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We’ve officially made it to Championship Weekend in college football. Games like Alabama-Georgia and Ohio State-Indiana highlight the Saturday slate in the college ranks, while the NFL pushes toward the postseason with Week 14 action continuing on Sunday.
The Buckeyes are a 5.5-point favorite at a neutral site, which speaks volumes to how valued they are compared to the rest of the programs in college football. Each team looked spectacular on the offensive end throughout Big Ten play, but defense should be the X-factor on Saturday.
We'll hope Week 11 can provide the same, and the headlining matchup is what could be a pivotal Big 12 contest between unbeaten BYU and one-loss Texas Tech in Lubbock, with the winner likely to emerge as the favorite to earn the league's autobid — though it may not be the only matchup between the two teams this year.