No. 8 Michigan State at No. 3 Oregon

5:30 p.m. Saturday, Ch. 9

• This intersectional matchup offers a wonderful clash of styles between the grind-it-out Spartans and the fast-break Ducks. And even better: The winner has quite the pelt to show come College Football Playoff selection time.

Michigan at No. 17 Notre Dame

6:30 p.m. Saturday, Ch. 11

• This is the last installment of the rivalry for the foreseeable future because the Fighting Irish opted out, prompting Michigan coach Brady Hoke to say that Notre Dame chickened out. When the Wolverines won last year in Ann Arbor, the "Chicken Dance'' played in Michigan Stadium. … Yeah, this oughta be good.

Virginia Tech at No. 5 Ohio State

7 p.m. Saturday, ESPN

• These might not be the powerful Hokies of the late 1990s and early 2000s, but they'll still be a dangerous opponent for Ohio State. We'll know more about the Braxton Miller-less Buckeyes after this game.

Saturday's other games

• Western Illinois at No. 14 Wisconsin, 11 a.m.

• McNeese State at No. 22 Nebraska, 11 a.m.

• Akron at Penn State, 11 a.m.

• Howard at Rutgers, 11 a.m.

• Western Kentucky at Illinois, 11 a.m.

• Central Michigan at Purdue, 11 a.m.

• Middle Tennessee at Gophers, 2:30 p.m.

• Ball State at Iowa, 2:30 p.m.

• Maryland at South Florida, 2:30 p.m.

• Northern Illinois at Northwestern, 2:30 p.m.

• Indiana is idle