Peloton Statement Saturday: ESPN College Football features 18 of CFP Top 25 in Week 12

- Saturday’s ABC slate includes three of four ranked-on-ranked clashes across all networks: No. 10 Notre Dame at No. 24 Pittsburgh, No. 12 Oklahoma at No. 4 Alabama and No. 11 Texas at No. 5 Georgia in primetime on ABC Saturday Night Football Presented by Capital One
- ESPN Radio showcases the fourth ranked-on-ranked matchup of Week 12: No. 20 Iowa at No. 19 USC
ESPN’s award-winning presentation of college football gives teams the chance to make a statement in the days ahead, as Week 12 and Peloton Statement Saturday are headlined by 18 Top 25 teams and 85+ contests across ESPN networks and the ESPN App, including ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, SEC Network, ACC Network, ESPN+ and ESPN Radio.
Saturday’s action on ABC begins at noon with No. 10 Notre Dame traveling to No. 24 Pittsburgh, called by Joe Tessitore, Jesse Palmer and Katie George. The Fighting Irish/Panthers showdown is also the site of this week’s College GameDay Built by The Home Depot and ACC Huddle. Additionally, ACC Network will present a Command Center viewing option for Notre Dame/Pittsburgh.
At 3:30 p.m., No. 12 Oklahoma faces No. 4 Alabama in a marquee showdown, with Sean McDonough, Greg McElroy and Molly McGrath on the call. ABC Saturday Night Football Presented by Capital One features No. 11 Texas at No. 5 Georgia in the 4K Game of the Week, with Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Holly Rowe and Laura Rutledge providing commentary. Athens will play host to SEC Nation on Saturday morning.
ESPN’s ranked coverage kicks off Friday night with Clemson at No. 15 Louisville, called by Anish Shroff, Andre Ware and Paul Carcaterra. Saturday’s noon window includes South Carolina at No. 3 Texas A&M, with TV coverage from Dave Pasch, Dusty Dvoracek and Taylor McGregor and the ESPN Radio broadcast with the lead team of Marc Kestecher, Kelly Stouffer and Ian Fitzsimmons. At 3:30 p.m., Mark Jones, Roddy Jones and Quint Kessenich present NC State at No. 18 Miami, followed by Florida at No. 6 Ole Miss, with Bob Wischusen, Louis Riddick and Kris Budden. In the late-night window, No. 7 BYU looks to bounce back when the Cougars host TCU at 10:15 p.m., featuring Dave Flemming, Brock Osweiler and Stormy Buonantony calling the Big 12 action.
ESPN2’s Saturday Top 25 lineup includes No. 14 Virginia at Duke, called by Mike Monaco, Kirk Morrison and Dawn Davenport, and No. 13 Utah at Baylor with Lowell Galindo, Aaron Murray and Lauren Sisler.
SEC Network showcases the Battle for the Golden Boot as Arkansas takes on LSU at 12:45 p.m. with Taylor Zarzour, Matt Stinchcomb and Alyssa Lang. In the afternoon window, No. 25 Tennessee hosts New Mexico State with Dave Neal, Fozzy Whittaker and Morgan Uber on the call. In primetime, Mississippi State visits No. 22 Missouri for SEC Saturday Night Presented by T-Mobile 5G Home Internet with Tom Hart, Jordan Rodgers and Cole Cubelic.
ACC Network presents No. 17 Georgia Tech at Boston College at 3:30 p.m. with ACCN’s lead team of Wes Durham, Steve Addazio and Dana Boyle on the call, and Virginia Tech at Florida State at 7:30 p.m. with Chris Cotter, Max Browne and Tori Petry.
November MACtion continues for a second week on ESPN2 and ESPNU, with Tuesday night featuring Ohio at Western Michigan on ESPN2 with Clay Matvick and Chase Daniel and the Wagon Wheel rivalry on ESPNU showcasing Kent State and Akron, called by Chuckie Kempf and Darius Walker. Wednesday sees Toledo at Miami (Ohio) on ESPN2 with Jay Alter and Rocky Boiman and Northern Illinois at Massachusetts with Cooper Boardman and Craig Haubert on the ESPNU call.
Additional Highlighted Matchups
- Thursday, Nov. 13
- Troy at Old Dominion (7:30 p.m., ESPN)
- Matt Barrie, Tom Luginbill, Harry Lyles Jr.
- Troy at Old Dominion (7:30 p.m., ESPN)
- Friday, Nov. 14
- South Carolina State at North Carolina Central (5:30 p.m., ESPN2)
- Tiffany Greene, Jay Walker
- South Carolina State at North Carolina Central (5:30 p.m., ESPN2)
- Saturday, Nov. 15
- South Florida at Navy (Noon, ESPN2)
- Roy Philpott, Sam Acho, Taylor Davis
- South Florida at Navy (Noon, ESPN2)
ESPN Radio
In addition to the Gamecocks/Aggies action at noon, ESPN Radio will broadcast a top 20 Big Ten battle between No. 20 Iowa and No. 19 USC at 3 p.m., with Mike Couzens, Tom Ramsey and Mike Peasley on the call. ESPN Radio’s College Football Tailgate will be on site in Athens for Texas/Georgia 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.
