Three Prime Time Games between Ranked Teams Highlights Television Schedule
ESPN’s college football schedule this week will include telecasts of three matchups between ranked teams in prime time on Saturday, Oct. 6 highlighted by an ESPN doubleheader: No. 5 Georgia at No. 6 South Carolina at 7 p.m. ET followed by No. 23 Washington at No. 2 Oregon at 10:30 p.m. The ABC Saturday Night Football Presented by Windows broadcast at 8 p.m. will pit No. 21 Nebraska at No. 12 Ohio State.
In addition, ESPN Radio will broadcast two games between undefeated, ranked squads on Saturday, Oct. 6: No. 4 LSU at No. 10 Florida at 3:30 p.m. and No. 8 West Virginia at No. 11 Texas at 7 p.m.
Overall, ESPN platforms will carry 16 of the 20 undefeated teams playing games this Saturday: No. 2 Oregon, No. 3 Florida State, No. 4 LSU, No. 5 Georgia, No. 6 South Carolina, No. 8 West Virginia, No. 10 Florida, No. 11 Texas, No. 12 Ohio State, No. 20 Mississippi State, No. 22 Rutgers, No. 24 Northwestern, Cincinnati, Louisiana Tech, Ohio and Texas Tech. There are 23 unbeaten teams total with Alabama, Louisville and University of Texas-San Antonio having bye weeks.
Additional highlights for Saturday, Oct. 6:
- A showdown of Big 12 rivals at 3:30 p.m. will feature one-loss No. 17 Oklahoma at undefeated Texas Tech on ABC and ESPN2.
- No. 24 Northwestern, leaders of the Big Ten Legends Division at 5-0, will visit Penn State, winners of three straight games, at noon on ESPN and ESPN 3D.
- ESPNU will televise unbeaten No. 24 Rutgers against Connecticut at noon.
- The ESPN2 prime time game at 8 p.m. will pit No. 3 Florida State at NC State.
ESPN, ABC, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN3, ESPN 3D and ESPN Radio Schedule
| Date | Time (ET) | Game / Commentators | Network |
| Thu, Oct 4 | 7:30 p.m. | Arkansas State at Florida International Joe Davis & Jay Walker |
ESPNU |
| 7:30 p.m. | Midwestern State at West Alabama | ESPN3 | |
| 9 p.m. | No. 13 USC at Utah Rece Davis, Jesse Palmer, David Pollack & Samantha Steele |
ESPN | |
| Fri, Oct 5 | 7 p.m. | Pittsburgh at Syracuse Dave Lamont, Kelly Stouffer & Paul Carcaterra |
ESPN |
| 10:15 p.m. | Utah State at BYU Carter Blackburn, Rod Gilmore & Shelley Smith |
ESPN | |
| Sat, Oct 6 | Noon | No. 24 Northwestern at Penn State Dave Pasch, Brian Griese & Jenn Brown |
ESPN & ESPN 3D |
| Noon | Arkansas at Auburn Beth Mowins, Joey Galloway & Tom Luginbill |
ESPN2 | |
| Noon | Connecticut at No. 22 Rutgers Tom Hart & John Congemi |
ESPNU | |
| Noon | No. 20 Mississippi State at Kentucky Dave Neal, Andre Ware & Cara Capuano |
ESPN3 & SEC Network | |
| Noon | South Florida at Temple Eamon McAnaney, David Diaz-Infante & Paul Carcaterra |
ESPN3 * & BIG EAST Network | |
| Noon | Buffalo at Ohio Michael Reghi & Doug Graber |
ESPN3 * | |
| Noon | Albany at Bryant | ESPN3 | |
| 12:30 p.m. | Virginia Tech at North Carolina | ESPN3 * & ACC Network | |
| 1:30 p.m. | Presbyterian at Virginia Military Institute | ESPN3 | |
| 2 p.m. | Youngstown State at North Dakota State | ESPN3 | |
| 2 p.m. | Southern Illinois at Illinois State | ESPN3 | |
| 3 p.m. | Virginia at Duke | ESPN3 * | |
| 3 p.m. | Central Michigan at Toledo Mike Gleason & John Bunting |
ESPN3 | |
| 3 p.m. | Northern Illinois at Ball State Jim Barbar & John Gregory |
ESPN3 | |
| 3:30 p.m. | No. 17 Oklahoma at Texas Tech Sean McDonough, Chris Spielman & Quint Kessenich |
ABC & ESPN2 ** | |
| Illinois at Wisconsin Bob Wischusen, Danny Kanell & Maria Taylor |
ABC & ESPN2 ** | ||
| 3:30 p.m. | Georgia Tech at No. 15 Clemson Mike Patrick, Ed Cunningham & Jeannine Edwards |
ESPN | |
| 3:30 p.m. | Wake Forest at Maryland Anish Shroff & Dan Hawkins |
ESPNU | |
| 3:30 p.m. | No. 4 LSU at No. 10 Florida Bill Rosinski, David Norrie & Allison Williams |
ESPN Radio | |
| 3:30 p.m. | Louisiana-Monroe at Middle Tennessee | ESPN3 | |
| 3:30 p.m. | Gardner-Webb at Liberty | ESPN3 | |
| 4 p.m. | Stephen F. Austin at Sam Houston State | ESPN3 | |
| 5 p.m. | Tulane at Louisiana-Lafayette | ESPN3 | |
| 5 p.m. | Southern at Alcorn State | ESPN3 | |
| 7 p.m. | No. 5 Georgia at No. 6 South Carolina Brent Musburger, Kirk Herbstreit & Heather Cox |
ESPN | |
| 7 p.m. | Texas A&M at Ole Miss Clay Matvick, Matt Stinchcomb & Angela Mallen |
ESPNU | |
| 7 p.m. | No. 8 West Virginia at No. 11 Texas Mark Neely, Ray Bentley & Owen Fitzsimmons |
ESPN Radio | |
| 7 p.m. | Vanderbilt at Missouri Rich Hollenberg & Stan Lewter |
ESPN3 * | |
| 7 p.m. | UNLV at Louisiana Tech Trey Bender & Jay Taylor |
ESPN3 * | |
| 7 p.m. | Miami (Ohio) at Cincinnati | ESPN3 | |
| 8 p.m. | No. 21 Nebraska at No. 12 Ohio State Brad Nessler, Todd Blackledge & Holly Rowe |
ABC | |
| 8 p.m. | No. 3 Florida State at NC State Mark Jones, Brock Huard & Shelley Smith |
ESPN2 | |
| 10:30 p.m. | No. 23 Washington at No. 2 Oregon Joe Tessitore, Matt Millen & Lewis Johnson |
ESPN | |
| 10:30 p.m. | Southern at Alcorn State Joe Davis & Jay Walker |
ESPNU *** |
* Local blackout may apply
** Reverse mirror in which ESPN2 will regionalize two games on ABC to markets not receiving the telecast
*** Live on ESPN3 at 5 p.m. ET & same day delay on ESPNU
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