College Football: 5 Must-Watch Games This Week

Tate S., Staff Writer

The college football season is almost done, but some huge games are coming up for teams that could get them to being one of the 4 teams in the College Football Playoff.

#2 Baylor Bears (7-0) @ Kansas State Wildcats (3-4) Thurs. Nov. 5, 6:30 pm, Fox Sports 1

Baylor lost their star QB Seth Russell for the season due to a neck injury, and now backup Jarrett Stidham will have to try to keep the Bears undefeated the rest of the season. They face a struggling Kansas State team, who needs a ranked win to snap their four game losing streak.

Duke Blue Devils (6-2) @ #21 North Carolina Tar Heels (7-1) Nov. 7, 11:00 am, ESPN2

Coming off a controversial loss to Miami 30-27 last week, Duke faces a ranked North Carolina that could test hopes of taking the ACC Coastal Division. The Tar Heels beat #25 Pittsburgh last Thursday 26-19.

#17 Florida State Seminoles (7-1) @ #3 Clemson Tigers (8-0) Nov. 7, 2:30 pm, ABC

Clemson hopes to stay unbeaten and take the ACC Atlantic Division if they can manage to beat a Seminoles team that had previously been stunned by Georgia Tech. If Seminoles QB Everett Golson, RB Dalvin Cook, and their strong defense can hold off Clemson, the Tigers playoff hopes could be ruined.

#5 TCU Horned Frogs (8-0) @ #12 Oklahoma State Cowboys (8-0) Nov. 7, 2:30 pm, FOX

A battle of unbeaten Big 12 teams come to Stillwater, Oklahoma as TCU and their QB-WR combo Trevone Boykin and Josh Doctson face a surprising Cowboys team with QB’s Mason Rudolph and J.W Walsh. This is an almost must-win game for TCU if they want to stay in the Playoff talk.

Top Game: #4 LSU Tigers (7-0) @ #7 Alabama Crimson Tide (7-1) Nov. 7, 7:00 pm, CBS

Alabama has put away their one loss to Ole Miss early in the season and won their last 5 games. They face unbeaten rival LSU and Heisman frontrunner RB Leonard Fournette in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Most likely, the winner of this game will control their destiny in the SEC West and earn a spot in the College Football Playoff.