On Saturday, the Eagles could potentially knock out Georgia Tech from CFP contention—and cost the Yellow Jackets a bid to the ACC Championship.

Can the Mustangs maintain the momentum from last week, or will the Eagles finally break through? Here’s the CFN SMU vs Boston College preview for the early Saturday battle.

The SMU Mustangs (6-3) and the Boston College Eagles (1-8) meet on Saturday in an ACC matchup that will be televised nationally. The game will feature an SMU team fresh off a major win over the then-No. 10 Miami Hurricanes and a Boston College team really struggling, having lost eight in a row.

After the Eagles defeated the Fordham Rams 66-10 on Aug. 30, they have been on an eight-game losing streak which includes defeats to Michigan State 42-40 in double overtime, Stanford 30-20, Cal 28-24, Pitt 48-7, Clemson 41-10, UConn 38-23, No. 14 Louisville 38-24, and most recently No. 10 Notre Dame 25-10 last Saturday night .

Miami came in ranked 18th in the first College Football Playoff rankings, but can they still make it into the playoffs?

Miami surprisingly is favored by 15 1/2 points, considering N.C. State has already beaten two of the top teams in the ACC. But everything points to a UM win.

The Hurricanes' chances of just making the playoffs plummeted severely after the underwhelming and dramatic loss to Southern Methodist last Saturday afternoon.

Miami looked like one of the leading contenders for the national ... to lose another conference game to avoid a tiebreaker scenario. The Cardinals play Boston College, at Virginia Tech, Cal, Clemson and at SMU to close their ACC schedule.

Boston College's basketball team is looking to bounce back after a tough season. The Eagles have added eight new players, including transfers from Baylor, Butler, Missouri, and South Dakota.