ESPN/ABC College Football Week 12: Conference Championship Races Take Center Stage; College Football Playoff Push Continues for No. 1 Alabama and No. 2 Clemson
- All Eyes on No. 12 UCF: Knights Hosts Cincinnati on ABC’s Saturday Night Football; College GameDay Built by The Home Depot Originates from Orlando, Fla., for First Time
- No. 9 West Virginia and No. 10 Ohio State on the Road in Pivotal Conference Matchups; No. 1 Alabama on SEC Network and No. 2 Clemson on ESPN
- No. 19 Texas Hosting No. 22 Iowa State on Longhorn Network
- Yale-Harvard from Historic Fenway Park in Boston, Ma. on ESPN2
With conference championship games on the horizon, ABC and ESPN’s networks will feature eight teams in the College Football Playoff selection committee’s top 12 in week 11, including the nation’s longest winning streak garnering the spotlight on ABC’s Saturday Night Football. In total, ABC will air a tripleheader of pivotal conference matchups on Saturday, Nov. 17, highlighting a day in which ESPN, SEC Network and Longhorn Network all feature games with significant postseason implications and ESPN2 airs one of the sport’s most historic rivalries from one of sport’s most historic venues.
Nation’s Longest Winning Streak Garners Spotlight: No. 12 UCF on ABC’s Saturday Night Football and College GameDay Built by The Home Depot
All eyes will be on UCF, as the Knights will host Cincinnati in a pivotal American Athletic Conference game on ABC’s Saturday Night Football (8 p.m. ET), the first time the premier college football franchise has aired a game between two American Athletic teams. UCF holds the nation’s longest winning streak, 22 games in a row, and are 6-0 in conference play this season. The Knights would clinch a berth in the AAC Championship game with a victory, while a Bearcat victory would prolong the American Athletic East Division race. Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, and Maria Taylor will be at Spectrum Stadium for the call.
College GameDay Built by The Home Depot (9 – 12 p.m.) will be on campus for the marquee game, paying homage to the Knights’ impressive winning streak and setting the scene for the American Athletic showdown. UCF is the 71st different school to host the 10-time Emmy Award-winning pregame show and Orlando is the 83rd different city where College GameDay will originate from.
No. 10 Ohio State and No. 9 West Virginia on the Road in Conference Play
ABC will have key conference matchups leading into Saturday Night Football, beginning with No. 10 Ohio State at Maryland (Noon) followed by No. 9 West Virginia at Oklahoma State (3:30 p.m.). The Buckeyes remain in contention for a Big Ten Championship berth, similar to the Mountaineers in the Big 12. Dave Pasch, Greg McElroy and Tom Luginbill will be in College Park, Md., while Sean McDonough, Todd Blackledge and Holly Rowe will be in Stillwater, Okla.
No. 2 Clemson on ESPN in Primetime; Duke Looks to Win at Clemson for First Time in Nearly 40 years
ESPN will feature No. 2 Clemson hosing Duke in primetime (7 p.m.), as the Tigers look to continue to remain undefeated on the season and the Blue Devils look to win in Clemson for the first time since 1980. Steve Levy, Brian Griese and Todd McShay will be at Memorial Stadium.
No. 19 Texas Hosts No. 22 Iowa State on Longhorn Network
Longhorn Network will air No. 19 Texas hosting No. 22 Iowa State (8 p.m.) as both teams look to stay in the Big 12 conference championship race, coming in with identical 5-2 conference records. Lowell Galindo, Ahmad Brooks, and Kris Budden will be in Austin, Texas.
No. 1 Alabama and No. 5 Georgia on SEC Network
SEC Network will air No. 1 Alabama and No. 5 Georgia in back to back games on Saturday, as the Crimson Tide plays The Citadel (noon) and the Bulldogs play UMass (4 p.m.). Overall, SEC Network and SEC Alternate will air six games in week 11.
The Game: Yale-Harvard Live from Fenway Park
One of college football’s most historic rivalries will air on ESPN2, as Yale and Harvard play in the 135th edition of The Game (noon) from Fenway Park in Boston, Ma. Jason Benetti, Kelly Stouffer, Jack Ford, and Olivia Dekker will be at the home of the World Series Champions for the call.
