Just down to the next to last weekend of games in college football and plenty of blood rivalries on tap. You have Ohio State-Michigan on Saturday on ABC, Georgia-Georgia Tech on ESPN, Virginia Tech-Virginia on ABC/ESPN2, Oregon State-Oregon on ABC/ESPN2, Pittsburgh-West Virginia on ESPN, Penn State-Wisconsin on ESPN and Clemson-South Carolina on ESPN. So many games, hard to keep track of all of them, but we’ll try.
Listed below are the games plus the announcing assignments and the networks airing the contests. We have it all for you nicely wrapped in a tidy bow for you. Check it all out.
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College Football Rivalry Games and Four Matchups between Ranked Teams Highlight Schedule
ESPN’s college football schedule this week is highlighted by telecasts including some of the sport’s top rivalries and four games between ranked teams.
A Thanksgiving night telecast on Thursday, Nov. 24 will pit No. 25 Texas at in-state rival Texas A&M at 8 p.m. on ESPN and ESPN3. ESPN and ESPN3 will also televise the Backyard Brawl between Pittsburgh and West Virginia on Friday, Nov. 25, at 7 p.m.
The lineup of rivalry games for Saturday, Nov. 26, will include:
- Ohio State at No. 15 Michigan at noon on ABC
- No. 13 Georgia at No. 23 Georgia Tech at noon on ESPN and ESPN3
- No. 5 Virginia Tech at Virginia at 3:30 p.m. on ABC, ESPN2 and ESPN3
- Oregon State at No. 10 Oregon on ABC, ESPN2 and ESPN3
- Florida State at Florida at 7 p.m. on ESPN, ESPN3 and ESPN Radio
- Mississippi at Mississippi State at 7 p.m. on ESPNU
- No. 17 Clemson at No. 12 South Carolina at 7:45 p.m. on ESPN and ESPN3
An additional matchup with ranked teams facing each other on Saturday, Nov. 26, will include No. 19 Penn State at No. 16 Wisconsin at 3:30 p.m. on ESPN and ESPN3. Penn State and Wisconsin are playing for the Big Ten Leaders Division title and a bid in the conference’s first championship game. Also, ABC will broadcast No. 22 Notre Dame at No. 6 Stanford at 8 p.m.
Date Time (ET) Game Network Thu, Nov 24 4 p.m. Tuskegee at Alabama State
Anish Shroff & Jay WalkerESPNU 8 p.m. No. 25 Texas at Texas A&M
Rece Davis, Craig James, Jesse Palmer & Jenn BrownESPN/ESPN3 Fri, Nov 25 11 a.m. Louisville at South Florida
Dave Lamont & Ray BentleyESPN2/ESPN3 Eastern Michigan at Northern Illinois
Justin Kutcher & Tom LuginbillESPNU Noon Iowa at No. 21 Nebraska
Bob Wischusen, Bob Davie & Jeannine EdwardsABC 2 p.m. Toledo at Ball State
Michael Reghi & Jerod CherryESPN3 3:30 p.m. Boston College at Miami
Rob Stone & Danny KanellABC 7 p.m. Pittsburgh at West Virginia
Joe Tessitore & Rod GilmoreESPN/ESPN3 10:15 p.m. California at Arizona State
Mike Patrick, Craig James & Samantha SteeleESPN/ESPN3 Sat, Nov 26 Noon Ohio State at No. 15 Michigan
Dave Pasch, Chris Spielman & Quint KessenichABC No. 13 Georgia at No. 23 Georgia Tech
Mark Jones & Ed CunninghamESPN/ESPN3 Rutgers at Connecticut
Beth Mowins & Mike BellottiESPN2/ESPN3 Division I Football Championship: James Madison at Eastern Kentucky (First Round)
Pam Ward & Dan HawkinsESPNU Tennessee at Kentucky
Dave Neal, Andre Ware & Cara CapuanoESPN3/SEC Network Cincinnati at Syracuse
Mike Gleason, John Congemi & Eamon McAnaneyESPN3/BIG EAST Network 12:30 p.m. Maryland at NC State ESPN3 Troy at Western Kentucky ESPN3 1:30 p.m. Division I Football Championship: Norfolk State at Old Dominion (First Round)
Jim Barbar & Jay WalkerESPN3 2 p.m. Nevada at Utah State ESPN3 Division I Football Championship: Albany at Stony Brook (First Round)
Shawn Kenney & Rob HarleyESPN3 3 p.m. Division I Football Championship: Central Arkansas at Tennessee Tech (First Round)
Dan Gutowsky & John BuntingESPN3 3:30 p.m. No. 5 Virginia Tech at Virginia
Joe Tessitore, Rod Gilmore & Lisa SaltersABC/ESPN2/ESPN3 Oregon State at No. 10 Oregon
Carter Blackburn, Brock Huard & Shelley SmithABC/ESPN2/ESPN3/ESPN Radio No. 19 Penn State at No. 16 Wisconsin
Sean McDonough, Matt Millen & Tom RinaldiESPN/ESPN3 Vanderbilt at Wake Forest
Rob Stone & Danny KanellESPNU Duke at North Carolina ESPN3 4 p.m. New Mexico State at Louisiana Tech
Trey Bender & Jay TaylorESPN3 7 p.m. Florida State at Florida
Bob Wischusen, Bob Davie & Jeannine EdwardsESPN/ESPN3/ESPN Radio Mississippi at Mississippi State
Clay Matvick, Brian Griese & Allison WilliamsESPNU 7:45 p.m. No. 17 Clemson at No. 12 South Carolina
Brad Nessler, Todd Blackledge & Holly RoweESPN/ESPN3 8 p.m. No. 22 Notre Dame at No. 6 Stanford
Brent Musburger, Kirk Herbstreit & Heather CoxABC
And we go to where College GameDay is headed. Once again to a non-ESPN game and the Iron Bowl between Alabama and Auburn.
College GameDay to Stop at Auburn Following Thanksgiving
ESPN’s Emmy Award-winning College GameDay will originate from Auburn, Ala., on Saturday, Nov. 26, in advance of the SEC Western Division matchup between No. 2 Alabama and No. 24 Auburn. The weekly show airs at 9-10 a.m. on ESPNU and 10 a.m.-noon on ESPN.
GameDay has visited the Auburn/Alabama rivalry three times, last stopping by in 1996. Auburn hosts the College GameDay crew for the seventh time and is making its 13th overall appearance on the weekly show. Alabama takes part for the second time this season and the 21st time overall.
I’ll have ESPN’s College Basketball schedule for this week coming up.