The 2024 college football season is set for arguably its most-anticipated week of the regular season. Ahead of an action-packed Week 7 slate, team sources from the nation’s top programs dropped in new reporting on personnel concerns, big-time recruiting visits and key injury updates. Major recruiting updates for LSU and Ole Miss and developments at Tennessee, Texas, Oklahoma, Ohio State and Oregon spotlight the latest news drop.
Texas and Oklahoma clash Saturday at the Cotton Bowl for the 120th installment of the Red River Rivalry. It’s the longtime rivals’ first matchup as SEC opponents, but that’s just one storyline heading into the Week 7 matchup in Dallas. Michael Hawkins Jr. will become the first true freshman Oklahoma quarterback to start in the Red River Rivalry. Team insiders dished on his preparation for Texas and a Longhorns’ freshman pass-rusher Colin Simmons, who’s “kissed by the football gods.”
Matchup breakdowns of Ohio State’s trip to Oregon, injury news for Penn State-USC, and what to expect from Alabama against South Carolina following the Week 6 loss to Vanderbilt highlight other news.
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Here are news and notes on some of the nation’s top programs entering Week 7:
