{"id":78816,"date":"2023-08-10T14:05:41","date_gmt":"2023-08-10T14:05:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/articles.runyourpool.com\/?p=78816"},"modified":"2023-08-10T14:05:45","modified_gmt":"2023-08-10T14:05:45","slug":"the-biggest-game-of-each-college-football-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.runyourpool.com\/articles\/2023\/08\/10\/the-biggest-game-of-each-college-football-week\/","title":{"rendered":"The Best Game of Each College Football Week This Season"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a sense, the madness surrounding conference realignment makes it feel like college football is in full swing, but in reality, we haven\u2019t even witnessed the inaugural kick-off. Later this month, that will change, and Saturdays will take on a new meaning for hundreds of college towns across America.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not all college football games are created equal \u2013 conference realignment is proof enough of that. Great teams, big-name programs, rivalries, and other factors can widely affect the intrigue of a given matchup. You\u2019re a busy person, and you need to know in advance what will be appointment television and what you can check the score of later. So, I\u2019ve devised for you a handy guide that you can carry with you throughout the entirety of the 2023 season. Every single game I list will undoubtedly be gigantic, with no way that any of these teams could do something between now and then to make me wrong, like losing a lot or experience a hurricane.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Okay, fine, so I can\u2019t guarantee that. But I can try my hardest to give you the best guide possible while still weeks out from the season\u2019s start. Worst case scenario, you accidentally end up watching two near-.500 teams struggle it out in a relatively-meaningless affair. Hey, it\u2019s still college football.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Week 0: Navy at Notre Dame<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Per usual, there\u2019s not a ton to pick from here. The Irish will probably pummel the Midshipmen like in most meetings of this long-standing series. But there isn\u2019t a better choice \u2013 at least there are heaps of history between Notre Dame and Navy. That\u2019s more than Hawaii at Vanderbilt or San Jose State at USC has to offer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Week 1: LSU at Florida State (in Orlando)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These two played on Sunday night of Week 1 last season in what was a phenomenally-dramatic game, and I expect a compelling rematch in the same time slot this season. Both programs won 10 games last season, and both programs would like to take a step forward this go around. They\u2019ll each feature in the preseason AP Top 25, and their combined fan bases will turn Orlando into something akin to a war zone, but with jambalaya. There won\u2019t be a bigger kickoff in the true first week of college football\u2019s 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nhs1I0KxwN4\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Week 2: Texas at Alabama<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are other interesting matchups set for Week 2, but this preview of what will soon be a conference contest has to be my answer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last year, the Crimson Tide narrowly escaped Austin with a one-point win. This time around, the game will come to Tuscaloosa, and the Longhorns will get a taste of what\u2019s right around the corner. Like every year, Alabama is a contender for the national championship, and Week 2 is early enough in the season for the annual Texas hype train to still be chugging hard. No matter how this finishes, there will be some delicious schadenfreude for neutrals to enjoy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Week 3: Pittsburgh at West Virginia<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I don\u2019t care what their preseason expectations are. I don\u2019t care what their records are come Week 3. I don\u2019t care what other games are happening this week. There will not be a more significant, memorable affair than the one set to take place in Morgantown, the next chapter of one of the sport\u2019s most historic rivalries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s also one of the nastiest, most mean-spirited rivalries around, but since the joys of conference realignment separated these schools in 2012, they spent a decade apart. They renewed their relationship in 2022 in a wonderful contest befitting such an occasion. Now in 2023, West Virginia has a shot at revenge on its home turf.