And while Week 11 doesn’t have the top-tier matchups we saw in Week 10, there is a slew of College Football Playoff and conference matchups. High on that list is No. 4 TCU, which is an underdog on the road with Texas. There’s also an intriguing matchup between two-loss Alabama and Ole Miss. Time: 15:30 | Television: CBS | Line: Alabama -11.5 | Total: 64.5 It’s early November and Alabama is two losses and on the outside looking in when it comes to the College Football Playoff picture. It’s an unfamiliar position for Nick Saban’s program, and now the Crimson Tide are back on the road to face a one-loss Ole Miss team coming off a bye. On the other hand, Lane Kiffin would love to beat his former boss — a win that could suddenly make the Rebels much more viable in the national title picture. Ole Miss started the year 7-0, but didn’t play many above-average opponents during that stretch. Time: 15:30 | Television: ESPN2 | Line: Tulane -1.5 | Total: 54.5 This is a huge game in the American Athletic Conference race and the New Year’s Six bowl picture. At 8-1 overall and 5-0 in AAC play, Tulane is in first place in the AAC and is the top-ranked Top Five team at No. 17. UCF, at 7-2 overall and 4-1 in play conferences , is next in line at No. 22. There are no other G5 teams currently ranked, so the AAC winner is the leader in the clubhouse to earn a spot in the Cotton Bowl. Time: 7 p.m. | TV: FS1 | Line: BU -2.5 | Total: 53.5 Behind undefeated TCU, the Big 12 race is crowded. The top two teams in the league make the championship game and Kansas State, Texas and Baylor are all 4-2 in conference play. K-State, however, lost to Texas last week, so the Wildcats really need to go to Waco and win on Saturday night. Baylor, meanwhile, has quietly strung together three straight wins after a two-game losing streak to open October. The Bears took care of Kansas and Texas Tech before going to Norman to beat Oklahoma last week. Kansas State is a step up in competition for Baylor, which won the Big 12 title last season. The story continues Time: 19:30 | TV: ABC | Line: Texas -7 | Total: 64.5 While the implications of the Big 12 title are also at play in this game, the stakes are much higher for TCU. The Horned Frogs, now 9-0 on the year, moved up to No. 4 in the CFP rankings Tuesday night. To get to this point, TCU has won a lot of tough games. In fact, six of her nine wins have been decided by 10 points or less. And many of those wins came from tries. Perhaps that act explains why the Horned Frogs are seven-point underdogs in Austin on Saturday. Texas has been viewed favorably by oddsmakers all season. A visit from Alabama was the only time the Longhorns were underdogs on the year. But UT doesn’t always live up to that charge. Texas enters this game with a 6-3 record, although all three of those losses came by one possession.
