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College football preview: Looking at conference title contenders and big matchups ahead of Week 10

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No. 4 Ohio State faces No. 3 Penn State at Beaver Stadium on Saturday .

Penn State quarterback Drew Allar is a game-time decision after sustaining a knee injury.

No. 18 Pitt and No. 20 SMU face each other in a big ACC matchup Saturday evening .

The Hoosiers ' defense has been the story of this season , living by the old adage that stopping the run and winning the turnover battle will win you some ballgames.

SMU 's run defense and defense have been stout, giving up 88.4 yards and 2.72 yards per game.

The Bulldogs have won six of their past seven top-five matchups.

After last season's 3 -9 misery, Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi decided he needed wholesale changes on offense.

He brought in Kade Bell to run a tempo system, which is often anathema to defense-minded coaches.

Pitt picked off Kyle McCord five times in this past weekend's win over Syracuse .

Army coach Jeff Monken is ranked No. 21 in the AP poll and vying for the Group of 5 's spot in the CFP .

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