Ian Boyd's Archive

It's the biggest weekend yet in college football, with a pair of games between unbeaten teams in Penn State-Minnesota and LSU-Alabama. Elsewhere, playoff hopefuls such as Baylor, Georgia, and Oklahoma look to build their resumes.

Yes, there are big conference games this weekend, including critical conference contests such as Kansas State-Kansas, Utah-Washington, and Oregon-USC. But no game will draw more attention than the World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party.

Key matchups this week include Wisconsin at Ohio State, Texas at TCU, Notre Dame at Michigan, and the Auburn Tigers squaring off against Joe Burrow and LSU.

The biggest game of the week sees Shea Patterson and Michigan visit to play Penn State. Other big conference games this weekend include Florida-South Carolina, Oregon-Washington, and Baylor-Oklahoma State.

The biggest game of the week sees Oklahoma face Sam Ehlinger and Texas in the Red River Rivalry. Elsewhere, Notre Dame visits USC, and Florida squares off against LSU in a battle of unbeatens.

Bo Nix and the Auburn Tigers face the Florida Gators in the biggest game of the week. Other prime contests include Central Florida-Cincinnati, Iowa-Michigan, and Michigan State-Ohio State.

Ohio State's journey to Lincoln to face Adrian Martinez and the Nebraska Cornhuskers is the biggest game this Saturday. Other key matchups include Penn State-Maryland, USC-Washington, and Kansas State-Oklahoma State.

The main event this week is Notre Dame's Saturday night visit to Athens, Georgia, to face the Bulldogs in one of the biggest games so far this year. Elsewhere, Michigan visits Wisconsin, Auburn heads to Texas A&M, and Washington heads to BYU.

College football starts on Friday this week as Washington State visits Houston. Big Saturday games include Kansas State-Mississippi State, Stanford-Central Florida, USC-BYU, and Iowa visiting Brock Purdy's Iowa State Cyclones for the Cy-Hawk Trophy.

The biggest game of the week sees Kellen Mond and Texas A&M heading into Death Valley. Elsewhere, the Buckeyes hosts in-state rival Cincinnati, and the Pac-12 sees two big early matchups in California-Washington and Stanford-USC.