College football Week 8 watchability rankings: 5 best games of the week

COLLEGE PARK, MD - SEPTEMBER 27: KJ Hamler #1 of the Penn State Nittany Lions runs with the ball during a college football game against the Maryland Terrapins at Capital One Field at Maryland Stadium on September 27, 2019 in College Park, Maryland. (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images) /

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ARLINGTON, TX – AUGUST 31: Oregon Ducks head coach Mario Cristobal leads his team out of the tunnel during the AdvoCare Classic college football game between the Oregon Ducks and the Auburn Tigers on August 31, 2019, at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, TX. (Photo by Matthew Visinsky/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

No. 12 Oregon at No. 25 Washington – 3:30 p.m. – ABC

Oregon is enjoying somewhat of a revival of a season this year under first-year head coach Mario Cristobal. The ducks look to be the favorite in the Pac-12 and probably their only real hope of getting back to the College Football Playoff.

For the Huskies, the goal of winning back-to-back Pac-12 titles seems to fade with each passing week. A win here, however, would surely give the Huskies a jolt in their chances of making the title game.

The Ducks are lead by their quarterback and first-round NFL draft prospect Justin Herbert. Herbert while not in the Heisman conversation due to a loaded quarterback class, has still put up impressive numbers. The senior quarterback has thrown for a 69 percent completion rate, 1,602 yards, 17 touchdowns and just one interception. Look for Herbert to connect with his favorite target, tight end Jacob Breeland, who has 26 catches for 405 yards this season.

The Huskies too are led by their senior quarterback and NFL prospect Jacob Eason. Eason has matched Herbert in the Pac-12 this season, completing 66 percent of his passes for 1,692 yards, 13 touchdowns and three interceptions on the season.

It should be fun to watch these two quarterbacks deke it out on Saturday night.

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