Ohio State at Indiana and Notre Dame vs. BYU headline Week 7

Week 7 of college football brings two games worth circling on your calendar: Ohio State travels to Bloomington to face Indiana, and Notre Dame takes on BYU in a ranked showdown.

Ohio State heading to Indiana on Saturday is the kind of game that looks routine on paper but could get interesting fast. Indiana is playing at home under head coach Curt Cignetti, and reports indicate the Hoosiers are underdogs in their own stadium. That usually means the Buckeyes are heavily favored, but road games in the Big Ten have a way of getting messy when the home crowd shows up.

The bigger question is whether Indiana can hang for four quarters. Ohio State has the talent and the depth to pull away late, but if Cignetti's squad keeps it close into the fourth, Bloomington could get loud.

Notre Dame versus BYU is the other marquee matchup, a ranked clash that could have playoff implications down the line. Reports say BYU is hosting a top-three team as an underdog, which tells you everything about how the Irish are viewed right now. Notre Dame has been solid all season, and BYU will need to play a near-perfect game to have a shot.

This is the kind of game where Notre Dame's experience and depth usually win out, but BYU has the home crowd and nothing to lose. If the Cougars can keep it close and force the Irish into mistakes, it could turn into one of the week's best games.

Both matchups hinge on whether the underdogs can execute. Indiana and BYU have the home-field advantage, but Ohio State and Notre Dame have the rosters and the résumés. If you're watching this weekend, these are the two games that could deliver upsets or blowouts, and either way, they'll tell us plenty about who's really built for a playoff run.