Six teams remain unbeaten heading into Week 9, #1 Ohio Stae, #2 Indiana, #3 Texas A&M, #7 Georgia Tech, #11 BYU, and unranked Navy. Individual conference standings and national rankings are too close to call meaning there are 30+ teams still in the hunt for the 12 college football playoff berths.
These are the names/games TST will be monitoring, but there are dozens of others in action. Tell us about your favorite matchups, prospects, or teams in the forum.
#8 Ole Miss (6-1) @ #13 Oklahoma (6-1)
9 a.m. PST on ABC
Eyes on: QB Trinidad Chambliss
was a D2 National Champion before transferring to Ole Miss. WR Harrison Wallace started 21 games for Penn State. WR Deuce Alexander is a speedster and De’ZHaun Stribling is a Rams-type WR. The Sooners have a strong defense at all levels of the field, Damonic Williams and Gracen Halton inside, R Mason Thomas on the edge, and ILB Sammy Omosigho. Robert Spears-Jennings and Peyton Bowen are the safeties.
#18 South Florida (6-1) @ Memphis (6-1)
9 a.m PST on ESPN2
Eyes on : Good chance to see SFL sleeper QB prospect Byrum Brown, he leads the Bulls in passing and rushing and throws to seven different receivers. Memphis has T Chris Adams and two good RB’s, Sutton Smith and Greg Desrosiers.
#15 Missouri (6-1) @ #10 Vanderbilt (6-1)
12:30 p.m. PST on ESPN
Eyes on: Vandy’s all-senior offensive line, LT Isaia Glass, LG Cade McConnell, C Jordan White, RG Chase Mitchell, and RT Aaron Bryant. Mizzou answers with possible Round 1 LT Cayden Green, C Brett Tollison and TE Brett Norfleet in front of QB Beau Pribula and RB Ahmad Hardy.
#11 BYU (7-0) @ Iowa St. (5-2)
12:30 p.m. on FOX
Eyes on: BYU’s first real test of 2026 behind dual threat frosh QB Bear Bachmeier, RB LJ Martin, and WR’s Chase Roberts and Parker Kingston. The Cyclones ride the arm/legs of junior QB Rocco Becht. He has two TE prospects, Ben Brahmer and Gabe Burkle. WR Brett Eskildsen adds speed.
#3 Texas A&M (7-0) @ #20 LSU (5-2)
4:30 p.m. PST on ABC
Eyes on: A&M soph QB Marcel Reed can run and pass to a pair of fast WR’s, KC Concepcion and Mario Craver. TE’s Nate Boerkincher and Theo Melin Ohrstrom are solid. LSU cannot afford another loss, with Top 100 picks QB Garrett Nussmeier, CB Mansoor Delane, LB Harold Perkins, LB Whit Weeks, and S AJ Haulcy
Houston (6-1) @ #24 Arizona St. (5-2)
5 p.m. PST on ESPN2
Eyes on: Houston QB prospect Connor Weigman has a big arm , but leads a run-first offense. RB Dean Conners is run/catch threat and TE Tanner Koziol is towards the top of draft lists. ASU goes as far as soph QB Sam Leavitt takes them throwing to Round 1 WR Jordyn Tyson. RB Raleek Brown and TE Chaymon Metayer are sleepers.
Other games with interesting prospects
UCLA (3-4) @ #2 Indiana (7-0) 9 a.m. PST on FOX
Eyes on: Indiana’s wide open offense that features a possible #1 overall in QB Fernando Mendoza and two draft graded WR’s, Omar Cooper and Elijah Serratt. At 3-4, UCLA is still in the Big 10 hunt (3-1) and playing their best football after a coaching change.
Kansas State (3-4) @ Kansas (4-3) 9 a.m. PST on TNT
Eyes on: Battle between two dual threat, mid-grade QB’s. KU’s sixth-year QB Jalon Daniels has battled injuries to build up his game, while KSU junior Avery Johnson continues to polish his.
Northwestern (5-2) @ Nebraska (5-2) 9 a.m. PST on FS1
Eyes on: Northwestern has three highly-rated players, LT Caleb Tiernan and WR Griffin Wilde on offense and E Anto Saka on defense. The Cornhuskers counter with LT Elijah Pritchett, RB Emmett Johnson, and E Dasan McCullough
UCONN (5-2) @ Rice (3-4) 12:00 p.m. PST on ESPN+
Eyes on: UCONN prospects with draftable grades, QB Joey Fagnano and WR Skyler Bell, while G Ben Murawski, and RB Cam Edwards are on the fringe. KR/RB/WR Mel Brown is injured, but an exciting player.
Toledo (4-3) @ Washington State (3-4) 12:30 p.m. PST on THE CW
Eyes on: Toledo QB Tucker Gleason, WR Junior Vandeross and RB Chip Trayanum are sleeper prospects, while S Emmanuel McNeil-Warren and CB Avery Smith are well-known on draft boards.
San Diego State (5-1) @ Fresno State (5-2) 12:30 p.m. PST on FS1
Eyes on: SDSU defense has two players with draftable grades. CB Chris Johnson has been flying up draft boards and E Trey White is in the mid/late area.
Baylor (4-3) @ #21 Cincinnati (6-1) 1 p.m. PST on ESPN2
Eyes on: A likely shootout between BU QB Sawyer Robertson and CIN QB Brendan Sorsby, both mid level prospects. Baylor has WR Josh Cameron, who gives off Deebo Samuel vibes and TE Michael Trigg, talented but with a sketchy past. Cincy will answer with two good RB’s Tawee Walker and Evan Pryor, along with TE prospect Joe Royer.
