By Adam Caparell
CSTV.com

	ADAM CAPARELL Adam is CSTV.com's football editor and national football writer. E-mail here!

        ---   Column Archive   --- FOOTBALL 01/23: Feeling It 01/18: Post-Bowl, Pre-Spring 2008 Preseason Top 25 01/11: Late Season Run Priming Dawgs For '08 01/07: Ring A Bell? 01/04: Tressel's Hopefully Prepared For Anything 12/21: Hokies Have Something To Play For 12/14: Name Game 12/8: Little Surprise Tebow Takes Heisman 12/8: Back For More 12/7: Class Act 12/6: Flutie's Legacy Still The 'Miracle' 12/4: Dixon Can Still Smile 12/2: Wishful Thinking 11/30: Daniel Driving Missouri On BCS Run 11/28: 'Game' Still Largely Defines Beban 11/23: Long Time Coming 11/21: Bandstanding Brown 11/16: Georgia In The Know 11/14: Only Eddie Held Eddie Back 11/9: Soft Schedule Could Have Hawai'i BCS Bound 11/7: The 'Bear' And Crow 11/2: No Secret To Oregon's Success 10/31: Age Only A Number 10/26: Nittany Lions Know It's Got To Be Close 10/24: In Long Line, White Continued Tradition 10/19: Trojans In Unfamiliar Territory 10/17: Rogers Larger Than Life 10/12: Missouri The Machine 10/10: The Jet Likes To Run 10/5: Meyer's Seen This Before 10/4: Polled Over 10/3: Long On Memories 9/28: Season Begins For Dixon And Ducks Saturday 9/26: Desmond The Poser 9/21: Spurrier's Being Honest 9/19: All In The Family With Rozier 9/14: USC Ready For Another Early Road Test 9/12: Detmer's Magic Won Him Heisman 9/7: 'Show' Time For Virginia Tech 9/5: Drive Drove Dorsett 8/31: Family Affair 8/29: Count On The Gamecocks To Hatch 8/28: Youth Gone Wild On Gator Defense 8/28: Talent Comes Naturally To Tigers 8/27: SEC Preview 8/27: All Hail Saban 8/25: No More Lazy Sundays 8/24: Illinois D Brimming With New Confidence 8/23: Big Ten Preview 8/23: 2007 Football Schedule Planner - Week 14 8/22: Tee'd Off 8/16: 2007 Football Schedule Planner - Week 13 8/15: Brohm's Back, And All Is Well 8/15: Coaches Split On Early Signing Period 8/14: Schiano's Success Starting to Show 8/13: Big East Preview 8/13: It's Not About Respect With Leavitt And USF 8/11: Production Time for Seminole Signal Callers 8/10: Shannon Looking To Return Swagger 8/10: Wake Up? 8/9: Atlantic Coast Conference Preview 8/9: Tough Turkeys, Once Again 8/9: 2007 Football Schedule Planner - Week 12 8/8: Preseason Top 25 8/2: 2007 Football Schedule Planner - Week 11 8/1: Big Ten Expansion Doesn't Make Sense 7/26: 2007 Schedule Planner - Week 10 7/25: Beamer's Burden 7/19: 2007 Schedule Planner - Week 9 7/18: Good Vibrations 7/12: 2007 Schedule Planner - Week 6 7/11: Three and Up 7/4: And The Winner Is... 7/2: Where In The World Is Ed Smith? 6/28: SEC East's Big Weekend 6/27: Summer Bowl Forecast 6/21: 2007 Schedule Planner - Week 5 6/20: Big 12 Loses Its Big Man 6/14: 2007 Schedule Planner - Week 4 6/13: Trick Up His Sleeve 6/7: 2007 Schedule Planner - Week 3 6/6: For the Record 5/31: 2007 Schedule Planner - Week 2 5/30: Like Clockwork 5/24: 2007 Schedule Planner - Week 1 5/23: Florida Freshmen Get Defensive 5/16: Maroon Affected 5/10: Brennan's A Numbers Guy 5/9: More Than Just One Play 5/2: Post-Spring, Pre-Preseason Top 25 4/27: Quinn's Fallen, But He'll Still Be Up There 4/26: Size Does Matter 4/25: Troy Smith Now Middle of Pack QB 4/24: Peterson Can't Wait For The Moment 4/21: QB Biggest Question Facing Buckeyes 4/21: Don't Forget About The D 4/20: Bowl Game A Boon For Bluegrass Boys 4/19: The Bigger They Are, the Harder They Fall 4/18: New Coordinator, New Scheme, New Results? 4/18: Earlier The Better 4/17: It's Your Turn Offense 4/16: Spartans Hope Big Changes Go Long Way 4/14: Defense The Question Mark For Michigan 4/12: Height's Nothing But A Number 4/5: Two Much To Handle 3/28: More To Hill Than Just TDs 3/21: Down Could Mean Up For Delaware's Patrick 3/14: Changes In Store For Gill and Buffalo 3/7: Lurking In the Backgroung 2/28: What A Mock-ery 2/25: The More Things Change, The More They Stay The Same 2/24: Piscataway Proud 2/23: 40, For Better or Worse 2/22: The Ultimate Q and A 2/21: Combine's A Coming 2/14: Rights For Recruiting Wrongs 2/8: Recruiting No Joke For Coaches 2/6: Lemming Retrospect: Class of 2006 1/31: Coker In No Rush To Move On 1/30: Ross Bows Out, But Leaves His Mark At Army 1/26: Seniors With Something To Prove 1/25: Coaching For The League 1/24: Welcome To The Pros 1/17: Pre-Spring, Post-Bowl 2007 Preseason Top 25 1/10: Irish Have A Ways To Go 1/8: Siler and Gators After Something More 1/4: Russell Sweeter Than Sugar 1/3: Irish Out For Respect

