Big games in Tuscaloosa and on the Plains on Saturday. The No.11 Crimson Tide faces the No.17 Tennessee Vols at 2:30 PM Saturday on CBS. The third Saturday in October has been one-sided until last year in Knoxvegas when the Vols got the better of the Tide. This should be an interesting matchup with offense at a premium and defense deciding this game.

The Auburn Tigers “entertain” Lane Kiffin and his Ole Miss Rebels at 6 PM on ESPN. Can the Tigers snap back from a tough loss at Baton Rouge last Saturday Night and slay Ole Miss at Jordan-Hare where they’re a totally different team.

Here’s a look at those two major games, a big national tilt at the Horseshoe, other SEC action and other national contests.

Last week, SU, 11-5, Overall, 130-29, 82%

ATS, 7-10, 78-77, 50.3%

All times Central. All games Saturday.

No. 17 Tennessee @ No.11 Alabama

Bryant-Denny Stadium, T-town

2:30 PM

CBS

Brad, Gary, Jenny

Crimson Tide by 9

I like the Tide to handle business at home. Joe Milton is not Hendon Hooker, and they’re not at Neyland Stadium.

Alabama 28, Tennessee 17

No. 13 Ole Miss @ Auburn

Jordan-Hare Stadium

6 PM

ESPN

Tess, Jess, Katie

Ole Miss by 6 1/2

I’ll take the Tigers at home.

Auburn 28, Ole Miss 27

No.7 Penn State @ No. 3 Ohio State

Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio

11 AM

FOX

Gus, Joel, Jenny

Buckeyes by 4 1/2

James Franklin is 1-8 versus Ohio State and 3-6 against Michigan. He’ll need to change that trajectory if he wants to become an elite coach. I like it close with the Buckeyes just edging out the Nittany Lions with a late field goal.

Ohio State 24, Penn State 21

Army @ No.19 LSU

Tiger Stadium

6:30 PM

SEC Network

Tom, JRodg, Cole

LSU by 31

Jayden Daniels was awfully impressive last Saturday Night versus Auburn. Between Daniels, Michael Pennix Jr. of Washington, Jordan Travis of Florida State, and Dillon Gabriel of Oklahoma, that’s quite a foursome of quarterbacks. The Heisman has got to come out of Baton Rouge, Seattle, Tallahassee or Norman, respectively.

LSU 48, Army 14

Other SEC scores

No. 20 Missouri 31, South Carolina 23

Memorial Stadium/Faurot Field, Columbia, MO.

2:30 PM

SEC Network

Taylor, Stinch, Alyssa

Mizzou by 7

The Missouri Tigers are impressive right now. They just went into Lexington last Saturday Night and won by 17. I like them to keep it up this week.

Arkansas 34, Mississippi State 27

Razorback Stadium, Fayetteville, AR.

11 AM

ESPN

Mark Jones, Louis Riddick, Quint Kessenich

Ark by 6

KJ Jefferson had an excellent second half last Saturday versus the Crimson Tide. He keeps up his stellar work this week.

Off in the SEC

Georgia, Vanderbilt, A&M, Florida, Kentucky

The Jimbo Fisher/Bobby Petrino experiment is going about as poorly as the hiring of Fish has. Georgia will try to survive without Brock Bowers for a couple of weeks. Bowers sprained his ankle against Vanderbilt last Saturday. My Commodores were pretty competitive against the Dawgs. There’s still hope with 4 games left.

Other scores

No.2 Michigan 35, Michigan State 7

Spartan Stadium, East Lansing, MI.

6:30 PM

NBC

Noah Eagle, Todd, Kathryn Tappen

Michigan by 24

I don’t know how this team can be considered elite when they haven’t played anybody of relevance. They’re winning, but I need to see more against a legitimate team. They go to Penn State on Saturday, Nov.11th, and I guess Penn State is pretty good. And they get Ohio State at home on November 25th at 11 AM CT on FOX. So maybe that’ll help us figure out Michigan.

No. 4 Florida State 35, Duke 14

Doak Campbell Stadium, Tallahassee

6:30 PM

ABC

Chris, Kirk, Holly

‘Noles by 14 1/2

This team and their quarterback are definitely legitimate.

No.5 Washington 45, Arizona State 14

Husky Stadium, Seattle

9:30 PM

Fox Sports 1

Huskies by 26 1/2

Another highly legit team and quarterback.

