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It looks like Fox is the place to watch college football early today. That’s because they will begin their coverage with a dandy between the #6 Michigan Wolverines and the #24 Michigan State Spartans. It’s one of the biggest rivalries in college football and the fact that both teams are ranked in the Top 25 makes this game more enticing.
The Wolverines have won 5 straight after losing a close game to Notre Dame. Meanwhile, the Spartans have lost two games to unranked teams in Arizona State and Northwestern.
Another game worth watching today kicks off on Fox at 12:30 pm PT when the Colorado Buffaloes visit the #5 Washington Huskies in what could be a preview of this year’s Pac-12 Championship Game. The Buffs are 2-1 in conference play which puts them in second in the Pac-12 South 1⁄2 a game behind leader Southern Cal. Meanwhile, Washington is tied for first in the Pac-12 North with Stanford.
Also kicking off at 12:30 pm PT is an ACC matchup between the #16 N.C. State Wolfpack and the #3 Clemson Tigers. This game is on ESPN and is the only other early game featuring two Top 25 schools besides the Michigan-Michigan State game. I expect Clemson to win this game by at least two touchdowns because the Tigers under Dabo Sweeney have been a rather impressive football team.
Here’s today’s full schedule of games:
College Football Saturday, October 20, 2018
| Matchup | Time (PT) | TV | Streaming |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matchup | Time (PT) | TV | Streaming |
| #6 Michigan at #24 Michigan State | 9:00 AM | FOX | FoxSportsGo.com |
| #9 Oklahoma at TCU | 9:00 AM | ABC | WatchESPN.com |
| Maryland at #19 Iowa | 9:00 AM | ESPN2 | WatchESPN.com |
| #20 Cincinnati at Temple | 9:00 AM | ESPNU | WatchESPN.com |
| Illinois at #23 Wisconsin | 9:00 AM | FS1 | FoxSportsGo.com |
| Buffalo at Toledo | 9:00 AM | ESPN+ | ESPN+ |
| Tulsa at Arkansas | 9:00 AM | SEC Network | WatchESPN.com |
| Auburn at Ole Miss | 9:00 AM | ESPN | WatchESPN.com |
| Northwestern at Rutgers | 9:00 AM | BTN | FoxSportsGo.com |
| Miami (OH) at Army | 9:00 AM | CBSSN | CBSSports.com |
| North Carolina at Syracuse | 9:20 AM | ACC Network | WatchESPN.com |
| Virginia at Duke | 9:30 AM | ACC Network | WatchESPN.com |
| Idaho State at Liberty | 11:00 AM | None | WatchESPN.com |
| Bowling Green at Ohio | 11:00 AM | None | WatchESPN.com |
| Utah State at Wyoming | 11:30 AM | AT&T SportsNet | WatchStadium.com |
| Florida Atlantic at Marshall | 11:30 AM | None | |
| Charlotte at Middle Tennessee | 12:00 PM | None | WatchESPN.com |
| Eastern Michigan at Ball State | 12:00 PM | ESPN+ | ESPN+ |
| Western Michigan at Central Michigan | 12:00 PM | ESPN+ | ESPN+ |
| #1 Alabama at Tennessee | 12:30 PM | CBS | CBSSports.com |
| #16 NC State at #3 Clemson | 12:30 PM | ESPN | WatchESPN.com |
| Colorado at #15 Washington | 12:30 PM | FOX | FoxSportsGo.com |
| #18 Penn State at Indiana | 12:30 PM | ABC | WatchESPN.com |
| Coastal Carolina at UMass | 12:30 PM | Eleven/NESN+ | UMassAthletics.com |
| Houston at Navy | 12:30 PM | CBSSN | CBSSports.com |
| SMU at Tulane | 12:30 PM | ESPNU | WatchESPN.com |
| Akron at Kent State | 12:30 PM | ESPN+ | ESPN+ |
| Louisiana at Appalachian State | 12:30 PM | ESPN+ | ESPN+ |
| UTEP at Louisiana Tech | 12:30 PM | ESPN+ | ESPN+ |
| Wake Forest at Florida State | 12:30 PM | ESPN2 | WatchESPN.com |
| Minnesota at Nebraska | 12:30 PM | BTN | FoxSportsGo.com |
| Kansas at Texas Tech | 12:30 PM | FS1 | FoxSportsGo.com |
| Memphis at Missouri | 1:00 PM | SEC Network | WatchESPN.com |
| California at Oregon State | 1:00 PM | Pac-12 Networks | Pac-12.com |
| Georgia Southern at New Mexico State | 3:00 PM | Eleven/FSN | Aggievision |
| #22 Mississippi State at #5 LSU | 4:00 PM | ESPN | WatchESPN.com |
| #10 UCF at East Carolina | 4:00 PM | ESPN2 | WatchESPN.com |
| UConn at #21 South Florida | 4:00 PM | CBSSN | CBSSports.com |
| UTSA at Southern Mississippi | 4:00 PM | ESPN+ | ESPN+ |
| Texas State at UL Monroe | 4:00 PM | None | WatchESPN.com |
| #2 Ohio State at Purdue | 4:30 PM | ABC | WatchESPN.com |
| #12 Oregon at #25 Washington State | 4:30 PM | FOX | FoxSportsGo.com |
| Vanderbilt at #14 Kentucky | 4:30 PM | SEC Network | WatchESPN.com |
| Fresno State at New Mexico | 4:30 PM | ESPNU | WatchESPN.com |
| Rice at Florida Intl | 4:30 PM | ESPN+ | ESPN+ |
| North Texas at UAB | 4:30 PM | beIN Sports | beINSports.com |
| Old Dominion at Western Kentucky | 4:30 PM | ESPN+ | ESPN+ |
| USC at Utah | 5:00 PM | Pac-12 Networks | Pac-12.com |
| Arizona at UCLA | 7:30 PM | ESPN2 | WatchESPN.com |
| San Jose State at San Diego State | 7:30 PM | CBSSN | CBSSports.com |
| Nevada at Hawai'i | 8:59 PM | Spectrum Sports PPV | WatchStadium.com |
This is your College Football Saturday open thread. Join your fellow Bruin fans discussing today’s early action in the comments below while you wait for tonight’s UCLA game to kickoff.
Go Bruins!