As usual, all times Eastern and all predictions wrong.

Noon:

• Michigan @ Ohio State (“The Game”; FOX): Welcome, once again, to the final full Saturday of college football. We start off with what will likely be a subdued version of The Game, outside of the Ohio State fans looking for their first victory in the series since 2019. Naturally, the funniest possible outcome is that Michigan has been tanking their season just to pull Ohio State’s pants down once again in Columbus, but… that seems very unlikely.
• Tennessee @ Vanderbilt (ABC): The Vols have won five in a row, but Vandy won three in a row before that, so considering the stature of the schools involved this isn’t as one-sided as you’d probably think. And for sure, Vandy has a chance in this game. The Vols offense is just a tick off this year. On the Vandy side, anything can happen with chaos agent Diego Pavia at quarterback (just ask Alabama) but the ‘Dores depth has been tested throughout this season and they’re now struggling a bit. So I’m taking the Vols here, but this should be a game.
• South Carolina @ Clemson (“Palmetto Bowl”; ESPN): A Palmetto Bowl with stakes? Yep, both these teams (with a win and some help) could find themselves into the playoff. Who will win? I have no idea. I slightly favor Clemson, but South Carolina is just a pesky team it’s impossible to write them off.
• Kansas @ Baylor (ESPN2): I figure Kansas’s late-season renaissance will continue and get them the win here.
• West Virginia @ Texas Tech (FS1): These are basically identical Big 12 teams, so I’ll take Texas Tech at home.
• Illinois @ Northwestern (@Chicago, IL; BTN): The Illini figure to get the Land of Lincoln Trophy easily in Wrigley Field.
• Louisiana @ Louisiana-Monroe (“Battle on the Bayou”; ESPNU): ULM showed some signs early in the season, but they’ve now lost five straight and I’m not sure I see way they won’t make it six.
• Louisville @ Kentucky (SEC): The Governor’s Cup is on the line here, and by all means Louisville should win, which usually means Kentucky prevails.
• Duke @ Wake Forest (ACCN): Blue Devils all the way here.
• Texas-San Antonio @ Army (CBSS): With Tulane’s loss Thanksgiving Day night, Army is in the driver’s seat for the top seed in the AAC, and thus hosting the title game in what will almost certainly be the biggest, most well-attended game at Michie Stadium since the early 70’s. I suspect they’ll handle UTSA and get the right to do so.
• North Texas @ Temple (ESPN+)
• Connecticut @ Massachusetts (ESPN+)
• Central Connecticut State @ Rhode Island (NCAA Division I First Round; ESPN+)
• Illinois State @ Southeast Missouri State (NCAA Division I First Round; ESPN+)

1:00: Tennessee-Martin @ New Hampshire (NCAA Division I First Round; ESPN+)

1:30: Eastern Michigan @ Western Michigan (ESPN+)

2:00:

• Coastal Carolina @ Georgia State (ESPN+)
• Southern Mississippi @ Troy (ESPN+)
• South Florida @ Rice (ESPN+)
• Middle Tennessee State @ Florida International (ESPN+)
• Grambling State vs. Southern (Bayou Classic @ New Orleans, LA; NBC)
• Lehigh @ Richmond (NCAA Division I First Round; ESPN+)
• Eastern Kentucky @ Villanova (NCAA Division I First Round; ESPN+)

3:00:

• Pittsburgh @ Boston College (The CW): Remember when Pitt was 7-0, and then proceeded to lose 48-25 to SMU? Yeah, the bottom fell out last week against Louisville,and BC figures to finish the job.
• Old Dominion @ Arkansas State (ESPN+)
• Drake @ Tartleton (NCAA Division I First Round; ESPN+)
• Northern Arizona @ Abilene Christian (NCAA Division I First Round; ESPN+)

3:30:

