College Football 2021: Top 3 under-the-radar games to watch in Week 12

The 2021 regular season’s penultimate Saturday is here. A ton is at stake in several games as conference championship races are nearing their conclusions.

There are three top 25 matchups this week, the biggest being in Columbus as the Spartans take on the Buckeyes. Can Michigan State pull the upset to put themselves into the Big Ten East’s driver seat for the final weekend? Or will Ohio State keep themselves in position to punch their way to Indianapolis?

Out in the Pac-12, Oregon travels to Utah in what could be a preview of the Pac-12 Championship game in a couple of weeks. The Ducks are looking to keep their position in the College Football Playoff’s Top 4 while the Utes would love nothing than to pull the upset.

There are some less than stellar matchups this week, particularly in the SEC with three teams taking on FCS tune-ups before rivalry week. Arkansas takes on Alabama in the SEC game of the week though.

Speaking of the Razorbacks, a week ago they were an under-the-radar game to watch and they had to fight off pesky LSU in overtime to pull off the victory. The other two games, UAB versus Marshall and Nevada versus San Diego State, were also low scoring close battles.

We have been dipping into some Group of 5 games recently on the under-the-radar. However this week, we are sticking with all Power 5 games. Let’s get to the list.