Week 9 Preview Puts No. 6 Utah, No. 3 Georgia and No. 12 Ole Miss on Upset Alert
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Updated · ESPN · Oct 30
Week 9 Preview Puts No. 6 Utah, No. 3 Georgia and No. 12 Ole Miss on Upset Alert
3 articles · Updated · ESPN · Oct 30
Summary
Connelly flagged No. 6 Utah at Cincinnati, No. 3 Georgia vs. Florida and No. 12 Ole Miss vs. Auburn as Week 9’s main upset risks after 21 ranked teams lost over the past three weeks.
Ohio State’s trip to USC adds another major variable: the No. 2 Buckeyes will likely start freshman Luke Fahey or sophomore Tavien St. Clair with Julian Sayin out indefinitely.
The preview also spotlights shifting conference races, with No. 20 Northwestern visiting injury-hit Oregon, Minnesota testing No. 4 Indiana, and No. 22 Arizona facing No. 13 Texas Tech in a near-elimination Big 12 game.
In the ACC, top-ranked Miami, No. 14 Wake Forest and No. 19 SMU are favored but not secure, while Boise State and New Mexico remain front-runners for the Group of 6 playoff berth.
A four-game 'chaos superfecta' underscores the volatility: SP+ gives Wake Forest, Ole Miss, Boise State and Georgia only a 35% chance of all winning Saturday.