Saturday night, Nov. 7, has two top-12 showdowns at the same time. No. 1 Miami plays at No. 4 Notre Dame, and No. 2 Georgia plays at No. 12 Ole Miss. Both kick off at 7:30 PM ET.
No. 1 Miami (8-0) at No. 4 Notre Dame (7-1)
- Kickoff: 7:30 PM ET, NBC/Peacock, Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, Ind.
- The stakes: Miami survived North Carolina 38-35 to stay unbeaten. Notre Dame beat Navy 35-13. Sports Illustrated calls it a game that could decide the top seed in the College Football Playoff.
- The rivalry: Miami won 27-24 in Week 1 of 2025, and that result ended up deciding the last playoff spot. Notre Dame leads the series 17-9, but Miami has won the last two. Miami last played in South Bend in 2016 and lost 30-27.
- Players to watch: Miami QB Darian Mensah leads the nation at an 80.7% completion rate. Notre Dame QB CJ Carr has 18 TD passes and one interception. The matchup to watch is Miami WR Malachi Toney against Irish CB Leonard Moore.
- Numbers: Miami scores 47.6 points a game, the most in the country. Notre Dame scores 40.4 and allows only 236.1 yards a game, first in FBS.
- Line: Notre Dame opened as a 4.5-point favorite, and SI listed the Irish by 5.5.
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No. 2 Georgia (7-1) at No. 12 Ole Miss (6-2)
- Kickoff: 7:30 PM ET, ABC, Vaught-Hemingway Stadium, Oxford, Miss.
- Last meeting: Ole Miss won 39-34 on Jan. 1, 2026. Georgia leads the all-time series 34-15-1.
- Form: Georgia beat Florida 27-8 and forced four turnovers. Ole Miss beat Auburn 45-15.
- Numbers: Georgia scores 41 points a game and allows 14.9. Ole Miss throws for 282.1 yards a game. The opening line had Georgia by 3.
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Sources: Sports Illustrated, AP News preview, The Miami Hurricane, CBS Sports, College Poll Archive.