1. Michigan at Notre Dame. The final meeting between the rivals until 1997. It will be the last ND-UM game for most of the players on the field, so expect extra intensity from both sides.
2. Southern Cal at Penn State. Billed as a potential Rose Bowl preview. Last year the Lions escaped when USC failed to convert a late two-point try.
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3. Ohio State at Washington. The Buckeyes’ West Coast tour moves north to Seattle. A better measuring stick for Ohio State than its opening rout of Fresno State.
4. Missouri at Illinois. Illini try to regroup after stultifying loss to Washington State in Soldier Field. Mizzou won by four touchdowns last time in Columbia. Revenge, anyone?
5. Stanford at Northwestern. Offensive mastermind Bill Walsh brings a Heisman Trophy hopeful, quarterback Steve Stenstrom, to Evanston. Northwestern tries to build on the positive aspects of opening loss to Notre Dame.