It's the first week of October, the point in the season when conference races and the chase for College Football Playoff begin to ramp up.

There are only two Top 25 matchups Saturday: No. 3 Miami at No. 18 Florida State and No. 16 Vanderbilt at No. 10 Alabama . Miami goes for its first win in Tallahassee since 2019 (and its third this season against a ranked opponent) while the Seminoles are in bounce-back mode after losing in two overtimes at Virginia.

There is no shortage of other big games.

The Atlantic Coast Conference’s other big game sends No. 24 Virginia to unbeaten Louisville. In the Southeastern Conference, once-beaten Mississippi State is at No. 6 Texas A&M and Florida, loser of three straight, hosts No. 9 Texas.

In the Big 12, Houston is 4-0 for the first time since 2016

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