The state up north has its two Big Ten schools meeting today as No. 17 Michigan State travels to Ann Arbor to take on No. 18 Michigan.
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No. 1 Alabama (5-0) at No. 19 South Carolina (3-1), 3:30, WOIO Channel 19
No. 3 Oregon (5-0) at Washington State (1-4), 5 p.m.
No. 4 Boise State (4-0) vs. Toledo (3-2), 8, SportsTime Ohio
No. 5 TCU (5-0) vs. Wyoming (2-3), 3:30 p.m.
No. 8 Auburn (5-0) at Kentucky (3-2), 7:30, ESPN2
No. 9 Arizona (4-0) vs. Oregon State (2-2), 7, Versus
No. 10 Utah (4-0) at Iowa State (3-2), 8 p.m.
No. 11 Arkansas (3-1) vs. Texas A&M (3-1) at Arlington, Texas, 3:30 p.m.
No. 12 LSU (5-0) at No. 14 Florida (4-1), 7:30, ESPN
No. 13 Miami (3-1) vs. No. 23 Florida State (4-1), 8, WEWS Channel 5
No. 16 Stanford (4-1) vs. Southern Cal (4-1), 8 p.m.
No. 21 Nevada (5-0) vs. San Jose State (1-4), 10:30 p.m., ESPNU
No. 24 Missouri (4-0) vs. Colorado (3-1), 7 p.m.
No. 25 Air Force (4-1) vs. Colorado State (1-4), 2 p.m.
Big Ten Conference
No. 2 Ohio State (5-0, 1-0 Big Ten) vs. Indiana (3-1, 0-1), noon, ESPN: A victory would give Jim Tressel a 100-21 record in his 10 years at Ohio State, making him the 13th Big Ten coach to win 100 games at a conference school.
No. 17 Michigan State (5-0, 1-0) at No. 18 Michigan (5-0, 1-0), 3:30, WEWS Channel 5: The winner of this game for the Paul Bunyan Trophy will stay tied for the Big Ten lead and become bowl-eligible.
No. 20 Wisconsin (4-1, 0-1) vs. Minnesota (1-4, 0-1), noon, Big Ten Network: The Badgers are 13th in the country and second in the Big Ten in rushing offense, at 239.0 ypg.
Illinois (2-2, 0-1) at Penn State (3-2, 0-1), noon, ESPN2: PSU's offense ranks eighth in the Big Ten in passing (217.0), 10th in rushing (138.2), 10th in total yards (355.2) and 11th in scoring (19.2).
Purdue (2-2, 0-0) at Northwestern (5-0, 1-0), 7:30, BTN: Injuries have hurt the Boilers offensively and thrust redshirt freshman Rob Henry into the spotlight at QB.
Mid-American Conference
Akron (0-5, 0-1 MAC) at Kent State (1-3, 0-1), 3:30, SportsTime Ohio: KSU's defense is ranked No. 1 in the nation vs. the run (59.0 ypg) and has allowed just one team (Penn State) to rush for more than 100 yards.
Bowling Green (1-4, 0-1) at Ohio (2-3, 1-4), 2: BG awaits a game-time decision on the return of starting QB Matt Schilz (shoulder), who has missed the past two games.
Central Michigan (2-3, 1-2) at Virginia Tech (3-2), noon, ESPNU: CMU ranks 12th nationally with 1,454 passing yards this season.
Miami (3-2, 2-0) at Cincinnati (1-3), 7: Miami is 11th in the nation in time of possession, averaging 33:27 per game.
Temple (4-1, 1-0) at N. Illinois (3-2, 1-0), noon, WEWS Channel 5: Balanced Owls have 842 rushing yards and 710 passing yards this season.
Vanderbilt (1-3) vs. E. Michigan (0-5, 0-3), 7, ESPNU: EMU's defense has yielded 1,295 yards on the ground, the second-most in the FBS.
W. Michigan (1-3, 0-1) at Ball State (2-3, 1-0), noon: BSU is giving up an average of 393 yards per game, 86th-worst in the nation.
Division II
Lake Erie (0-5, 0-4 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) vs. Wayne State (4-1, 3-1), 7: This will be the second home night game in LEC history and will include a free fireworks show.
Notre Dame College (2-4) at St. Joseph's (Ind.) (2-3), 1: St. Joseph's has outscored its opponents, 108-29, in the past two games, both wins.
Division III
Baldwin-Wallace (4-0, 3-0 Ohio Athletic Conference) vs. Otterbein (3-1, 2-1), 2, STO (tape delayed until 11 p.m. today): The game is homecoming for Baldwin-Wallace, which is trying to keep pace in the OAC with second-ranked Mount Union.
Case Western Reserve (4-0) at Oberlin (2-2), 1: The Spartans have won 35 consecutive regular-season games and have outscored their opponents, 42-0, in the first quarter this season.
Hiram (1-4, 1-2 North Coast Athletic Conference) at Wittenberg (5-0, 3-0), 1: Hiram's Glenn Campbell (Buchtel) caught 13 passes for 220 yards and scored three touchdowns in last week's 62-31 loss to Carnegie Mellon.
John Carroll (1-3, 1-2 OAC) vs. Wilmington (0-4, 0-3), 1:30: This series has not seen a road team claim victory since 2005.
No. 2 Mount Union (4-0, 3-0 OAC) at Marietta (1-3, 0-2), 1:30: Mount is playing its fourth road game in five weeks.
-- Compiled from staff, wire reports