- Georgia Tech at No. 7 Clemson and Texas Tech at No. 10 Oklahoma in Prime Time
- 11 Oklahoma State at No. 22 West Virginia and No. 4 TCU at No. 25 Iowa State Highlight Afternoon Slate
- Thursday: Heisman Candidate Bryce Love and No. 20 Stanford at Oregon State
- Saturday: No. 5 Wisconsin, No. 8 Miami, No. 12 Washington, No. 13 Virginia Tech, No. 17 South Florida, No. 18 UCF, and No. 21 USC all in Action
ESPN’s networks will feature top 10 teams in key conference games, including a top 5 team on the road vs. a ranked opponent, throughout the day on Saturday, highlighting the industry-leading week 9 schedule. Overall, more than half the ranked teams will play on ESPN’s networks in the final week of play before the first College Football Playoff rankings are released (Tuesday, Oct. 31 at 7 p.m. on ESPN).
ABC’s Saturday Night Football: No. 7 Clemson or No. 10 Oklahoma at Home in Conference Matchups
Two top 10 teams hosting conference opponents will be featured on ABC’s Saturday Night Football Presented by Walmart as the premier network series features either No. 7 Clemson at home against Georgia Tech or No. 10 Oklahoma welcoming in Texas Tech. All fans will have access to both games, as the two games will air nationally on either ABC or ESPN2 in every market.
The Clemson Tigers return to action after suffering their first conference – and only – loss of the season against Syracuse in week 7 and welcome in the Yellow Jackets, who also only has one conference loss, which was to undefeated Miami. Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit and Maria Taylor will be in Memorial Stadium in Clemson, S.C., for the call of the game.
The Sooners have worked their way back into the top 10 after back-to-back victories and now welcome in the Red Raiders. Sooners quarterback Baker Mayfield once played for Texas Tech before transferring to Oklahoma and will be facing his former team for the final time. Oklahoma is on a five-game winning streak in the series they have dominated all-time (18-6 record). Steve Levy, Brian Griese, and Todd McShay will be in Norman, Okla.
Marquee Matchups All Afternoon Lead into Prime Time Slate
Saturday’s slate begins with a marquee matchup as No. 11 Oklahoma State is at No. 22 West Virginia (noon, ABC) in a Big 12 showdown matching teams up with 3-1 conference records. Both teams only loss of the year came to No. 4 TCU, who remains undefeated. Joe Tessitore, Todd Blackledge, and Holly Rowe will be in Morgantown, W.V. for the call of the game.
In the same timeslot, ESPN and ESPN2 will feature a pair of undefeated teams, as No. 5 Wisconsin travels to Illinois (ESPN) and No. 8 Miami heads to North Carolina (ESPN2). Both teams will be playing in only their second conference road game of the year.
The high-stakes matchups continue into the late afternoon as No. 4 TCU at No. 25 Iowa State (3:30 p.m.) and UCLA at No. 12 Washington (3:30 p.m.) will be show throughout the country on either ABC or ESPN2.
The Cyclones will be looking for their second top 5 win of the season as they previously beat then-ranked No. 3 Oklahoma (Oct. 7), propelling them to a three-game winning streak which has them ranked for the first time since 2005. The Horned Frogs look to maintain their perfect record on the season and their domination in conference play, which has seen them outscore their opponents 144-61. Dave Pasch, Greg McElroy and Tom Luginbill will be in Ames, Iowa, for the game.
The Huskies, coming off their first loss of the season, host the Bruins in Pac-12 matchup. UCLA is looking for their first conference road win of the year. Bob Wischusen, Brock Huard and Allison Williams will be in Seattle.
Also in the 3:30 p.m., No. 16 Michigan State will be at Northwestern (ESPN) as the Spartans look to remain undefeated in the Big Ten. Anish Shroff, Ahmad Brooks and Roddy Jones will be in Evanston, Ill.
Heisman Hopeful Takes Center Stage on Thursday Night
ESPN’s Thursday night telecast (Oct. 26) features Heisman hopeful Bryce Love as No. 20 Stanford is at Oregon State (9 p.m.). The junior running back has nearly 1,400 yards rushing on the season including toping more than 250 yards twice and 300 yards once in a single game. He has helped the Cardinal bounce back from two early season losses and has them at 5-2 on the season and tied atop the Pac-12 North.
