Must-see and meh time frames Saturday for college football:
Lamest time window: Late. The 8 p.m. games aren't great, so don't feel bad about calling it an early night.
Noon: How will the No. 12 'Noles look after two open weekends, against sneaky N.C. State?
3:30: Unless Vanderbilt somehow hangs with No. 1 Alabama, the best matchup is a potential shootout between No. 16 TCU and No. 6 Oklahoma State.
7: The top dog between No. 17 Mississippi State and No. 11 Georgia might just be the best non-'Bama team in the SEC.
7:30: No. 20 Florida can't keep beating Kentucky forever … right?
8: Two potential top-25 teams (Michigan State and Notre Dame) battle for the Megaphone Trophy.
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Five upset alerts
• Toledo's top-20 offense could scare a No. 14 Miami defense that could be rusty and winded after 20 days off.
• No. 4 Penn State looks great so far, but Michigan was excellent last year, too … until losing at Iowa in prime time.
• No. 6 USC isn't the only undefeated team in its matchup. Cal is one of the country's biggest surprises, plus gets homefield advantage.
• Purdue has been better than expected under new coach Jeff Brohm. No. 8 Michigan hasn't looked great and hasn't yet faced an offense this potent.
• Vanderbilt has the SEC's most efficient passer (Kyle Shurmur) and the nation's No. 1 scoring defense. Is that enough to topple the Tide?