ESPN’s Stacked College Football Schedule Showcases 17 Top 25 Teams and 80+ Showdowns Across Week 9

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ESPN’s Stacked College Football Schedule Showcases 17 Top 25 Teams and 80+ Showdowns Across Week 9

Week 9 of ESPN’s college football coverage features a full lineup of ranked matchups and conference clashes, headlined by 17 Top 25 teams and 80+ contests across ESPN networks and the ESPN App, including ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, SEC Network, ACC Network, ESPN+ and ESPN Radio.

ABC’s SEC All Day Presented by IHG Hotels & Resorts kicks off at noon with Sean McDonough, Greg McElroy and Molly McGrath calling No. 8 Ole Miss at No. 13 Oklahoma in a high-powered conference clash. At 3:30 p.m., Joe Tessitore, Jesse Palmer and Katie George will be in Columbia for No. 4 Alabama at South Carolina. In primetime, Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit and Holly Rowe headline No. 3 Texas A&M at No. 20 LSU for ABC Saturday Night Football Presented by Capital One under the lights in Baton Rouge. The Aggies/Tigers tussle is this week’s 4K Game of the Week.

ESPN’s Saturday begins at noon when Dave Pasch, Dusty Dvoracek and Taylor McGregor call Syracuse at No. 7 Georgia Tech from Atlanta. At 3:30 p.m., the crew of Bob Wischusen, Louis Riddick and Kris Budden covers No. 15 Missouri at No. 10 Vanderbilt in Nashville, as the 6-1 Commodores host the 6-1 Tigers in a pivotal SEC showdown following ESPN’s College GameDay Built by The Home Depot live from Music City that morning. In the evening window, Mark Jones, Roddy Jones and Quint Kessenich will have the call for Stanford at No. 9 Miami at 7 p.m. In late night Big 12 action, Utah hosts Colorado at 10:15 p.m. with Roy Philpott, Brock Osweiler and Stormy Buonantony announcing the Buffs/Utes battle.

ESPN2’s action begins at noon with Matt Schumacker, Sam Acho and Taylor Davis on No. 18 South Florida at Memphis. Later in the afternoon, Mike Monaco, Kirk Morrison and Dawn Davenport will be in Cincinnati for Baylor at the 21st-ranked Bearcats at 4 p.m. The network caps off its day with an 8 p.m. Big 12 battle as Lowell Galindo, Aaron Murray and Lauren Sisler call Houston at No. 24 Arizona State.

ESPN College Networks
ESPNU highlights one of the sport’s most passionate rivalries as North Dakota State visits South Dakota State in the annual Dakota Marker game. Richard Cross, Taylor McHargue and Tori Petry will be on the call at 8 p.m. from Brookings, where the Jackrabbits and Bison meet with bragging rights – and FCS title implications – on the line. Earlier in the day, ESPNU features Oklahoma State at No. 14 Texas Tech at 4 p.m., with Justin Kutcher and Dustin Fox calling the action.

A pair of ranked SEC matchups headline SEC Network’s slate. At 4:15 p.m., Taylor Zarzour, Matt Stinchcomb and Alyssa Lang will call No. 22 Texas at Mississippi State in Starkville. SEC Saturday Night Presented by T-Mobile 5G Home Internet closes the night with No. 17 Tennessee at Kentucky at 7:45 p.m., featuring SECN’s lead team of Tom Hart, Jordan Rodgers and Cole Cubelic from Lexington.

ACC Network showcases ranked matchups to bookend Week 9 Saturday. At noon, ACCN’s lead team of Wes Durham, Steve Addazio and Dana Boyle will be on hand for No. 16 Virginia at North Carolina. The evening window features Boston College at No. 19 Louisville at 7:30 p.m., with Jorge Sedano, Rodney McLeod and Victoria Arlen on the call.

Additional Highlighted Games

  • Friday, Oct. 24
    • 7:30 p.m. | California at Virginia Tech | ESPN
      • Anish Shroff, Andre Ware, Paul Carcaterra
  • Saturday, Oct. 25
    • 12:45 p.m. | Auburn at Arkansas | SEC Network
      • Dave Neal, Fozzy Whittaker, Morgan Uber
    • 3:30 p.m. | NC State at Pittsburgh | ACC Network
      • Chris Cotter, Max Browne, Kendra Douglas

ESPN+
ESPN+ will spotlight several conference matchups in Week 9, featuring key games from the Big 12, American and MAC. The action kicks off at noon as Bowling Green visits Kent State, with Anthony Lima and Doc Holliday on the call. At 1 p.m., Akron takes on Buffalo, with Shawn Kenney and Ryan Cavanaugh providing commentary. American play begins on the platform at 3:30 p.m. as Temple travels to Tulsa, with James Westling, Leger Douzable and Maria Trivelpiece on the call. The Big 12 takes the spotlight in primetime at 6 p.m. when TCU heads to Morgantown to face West Virginia, with Peter Sousa and Craig Haubert calling the action. Additional highlights include Illinois State at South Dakota and Northern Iowa at Southern Illinois, both with postseason implications in the FCS race, as well as Alabama State at Alabama A&M in the Magic City Classic from Birmingham.

