Saturday night will feature an out-of-conference rivalry where more than just bragging rights will be up for grabs as No. Huskies quarterback Michael Penix Jr and Ducks' veteran signal caller Bo Nix are two of the sport's shining stars, and the national spotlight will help both of them raise their visibility to the entire country as one looks to get a leg up on the other in the Heisman race. 8 Oregon in a matchup that will likely vault the winner into the top four of the CFP projections. The biggest game of the day comes in the Pacific Northwest where No. The Week 7 schedule is loaded from top to bottom with high-stakes matchups, but none may be bigger than a top-10 showdown delivered to us from what has been the most exciting conference in the country this season.
Saturday's college football slate will feature numerous critical games that will further define conference championship races, the College Football Playoff landscape and potentially separate Heisman Trophy contenders from pretenders as mid-October has arrived.
