "You can feel festivity in the air about the season," Syracuse head coach Greg Robinson. "I look forward to the day when that dome is rockin'." It has not happened with Robinson on the sideline as Syracuse is a poor 5-18 with him at the helm. SBG Global reports that early betting has the public taking the favored Washington on the Road.

Things are not much better for Washington with Tyrone Willingham at the controls. He is 7-16 at Washington and has definitely not delivered as head coach. Many people think that Washington has the toughest schedule in college football this season so things may not get any better for the Huskies in 2007. After opening at Syracuse, the Huskies will play six teams ranked in the preseason AP Top 25, including #1 USC. The Huskies will be starting redshirt freshman quarterback Jake Locker against Syracuse. He is a highly recruited player that is Washington is hoping will turn the program around. "I have expectations for myself. I've set goals, things I want to accomplish, and I'm going to work hard to achieve that," Locker said. "We'll see what happens on Friday night."