More out there than ‘big game’
Yes, there are college football games being played outside Austin, Texas, today, and some pretty good ones, at that.
Penn State and Notre Dame meet in South Bend, Ind., in a matchup of iconic coach (Joe Paterno) against iconic program.
No unranked team beat a ranked team last week, but there’s potential for that to happen this weekend with No. 18 Clemson at Boston College; No. 12 Georgia visiting South Carolina; and No. 24 Texas Tech at University of Texas-El Paso.
| The lineup | Time | TV |
| No. 1 Ohio St. at No. 2 Texas | ||
| Pick: Texas 24-21 | 5p | ABC |
| No. 4 Notre Dame vs. No. 19 Penn State | ||
| Pick: Notre Dame 33-27 | 12:30p | NBC |
| No. 4 Auburn at Mississippi State | ||
| Pick: Auburn 44-10 | 9:30a | |
| No. 6 West Virginia vs. Eastern Washington | ||
| Pick: West Virginia 55-10 | 10a | |
| No. 7 Florida vs. Central Florida | ||
| Pick: Florida 38-13 | 3p | |
| No. 8 LSU vs. Arizona | ||
| Pick: LSU 30-17 | 3:30p | ESPN2 |
| No. 9 Florida State vs. Troy | ||
| Pick: Florida State 42-7 | 3p | |
| No. 10 Michigan vs. Central Michigan | ||
| Pick: Michigan 38-13 | 9a | |
| No. 11 Tennessee vs. Air Force | ||
| Pick: Tennessee 35-14 | 4p | |
| No. 12 Georgia at South Carolina | ||
| Pick: South Carolina 20-17 | 4:45p | ESPN |
| No. 13 Louisville at Temple | ||
| Pick: Louisville 55-10 | 9a | |
| No. 14 Iowa at Syracuse | ||
| Pick: Iowa 27-14 | 12:30p | |
| No. 15 Oklahoma vs. Washington | ||
| Pick: Oklahoma 39-10 | 12:30p | ABC |
| No. 16 Virginia Tech at North Carolina | ||
| Pick: Virginia Tech 29-14 | 9a | |
| No. 17 Miami vs. Florida A&M | ||
| Pick: Miami 45-10 | 4p | |
| No. 18 Clemson at Boston College | ||
| Pick: Clemson 28-21 | 12:30p | |
| No. 20 Oregon at Fresno State | ||
| Pick: Oregon 37-10 | 7p | ESPN2 |
| No. 21 Nebraska vs. Nicholls State | ||
| Pick: Nebraska: 40-3 | 10:30a | |
| No. 22 California vs. Minnesota | ||
| Pick: California 30-20 | 4p | TBS |
| No. 23 TCU vs. UC Davis | ||
| Pick: TCU 36-13 | 4p | |
| No. 24 Texas Tech at UTEP | ||
| Pick: UTEP 33-30 | 6p | |
| No. 25 Arizona State vs. Nevada | ||
| Pick: Arizona State | 7p | |
Last week: 22-1 (straight); 13-6 (vs. points)