College Football: 14 Ranked Teams Highlighted by No. 9 UCLA at No. 16 Arizona

ESPN’s college football schedule this week includes 14 ranked teams, highlighted by No. 9 UCLA at No. 16 Arizona on ABC’s Saturday Night Football on September 26 at 8 p.m. ET. The first two games of ABC’s Saturday tripleheader include No. 22 BYU at Michigan at noon and No. 1 Ohio State against Western Michigan and Virginia Tech at East Carolina at 3:30 p.m. (one on ABC, one on ESPN2, check local listings). Additional highlights for Saturday:
- SEC Network will offer a tripleheader with a top 25 team in each: No. 7 Georgia against Southern at noon, No. 12 Alabama against Louisiana-Monroe at 4 p.m. and No. 25 Missouri at Kentucky at 7:30 p.m.
- ESPN and ESPNU will each carry a team involving an SEC program ranked in the top eight: No. 8 LSU at Syracuse at noon on ESPN and No. 3 Ole Miss against Vanderbilt at 7 p.m. on ESPNU.
Every ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPNEWS, ESPN3, SEC Network and Longhorn Network game will be available through WatchESPN, accessible online at WatchESPN.com, on smartphones and tablets via the WatchESPN app and through Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Roku, Xbox 360 and Xbox One to fans who receive their video subscription from an affiliated provider.
ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN3, ESPNEWS, SEC Network and ESPN Radio Schedule
Thu, Sep 24 | 7 p.m. | Wisconsin-Whitewater at Morningside | ESPN3 |
7:30 p.m. | Cincinnati at Memphis
Joe Tessitore, Jesse Palmer, David Pollack, Kaylee Hartung |
ESPN | |
Fri, Sep 25 | 8 p.m. | Boise State at Virginia
Dave Flemming, Mack Brown, Allison Williams |
ESPN |
Sat, Sep 26 | Noon | No. 22 BYU at Michigan
Sean McDonough, Chris Spielman, Todd McShay |
ABC |
Noon | No. 8 LSU at Syracuse
Bob Wischusen, Brock Huard, Shannon Spake |
ESPN | |
Noon | No. 20 Georgia Tech at Duke
Beth Mowins, Anthony Becht, Paul Carcaterra |
ESPN2 | |
Noon | UCF at South Carolina
Clay Matvick, John Congemi |
ESPNU | |
Noon | Southern Miss at Nebraska
Eamon McAnaney, Rocky Boiman |
ESPNEWS | |
Noon | Southern at No. 7 Georgia
Tom Hart, Andre Ware, Laura Rutledge |
SEC Network | |
Noon | Central Methodist at Graceland College | ESPN3 * | |
12:30 p.m. | Indiana at Wake Forest | ESPN3 * | |
12:30 p.m. | Delaware at North Carolina | ESPN3 * | |
1 p.m. | Northern Illinois at Boston College
Bob Picozzi, Tom O’Brien |
ESPN3 | |
1:30 p.m. | San Diego at Valparaiso | ESPN3 * | |
3 p.m. | VMI at Furman | ESPN3 | |
3 p.m. | Central State at Kentucky State | ESPN3 | |
3 p.m. | Jacksonville State at Tennessee-Martin | ESPN3 | |
3:30 p.m. | Western Michigan at No. 1 Ohio State
Adam Amin, Kelly Stouffer, Olivia Harlan |
ABC & ESPN2 | |
3:30 p.m. | Virginia Tech at East Carolina
Mark Neely, Mike Bellotti, Dawn Davenport |
ABC & ESPN2 | |
3:30 p.m. | No. 24 Oklahoma State at Texas
Mike Patrick, Ed Cunningham, Dr. Jerry Punch |
ESPN | |
3:30 p.m. | North Texas at Iowa
Anish Shroff, Ahmad Brooks |
ESPNU | |
3:30 p.m. | Marshall at Kent State | ESPN3 * | |
3:30 p.m. | Nevada at Buffalo
Doug Sherman, Josh Cribbs |
ESPN3 | |
4 p.m. | Middle Tennessee at Illinois
Mike Corey, Rene Ingoglia |
ESPNEWS | |
4 p.m. | Louisiana-Monroe at No. 12 Alabama
Dave Neal, Matt Stinchcomb, Kayce Smith |
SEC Network | |
4:30 p.m. | Morgan State vs. Howard (from Chicago)
Shawn Kenney, Jay Walker |
ESPN3 | |
6 p.m. | Charleston Southern at The Citadel | ESPN3 | |
6 p.m. | Samford at Louisville
Jim Barbar, John Gregory |
ESPN3 | |
6 p.m. | Army at Eastern Michigan
Michael Reghi, Dustin Fox |
ESPN3 | |
6 p.m. | Robert Morris at South Dakota State | ESPN3 * | |
7 p.m. | No. 14 Texas A&M vs. Arkansas (from Arlington, Texas)
TV: Brad Nessler, Todd Blackledge, Holly Rowe Radio: Bill Rosinski, David Norrie & Joe Schad |
ESPN & ESPN Radio | |
7 p.m. | Vanderbilt at No. 3 Ole Miss
Allen Bestwick, Dan Hawkins |
ESPNU | |
7 p.m. | Akron at Louisiana-Lafayette
Drew Fellios, Forrest Conoly |
ESPN3 | |
7 p.m. | Arkansas State at Toledo
Dave Weekley, Pete Najarian |
ESPN3 | |
7 p.m. | James Madison at SMU
Joel Meyers, Stan Lewter |
ESPN3 | |
7 p.m. | Central Arkansas at Northwestern State | ESPN3 | |
7 p.m. | Florida Tech at North Alabama | ESPN3 | |
7 p.m. | Liberty at Southern Illinois | ESPN3 * | |
7:30 p.m. | Mississippi State at Auburn
Mark Jones, Rod Gilmore, Quint Kessenich |
ESPN2 | |
7:30 p.m. | No. 25 Missouri at Kentucky
Brent Musburger, Jesse Palmer, Maria Taylor |
SEC Network | |
8 p.m. | No. 9 UCLA at No. 16 Arizona
Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Heather Cox |
ABC | |
8 p.m. | NC State at South Alabama
Dave Lamont, Ray Bentley |
ESPNEWS | |
8 p.m. | Texas State at Houston
Brett Dolan, Darius Walker |
ESPN3 | |
9 p.m. | Georgia Southern at Idaho | ESPN3 | |
10:30 p.m. | No. 19 USC at Arizona State
Dave Pasch, Brian Griese, Tom Luginbill |
ESPN |
* Local blackout may apply
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