Auburn topped Georgia at home two years ago. The Texas Longhorns are also looking to take a giant step forward after a big victory in the Sugar Bowl and playing for the Big 12 championship last fall. Manny Diaz makes his Miami head coaching debut against the Gators in Orlando. And if he's managed to navigate Ohio State into title contention, there's no reason he can't take the next step and win in Ann Arbor. ... Alabama 31 — 2016 College Football Playoff championship game. A win against LSU would signal the return of the Longhorns as a legitimate Playoff threat and put them as co-favorites with Oklahoma in the Big 12. Will the Aggies scratch together enough wins to make their own playoff case under Jimbo Fisher? The Knights haven't been close to the top of the final College Football Playoff rankings in the past two years - even after consecutive unbeaten regular seasons. Georgia players mocked Notre Dame’s playoff appearance against Clemson and can take care of the Irish themselves in September. Notre Dame also must travel to Michigan and Stanford, so a win in Athens could provide some margin for error even if it slips up once afterwards. After imploding at home against Stanford last season, Oregon will look for revenge in Palo Alto in a good early Pac-12 North matchup between expected contenders. The 10 best college football games of the decade. The home teams have clobbered the visitors in the last three meetings. Dana Holgorsen goes head-to-head with Mike Leach. Buy low on this one. The memories of the 2018 college football season are still fresh for many, but it is never too early to begin looking forward to the '19 campaign. A big performance would signal the Sooners are again title contenders. Early Look at the Top 25 College Football Games of 2019 By Kevin McGuire , 1/23/19, 9:00 AM EST Trevor Lawrence and Clemson will welcome Texas A&M to Death Valley in early September After proclaiming to be back, Texas gets an early test at home from LSU in a good opportunity for a statement game. It's also possible the loser could make the field. The journey will conclude on Dec. 8 when the College Football Playoff committee makes its decision on the four teams that have earned the right to compete for the national championship. Maybe Virginia Tech, Maybe Miami (Fla.). First place in the SEC East race should be on the line as the Gators look to topple the Bulldogs in Jacksonville for a statement win. There were critics of the Irish making the field last season even though they went unbeaten. However, the schedule is unforgiving with games against Iowa and Wisconsin in September before their trip to Happy Valley. A defeat of the Wolverines would give them the opportunity to make their own run at a conference title. Preseason ranking of all 130 teams has surprise at No. Never underestimate the Iron Bowl, especially when the game is being played at Auburn. 4, HOT SEATS: 10 college football coaches that should worry about job security. The prices are from the TicketCity website (on July 29, 2019). If they’re not in the race, they could play spoiler in any given game. But they not being talked about as possible title contenders. That said, the domination of Ohio State in this series - 14 wins in the last 15 meetings - means there is an obvious psychological advantage that Michigan must overcome to secure its first Big Ten title game appearance. Author: Scooby Axson Publish date: Aug 12, 2019. But even if neither the Crimson Tide nor Bulldogs make it to the conference title game - Florida, LSU and Texas A&M will have something to say about it - the winner of this game has made the Playoff for the previous five years.