It's hard to believe that after this weekend the college football season will be half over for most of the teams in the country. We're starting to see narratives form and the playoff picture take shape.
But that picture can get a complete different look after every Saturday. We saw that last week when Penn State was stunned by UCLA and Florida pulled off an upset of Texas. Week 7 allows numerous opportunities for surprises and unexpected outcomes with a schedule that includes a top-10 matchup in the Big Ten and a pair of ranked showdowns in the SEC. The challenge is trying to forecast when these results will happen.
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That's why the USA TODAY Sports college football staff is here to provide some answers. Matt Hayes, Jordan Mendoza, Paul Myerberg, Erick Smith, Eddie Timanus and Blake Toppmeyer weigh in with their bold predictions for Week 7 of the college football season.
We all need to prepare ourselves for the reality that Penn State might be this year's Florida State. If the Lions don't quickly dispatch a woeful Northwestern team, there are real problems ahead with a second half of the schedule where every game is losable. -- Matt Hayes
