{"id":1472,"section":"sports","section_label":"Sports","url":"https://www.brokenews.co/sports/1472","headline":"Week 9 slate headlined by Florida-Georgia showdown","dek":"No. 17 Florida hosts No. 3 Georgia as Texas Tech, Ohio State and Wisconsin also face pivotal tests.","body":"Week 9 of college football brings one of the marquee matchups of the season as No. 17 Florida tries to topple No. 3 Georgia. Florida enters looking for its third upset of a top-5 opponent this year, which would be the kind of result that reshapes the rest of its schedule and the national conversation around the Gators.\n\nElsewhere, No. 13 Texas Tech looks to steady itself against No. 22 Arizona after a surprising loss to Cincinnati knocked it down the rankings. A loss would put real pressure on Texas Tech's playoff hopes, while a win keeps the Red Raiders squarely in the mix.\n\nNo. 2 Ohio State faces USC while adjusting to life without quarterback Julian Sayin, debuting a new starter under center as the Buckeyes try to keep their season on track. No. 25 Wisconsin, ranked for the first time since 2023, travels to Kinnick Stadium to face Iowa on the early slate, hoping to bolster its own playoff case. No. 6 Utah also looks to stay unbeaten against a surging Cincinnati team.\n\nLincoln Riley's seat gets hotter with his program's night game looming. With four straight weeks of chaos across the sport, oddsmakers and analysts alike are bracing for more upsets before the day is through.","published_at":"2026-10-29T21:48:43.305445+00:00","source_count":4,"written_from":[{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Predicting SEC football scores in Week 9: Florida looks to keep momentum vs. Georgia","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/predicting-sec-football-scores-week-152335390.html"},{"outlet":"CBS Sports","publisher":"CBS Sports","title":"Week 9 College Football Playoff impact games: Florida-Georgia, Texas Tech-Arizona lead slate","url":"https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/week-9-college-football-playoff-games-florida-georgia-texas-tech-arizona/"},{"outlet":"Fox Sports","publisher":"Fox Sports","title":"College Football Week 9 Expert Picks, Predictions For Florida-Georgia And More","url":"https://www.foxsports.com/stories/college-football/week-9-picks-odds-predictions-florida-georgia-usc-ohio-state"},{"outlet":"The Athletic","publisher":"The Athletic","title":"College football picks ATS Week 9: Georgia-Florida, Ohio State-USC, more","url":"https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7732916/2026/10/29/college-football-picks-spread-week-9-florida-georgia/"}],"more_coverage":[{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"College football picks: Halloween surprises coming in Week 9 predictions?","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/college-football-picks-halloween-surprises-091248661.html"},{"outlet":"CBS Sports","publisher":"CBS Sports","title":"The Six Pack: Picks for Georgia vs. Florida, Ohio State vs. USC and Tom Fornelli's lock of the week for Week 9","url":"https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/picks-georgia-florida-ohio-state-usc-tom-fornelli-lock-week-9/"},{"outlet":"CBS Sports","publisher":"CBS Sports","title":"College football odds, picks, predictions for Week 9, 2026: Computer likes Mississippi State, Oregon","url":"https://www.cbssports.com/betting/news/college-football-odds-lines-picks-predictions-best-bets-week-9-2026/"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Best CFB bets for Ohio State-USC, Georgia-Florida, more for Week 9","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/best-cfb-bets-ohio-state-220000821.html"}],"image":{"url":"https://statics.foxsports.com/www.foxsports.com/content/uploads/2026/10/ea90299b-16x9_1024.jpg","credit":"Fox Sports","width":1024},"embed":null,"license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","attribution":"Analysis data is licensed CC BY 4.0. Credit brokenews and link to the story page you took it from. Source headlines, story titles taken from a source headline, and quoted passages remain the property of their publishers and are quoted for comparison, not licensed onward.","terms":"https://www.brokenews.co/about#reuse"}