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 monitoring closely on Saturday. Follow all the action live below.
Both teams enter their Cotton Bowl rivalry game off bye weeks. The Longhorns moved to the top spot in the AP Top 25 after Alabama’s loss and Quinn Ewers is back in the starting lineup. Oklahoma will start true freshman Michael Hawkins for the second straight game. If the Sooners are going to pull the upset, Hawkins has to be fantastic and the run game has to get on track.
Time: 3:30 p.m. | TV: CBS | Line: Penn State -5.5 | Total: 50.5
This game lost some luster after the Trojans fell to Minnesota last week. That dropped them out of the top 25 and crippled their chances of winning the Big Ten. It could still be a dangerous game for Penn State though. The Penn State offense has looked much better in 2024 after an offseason coordinator switch, and the defense has allowed 12 or fewer points in four of its five games.
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.
Time: 7:30 p.m. | TV: ABC | Line: Ole Miss -3.5 | Total: 63.5
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.
Live55 updates
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.
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