• Auburn @ Alabama (“Iron Bowl”; ABC): Auburn needs this Iron Bowl to get bowl eligible, which is probably the second funniest thing that could happen on this day… but it’s in Tuscaloosa and Bama doesn’t figure to be fooling around in this one. I like Michigan’s chances better. Seriously.
• Arizona State @ Arizona (“Duel in the Desert”; FOX): This is always a low-key spicy rivalry, usually because the teams are rarely good at the same time. And so it is here, with Arizona State having one of the better possible tracks to winning the Big 12, whereas Arizona is one of the few teams in the Big 12 that has no track. So that all said, the Sun Devils are rightly favored here.
• Notre Dame @ Southern California (CBS): A lost season for USC figures to continue. I doubt there’s much they can do to slow down the Irish.
• Miami @ Syracuse (ESPN): This may be a battle of two the best quarterbacks in the ACC, but I don’t see the Canes having many issues here.
• California @ Southern Methodist (ESPN2): Cal got the Axe last week, and now… well SMU figures to continue showing all the ACC newbies “it’s not so hard now, is it?”
• Rutgers @ Michigan State (FS1): If any one watches this that isn’t a fan of one of these teams, seek therapy. Rutgers I guess?
• Maryland @ Pennsylvania State (BTN): As a reminder, it is James Franklin’s destiny to be the first head coach to lose a home playoff game.
• Fresno State @ California-Los Angeles (BTN): In my bowl predictions I have Fresno favored in this one, and a completely lost season for UCLA figures to conclude that way.
• Arkansas @ Missouri (“Battle Line Rivalry”; SEC): I think Mizzou will win, but I kind of hope the Razorbacks do, mostly because I don’t want 3-loss to Mizzou to even remotely be a thing.
• North Carolina State @ North Carolina (ACCN): I’d take the Pack here normally, but the Heels figure to win one last one for ol’ Mack Brown, who was “retired” this week by the university.
• Central Michigan @ Northern Illinois (CBSS): Remember when NIU beat Notre Dame? That will almost certainly be one of the weirdest results of the season. They should also be able to beat CMU to cap off an otherwise unremarkable 7-5 campaign.
• Alabama-Birmingham @ Charlotte (ESPN+)
• Florida Atlantic @ Tulsa (ESPN+)

4:00:

• Jacksonville State @ Western Kentucky (ESPNU): Jax State is the best team in Conference USA this season. Go figure.
• Kennesaw State @ Louisiana Tech (ESPN+)
• Texas-El Paso @ New Mexico State (“Battle of I-10”; ESPN+)

6:00:

• Texas Christian @ Cincinnati (ESPN+)
• Appalachian State @ Georgia Southern (“Deeper than Hate”; ESPN+)

6:30: Wyoming @ Washington State (The CW): I have no idea what happened to Wazzu last week against the Beavers, but I’m hoping for a better outcome for them here.

7:00:

• Oklahoma @ Louisiana State (ESPN): After completely shutting down Bama last week, there’s no way the Sooners win this one, right?
• Florida @ Florida State (“Sunshine Showdown”; ESPN2): FSU finding a spine and winning this one might be the third funniest thing that could happen on this day, but there’s just no way.
• Purdue @ Indiana (FS1): Indiana had the thing happen to them last week (where they got thoroughly dominated by a superior opponent), but lucky for them enough other weird things happened that they’re almost certainly still in the playoff. All they have to do is not step on the rake that is Purdue.

7:30:

• Washington @ Oregon (NBC): The PNW’s premier rivalry is now in a new conference on Thanksgiving weekend. We appreciate the gesture but it still seems like a slap in the face to their in-state opponents (whom, let’s recall, the Huskies lost to). The game is in Autzen and this Oregon team has only looked bad against Boise State and Ohio State, so I suspect the Ducks will prevail comfortably. Besides, all eyes are going to be somewhere else in this time slot.
• Kansas State @ Iowa State (“Farmageddon”; FOX): Both of these teams are among the many in the Big 12 with a shot at the conference title game. The game is in Ames which definitely favors the Cyclones, but K-State is just K-State at all times and will be a tough out.
• Texas @ Texas A&M (ABC): For over a decade, the corner of the college football internet I hang out in has been joking about this non-rivalry rivalry. The joke dates to when Texas A&M left for the SEC, and the rivalry was paused after the 2011 edition. Both sides nixed any possibility of playing while in separate conferences, in the sort of “I don’t think about you at all” sense. So, to explain the joke (since this is basically over), the implication is that they’re thinking about each other all of the time. Especially in the “laying awake in bed at night” sense. Now it’s back, in Kyle Field once again (which apparently was a chit to get TAMU to vote for letting Texas into the SEC), and they will be bringing it. Plus, also, Texas has some severe questions at quarterback, as Ewers has been hurt. It hasn’t hurt the Horns so far, but it certainly good here. What will happen? We’ll all find out. Together.

