College Football: In-state matchups for Week 8 and a look back at the best in-state match ups thus far

Week eight’s in-state matchups heat up with some intriguing games headlined by a game in the state of Texas.

Last 10 Years of series: Troy has won seven times during the past 10 games that these two schools have played one another.

Distance between schools: 170 miles

Rivalry Trophy: Battle for the Belt

Current Win Streak: Troy has won the last four games between the two schools.

Last meeting between both schools: The Trojans defeated the Jaguars at home by a final score of 31-24.

Prediction: South Alabama 33, Troy 30 OT

Last 10 Years of series:  It is even with both schools winning five games each during the past 10 years that these two schools have played one another.

Distance between schools: 14 miles

Rivalry Trophy: Wagon Wheel

Current Win Streak: Kent State has won the last three games between the two schools.

Last meeting between both schools: The Golden Flashes defeated the Zips on the road by a final score of 38-0.

Prediction: Kent State 28, Akron 10

Last 10 Years of series:  North Texas has won five times during the past nine games that these two schools have played one another.

Distance between schools: 297 miles

Rivalry Trophy:  Don’t Call it a Rivalry

Current Win Streak: North Texas has a one-game winning streak between the two schools.

Last meeting between both schools: The Mean Green defeated the Roadrunners at home by a final score of 45-23.

Prediction: UTSA 41, North Texas 33

Looking back at the best in-state games of 2022 going into week eight.

Week One

The two best games in week one against in-state schools going up against one another was the NC State and East Carolina game where the Pirates at home almost pulled off the upset but lost by one and missed a game-winning field goal. The other great game was a very high-scoring game when App State at home almost pulled off the upset against North Carolina but lost by two points. The Mountaineers would however go into College State and defeat Texas A&M though.

Week Two

The week two in-state matchups had two great games as Texas Tech held off Houston by only a field goal in a high-scoring affair and the other game featured a defensive stalemate as Iowa State defeated Iowa by a field goal as well.

Week Three

The best game during week three was in the state of Florida as South Florida and the Gators played an exciting game that came down to the wire. The Bulls led Florida 7-3 going into the second quarter and again 28-24 in the fourth quarter before the Gators ran it in for a touchdown to win the game by three.

Week Four

Week four did not disappoint as three games ended in single-digit games for six state of Texas teams who went up against one another. Texas Tech needed a field goal in overtime to defeat the Longhorns as the Red Raiders stormed the field after the victory. TCU in a high-scoring game on the road defeated SMU by eight and Houston held off Rice to win by seven.

Week Five

In week five, Utah State played BYU surprisingly close until the Cougars pulled about and won by 12, and Kent State defeated Ohio by seven. Liberty played fellow Virginia in-state rival Old Dominion and ended up defeating the Monarchs by two touchdowns.

Week Six

Week six had some good games as well but they were not quite on par as the previous week’s in-state matchups but Eastern Michigan, for example, went on the road and defeated Western Michigan by double digits.

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Week Seven

Fresno State pulled off the upset at home in week seven play as they defeated fellow in-state rival San Jose State by a touchdown. North Carolina in a high-scoring game defeated Duke by a field goal and Bowling Green beat Miami (OH) by four points in a slight upset.

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