Week 1 of the college football season is underway and Saturday is especially big. The slate includes Oregon-Georgia and Cincinnati-Arkansas both at 3:30 pm ET, Utah-Florida at 7:00 and Notre Dame-Ohio State at 7:30 pm. You can find our previews and picks for all of those games – and more – on our college football page, but for now the focus is on individual player props. Sure the market may not be as big as it is for the NFL, but the biggest and best games each week generally have some numbers on the board.
For this week's players we are taking a look the two biggest games on the docket: Oregon-Georgia and Notre Dame-Ohio State. Both should be fun ones for what is virtually the start of college football season, and they could be especially enjoyable for certain players.
Let's take a look at the best prop plays to be made as the 2022 campaign kicks off in earnest.
Kenny McIntosh Over 66.5 rushing yards (-114)
Georgia might as well be Running Back University, and McIntosh could be next in line on the list of great ones. Zamir White and James Cook are now playing in the NFL, so the backfield belongs to McIntosh and Kendall Milton. Right now it's McIntosh who is RB1, as Milton has been dealing with a hamstring injury. Head coach Kirby Smart confirmed that Milton will be able to play this weekend, but expect McIntosh to get the heavier workload. Either way, there is more than enough to go around. Even though Stetson Bennett is now a National Championship-winning quarterback, this is still going to be a run-first offense. The Bulldogs averaged 36 rushing attempts compared to 26 passes per game in 2021.