8:00:

• Marshall @ James Madison (ESPNU): Is Marshall good? We’ll find for sure here. I’m taking the Herd.
• Virginia @ Virginia Tech (“Commonwealth Cup”; ACCN): It’s a bowl eligibility Commonwealth Cup. For various (unfortunate) reasons, it will also be the first one played in Blacksburg since 2020, which means it’ll be the first one with any attendance since 2018. And it’s at night, in a venue famous for their night game atmosphere. Yeah, Hokies all the way in this one.
• Nevada @ Nevada-Las Vegas (“Battle for Nevada”; CBSS): UNLV figures to dispose of their in-state rival and face their blue turf destiny next week. Just don’t get caught looking ahead Rebels, because there’s a playoff bid on the line.

10:15:

• Houston @ Brigham Young (ESPN): I’m not surprised that BYU lost two in a row, as America’s most “getting away with it team” (behind Miami), but it figures that this game will be a return to form against a Houston team that looks pretty cooked.
• Tennessee State @ Montana (NCAA Division I First Round; ESPN2)

10:30: Air Force @ San Diego State (FS1): Don’t look, but Air Force has won three straight (including shutting out Pac-12 Champions Oregon State 28-0). With as impotent as the Aztecs are on offense, that trend figures to continue.

11:00: New Mexico @ Hawaii (Team1Sports): I don’t normally comment on these streaming-only games, but this is it. After this there is, effectively, no more regular season college football. It’s been a weird autumn for me and I’ve missed a lot of live action, and so I plan on seeing this one through to the end.

As usual, all times Eastern and all predictions wrong.

Noon:

• Utah @ Colorado (FOX): It appears the Buffs are going to get away with it until further notice.
• Texas @ Arkansas (ABC): This is an old Southwest Conference rivalry, though Texas doesn’t really want you to know this. Either way, I don’t think Arkansas has a chance to make this a rivalry again in this edition.
• Clemson @ Pittsburgh (ESPN): If Clemson’s ballon was popped, then Pitt’s was destroyed by a large artillery shell. I suspect it’ll be easier for the Tigers to recover.
• Tulane @ Navy (ESPN2): I think Tulane will just out-athelete Navy here.
• Ohio State @ Northwestern (@Chicago, IL; BTN): The only reason to watch this is to see football played at Wrigley.
• Louisiana Tech @ Western Kentucky (CBSS): Hilltoppers all the way here.
• Liberty @ Massachusetts (ESPN+)

12:45: Louisiana-Monroe @ Auburn (SEC): As much as I want to believe this overachieving ULM team could do this… I just can’t. Auburn isn’t this bad, right? Right?

1:00: Coastal Carolina @ Marshall (ESPN+)

1:30: Murray State @ Kentucky (ESPN+)

2:00:

• Mercer @ Alabama (ESPN+)
• Florida International @ Jacksonville State (ESPN+)
• Florida Atlantic @ Temple (ESPN+)

2:30: Michigan State @ Illinois (FS1): I’d prefer to bot think about this game. Illini.

3:00:

• Syracuse @ California (The CW): We’re getting down to the short end of the season, and despite the abysmal luck Cal has had they have a very good chance to make a bowl game. It’d really help their cause to get this one. I imagine though no one over In Berkeley is super crazy about an 11:30 am local time kickoff, though.
• Hawaii @ Utah State (Team1Sports)
• Sam Houston State @ Kennesaw State (ESPN+)

3:30:

