College Football: UCLA highlights in-state rivalry week

Here are four other in-state rivalry games headlined by Texas playing Houston in Big 12 conference play.

This is the Charlotte 49ers’ first game against East Carolina as they are a new member of the  American Athletic Conference this season.

Distance between schools: 198 miles

Meetings between the two schools: No previous meetings between these two schools

Prediction: East Carolina 24 Charlotte 17

Distance between schools: 126 miles

Meetings between the two schools: This will be the 30th meeting between these two schools

Last 10 meetings of this Rivalry: Bowling Green has won seven times during the past 10 games that these two schools have played one another.

Current Win Streak: Bowling Green has won the last game between the two schools.

Last meeting between both schools: Bowling Green on the road defeated Akron by a final score of 31-28

Prediction: Bowling Green 28 Akron 23

Arguably the most underrated match-up in week eight play as both teams only have one loss and both are undefeated in conference play.

Distance between schools: 193 miles

Meetings between the two schools: This will be the 51st meeting between these two schools

Last 10 meetings of this Rivalry: Miami (OH) has won five times during the past 10 games that these two schools have played one another.

Current Win Streak: Toledo has won the last game between the two schools.

Last meeting between both schools:  Toledo won at home and defeated Miami (OH) by a final score of 49-28 in 2011.

Prediction: Miami (OH) 41 Toledo 38 OT

This will be the first and last meeting between these two schools as Big 12 conference members as this is Houston’s first season in the conference and Texas’s last season as a member of the Big 12.

Distance between schools: 146 miles

Meetings between the two schools: This will be the 24th meeting between these two schools

Last 10 meetings of this Rivalry: Texas has won eight times during the past 10 games that these two schools have played one another.

Current Win Streak: Texas has won the last seven games between the two schools.

Last meeting between both schools:  Texas won at home and defeated Houston by a final score of 41-11 in 2002.

Prediction: Texas 48 Houston 20