Penn State, Iowa State on upset alert? College football bold predictions for Week 7

You want proof that college football is full of unexpected results? Just look back and what happened in Week 6. Vanderbilt pulled its stunner of Alabama to headline a series of upsets that included three other teams ranked in the top 10.

So what about Saturday? There’s several high-profile games in Week 7 to watch, including Oregon hosting Ohio State and Oklahoma and Texas square off in their annual showdown in Dallas. But there’s more games of importance and matchups where favorites could fall. So when will the surprises take place and where will they happen?

That’s why the USA TODAY Sports college football staff is here. Scooby Axson, Jordan Mendoza, Paul Myerberg, Erick Smith, Eddie Timanus and Dan Wolken weigh in with their bold predictions for Week 7 of the college football season:

Alabama and Tennessee bounce back at home

Before the Crimson Tide and Volunteers meet up for their annual third Saturday in October matchup next weekend, both need to pick themselves off the canvas after two road losses that, in another year, would probably eliminate them from any national title talk. But Alabama’s loss to Vanderbilt and Tennessee’s defeat to Arkansas only proved that when you don’t bring your best, goalposts will be removed, fans will storm the field, and the

SEC will collect meaningless checks for violating “the league’s access to competition area policy.”

Florida and South Carolina will feel the brunt of that frustration as Alabama and Tennessee return to their winning ways. — Scooby Axson

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Publish date : 2024-10-12 01:33:41

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