Simply when issues appeared like chalk, Week 6 offered chaos but to be seen in school soccer this season. Shockwaves coursed via the SEC as No. 1 Alabama (and the goalposts) fell at Vanderbilt whereas No. 4 Tennessee was upended at Arkansas. No. 9 Missouri appeared fraudulent after a beatdown at No. 25 Texas A&M and No. 10 Michigan stumbled at Washington.
All of it set the stage for Week 7, which on paper seems to be among the best weeks of the season. Buckle your seatbelts. Three Prime 25 showdowns plus a slew of different high quality video games make this week can’t-miss tv.
Listed here are the highest 5 video games of the week ranked in inverse order.
5. No. 18 Kansas State at Colorado | Saturday | 10:15 p.m. ET | ESPN
These within the Japanese time zone might want to keep up late, however that is an old rivalry renewed that is necessary within the Huge 12 title race. Each groups have had a bye week to arrange and the Ok-State move protection must be at its finest for the Wildcats to win. Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders ranks tenth within the nation with 1,630 yards passing. He has a secure of weapons, however none higher than two-way star Travis Hunter (46 receptions, 561 yards, 6 TDs). Saturday is one other alternative for each stars to make a Heisman assertion.
Prediction: Colorado rides the house crowd to an necessary win, 34-23.
4: No. 4 Penn State at USC | Saturday | 3:30 p.m. ET | CBS
USC has acquired a impolite awakening to the Huge Ten, taking a pair of losses in its first three convention video games. It would not get any simpler on Saturday. Lincoln Riley’s crew is determined to search out the win column and maintain its School Soccer Playoff hopes alive. To take action, the Trojans must crack the code of the Penn State protection, which ranks fourth within the nation at simply 233.2 yards allowed per recreation.
Prediction: Penn State makes life troublesome for USC quarterback Miller Moss and wins 28-13.
3. No. 9 Ole Miss at No. 13 LSU | Saturday | 7:30 p.m. ET | ABC
Ole Miss bounced again final week at South Carolina after its first lack of the season, whereas LSU had its bye week. Saturday evening underneath the lights in Baton Rouge is an intimidating place to be, and Ole Miss has struggled there mightily. The Rebels have not received in Tiger Stadium since 2008. Anticipate factors in bunches and loads of yards via the air. Ole Miss quarterback Jaxson Dart has already surpassed the two,100-yard mark whereas LSU’s Garrett Nussmeier is at 1,652 yards. It might come right down to offensive line play. Ole Miss has allowed 11 sacks. LSU has allowed solely two.
Prediction: It is a shootout as anticipated, however Ole Miss leaves with a 41-31 victory.
2. No. 1 Texas vs. No. 18 Oklahoma | Saturday | 3:30 p.m. ET | ABC
The Pink River Rivalry virtually at all times delivers. Oklahoma has received seven of the final 9 matchups, together with final 12 months’s. However 9 of the final 11 video games have been determined by eight factors or much less. Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian stated Monday that quarterback Quinn Ewers could start Saturday. Ewers has missed the final two video games with an belly damage. That is a storyline to look at heading into Saturday. It might not matter who’s underneath middle for the Longhorns, although, contemplating how good Texas’ protection is. The Longhorns permit simply 228.2 yards per recreation. That is dangerous information for an Oklahoma offense that struggles to maneuver the ball, averaging simply 297.8 yards per recreation.
Prediction: Texas rolls, dominating Oklahoma from begin to end in a 34-10 win.
1. No. 2 Ohio State vs. No. 3 Oregon | Saturday | 7:30 p.m. ET | NBC
The most important showdown of the season to this point within the Huge Ten supplies the primary take a look at of the season for Ohio State. The Buckeyes have cake-walked via their first 5 video games of the season, successful by a median margin of 39 factors. Oregon hasn’t at all times appeared dominant en path to a 5-0 file, however has held its opponents to 14 factors or much less in 4 video games. Ohio State spent big money on its roster and has championship-or-bust aspirations. Now’s the time to show the cash is value it.
Prediction: The cash is value it and the expectations are legitimate. Ohio State wins 30-13.
