The second-to-last Saturday of college football’s regular season is often a dud. With some of the country’s biggest rivalries taking place next Saturday, the week before has ended up with quite the yawn-inspiring slate of games this year.
The SEC often gives top teams the second-to-last weekend off from conference play, and this year is no exception. The conference’s three top-ten teams — Alabama, LSU, and Georgia — all have off from conference play and are suiting up against cupcakes. All the ranked teams in the Big Ten still have intra-conference games, but most have non-threatening opponents.
All told, there are just three games between ranked teams.