College football week 7: Five sneaky good games to watch

By Ethan Lee | Oct 12, 2018

STILLWATER, OK - OCTOBER 6: Quarterback Taylor Cornelius #14 of the Oklahoma State Cowboys looks for a play call against the Iowa State Cyclones in the second half on October 6, 2018 at Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Iowa State won 48-42. (Photo by Brian Bahr/Getty Images) /

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MINNEAPOLIS, MN – OCTOBER 06: Iowa Hawkeyes defensive end Matt Nelson (96), center, lines up before the snap during the Big Ten Conference game between the Iowa Hawkeyes and the Minnesota Golden Gophers on October 6, 2018 at TCF Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Hawkeyes defeated the Gophers 48-31. (Photo by David Berding/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

Looking for some college football games that might be flying under the radar? Here are five matchups that will present some interesting results this weekend.

This weekend, there’s plenty of highly heralded games that will catch everyone’s attention. No. 10 UCF will get a tough test with the Memphis Tigers’ offense. No. 2 Georgia and No. 13 LSU are facing each other this weekend. No. 7 Washington gets to play No. 17 Oregon in a game that will have a huge impact on the Pac-12. No. 12 Michigan and No. 15 Wisconsin will duke it out in the Big Ten.

You get the idea. There are a ton of high profile games going on around the world of college football on Saturday. But these aren’t the only intriguing games out there. There are several matchups that aren’t going to get much attention, but these games will be pretty interesting.

Now, some of these games aren’t getting much attention for several different reasons. Some of these reasons are valid. A couple of the teams on this list have underachieved in staggering fashion this. Others aren’t as well known nationally. Some of these teams come from smaller schools that many average college football fans aren’t familiar with.

And that’s okay! It provides us with an opportunity to discuss some interesting games going on around the country that typically wouldn’t be discussed as much.

The games on this list will feature some high scoring offenses, teams searching for momentum and relevancy, and potentially evenly matched opponents. There’s contrasting styles, new head coaches, and plenty of exciting storylines all over these games.

Here are five college football games that are sneaky good games to watch this week.

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