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College football Week 9: Arizona-Texas Tech, Florida-Georgia top schedule as quirky season continues
The winner gets an inside track to the Big 12 championship game as Arizona rides a five-game winning streak into a matchup with Texas Tech.
Arizona travels to face No. Texas Tech on Saturday at noon ET in a pivotal Big 12 showdown, with the winner securing an inside track to the conference championship game.
October marked the start of coach firings with Maryland's Michael Locksley and Baylor's Dave Aranda among the first to depart, while the Big 12 and Big Ten joined the Atlantic Coast Conference in allowing networks to broadcast live referee discussions.
Miami's Darian Mensah and Malachi Toney are challenging Heisman favorite Jeremiah Smith after impressive performances against Pittsburgh; Mensah boasts an 81.4% completion rate while Toney caught 16 passes for 194 yards and three touchdowns.
Ten teams in The Associated Press Top 25 have lost over the last three weeks, underscoring the unpredictable nature of the season as Week 9 approaches with further surprises expected.
Oregon State receiver Jesse Legree announced he will remain with the Beavers for another year, needing 923 receiving yards over six games to break Michael Crabtree's FBS freshman record of 1,962 yards.