• Louisiana State @ Florida (ABC): Possibly the biggest “not-actually-a-rivalry” rivalry in the SEC is still on the schedule. I think this is kind of a coin flip. I’m taking LSU but if Florida has their starting QB they have a puncher’s chance.
• Virginia @ Notre Dame (NBC): Virginia is having a nice little season. The Irish will break up the party, at least this week.
• Pennsylvania State @ Purdue (CBS): Penn State’s position as the Third Best Team In The Big Ten is surprisingly durable even after expansion. Suffice it to say, they won’t have any issues here.
• Boston College @ Southern Methodist (ESPN): If you told me you’d have SMU leading the ACC in Mid-Novembet, I’d call you a liar. I’m still not convinced by them, and BC could well knock them off, but I’m going to stop short of saying that’ll happen.
• Louisville @ Stanford (ACCN): Whereas I can guarantee the Cardinals will beat the Cardinal.
• Oregon State @ Air Force (CBSS): Oregon State is really taking on the chin this year, and normally I’d be concerned about what the Falcons would throw at them. With this year’s edition of Air Force, not so much.
• South Florida @ Charlotte (ESPN+)

4:00:

• Nebraska @ Southern California (FOX): I am completely devoid of opinions about these teams. I mean, I definitely have thoughts about the programs but when it comes to the 2024 Cornhuskers and Trojans it’s just “file not found”.  They’re not good. They’re not awful. They’re just there. I’ll take the Huskers I guess.
• Baylor @ West Virginia (ESPN2): See above. Is everyone outside of like BYU and K-State interchangeable in the Big 12 this season? It sure feels that way sometimes. I’ll take Baylor here.
• James Madison @ Old Dominion (“Royal Rivalry”; ESPNU): JMU is a slight favorite, to which I would say: why? I’m definitely taking the Monarchs over the Dukes here.
• Troy @ Georgia Southern (ESPN+)

4:15: Missouri @ South Carolina (SEC): Gamecocks, please save us from the idea of Mizzou being a there near the playoff. Please.

5:00: Arkansas State @ Georgia State (ESPN+)

6:00: Rutgers @ Maryland (FS1): I feel as though the schedule is taunting me at this point. Surely there’s some payoff below this? Either way, I’m taking Rutgers here.

7:00:

• Arizona State @ Kansas State (ESPN): Okay, okay, this is getting more interesting. To be clear, I like K-State here but ASU is at least capable of making this interesting.
• Boise State @ San Jose State (CBSS): Here’s your low-key game of the day. The setting may not make it seem this way, but the Silicon Valley Spartans are one of the better teams left in Boise’s schedule. Can SJSU contain Jeanty? Eh, I doubt it. But it should be interesting to watch.
• South Alabama @ Louisiana (ESPN+)
• Southern Mississippi @ Texas State (ESPN+)

7:30:

• Oregon @ Wisconsin (NBC): Ducks. Next!
• Tennessee @ Georgia (ABC): And here we are. This is the game of the day. The thing is that I, at least, have come up with a fair bit of SEC fatigue. At the present moment, the SEC and Big Ten are demanding a gaurunteed four bids each into the playoff. This is ridiculous, obviously, but the problem is the fait accompli of it all, as barring a miracle this is going to happen anyway. Ah, well, go Vawls.
• New Mexico State @ Texas A&M (SEC): I’m writing this from a Waymo and it’s late. Aggies! Er, the ones from Texas. Next!

8:00:

• Cincinnati @ Iowa State (FOX): Ah, we’re right back to the dire part of the schedule. I’ve cooled off on the Cyclones, but I think they’re still good enough to win here. This may be sneaky fun game, though.
• Alabama-Birmingham @ Memphis (ESPN2): Tigers. Next!
• Wake Forest @ North Carolina (ACCN): It’s been a lost season for the Heels, but they shouldn’t have a problem here.

9:30: Washington State @ New Mexico (FS1): Wazzu should continue to roll through the remaining portion of their MWC schedule.

10:15: Kansas @ Brigham Young (ESPN): Kansas appears to be back, but I’m not sure they’re going to be able to affect American’s most “getting away with it” team (now that Miami finally didn’t get away with it last week).

10:30: San Diego State @ Nevada-Las Vegas (CBSS): UNLV rolls.

As usual, all times Eastern and all predictions wrong.

