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The biggest college sports news of the week happened in Ohio:

awwww. Midweek MACtion did begin last night, with Ohio giving Miami of Ohio its first conference loss to win the Battle of the Bricks and take the complementary mug that goes with it:

Let's get into the rest of the week:

Wednesday

Northern Illinois @ Toledo (-15) (7/6 ESPN2): This is usually a top-of-the-conference battle, but it's not this year. Jason Candle might be thinking it's time to translate his success in Toledo to a bigger job and become the next Matt Campbell. Meanwhile, Northern Illinois is taking the money and bouncing to the Mountain West next season - I know they're the Huskies, but that still feels incredibly silly.

Kent State @ Ball State (-2.5) (7/6 ESPNU): Kent State finally doesn't completely suck, and might even make a bowl. No wonder they elevated their interim coach into the permanent job after going through this OOC slate:

Thursday

UTSA @ South Florida (-11) (7:30/6:30 ESPN): A major clash for the American title and the likely Playoff spot that comes with it. UTSA dried up the Tulane offense last weekend, but going to Tampa is a stiff challenge, especially with Traylor-to-Arkansas rumors running rampant.

Georgia Southern @ Appalachian State (-14) (7:30/6:30 ESPN2): These teams are terrible. Might be one of the last chances to watch the Clay Helton, Head Football Coach experience.

Friday

Harvard @ Columbia (7/6 ESPN2): Harvard is better than quite a few Power 5 schools (Bill Connolly's metrics have them 10 points better than their Green Line friends at BC). Columbia is still hungover after winning their first Ivy title in 85 years. Enjoy the view of the Harlem meeting the Hudson while a sedate blowout occurs.

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Houston (-2) @ UCF (8/7 FS1): Speaking of schools with famously mediocre student sections - Houston! Can they claw back into rankings and Big XII contention at the Bounce House?

Northwestern @ #19 USC (-15) (9/8 FOX): Well this is going to be another boring Big Ten blowout. Instead watch...

Tulane @ Memphis (-6) (9/8 ESPN): Perhaps the most consequential game of the year for the G5 Playoff spot! Memphis' unbelievable loss at UAB is one of the weirdest results of the year, and the only thing holding the Tigers back from being a huge favorite for that spot.

Saturday

Early Games

#7 BYU @ #8 Texas Tech (-10) (12/11 ABC): The game of the day is a Big XII nooner and somehow Fox screws the pooch on getting it for BNK. Lucky for BYU and freshman sensation Bear Bachmeier, an early kick should cut down on the noise and general drunken belligerence of the Tech crowd.

#5 Georgia (-8) @ Mississippi State (12/11 ESPN): Kirby Smart teams have a well earned reputation for playing with their food against the SEC's bottom feeders. We know how consequential that can be in Starkville.

#2 Indiana (-13) @ Penn State (12/11 FOX): I'll enjoy Curt Cignetti kicking the shit out of Pedo State with no regrets. Enjoyed watching the Hoosiers piss all over Maryland's Homecoming in person last week.

Midafternoon

#3 Texas A&M (-7) @ #22 Missouri (3:30/2:30 ABC): The last major roadblock between TAMU and showing up undefeated to Austin thanks to their schedule turning into cupcakes around them.

#9 Oregon (-6) @ #20 Iowa (3:30/2:30 CBS): The committee correctly realized that Oregon hasn't actually beaten anyone worth a shit this year. That process begins in Iowa City, where Kirk Ferentz has discovered an offense while nobody was looking.

#23 Washington (-12) @ Wisconsin (4:30/3:30 BTN): I don't know, it's a shallow slate. This could be a ranked upset, given Jedd Fisch's blatant flirting with Florida, if only Wisconsin could show even a glimmer of a pulse.

Primetime

Florida State @ Clemson (-2.5) (7/6 ACCN): The clear Sickos Game of the Week leads off the primetime slate thanks to an early kickoff. Yes, ha ha ha, yes.

Navy @ #10 Notre Dame (-26) (7:30/6:30 NBC): This feels like a blowout where Irish fans crow about hammering a one-loss team who hasn't actually beaten anybody, and hoo boy does the line reflect that.

LSU @ #4 Alabama (-11) (7:30/6:30 NBC): I've never seen a more obvious candidate for a new coach bounce than LSU, but Kalen DeBoer thrives in big games. 

RIP Pac-12 After Dark

Nebraska @ UCLA (pick 'em) (9/8 FOX): Can Matt Rhule steady the ship after getting embarrassed by USC on Corn's big blackout night, or will UCLA's wild late-season resurgence continue?

Sam Houston State @ Oregon State (10/9 CW): The most New-Pac-12 sadness matchup ever. Woof.

Happy viewing everyone! Love some bye week hatewatch energy.

 

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If you are at all interested in FCS football: this is the first year the Ivies will participate in the FCS postseason. I don’t expect them to challenge the elite of the Big Sky or Missouri Valley conferences, but the top tier of the Ivy League plays good football and can have a fun run. 

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