Get ready to clear your calendar, because college football is about to drop an absolute bomb on us this fall. While Week 0 is just kicking off, all eyes are already locked on Saturday, November 7. That weekend is going to be straight up bonkers, featuring seven different top-25 showdowns, including three massive top-10 matchups, and one game with the No. 1 and No. 2 teams going head-to-head. I mean, come on, rankings will definitely shift by then, but you just know this is going to be an incredible, can’t-miss weekend of football.
Early Season Showdowns With Big Stakes
First up on that stacked November 7th slate, we’ve got the #5 Texas Longhorns heading on the road to face #25 Missouri. You might think this is the “least compelling” game of the day, but it would be the game of the week almost any other Saturday. Texas is coming into the season as a legit national title contender, bringing back a huge chunk of their production from last year and adding some key pieces. Missouri, on the other hand, has been flirting with playoff contention for two seasons running, and a win over Texas would be monumental for them. Texas better not be caught sleeping though, because they’ve got a road trip to Baton Rouge against LSU the very next week! Talk about looking ahead too early!
The Big Ten Battle and a Holy War
Then there’s the clash between #18 Penn State and #17 Washington. This might not scream “heavyweight” like some of the other games, but trust me, it’s got real College Football Playoff implications. We know Ohio State, Oregon, and Indiana are sitting pretty at the top of the Big Ten, looking like the conference’s CFP frontrunners. But there’s definitely room for a fourth team to step up behind them, and that’s where teams like #14 USC, #16 Michigan, #17 Washington, #18 Penn State, and #22 Iowa come in. This game is huge because the winner could totally separate from that pack.
And you absolutely cannot forget the Holy War: #14 BYU at #21 Utah. This rivalry is always electric, no matter the stakes, but this year it could be enormous for the College Football Playoff race and the Big 12 conference title. Both BYU and Utah are eyeing that Big 12 championship and a spot in the CFP, and this is without a doubt the biggest game on their schedules to make that a reality. BYU does have #4 Notre Dame later, sure, but Utah is their only ranked conference opponent. For Utah, they play #23 Houston in October, but BYU is the only other ranked team on their schedule. This is a massive rivalry showdown with major Big 12 and College Football Playoff implications, period.
So yeah, Week 0 is fine, but November 7th is going to be the kind of college football Saturday dreams are made of. Seven top-25 games, three top-10, and a #1 vs #2? You literally cannot ask for more. Start making those plans to plant yourself on the couch now, because this is a day you won’t want to miss a single second of. The landscape of college football, especially the CFP picture, could look completely different after that one unbelievable weekend. Get hyped!
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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