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College Football Week 7: Top Games and Upsets
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In Short: College Football Week 7 featured several high-profile games and upsets, including a top-five matchup between No. 4 Ohio State and No. 5 Indiana.
College Football Week 7 featured several high-profile games and upsets, with No. 4 Ohio State defeating No. 5 Indiana 19-15 in a top-five matchup in Bloomington, Indiana.
According to ESPN, eight ranked teams left the field with a loss, marking a historic occasion in college football.
Ohio State's victory over Indiana was part of a slate of games that saw upsets and ranked-on-ranked matchups, with Indiana winning the most recent meeting in the 2025 Big Ten championship game.
Fox Sports reported that Alabama, Texas, and Georgia all fell on the same day for the first time since 1966, highlighting the unpredictability of the season.
CBS Sports noted that the SEC is expected to adopt a 24-team College Football Playoff as early as the 2027 season, which could change the landscape of college football.
FIU finished its three-game mid-week stretch against Middle Tennessee, a fellow 3-3 Conference USA opponent, while USF is set to open its new 35,000-seat on-campus venue next season.
In other news, the Los Angeles Rams' star plans to return on Monday Night Football against the New York Giants, after two years off.
The situation involving Kiffin's recent roster decisions and an SEC vote against it has now involved the legal system, as explained in a video featuring college football insider Pete Thamel.
Al Michaels and Kirk Herbstreit called the Lions-Bills TNF game for Prime Video, marking the third college football game in the history of Lambeau Field.
Notre Dame players are preparing for potentially adverse conditions like thin air at higher altitudes and the loud atmosphere at LaVell Edwards Stadium, where ESPN’s “College GameDay” will be held.
Mississippi State is an underdog on the road in Week 7, while the Jayhawks are limping in at 2-3 and the Wildcats have lost their last two games.
Coaches and players expressed disappointment after losses, with Curt Cignetti saying, “I'm sure everybody is disappointed because they still have the national championship hangover, but I can't do anything about that.”
What this adds
Week 7 of the college football season featured several high-profile games and upsets, continuing the excitement of the season.
The expansion of the College Football Playoff to a 24-team format is expected to change the dynamics of the postseason, allowing more teams to participate.
The legal system is now involved in the situation surrounding Kiffin's roster decisions, indicating the complexity of college football's rules and regulations.
Background
College Football Week 7 features several high-profile games, including No. 3 Miami's double-overtime victory over Florida State.
Week 7 of the college football season features high-profile matchups and lucrative betting opportunities.
What's confirmed
- The Los Angeles Rams’ star plans to return on “Monday Night Football” against the New York Giants, he said on Friday.
What's still developing
- These are projected final records, not where these teams stand entering Week 8: Good luck determining the league tiebreaker on who gets to play Georgia in the SEC Championship Game, the last of its kind if we move to a 24-team playoff next fall.
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- Kansas State is 3-2 and has lost two straight, most recently 35-16 to Houston.
- Purdue is also 3-3 after a 41-13 win over Minnesota last Saturday.
- This is a curated top-games schedule, not the complete national slate.
- "The expansion allows all of us to play some of those nonconference games earlier in the year, which is good for the game," Day said.
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