College football Saturday open thread and predictions

It’s October, fall is in full force, pumpkins are out, sorcery is afoot, and college football is in action today.

There are some good ones on the docket and we’re starting to see who’s who this season. The contenders and pretenders are revealing themselves. Here’s a look at Saturday’s schedule, followed by my predictions for today’s games. Tell me what I got wrong and what I got right, and give me your own thoughts and predictions. Let’s turn this into a virtual party. Cheers.

Big 12

Baylor at West Virginia – Noon, ABC

Oklahoma at Iowa St. – 7:30pm, ABC

TCU at Texas – 12pm, FOX

Oklahoma St. at Kansas – 3:30pm, ESPN

Texas Tech at Kansas St. – 3:30pm, FS1

Conference USA

UTSA at UAB – 12:30pm, Stadium

Charlotte at Florida Atlantic – 4pm, ESPNU

WKU at Middle Tennessee – 5pm, ESPN3

Southern Miss at North Texas – 7:30pm, Stadium

Independents

Abilene Christian at Army – 1:30pm, CBSSN

North Alabama at Liberty – 6pm, ESPN3

SEC

Missouri at Tennessee – 12pm, SECN

South Carolina at Florida – 12pm, ESPN

Texas A&M at Alabama – 3:30pm, CBS

Ole Miss at Kentucky – 4pm, SECN

Arkansas at Mississippi State – 7:30pm, SECN Alt.

Auburn at Georgia – 7:30pm, ESPN

LSU at Vanderbilt – 7:30pm, SECN

Sun Belt

Arkansas State at Coastal Carolina – 12pm, ESPN2

East Carolina at Georgia State – 12pm, ESPNU

Georgia Southern at ULM – 7pm, ESPN+

Troy at South Alabama – 8pm, ESPNU