After a run of weeks in which fans had to wait until primetime to see Saturday’s juiciest matchups, Week 6 cuts right to the chase, as Oklahoma and Texas meet at the Cotton Bowl for an early afternoon clash of top-20 teams. That’s only the first of multiple tests away from home for a few of this season’s most talked-about unbeatens: LSU heads to Gainesville to take on a suddenly feisty Florida team, and Notre Dame puts its perfect record on the line against Virginia Tech in what promises to be a raucous atmosphere at Lane Stadium.
Below, our writers and editors take turns defending their straight-up picks for the biggest games of the weekend.