It’ll be nearly impossible for Week 7 to match the chaos of Week 6, but the slate is loaded with exciting matchups.
It features the season’s first matchup of teams ranked in the top three, and the No. 1 team in the country is playing in a famed neutral site rivalry game. The day should be feisty.
Here are the matchups we’ll be keeping an eye on late Saturday. Follow all the action live below.
The marquee game of the weekend should be a doozy. Opposing defenses haven’t yet solved OSU’s two-headed rushing attack and a passing game that features all-world freshman Jeremiah Smith. If the game comes down to quarterback play, Oregon could have the edge. Will Howard has been solid for the Buckeyes, but Oregon QB Dillon Gabriel leads the country in completion percentage and has thrown for 1,449 yards.
This game has all the makings of a shootout. The Rebels enter averaging 44 points per game while LSU is scoring over 35 per game. QB Jaxson Dart has thrown for 2,100 yards already and LSU’s Garrett Nussmeier has thrown for 1,652 yards and 15 TDs through five games. The Tigers were off in Week 6 while the Rebels bounced back from their first loss with a resounding win over South Carolina.
Kansas State is a good measuring stick for what appears to be an improved Buffaloes squad. The team has already matched its win total from 2023 and is just two victories away from bowl eligibility. The biggest test for Colorado will be up front on defense. Teams are averaging over 150 rushing yards a game against the Buffaloes and KSU RB DJ Giddens and QB Avery Johnson are each averaging 7.3 yards a carry.
While everyone was watching Penn State-USC, Illinois found a way to beat Purdue 50-49 in overtime by stopping a potential winning two-point try.
Illinois blew a 24-point lead in regulation but still managed to win and improve to 5-1.
The winning kick
Here’s the moment Penn State secured the victory. The No. 4 Nittany Lions find a way to stay undefeated at 6-0.
Penn State wins it in OT!
Ryan Barker nails the 36-yarder in overtime to complete the comeback win over USC at the LA Coliseum!
USC misses FG!
Michael Lantz’s field goal is NO GOOD! Penn State can win it with any points in OT.
Penn State-USC going to OT!
Free football in LA! It’s tied 30-30.
Final: Texas 34, Oklahoma 3
The Sooners took a 3-0 lead on the Longhorns in the opening minutes of this one, but it was all Texas after that in a Red River rout. No. 1 Texas is now 6-0 ahead of its showdown with No. 5 Georgia next we
Penn State interception!
Miller Moss is picked off and PSU’s Jaylen Reed returns it to around midfield. With 5 seconds on the clock, this is likely headed for OT.
USC has pushed it just past midfield, not quite FG range yet. We’re under 30 seconds to go and ticking …
Touchdown Penn State! Tie game!
Nick Singleton takes a swing pass for a 14-yard catch and run score and the Nittany Lions tie it at 30-30.
2:53 to play and a fun finish coming at the LA Coliseum.
Penn State has converted a 4th and 10 and a 4th and 7 on this drive to keep its hopes alive.
Some clutch throws by Drew Allar to get PSU inside the USC 30. Under 4 minutes to play.
Touchdown Texas
After Gunnar Helm came down with a jump ball to put the Longhorns down at the Oklahoma goal line, Quinn Ewers runs it in on a keeper. That’ll do it for Red River at the Cotton Bowl.
Texas adds FG
The Longhorns had a crack at another touchdown inside the OU 10-yard line, but they had to settle for another Bert Auburn field goal.
It’s 27-3 Texas with 7:44 to go.
Touchdown USC!
Miller Moss throws a 5-yard strike to Kyron Hudson to finish off a big time 75-yard drive for the Trojans.
USC up 30-23 with 5:56 to play.
Penn State ties it again
A short field goal knots the game at 23-23 with 10:50 to play.
Penn State’s offense has run through TE Tyler Warren in this game. He’s got 16 catches for 221 yards and a TD.
End of Q3: Texas 24, Oklahoma 3
The Red River Rivalry game hasn’t exactly enthralled so far in the second half. We got our first points after the break just moments ago when Bert Auburn hit a short field goal to extend the Longhorns’ lead.
Oklahoma will need a miracle to come back in this one.
USC retakes lead with FG
The Trojans were unable to move the ball much after the INT, but they do take the lead with another Michael Lantz kick.
23-20 USC lead in the 3rd.
USC interception!
The Trojans got a big pay to halt Penn State’s momentum, picking off Drew Allar for the second time today.
Easton Mascarenas-Arnold secured the ball after it was tipped around. USC takes over at the PSU 24.
Penn State ties it up!
Penn State looks like a completely different team in this half. Drew Allar led a quick 90-yard march to the end zone, capped by Kaytron Allen’s 1-yard TD run.
It’s suddenly a new ballgame, 20-20 in Los Angeles.
We are back for the second half of the Red River Rivalry game, but the teams have just traded possessions with no points to show for it. The Longhorns just went for it on fourth-and-2 at the Oklahoma 10-yard line but Quinn Ewers’ pass fell incomplete.
It’s still 21-3.
Penn State touchdown on a trick play!
Tyler Warren makes an unbelievable contested catch for a 32-yard touchdown from Drew Allar, who started the play lined up like a receiver and got the ball on a double pass.
That’s exactly the start Penn State needed to the 2nd half.
USC’s lead cut to 20-13.
Halftime: Texas 21, Oklahoma 3
The Longhorns had a chance to add onto their lead just before the half ended, but kicker Bert Auburn missed a 44-yard field goal.
Another fumble recovered by Texas!
