Written by Jim Williams – Senior Columnist, Capital Sports Network
As the college football season heats up, Week 9 promises a buffet of compelling matchups across every major conference. With playoff implications looming, fans can feast on a full slate of games on ESPN, CBS, NBC, PEACOCK, CW and TNT on Saturday. One of the most intriguing contests features No. 18 South Florida traveling to Memphis for a pivotal showdown on ESPN2 at noon Saturday. This game could determine the Group of Six representative in the College Football Playoff, making it a must-watch for fans tracking the postseason race
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Saturday, October 25 – Noon Window
ABC
- No. 8 Ole Miss @ No. 13 Oklahoma
Sean McDonough, Greg McElroy
FOX
- UCLA @ No. 2 Indiana
Gus Johnson, Joel Klatt
ESPN
- Syracuse @ No. 7 Georgia Tech
Dave Pasch, Dusty Dvoracek
ESPN2
- No. 18 USF @ Memphis
Matt Schumacker, Sam Acho
FS1
- Northwestern @ Nebraska
Connor Onion, Mark Helfrich
ESPNU
- Appalachian State @ Old Dominion
Doug Sherman, Tyoka Jackson
CW
- SMU @ Wake Forest
Thom Brennaman, Will Blackmon
BTN
- Rutgers @ Purdue
Guy Haberman, Yogi Roth
ACCN
- No. 16 Virginia @ North Carolina
Wes Durham, Steve Addazio
CBSSN
- Ohio @ Eastern Michigan
Jordan Kent, Logan Ryan
TNT
- Kansas State @ Kansas
J.B. Long, Mike Golic Jr.
ESPN+
- Bowling Green @ Kent State
Anthony Lima, Doc Holliday
Saturday Afternoon – 12:45 PM to 4:15 PM
SECN
- Auburn @ Arkansas – 12:45 PM
Dave Neal, Fozzy Whittaker - No. 22 Texas @ Mississippi State – 4:15 PM
Taylor Zarzour, Matt Stinchcomb
ESPN+
- Buffalo @ Akron – 1:00 PM
Shawn Kenney, Ryan Cavanaugh - Connecticut @ Rice – 3:00 PM
Ted Emrich, Charles Arbuckle - Ball State @ Northern Illinois
Jason Ross Jr., Forrest Conoly - Massachusetts @ Central Michigan
Evan Stockton, Reggie Walker - Temple @ Tulsa
James Westling, Leger Douzable - ULM @ Southern Mississippi
- Western Michigan @ Miami (OH)
Michael Reghi, Marcus Ray
Altitude / MWC Digital
- Utah State @ New Mexico – 3:00 PM
ABC
- No. 4 Alabama @ South Carolina – 3:30 PM
Joe Tessitore, Jesse Palmer
CBS
- Minnesota @ Iowa – 3:30 PM
Brad Nessler, Gary Danielson
FOX
- No. 11 BYU @ Iowa State – 3:30 PM
Jason Benetti, Robert Griffin III
ESPN
- No. 15 Missouri @ No. 10 Vanderbilt – 3:30 PM
Bob Wischusen, Louis Riddick
FS1
- San Diego State @ Fresno State – 3:30 PM
Noah Reed, Robert Smith
CW
- Toledo @ Washington State – 3:30 PM
Ted Robinson, Ryan Leaf, Nigel Burton
BTN
- No. 23 Illinois @ Washington – 3:30 PM
Jeff Levering, Jake Butt
ACCN
- NC State @ Pittsburgh – 3:30 PM
Chris Cotter, Max Browne
CBSSN
- Florida Atlantic @ Navy – 3:30 PM
Chris Lewis, Randy Cross
ESPN2
- Baylor @ No. 21 Cincinnati – 4:00 PM
Mike Monaco, Kirk Morrison
ESPNU
- Oklahoma State @ No. 14 Texas Tech – 4:00 PM
Justin Kutcher, Dustin Fox
Saturday Evening – 6:00 PM to Late Night
ESPN+
- TCU @ West Virginia – 6:00 PM
Pete Sousa, Craig Haubert - Georgia Southern @ Arkansas State – 7:00 PM
- Louisiana @ Troy – 7:00 PM
ESPN
- Stanford @ No. 9 Miami (FL) – 7:00 PM
Mark Jones, Roddy Jones - Colorado @ Utah – 10:15 PM
Roy Philpott, Brock Osweiler
FS1
- Wisconsin @ No. 6 Oregon – 7:00 PM
Tim Brando, Devin Gardner
ABC
- No. 3 Texas A&M @ No. 20 LSU – 7:30 PM
Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit
NBC
- No. 25 Michigan @ Michigan State – 7:30 PM
Noah Eagle, Todd Blackledge
ACCN
- Boston College @ No. 19 Louisville – 7:30 PM
Jorge Sedano, Rodney McLeod
CBSSN
- Colorado State @ Wyoming – 7:30 PM
Dave Ryan, Adam Breneman
SECN
- No. 17 Tennessee @ Kentucky – 7:45 PM
Tom Hart, Jordan Rodgers, Cole Cubelic
ESPN2
- Houston @ No. 24 Arizona State – 8:00 PM
Lowell Galindo, Aaron Murray
ESPNU
- North Dakota State @ South Dakota State – 8:00 PM
Richard Cross, Taylor McHargue
Why It Matters
With games airing on ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, ESPN, FS1, BTN, SECN, ACCN, ESPNU, ESPN2, CW, TNT, Altitude, and ESPN+, fans are spoiled for choice. The diversity of platforms ensures that no matter your team or region, you’ll find a game worth watching. This kind of access is a testament to the sport’s growing popularity and the networks’ commitment to delivering wall-to-wall coverage every weekend.
