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Every year, there is a day on the college football schedule that stands out as the best day of the regular season. Last year it was October 12th, which featured Ohio State-Oregon, LSU-Ole Miss, Oklahoma-Texas, Florida-Tennessee, Penn State-USC, and Kansas State-Colorado. The day was so big, I went out to Oregon to visit my Dad, and we and his neighbor went to a sportsbook in Coos Bay to enjoy all the action in one place and wager on all the games.
This year, there is a day that is shaping up to be just as big, if not even bigger, than what we saw last year. Funny enough, this year’s best day of the regular season is almost the same date as last year’s biggest day of the regular season. 2025 gives us October 11th, which has a slew of important contests throughout the day. By my count, there are 13 games that have caught my eye on the second Saturday of October.
Will all these games end up being important by the time we get to October? Probably not, since there are always teams that underperform compared to their preseason expectations. Even if a couple of games fail to live up to the hype as we move closer to kickoff, the volume of quality contests on this day should make for the most entertaining Saturday of the college football regular season.
Ohio State v. Illinois
We’ll start with a contest that is going to mean everything to the Fighting Illini. While Ohio State is a favorite to make the College Football Playoff to…
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