The Sooners just can’t hold onto the ball. On the very first play of the next possession, Oklahoma’s Taylor Tatum fumbled and Texas has it right back with great field position.
There’s 1:30 left in the first half.
Halftime: USC 20, Penn State 6
USC added another field goal from 47 yards out right before the half and the Trojans head into the locker room in complete control. No. 4 Nittany Lions have their work cut out.
Texas scores again!
One play after Texas stripped Oklahoma quarterback Michael Hawkins Jr. of the ball on a run, the Longhorns are into the end zone again. This time it’s Quintrevion Wisner running it 43 yards and holding onto the ball for the touchdown.
It’s 21-3 Texas at the Cotton Bowl.
BYU scores on double pass!
The Cougars have taken the lead on Arizona with some trickeration. Jake Retzlaff threw to Parker Kingston, who then threw to LJ Martin for a 33-yard touchdown to give BYU a 14-7 lead.
Touchdown Texas!
Longhorns RB Quintrevion Wisner just broke a 36-yard run deep into Oklahoma territory but was stripped just short of the goal line. Luckily for him, teammate Silas Bolden hopped on the ball in the end zone to score and save him.
It’s 14-3 Texas after the dramatic touchdown.
Penn State kicks FG
The Nittany Lions put a nice drive together, which have been hard to come by for them, but it ends in a 33-yard field goal.
USC still leads 17-6, late 2nd quarter.
USC adds FG
Trojans settle for a 45-yard Michael Lantz field goal after the interception.
It’s a 17-3 USC lead.
USC interception!
The Trojans are all over Penn State so far as Desman Stephens II picks off PSU’s Drew Allar.
USC takes over already deep in PSU territory.
Touchdown Texas!
Longhorns QB Quinn Ewers finds Gunnar Helm on a well-designed screen pass near the goal line and the tight end does the rest of the work from there.
It’s 7-3 Texas.
Arizona leading BYU early
Meanwhile, Arizona is first on the board in Provo. No. 14 BYU is one of four remaining Big 12 teams that are undefeated in conference play coming into this week.
Touchdown USC!
Quinten Joyner gets into the end zone for the 2nd time today, this time on a 9-yard pass from Miller Moss.
That was a quick, efficient 89-yard touchdown drive for the Trojans, who have Penn State on upset watch.
USC is on the move again as the 2nd quarter begins, with the ball in Penn State territory.
Trojans still leading No. 4 Penn State 7-3.
Oklahoma scores first
The Sooners come away with three points after Tyler Keltner makes his second field goal attempt — this time from 42 yards out.
It’s also notable because it’s the first time Texas has trailed so far this season.
There’s still no score in the Red River game, but the Sooners are driving and over midfield now.
Touchdown USC!
Trojans answer Penn State’s FG instantly with Quinten Joyner’s 75-yard TD run.
Tricky play there with a fake reverse. USC takes the lead.
Penn State opens scoring with field goal
Meanwhile, in Los Angeles, the Nittany Lions just had a touchdown taken off the board after an offensive pass interference penalty was called on the scoring play.
It was a 14-play drive for PSU that took up more than half of the first quarter, but they’ll be disappointed after having to settle for a field goal.
Oklahoma misses FG
The Sooners were in prime position to put points on the board early in the Red River Rivalry game after Quinn Ewers’ turnover, but their drive stalls out and kicker Tyler Keltner misses a 44-yard field goal.
Interception Oklahoma!
Quinn Ewers has made a big mistake early in his return to action after missing three weeks due to injury. The Texas QB sailed a pass over the middle and it’s picked off by Oklahoma’s Billy Bowman Jr.
USC-PSU and Oklahoma-Texas are underway, but we can’t move on to the afternoon window without acknowledging the UNC-Georgia Tech finish.
This is how Georgia Tech beat North Carolina with the game tied and time running out. The Yellow Jackets called a simple inside run to drain the remaining time off the clock and go to overtime and … well …
Final: Alabama 27, South Carolina 25
Alabama INT wins it!
The Crimson Tide survive as South Carolina QB LaNorris Sellers throws an interception in the end zone to end the game. The Gamecocks had three plays to get into field goal range, but can’t muster anything and Alabama wins it.
SOUTH CAROLINA GETS ONSIDE KICK
The Gamecocks are still alive! They have it at midfield with 40 seconds left and all they need is a field goal.
South Carolina scores TD, misses 2-point conversion to tie
Nyck Harbor makes a beautiful catch in the corner of the end zone to give South Carolina a chance to tie it up with under a minute left in the game, but the ensuing two-point conversion is no good as QB LaNorris Sellers sails the ball out of the end zone.
Touchdown Alabama!
On a crucial third-and-10, Jalen Milroe finds Germie Bernard wide open for a 34-yard touchdown.
South Carolina trails 27-19 with under 2 minutes left in the game.
Alabama trying to bleed out clock
The Crimson Tide have the ball past midfield now and are doing their best to run out the clock. All they need is one more first down.
Two minutes left in this one.
Iowa routing Washington
The Hawkeyes are in complete control at home against Big Ten newcomer Washington.
South Carolina misses FG
The Gamecocks drive stalls out at the Alabama 33-yard line and South Carolina’s Alex Herrera misses the 51-yarder that would’ve given them the lead.
There’s just over 5 minutes left in this one.
Touchdown Alabama!
The Crimson Tide are back in the lead after a wild turn of events in Tuscaloosa. It’s Jalen Milroe who finds the end zone on a seven-yard run.
The two-point conversion is no good. Alabama up 20-19.
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