Overview
- No. 16 Utah hosts No. 17 Texas Tech at noon ET on FOX in Salt Lake City, with both teams 3-0 and the winner projected to climb in the next AP poll.
- No. 22 Auburn visits No. 11 Oklahoma at 3:30 p.m. ET on ABC, featuring Tigers quarterback Jackson Arnold’s return to Norman against Heisman favorite John Mateer.
- Friday’s Big Ten opener put Iowa at Rutgers on FOX, with sportsbooks listing Iowa around -1.5 and models leaning to the under on a 45.5 total.
- Networks carrying key games include FOX, ABC, CBS and ESPN, with streaming options such as Fubo and DirecTV widely available for the daylong slate.
- Projection models highlighted betting angles, including an under 57.5 pick for Utah–Texas Tech that hit in 63% of simulations, as results are expected to influence early CFP trajectories.