With Rivalry Week ending Saturday night, next week’s conference championship game will be everything that stands between some of the top teams in the country and the college football playoffs. These opportunities are dwindling as each Saturday goes by as his second week from the end of the season continues, and some of the aforementioned contenders are competing in the type of competition that can make or break the season. will be involved in a hotly contested rivalry game.
The biggest game of the day is the game itself. No. 2 Ohio State He hosts No. 3 Michigan, and the winner advances to the Big Ten Championship Game, earning an inside track to CFP. The losers watch from the outside, hoping some form of chaos will sneak onto the four-team field. increase. Ryan Day, meanwhile, wants to avoid becoming the first Buckeyes coach since John Cooper (1999-2000) to have a losing streak to rivals. .
Coming in second due to the playoffs is Saturday night’s rivalry between No. 6 USC and No. 10 Notre Dame. A win could move the Trojans up to fourth place in his CFP rankings next Tuesday, but a loss would see the Pac-12 move up to his sixth in his eight edition of the event. It will drop out of the second playoff contention again.
Also on deck are No. 7 Alabama visiting Auburn for the Iron Bowl at the SEC at the CBS Game of the Week, No. 8 Clemson hosting the South Carolina team that shockingly destroyed Tennessee last week, And the Civil War that No. 9 Oregon visited. Oregon State, No. 21, has already had a great season for both programs.
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No. 7 Auburn of Alabama
Featured games | | Alabama Crimson Tide vs. Auburn Tigers
3:30 p.m. | CBS, CBSSports.com, CBS Sports App — It won’t be easy, but we’ll cover it with a win in the Crimson Tide. Auburn’s lunge attacks are deadly, but Crimson’s Tide maintains self-control, and Tankhe’s talented enough to keep Bigsby and Jarkes his hunters from getting loose consistently. That defense would wear down Auburn’s offensive line and put Robbie Ashford in some uncomfortable spots. This game ends in his two and a half quarters or so, but Alabama pulls away for cover in the second half. Prediction: Alabama -22 — Barret Sally
No. 9 Oregon vs. No. 21 Oregon State
Featured games | | Oregon State Beaver vs. Oregon Ducks
3:30 PM | ABC, Hubo TV (Try it for free) – The Ducks are headed for a must-win match against their bitter rivals, but Oregon State doesn’t make things easy. The Beavers boast one of his best defenses in the Pac-12, losing in close quarters to Washington and his USC. Ultimately, the health of Oregon quarterback Bo his Knicks will decide this game. His performance in the narrow victory over Utah is enough to bet him to earn a spot for the Ducks in his game of the Pac-12 Championship. Prediction: Oregon -3 — Shehan Jeyaraja
Texas A&M’s No. 5 LSU
Featured games | | Texas A&M Aggies vs. LSU Tigers
7 p.m. | ESPN, Hubo TV (Try it for free) – Texas A&M wants to finish the season out of hell. LSU has the potential to make the playoffs in college football. The difference in motivation between these two teams is immense, even taking into account the skill and coaching gaps between the two programs. Double-digit roadlines are big, but the Tigers handle business. Prediction: LSU -10 — Shehan Jeyaraja
No. 10 Notre Dame Cathedral, No. 6 USC
Featured games | | USC Trojan vs. Notre Dame Fighting Irish
7:30 PM | ABC, Hubo TV (Try it for free) – The Trojans will find Notre Dame to be one of the tougher tests of the season as Fighting Irish look to play away from Caleb Williams in a solid ground game. But if I had to choose between Williams and Drew Pyne in a potentially close game, I would side with the Heisman Trophy contenders. Forecast: USC -5.5 — Chip Patterson
3rd Michigan 2nd Ohio
noon | fox, Hubo TV (Try it for free) – I don’t know who will win this game. I played both sides with expert picks. I took Ohio State straight but the Wolverines were against the spread. truth? My confidence in both picks is low. But I quite like the under. The way I see it, Michigan has to do it on the ground to win. This should keep your score low. Ohio State, on the other hand, does not face as many defenses as Michigan. We’ve seen that attack struggle when it was there. However, that will only happen if Michigan does not score. All of these scenarios end with a total of less than 56 points. Prediction: Under 56 — Tom Forneri
South Carolina #8 Clemson
Noon | ABC, Hubo TV (Try it for free) – Can lightning strike twice? of course. Clemson dominated the matchup, winning seven in a row since 2014. Quarterback Spencer his Rattler rediscovered his mojo in his 63-38 win over No. 10 Tennessee, his six touchdowns in his passing, a school record. South Carolina won his second consecutive title as he scored on nine of his ten full possessions. If things go well, South Carolina is on the way to having the best quarterback on the field. Forecast: South Carolina +430 — Shehan Jeyaraja
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