College football Week 9 preview: Oregon travels to Utah for major Pac-12 clash

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Not all college football Saturdays are created equal. 

Fans of the sport are coming off a wonderful Week 8 slate that saw Top 25 matchups in four of the five Power 5 conferences. 

The Week 9 schedule is a little lighter. At least on paper. 

The beautiful thing about college football is that you never know what to expect from week to week.

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Jalen Milroe (4) of the Alabama Crimson Tide lines up the offense against the Tennessee Volunteers during the fourth quarter at Bryant-Denny Stadium Oct. 21, 2023, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. (Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

Few, if any, expected 1-5 Virginia to upset No. 10 North Carolina last week, earning the program's first-ever road win over a top-10 opponent and ending North Carolina’s undefeated start to the year.

So, don’t overlook the Week 9 schedule as conference championship games creep ever closer. 

Let’s take a look at a few games to be aware of in Week 9. 

Kansas vs. No. 6 Oklahoma – 12 p.m. ET

The Sooners came off a bye week after beating Texas in the Red River Rivalry game and nearly undid all their momentum. 

Oklahoma needed to stop a two-point conversation late in the fourth quarter to beat UCF in Week 8, the former team of quarterback Dillon Gabriel. 

"It definitely was a personal one because I played there, and it’s just, it’s a part of my journey that I’ll never forget," Gabriel said. "But, at the end of the day, it wasn’t about me. It was about us as a team finding a way to win."

The Sooners travel to Lawrence to take on a Kansas team that has lost two of its last three after starting the year 4-0. 

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