5 Best Games Of The Year

5 Ohio State @ Penn State
The Big Ten Game of the year is back in Happy Valley, and Penn State won last year 13-6 to secure the Big 10. Ohio State is looking for revenge and a Rose Bowl bid, and this game is the Big 10 game of the year.

4 USC vs. California
Many fans will not agree, but Jahvid Best, Kevin Riley, Marvin Jones and co are capable of beating USC. This game will decide the Pac-10, and if USC will be able to go back to the Rose Bowl with Notre Dame, Cal, and Oregon all on the road.

3 Alabama vs. Ole Miss
The Tide and Rebels will be fighting to face Florida [or Georgia, etc] in the SEC Title, and this game will decide a BCS bid and possibly a National Title bid. The Rebels have Alabama and LSU at home, and are looking to make their first BCS Game in a very long time.

2 USC vs. Ohio State
The Non-conference game of the year and the game to prove that Navy was nothing for Ohio State is here in Columbus. The Buckeyes want revenge, and this will decide a BCS spot if the winner of this game doesn't win their conference.

1 Texas vs. Oklahoma
The game to decide the Big 12 and possibly a BCS Title bid is back as Oklahoma takes on Texas. The Sooners lost to BYU, so it could be tough for them to gain a BCs Title spot even with a win here, but Texas has a guaranteed BCS Title spot if they win all their Big 12 games. OU can also get back.

Runners-up: Texas vs. Oklahoma State, Florida vs. LSU, Virginia Tech vs. Georgia Tech, TCU vs. BYU

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