Thirteen Top 25 Teams Set for the Spotlight Across ESPN Platforms in College Football’s Week 9

College football is in the thick of conference action, with Week 9 featuring a bevy of battles with postseason implications. ESPN platforms will spotlight a baker’s dozen of Top 25 squads in Week 9, including both ranked-vs-ranked matchups with No. 8 Oregon at No. 13 Utah on ESPN Radio and No. 20 Duke at No. 18 Louisville on ESPN. In total, more than 75 showdowns are slated for ESPN platforms in Week 9, including on ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, SEC Network, ACC Network, ESPN+ and ESPN Radio.
On ABC Saturday Night Football Presented by Capital One, Colorado looks to bounce back on the road against No. 23 UCLA at 7:30 p.m. ET. Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit and Holly Rowe will be on the mic for the Pac-12 primetime presentation. At noon, Bob Wischusen, Robert Griffin III and Kris Budden will announce the all-ACC clash between No. 4 Florida State and Wake Forest at noon on ABC. At 3:30 p.m., BYU takes on new Big 12 foe No. 7 Texas at 3:30 p.m., featuring Dave Pasch, Dusty Dvoracek and Tom Luginbill on the ABC call.
ESPN is slated for a quartet of conference contests Saturday, including No. 21 Tennessee on the road at SEC East rival Kentucky at 7 p.m. Mike Monaco, Jesse Palmer and Katie George are set for ESPN commentary. At 3:30 p.m., No. 18 Louisville hosts No. 20 Duke on ESPN, with Sean McDonough, Greg McElroy and Molly McGrath announcing the ACC action. The Blue Devils/Cardinals clash is also this week’s 4K Game of the Week. At 10:30 p.m. Brian Custer, Rod Gilmore and Lauren Sisler are slated for Pac-12 After Dark play, as Arizona hosts No. 11 Oregon State at 10:30 p.m. Kicking off the day on ESPN is an SEC showdown between South Carolina and Texas A&M, with Mark Jones, Louis Riddick and Quint Kessenich teaming up for the call. Supplementing the Gamecocks/Aggies action is a Command Center on SEC Network.
Additional ranked squads active on ESPN platforms Saturday include No. 22 Tulane on the road at Rice, with Drew Carter, Brock Osweiler and Kayla Burton calling the action. No. 8 Oregon and No. 13 Utah are set for ESPN Radio at 3 p.m. Saturday, as the top team of Marc Kestecher, Kelly Stouffer and Ian Fitzsimmons broadcast the Pac-12 battle. On SEC Network, No. 12 Ole Miss welcomes Vanderbilt to Vaught-Hemingway Stadium with the SEC Saturday Night crew of Tom Hart, Jordan Rodgers and Cole Cubelic on the mic at 7:30 p.m. At 8 p.m., No. 17 North Carolina looks for a return to form against ACC foe Georgia Tech on ACC Primetime Football. Wes Durham, Tim Hasselbeck and Taylor Tannebaum are set for the ACCN call. Undefeated and No. 25 James Madison hosts Old Dominion at 8 p.m. on ESPNU, as Taylor Zarzour and Dustin Fox call the action.
Two of the top HBCU teams in the country – North Carolina Central and Florida A&M – are set for home showdowns on ESPNU in Week 9, with ESPN’s lead HBCU commentator pairing of Tiffany Greene and Jay Walker on the call. On Thursday, South Carolina State and MEAC leader North Carolina Central face off at 7:30 p.m., before the SWAC’s top squad Florida A&M plays host to Prairie View A&M at 4 p.m. on Saturday. Both halftime performances will also be featured on the ESPN App.
Action on ESPN kicks off in Week 9 with an all-ACC contest Thursday featuring Matt Barrie, Dan Mullen and Harry Lyles Jr. live from Blacksburg for Syracuse at Virginia Tech at 7:30 p.m.
ESPN+ Highlights – Week 9
Nearly 50 matchups are set for ESPN+ in Week 9, including Iowa State at Baylor on Big 12 Now on ESPN+ and more than half of the FCS Top 25. Full ESPN+ schedule.
For updates to programming schedules and game assignments, please visit ESPNPressRoom.com.
