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- No. 1 Ohio State visits No. 4 Texas at 7:30 p.m. ET on ABC — the third straight season these blue-blood programs have met, with the Buckeyes winning the previous two, and the two rosters combining for seven first-round NFL mock draft picks.
- No. 11 Oklahoma travels to Michigan at noon on Fox as the Wolverines try to rebound from a shaky Week 1 debut under coach Kyle Whittingham, whose defensive unit is being counted on to carry the team.
- No. 12 Alabama visits Kentucky at 3:30 p.m. on ABC with Kalen DeBoer starting a young quarterback in just his second career start, offering the first real test of whether the Tide's run game has been fixed.
- Memphis plays at Boise State at 6 p.m. on USA Network, a game the source flags as carrying the biggest College Football Playoff implications for the Group of Six berth after Boise State's near-upset of No. 2 Oregon.
- No. 15 BYU hosts Arizona at 3:30 p.m. on Fox needing a win to keep its Big 12 title and CFP hopes alive, with Wildcats quarterback Noah Fifita testing the Cougars' defense.
- Mississippi State visits Minnesota at 3:30 p.m. on CBS, showcasing quarterbacks Kamario Taylor and Drake Lindsey against a Golden Gophers edge-rushing duo of Anthony Smith and Jaxon Howard.
- Additional ranked matchups include No. 6 Oregon at Oklahoma State, No. 18 Tennessee at Georgia Tech, Iowa State at No. 21 Iowa, and Arkansas at No. 20 Utah.
Why it matters: Ohio State-Texas is the second consecutive top-5 headliner for both programs, with seven combined first-round NFL draft prospects across the two rosters — a Buckeyes win would extend their streak to three straight over the Longhorns, while a Texas victory would upend the early CFP pecking order. Meanwhile, the Memphis-Boise State winner gains a near-decisive leg up on the Group of Six playoff berth.
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