College football Week 10: No. 1 Miami at No. 4 Notre Dame is the biggest of 6 Top 25 matchups - ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
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College football fans with an appetite for large portions of high-stakes games should be pleased with the Week 10 menu
College football fans with an appetite for large portions of high-stakes games should be quite pleased with the menu Week 10 has prepared for them.
The main dish, of course, is No. 1 Miami's visit to No. 4 Notre Dame on Saturday night. As if it were even possible, this game became even bigger for the Fighting Irish after they ended up No. 11 in the initial rankings for the 12-team College Football Playoff.
Appetizers will be served starting early Saturday with No. 7 BYU visiting No. 3 Utah in the Holy War rivalry and No. 10 Texas playing at No. 19 Missouri. The tray will be refilled in mid-afternoon when No. 9 Alabama visits No. 15 LSU and again when No. 8 Kentucky plays at No. 16 Tennessee.
The side dish with Miami-Notre Dame will be No. 2 Georgia at No. 12 Mississippi.
All of these games and more will have tangible playoff implications.
In the Atlantic Coast Conference, SMU hosts Virginia Tech on Friday night and would set up a pivotal home game against No. 14 Wake Forest next week with a win over the Hokies.
The Big Ten has three key games: No. 5 UCLA at Minnesota, Oregon at No. 11 Ohio State and No. 21 Iowa at Northwestern. In the Big 12, No. 17 Houston's ability to stay in the conference race hinges on its home game against Cincinnati.
No. 1 Miami (8-0, No. 1 CFP) at No. 4 Notre Dame (7-1, No. 11 CFP), 7:30 p.m. ET (NBC)
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