Until this year, there had never been three top-10 matchups so early in a college football season.

The excitement for Texas-Ohio State in Columbus on Saturday has been building since the teams met in a College Football Playoff semifinal at the Cotton Bowl. The Buckeyes went on to win the national championship; the Longhorns are the preseason No. 1 team for the first time.

But there’s more!

No. 9 LSU visits No. 4 Clemson on Saturday night for a matchup featuring Heisman Trophy candidates Garrett Nussmeier and Cade Klubnik.

No. 6 Notre Dame plays at No. 10 Miami on Sunday night with the Irish’s CJ Carr making his first career start and Georgia transfer Carson Beck making his 28th but first for the Hurricanes.

Each of the the winners will collect a big pelt for its CFP resum

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