College football Week 10 preview: Five best games to watch this weekend

We’ve reached Week 10 of the college football season, which means we’re that much closer to the first official College Football Playoff rankings, which will be released Tuesday.

Saturday features a handful of intriguing matchups, highlighted by No. 4 Ohio State visiting No. 3 Penn State. It’s the game of the week, and there are a ton of questions surrounding it. Will Nittany Lions quarterback Drew Allar play? Can the Buckeyes avoid a second Big Ten loss? What does the outcome, whatever it may be, mean for the CFP?

Elsewhere, Miami (Fla.) will try to stay undefeated, while Texas A&M and South Carolina face off in a defensive duel. That evening, unbeaten Pitt will visit one-loss SMU in a game that surprisingly has both ACC and potentially CFP implications.

It’s the first weekend of November, a time that usually reveals who can remain unbeaten and who the true national title contenders are.

Here are the top five games to watch this weekend:

No. 4 Ohio State at No. 3 Penn State ( noon ET on FOX and the FOX Sports app )

This is the big one for Week 10. 

Earlier this week, Penn State head coach James Franklin said that Allar would be a game-time decision after he suffered a knee injury in last week’s win over Wisconsin. If he can’t go, the home team will have to rely on its less experienced backup, sophomore Beau Pribula. Regardless of which QB gets the nod, the Nittany Lions must utilize every offensive weapon at their disposal, especially 6-foot-6, 261-pound tight end Tyler Warren and the talented tailback tandem of Nicholas Singleton and Kaytron Allen.

Ohio State’s defense, led by future NFL defensive ends Jack Sawyer and JT Tuimoloau, will need to apply pressure early. Despite having the No. 2 defense in the country,