No. 6 Oklahoma 38, UCF 17

Memorial Stadium, Norman, OK.

11 AM

ABC

Dave, Dusty, Lugues

Sooners by 19

Another for real team and quarterback in Dillon Gabriel. I’m not including Caleb Williams in this list after last Saturday Night’s horrendous performance @ Notre Dame. I don’t see him as the Heisman winner or the No.1 draft pick. He’s good against inferior competition, but not so swift against good teams. Give me one of the aforementioned QBs to be the Heisman winner and the top pick in the draft. At least they should be or those NFL owners and GMs are substandard.

No.8 Texas 41, Houston 17

TDECU Stadium, Houston

3 PM

FOX

Timmy B., Spencer

Longhorns by 23 1/2

Horns keep their hopes alive for the playoff. They very well might have to defeat Oklahoma in the Big 12 Championship game, something they didn’t do in the Red River Shootout, and they’ve got some work to do before they even get there.

No. 10 North Carolina 45, Virginia 14

Kenan Stadium, Chapel Hill

5:30 PM

CW Network? Channel 21 in Birmingham

Tom Werme, James Bates, Trevor Scales

Heels by 23 1/2

The Tar Heels keep a potentially magical season alive. The recent addition of wide receiver Tez Walker has been a tremendous boost for quarterback Drake Maye and the passing game. The NCAA ruled that Walker was ineligible before the season started, per transfer rules. But they recently declared him eligible. Mack Brown is certainly happy about that. A lot of talent on this team and a good defense this year.

No. 18 USC 28, No. 14 Utah 20

Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

7 PM

FOX

Jason Benetti, Brock Huard, Allison Williams

Trojans by 7

The Men from Troy were disastrously bad @South Bend last Saturday Night. A lot of credit goes to Marcus Freeman and his Irish team-they were great after a humbling loss @ Louisville the Saturday before. But what were Lincoln Riley and Caleb Williams doing out there? The whole team was bad. They still have hopes of a PAC-12 championship, but don’t look like a team that’s capable of that at this point. They need to flip the switch quickly and find a defense and an offensive line or they’re done in the PAC-12 and in the playoff discussion. Utah just doesn’t have the horsepower without injured quarterback Cam Rising. They’re still 6-1 and 4-0 in the PAC-12 due to a stellar defense, stellar running game and a terrific coach in Kyle Whittingham. I just don’t see them with enough offense in the Coliseum.

No. 9 Oregon 35, Washington State 14

Autzen Stadium, Eugene, OR.

2:30 PM

ABC

Bob, Gregory, Molly

Ducks by 20

The only word I can use to describe Oregon Coach Dan Lanning is reckless. Sports Illustrated’s Pat Forde called him, “the guy who takes a card in blackjack with 18 showing. Then he’s surprised when he busts his hand. Over and over and over.”

He made three inexplicable fourth and dumb decisions last Saturday @Washington that cost his team the game. His players deserved better. Michael Pennix Jr and his Husky teammates had a lot to do with the outcome as well, but Lanning did his team no favors with his not smart aggressiveness.

No. 22 Air Force 24, Navy 10

Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, MD

11 AM

CBS

Rich Waltz, Aaron Taylor, Amanda Guerra

AFA by 10 1/2

The Air Force Academy keeps taking care of business and staying undefeated and is now in pursuit of the Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy along with a spot in the New Year’s Six.

No. 23 Tulane 42, North Texas 17

Yulman Stadium, N’Awlins

2:30 PM

ESPN2

Beth, Kirk, Stormy

Green Wave by 20

Another team with high aspirations for a New Year’s Six Bowl game. Right now, it’s Air Force and Tulane as the leaders in the clubhouse. The Green Wave under Coach Willie Fritz are an excellent football team.

No. 24 Iowa 17, Minnesota 13

Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa

2:30 PM

NBC

Paul Burmeister, Anthony Herron, Zora Stephenson

Hawkeyes by 3 1/2

Guaranteed to be the most boring game Saturday.

Upset Central

Stanford 34, No. 25 UCLA 33

Stanford Stadium, Stanford, CA.

9:30 PM

ESPN

Dave Flemming, Brock Osweiler, Kayla Burton

UCLA by 17

I loved the way the Cardinal came back from a 29-0 deficit last Friday Night @ Boulder to beat the egotistical Coach Sanders and his team, 46-43, in double OT. It was totally awesome. I like the Cardinal to keep up their great work.