ESPN+
Week 12 brings another full slate of college football to ESPN+, featuring key matchups from across the country. The action kicks off at 1 p.m. as Oregon State visits Tulsa, with James Westling, Leger Douzable and Madison Hock on the call. At 2 p.m., North Texas travels to UAB, featuring Shawn Kenney, Tyoka Jackson and Savanna Collins. The day continues at 4 p.m. with Florida Atlantic at Tulane, called by Jack Benjamin, Barrett Brooks and Smacker Miles. Additionally, Fenway Park plays host to the Secretaries’ Cup featuring Merchant Marine Academy against Coast Guard Academy at noon on the platform, featuring Robert Lee and Craig Haubert announcing the action.
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ESPN NETWORKS – WEEK 12 COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
Please note: all rankings are the previous week’s CFP Rankings rather than AP
| Date | Time (ET) | Game/Commentators | Network |
| Tue, Nov 11 | 7:30 p.m. | Kent State at Akron Chuckie Kempf, Darius Walker |
ESPNU |
| 8 p.m. | Ohio at Western Michigan Clay Matvick, Chase Daniel |
ESPN2 | |
| Wed, Nov 12 | 7 p.m. | Toledo at Miami (Ohio) Jay Alter, Rocky Boiman |
ESPN2 |
| 7 p.m. | Northern Illinois at Massachusetts Cooper Boardman, Craig Haubert |
ESPNU | |
| Thu, Nov 13 | 7:30 p.m. | Troy at Old Dominion Matt Barrie, Tom Luginbill, Harry Lyles Jr. |
ESPN |
| Fri, Nov 14 | 5:30 p.m. | South Carolina State at North Carolina Central Tiffany Greene, Jay Walker |
ESPN2 |
| 7:30 p.m. | Clemson at No. 15 Louisville& Anish Shroff, Andre Ware, Paul Carcaterra |
ESPN | |
| Sat, Nov 15 | Noon | No. 10 Notre Dame at No. 24 Pittsburgh&* Joe Tessitore, Jesse Palmer, Katie George |
ABC/ACC Network |
| Noon | South Carolina at No. 3 Texas A&M* TV: Dave Pasch, Dusty Dvoracek, Taylor McGregor Radio: Marc Kestecher, Kelly Stouffer, Ian Fitzsimmons |
ESPN/ESPN Radio | |
| Noon | South Florida at Navy Roy Philpott, Sam Acho, Taylor Davis |
ESPN2 | |
| Noon | Kansas State at Oklahoma State Richard Cross, Charles Arbuckle |
ESPNU | |
| Noon | Secretaries’ Cup (from Fenway Park): Merchant Marine Academy at Coast Guard Academy Robert Lee, Craig Haubert Tape delayed on ESPNU on Nov 16 at 4 p.m. |
ESPN+ | |
| Noon | Eastern Michigan at Ball State Michael Reghi, Je’Rod Cherry |
ESPN+ | |
| Noon | UTSA at Charlotte Eric Rothman, Reggie Walker |
ESPN+ | |
| Noon | Yale at Princeton | ESPN+ | |
| Noon | Brown at Columbia | ESPN+ | |
| Noon | Pennsylvania at Harvard | ESPN+ | |
| Noon | Holy Cross at Bucknell | ESPN+ | |
| Noon | Davidson at Marist | ESPN+ | |
| Noon | East Tennessee State at Western Carolina | ESPN+ | |
| Noon | Merrimack at Sacred Heart | ESPN+ | |
| Noon | North Dakota at Murray State | ESPN+ | |
| Noon | Indiana State at Youngstown State | ESPN+ | |
| Noon | Morgan State at Norfolk State | ESPN+ | |
| 12:45 p.m. | Arkansas at LSU Taylor Zarzour, Matt Stinchcomb, Alyssa Lang |
SEC Network | |
| 1 p.m. | SIAC Championship: Benedict at Albany State Jason Ross Jr, Forrest Conoly Tape delayed on ESPNU at 11 p.m. |
ESPN+ | |
| 1 p.m. | Oregon State at Tulsa James Westling, Leger Douzable, Madison Hock |
ESPN+ | |
| 1 p.m. | Cornell at Dartmouth | ESPN+ | |
| 1 p.m. | Lehigh at Colgate | ESPN+ | |
| 1 p.m. | Stetson at Valparaiso | ESPN+ | |
| 1 p.m. | VMI at Furman | ESPN+ | |
| 1 p.m. | South Dakota at Southern Illinois | ESPN+ | |
| 1 p.m. | Howard at Delaware State | ESPN+ | |
| 1 p.m. | Fordham at Georgetown | ESPN+ | |
| 1:30 p.m. | Tennessee Tech at Kentucky Jay Alter, Rocky Boiman |
