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Summary

  • SEC All Day features No. 2 Georgia at No. 6 Alabama, plus No. 1 Texas and Oklahoma in the Allstate Red River Rivalry, and Texas A&M at No. 14 Missouri
  • Weekday CUSA kicks off in midweek with New Mexico State at FIU on Wednesday (ESPN2) and Sam Houston at Liberty on Thursday (ESPNU)
  • Disney+ slate for Week 6 includes Texas A&M at No. 14 Missouri, No. 9 Ole Miss at Vanderbilt and College GameDay Built by The Home Depot in Tuscaloosa for Bulldogs/Crimson Tide tussle

Week 6 of the college football season rolls on with a five-day, 70-game slate from Tuesday, Oct. 6 through Saturday, Oct. 10 across ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, SEC Network, ACC Network, ESPN Radio and ESPN+. The headliner is a top 10 SEC showdown as No. 2 Georgia visits No. 6 Alabama on ABC Saturday Night Football Presented by Capital One, part of an SEC All Day Saturday showcase that also includes the annual Allstate Red River Rivalry between No. 1 Texas and Oklahoma.

The showdown in T-Town between the second-ranked Bulldogs and sixth-ranked Crimson Tide is on a collision course in primetime for this week’s 4K Game of the Week. Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Holly Rowe and Laura Rutledge will be on the call at 7:30 p.m. on ABC, with a SkyCast+ featuring on SEC Network. At 3:30 p.m., the Allstate Red River Rivalry returns with No. 1 Texas and Oklahoma clashing in the Cotton Bowl with Sean McDonough, Greg McElroy and Katie George announcing the action. ABC opens the day at noon with Texas A&M visiting No. 14 Missouri, featuring Bob Wischusen, Louis Riddick and Stormy Buonantony calling the CoMo clash.

On Saturday, ESPN’s noon window features North Carolina at No. 25 Pittsburgh with Tom Hart, Roddy Jones and Quint Kessenich on the mic, with the Tar Heels/Panthers matchup featuring a secondary viewing option on ACC Network. At 3:30 p.m., No. 9 Ole Miss visits Vanderbilt with Joe Tessitore, Jesse Palmer and Kris Budden, and in primetime, No. 10 LSU is on the road at Kentucky with Wes Durham, Dusty Dvoracek and Taylor McGregor at 7 p.m. ESPN closes out the week with late night action as Kansas visits No. 12 Utah at 10:15 p.m., with Roy Philpott, Brock Osweiler and Sherree Burruss on the call.

ESPN carries a full slate across the week. Thursday night features South Florida at UTSA at 7:30 p.m. with Matt Barrie, Chase Daniel and Paul Carcaterra, and Friday brings Florida State at Louisville at 7 p.m. with Mike Monaco, Jordan Rodgers and Dana Boyle, followed by Iowa State at No. 8 BYU at 10:15 p.m. with Anish Shroff, Andre Ware and Morgan Uber. On ESPN2 Saturday, UCF visits No. 18 Oklahoma State at noon, with Lowell Galindo, Kirk Morrison and Dawn Davenport announcing.

Weekday CUSA kicks off the first week of October, starting with New Mexico State and FIU at 7:30 p.m. on ESPN2 with Cooper Boardman and Dave Clawson on the call. Thursday, ESPNU features Sam Houston at Liberty at 7 p.m. with Tiffany Greene and Jay Walker on the mic.

SEC Network carries a pair of ranked matchups Saturday. No. 16 Florida hosts South Carolina at 12:45 p.m., with Taylor Zarzour, Matt Stinchcomb and Tori Petry on the call for TV and Troy Clardy, Max Starks and Mia O’Brien simulcasting on ESPN Radio. At 4:15 p.m., No. 15 Tennessee is on the road at Arkansas, with Matt Schumacker, Aaron Murray and Taylor Davis announcing.

ACC Network has a pair of Saturday games: Virginia Tech at California at 3:30 p.m. with Justin Kutcher, Max Browne and Madison Fitzpatrick, and Syracuse at Virginia at 7:30 p.m. with Jorge Sedano, Dave Clawson and Madison Hock.

ESPN Radio is set to broadcast No. 19 USC at Penn State at 7 p.m. Saturday, with the lead team of Marc Kestecher, Kelly Stouffer and Ian Fitzsimmons on the call.

Schedules are subject to change. Please visit ESPNPressRoom.com and @ESPNPR for the latest updates on schedules, on-air teams and more.

