Week 4 of the college football season features the start of conference play for many teams, and it includes two games between teams ranked in the top 15. Both of those matchups could prove to be crucial at the end of the season.
Here are the biggest games on Saturday.
(All times are Eastern and all odds are from BetMGM.)
Time: Noon | TV: ABC | Line: Clemson -20.5 | Total: 47
Clemson is 1-1 with an ugly loss to Georgia and a blowout win over Appalachian State in Week 2. NC State is also dealing with a rough start to its season with a narrow win over Western Carolina and a blowout loss to Tennessee. Wolfpack QB Grayson McCall will miss Saturday’s game with an injury.
Time: 3:30 p.m. | TV: CBS | Line: USC -6 | Total: 44.5
Michigan will start Alex Orji at quarterback against the Trojans after Davis Warren started the first three games and was mostly ineffective. The Wolverines will likely employ a run-heavy attack that will test a USC defense that suddenly looks very feisty.
Time: 4 p.m. | TV: Fox | Line: Oklahoma State -2.5 | Total: 52.5
After missing Utah’s Week 3 win over Utah State, all signs point to Cameron Rising playing against the Cowboys. And that’s big news for this game that could go a long way in determining the top of the Big 12 standings. The Cowboys are favored at home after the line had Utah as a small favorite earlier in the week.
Time: 7:30 p.m. | TV: ABC | Line: Tennessee -7 | Total: 57.5
Former Oklahoma QB and assistant Josh Heupel returns to Norman as the Volunteers’ head coach on Saturday night. UT QB Nico Iamaleava has become an early Heisman favorite with his play so far, and that high-powered offense will put the pressure on Oklahoma QB Jackson Arnold to get things going in the passing game.
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Sat, September 21, 2024 at 7:36 PM GMT+2Clemson adds TD before half
Clemson took its time on that drive before scoring on a 19-yard run by Jay Haynes. We’re nearing halftime in Death Valley and Dave Doeren’s Wolfpack can’t get into the locker room soon enough.
Sat, September 21, 2024 at 7:34 PM GMT+2James Madison putting it on UNC
Perhaps the most surprising and exciting game in this early window is James Madison-North Carolina. The Dukes just took advantage of a second fumble by UNC to run up its lead to 46-21 with almost half the second quarter still to play.
Sat, September 21, 2024 at 7:30 PM GMT+2Ohio State touchdown
The Buckeyes add to their lead as TreVeyon Henderson breaks a couple tackles and takes it in for a 14-yard touchdown.
Sat, September 21, 2024 at 7:19 PM GMT+2Touchdown Clemson
The Tigers respond in kind to bump their lead back up to 28 points. This time it’s Cole Turner taking a reverse 18 yards around the end for a score. Dabo Swinney has to be happy with the offensive explosion by his team early in this game.
Sat, September 21, 2024 at 7:15 PM GMT+2Touchdown Ohio State!
Quinshon Judkins rips off a monster run to extend the Buckeyes’ lead, sprinting 86 yards for a touchdown.
Sat, September 21, 2024 at 7:13 PM GMT+2Florida up 21-7 early at Miss State
Meanwhile, with all the heat surrounding Billy Napier at Florida, the Gators look functional early against Mississippi State. Embattled QB Graham Mertz is 15-for-16 with 147 passing yards and 3 TDs.
Sat, September 21, 2024 at 7:08 PM GMT+2Touchdown NC State
The Wolfpack are finally on the board after that miserable first quarter. They cobbled together a respectable 9-play, 71-yard drive capped off by a 5-yard TD pass from CJ Bailey to Jordan Waters.
Sat, September 21, 2024 at 7:03 PM GMT+2Touchdown Ohio State
Six plays later, the Buckeyes are in the end zone on a goal line plunge by Will Howard. It’s Ohio State’s first lead of the game.
Sat, September 21, 2024 at 6:57 PM GMT+2
Marshall just went for it on fourth-and-1 at its own 45-yard line and did not get it. It was a bold, early call that could end up biting the Thundering Herd.
Sat, September 21, 2024 at 6:47 PM GMT+2Interception Marshall!
The Thundering Herd aren’t backing down early in this one. Marshall’s Josh Moten picks off OSU’s Will Howard with a nice play on a deep ball.
Sat, September 21, 2024 at 6:44 PM GMT+2Clemson forces turnover, scores again
The Tigers forced another fumble and recovered it. One play later, they’re on the board again — this time it’s a 38-yard TD run by Phil Mafah, who is back in the game after the injury scare and appears to be doing just fine. This one is getting out of hand and it’s still only the first quarter.
Sat, September 21, 2024 at 6:37 PM GMT+2Ohio State strikes back!
While the Thundering Herd took 13 plays to score, the Buckeyes’ response was much more efficient. It took them two plays, and Emeka Egbuka did most of the work with a 68-yard TD reception.
Sat, September 21, 2024 at 6:34 PM GMT+2Clemson gets strip sack, scores again
What a disastrous start for the Wolfpack. NC State QB CJ Bailey took a helmet to the back and fumbled the ball, which was recovered by the Tigers deep in Wolfpack territory. Then Clemson added onto its lead with another TD pass from Cade Klubnik to Antonio Williams.
Sat, September 21, 2024 at 6:29 PM GMT+2Touchdown Clemson
On the second possession of the game for the Tigers, Cade Klubnik finds Antonio Williams for a 31-yard touchdown. It’s not all good news though, as RB Phil Mafah went down with an apparent shoulder injury on the drive.
Sat, September 21, 2024 at 6:26 PM GMT+2Touchdown Marshall!
The Thundering Herd are on the board first in Columbus. Ethan Payne caps off a 13-play, 75-yard drive to start the game with a TD plunge. Marshall up 7-0 on Ohio State.
Sat, September 21, 2024 at 6:20 PM GMT+2
The Wolfpack made it past midfield before being forced to punt. So the Tigers will have it back deep in their own territory.
Sat, September 21, 2024 at 6:11 PM GMT+2Touchdown Clemson!
And just like that … Clemson QB Cade Klubnik sprints right through the Wolfpack defense 55 yards for a touchdown. What a start for the Tigers!
Sat, September 21, 2024 at 6:10 PM GMT+2
We are underway in Death Valley with Clemson and NC State. The Tigers have the ball first
Sat, September 21, 2024 at 6:06 PM GMT+2
The best game of the early slate is an ACC showdown between NC State and Clemson, so we’ll be following that for the most part. But we’ll be giving updates from across the country throughout the day.
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