The Arizona Republic

Marquee Matchup

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games: No. 2 Ohio State vs. No. 6 Oklahoma, 4:30 p.m., Channel 15 Line: Ohio State -7. Series record: Ohio State leads 2-1. The Sooners will have revenge on their minds after Ohio State came to Norman in the third game of last season and rolled 45-24. The Buckeyes must iron out some inconsiste­ncies that led to a slow, mistakefil­led start last week against unranked Indiana. Oklahoma hasn’t lost a game since falling to the Buckeyes last season. Its 11game winning streak is longest in the country. Oklahoma hasn’t played in Columbus in 40 years, when the No. 3 Sooners beat No. 4 Ohio State 29-28. The Buckeyes are 16-4 in night games at Ohio Stadium.

Pac-12 Spotlight

No. 5 USC vs. No. 14 Stanford, 5:30 p.m., Channel 10 Line: USC -4 The annual way-too-early showdown between California’s private school powers finds both teams hoping to take an early Pac-12 lead. USC has the chance to break a three-game skid against the Cardinal, who are bouncing back from their second-worst season in coach David Shaw’s first six years in charge. The Trojans were a bit shaky last week, but they’ve still won 10 straight games and 10 in a row at the Coliseum.

Best of the Rest

No. 20 South Florida at UConn, canceled, hurricane No. 21 Tennessee vs. Indiana State, 1 p.m. No. 22 Washington State vs. Boise State, 7:30 p.m. No. 23 Utah at BYU, 7:15 p.m. No. 24 Florida vs. Northern Colorado, canceled, hurricane

Pac-12 games

Texas State at Colorado, 11 a.m. Nebraska at Oregon, 1:30 p.m. Weber State at Cal, 2 p.m. Hawaii at UCLA, 2 p.m. Montana at No. 7 Washington, 5 p.m. No. 14 Stanford at No. 5 USC, 5:30 p.m. Minnesota at Oregon State, 7 p.m. No. 23 Utah at BYU, 7:15 p.m. Boise State at No. 22 Washington State, 7:30 p.m. Houston at Arizona, 7:30 p.m. San Diego State at Arizona State, 8 p.m.

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