What to watch: Week 4 college football viewing guide

Week 4 looks substantially better than Week 3 did.

After last week featured just two games between ranked opponents, there are three such matchups this week, including two between teams ranked in the top 15. And both of those games could prove to be crucial at the end of the season.

Saturday afternoon, No. 12 Utah visits No. 14 Oklahoma State in a matchup that could easily happen again in December at the Big 12 championship game. Saturday night, No. 6 Tennessee and its explosive offense visits No. 15 Oklahoma in the first SEC game ever in Norman.

Here are the five biggest games of the weekend.

(All times are Eastern and all odds are from BetMGM.)

Time: 8 p.m. Friday | TV: Fox | Line: Nebraska -8.5 | Total: 42.5

Both teams are undefeated to start the season as they enter Big Ten play. Illinois’ win over Kansas in Week 2 doesn’t look as good after the Jayhawks lost to UNLV in Week 3, and it remains to be seen just how well Nebraska’s Week 2 win over Colorado will hold up.

There are signs of real optimism for both teams, however. They are both giving up fewer than 10 points per game and the offenses have done enough. After throwing for 13 TDs and 10 interceptions in 2023, Illinois QB Luke Altmyer already has six TD passes and hasn’t thrown an interception. Nebraska freshman Dylan Raiola threw the first interception of his career against Northern Iowa but has completed at least 70% of his passes in each of the Huskers’ first three games. The first team to 20 could win this one.

NC State at No. 21 Clemson

Time: Noon | TV: ABC | Line: Clemson -20.5 | Total: 47

After watching Clemson in Week 1 against Georgia, a line like this would have seemed unfathomable. But the Tigers blew out Appalachian State in Week 2 as the offense rebounded mightily from its struggles against the Bulldogs. Then they were off in Week 3.

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Publish date : 2024-09-19 12:52:36

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