2026-27 ESPN COLLEGE FOOTBALL TV SCHEDULE – WEEK 6

Date Time (ET) Game Where to Watch
Tue, Oct 6 8 p.m. Southern Miss at Troy
Clay Matvick, Rocky Boiman
ESPN2
Wed, Oct 7 7:30 p.m. New Mexico State at Florida International
Cooper Boardman, Dave Clawson
ESPN2
Thu, Oct 8 7 p.m. Sam Houston at Liberty
Tiffany Greene, Jay Walker
ESPNU
  7:30 p.m. South Florida at UTSA
Matt Barrie, Chase Daniel, Paul Carcaterra
ESPN
  7:30 p.m. South Alabama at Arkansas State
Dave Neal, Cole Cubelic
ESPN2
Fri, Oct 9 7 p.m. Florida State at Louisville*
Mike Monaco, Jordan Rodgers, Dana Boyle
ESPN
  7 p.m. Columbia at Marist ESPN+
  10:15 p.m. Iowa State at No. 8 BYU
Anish Shroff, Andre Ware, Morgan Uber
ESPN
Sat, Oct 10 Noon Texas A&M at No. 14 Missouri
Bob Wischusen, Louis Riddick, Stormy Buonantony
ABC/Disney+
  Noon North Carolina at No. 25 Pittsburgh*
Tom Hart, Roddy Jones, Quint Kessenich
ESPN/ACC Network
  Noon UCF at No. 18 Oklahoma State
Lowell Galindo, Kirk Morrison, Dawn Davenport
ESPN2
  Noon Dartmouth at Yale
Eric Frede, Jack Ford
ESPNU
  Noon Sacramento State at Bowling Green
Anthony Lima, Jeff Woody
ESPN+
  Noon Robert Morris at Morgan State ESPN+
  Noon Bryant at Brown ESPN+
  12:30 p.m. Bucknell at Georgetown ESPN+
  12:45 p.m. South Carolina at No. 16 Florida
TV: Taylor Zarzour, Matt Stinchcomb, Tori Petry
Radio: Troy Clardy, Max Starks, Mia O’Brien
SEC Network/ESPN Radio
  1 p.m. William & Mary at North Carolina Central ESPN+
  1 p.m. Clark Atlanta at Fort Valley State ESPN+
  1 p.m. Harvard at Cornell ESPN+
  1 p.m. Howard at Penn ESPN+
  1 p.m. San Diego at Butler ESPN+
  1 p.m. Samford at Chattanooga ESPN+
  1 p.m. Youngstown State at Indiana State ESPN+
  1 p.m. Old Dominion at App State ESPN+
  2 p.m. Miami (Ohio) at Massachusetts
Shawn Kenney, Craig Haubert
ESPN+
  2 p.m. Southeast Missouri State at Lindenwood ESPN+
  2 p.m. Drake at Valparaiso ESPN+
  2 p.m. East Tennessee State at The Citadel ESPN+
  2 p.m. Southern Illinois at South Dakota ESPN+
  3 p.m. Idaho at Weber State ESPN+
  3 p.m. Western Carolina at Mercer ESPN+
  3:30 p.m. Red River Rivalry (Dallas, Texas): No. 1 Texas vs. Oklahoma
Sean McDonough, Greg McElroy, Katie George
ABC
  3:30 p.m. No. 9 Ole Miss at Vanderbilt
Joe Tessitore, Jesse Palmer, Kris Budden
ESPN/Disney+
  3:30 p.m. Duke at Georgia Tech*
Jay Alter, Tom Luginbill, Lauren Sisler
ESPN2
  3:30 p.m. Virginia Tech at California*
Justin Kutcher, Max Browne, Madison Fitzpatrick
ACC Network
  3:30 p.m. Eastern Michigan at Akron
Michael Reghi, Ryan Cavanaugh
ESPN+
  3:30 p.m. Buffalo at Toledo
Doug Sherman, Forrest Conoly
ESPN+
  3:30 p.m. Central Michigan at Ohio
Jason Ross Jr, Tyoka Jackson
ESPN+
  3:30 p.m. Kent State at Western Michigan
Evan Stockton, Marcus Ray
ESPN+
  3:30 p.m. Eastern Illinois at Gardner-Webb ESPN+
  3:30 p.m. UT Martin at Tennessee State ESPN+
  3:30 p.m. Richmond at Fordham ESPN+
  3:30 p.m. Furman at Tennessee Tech ESPN+
  3:30 p.m. Charlotte at North Texas ESPN+
  3:45 p.m. UConn at Temple
Ted Emrich, Fozzy Whittaker
ESPNU
  4 p.m. Utah Tech at Portland State ESPN+
  4 p.m. Incarnate Word at Lamar ESPN+
  4 p.m. Rice at East Carolina ESPN+
  4:15 p.m. No. 15 Tennessee at Arkansas
Matt Schumacker, Aaron Murray, Taylor Davis
SEC Network
  5 p.m. North Dakota at Northern Iowa ESPN+
  5 p.m. Montana at Northern Arizona ESPN+
  5 p.m. Northeastern State at West Florida ESPN+
  5:30 p.m. Davidson at Presbyterian ESPN+
  6 p.m. Cal Poly at Idaho State ESPN+
  6 p.m. South Carolina State at Charleston Southern ESPN+
  6 p.m. West Georgia at Eastern Kentucky ESPN+
  7 p.m. No. 10 LSU at Kentucky
Wes Durham, Dusty Dvoracek, Taylor McGregor
ESPN
  7 p.m. UAB at Memphis
Chuckie Kempf, Dustin Fox
ESPN2
  7 p.m. Northern Colorado at Eastern Washington ESPN+
  7 p.m. Tarleton State at Austin Peay ESPN+
  7 p.m. Coastal Carolina at Marshall ESPN+
  7 p.m. No. 19 USC at Penn State
Marc Kestecher, Kelly Stouffer, Ian Fitzsimmons
ESPN Radio
  7:30 p.m. No. 2 Georgia at No. 6 Alabama
Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Holly Rowe, Laura Rutledge
ABC/SEC Network
  7:30 p.m. James Madison at Georgia Southern
Mike Corey, Rene Ingoglia
ESPNU
  7:30 p.m. Syracuse at Virginia*
Jorge Sedano, Dave Clawson, Madison Hock
ACC Network
  7:30 p.m. Louisiana at Louisiana Tech ESPN+
  8 p.m. SE Louisiana at UT Rio Grande Valley ESPN+
  8 p.m. Central Arkansas at Abilene Christian ESPN+
  10:15 p.m. Kansas at No. 12 Utah
Roy Philpott, Brock Osweiler, Sherree Burruss
ESPN

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