Saturday brings the first meeting between No. 10 Oklahoma and No. 17 Florida State since the 2000 national championship, and could very well vault one into the title picture this year. With the departure of Sam Bradford, the Sooner offense falls squarely on the shoulders of quarterback Landry Jones, or maybe more precisely on the legs of running back DeMarco Murray.

Oklahoma now plays a much tougher opponent in Florida State under first-year coach Jimbo Fisher. Senior quarterback Christian Ponder is a dark-horse Heisman candidate after throwing for four touchdowns in the first half of the Seminoles' victory over Samford last week. Ponder will look to take advantage of a young Oklahoma secondary.

Both quarterbacks will be trying to minimize turnovers. Whoever fails to do so could end up on the wrong side of the outcome. This game can certainly go either way, and will most probably go down to the wire.

Rating: 5 out of 5 footballs

No. 8 Florida vs. South Florida

How well is Urban Meyer dealing with his stress now?

Sure, Florida handled Miami (Ohio), but it needed four picks and two late touchdowns to do so. The offense looked shaky to say the least, with 187 of the unit’s 212 total yards coming in the final quarter, meaning they gained only 35 yards in the first three. Without Tim Tebow under center, holding onto the ball was a problem (eight fumbles, three lost).

This week they face a well-coached team in South Florida. Although Skip Holtz’s team remains unproven, its defense is athletic and will force first-year starting quarterback John Brantley to get rid of the ball quickly.

The Gators have never lost a game to an in-state opponent under Meyer (10-0), and are largely the favorite in this matchup. Yet, with all of those botched snaps last week, one would hope they practiced out of the shotgun.

Rating: 3 out of 5 footballs

No. 7 Oregon at Tennessee

Last week, Oregon put up 72 points on New Mexico. While the Lobos are not quite as talented as Rocky Top, approaching the century mark on the scoreboard is hard to ignore. Running back Kenjon Barner, already with five touchdowns on the season, leads the Ducks into Knoxville against the Lane Kiffen-less Volunteers. Getting talented runner LaMichael James back from a one-game suspension will only help.

But make no mistake, Tennessee can score too. The team posted a 50-0 shutout against an FBS opponent. First-year coach Derek Dooley’s defense will need to come out with a similar effort especially because the Volunteers are missing leading receiver Gerald Jones on the other side of the ball.

Expect Oregon to score late, but not before the white and orange give them plenty to deal with.

Rating: 4 out of 5 footballs