College football Week 11: Top 25 schedule and predictions

We will have to make the most of our condensed college football schedule in Week 11.

A handful of marquee games may have been canceled or postponed in college football, but the show must go on.

Coronavirus outbreaks have postponed four SEC games, all of which including a top-25 team. We saw the Ohio State Buckeyes’ game vs. the Maryland Terrapins get canceled due to an outbreak on the Maryland side of things. From this point on, we must be thankful for any and all college football games we end up getting. Here is the top 25 schedule for the Week 11 slate.

College football top 25 schedule for Week 11

Friday, Nov. 13 (7:30 p.m. ET)

• East Carolina Pirates (1-5) at No. 7 Cincinnati Bearcats (6-0)

Saturday, Nov. 14 (12:00 p.m. ET)

• No. 9 Miami Hurricanes (6-1) at Virginia Tech Hokies (4-3)
• No. 10 Indiana Hoosiers (3-0) at Michigan State Spartans (1-2)
• No. 15 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (7-0) at Troy Trojans (4-3)
• Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (2-5) at No. 16 Marshall Thundering Herd (6-0)
• Western Carolina Catamounts (0-0) at No. 22 Liberty Flames (7-0)

Saturday, Nov. 14 (2:00 p.m. ET)

• South Alabama Jaguars (3-4) at No. 25 Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns (6-1)

Saturday, Nov. 14 (3:30 p.m. ET)

• No. 2 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (7-0) at Boston College Eagles (5-3)
• No. 20 USC Trojans (1-0) at Arizona Wildcats (0-0)

Saturday, Nov. 14 (7:00 p.m. ET)

• Arkansas Razorbacks (3-3) at No. 6 Florida Gators (4-1)
• No. 11 Oregon Ducks (1-0) at Washington State Cougars (1-0)
• No. 19 SMU Mustangs (7-1) at Tulsa Golden Hurricane (3-1)

Saturday, Nov. 14 (7:30 p.m. ET)

• No. 13 Wisconsin Badgers at Michigan Wolverines (1-2)
• No. 23 Northwestern Wildcats (3-0) at Purdue Boilermakers (2-0)

It would be a massive upset if the No. 7 Cincinnati Bearcats lost to the East Carolina Pirates in AAC on Friday, so that is not happening. If you are looking for an upset to come in the early window on Saturday, keep an eye on the Troy Trojans stunning the undefeated No. 15 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers. The No. 10 Indiana Hoosiers at the Michigan State Spartans is also a rivalry game.

Because of cancelations and postponements, there are not a lot of game for an upset to potentially happen. It sounds ridiculous, but we may get a closer game than we expect out of the Boston College Eagles when they host the No. 2 Notre Dame Fighting Irish. This could be a letdown game for the Irish and Boston College played the Clemson Tigers well two weeks ago.

And during the night slate, I did have the stones to pick an upset. I am going with the Tulsa Golden Hurricane to knock off the visiting No. 19 SMU Mustangs. You should also keep an eye on the Washington State Cougars keeping it close vs. the No. 11 Oregon Ducks, as well as the Purdue Boilermakers making things interesting vs. the No. 23 Northwestern Wildcats in primetime.

This week has been wacky already, so why would this weekend be any different in college?

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