Noon:

• Florida @ Texas (ABC): Okay folks, I need to be level with you. We, well, I, intended to have the bowl predictions ready by now as well as the weekly update. Unfortunately, I have failed in the first part and almost failed in the second. So except for a few things, this is going to be a LIGHTNING ROUND. Texas!
• Purdue @ Ohio State (FOX): Buckeyes!
• Minnesota @ Rutgers (NBC): Gophers?
• Miami @ Georgia Tech (ESPN): Okay, so, I have to talk about the alma mater, and it is our homecoming. Look, Miami is that much better this year and they got to this point undefeated. I have a good idea what to expect here, and I don’t think it’s that great for us. But, well, as last year’s game demonstrated, anything can happen. And I suspect we might need that.
• Navy @ South Florida (ESPN2): Midshipmen!
• West Virginia @ Cincinnati (FS1): Bearcats!
• Syracuse @ Boston College (The CW): Orange!
• Texas State @ Louisiana-Monroe (ESPNU): Monroe?

1:00: Liberty @ Middle Tennessee State (CBSS): I wish I could believe the Blue Raiders could do this, but alas.

2:30:

• Connecticut @ Alabama-Birmingham (ESPN+)
• Marshall @ Southern Mississippi (ESPN+)

3:30:

• Georgia @ Mississippi (ABC): My perhaps most controversial take is that Ole Miss is the Penn State of the SEC, but, well prove me wrong? As much as it pains me, I have to think Georgia is going to win.
• Michigan @ Indiana (CBS): #10Windiana?
• Clemson @ Virginia Tech (ESPN): Still going to pick Clemson here until proven otherwise.
• Army @ North Texas (ESPN2): Army until proven otherwise.
• Iowa State @ Kansas (@Kansas City, MO; FS1): I have to go with the Cyclones here.
• San Jose State @ Oregon State (The CW): Beavers!
• Duke @ North Carolina State (ACCN): NC State!
• Georgia State @ James Madison (ESPN+)

4:00:

• Colorado @ Texas Tech (FOX): Buffs?
• Temple @ Tulane (ESPNU): Green Wave!
• Kennesaw State @ Texas-El Paso (ESPN+)

4:15: South Carolina @ Vanderbilt (SEC): Vandy? Oof, that’s weird to say.

4:30: Jacksonville State @ Louisiana Tech (CBSS): Jax?

5:00: Arkansas State @ Louisiana (ESPN+)

6:00: Western Kentucky @ New Mexico State (ESPN+)

7:00:

• Mississippi State @ Tennessee (ESPN): Vols.
• Central Florida @ Arizona State (ESPN2): Knights.
• Oklahoma State @ Texas Christian (FS1):  TCU, probably.
• Maryland @ Oregon (BTN): Ducks.

7:30:

• Florida State @ Notre Dame (NBC): Irish.
• Alabama @ Louisiana State (ABC): So this is really the game of the day, and I really believe that this will be worth it. It should be fun to watch, but I think that the night environment in Baton Rouge will allow LSU to prevail.

7:45: Oklahoma @ Missouri (SEC): Tigers?

8:00:

• Nevada @ Boise State (FOX): Broncos. Well, Ashton Jeanty specifically.
• Virginia @ Pittsburgh (ACCN): Pitt?
• Washington @ Pennsylvania State (Peacock): Nittany Lions.

9:00: Nevada-Las Vegas @ Hawaii (CBSS): Rebels.

9:45: Fresno State @ Air Force (FS1): Bulldogs.

10:15: Brigham Young @ Utah (“Holy War”; ESPN): It’s good to see this rivalry on again, but I have to think it’s BYU all the way here.

10:30: Utah State @ Washington State (The CW): Cougs.

As usual, all times Eastern and all predictions wrong.

Noon:

