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Week 6 games that will impact the College Football Playoff

SportsPulse: USA TODAY Sports' Paul Myerberg and George Schroeder discuss how both the Sooners and the Longhorns can take the victory. USA TODAY

October has arrived, and with it comes an increasingly compelling array of conference clashes on the college football schedule. The Week 6 slate also includes what might just be the last big test for a potential playoff party crasher without a league affiliation.

Without further ado, here are the five biggest impact games.

No. 5 Oklahoma vs. No. 20 Texas

Saturday, noon ET, Fox

The annual Red River showdown in Dallas wasn’t looking nearly as attractive a month ago as the Longhorns were dropping their season opener at Maryland and the Sooners were on an early roll.