TCU, Texas, Texas A&M find win column in week with top 10 upset
Star-Telegram college football writer Jimmy Burch predicts the outcome of notable games on this week’s schedule:
TCU 45, Iowa State 13: Horned Frogs seize the September top spot in Big 12 standings in convincing fashion.
No. 11 Texas 45, California 34: Longhorns outlast Golden Bears in a reversal of roles from last year’s shootout in Austin.
No. 17 Texas A&M 34, Auburn 28: Unique rivalry has gone to the visiting team the past four years and Aggies extend that streak.
No. 21 Baylor 38, Rice 21: Bears get a road win to cap a sixth consecutive undefeated run through their nonconference slate.
Texas Tech 55, Louisiana Tech 42: Red Raiders survive a scare against a dangerous nonconference foe.
No. 3 Ohio State 38, No. 14 Oklahoma 31: The Sooner Schooner veers off course for the second time in high-profile September matchups.
No. 1 Alabama 34, No. 19 Ole Miss 21: The Crimson Tide stops the Rebels’ two-game winning streak in this series.
No. 6 Houston 35, Cincinnati 27: Thursday’s battle of Big 12 wannabes goes to the Cougars, keeping them in the CFP picture.
No. 10 Louisville 35, No. 2 Florida State 34: Cardinals prevail at home, turn the ACC title race into a (minimum) three-team proposition.
No. 7 Stanford 31, Southern California 20: RB Christian McCaffrey leads the victory in a September rematch of last year’s Pac-12 title game.
Last week: 6-2
Season: 14-4
This story was originally published September 14, 2016 at 6:25 PM with the headline "TCU, Texas, Texas A&M find win column in week with top 10 upset."