(AP) — The college football season begins in earnest this week, and the schedule features three top-10 matchups that will give a leg up to the winners in the race to make the 12-team College Football Playoff. None is bigger than No. 1 Texas at No. 3 Ohio State on Saturday.

There are also the usual early-season mismatches that, barring upsets, will mean nothing in the big picture.

Of the 22 games involving Top 25 teams, nine of the opponents are from the second-tier Championship Subdivision. Overall, 47 of the 91 Week 1 games will involve an FCS team, tied for the second most since 2010. There were 59 FBS-FCS Week 1 matchups last year.

The picks for FBS vs. FBS games, with Associated Press Top 25 rankings and lines from BetMGM Sportsbook:

No. 1 Texas at No. 3 Ohio State (minus 2 1/2)

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