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





