College football Week 14 preview: Five best games to watch this weekend

It’s Week 14 of the college football season, which means one thing: rivalry week. All kinds of things are on the line this weekend — conference championship berths, College Football Playoff spots and bragging rights.

Can Ryan Day finally beat Michigan? If so, No. 2 Ohio State will play No. 1 Oregon in the Big Ten title game for the first time since 2019. The Buckeyes have all of their goals in front of them — winning the Big Ten and the national championship — but they have to beat their archrival first.

Later on, we’ll get the long-awaited revival of Texas vs. Texas A&M. These two programs have not played each other since 2011, but one of college football's greatest rivalries will be renewed now that they’re both in the SEC. The No. 3-ranked Longhorns thought they got the last laugh 13 years ago when Justin Tucker drilled that 40-yard field goal as time expired; can the Aggies get revenge at Kyle Field on Saturday night?

Meanwhile, the Big 12 enters this final week of the regular season with no clarity about which teams will play for the conference championship. Nine — yes, nine — teams could make it according to myriad scenarios. In other words, expect chaos this Thanksgiving weekend.

With that, here are the top five games to watch this weekend:

Michigan at No. 2 Ohio State ( Noon ET on FOX and the FOX Sports app )

For Day and OSU, this one is about revenge. The Buckeyes have failed to beat their biggest rival over the past five years, and no matter how much success the program has had since then, winning this game is what matters. 

Just look at what Day said about what it’s like to lose to Michigan on "GameTime with Ryan Day" this week: "Other than losing my father and a few other things, it’s quite honestly for