Overview

• Oregon visits Penn State in the week’s only top-10 matchup Saturday at 7:30 p.m. ET on NBC/Peacock.
• SEC features primetime Alabama at Georgia at 7:30 p.m. ET on ABC, with LSU at Ole Miss at 3:30 p.m. ET on ABC.
• Washington hosts No. 1 Ohio State, and USC travels to Illinois in additional games with Top 25 implications.
• ClutchPoints lists Oregon No. 1 in its power rankings and projects the Ducks as the College Football Playoff champion, framing it as a prediction.
• AP notes Indiana QB Fernando Mendoza has shortened to 9-1 in Heisman betting, trailing Oklahoma’s John Mateer, who was set for hand surgery but is expected to return this season.