College football returns in full throat on Saturday as the No. 5-ranked Fighting Irish of Notre Dame will travel from Indiana to Ohio to face off against the No. 2 ranked Buckeyes of OSU. This will be this season’s first top-five matchup as expectations are high for two teams that both finished 11-2 in 2021.
Given their expectations and historic success at producing NFL talent, Saturday night’s game (kickoff 6:30 p.m. central time) has over a dozen players who will likely hear their name called next April. The Dallas Cowboys have a draft history with both of these schools, so here are a few ones to watch from this week one heavy weight bout.
There’s also a key HBCU matchup this weekend, so in addition to highlighting several of the players getting all of the national attention, here’s who else draft fans should keep their eyes on.