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZPnD6bvUFmI\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Week 4: Ohio State at Notre Dame<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two of the biggest programs in the sport, located relatively close to one another, that don\u2019t play as often as intuition might suggest, are meeting in South Bend in Week 4. Both will be very high in the preseason rankings. Ohio State should be 3-0 when it waltzes into this one, while Notre Dame\u2019s only realistic shot at a loss prior to this contest will be its trip to NC State two weeks earlier. The point is, there will almost definitely be one or zero losses shared between these teams when they kick off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I will mention: Florida State at Clemson is also this week, and it might decide the ACC title. But I can only pick one. Sorry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Week 5: Louisville at North Carolina State<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This might sound crazy, but hear me out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Louisville and North Carolina State both look like secondary contenders for the ACC crown this season behind Florida State and Clemson, but nothing is nailed on. There is reason to believe the Cardinals and Wolfpack will be two of the best in the league in 2023, and it\u2019s possible both will be undefeated heading into this one. For that to be the case, NC State would need to have knocked off Notre Dame in Week 2 when the Irish came to Raleigh. If that does happen, then we\u2019re looking at two 4-0 teams, probably both ranked, coming together for an important taste-maker in the conference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Truthfully, this week doesn\u2019t have a lot that jumps out as an obvious pick. LSU at Ole Miss was also on my radar, but something about this one feels like it\u2019ll be very fun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Week 6: Oklahoma vs. Texas (in Dallas)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Red River Rivalry is an annual celebration between two of the sport\u2019s most successful programs that also hate each other very much. Unless Texas and Oklahoma both reach the Big 12 Championship Game, this will be their final meeting as Big 12 members before shipping off for the SEC. Both are viewed as serious contenders for the league\u2019s title, and the outcome of this one will severely impact the success the loser can expect the rest of the way. The Sooners have a very realistic shot at being undefeated coming into this one \u2013 the Longhorns are more likely to have a loss or two, but assuming they survive in Waco two weeks before, they should be undefeated in conference play. Besides, this rivalry usually produces something special (ignoring last year\u2019s 49-0 final \u2013 they can\u2019t all be great games).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/l0e_NGLifvk\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Week 7: USC at Notre Dame<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite the distance between them, it\u2019s one of the biggest rivalries in college football, and the 2023 edition should be a big one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Both programs will enter the season with the College Football Playoff on their minds, and<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/college-football\/news\/2023-pac-12-championship-odds-picks-usc-favored-but-washington-oregon-state-have-value\/\"> the Trojans are the odds-on favorites<\/a> to win the Pac-12 in their final season in the conference. For the Irish to be undefeated by this point, they would need to have taken out Ohio State at home and North Carolina State and Louisville both on the road, which is a tall ask. Meanwhile, USC will be a comfortable favorite in every contest leading up to the battle for the Jeweled Shillelagh. Even if Notre Dame has two losses by Week 7, an unblemished USC coming to South Bend is cause for national attention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Week 8: Tennessee at Alabama<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This was a very difficult choice, with Penn State at Ohio State and TCU at Kansas State both scheduled this week, too. But with how Alabama\u2019s trip to Knoxville went in 2022, the rematch in Tuscaloosa in 2023 has to be the one to circle in Week 8.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These two played one of the games of the decade last year, with the Volunteers narrowly coming away with their first victory in this bitter rivalry since 2006. The Crimson Tide figure to be in the national conversation yet again, while Tennessee is also projected as a serious contender for the SEC East and conference as a whole. There\u2019s a reasonable chance both teams will be undefeated heading into this game, too &#8211; Alabama will need to traverse Texas in Week 2 and a trip to College Station in Week 6, while Tennessee has to manage Texas A&amp;M at home in Week 7 and Florida at The Swamp in Week 3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I expect the outcome of this one to have massive ramifications on who represents the SEC\u2019s divisions in Atlanta in December.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ehxfl9K9Jgg\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Week 9: Ohio State at Wisconsin<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ohio State is Ohio State \u2013 there is little reason to believe the Buckeyes won\u2019t be in the Big Ten title conversation, let alone playoff talk, by Week 9. But in that week, they\u2019ll have to travel to Madison for the first time since 2016 to go against a Badgers team led by Luke Fickell, the former Ohio State head coach and a long-time assistant in Columbus. After spending six seasons as the head man at Cincinnati, Fickell is back in the Big Ten and will have his sights set on his former employer on Oct. 28.