College football game day thread

College football game day thread
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Six teams remain unbeaten heading into Week 9, #1 Ohio Stae, #2 Indiana, #3 Texas A&M, #7 Georgia Tech, #11 BYU, and unranked Navy. Individual conference standings and national rankings are too close to call meaning there are 30+ teams still in the hunt for the 12 college football playoff berths.

These are the names/games TST will be monitoring, but there are dozens of others in action. Tell us about your favorite matchups, prospects, or teams in the forum.

#8 Ole Miss (6-1) @ #13 Oklahoma (6-1)

9 a.m. PST on ABC

Eyes on: QB Trinidad Chambliss was a D2 National Champion before transferring to Ole Miss. WR Harrison Wallace started 21 games for Penn State. WR Deuce Alexander is a speedster and De’ZHaun Stribling is a Rams-type WR. The Sooners have a strong defense at all levels of the field, Damonic Williams and Gracen Halton inside, R Mason Thomas on the edge, and ILB Sammy Omosigho. Robert Spears-Jennings and Peyton Bowen are the safeties.

#18 South Florida (6-1) @ Memphis (6-1)

9 a.m PST on ESPN2

Eyes on : Good chance to see SFL sleeper QB prospect Byrum Brown, he leads the Bulls in passing and rushing and throws to seven different receivers. Memphis has T Chris Adams and two good RB’s, Sutton Smith and Greg Desrosiers.

#15 Missouri (6-1) @ #10 Vanderbilt (6-1)

12:30 p.m. PST on ESPN

Eyes on: Vandy’s all-senior offensive line, LT Isaia Glass, LG Cade McConnell, C Jordan White, RG Chase Mitchell, and RT Aaron Bryant. Mizzou answers with possible Round 1 LT Cayden Green, C Brett Tollison and TE Brett Norfleet in front of QB Beau Pribula and RB Ahmad Hardy.

#11 BYU (7-0) @ Iowa St. (5-2)

12:30 p.m. on FOX

Eyes on: BYU’s first real test of 2026 behind dual threat frosh QB Bear Bachmeier, RB LJ Martin, and WR’s Chase Roberts and Parker Kingston. The Cyclones ride the arm/legs of junior QB Rocco Becht. He has two TE prospects, Ben Brahmer and Gabe Burkle. WR Brett Eskildsen adds speed.

#3 Texas A&M (7-0) @ #20 LSU (5-2)

4:30 p.m. PST on ABC

Eyes on: A&M soph QB Marcel Reed can run and pass to a pair of fast WR’s, KC Concepcion and Mario Craver. TE’s Nate Boerkincher and Theo Melin Ohrstrom are solid. LSU cannot afford another loss, with Top 100 picks QB Garrett Nussmeier, CB Mansoor Delane, LB Harold Perkins, LB Whit Weeks, and S AJ Haulcy

Houston (6-1) @ #24 Arizona St. (5-2)

5 p.m. PST on ESPN2

Eyes on: Houston QB prospect Connor Weigman has a big arm , but leads a run-first offense. RB Dean Conners is run/catch threat and TE Tanner Koziol is towards the top of draft lists. ASU goes as far as soph QB Sam Leavitt takes them throwing to Round 1 WR Jordyn Tyson. RB Raleek Brown and TE Chaymon Metayer are sleepers.

Other games with interesting prospects

***UCLA (3-4) @ #2 Indiana (7-0) 9...