For Week 6, the ESPN family of networks has a slew of college football games. ABC/ESPN2 has two games at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday. Some will see Oklahoma at Texas Tech while others will watch Illinois at Wisconsin.
The primetime games will be Georgia at South Carolina on ESPN at 7 p.m. ET with Brent Musburger, Kirk Herbstreit and Heather Cox. ESPN2 will carry Florida at NC State at 8 p.m. as Mark Jones, Brock Huard and Shelley Smith will be in Raleigh. ESPNU has Texas A&M at Mississippi as Clay Matvick, Matt Stinchcomb and Angela Mallen will call the game. Then ABC’s game at 8 p.m. will be Nebraska at Ohio State with Brad Nessler, Todd Blackledge and Holly Rowe live in Columbus.
The late night contest has Washington at Oregon on ESPN at 10:30 p.m. with Joe Tessitore, Matt Millen and Lewis Johnson.
For the other games, check out ESPN’s games below.
Three Prime Time Games between Ranked Teams Highlights Television Schedule
ESPN’s college football schedule this week will include telecasts of three matchups between ranked teams in prime time on Saturday, Oct. 6 highlighted by an ESPN doubleheader: No. 5 Georgia at No. 6 South Carolina at 7 p.m. ET followed by No. 23 Washington at No. 2 Oregon at 10:30 p.m. The ABC Saturday Night Football broadcast at 8 p.m. will pit No. 21 Nebraska at No. 12 Ohio State.
In addition, ESPN Radio will broadcast two games between undefeated, ranked squads on Saturday, Oct. 6: No. 4 LSU at No. 10 Florida at 3:30 p.m. and No. 8 West Virginia at No. 11 Texas at 7 p.m.
Overall, ESPN platforms will carry 16 of the 20 undefeated teams playing games this Saturday: No. 2 Oregon, No. 3 Florida State, No. 4 LSU, No. 5 Georgia, No. 6 South Carolina, No. 8 West Virginia, No. 10 Florida, No. 11 Texas, No. 12 Ohio State, No. 20 Mississippi State, No. 22 Rutgers, No. 24 Northwestern, Cincinnati, Louisiana Tech, Ohio and Texas Tech. There are 23 unbeaten teams total with Alabama, Louisville and University of Texas-San Antonio having bye weeks.
Additional highlights for Saturday, Oct. 6:
- A showdown of Big 12 rivals at 3:30 p.m. will feature one-loss No. 17 Oklahoma at undefeated Texas Tech on ABC and ESPN2.
- No. 24 Northwestern, leaders of the Big Ten Legends Division at 5-0, will visit Penn State, winners of three straight games, at noon on ESPN and ESPN 3D.
- ESPNU will televise unbeaten No. 24 Rutgers against Connecticut at noon.
- The ESPN2 primetime game at 8 p.m. will pit No. 3 Florida State at NC State.
ESPN, ABC, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN3, ESPN 3D and ESPN Radio Schedule
Date Time (ET) Game / Commentators Network Thu, Oct 4 7:30 p.m. Arkansas State at Florida International
Joe Davis & Jay WalkerESPNU 7:30 p.m. Midwestern State at West Alabama ESPN3 9 p.m. No. 13 USC at Utah
Rece Davis, Jesse Palmer, David Pollack & Samantha SteeleESPN Fri, Oct 5 7 p.m. Pittsburgh at Syracuse
Dave Lamont, Kelly Stouffer & Paul CarcaterraESPN 10:15 p.m. Utah State at BYU
Carter Blackburn, Rod Gilmore & Shelley SmithESPN Sat, Oct 6 Noon No. 24 Northwestern at Penn State
Dave Pasch, Brian Griese & Jenn BrownESPN & ESPN 3D Noon Arkansas at Auburn
Beth Mowins, Joey Galloway & Tom LuginbillESPN2 Noon Connecticut at No. 22 Rutgers
Tom Hart & John CongemiESPNU Noon No. 20 Mississippi State at Kentucky
Dave Neal, Andre Ware & Cara CapuanoESPN3 & SEC Network Noon South Florida at Temple
Eamon McAnaney, David Diaz-Infante & Paul CarcaterraESPN3 * & BIG EAST Network Noon Buffalo at Ohio
Michael Reghi & Doug GraberESPN3 * Noon Albany at Bryant ESPN3 12:30 p.m. Virginia Tech at North Carolina ESPN3 * & ACC Network 1:30 p.m. Presbyterian at Virginia Military Institute ESPN3 2 p.m. Youngstown State at North Dakota State ESPN3 2 p.m. Southern Illinois at Illinois State ESPN3 3 p.m. Virginia at Duke ESPN3 * 3 p.m. Central Michigan at Toledo
Mike Gleason & John BuntingESPN3 3 p.m. Northern Illinois at Ball State
Jim Barbar & John GregoryESPN3 3:30 p.m. No. 17 Oklahoma at Texas Tech
Sean McDonough, Chris Spielman & Quint KessenichABC & ESPN2 ** Illinois at Wisconsin
Bob Wischusen, Danny Kanell & Maria TaylorABC & ESPN2 ** 3:30 p.m. Georgia Tech at No. 15 Clemson
Mike Patrick, Ed Cunningham & Jeannine EdwardsESPN 3:30 p.m. Wake Forest at Maryland
Anish Shroff & Dan HawkinsESPNU 3:30 p.m. No. 4 LSU at No. 10 Florida
Bill Rosinski, David Norrie & Allison WilliamsESPN Radio 3:30 p.m. Louisiana-Monroe at Middle Tennessee ESPN3 3:30 p.m. Gardner-Webb at Liberty ESPN3 4 p.m. Stephen F. Austin at Sam Houston State ESPN3 5 p.m. Tulane at Louisiana-Lafayette ESPN3 5 p.m. Southern at Alcorn State ESPN3 7 p.m. No. 5 Georgia at No. 6 South Carolina
Brent Musburger, Kirk Herbstreit & Heather CoxESPN 7 p.m. Texas A&M at Ole Miss
Clay Matvick, Matt Stinchcomb & Angela MallenESPNU 7 p.m. No. 8 West Virginia at No. 11 Texas
Mark Neely, Ray Bentley & Owen FitzsimmonsESPN Radio 7 p.m. Vanderbilt at Missouri
Rich Hollenberg & Stan LewterESPN3 * 7 p.m. UNLV at Louisiana Tech
Trey Bender & Jay TaylorESPN3 * 7 p.m. Miami (Ohio) at Cincinnati ESPN3 8 p.m. No. 21 Nebraska at No. 12 Ohio State
Brad Nessler, Todd Blackledge & Holly RoweABC 8 p.m. No. 3 Florida State at NC State
Mark Jones, Brock Huard & Shelley SmithESPN2 10:30 p.m. No. 23 Washington at No. 2 Oregon
Joe Tessitore, Matt Millen & Lewis JohnsonESPN 10:30 p.m. Southern at Alcorn State
Joe Davis & Jay WalkerESPNU *** * Local blackout may apply
** Reverse mirror in which ESPN2 will regionalize two games on ABC to markets not receiving the telecast
*** Live on ESPN3 at 5 p.m. ET & same day delay on ESPNU
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