It so happens that five of Saturday's most intriguing match-ups take place at five of college football's most hallowed stadiums:
Coliseum, Los Angeles
Stanford at USC could be a pivot point in the careers of Steve Sarkisian and Pat Haden. Sarkisian is the coach, Haden the athletic director, and their futures, legacies and retirement plans are tied at the hip.
A month ago, you wondered how USC could win this game. Now you wonder how the Trojans could lose it. USC shook off the maelstrom of August to deliver two crushing blows to butterball Sun Belt Conference opponents.