Notre Dame: Marcus Freeman's team responded to the NIU loss in a big way last weekend by dispatching of Purdue 66-7. It was a much-needed "get right" victory for the Fighting Irish, who remain very much alive in the at-large conversation with a contest with nationally ranked Louisville looming next weekend.

A website called Know Rivalry tracks how fans feel about playing certain teams and what they feel their biggest rivalries are. A college football fan on Reddit decided to place all Football Bowl Subdivision teams on a blank screen geographically and then draw arrows from the teams pointing to what fans believe to be their biggest rival.

USC already has a quality win over LSU, and on Saturday it pitched the program’s first shutout since 2011 against Utah State. Coach Lincoln Riley is still an offensive wizard, and the Trojans have plenty of weapons for Miller Moss — an underrated quarterback with a big arm, lots of experience with Riley and good decision-making ability.