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THREE TO WATCH

- George Schroeder

uNo. 2 Florida State at No. 10 Louisville (noon ET Saturday, ABC): The spectacula­r emergence of Lamar Jackson suddenly makes this very interestin­g.

uNo. 1 Alabama at No. 17 Mississipp­i (3:30 p.m. ET Saturday, CBS): The Crimson Tide look unstoppabl­e, and yet Nick Saban seems unhappy. Meanwhile, Mississipp­i had a great half against Florida State.

uNo. 4 Ohio State at No. 14 Oklahoma (7:30 p.m. ET Saturday, Fox): Can Bob Stoops and the Sooners rebound against Urban Meyer’s young but very talented Buckeyes? The Big 12 needs them to in the worst way. Others: No. 7 Houston at Cincinnati (Thursday); No. 8 Michigan State at No. 18 Notre Dame; No. 21 Oregon at Nebraska; No. 16 Texas at California; Colorado at No. 5 Michigan; Mississipp­i State at No. 22 LSU; No. 20 Texas A&M at Auburn; Southern California at No. 6 Stanford; UCLA at Brigham Young.

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