Bragging rights and rivalry records on the menu for epic Rivalry Week across ESPN networks this Thanksgiving

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Bragging rights and rivalry records on the menu for epic Rivalry Week across ESPN networks this Thanksgiving

  • Eighteen of CFP Top 25 in action on ESPN networks during Thanksgiving Week
  • Featured rivalries include the Egg Bowl: No. 5 Ole Miss at Mississippi State; Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate: No. 4 Georgia vs. No. 16 Georgia Tech; Iron Bowl: No. 10 Alabama at Auburn; No. 3 Texas A&M at No. 17 Texas in the Texas Showdown; Florida State and Florida in the Sunshine State Rivalry and more
  • First round of FCS Playoffs streaming live on ESPN+

ESPN is set to deliver a full helping of Fairfield by Marriott Rivalry Week matchups throughout Thanksgiving Week, with high-stakes showdowns and bitter battles across its networks. Bragging rights, conference championship appearances and CFP rankings supremacy are all on the line in Week 14, with 18 of the Top 25 teams in action across ESPN networks and the ESPN App: ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, SEC Network, ACC Network, ESPN+ and ESPN Radio.

ABC will showcase some of the most anticipated clashes of the season. On Black Friday, the Egg Bowl takes center stage as No. 5 Ole Miss visits Mississippi State at noon with Dave Pasch, Dusty Dvoracek and Taylor McGregor on the call. Later that afternoon, ABC brings fans the Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate rivalry with No. 4 Georgia and No. 16 Georgia Tech live from Mercedes-Benz Stadium at 3:30 p.m., featuring Joe Tessitore, Jesse Palmer and Katie George. Friday night concludes with a primetime presentation as No. 3 Texas A&M faces No. 17 Texas in the Texas Showdown at 7:30 p.m., featuring Sean McDonough, Greg McElroy and Molly McGrath.

On Saturday, ABC continues Week 14 action with No. 13 Miami at Pittsburgh at noon, called by Bob Wischusen, Louis Riddick and Kris Budden. At 3:30 p.m., ABC and ESPN Radio will broadcast LSU at No. 8 Oklahoma, with TV coverage from Mark Jones, Roddy Jones and Quint Kessenich and the radio call by Mike Couzens, Jordan Reid and Mike Peasley. The day wraps up with ABC Saturday Night Football Presented by Capital One as the Iron Bowl between No. 10 Alabama and Auburn hits primetime at 7:30 p.m., featuring Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit and Holly Rowe on this week’s 4K Game of the Week.

ESPN’s Rivalry Week slate begins Friday at noon with No. 12 Utah at Kansas, called by Anish Shroff, Andre Ware and Paul Carcaterra. On Saturday, ESPN presents No. 5 Texas Tech at West Virginia at noon with Roy Philpott, Sam Acho and Taylor Davis, then features No. 14 Vanderbilt at No. 20 Tennessee at 3:30 p.m., called by Tom Hart, Jordan Rodgers and Cole Cubelic. Later that evening, ESPN presents the Commonwealth Cup as Virginia Tech takes on No. 19 Virginia at 7 p.m. with Mike Monaco, Kirk Morrison and Dawn Davenport, and closes out the night with No. 9 Notre Dame at Stanford as they battle for the Legends Trophy at 10:30 p.m., featuring Dave Flemming, Brock Osweiler and Stormy Buonantony.

ESPN2 adds to the Rivalry Week lineup with UCF at No. 11 BYU at 1 p.m., featuring Matt Schumacker, Dustin Fox and Sherree Burruss, followed by the Sunshine State Rivalry between Florida State and Florida at 4:30 p.m. with Jay Alter, Rocky Boiman and Marilyn Payne. ESPNU will spotlight several key games, including a primetime matchup of Charlotte at No. 24 Tulane at 7:30 p.m., featuring Chuckie Kempf and Darius Walker.

