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🔄 WHO ARE COLLEGE FOOTBALL’S BIGGEST BOUNCE-BACK CANDIDATES?

• Which teams desperately need a win this Saturday? Several programs have already suffered damaging early-season losses, but one big victory could completely change the conversation.
• We look at the teams with the best opportunity to get their seasons back on track — and the programs that could see their College Football Playoff hopes take another major hit with a loss.

🦆 IS OREGON FACING A CFP ELIMINATION GAME?

• One of the biggest games of the weekend features No. 20 Oregon at No. 12 USC.
• Oregon already owns one loss after falling 39-31 at Oklahoma State, meaning another defeat would leave the Ducks sitting at 2-2.
• With the SEC off to a strong start nationally and playoff competition already beginning to take shape, how much margin for error does Oregon really have?
• Is USC essentially a must-win game for Dan Lanning and the Ducks if they want to remain serious College Football Playoff contenders?

🏈 THE BEST QB YEAR IN MISSISSIPPI HISTORY?

• The state of Mississippi has produced two of the biggest quarterback stories in college football this season.
• Ole Miss QB Trinidad Chambliss has thrown for 924 yards and seven touchdowns while helping lead the Rebels to a 3-0 start.
• Meanwhile, Mississippi State QB Kamario Taylor has thrown for 832 yards, 11 touchdowns and just one interception during the Bulldogs' 3-0 start.
• Could 2026 become the greatest combined quarterback season the state has ever seen? We compare Chambliss and Taylor to memorable Mississippi QB seasons from players such as Dak Prescott and Chad Kelly.

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