Over the summer, CSTV.com will be taking a look at the college football schedule, highlighting the top matchups, the can't-miss games and the storylines that make certain contests so intriguing. Check in every Friday for the heads-up on what games are shaping up to be the best each week, the worst each week and a few others that have piqued our interest. 

We're in the heart of conference play as we enter the middle of October and the clear theme for week seven is the multiple matchups that we could very well see later on in the season.

That's because we're blessed to have three contests that could turn out to be previews of conference championships games. The ACC, Big 12 and SEC will have three big games pitting their upper echelon teams against each other. And as for the matchups in the Big Ten and Pac-10, they're just as good and as important in their respective conference title chases.

Game of the Week

Sat., Oct. 14 - Florida at Auburn

Could very easily be a preview of the SEC championship game. Both should be ranked in the top 10 come game day. Auburn will feature a defense that returns six starters and was ranked 19^th in the nation last year. Chris Leak leads an experienced offense, but won't have an easy time navigating through the Tigers defense. Amazingly, these two haven't played since 2002.

Games to Watch

Thurs., Oct. 12 - Virginia Tech at Boston College

The Hokies will feature one of the better defenses in the ACC, if not the nation, with some top talent back. They'll need it in this game. BC should boast one of the best running games in the conference as they return both their leading rushers in L.V. Whitworth and Andre Callender and an experienced offensive line. The Eagles will be coming off their bye week, which should only help in their efforts to knock off the Hokies.

Sat., Oct. 14 - Michigan at Penn State

Big Ten supremacy could very well be on the line in this contest if Ohio State stumbles out of the gate. Michigan should have the best group of linebackers in the conference and could create some havoc for new Penn State QB Anthony Morelli. Tough to forget - or match -- last year's game when Chad Henne's TD pass with no time left lifted Michigan to a two point win - Penn State's only loss all of last season. Surely, it will be in the back of the Nittany Lions' minds.

Sat., Oct. 14 - UCLA at Oregon

Yes, UCLA lost three big pieces of their offense; QB Drew Olson, TE Marcedes Lewis and RB Maurice Drew, but it shouldn't translate into a big drop-off this year. Ben Olson takes over for the departed Drew Olson (no relation) and even though he won't have Drew in his backfield for this matchup; Oregon lost two of its big men up front. UCLA won't be as formidable as they were last season, but they should be one of the better teams in the Pac-10 and have a legitimate shot at possibly stealing the conference title.

Sat., Oct. 14 - Hawai'i at Fresno State

Want to see some big numbers? Here's your game for the day. Hawai'i returns QB Colt Brennan who put up some big numbers last season (4,301 yards, 35 TDs). And he'll be facing a Fresno State team that had better hope the late game defensive struggles suffered last year don't resurface. Fresno State won for the first time at Hawai'i in 12 years last season, but allowed 456 yards of offense to the Warriors.

Rivalry of the Week

Sat., Oct. 14 - Iowa State at Oklahoma

In the absence of any true rivalry this week, this matchup of two of the Big 12's top teams works just as well. We could have another preview of a future conference championship game on our hands. The Cyclones have some big aspirations, hoping to reach their first Big 12 championship game in the weaker North Division. But stopping a healthy Adrian Peterson with a defense that has question marks at several positions won't be easy. Oklahoma could come limping into this one after playing Texas the week before.

Mismatch of the Week

Sat., Oct. 14 - Florida International at Miami

The battle of Miami universities doesn't figure to be much of a battle. The Hurricanes very rarely lose these games. In fact, it's been six seasons. Miami hasn't lost to a non-BCS conference opponent since falling to East Carolina in 1999.