Date | Time (ET) | Game/Commentators | Platform |
Tue, Oct 24 | 7:30 p.m. | Liberty at Western Kentucky Mike Corey, Rene Ingoglia |
ESPNU |
Wed, Oct 25 | 8 p.m. | UTEP at Sam Houston Clay Matvick, Aaron Murray |
ESPN2 |
Thu, Oct 26 | 7:30 p.m. | Syracuse at Virginia Tech Matt Barrie, Dan Mullen, Harry Lyles Jr. |
ESPN |
7:30 p.m. | Georgia State at Georgia Southern Courtney Lyle, Hutson Mason, Taylor Davis |
ESPN2 | |
7:30 p.m. | South Carolina State at North Carolina Central Tiffany Greene, Jay Walker |
ESPNU | |
Fri, Oct 27 | 7 p.m. | Brown at Penn Eric Frede, Jack Ford |
ESPNU |
7:30 p.m. | Florida Atlantic at Charlotte Anish Shroff, Andre Ware, Paul Carcaterra |
ESPN2 | |
Sat, Oct 28 | Noon | No. 4 Florida State at Wake Forest Bob Wischusen, Robert Griffin III, Kris Budden |
ABC |
Noon | South Carolina at Texas A&M Mark Jones, Louis Riddick, Quint Kessenich |
ESPN/SEC Network | |
Noon | Houston at Kansas State Lowell Galindo, Kirk Morrison, Stormy Buonantony |
ESPN2 | |
Noon | Tulsa at SMU John Schriffen, Rocky Boiman, Dawn Davenport |
ESPNU | |
Noon | UConn at Boston College Chris Cotter, Mark Herzlich, Sherree Burruss |
ACC Network | |
Noon | Howard at Delaware State Shawn Kenney, Forrest Conoly |
ESPN+* | |
1 p.m. | Western Michigan at Eastern Michigan Michael Reghi, Marcus Ray |
ESPN+ | |
3 p.m. | No. 8 Oregon at No. 13 Utah Marc Kestecher, Kelly Stouffer, Ian Fitzsimmons |
ESPN Radio | |
3 p.m. | Memphis at North Texas James Westling, LaDarrin McLane, Morgan Uber |
ESPN+ | |
3:30 p.m. | BYU at No. 7 Texas Dave Pasch, Dusty Dvoracek, Tom Luginbill |
ABC | |
3:30 p.m. | No. 20 Duke at No. 18 Louisville Sean McDonough, Greg McElroy, Molly McGrath |
ESPN | |
3:30 p.m. | Mississippi State at Auburn Dave Neal, Derek Mason, Taylor Davis |
SEC Network | |
3:30 p.m. | Virginia at Miami Jorge Sedano, Orlando Franklin, Marilyn Payne |
ACC Network | |
3:30 p.m. | Iowa State at Baylor Mark Neely, Barrett Brooks, Tori Petry |
Big 12 Now on ESPN+ | |
3:30 p.m. | East Carolina at UTSA Ted Emrich, Doc Holiday, Smacker Miles |
ESPN+ | |
3:30 p.m. | Southern Miss at Appalachian State | ESPN+ | |
4 p.m. | No. 22 Tulane at Rice Drew Carter, Brock Osweiler, Kayla Burton |
ESPN2 | |
4 p.m. | Prairie View A&M at Florida A&M Tiffany Greene, Jay Walker |
ESPNU | |
5 p.m. | Louisiana at South Alabama | ESPN+ | |
5 p.m. | Arkansas State at UL Monroe | ESPN+ | |
7 p.m. | No. 21 Tennessee at Kentucky Mike Monaco, Jesse Palmer, Katie George |
ESPN | |
7 p.m. | Troy at Texas State | ESPN+ | |
7:30 p.m. | Colorado at No. 23 UCLA Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Holly Rowe |
ABC | |
7:30 p.m. | Vanderbilt at No. 12 Ole Miss Tom Hart, Jordan Rodgers, Cole Cubelic |
SEC Network | |
8 p.m. | Cincinnati at Oklahoma State Roy Philpott, Roddy Jones, Taylor McGregor |
ESPN2 | |
8 p.m. | Old Dominion at No. 25 James Madison Taylor Zarzour, Dustin Fox |
ESPNU | |
8 p.m. | No. 17 North Carolina at Georgia Tech Wes Durham, Tim Hasselbeck, Taylor Tannebaum |
ACC Network | |
10:30 p.m. | No. 11 Oregon State at Arizona Brian Custer, Rod Gilmore, Lauren Sisler |
ESPN |
*Tape-delayed on ESPNU at 11 p.m.