#5 Oklahoma @ Iowa State

How to Watch: Hop in your corn fueled tractor and head on over to Ames, Iowa for an early kickoff or turn the TV to ABC at 9am (PST) to continue the 2018 tradition of an Oklahoma-featured first course to kick off your Saturday.

Storyline: Oklahoma is headed to Ames on a mission to avenge last season’s shocking upset and sole regular season loss.

Prospect to Watch: This game was set to highlight arguably the top 2 RBs in college football in Oklahoma’s Rodney Anderson and Iowa State’s David Montgomery, but after Anderson unfortunately suffered a season-ending injury last week, the attention will focus on Montgomery. He was bottled up in the Cyclones rivalry-game opener last week, but has a history of slipping through defenses like an eel through… well, anything that tries to catch an eel. Eels are incredibly slippery.

#12 LSU Tigers @ #7 Auburn Tigers

How to Watch: Grab some crawfish, sunscreen, and a few rolls of toilet paper and head to the House that Bo Built or tune the ol’ dial to CBS for the classic 12:30pm kickoff.

Storyline: It’s the 2018 edition of the Tiger Bowl! After huge season opening wins in Week 1 and a couple glorified scrimmages in Week 2, these division foes kick off their SEC-son Saturday on the Plains.

Prospect to Watch: LSU’s appropriately named Greedy Williams looks on track to be the NFL’s next great shutdown corner and might even have a few ballhawking opportunities with Auburn’s QB Jarrett Stidham out to prove he’s the best QB in the SEC.

#17 Boise State @ #24 Oklahoma State

How to Watch: In honor of Coach Gundy, shave the sides of your head and get ready to take care of some business in the front and party all the way back from your trip to Stillwater or grab some popcorn and a seat on your couch and sit back and enjoy the midday fireworks on ESPN at 12:30pm.

Storyline: Boise’s willingness to play anybody, anywhere is finally paying off with some Power 5 teams willing to take the bait. The Broncos have blown the barndoors off their first two opponents and are headed into OK with a full head of steam to take on a Cowboys squad that is always expected to have some fireworks of their own in store. If Boise can pull this off, they’ll certainly be in the driver’s seat for a New Year’s Six bowl, and if they keep romping, they may just make some CFP noise.

Prospect to Watch: Boise State’s QB Brett Rypien has been turning heads with his play through the first two weeks, but it’ll be all for naught if he can’t turn in another stellar performance on the Power 5 stage in Stillwater.

#1 Alabama @ Ole Miss

How to Watch: Grab your best red sundress, pop the collar on your polo, steal a big Solo cup and head to Oxford for the time of your life or keep the TV tuned to ESPN at 4pm and just dream about the day you’ll make it to the pearly gates, I mean, the Grove.

Storyline: The Tide rolls into the Grove, one of the only places to leave them with scarring recent memories. Now if they could just find a quaterb… just kidding. They have two, let’s just enjoy that they have two really good qbs and stop bothering that sweet old man, Nick Saban. The RebeLandsharks still have some substantial talent left over from their incredible (see: expensive) recruiting run, so maybe Vaught-Hemingway Stadium magic can strike again… maybe. (Probably not.)

Prospect to Watch: DaMarkus Lodge and DK Metcalf are like Batman and Robin, or better yet, Thor and Loki, or maybe…. ok, I admit I’m not a superhero expert. You get the point. Ole Miss has the best WR duo in the country, with both these guys likely coming to a RedZone channel near you very, very soon.

#4 Ohio State v. #15 TCU

How to Watch: Enjoy the early action at your favorite Dallas bar, then hop in an Uber to Jerry’s Arlington palace or just change the channel to ABC at 5pm.

Storyline: Not Urban Meyer. TCU has apparently been craving for a game, and stage, like this for a long time, but do they have what it takes to slow down either Nick Bosa and Ohio State’s menacing defensive front or brand new Heisman eyebrow-raiser Dwayne Haskins and the Buckeye offense? The Frogs have the coaching and the talent to at least keep it interesting.

Prospect to Watch: Bosa. It has to be Bosa. The Buffalo Bills might as well turn in the draft card today.

#22 USC @ Texas

How to Watch: Hang a left at the 97th taco truck you see and head north from Sixth Street for a 30-minute trek through the Burnt Orange beauty that is Longhorn gameday or grab a Q-Tip and ready your ears for the glory of Gus Johnson calling a big-time college football showdown on Fox at 5pm.

Storyline: Did you know that these two teams played in one of the greatest games of all-time? Ready yourself for 29 replays of the 2006 Rose Bowl interspersed with commentary on the present game featuring USC’s freshman phenoms and Texas’ seemingly endless quest to find themselves again. In all seriousness, we may be only 15 games into the Tom Herman era, but it sure seems like Texas fans are desperate to get one signature win to verify the ship is being righted, and this matchup with the Trojans just might qualify.

Prospect to Watch: It’ll probably be Vince Young.

#10 Washington @ Utah

How to Watch: Enjoy your day watching the early games at one of Salt Lake City’s distilleries, then grab your free (on gameday) ride on the light rail to the most underrated stadium in America or find a cozy spot on the couch and try to stay awake for the 7pm kickoff on ESPN.

Storyline: Could this be a Pac-12 Championship preview? Will this begin the winner’s inevitable march to the Rose Bowl? Who knows; but it should be a lot of fun. Utah has been shockingly successful since joining the Pac-12 in 2011, but just hasn’t been able to get over the hump in major games. Washington didn’t quite pass the test in their first hostile environment in Week 1 and Rice-Eccles can get as loud as about anywhere in the country. While the matchup seems destined for a defensive struggle, #Pac12AfterDark is a powerful, powerful force.

Prospect to Watch: Pretty much anybody in Washington’s secondary is worthy of admirable evaluation, but keep an eye out for Utah corner Justin Blackmon who shined in the Utes’ bowl game last year and could further increase his attention with another big-game showcase in this one.

HAVE A FUN SATURDAY Y’ALL.