The 2023 college football season continues to barrel toward one of the most dramatic finales in the sport’s history, as so many of the top teams competing for those precious four College Football Playoff spots continue to win. The closer we get to the end of the season without any major upsets, the more it appears that at least one Power Five conference champion with no more than one loss will be left out.
The playoff race isn’t the only thing that makes for great viewing, of course. In our weekly list of the most watchable games in college football, we’ve got a couple of games featuring teams that aren’t involved in the playoff chase but feel incredibly high stakes nonetheless.