By this point in the college football season, we usually have a pretty good idea of which teams are good and which are not. But this year, there is quite a lot yet to be settled in all the power conferences as October draws to a close.
The Week 9 slate does not feature many head-to-head encounters in the sport’s top tier, but it does offer a handful of important contests that could help set the stage for some epic showdowns during the November stretch drive.
We present these five games for recommended viewing, with the caveat as always that you should keep one eye on the scoreboard and one hand on the remote in case unexpected events start to unfold elsewhere.