Texas meets Texas Tech in highlight game

LUBBOCK, Texas, Oct. 31 (UPI) -- The No. 1 Texas Longhorns will take on their fourth straight powerful opponent in the highlight attraction of Saturday's round of college football action.

Texas will travel to fifth-ranked Texas Tech for a battle of unbeaten and high-octane offenses led by two Heisman Trophy candidates. Colt McCoy of the Longhorns has completed more than 80 percent of his passes this season and Texas Tech's Graham Harrell has thrown for 28 touchdowns.

The game concludes a four-week stretch in which the Longhorns have also met Oklahoma, Missouri and Oklahoma State. Oklahoma and Oklahoma State were unbeaten when Texas faced them, as is Texas Tech. Missouri had just one loss before falling to the Longhorns.

No. 2 Alabama is expected to have an easy time staying unbeaten when it plays host to Arkansas State, while third-ranked Penn State has the weekend off.

Fourth-rated Oklahoma, the highest-ranked team in the country with a loss, will be at home against Nebraska. Rounding out the top 10, No. 7 Florida will meet No. 8 Georgia in their annual rivalry game, No. 6 USC is at home vs. Washington, No. 9 Utah will be at New Mexico and No. 11 Boise State will go to New Mexico State.

No. 18 and unbeaten Tulsa will try to show it deserves its ranking when it goes to Arkansas.