This week's slate of games will be the final opportunity teams have to make an impression on the College Football Playoff committee before the first set of rankings come out.
A number of teams are still in the hunt for those top four spots, but no game this weekend has bigger consequences than the Michigan-Michigan State game. With the Wolverines ranked No. 6 and the Spartans at No. 8, it's only the fifth time these two teams will play with both teams ranked in the AP top 10 and the first since 1964.
The game itself is big enough for both programs, but adding in potential playoff implications magnifies the meaning of the result.