Yahoo - Looking ahead to college football: Week 11

[Jenni Carlson]

The college football offseason is long and arduous, but its end is almost in sight. We’re going to take a look at five games you have to look forward to for every weekend of the season. (This is also a handy guide to decide how to RSVP for any autumn weddings.) All times are Eastern and all games are played on Saturday unless otherwise noted. The two Thursday night games are better than some of the past Saturdays. These games are played the weekend of November 9. LSU at Alabama (TBD) – The Tide barely escaped Baton Rouge with a 21-17 victory last year, as T.J. Yeldon took a screen pass 28 yards for the go-ahead touchdown with 51 seconds remaining. That was the third classic in a row between the two SEC West powers, with LSU winning a 9-6 overtime slugfest in 2011 as well as the 24-21 “Did Les Miles just eat grass?” game in 2010. LSU’s schedule is considerably tougher than Bama’s (they play Florida and Georgia while the Tide play neither) so this is a crucial game if they want to get back to the SEC Championship Game. For Alabama, this is one of the biggest obstacles separating them from a championship threepeat. As good as Nick Saban is, the Mad Hatter has given him some trouble over the years, so hopefully we’re in line for another memorable one. Oregon at Stanford (9:00 p.m., ESPN, Thursday) – Oregon won every game by double digits last year…except one. Kevin Hogan and a valiant defensive effort helped Stanford escape Autzen Stadium with a 17-14 upset last year, a victory that propelled the Cardinal to Pac-12 and Rose Bowl titles while keeping the Ducks out of the BCS title game. David Shaw's crew was able to overcome the twenty-point spread and even do something Andrew Luck’s great Stanford teams had failed at: Beat the Ducks. Has the Cardinal coaching staff found a counter to the blazing fast Oregon offense, or was 2012 just a fluke? We’ll find out in what could very well be a match up of top-five teams.

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