Buffalo Rumblings
The fourth week of the college football calendar comes with major headlines across the landscape, with bragging rights and peak conference jockeying on the line.
One of the big highlights of the weekend kicks off at 12 p.m. EDT (10:00 a.m. local) with No. 17 Texas Tech traveling to No. 16 Utah for a massive Big 12 matchup that could put the winner in the driver’s seat for a spot in the Big 12 Championship game in December. Of course, the winner of that championship game is a lock to head to the College Football Playoff. The Red Raiders invested in the transfer portal as much as anyone in the country portal in this past offseason. They’re a team committed to winning moving forward. This contest will be their first true test against a stout Utes team on the road — a team with an elite-caliber offensive line and dynamic quarterback.
Twenty-second-ranked Auburn travels to No. 11 Oklahoma in the mid-afternoon slate on Saturday. Both of these squads are upset-minded teams looking to crash the party in the SEC this year. It’s been a rocky road for both teams as Oklahoma has broken into the conference and certainly for Auburn in recent seasons with a litany of quarterback concerns. Both teams already have solid wins under their belt with Oklahoma knocking off Michigan and Auburn handling Baylor. Now they’re on quite the collision course in Norman. Former prized (and partially failed) recruit Jackson Arnold is the quarterback for the Tigers. Some aspects of the Oklahoma struggles a year ago had to do with quarterback play, which Arnold was a part of. Now he gets a possible revenge game against a defensive minded head coach in Brett Venables who knows him quite well.
Two of the more recent darlings in the Big 10 are clashing in Bloomington on Saturday night with No. 9 Illinois traveling to No. 19 Indiana. Both squads are veteran-laden with even units on each side of the football. Nobody is confusing these teams for Ohio State or Oregon in 2025, but they’re live to make the College Football Playoff with a win in this matchup.
The Week 4 carpet has been laid out. We’ve got a few prospect matchups you’ll be wanting to keep your eyes on this weekend. Let us know who/what you’re watching in the college football world this weekend.
Georgia Tech transfer Eric Singleton Jr. was one of the nation’s top transfers on the open market this past offseason. He’s been dinged up and dealing with nagging injuries early on this season. He’s been contributing, but you’d expect him to explode for a big performance at some point soon considering the investment Auburn made in him. Some of that success depends on the play of Jackson Arnold in this game specifically.
Oklahoma has one of the best defenses in the country. They’re happy to see the return of Gentry Williams to the...
