College Football 2021: 4 teams that will be on upset alert in Week 4

We’ll call Week 3 a week of near misses in college football.

The Top 25 teams had a pretty tough time last week. No. 1 Alabama escaped Florida by two points, third-ranked Oklahoma had an extremely close call against Nebraska, Clemson’s 14-8 win over Georgia Tech was much different than many saw the game going, and Cincinnati, Penn State, and Coastal Carolina also had some close wins. Even Ohio State was given a run deep into the fourth quarter by Tulsa.

Others weren’t so lucky. In fact, No. 13 UCLA couldn’t handle Fresno State in an absolute thriller. No. 15 Virginia Tech couldn’t handle West Virginia. And No. 24 Miami was absolutely dominated by Michigan State.

Eventually, those one-score games will turn. You can only play with fire so many times before you get burned.

We all know upsets aren’t limited to just ranked teams. This week, there are a few unranked games that show potential for some chaos to erupt. In particular, this could be a long week for Big 12 favorites.

Last week, teams on upset alert went 6-2. Only Colorado and Miami couldn’t pull through while Notre Dame, Arkansas, ULM, North Carolina, Penn State, and Cincinnati all came out winners.

On the season, teams on upset alert are now 17-10.

As usual, a disclaimer: these picks are not predictions unless stated as such.