• Air Force @ Army (CBS): It’s hard to see anything other than Army turning Air Force into a fine mist in this one.
• Duke @ Miami (ABC): Miami’s remaining schedule is somewhat light, and that begins here. While Cam Ward is something of a random number generator at quarterback, I just don’t think Duke has the talent to hang with the Canes.
• Ohio State @ Pennsylvania State (FOX): With the weird schedule today, this game is FOX’s Big Nude Noon Saturday game. (The reason is because there are 37 FBS teams on byes this week and FOX wanted to keep primetime open in case of a World Series Game 7.) And so, here it is. Ohio State has already been dinged once by Oregon this season, and Penn State enters with no losses. But has James Franklin ever won this game? A win fast-tracks a Penn State showdown with those Ducks, but back when the the B1G had divisions Penn State had practically cemented the title of the “3rd best team in the East” because they never got over the hump. It’s also the stated position of this here website that James Franklin is destined to be the first head coach to ever lose a home playoff game, so that more or less means a loss here or in the B1G Championship. I suspect it’ll come here.
• Mississippi @ Arkansas (ESPN): Arkansas isn’t good, but I’m going to stick my neck out here and say that they’ll do to Ole Miss what they did to Tennessee, up to and including winning the game.
• Memphis @ Texas-San Antonio (ESPN2): It’s been tough for the Roadrunners this year, I see the Tigers taking care of business.
• Minnesota @ Illinois (FS1): I don’t see how the Gophers will score any points here.
• Virginia Tech @ Syracuse (The CW): Kyle McCord, whom I’d previously championed as the best quarterback in the ACC, had a nightmare start against Pitt last week. That said, VPI figures to present less of a challenge. I like the Orange here.
• Northwestern @ Purdue (BTN): This is a bit of a B1G Futility Bowl. Uh, Northwestern, maybe? I guess? (Boy howdy, though, SZD’s prediction that Wazzu would have more fun this year than Purdue seems extremely prescient at this point.)
• Toledo @ Eastern Michigan (ESPNU): All of the MAC games seem like coin flips this season, so I went and found a Michigan state quarter in my loose change. Tails it’s EMU, heads it’s Toledo.
  
• Stanford @ North Carolina State (ACCN): I don’t really have the energy anymore to make “lol this is an ACC game” jokes anymore. And NC State is going to win.
• Buffalo @ Akron (CBSS): I couldn’t find any New York or Ohio quarters earlier when I was looking, so we’ll actually try to make a prediction here. Ah, okay, Akron is terrible. Bulls all the way then.
• Maine @ Oklahoma (ESPN+)

12:45: Vanderbilt @ Auburn (SEC): It is 2022. Diego Pavia is handily beating a Hugh Freeze football team. It is 2023. Diego Pavia is handily beating a Hugh Freeze football team. It is 2024. Diego Pavia is…

2:30:

• Old Dominion @ Appalachian State (ESPN+)
• Tulsa @ Alabama-Birmingham (ESPN+)

3:30:

• Florida vs. Georgia (“The World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party” @ Jacksonville, FL; ABC): There’s no way Florida is going to win this game, full stop. The real question is probably whether Florida’s vaunted(?) no-shutout streak will live through it.
• Oregon @ Michigan (CBS): It’s a helmet game, and that’s why it’s on CBS. But otherwise, yeah, Michigan just, like, doesn’t have an offense. In a year where Iowa (Iowa!) is putting up numbers what they’re doing in Ann Arbor is just kind of embarrassing. So, yeah, Ducks all the way here.
• Kansas State @ Houston (FOX/FS2): I don’t think the Cougs can hang with this K-State team.
• Texas Tech @ Iowa State (ESPN): The Red Raiders have had kind of a weird year, but I don’t see them disrupting what is going on up in Ames.
• Arizona @ Central Florida (FS1): Zona comes into Orland on 4 straight losses. UCF has 5 straight. Something’s gotta give, and I suspect it’ll be UCF to beat the streak.
• Arizona State @ Oklahoma State (FS2/FOX): Speaking of Big 12 teams on 5 game losing streaks, this just seems like something of a lost season for the Pokes. I don’t think it’ll get  better here.
• California-Los Angeles @ Nebraska (BTN): Nebraska’s lost two straight to Indiana and Ohio State, which is understandable. They really should be favored against the Bruins at home.
• Middle Tennessee State @ Texas-El Paso (CBSS): This may be a fantastic Saturday to go do something else, y’all. Maybe go outside if the weather is good where you are, after all, it’s already November and winter is coming. I certainly can’t recommend watching this. I’ll go with UTEP because they seem to be able to kinda score points.
• North Carolina @ Florida State (ACCN): Is UNC’s defense bad enough that FSU has a chance here? Nah.
• Indiana @ Michigan State (Peacock): The Spartans couldn’t even beat the worst Michigan team in years, so I don’t like their odds against these Hoosiers, especially considering the potential hangover effect from last week.
• Louisiana-Monroe @ Marshall (ESPN+)

4:00:

• Navy @ Rice (ESPN2): Okay, so Notre Dame was just better than Navy, but this should be a return to form for the Midshipmen.
• Wyoming @ New Mexico (truTV): Seriously some of these games dire, y’all. Lobos all the way here?
• Coastal Carolina @ Troy (ESPN+)

4:15: Massachusetts @ Mississippi State (SEC): UMass is inept, yes. Mississippi State is terrible, yes. But I just can’t see any way Miss State loses this game. I just can’t.

