From some teams, rivalry week could mean a spot in the conference title game. For others, it’s a ripe opportunity to play spoiler. How will it all play out in Week 13? Each Thursday, Stewart Mandel, Bruce Feldman, Joel Klatt and Jim Ross will make the calls on who’ll win the weekend’s most intriguing matchups. In Week 13, we’ll be tuned into the Jim Harbaugh-Urban Meyer showdown in Ann Arbor between Michigan and Ohio State. If Michigan State slips up vs. Penn State, the winner of The Game would play for the Big Ten title. Then, of course, there’s the Iron Bowl between Alabama and Auburn, where the Tigers can salvage a so-so season with an unthinkable upset of the Tide — South Carolina, by the way, is in the same spot vs. No. 1 Clemson. Meanwhile, in Los Angeles, UCLA faces crosstown rival USC for a spot in the Pac-12 championship game. And that’s just the start of this weekend’s action. In addition to our straight-up picks, Mandel and Feldman will dive a little deeper into the games with their picks against the spread. …
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