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wisconsin has played spoiler to Ohio State at Camp Randall before, notably in 2010 when the Badgers upset the No. 1 ranked Buckeyes. That was the last time Wisconsin overcame Ohio State, so you know the home team will be motivated to finally end the nine-game losing streak to OSU. Wisconsin figures to be in the mix for the Big Ten West title, and a conquest in this contest would make achieving that goal significantly simpler. Meanwhile, you know the goal in Columbus is an undefeated national championship, as it is every year. That can\u2019t be accomplished with a misstep in Madison.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Week 10: Oklahoma at Oklahoma State<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">LSU at Alabama and Notre Dame at Clemson also happen this week, and while those games might involve higher-ranked teams, neither will carry the emotional and sentimental significance that this one will.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Oklahoma leaves Oklahoma State behind after this season for the SEC,<a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/mike-gundy-says-bleak-future-035900480.html?src=rss\"> and that means an end to Bedlam<\/a>, one of the many special rivalries that have fallen victim to conference realignment. Anger, bitterness, and flat-out disrespectful hatred will flow even more than usual when the Sooners saunter into Stillwater this fall. I don\u2019t care what their records are or what the Big 12 standings say: something memorable will happen at Boone Pickens Stadium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MQojldctz-s\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Week 11: Michigan at Penn State<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are several good candidates for Week 11, but I\u2019m going with a game whose outcome will almost definitely impact the Big Ten title race.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of Ohio State, Michigan, or Penn State has represented the East in Indianapolis in all but one season since the division was formed. Odds are, 2023 will be no exception. Whenever these teams play one another, national attention is warranted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What appear to be the two most difficult games on Michigan\u2019s schedule don\u2019t come until now and beyond. It\u2019s reasonable to imagine the Wolverines bringing a 9-0 record with them to Happy Valley. Penn State is less likely to be undefeated, but one or two losses wouldn\u2019t diminish the stakes in what\u2019s been tapped as<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pennlive.com\/pennstatefootball\/2023\/05\/penn-state-football-announces-white-out-stripe-out-games-for-2023-season.html\"> this year\u2019s Stripe Out game<\/a>. If the Nittany Lions are undefeated, or at least managed to beat Ohio State in Columbus in the weeks prior, then this Beaver Stadium brawl becomes larger than life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Week 12: Georgia at Tennessee<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2022, No. 1 Tennessee traveled to Athens in early November to take on No. 3 Georgia while both sported zeroes in the loss column. The Bulldogs came away victorious,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/college-football\/game\/_\/gameId\/401403933\"> 27-13<\/a>, and it paved the way for their SEC East title and eventual triumphs in the SEC Championship Game and College Football Playoff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/l-6UjyPkbAk\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2023, these two are scheduled to meet even later in the season, and the conditions look like they could be similar again when the series switches to Knoxville. No one else in the East appears to have caught up with the Vols and Dawgs, so my presumption that this remains the de facto divisional championship game feels safe enough, especially given it\u2019ll be Georgia\u2019s final conference contest of the campaign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Week 13: Ohio State at Michigan<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rivalry week is impossible to whittle down to one game. If you can catch more than just one matchup from Week 13, I encourage you to, especially with conference realignment robbing us of some of these highly historic and massively meaningful rivalries. That said, if you can only choose one, it\u2019s got to be The Game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For six years running, the winner of this matchup has punched its ticket to the Big Ten Championship Game. Maybe Penn State plays spoiler in 2023 like it did in 2016, but it\u2019s more likely that the streak will go on for a seventh-straight season. This means giant implications for the College Football Playoff and the pursuit of a national championship, the goal set by both programs every go around.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s also one of the most heated, fiercest, and storied rivalries in American athletics, let alone college football. It is rare for Ohio State-Michigan to produce something uninteresting. It\u2019s one of the greatest spectacles in the sport, and no sport does spectacles like college football.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1h6_8dLY-3g\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;re coming out swinging before Week 0 and predicting the biggest game of each week of the season. 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