On SEC Network, fans can catch the Palmetto Bowl featuring Clemson at South Carolina at noon with Taylor Zarzour, Matt Stinchcomb and Alyssa Lang, followed by No. 22 Missouri at Arkansas in the Battle Line Rivalry at 3:30 p.m., called by Dave Neal, Fozzy Whittaker and Morgan Uber. ACC Network will feature Kentucky at Louisville fighting for the Governor’s Cup at noon with Jorge Sedano, Rodney McLeod and Victoria Arlen, Wake Forest at Duke at 3:30 p.m. with Wes Durham, Steve Addazio and Dana Boyle and North Carolina at NC State at 7:30 p.m., called by Chris Cotter, Max Browne and Ashley Stroehlein.

ESPN+
ESPN+ carries an extensive lineup of FCS Playoff First Round games throughout the day on Saturday, as well as a full helping of ESPN+ exclusive matchups from the American, CUSA, MAC and Sun Belt.

ESPN launches the second season of Game On: Journey to the NCAA Championship, a multi-sport, documentary-style series spotlighting the most compelling stories leading up to NCAA Championships. The first episode of the 2025-26 college season focuses on the FCS Playoffs, which kick off Saturday, Nov. 29 and culminate with the Championship Game in Nashville on Jan. 5. Hosted by ESPN’s Matt Schick and Sam Acho, the magazine-style program delivers in-depth features and storytelling.

Highlights include Ryan McGee on Montana–Montana State’s historic “Brawl of the Wild,” Jeremy Schaap on South Dakota State’s resilience through coaching changes and tragedy, Lisa Salters on Tarleton State kicker Brad Larson’s inspiring comeback from a rare childhood illness and McGee on Tennessee Tech’s dramatic turnaround under Bobby Wilder. Additional segments explore North Dakota State’s dynasty and the Ivy League’s return to postseason football after 90 years.

Game On begins streaming on ESPN+ Thursday, Nov. 27 and premieres on ESPN2 the same day at 4 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.

ESPN Radio
In addition to the Tigers/Sooners showdown, ESPN Radio will also broadcast No. 7 Oregon at Washington at 3 p.m., called by the network’s lead team of Marc Kestecher, Kelly Stouffer and Ian Fitzsimmons. This week’s ESPN Radio College Football Tailgate will be on site on The Plains for an Iron Bowl battle 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. ahead of Alabama/Auburn. More details.

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ESPN NETWORKS – WEEK 14 COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
Please note: all rankings are the previous week’s CFP Rankings

