Bill Connelly Nov 6, 2026, 06:15 AM ET

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Bill Connelly is a writer for ESPN. He covers college football, soccer and tennis. He has been at ESPN since 2019.

Heading into the college football season, Week 10 looked like it would be a big one. There was plenty going on, but the headliner was a battle of the preseason's top two teams, Ohio State and Oregon. The Buckeyes and Ducks have combined to lose five games, however; both have lost their starting QBs to injury, and Oregon was starting to look disappointing even before that.

Despite this, somehow Week 10 is even bigger than expected?

Miami-Notre Dame is huge thanks to both Miami's unbeaten start and Notre Dame's surprisingly poor standing in the initial College Football Playoff ranking. The Holy War (BYU vs. Utah) is a battle of top-10 teams for the first time.…