College football has plenty of good matchups this week

Author: Jim Williams, Senior Columnist – Capital Sports

As the weekend’s college football action kicks off, all eyes turn to a Friday night showdown in the American Conference where No. 24 South Florida visits North Texas. That sets the stage for a Saturday slate packed with marquee matchups, including the legendary Red River Rivalry between Oklahoma and Texas, a top-10 clash between No. 7 Indiana and No. 3 Oregon, and primetime battles featuring Michigan vs. USC and Georgia at Auburn.

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Friday Night Lights

• Cornell @ Harvard – 7:00 PM ESPNU Eric Frede, Jack Ford
• No. 24 USF @ North Texas – 7:30 PM ESPN2 Anish Shroff, Andre Ware
• Rutgers @ Washington – 9:00 PM FS1 Noah Reed, Robert Smith
• Fresno State @ Colorado State – 9:00 PM CBSSN Chris Lewis, Randy Cross

College Football Saturday Oct 11

Early Window (12:00 PM – 2:30 PM)

• Alabama @ Missouri – ABC Joe Tessitore, Jesse Palmer
• Ohio State @ Illinois – FOX Gus Johnson, Joel Klatt

• Pittsburgh @ Florida State – ESPN Dave Pasch, Dusty Dvoracek
• Louisiana @ James Madison – ESPN2 Lowell Galindo, Aaron Murray
• UCF @ Cincinnati – FS1 Dan Hellie, Petros Papadakis
• Toledo @ Bowling Green – ESPNU Matt Schumacker, Dustin Fox
• Stanford @ SMU – CW Thom Brennaman, Will Blackmon
• UCLA @ Michigan State – BTN Mark Followill, Yogi Roth
• Charlotte @ Army – CBSSN Dave Ryan, Adam Breneman
• Houston @ Oklahoma State – TNT J.B. Long, Mike Golic Jr.
• Miami (OH) @ Akron – ESPN+ Michael Reghi, Ryan Cavanaugh
• Washington State @ Ole Miss – 12:45 PM SECN Taylor Zarzour, Matt Stinchcomb
• Northern Illinois @ Eastern Michigan – 1:00 PM ESPN+ Doug Sherman, Barrett Brooks
• Massachusetts @ Kent State – 2:30 PM ESPN+ Anthony Lima, Doc Holliday

College Football – Afternoon Window (3:30 PM – 4:15 PM)

Afternoon Window (3:30 PM – 4:15 PM)

• Oklahoma vs Texas (Dallas) – ABC Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit
• Indiana @ Oregon – CBS Brad Nessler, Gary Danielson
• TCU @ Kansas State – FOX Tim Brando, Devin Gardner
• Iowa State @ Colorado – ESPN Mike Monaco, Louis Riddick
• Alabama State @ Jackson State – ESPNU Tiffany Greene, Jay Walker
• Northwestern @ Penn State – FS1 Connor Onion, Mark Helfrich
• Wake Forest @ Oregon State – CW Ted Robinson, Ryan Leaf, Nigel Burton
• Nebraska @ Maryland – BTN Guy Haberman, Jake Butt
• Virginia Tech @ Georgia Tech – ACCN Wes Durham, Steve Addazio
• Air Force @ UNLV – CBSSN Rich Waltz, Robert Turbin – NC State @ Notre Dame – Peacock Dan Hicks, Jason Garrett
• Appalachian State @ Georgia State – ESPN+
• Ball State @ Western Michigan – ESPN+ Shawn Kenney, Marcus Ray
• Old Dominion @ Marshall – ESPN+
• Navy @ Temple – 4:00 PM ESPN2 Roy Philpott, Sam Acho
• Arkansas @ Tennessee – 4:15 PM SECN Dave Neal, Fozzy Whittaker

College Football – Evening & Primetime (6:00 PM – 11:59 PM)

• UAB @ Florida Atlantic – 6:00 PM ESPN+ James Westling, Leger Douzable
• Florida @ Texas A&M – 7:00 PM ESPN Mark Jones, Roddy Jones
• Iowa @ Wisconsin – 7:00 PM FS1 Eric Collins, Spencer Tillman
• San Jose State @ Wyoming – 7:00 PM CBSSN Jordan Kent, Logan Ryan
• ULM @ Coastal Carolina – 7:00 PM ESPN+
• Georgia @ Auburn – 7:30 PM ABC Sean McDonough, Greg McElroy –
• Kansas @ Texas Tech – 7:30 PM FOX Jason Benetti, Robert Griffin III
• Michigan @ USC – 7:30 PM NBC Noah Eagle, Todd Blackledge
• Rice @ UTSA – 7:30 PM ESPNU Courtney Lyle, Rene Ingoglia
• Purdue @ Minnesota – 7:30 PM BTN Chris Vosters, Anthony Herron
• Clemson @ Boston College – 7:30 PM ACCN Chris Cotter, Forrest Conoly
• South Carolina @ LSU – 7:45 PM SECN Tom Hart, Jordan Rodgers, Cole Cubelic
• BYU @ Arizona – 8:00 PM ESPN2 Mike Couzens, Kirk Morrison
• Troy @ Texas State – 8:00 PM ESPN+
• New Mexico @ Boise State – 9:45 PM FS1 Noah Reed, Robert Smith
• Arizona State @ Utah – 10:15 PM ESPN Dave Flemming, Brock Osweiler
• San Diego State @ Nevada – 10:30 PM CBSSN John Sadak, Taylor McHargue
• Utah State @ Hawaii – 11:59 PM Spectrum Hawaii, MWC Digital

Closing Thoughts

No matter which conference you follow—SEC, Big Ten, Pac-12, ACC, or the American—this weekend offers something for everyone. From historic rivalries to top-10 showdowns and late-night thrillers, college football fans are in for a treat.