Seperation Saturday

This weekend there are multiple huge games between ranked teams and a couple games that have potential for an upset. In terms of ranked match-ups there are 3 huge top-15 games, #8 Florida travels to Baton Rouge to take on #6 LSU. In my opinion I see LSU pulling out victory on Saturday for a couple reasons, first off LSU is at home and it's pretty difficult to walk into Tiger Stadium for a night game and walk out with a win. Plus Florida's starting quarterback Will Grier was suspended for taking PED's (Performance Enhancing Drugs), which hurts Florida a lot because Grier was a big part of why the Gators are undefeated. Prediction: LSU 24 Florida 20. Another game to look forward to in the SEC (Southeastern Conference) would be #9 Texas A&M vs #10 Alabama. This is a big game for both teams if they hope to get into the College Football Playoff, but more so for Alabama, because it's pretty tough to get a playoff spot with 2 losses. Texas A&M could really prove themselves in this game not only because it would be a top-10 victory that would move them to 6-0, but a win over possibly the most successful and popular program in college football would make a huge impact.

There are also two games in the Big Ten that have a lot riding on them, first Michigan State and Michigan battle for the Paul Bunyan Trophy. Michigan has really surprised this year and their only loss has been at #4 Utah, plus the Wolverines are coming off a 38-0 drubbing of #20 Northwestern. Michigan State has not impressed, in fact they have greatly disappointed they have not had a dominating and convincing win over anyone this year. They only beat Purdue by 3 and Rutgers by 7 on a late touchdown drive. However Mark Dantonio is a very good coach and a win is a win no matter how close it is, I think Michigan State will still compete for the Big Ten East crown. But, I still pick Michigan to win, 27-14. Of course the other big game in the Big Ten is between my Iowa Hawkeyes and the Northwestern Wildcats. This game is important because it has huge implications for who will win the Big Ten west. At this point it's a 3 team competition basically, between Iowa, Wisconsin and Northwestern. Iowa could jump into the lead with a win against the Wildcats. If Iowa won they would have wins over Wisconsin and Northwestern which gives them the tiebreaker. But the Hawkeyes also have a pretty easy schedule after Northwestern. Now my slightly biased prediction, Iowa 20 Northwestern 17.