SEC Network+ | |
| 2 p.m. | North Texas at UAB Shawn Kenney, Tyoka Jackson, Savanna Collins |
ESPN+ | |
| 2 p.m. | Charleston Southern at UT Martin | ESPN+ | |
| 2 p.m. | Southeast Missouri State at Western Illinois | ESPN+ | |
| 2 p.m. | Lafayette at Richmond | ESPN+ | |
| 2 p.m. | Wofford at The Citadel | ESPN+ | |
| 2 p.m. | Samford at Austin Peay | ESPN+ | |
| 2 p.m. | Utah Tech at West Georgia | ESPN+ | |
| 2 p.m. | Marshall at Georgia State | ESPN+ | |
| 2:30 p.m. | Gardner-Webb at Tennessee State | ESPN+ | |
| 3 p.m. | No. 20 Iowa at No. 19 USC Mike Couzens, Tom Ramsey, Mike Peasley |
ESPN Radio | |
| 3 p.m. | Eastern Illinois at Lindenwood | ESPN+ | |
| 3 p.m. | Chattanooga at Mercer | ESPN+ | |
| 3 p.m. | SE Louisiana at Incarnate Word | ESPN+ | |
| 3 p.m. | Illinois State at South Dakota State | ESPN+ | |
| 3 p.m. | Abilene Christian at Eastern Kentucky | ESPN+ | |
| 3 p.m. | UTEP at Missouri State | ESPN+ | |
| 3:30 p.m. | No. 12 Oklahoma at No. 4 Alabama* Sean McDonough, Greg McElroy, Molly McGrath |
ABC | |
| 3:30 p.m. | NC State at No. 18 Miami* Mark Jones, Roddy Jones, Quint Kessenich |
ESPN | |
| 3:30 p.m. | No. 14 Virginia at Duke Mike Monaco, Kirk Morrison, Dawn Davenport |
ESPN2 | |
| 3:30 p.m. | No. 17 Georgia Tech at Boston College Wes Durham, Steve Addazio, Dana Boyle |
ACC Network | |
| 3:30 p.m. | Middle Tennessee at Western Kentucky | ESPN+ | |
| 3:30 p.m. | App State at James Madison | ESPN+ | |
| 3:30 p.m. | Texas State at Southern Miss | ESPN+ | |
| 3:30 p.m. | South Alabama at UL Monroe | ESPN+ | |
| 3:30 p.m. | Northern Iowa at North Dakota State | ESPN+ | |
| 4 p.m. | Memphis at East Carolina Matt Schumacker, Dustin Fox |
ESPNU | |
| 4 p.m. | Florida Atlantic at Tulane Jack Benjamin, Barrett Brooks, Smacker Miles |
ESPN+ | |
| 4 p.m. | Northern Colorado at Eastern Washington | ESPN+ | |
| 4 p.m. | Cal Poly at Northern Arizona | ESPN+ | |
| 4 p.m. | Butler at San Diego | ESPN+ | |
| 4 p.m. | Northwestern State at Nicholls | ESPN+ | |
| 4:15 p.m. | New Mexico State at No. 25 Tennessee Dave Neal, Fozzy Whittaker, Morgan Uber |
SEC Network | |
| 5 p.m. | Houston Christian at East Texas A&M | ESPN+ | |
| 5 p.m. | Liberty at Florida International | ESPN+ | |
| 5 p.m. | Lamar at Stephen F. Austin | ESPN+ | |
| 6 p.m. | Coastal Carolina at Georgia Southern | ESPN+ | |
| 6 p.m. | Weber State at Idaho State | ESPN+ | |
| 7 p.m. | Florida at No. 6 Ole Miss* Bob Wischusen, Louis Riddick, Kris Budden |
ESPN | |
| 7 p.m. | No. 13 Utah at Baylor Lowell Galindo, Aaron Murray, Lauren Sisler |
ESPN2 | |
| 7 p.m. | Delaware at Sam Houston | ESPN+ | |
| 7 p.m. | North Alabama at Tarleton State | ESPN+ | |
| 7 p.m. | UT Rio Grande Valley at McNeese | ESPN+ | |
| 7:30 p.m. | No. 11 Texas at No. 5 Georgia* Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Holly Rowe |
ABC | |
| 7:30 p.m. | Virginia Tech at Florida State Chris Cotter, Max Browne, Tori Petry |
ACC Network | |
| 7:45 p.m. | Mississippi State at No. 22 Missouri Tom Hart, Jordan Rodgers, Cole Cubelic |
SEC Network | |
| 8 p.m. | Kennesaw State at Jacksonville State Jorge Sedano, Rodney McLeod, Victoria Arlen |
ESPNU | |
| 8:30 p.m. | Central Arkansas at Southern Utah | ESPN+ | |
| 9 p.m. | Idaho at Sacramento State | ESPN+ | |
| 10:15 p.m. | TCU at No. 7 BYU Dave Flemming, Brock Osweiler, Stormy Buonantony |
ESPN | |
| 10:30 p.m. | UC Davis at Montana State Courtney Lyle, Rene Ingoglia |
ESPN2 |
*Skycast on ESPN App
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