Additional Ranked Teams on ESPN’s Networks
- Houston at No. 17 South Florida at 3:45 p.m. on ESPNU
- Austin Peay at No. 18 UCF at 5 p.m. on ESPN3
- Duke at No. 13 Virginia Tech at 7:20 p.m. on ACC Network Extra
- 21 USC at Arizona State at 10:45 p.m. on ESPN
All games Saturday, Oct. 28, unless noted
| Date | Time (ET) | Game | Network |
| Thu, Oct 26 | 6 p.m. | Clark Atlanta at Miles College (AL) | ESPN3 |
| 7 p.m. | Toledo at Ball State Jim Barbar, Mark Herrman |
ESPN3 | |
| Shorter at West Georgia | ESPN3 | ||
| 7:30 p.m. | South Alabama at Georgia State Mark Neely, Ray Bentley |
ESPNU | |
| 9 p.m. | No. 20 Stanford at Oregon State Dave Flemming, Brock Huard, Laura Rutledge |
ESPN | |
| Fri, Oct 27 | 8 p.m. | Florida State at Boston College Adam Amin, Mack Brown, Jen Lada |
ESPN |
| 9 p.m. | Tulsa at SMU Dave Lamont, Dusty Dvoracek, Alex Corddry |
ESPN2 | |
| Sat, Oct 28 | Noon | No. 11 Oklahoma State at No. 22 West Virginia Joe Tessitore, Todd Blackledge, Holly Rowe |
ABC |
| No. 5 Wisconsin at Illinois Mike Patrick, Tommy Tuberville, Paul Carceterra |
ESPN | ||
| No. 8 Miami at North Carolina Jason Benetti, Kelly Stouffer, Kris Budden |
ESPN2 | ||
| Texas at Baylor Mike Couzens, John Congemi |
ESPNU | ||
| Arkansas at Ole Miss David Neal, Matt Stinchcomb, Dawn Davenport |
SEC Network | ||
| Bryant at Wagner | ESPN3 | ||
| Benedictine at William Penn | ESPN3 | ||
| 12:20 p.m. | Louisville at Wake Forest | ACC Network Extra | |
| 12:30 p.m. | Virginia at Pittsburgh | ACC Network Extra | |
| 1 p.m. | Rhode Island at Albany | ESPN3 | |
| San Diego at Stetson | ESPN3 | ||
| Florida A&M at Morgan State | ESPN3 | ||
| 2 p.m. | Illinois State at Youngstown State | ESPN3 | |
| South Dakota State at Western Illinois | ESPN3 | ||
| VMI at The Citadel | ESPN3 | ||
| East Stroudsburg at West Chester | ESPN3 | ||
| 3 p.m. | San Jose State at BYU | ESPN3 | |
| Southern Arkansas at Henderson State | ESPN3 | ||
| Indiana State at Missouri State | ESPN3 | ||
| Chattanooga at Samford | ESPN3 | ||
| Eastern Illinois at Tennessee-Martin | ESPN3 | ||
| 3:30 p.m. | UCLA at No. 12 Washington Bob Wischusen, Brock Huard, Allison Williams |
ABC/ESPN2 | |
| No. 4 TCU at No. 25 Iowa State Dave Pasch, Greg McElroy, Tom Luginbill |
ABC/ESPN2 | ||
| No. 16 Michigan State at Northwestern Anish Shroff, Ahmad Brooks, Roddy Jones |
ESPN | ||
| Florida vs. No. 3 Georgia from Jacksonville Bill Rosinski, David Norrie, Ian Fitzsimmons |
ESPN Radio | ||
| Georgia Southern at Troy Matt Stewart, Watson Brown |
ESPN3 | ||
| Furman at Western Carolina | ESPN3 | ||
| Northern Iowa at North Dakota State | ESPN3 | ||
| Alabama A&M at Alabama State | ESPN3 | ||
| 3:45 p.m. | Houston at No. 17 South Florida Mike Corey, Rene Ingoglia |
ESPNU | |
| 4 p.m. | Vanderbilt at South Carolina Taylor Zarzour, Andre Ware, Olivia Harlan |
SEC Network | |
| Southern Illinois at South Dakota | ESPN3 | ||
| Azusa Pacific at Central Washington | ESPN3 | ||
| Northern Michigan at Grand Valley State | ESPN3 | ||
| 5 p.m. | Louisiana-Monroe at Idaho Trey Bender, George Wrighster |
ESPN3 | |
| Austin Peay at No. 18 UCF Shawn Kennedy, Forrest Conoly |
ESPN3 | ||
| West Florida at West Alabama | ESPN3 | ||
| 6 p.m. | Texas State at Coastal CarolinaJeff McCarrigher, Stan Lewter | ESPN3 | |
| Monmouth at Charleston Southern | ESPN3 | ||
| Newberry at Wingate | ESPN3 | ||
| 6:30 p.m. | Old Dominion at North Texas | ESPN3 | |
| 7 p.m. | McNeese at Central Arkansas | ESPN3 | |
| Stephen F. Austin at Lamar | ESPN3 | ||
| 7:15 p.m. | Mississippi State at Texas A&M Mark Jones, Rod Gilmore, Quint Kessenich |
ESPN | |
| 7:20 p.m. | Duke at No. 13 Virginia Tech | ACC Network Extra | |
| 7:30 p.m. | New Mexico at Wyoming Roy Philpott, Tom Ramsey |
ESPNU | |
| Tennessee at Kentucky Tom Hart, Jordan Rodgers, Cole Cubelic |
SEC Network | ||
| 8 p.m. | Georgia Tech at No. 7 Clemson Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Maria Taylor |
ABC or ESPN2 | |
| Texas Tech at No. 10 Oklahoma Steve Levy, Brian Griese, Todd McShay |
ABC or ESPN2 | ||
| Arkansas State at New Mexico State | ESPN3 | ||
| Sam Houston State at Southeastern Louisiana | ESPN3 | ||
| 10:45 p.m. | No. 21 USC at Arizona State Beth Mowins, Anthony Becht, Rocky Boiman |
ESPN | |
| 11:15 p.m. | San Diego State at Hawaii Clay Matvick, Kirk Morrison |
ESPN2 |
Please note: Not all ESPN3 and ACC Network Extra Games are Exclusive
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