• The top three teams in the country have never played road games against ranked teams on the same day before — a fact that will expire in about 24 hours. For the first time in AP poll history, one, two and three hit the road against ranked opponents on Saturday: No. 1 Alabama at No. 19 Ole Miss, No. 2 Florida State at No. 10 Louisville and No. 3 Ohio State at No. 14 Oklahoma. Another “never before” fact: The top 3 have never lost on the same day in the regular season. All three are favored Saturday.

• The big three are not the only teams taking nervous plane rides. Check out these road underdogs: No. 12 Michigan State at No. 18 Notre Dame, No. 17 Texas A&M at Auburn and No. 22 Oregon at Nebraska. More about the epic Saturday ahead: No. 16 Georgia tangles with the Tigers in Missouri, and out west No. 7 Stanford is host to USC while No. 11 Texas takes their revival show to Cal. And ... well, you get the idea: Don’t mow the lawn Saturday. Don’t have date night. Grab the remote and enjoy.

• For Gophers fans, the dilemma: Root for NDSU, because Iowa is a big rival you like to see stumble? Or root for Iowa, because you want the Gophers and Hawkeyes to be undefeated for their Oct. 8 game?