Ranking the College Football Weekend Schedules for 2024: October 12 Reins Supreme

Oh, worry not, college football lovers, the sport is back and only a few days from now. To assist you with staying afloat, the editorial team sifted through every single game on the schedule in order to identify the make-a-date day.

Rivalry Week (Week 14) and Conference Championship Week (Week 15) obviously remain the most crucial, but there’s one midseason Saturday to rule them all.

October 12 College Football Schedule Could Quite Possibly Rank as One of the Greatest

October 12, 2024, might well prove to be one of the greatest ever 24-hours of games in the history of college football. Just look at what we will be treated to in the thick of conference play:Just look at what we will be treated to in the thick of conference play:

The second ranked Ohio State University will play the third ranked University of Oregon.

6th place Ole Miss at the home of the 13th place LSU.

No. 8 Penn State will play at No. 23 USC

At No. 15, Tennessee took Florida out.

Kansas State, No. 18, at Colorado

No. 4 Texas at No. 16 Oklahoma

‘And one of those games isn’t like the others. ’

Yes, Colorado has become an annoying team for many fans outside Colorado — and inside, especially due to their rivalry with Colorado State — but Deion Sanders has a terrific cast around him, besides already projected first-round picks QB Shedeur Sanders and WR/CB Travis Hunter.

Meanwhile, Kansas State can draw a crowd on its own with one of the deadliest backfields in the nation: QB Avery Johnson and RBs DJ Giddens ad Dylan Edwards. But the entertainment does not begin or even conclude with this newly styled Big 12 confrontation.

Ohio State-Oregon is easily the marquee game of the week, and it can be OSU’s preview of the Big Ten Championship. Howard & Judkins vs. Gabriel & James & Johnson & Stewart & Holden; Henderson & Egbuka & Smith vs. James & Johnson & Stewart & Holden; Henderson & Egbuka & Smith vs. Gabriel & James & Johnson & Stewart & Holden. Yes, please!

The Ole Miss-LSU matchup offers even more possibilities of that, with the Rebels roster likely boasting one of the best transfer classes in the country and the Tigers turning the keys of the offense over to the strong-armed Garrett Nussmeier.

However the defensive side will also be fun to watch for both teams, Ole Miss signing the talented DT Walter Nolen along with EDGE Princely Umanmielen meanwhile LSU hires former Missouri DC Blake Baker to plot against the likes of EDGE Bradyn Swinson along with LB Harold Perkins Jr.

Penn State-USC is another new Big Ten match up that should be on your television set as both can aim at the new 8 team College Football Playoff. The teams have met only three times in this century and the Trojans came out victoriously in all the games making for an added rivalry.

Indeed, I often see myself as a modern James Franklin against Lincoln Riley with the Battle of the Roses being a defining moment of my football career. Drew Allar vs. Miller Moss – sting, pepper pot. And it’s a game that has seen some of the most disliked coaches and players in the sport this season. And no matter how you slice either one, points will be scored — USC is third in the nation in scoring offense averaging 41. 8 points per game — and Penn State is 12th in scoring offense averaging 36. 2 points per game.

Florida comes into 2024 season, possibly ranked below even 25th and with a brutal SOS but that is just another talented and competitive SEC team. On the flip side, as far as football score is concerned the SEC fans know that Josh Heupel’s Vols are going to blow up the board, especially if they have their ‘Chosen One’.

2024 Strength of Schedule For Every Team in FBS – 134 Total Teams

If that does happen, you then have the ‘Billy Napier is sitting on a hot seat’ narrative for the fans to chew on.

And finally, there is the Red River Showdown, which will mean more in 2024 with Texas and Oklahoma in the SEC. Steve Sarkisian’s team is a contender for the conference title, but they lost their second RB for the year.

Likewise, the Sooners lost Jayden Gibson for the year, which challenges the receivers on an offense that has questions on the O-Line. On paper, again, the Longhorns should win … and dominate … but you can never be sure in rivalry showdowns.

While Oct. 12 is the day to decline wedding invitations, cancel all appointments, and put your phone on airplane mode, Sept. 21 deserves some recognition as a semi-close second:While Oct. 12 is the day to decline wedding invitations, cancel all appointments, and put your phone on airplane mode, Sept. 21 deserves some recognition as a semi-close second:

The match of the week is between No. 12 Utah and No. 17 Oklahoma State.

No. 24 NC State at No. 14 Clemson

15 Tennessee takes on No. 16 Oklahoma

Kansas at No. 22 West Virginia

Yes. 23 USC at No. 9 Michigan