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College Football Week 7: Upsets and High-Stakes Games
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In Short: College Football Week 7 delivered a series of unexpected results and high-stakes games, with CBS Sports noting that the unpredictability of the sport this season has continued to carry significant weight.
Georgia, the defending national champions, saw their nation-leading 22-game winning streak snapped in a loss to Auburn, marking a historic day for the sport.
Tennessee faces South Carolina in a matchup where Shane Beamer aims to knock off another top-15 SEC opponent.
Texas, led by defensive end Colin Simmons, who leads the country with 10.5 sacks, hopes to rebound from their loss with Simmons' potential return.
Mark J. Burns of Dailywire highlighted the significance of Auburn's upset victory over Georgia, with Bear Golesh expressing gratitude for his coaches and fan base.
Alabama, coming off a loss to Georgia, faces another tough challenge in Week 7.
Sports Illustrated compared Week 7 to a Game of Thrones episode, noting that everything expected to happen was shockingly flipped upside down.
College football fans can look forward to a variety of high-profile games, with Week 7 featuring several matchups that could impact playoff rankings.
Al Michaels and Kirk Herbstreit will call the Lions-Bills game on Prime Video, marking the beginning of the NFL season.
Donald, the Los Angeles Rams' star, is set to return for the upcoming game against the New York Giants.
Week 7 also saw the third college football game in the history of Lambeau Field in Green Bay, adding to the excitement of the season.
What this adds
Week 7 featured several upsets, including Georgia, Texas, and Alabama all losing on the same day, a rare occurrence in college football.
Background
College Football Week 7 featured several high-profile games and upsets, including a historic day where Georgia, Texas, and Alabama all fell on the same day for the first time since 1966.
College Football Week 7 features several high-profile games, including No. 3 Miami's double-overtime victory over Florida State.
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
- While next weekend's matchups within the top 25 fail to offer a litany of "good on good" games like last, the unpredictability of the sport this season continues to carry significant weight.
- Let's take a look at the schedule and early lines.
- For the first time in the 90-year history of the AP poll dating back to 1936, five of the top seven teams lost on the same afternoon, sparking a much-needed rebound opportunity for the perceived elites in Week 8.
- It benefits Texas if defensive end Colin Simmons, who leads the country with 10.5 sacks, returns after being carted off against Florida, but his injury status remains unknown.
- Burns and published on Sport & State, a new media company founded by Clay Travis that is built around sports, culture, original voices, and live conversation. * * * * * Bear Golesh asked his dad ahead of Saturday’s game against No. 1 Georgia if could he get on the field in Athens when the Tigers win.
- Georgia, now 5-1, had previously won 53 consecutive games against unranked opponents before Saturday.
- "One game at a time — just hang with us." This article was written by Mark J.
- NCAA College Football News | FOX Sports my favs Access and manage your favorites here DISMISS Scores Watch Betting Stories Search Sign In Account SPORTS & - No Data Available - BROWSE BY SPORTS & Built on NCAA FOOTBALL WEEK 7: OCT 13 - OCT 17 WEEK 7: OCT 13 - > More & LOGOS AP Top 25: Miami Claims No.
- "I'm sure everybody is disappointed because they still have the national championship hangover," coach Curt Cignetti said after his game, "but I can't do anything about that."
- "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.
- With Kiffin's recent roster decisions involving NFL players returning in a fifth season of eligibility and an SEC vote against it, the situation now involves the legal system, as explained in a video featuring college football insider Pete Thamel.
- Here is the complete week-by-week 2026 NFL schedule (all games on CBS will be streaming on Paramount+, NFL Network, Fox, NBC, ABC, and ESPN will be streaming on fubo : BYES: Houston, New Orleans, NY Giants, San Francisco BYES: Atlanta, Cleveland, Green Bay, LA Rams, New England, Seattle Note: The teams playing in the Saturday tripleheader and the Sunday primetime game in Week 18 won't be announced until January.