College Football Week 7 Preview

After five weeks of seeing a couple top teams fall, the top team in the nation finally dropped in week six. South Carolina sprung the upset over the defending champion Alabama Crimson Tide. They used their run game and turned the defensive tables on Alabama. Ohio State now is poised in the driver's seat with Alabama's fall.

Looking at the top 5 games I highlighted, I went 4-1 and now am at 24-6 on the year after six weeks. Stanford was able to bounce back, but still struggled at times outlasting USC. The same feeling of outlasting their opponent was felt by Michigan State. They did enough when it mattered to get by Michigan. The Wolverines opened the year with a shocking start, but now look to be back around the middle of the pack in the Big Ten.

There was no close, down to the wire feeling in a game that usually has it. Florida State looked like a superior team in Miami as they took down the Hurricanes. However, the SEC restored the tight game factor to close out the day. First, LSU went on the road and was able to use a few key plays to deliver a second loss to the Tim Tebow-less Gators. The mode in Gainesville seems a bit different as they now fall behind the winner of the game of the weekend. That winner was South Carolina, which shocked most out of Tuscaloosa. The Tide seemed to have control of the game at points, but the Gamecocks never gave up and kept fighting. It might a leading contender for game of the year even.


Now on to Week 7 with a bunch of big games.

Games featuring top 25 teams/some that might be interesting:

Saturday, October 16
No. 20 Oklahoma State at Texas Tech: This one has the very good potential to feature lots of scoring.


And of course, the top 5 games to watch this week.

Top 5:

5) Mississippi State at No. 22 Florida: This one could be interesting purely based on Mississippi State's good defensive efforts at times this year. If they can stymie Florida's at times slow offense, they might be able to upset the Gators in the Swamp. The Gators barely survive a surprising nail biter. PREDICTION: FLORIDA

4) No. 15 Iowa at Michigan: The Big House will be a little less excited after a crushing loss to Michigan State, but they can put a wrinkle in Iowa's path to the Big Ten title. It should still be a tough road game for Hawkeyes, but they will do enough like Michigan State did to outlast Michigan's somewhat one dimensional offense. PREDICTION: IOWA

3) Texas at No. 5 Nebraska: Despite the fact that Texas enters with two losses, this one should and will be close. The Cornhuskers are in a very good spot to leap a couple teams to find themselves playing for a national title. That is why the pressure will be high for Nebraska because they should win the Big 12 North, but that is not what you play for Lincoln, NE. Call it a hunch or simple pride, but Texas does enough and forces a couple of big turnovers. PREDICTION: TEXAS

2) No. 1 Ohio State at No. 18 Wisconsin: Ohio State is the new #1 after Alabama's loss and must beware of their reign only lasting a week. Wisconsin plays smart and tough and their run game wears out the best teams when it gets going. This will be low scoring early and the pace will pick up a bit before slowing down again. The fast pace that could develop after halftime might allow Ohio State QB Tyrelle Pryor to score a couple times. Wisconsin fights back, but falls just short. PREDICTION: OHIO STATE

1) No. 12 Arkansas at No. 7 Auburn: The SEC finds itself once in the game of the week slot. This time Arkansas heads to Auburn. This one should be a track meet with two red hot quarterbacks when they are on. Auburn QB Cam Newton has been more consistent in big moments this year than Arkansas QB Ryan Mallet. The Razorbacks could have and probably should have upset Alabama, but Mallet cost them a win. Newton does a few special things with the ball and puts this one away. PREDICTION: AUBURN

More great action and Ohio State is the prime team on upset alert this week as the top team in the nation.