In a strange Rivalry Week scheduling quirk, the favorites in all of today's meaningful matchups are also the visiting team, a phenomenon that will continue into Saturday (OSU @ TTUN, Alabama @ Auburn, Texas Tech @ WVU, Miami @ Pitt, and Oregon @ Washington). Let chaos reign!
Here's today's slate:
- 7 Ole Miss (-7.5) @ 5-6 Mississippi State (noon ET), ABC: Thankfully, this game kicks off early so we can finally find out who's won the Lane Kiffin Sweepstakes.
- 13 Utah (-10.5) @ 5-6 Kansas (noon ET), ESPN: It's going to be a lot colder in Lawrence today than Salt Lake City. Can the Utes heat things up?
- 7-4 Iowa (-5.5) @ 7-4 Nebraska (noon ET): CBS: Should he stay or should he go now? No, not Matt Rhule but Dylan Raiola. How TJ Lateef plays in this clash could help him decide.
- 4 Georgia (-13.5) @ 23 Georgia Tech (3:30 ET), ABC: Wreck 'em!
- 9-2 San Diego State (-1.5) @ 8-3 New Mexico (3:30 ET), CBSSN: SDSU has a snowball's chance of making the CFP. Could this be the final game for each of these two teams' head coaches in their current jobs?
- 2 Indiana (-27.5) @ 2-9 Purdue: (7:30 ET), NBC/Peacock: This will be IU's second bye week in a row. They'll be TTUN fans tomorrow.
- 3 Texas A&M (-2.5) @ 16 Texas (7:30 ET), ABC: Hook 'em!
- 25 Arizona (-2.5) @ 20 Arizona State (9:00 ET); FOX: It's not often you see a lower ranked visiting team as the favorite in a rivalry game.