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It's been a while since the Bruins have had a Saturday game. Utah visits the Rose Bowl tonight at 7:30 PT on ESPN. The game of the year was supposed to be next week at the Rose Bowl 12:30 vs. Oregon on Fox, but the Ducks stumbled at home Thursday, losing 31-24 to Arizona. There goes Gameday!
Speaking of ESPN's College Gameday, it hits Oxford, Mississippi as #3 Alabama plays #11 Ole Miss (the game is actually on CBS at 12:30 PT).
Now that we're in October, after weeks of slim pickings, we've actually got six games this week that have two Top 25 teams facing off against each other. The morning starts off, as usual, with SEC action as #6 Texas A&M visits #12 Mississippi State at 9AM PT on ESPN. A&M's Hill and MSU's Prescott are both top quarterbacks with Heisman aspirations. A&M squeaked by Arkansas in overtime last week while the Bulldogs have a road win at LSU on their resume. Texas A&M is favored by 2.5. Does ESPN realize this is a 12 Noon ET game? That's what I'm talking about.
The mid-shift is pretty amazing. In the SEC, there's #3 Alabama (- 7) at #11 Mississippi at 12:30 PT on CBS, #14 Stanford (-2.5) at #9 Notre Dame at 12:30 PT on NBC and #4 Oklahoma (-3.5) at #25 TCU, also at 12:30PT, on Fox.
Stanford is struggling to put the ball in the end zone, but their defense is one of the best. Notre Dame's quarterback Everett Golson is off to a great start, but the Irish haven't really been challenged yet -- they beat Rice, Michigan, Purdue and Syracuse. A Stanford win helps our SOS and would jump us over Notre Dame in the rankings. Check out Athlon Sports' PAC-12 preview.
Before you tune into Bruins, we've got #15 LSU at #5 Auburn (-7.5) at 4 PT on ESPN and #19 Nebraska at #10 Michigan State on ABC 5PM PT.
Here are the previews and viewing guides from ESPN, Sports Illustrated and SB Nation and the full Saturday schedule courtesy of the mother ship.
Time | Road | Home | TV |
Noon ET | Ball State | Army | CBSSN |
Noon ET | SMU | No. 22 East Carolina | ESPNU |
Noon ET | Purdue | Illinois | ESPN2 |
Noon ET | No. 20 Ohio State | Maryland | ABC |
Noon ET | Southern Miss | Middle Tennessee | ASN, CSN |
Noon ET | No. 6 Texas A&M | No. 12 Mississippi State | ESPN |
Noon ET | Iowa State | No. 21 Oklahoma State | FS1 |
Noon ET | Marshall | Old Dominion | FSN, ROOT |
Noon ET | Florida | Tennessee | SEC Network |
12:30 p.m. ET | Virginia Tech | North Carolina | ACC Network |
2 p.m. ET | Eastern Michigan | Akron | |
2:30 p.m. ET | North Texas | Indiana | Big Ten Network |
2:30 p.m. ET | Massachusetts | Miami (Ohio) | |
3 p.m. ET | Tulsa | Colorado State | Mountain West Network |
3:30 p.m. ET | Navy | Air Force | CBSSN |
3:30 p.m. ET | Buffalo | Bowling Green | ESPN GP |
3:30 p.m. ET | Ohio | Central Michigan | |
3:30 p.m. ET | NC State | Clemson | ESPNU |
3:30 p.m. ET | Wake Forest | No. 1 Florida State | ABC (regional) |
3:30 p.m. ET | No. 17 Wisconsin | Northwestern | ESPN2 |
3:30 p.m. ET | No. 14 Stanford | No. 9 Notre Dame | NBC |
3:30 p.m. ET | No. 3 Alabama | No. 11 Ole Miss | CBS |
3:30 p.m. ET | No. 4 Oklahoma | No. 25 TCU | FOX |
3:30 p.m. ET | No. 7 Baylor | Texas | ABC (regional) |
3:30 p.m. ET | New Mexico | UTSA | ASN, CSN |
4 p.m. ET | Oregon State | Colorado | Pac-12 Network |
4 p.m. ET | Vanderbilt | No. 13 Georgia | SEC Network |
4 p.m. ET | Kansas | West Virginia | FSN, ROOT |
5 p.m. ET | Kent State | Northern Illinois | |
6 p.m. ET | South Alabama | Appalachian State | |
7 p.m. ET | ULM | Arkansas State | |
7 p.m. ET | No. 15 LSU | No. 5 Auburn | ESPN |
7 p.m. ET | Memphis | Cincinnati | CBSSN |
7 p.m. ET | Texas Tech | No. 23 Kansas State | ESPNU |
7 p.m. ET | Georgia State | Louisiana | |
7 p.m. ET | UTEP | Louisiana Tech | FCS |
7 p.m. ET | Hawaii | Rice | ASN, CSN |
7 p.m. ET | Michigan | Rutgers | Big Ten Network |
7 p.m. ET | Idaho | Texas State | |
7 p.m. ET | UAB | Western Kentucky | |
7 p.m. ET | Toledo | Western Mich | |
7:30 p.m. ET | Miami | Georgia Tech | ESPN2 |
7:30 p.m. ET | South Carolina | Kentucky | SEC Network |
7:30 p.m. ET | Arizona State | No. 16 USC | FOX |
7:30 p.m. ET | Pittsburgh | Virginia | RSN, ROOT |
8 p.m. ET | No. 19 Nebraska | No. 10 Michigan State | ABC |
8 p.m. ET | Georgia Southern | New Mexico State | |
8 p.m. ET | UNLV | San Jose State | ESPNews |
10:30 p.m. ET | Boise State | Nevada | CBSSN |
10:30 p.m. ET | Utah | No. 8 UCLA | ESPN |
10:30 p.m. ET | California | Washington State | Pac-12 Network |