7:00: Hawaii @ Fresno State (Team1Sports)

7:30:

• Wisconsin @ Iowa (NBC): Wisconsin seems to be improving, but I’m not sure how they’re beating an Iowa that can actually score points.
• Texas A&M @ South Carolina (ABC): TAMU is 5-0 in the SEC and Elko just cut a promo about how he’s there to coach football and not play politics. South Carolina is the SEC’s proverbial comedic rake stepping team, and this sure seems like the Gamecocks’ time.
• Louisville @ Clemson (ESPN): Louisville is the best team Clemson has played since Week 1, but since then the Tigers have quietly found their footing on offense and, well, Louisville’s defense ain’t Georgia’s.
• Southern California @ Washington (BTN): Can we move this game to a 10:00pm Eastern kickoff and get some classic Pac-12 After Dark? How can we make this happen? That said, I kind of like the Huskies here, mostly just to see how Lincoln Riley lashes out at the media after losing again.
• Georgia Southern @ South Alabama (ESPNU): South Al is definitely the favorite here, but this may well be the late game of the day. Definitely take a peek at this one.

7:45: Kentucky @ Tennessee (SEC): With their loss to Auburn last week, I don’t think we need to pretend Kentucky has a chance in this game.

8:00:

• Texas Christian @ Baylor (“The Revivalry”; ESPN2): These teams look pretty even on a baseline level, but Baylor still seems to have some offensive juice that the Horned Frogs just don’t possess.
• Pittsburgh @ Southern Methodist (ACCN): Naturally, this game is going to be pretty important to the ACC standings. That said, I just don’t really believe in SMU. I think this will be straightforward for Pitt.
• Colorado State @ Nevada (CBSS): I still think Colorado State is kinda bad, but they might be the second best team in the Mountain West this year?

As usual, all times Eastern and all predictions wrong.

Noon:

• Nebraska @ Ohio State (FOX): I’ll pre-emptively applaud Nebraska’s effort while also assuming the Buckeyes will absolute paste them.
• Notre Dame vs. Navy (@East Rutherford, NJ; ABC): It’s hard to see Notre Dame losing this, but… Navy is back, y’all. They’re going into the game undefeated and having one of the best seasons so far in history. They have an outside, but non-zero, shot at getting into the playoff by winning the AAC. The Irish also have Army on the schedule, in what figures to be the one time they’ll ever regret having both service academies on the schedule at the same time. Also, the Irish may be a tad nervous as a second loss to a non-Power 4 team will definitely torpedo their playoff hopes. (Pun somewhat intended.) This could be one to watch.
• Oklahoma @ Mississippi (ESPN): Oklahoma’s defense isn’t that good and their offense is terrible. It’s a lost season for Brent Venebles and company. Ole Miss will roll.
• Tulane @ North Texas (ESPN2): This one could be good, but I think the Wave are just a notch of talent above UNT.
• North Carolina @ Virginia (“The South’s Oldest Rivalry”; The CW): With the game in Charlottesville and the Hoos on a season that has, so far, exceeded all expectations, I like them to roll.
• Washington @ Indiana (BTN): Well, suffice it to say that every game out for 7-0 Indiana will be one of the important in the history of Hoosier football. (That is not an exaggeration.) UDub is for sure not what they were last year, especially on offense, but this will be one of Indiana’s bigger tests until the Big One against Ohio State.
• Charlotte @ Memphis (ESPNU): Tigers roll.
• Buffalo @ Ohio (CBSS): Bulls roll?
• Georgia Tech @ Virginia Tech (“Techmo Bowl”; ACCN): Well, that sucked. Turns out making your offense completely one-dimensional is a bad way to try to win a football game. This team really needs Haynes King back, but there’s not really any reason to think that’ll happen in time for this game. About the only upside here is that the Hokies are not the Irish.

