Akron cannot make the postseason but can play spoiler

There will be a lot on the line when the Mountaineers meet the Bearcats in this Friday matchup.West Virginia can play national spoiler and keep their Big East conference title hopes alive with a win. Noel Divine gets a chance to make his case for the Heisman in a wide-open race in front of a national television audience.Cincinnati is not only playing for a conference title but with some help a national title. This team has not missed a step on the offensive side of the ball with Zack Collaros stepping in for an injured Tony Pike.Who needs the win more: Cincinnati The Bearcats are entering their toughest stretch of games on their schedule. They cannot afford a slip if they hope for a chance to play for a BCS title.Cincinnati will have plenty of distractions heading into this game.

Head coach Brian Kelly could have Notre Dame courting him before this game and the rest of the season.The Bearcats also have two big games after this Friday night game. They play a resurgent Illinois and then a big matchup against Pittsburgh to close the season. Akron Zips The Zips broke a six-game losing streak last week with a win over Kent State. Akron cannot make the postseason but can play spoiler.Temple has been a nice surprise this season in college football.

Al Golden has done a great job and should be a candidate for the coach of the year award.Who needs the win more: Temple The Owls are in first place in the West division of the MAC. Temple is a game ahead of Ohio, who they play in the final game of the year. A loss would not end the Owls' division title hopes but it would not help them either. Saturday Texas Longhorns vs. Baylor Bears The Longhorns started out slowly against UCF but woke up and took care of business against the Knights.

Texas is right where it wants to be at this point in the season. They only have to win out to play in the BCS title game.The Bears ended a four game losing streak with a win on the road against Missouri last week. Baylor has struggled since Robert Griffin went down with a season-ending injury. A loss in this game means the Bears must win out to become bowl eligible.Who needs the win more: Texas If Texas takes care of business this year in their final three games the biggest thing they have to worry about is if Colt McCoy will win the Heisman.