College football rivalry week brings a wide selection of outstanding matchups between longtime foes, but 11 games stand out above the rest.
Factors used in deciding the order of the list include College Football Playoff impact and conference championship implications, while the expected competitiveness plays a significant but lesser role.
T-10. Conference USA’s de facto playoff
No program has a realsitic argument for the College Football Playoff, but that’s not stopping Conference USA from a de facto four-team playoff.
Friday night, Marshall takes on Western Kentucky in a showdown for East Division supremacy.