Tag: 2023 Week 7

2023 Rooting Guide: 7 Week 7 games that matter to the Cowboys

A look at the matchups for eight of the NFC teams who are in the playoff picture with Dallas and which results would help the most while the Cowboys rest up. | From @KDDrummondNFL

It’s a bit early for us to break out the rooting guide for the season, but there are a couple of reasons to do so. For one, the Dallas Cowboys have an early bye week this season. That’s not really new. Despite the NFL handing out byes through Week 14, Dallas has had a bye between Week 6 and Week 10 for the last nine seasons.

The other, and biggest reason is that there is a logjam of teams that are either bona fide or fringe contenders in the NFC this season. Dallas’ Week 5 loss to the San Francisco 49ers was devastating because of how it went down, but the result wasn’t unexpected. It was the Week 3 loss to the Arizona Cardinals that put the Cowboys in a “need” help situation.

Now, there’s context here. If Dallas wins a supermajority of their remaining 11 games, they don’t necessarily need a ton of help to get the coveted No. 1 seed in the conference. But the schedule is daunting and Dallas will inevitably lose more games as things move forward. Therefore help during their bye week can still go a long way towards helping.

Here’s a breakdown of which games hold interest this week and how Cowboys Nation should lean.

Fox Sports college football analyst Joel Klatt updates top 10 after Week 7

Fox Sports College Football Analyst Joel Klatt updated his weekly top 10 after week 7.

At the midway point of the 2023 season, we’re beginning to see who the contenders are for the College Football Playoff and who the pretenders were to start the year.

With six more weeks of the regular season to go, the Oklahoma Sooners have established themselves as the team to beat in the Big 12. Georgia and Washington have set the tone in their respective conferences, while the ACC and Big Ten feel up for grabs.

After each week’s action, Fox Sports college football analyst Joel Klatt releases his updated top 10.

Just missing the cut this week are Alabama, Utah, Notre Dame and Oregon State. Falling out of the top 10 are the USC Trojans.

Let’s take a look at the list.

Big 12 Power Rankings: Oklahoma State, Iowa State make moves after Week 7 wins

The Oklahoma State Cowboys picked up their second big win in a row and saw a big bump in this week’s Big 12 Power Rankings.

One thing is certain about the 2023 college football season. Nothing is certain.

With the way the Big 12 season has played out to this point, it’s hard to get a read on which teams are, in fact, good this year.

A quick look at the standings shows the Oklahoma Sooners in first place with their undefeated record. Following OU are Iowa State, Oklahoma State, Texas, Kansas State and West Virginia with one conference loss each. It’s not really a surprise to see the Longhorns in contention for a Big 12 title berth. However, it is surprising to see Iowa State, Oklahoma State and West Virginia in the top six of the standings.

After another wild week of Big 12 play, let’s take a look at this week’s power rankings.

5 games to watch during the Oklahoma Sooners bye week

The Oklahoma Sooners are on a bye this week, but there are several big time matchups in week 7. Here are five to watch.

It’s a bye week for the 6-0 Oklahoma Sooners. The first-place, undefeated, and Red River Rivalry winner Oklahoma Sooners get a Saturday to rest.

They bye week falling smack-dab in the middle of the season and coming right after your biggest game of the season is pretty perfect. The Sooners get an opportunity to rest and recuperate for the second half of the season. It’s time to get guys healthy in order to get back to the Big 12 title game and possibly more.

While the Sooners are off, there are some big-time college football matchups to take in as neutral observers and one game in which Sooners fans will be incredibly interested in.

Here are five games to watch this week during Oklahoma’s bye week.