12:45: Arkansas @ Mississippi State (SEC): The “Sam Pittman somehow saves his job!” tour (aka the Neal Brown Award for Self-Preservation) figure to roll on in Starkville.

1:00: Georgia State @ Appalachian State (ESPN+)

2:00:

• Temple @ East Carolina (ESPN+)
• Central Michigan @ Miami (ESPN+)

3:30:

• Missouri @ Alabama (ABC): Okay, Bama probably just doesn’t have this year. The vibes going in this game are horrific. But… Mizzou isn’t really that good, you know? I think the Tide might surprise everyone and win this thing by 20.
• Illinois @ Oregon (CBS): The Illini are pretty good, but pretty good isn’t going to be enough to cut it against the Ducks this year.
• Texas Tech @ Texas Christian (FOX): I’ll pick Texas Tech here so I don’t have to think about this game a moment longer than I have to.
• Brigham Young @ Central Florida (ESPN): This has all the potential to be an interesting game. It’s for effective control of the AAC, and UCF is definitely not a terrible team. The problem is that BYU is just so physical, which, well, is always their reputation, but the Stormin’ Mormons are definitely following through with it this year.
• Maryland @ Minnesota (FS1): Minnesota, I guess?
• Northwestern @ Iowa (BTN): Y’all, this is running long and my team plays in less than 6 hours. So… LIGHTNING ROUND! Iowa!
• Rice @ Connecticut (CBSS): UConn?
• Wake Forest @ Stanford (ACCN): Stanford?
• Texas-San Antonio @ Tulsa (ESPN+)
• Northern Illinois @ Ball State (ESPN+)
• Bowling Green @ Toledo (ESPN+)
• Kent State @ Western Michigan (ESPN+)
• Wagner @ Massachusetts (ESPN+)
• Eastern Michigan @ Akron (ESPN+)
• Oklahoma State @ Baylor (ESPN+)
• Southern Mississippi @ James Madison (ESPN+)

4:00: Oregon State @ California (ESPN2): Cal, now that they don’t have to play an ACC game?

4:15: Texas @ Vanderbilt (SEC): This is possibly the most consequential Vandy home game ever. But, there’s not a lot of reason to think they’ll be able to pull of a stunning upset twice. Taking the Horns here.

5:00: Louisiana-Monroe @ South Alabama (ESPN+)

7:00:

• Florida State @ Miami (ESPN): The Canes definitely have a bit of a reputation for inflating this game way beyond its actual importance and letting it define their season in a negative way. Fortunately for them, FSU is so bad this year it doesn’t really matter.
• West Virginia @ Arizona (FS1): Neers?
• Utah State @ Wyoming (“Bridger’s Battle”; CBSS): Wyoming.
• Troy @ Arkansas State (ESPN+)
• Utah @ Houston (ESPN+)

7:30:

• Pennsylvania State @ Wisconsin (NBC): Penn State, as it remains the official position of this here website that James Franklin’s destiny is to be the first head coach to lose a home playoff game.
• Louisiana State @ Texas A&M (ABC): This non-rivalry rivalry promises to be fireworks again this year. I like LSU, but I’m not entirely sure why.
• Michigan State @ Michigan (BTN): This like should be the year where I feel like I can safely take Sparty, but I just… can’t. Even though Michigan is sort of like Worse Iowa this season.
• South Dakota @ South Dakota State (ESPNU)

7:45: Auburn @ Kentucky (SEC): Cayuts. Next!

8:00:

• Kansas @ Kansas State (“Sunflower Showdown”; ESPN2): K-State!
• San Jose State @ Fresno State (truTV): Y’all, this might be a legit good game here in the late window. Give it a look-see for sure! But I do have SJSU here.
• Southern Methodist @ Duke (ACCN): ACC After Dark from… Durham, North Carolina is sure a choice. Ponies?

10:15: Cincinnati @ Colorado (ESPN): So, I guess Colorado is good now, so I can finally start picking against them again?

10:30: Washington State @ San Diego State (CBSS): Wazzu.

Midnight: Nevada @ Hawaii (Team1Sports)