Date Time (ET) Game/Commentators Network
Tue, Nov 25 4:30 p.m. Bowling Green at Massachusetts
Bill Spaulding, Craig Haubert
ESPNU
7:30 p.m. Western Michigan at Eastern Michigan
Courtney Lyle, Rene Ingoglia
ESPN2
Thu, Nov 27 7:30 p.m. Navy at Memphis
Matt Barrie, Tom Luginbill, Harry Lyles Jr.
ESPN
Fri, Nov 28 Noon No. 5 Ole Miss at Mississippi State*
Dave Pasch, Dusty Dvoracek, Taylor McGregor
ABC
Noon No. 12 Utah at Kansas
Anish Shroff, Andre Ware, Paul Carcaterra
ESPN
Noon Ohio at Buffalo
Shawn Kenney, Ryan Cavanaugh
ESPNU
3:30 p.m. No. 4 Georgia vs. No. 16 Georgia Tech*%&
Joe Tessitore, Jesse Palmer, Katie George
ABC
3:30 p.m. Temple at North Texas
Clay Matvick, Chase Daniel, Tori Petry
ESPN
7:30 p.m. No. 3 Texas A&M at No. 17 Texas*%
Sean McDonough, Greg McElroy, Molly McGrath
ABC
Sat, Nov 29 Noon No. 13 Miami at Pittsburgh*&
Bob Wischusen, Louis Riddick, Kris Budden
ABC
Noon No. 5 Texas Tech at West Virginia
Roy Philpott, Sam Acho, Taylor Davis
ESPN
Noon Iowa State at Oklahoma State
Richard Cross, Craig Haubert
ESPNU
Noon Clemson at South Carolina
Taylor Zarzour, Matt Stinchcomb, Alyssa Lang
SEC Network
Noon Kentucky at Louisville
Jorge Sedano, Rodney McLeod, Victoria Arlen
ACC Network
Noon Toledo at Central Michigan
Michael Reghi, Je’Rod Cherry
ESPN+
Noon East Carolina at Florida Atlantic
AJ Ricketts, Leger Douzable, Maria Trivelpiece
ESPN+
Noon FCS Championship (First Round): Central Connecticut State at Rhode Island
Joe Tordy, Jay Sonnhalter
ESPN+
Noon FCS Championship (First Round): Harvard at Villanova
Brian Custer, Jay Walker
ESPN+
Noon FCS Championship (First Round): Yale at Youngstown State
Anthony Lima, Marcus Ray
ESPN+
1 p.m. UCF at No. 11 BYU
Matt Schumacker, Dustin Fox, Sherree Burruss
ESPN2
1 p.m. FCS Championship (First Round): Illinois State at SE Louisiana
Jack Benjamin, Forest Conoly
ESPN+
1 p.m. FCS Championship (First Round): North Dakota at Tennessee Tech
Kelsie Kasper, Doc Holiday
ESPN+
1 p.m. FCS Championship (First Round): New Hampshire at South Dakota State
Doug Sherman, Jeff Woody
ESPN+
1 p.m. FCS Championship (First Round): Drake at South Dakota
Jason Ross Jr, Tyoka Jackson
ESPN+
1 p.m. FCS Championship (First Round): Lamar at Abilene Christian
Chris Sylvester, Todd Doxson
ESPN+
1 p.m. UTEP at Delaware  ESPN+
1 p.m. Florida International at Sam Houston  ESPN+
1:30 p.m. Georgia Southern at Marshall  ESPN+
2 p.m. Western Kentucky at Jacksonville State  ESPN+
2 p.m. Louisiana Tech at Missouri State  ESPN+
2 p.m. Georgia State at Old Dominion  ESPN+
2:30 p.m. Arkansas State at App State  ESPN+
3 p.m. No. 7 Oregon at Washington
Marc Kestecher, Kelly Stouffer, Ian Fitzsimmons
ESPN Radio
3 p.m. UAB at Tulsa
James Westling, Reggie Walker, Smacker Miles
ESPN+
3 p.m. Middle Tennessee at New Mexico State  ESPN+
3 p.m. UL Monroe at Louisiana  ESPN+
3 p.m. South Alabama at Texas State  ESPN+
3:30 p.m. LSU at No. 8 Oklahoma*
TV: Mark Jones, Roddy Jones, Quint Kessenich
Radio: Mike Couzens, Jordan Reid, Mike Peasley
ABC/ESPN Radio
3:30 p.m. No. 14 Vanderbilt at No. 20 Tennessee
Tom Hart, Jordan Rodgers, Cole Cubelic
ESPN
3:30 p.m. No. 22 Missouri at Arkansas
Dave Neal, Fozzy Whittaker, Morgan Uber
SEC Network
3:30 p.m. Wake Forest at Duke
Wes Durham, Steve Addazio, Dana Boyle
ACC Network
3:30 p.m. Army at UTSA
Ted Emrich, LaDarrin McLane, Natalie Kalibat
ESPN+
3:30 p.m. Troy at Southern Miss  ESPN+
3:45 p.m. James Madison at Coastal Carolina
Justin Kutcher, Rene Ingoglia
ESPNU
4:30 p.m. Florida State at Florida
Jay Alter, Rocky Boiman, Marilyn Payne
ESPN2
7 p.m. Virginia Tech at No. 19 Virginia
Mike Monaco, Kirk Morrison, Dawn Davenport
ESPN
7 p.m. Rice at South Florida
Eric Rothman, Patrick Murray, Savanna Collins
ESPN+
7:30 p.m. No. 10 Alabama at Auburn*%^
Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Holly Rowe
ABC
7:30 p.m. Charlotte at No. 24 Tulane
Chuckie Kempf, Darius Walker
ESPNU
7:30 p.m. North Carolina at NC State
Chris Cotter, Max Browne, Ashley Stroehlein
ACC Network
8 p.m. SMU at California
Lowell Galindo, Aaron Murray, Lauren Sisler
ESPN2
10:30 p.m. No. 9 Notre Dame at Stanford
Dave Flemming, Brock Osweiler, Stormy Buonantony
ESPN

*Skycast on ESPN App
%Alternate Presentation on SEC Network or ACC Network
^4K Game of the Week
&ACC Game Day Operations Center

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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