Ohio State-Indiana Tops Week 7's 10 Best Games as Notre Dame-BYU Headlines 4 Top-15 Matchups
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Updated · The New York Times · Oct 16
Ohio State-Indiana Tops Week 7's 10 Best Games as Notre Dame-BYU Headlines 4 Top-15 Matchups
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Oct 16
Summary
No. 4 Ohio State at No. 5 Indiana leads Week 7’s top-10 slate, with the Hoosiers chasing a 23rd straight win in the biggest home game in program history.
Four Top-15 matchups anchor the weekend, including No. 2 Notre Dame at No. 8 BYU, where the Irish face their first true road test and BYU can boost its CFP case.
Several contenders enter under pressure: Texas tries to steady itself after losing to Oklahoma, LSU has little margin left after a second defeat, and Tennessee still has not named a starting quarterback.
Injuries could reshape key games, with UCLA expected to play without quarterback Nico Iamaleava, Mississippi State’s Kamario Taylor questionable, and Florida possibly missing Aaron Philo and Vernell Brown III.
The rankings come amid uneven parity across the sport: Group of 6 teams are 3-75 against Power 4 opponents, and higher-budget power rosters are 55-26 when the gap is at least $5 million.