Please Note: Rankings from the College Football Playoff Selection Committee’s November 6 reveal were used in this release
| Date | Time (ET) | Matchup/Commentators | Network |
| Tue, Nov 13 | 6 p.m. | Western Michigan at Ball State Matt Barrie, Rocky Boiman, Quint Kessenich |
ESPN2 |
| Wed, Nov 14 | 7 p.m. | Buffalo at Ohio Lowell Galindo, Tom Luginbill, Paul Carcaterra |
ESPN2 |
| 8 p.m. | Miami (Ohio) at Northern Illinois Roy Philpott, Tom Ramsey |
ESPNU | |
| Thu, Nov 15 | 8 p.m. | Tulane at Houston Dave Flemming, Jordan Rodgers, Laura Rutledge |
ESPN |
| Fri, Nov 16 | 9 p.m. | Memphis at SMU Anish Shroff, John Congemi, Roddy Jones |
ESPN2 |
| Sat, Nov 17 | Noon | No. 10 Ohio State at Maryland Dave Pasch, Greg McElroy, Tom Luginbill |
ABC |
| Arkansas at No. 16 Mississippi State Adam Amin, Rod Gilmore, Quint Kessenich |
ESPN | ||
| Yale vs Harvard Jason Benetti, Kelly Stouffer, Jack Ford, Olivia Dekker |
ESPN2 | ||
| Idaho at No. 15 Florida Kevin Brown, Andre Ware |
ESPNU | ||
| South Florida at Temple Mike Corey, Rene Ingoglia |
ESPNEWS | ||
| The Citadel at No. 1 Alabama Dave Neal, DJ Shockley, Dawn Davenport |
SEC Network | ||
| Middle Tennessee at No. 11 Kentucky Dave LaMont, Ray Bentley, Tera Talmadge |
SEC Network Alternate | ||
| Pittsburgh at Wake Forest | ACC Network Extra | ||
| 12:20 p.m. | No. 14 NC State at Louisville | ACC Network Extra | |
| 2 p.m. | Florida A&M at Bethune-Cookman Tiffany Greene, Jay Walker |
ESPN Classic | |
| Florida International at Charlotte | ESPN3 | ||
| VMI at Old Dominion | ESPN+ | ||
| North Carolina A&T at North Carolina Central Eric Clemons, Forrest Conoly |
ESPN3 | ||
| 2:30 p.m. | Georgia State at Appalachian State | ESPN+ | |
| 3 p.m. | Western Carolina at North Carolina | ACC Network Extra | |
| Louisiana-Monroe at Arkansas State | ESPN+ | ||
| 3:30 p.m. | No. 9 West Virginia at Oklahoma State Sean McDonough, Todd Blackledge, Holly Rowe |
ABC | |
| Miami at Virginia Tech Mark Jones, Dusty Dvoracek, Molly McGrath |
ESPN | ||
| No. 17 Boston College at Florida State Beth Mowins, Anthony Becht, Rocky Boiman |
ESPN2 | ||
| Texas Tech at Kansas State Jay Alter, Mike Golic Jr |
ESPNU | ||
| Bowling Green at Akron Michael Reghi, John Gregory |
ESPN3 | ||
| Texas State at Troy | ESPN+ | ||
| Virginia at Georgia Tech | ACC Network Extra | ||
| Missouri at Tennessee Bill Rosinski, David Norrie, Ian Fitzsimmons |
ESPN Radio | ||
| 4 p.m. | Air Force at Wyoming Sean Kenney, Dustin Fox |
ESPNEWS | |
| UMass at No. 5 Georgia Taylor Zarzour, Matt Stinchcomb, Laura Rutledge |
SEC Network | ||
| Liberty at No. 24 Auburn Richard Cross, Hutson Mason, Taylor Davis |
SEC Network Alternate | ||
| 5 p.m. | Nevada at San Jose State Trey Bender, Al Groh |
ESPN3 | |
| South Alabama at Louisiana | ESPN3 | ||
| Georgia Southern at Coastal Carolina | ESPN+ | ||
| 7 p.m. | Duke at No. 2 Clemson Steve Levy, Brian Griese, Todd McShay |
ESPN | |
| UAB at Texas A&M Clay Matvick, Dan Orlovsky, Paul Carcaterra |
ESPN2 | ||
| 7:30 p.m. | Rice at No. 7 LSU Mike Couzens, Kirk Morrison |
ESPNU | |
| Ole Miss at Vanderbilt Tom Hart, Jordan Rodgers, Cole Cubelic |
SEC Network | ||
| Chattanooga at South Carolina Mike Morgan, Barrett Jones, Alyssa Lang |
SEC Network Alternate | ||
| 8 p.m. | Cincinnati at No. 12 UCF Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Maria Taylor |
ABC | |
| No. 22 Iowa State at No. 19 Texas Lowell Galindo, Ahmad Brooks, Kris Budden |
Longhorn Network | ||
| 10:15 p.m. | New Mexico State at BYU Roy Philpott, Tom Ramsey |
ESPN2 | |
| 10:30 p.m. | Arizona at No. 8 Washington State Bob Wischusen, Brock Huard, Allison Williams |
ESPN | |
| North Carolina A&T at North Carolina Central | ESPNU |
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