Due to the FAA’s shutdown of air travel on Friday, college football action might be impacted this weekend. As of now, there are supposed to be four games between playoff-relevant teams on Saturday, but we’ll just have to see if they’re all able to kick off on time.
As of Friday night, the Texas Longhorns and Utah Utes were still grounded, while USC and Texas Tech have already landed at their destination, per Sports Business Journal’s Matt Fortuna.
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Below is a breakdown of Saturday’s biggest games, along with the top-150 prospects participating in them, per the consensus draft board.
#18 USC @ #9 Indiana – CBS, 2:30 pm CT
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#7: Charlie Becker, WR, Indiana
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#22: Nick Marsh, WR, Indiana
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#49: Elijah Paige, OL, USC
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#50: Carter Smith, OL, Indiana
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#56: Jayden Maiava, QB, USC
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#100: Jide Abasiri, DL, USC
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#103: Jamari Sharpe, CB, Indiana
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#138: Tobi Osunsanmi, ED, Indiana
The high-end talent favors the Hoosiers here, as the two best prospects in the game are receivers for Indiana. With that being said, Josh Hoover, the team’s preferred starting quarterback, is coming off an injury and is expected to start in this game. TBD on whether or not he’ll be 100 percent for this game.
If Indiana loses to USC, it opens the door for teams like Oregon, Ohio State or USC to play UCLA in the Big Ten championship.
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#2 Utah @ #23 Arizona – FOX, 6:30 pm CT
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#19: Zereoue Williams, OL, Utah
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#118: Jackson Bennee, S, Utah
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#127: Wayshawn Parker, RB, Utah (Questionable)
One of the meteoric stars of this class is the 6’8″ Zereoue Williams, a former basketball player who sat for five years at Utah before taking over as a full-time starter this year. At the moment, he’s the second-ranked offensive lineman on the consensus board, only behind LSU’s Jordan Seaton.
Wayshawn Parker, a running back similar to a young Aaron Jones, has been playing through injury recently. Expect him to suit up in this one, even if he’s not 100 percent.
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Update: This game has been moved to 9:30 pm CT.
#6 Texas @ #21 LSU – ABC, 6:30 pm CT
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#2: Colin Simmons, ED, Texas
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#6: Jordan Seaton, OL, LSU
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#14: Trevor Goosby, OL, Texas (Out)
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#16: Cam Coleman, WR, Texas
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#17: Arch Manning, QB, Texas
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#27: Trey’Dez Green, TE, LSU
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#60: Melvin Siani, OL, Texas
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#65: Jelani McDonald, S, Texas
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#68: Jordan Ross, ED, LSU
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#69: Ryan Wingo, WR, Texas
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#72: Princewell Umanmielen, ED, LSU
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#76: Ty Benefield, S, LSU
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#77: Jackson Harris, WR, LSU
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#79: Rasheem Biles, LB, Texas
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#126: Sam Leavitt, QB, LSU
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#142: Hollywood Smothers, RB, Texas (Out)
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Texas finally has Colin Simmons back, which is nice, but they’re still down two key contributors on offense: offensive lineman Trevor Goosby and running back Hollywood Smothers. LSU is on the brink of being eliminated from the playoff race, while the Longhorns are a very highly ranked two-loss team.
Something is going to give here.
#12 Texas Tech @ #25 Oklahoma State – ESPN, 8:30 pm CT
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#3: Drew Mestemaker, QB, Oklahoma State
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#85: Wyatt Young, WR, Oklahoma State
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#87: A.J. Holmes Jr., DL, Texas Tech
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#89: Justin Bowick, WR, Oklahoma State
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#95: Brice Pollock, CB, Texas Tech
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#106: Mateen Ibirogba, DL, Texas Tech
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#117: Terrance Carter, TE, Texas Tech
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#141: Ben Roberts, LB, Texas Tech
The Big 12 is surprisingly deep this year, between Tech, Oklahoma State, Utah, Arizona and BYU. The Cowboys’ passing game is going to be the most talked-about unit in this game, since they have a projected top-five pick quarterback in Drew Mestemaker, but don’t sleep on the Red Raiders’ defense. Once again, Tech has been able to piece together a tough defense through the transfer portal.
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