ESPN Radio
ABC’s Saturday Night Football broadcast of LSU/Texas A&M will also air on ESPN Radio, with the platform’s lead college football team of Marc Kestecher, Kelly Stouffer and Ian Fitzsimmons on the call. ESPN Radio’s College Football Tailgate will also be on site in Baton Rouge with “Amber & Ian: On the Road” on Friday night and an immersive Saturday morning broadcast with ESPN Radio personalities Amber Wilson and Jonathan Zaslow at 10 a.m. More details.

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ESPN NETWORKS – WEEK 9 COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCHEDULE

Date Time (ET) Game/Commentators Network
Tue, Oct 21 7 p.m. Kennesaw State at Florida International
Clay Matvick, Chase Daniel
ESPN2
Wed, Oct 22 7:30 p.m. Middle Tennessee at Delaware
Jay Alter, Rocky Boiman
ESPN2
Thu, Oct 23 7:30 p.m. South Alabama at Georgia State
Matt Barrie, Tom Luginbill, Harry Lyles Jr.
ESPN2
Fri, Oct 24 6 p.m. Columbia at Dartmouth
Eric Frede, Jack Ford
ESPNU
7 p.m. North Texas at Charlotte
Mike Corey, Rene Ingoglia
ESPN2
7:30 p.m. California at Virginia Tech&
Anish Shroff, Andre Ware, Paul Carcaterra
ESPN
10:30 p.m. Montana at Sacramento State
Chuckie Kempf, Darius Walker
ESPN2
Sat, Oct 25 Noon No. 8 Ole Miss at No. 13 Oklahoma*
Sean McDonough, Greg McElroy, Molly McGrath
ABC
Noon Syracuse at No. 7 Georgia Tech*&
Dave Pasch, Dusty Dvoracek, Taylor McGregor
ESPN
Noon No. 18 South Florida at Memphis
Matt Schumacker, Sam Acho, Taylor Davis
ESPN2
Noon App State at Old Dominion
Doug Sherman, Tyoka Jackson
ESPNU
Noon No. 16 Virginia at North Carolina
Wes Durham, Steve Addazio, Dana Boyle
ACC Network
Noon Bowling Green at Kent State
Anthony Lima, Doc Holliday
ESPN+
Noon Harvard at Princeton ESPN+
Noon Pennsylvania at Yale ESPN+
Noon Georgetown at Bucknell ESPN+
Noon Drake at Marist ESPN+
Noon Defiance College at Indiana Wesleyan ESPN+
Noon Duquesne at Wagner ESPN+
Noon San Diego at Davidson ESPN+
12:45 p.m. Auburn at Arkansas
Dave Neal, Fozzy Whittaker, Morgan Uber
SEC Network
1 p.m. Akron at Buffalo
Shawn Kenney, Ryan Cavanaugh
ESPN+
1 p.m. Brown at Cornell ESPN+
1 p.m. Lehigh at Fordham ESPN+
1 p.m. Colgate at Holy Cross ESPN+
1 p.m. St. Thomas-Minnesota at Stetson ESPN+
1 p.m. Morehead State at Valparaiso ESPN+
1 p.m. Southeast Missouri State at Tennessee Tech ESPN+
1 p.m. Delaware State at North Carolina Central ESPN+
1 p.m. Snow at Georgia Military ESPN+
2 p.m. Albany State at Benedict ESPN+
2 p.m. Allen at Tuskegee ESPN+
2 p.m. Eastern Illinois at Charleston Southern ESPN+
2 p.m. The Citadel at Furman ESPN+
2 p.m. Central Arkansas at West Georgia ESPN+
2 p.m. Illinois State at South Dakota ESPN+
2 p.m. Murray State at Youngstown State ESPN+
2 p.m. South Carolina State at Norfolk State ESPN+
2:30 p.m. Western Illinois at Tennessee State ESPN+
3 p.m. UConn at Rice
Ted Emrich, Charles Arbuckle, Smacker Miles
ESPN+
3 p.m. UC Davis at Northern Colorado ESPN+
3 p.m. Eastern Washington at Weber State ESPN+
3 p.m. Gardner-Webb at Lindenwood ESPN+
3 p.m. VMI at Mercer ESPN+
