The final push: A loaded slate of rivalry games will help crystallize the College Football Playoff picture

Iowa-Nebraska. Baylor-TCU. Ohio State-Michigan. Oklahoma-Oklahoma State. A loaded Rivalry Week will shape the College Football Playoff picture.

Rivalry week always provides plenty of college football to be thankful for, and this year is no different. The Week 13 slate of games offers no shortage of marquee matchups as contenders look to make a final push toward the College Football Playoff.

Can Iowa stay unbeaten at Nebraska? Can a third-string quarterback lead Baylor past TCU? Can Oklahoma keep its title hopes alive in Bedlam? And what will happen when Ohio State's Urban Meyer and Michigan's Jim Harbaugh clash for the first time? Beyond that, what will be at stake?

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All of these questions are about to be answered. Get excited for the weekend with the video below.

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