2024 WEEK 7
UNDER REVIEW
WEEK 6 SCOREBOARD
6Oregon* 31, Michigan State 10
7Penn State 27, UCLA* 11
8Miami 39, California* 38
Washington* 27, 10Michigan 17
Minnesota 24, 11USC* 17
Virginia Tech 31, Stanford* 7
Oregon State* 39, Colorado State 31 (OT)
Arizona State* 35, Kansas 31
Texas Tech 28, Arizona* 22
BOWL PROJECTIONS PRESENTED BY LAST WORD ON SPORTS (KEVIN M c GUFFEY)
CONFERENCE STANDINGS
BIG 12
3-3 1-1
Memphis 4-1 0-1
Florida Atlantic 2-3 0-1
South Florida 2-3 0-1
UTSA 2-3 0-1 Tulsa 2-4 0-2 Rice 1-4 0-2
UAB 1-4 0-2 Temple 1-5 0-2
*Current Pac-12 Team +Former Pac-12 team
WHAT TO WATCH FOR
SATURDAY // 11 AM CT // FOX
• Washington coming off of a big win against No. 10 Michigan –looking to move to 3-1 in B1G play in first year in the conference. The Huskies continue to be one of the best teams in the country in protecting the football, as they have only turned the ball over three times.
• Former Mississippi State QB Will Rogers is starting QB at UW and is 11th in the nation in passing yards (1,625). He also has 12 TDs and just 1 INT. The Huskies have two receivers in the top 25 in receiving yards. Denzel Boston is 21st with 492, while Giles Jackson is 24th with 479.
SATURDAY // 3 PM CT // FOX
• Arizona trying to knock off No. 14 BYU and end their undefeated season. Wildcats QB Noah Fifita ranks 26th in the nation in passing (1,361 yards), but he has 6 INTs on the season (tied for 9th-most).
• After 161 yards vs. Texas Tech last week, Arizona WR Tetairoa McMillan is 5th in the FBS in receiving yards (664). He is averaging 17.9 yards per reception.
• It will be a tough test for the Cats, as BYU's defense ranks 20th in yards allowed per game (292.6), 18th in points per game (15.8) and 21st in turnover margin (+4). Those are all top 3 in the Big 12.
SATURDAY
// 6:30 PM CT // CBSSN
Oregon State is looking for their third straight win and a 5-1 start. Only loss comes to current No. 3 Oregon.
• The Beavs have one of the best rushing offenses in college football – averaging 264.4 yards per game. It is a three-headed attack of RB Anthony Hankerson (485 yards, 9 TDs), RB Jam Griffin (450 yards, 4 TDs) and QB Gevani McCoy (213 yards, 3 TDs). Hankerson and Griffin both rank in the top 40 in rushing yards in the country.
• Oregon State ranks first in the country in time of possession at over 36 minutes per game.
SATURDAY
// 2:30 PM CT // CBS
• Now a B1G matchup between two historic college football brands.
• Penn State up to No. 4 in the AP Poll, while USC is looking to get some momentum back after losing two of their last three games (Michigan and Minnesota).
• USC averages 442.4 yards per game, but have only averaged 376 in their two losses. They rank 20th in the country in passing yards (292.8 per game).
• The Trojans' defense has been much better than years past, as they rank 28th in points against (18.4 per game). They also allow far fewer yards per game, averaging 316.2 against per game.
SATURDAY
// 6 PM CT // FS1
• Wazzu is looking to bounce back from their first loss of the season at the hands of No. 25 Boise State.
• Cougs' QB John Mateer has 1,429 passing yards and 13 INTs to go along with a team-leading 453 rushing yards and 5 TDs. He leads a Wazzu offfense that ranks 14th in points scored (41.8 per game), 10th in total yards (495.4) and 18th in passing yards (298.0).
• The Cougs had a decent start to the season defensively – allowing 21.7 points per game in their first three games, but they have allowed 97 total points in their last two games.
SATURDAY
// 9:15 PM CT // ESPN
Capping off the night, Colorado will have another chance to prove that they are for real and top their win total from 2024 (4-8 last year).
• QB Shedeur Sanders ranks 10th in the nation in passing (1,630 yards). He also has 14 TDs vs. 3 INTs.
• Sanders has been sacked the 3rd-most times in the FBS (17) and is facing a K-State defense with 12 sacks on the season, so that will be a matchup to watch.
• WR/CB Travis Hunter is leading the early-season Heisman talk. He is 8th in CFB in receiving (561), while also having 15 tackles, 2 INTs and 3 pass deflections on defense.
Saturday, December 28 at 8:15 pm on ESPN
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