3 p.m. SE Louisiana at Houston Christian ESPN+
3 p.m. Northern Iowa at Southern Illinois ESPN+
3 p.m. Tarleton State at Eastern Kentucky ESPN+
3:30 p.m. No. 4 Alabama at South Carolina*
Joe Tessitore, Jesse Palmer, Katie George
ABC
3:30 p.m. No. 15 Missouri at No. 10 Vanderbilt*
Bob Wischusen, Louis Riddick, Kris Budden
ESPN
3:30 p.m. NC State at Pittsburgh
Chris Cotter, Max Browne, Kendra Douglas
ACC Network
3:30 p.m. Alabama State at Alabama A&M
Tiffany Greene, Jay Walker
ESPN+
3:30 p.m. Western Michigan at Miami (Ohio)
Michael Reghi, Marcus Ray
ESPN+
3:30 p.m. Massachusetts at Central Michigan
Evan Stockton, Reggie Walker
ESPN+
3:30 p.m. Temple at Tulsa
James Westling, Leger Douzable, Maria Trivelpiece
ESPN+
3:30 p.m. Ball State at Northern Illinois
Jason Ross Jr, Forrest Conoly
ESPN+
3:30 p.m. UL Monroe at Southern Miss ESPN+
3:30 p.m. Chattanooga at Samford ESPN+
3:30 p.m. Wofford at East Tennessee State ESPN+
3:30 p.m. Morgan State at Howard ESPN+
4 p.m. Baylor at No. 21 Cincinnati
Mike Monaco, Kirk Morrison, Dawn Davenport
ESPN2
4 p.m. Oklahoma State at No. 14 Texas Tech
Justin Kutcher, Dustin Fox
ESPNU
4 p.m. Portland State at Idaho ESPN+
4 p.m. North Alabama at Austin Peay ESPN+
4 p.m. Indiana State at North Dakota ESPN+
4 p.m. McNeese at Nicholls ESPN+
4:15 p.m. No. 22 Texas at Mississippi State
Taylor Zarzour, Matt Stinchcomb, Alyssa Lang
SEC Network
5 p.m. Lamar at Northwestern State ESPN+
6 p.m. TCU at West Virginia
Peter Sousa, Craig Haubert
ESPN+
6 p.m. Northern Arizona at Idaho State ESPN+
7 p.m. Stanford at No. 9 Miami*
Mark Jones, Roddy Jones, Quint Kessenich
ESPN
7 p.m. Georgia Southern at Arkansas State ESPN+
7 p.m. Louisiana at Troy ESPN+
7 p.m. Stephen F. Austin at East Texas A&M ESPN+
7:30 p.m. No. 3 Texas A&M at No. 20 LSU*^
TV: Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Holly Rowe
Radio: Marc Kestecher, Kelly Stouffer, Ian Fitzsimmons
ABC/ESPN Radio
7:30 p.m. Boston College at No. 19 Louisville
Jorge Sedano, Rodney McLeod, Victoria Arlen
ACC Network
7:45 p.m. No. 17 Tennessee at Kentucky
Tom Hart, Jordan Rodgers, Cole Cubelic
SEC Network
8 p.m. Houston at No. 24 Arizona State
Lowell Galindo, Aaron Murray, Lauren Sisler
ESPN2
8 p.m. North Dakota State at South Dakota State
Richard Cross, Taylor McHargue, Tori Petry
ESPNU
8 p.m. Montana State at Cal Poly ESPN+
8 p.m. Incarnate Word at UT Rio Grande Valley ESPN+
8 p.m. Southern Utah at Utah Tech ESPN+
10:15 p.m. Colorado at Utah
Roy Philpott, Brock Osweiler, Stormy Buonantony
ESPN

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Amanda Brooks

Amanda is the Senior Director of Communications overseeing publicity strategy for ESPN’s entire college sports portfolio, including college football and the College Football Playoff, 40 NCAA Championships and ESPN's college networks. Amanda is a proud alum of Hendrix College in Conway, Ark., and earned her master's in ethics from Vanderbilt University. A native of Kent, Ohio, she is a die-hard Cleveland Guardians fan.
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