COLLEGE FOOTBALL: What To Watch In Week 12

With only two weeks remaining in the college football regular season, gut-check time has arrived. 

With rivalry week just a week away, there are multiple games on the week 12 slate that carry massive importance for the College Football Playoff picture. There are three top-25 games on the schedule, and they’re perfectly timed for you to not have an excuse to leave the couch for the entirety of the day. 

While there are many games with upset potential, we’re going to focus on the four that will have the biggest impact on the CFP. 

So, with that, let’s take a look at the games to watch in week 12. 

No. 4 Ohio State vs No. 7 Michigan State – 12:00 p.m. ET, FOX

FOX Noon Kickoff has been killing it all year long, and they may be giving us the game of the day first thing in the morning. 

Ohio State is coming off a very impressive win over Purdue, and now are tasked with playing two top-10 teams to finish off their regular season — the Buckeyes travel to The Big House to take on Michigan in week 13. 

Michigan State has surprised many by going 9-1 — including a win over in-state rival Michigan — in Mel Tucker’s second year as head coach. 

“Certainly turned that roster, quickly, over to a championship-level roster,” Ohio State head coach Ryan Day said of Tucker. 

The game has massive implications for the Big 10 and for the College Football Playoff, with the loser ending any hope of a CFP berth. Ohio State has won eight straight following a week two loss to Oregon, but college football’s leading rusher in Kenneth Walker poses a major threat to a defense that gave up 269 yards on the ground to Oregon. 

“It’s going to take more than one guy to bring him down,” Day said. “I think his vision, his patience, his ability to make a guy miss in the whole, are probably some of the things he does best.”

The Buckeyes have not allowed a 100-yard rusher since their loss to Oregon.

Michigan State’s pass defense is dreadful, last in the FBS allowing 329 yards per game through the air. Ohio State’s offense averages 353.6 through the air, sixth in college football. 

No. 2 Alabama vs No. 21 Arkansas – 3:30 p.m. ET, CBS

An Alabama win will secure a spot in the SEC Championship game against Georgia, while Arkansas can snap a 14-game losing streak against

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