Previewing a Week 10 that could reshape the CFP race as the biggest Saturday yet arrives — SkimNews
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- Week 10 contains six AP top-20 matchups, tying the most for a single weekend in AP poll history, and half of college football’s remaining meaningful games are scheduled for Saturday.
- BYU visits third-ranked Utah in a Holy War with the winner taking the lead in the Big 12 Championship race; a Utah victory would leave BYU’s best-case finish at 10-2 and short of the title game if Utah and Texas Tech win out.
- UCLA, ranked No. 8, brings an unbeaten start to Minnesota, where its first loss would create a three-way tie for first in the Big Ten; the Bruins rank 48th in offensive efficiency without Nico Iamaleava but have allowed only 35 total points over their last five games.
- LSU hosts No. 5 Alabama in the first of three straight top-15 games for the Tigers; a win would be LSU’s first ranked victory, and winning two of the three would put the team among the final at-large selections, while Alabama needs the signature win it lacks.
- Oregon visits 12th-ranked Ohio State after the Ducks fell from top five to unranked; a Buckeyes loss would shift the national picture toward the bubble, while a win lets Ohio State stay in the position Ryan Day wants.
- Tennessee hosts sixth-ranked Kentucky with another defeat leaving the Vols to seek an at-large berth with three losses, while Kentucky has Missouri, Florida and Louisville left and an upset would all but guarantee the program’s first CFP appearance.
- Ole Miss meets second-ranked Georgia with wins over LSU and Missouri in hand; a Rebels victory would all but guarantee a CFP berth, while a loss and 9-3 finish could leave them outside the 12-team field.
Why it matters: Saturday’s top-20 results will feed next week’s selection committee, where an Ole Miss win over Georgia would all but guarantee the Rebels’ berth, an Oregon loss would shift Ohio State into bubble contention, and a Kentucky win would all but guarantee the Wildcats’ first CFP appearance.
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