USF And The ACC Headline Friday Night Lights
Friday night action features five intriguing matchups across major broadcast networks to launch the November schedule. Virginia Tech travels to SMU for a 7:00 PM Eastern kickoff on ESPN, featuring play-by-play caller Mike Monaco alongside analyst Jordan Rodgers. Shortly after at 7:30 PM Eastern on ESPN2, South Florida takes on East Carolina with Jason Ross Jr. and Tyoka Jackson bringing the action. Big Ten coverage gets underway at 8:00 PM Eastern on FOX as Nebraska meets Illinois under the call of Jack Kizer and Mark Helfrich. Ranked Mountain West action takes center stage at 9:00 PM Eastern on CBSSN when 22 New Mexico plays Nevada with Jack Gordon and Taylor McHargue, followed by a late night Big 12 battle at 10:15 PM Eastern on ESPN featuring TCU at 24 Arizona with Anish Shroff and Andre Ware.
Big Noon And The Holy War
Saturday morning kicks off at 12:00 PM Eastern with a stacked slate of marquee games led by a top ten Holy War showdown between 7 BYU and 3 Utah on ABC, featuring Dave Pasch and Dusty Dvoracek. Simultaneously, FOX brings viewers 5 UCLA at Minnesota with the broadcast duo of Gus Johnson and Joel Klatt, while ESPN showcases an SEC clash between 10 Texas and 19 Missouri with Joe Tessitore and Jesse Palmer. Additional noon games include Clemson at Syracuse on ESPN2 with Lowell Galindo and Kirk Morrison, Iowa State at Baylor on FS1 with Eric Collins and Spencer Tillman, Florida State at Boston College on ACCN with Jorge Sedano and Rodney McLeod, North Carolina at Connecticut on CBSSN with Jordan Kent and Robert Turbin, and Tulsa at Tulane on ESPNU with Shawn Kenney and Leger Douzable.
Early afternoon windows present key regional showdowns, starting with Duke visiting NC State at 12:30 PM Eastern on The CW with Thom Brennaman, Jason Cabinda, and Wes Bryant, while Big Ten Network brings Maryland at Purdue with Cory Provus and Rhett Lewis. SEC Network coverage begins at 12:45 PM Eastern as Arkansas faces Auburn under the call of Taylor Zarzour and Matt Stinchcomb, followed by Oklahoma State at Kansas State at 1:00 PM Eastern on TNT with J.B. Long and Mike Golic Jr. Streaming coverage via ESPN+ features Sun Belt matchups, including Old Dominion at Coastal Carolina at 1:00 PM Eastern and Georgia State at Appalachian State at 2:30 PM Eastern.
SEC And Big Ten Dominates Afternoon Slate
The 3:00 PM Eastern window delivers intense conference implications starting on ESPN with Texas A&M visiting 23 South Carolina with Roy Philpott and Brock Osweiler, while ESPN+ hosts UL Monroe at Arkansas State and Delaware at Kennesaw State with Nolan Alexander and Cole Neely. Mid-afternoon heavyweights kick off at 3:30 PM Eastern on ABC, where 9 Alabama fights 15 LSU with signature commentary from Chris Fowler and Kirk Herbstreit. CBS brings a massive Big Ten clash between Oregon and 11 Ohio State featuring Brad Nessler and Charles Davis, while FOX broadcasts Cincinnati at 17 Houston with Tim Brando and Devin Gardner, and FS1 highlights Penn State at Washington with Dan Hellie and Robert Smith.
Additional 3:30 PM Eastern action across networks features Merrimack at 14 Wake Forest on ACCN with Roxy Bernstein and Rodney McLeod, Temple at Navy on CBSSN with John Sadak and Randy Cross, and ESPN+ streams including Charlotte at UAB with Jack Benjamin and Doc Holliday, Marshall at Georgia Southern, and Western Kentucky at Middle Tennessee with Jake Rose and Jeremy Kellem. Shortly after, UCF faces Kansas at 3:45 PM Eastern on ESPN2 with Courtney Lyle and Rene Ingoglia, while 4:00 PM Eastern games feature Rice at North Texas on ESPNU with James Westling and Jeff Woody, Northern Illinois at San Jose State on NBCS Bay Area and MW+ with Neal Ruhl and David Fales, Missouri State at Florida International on ESPN+ with Corey Brooks and Jermon Bushrod, and Louisiana Tech at Troy on ESPN+.
Early Evening Provides Some Good Matchups
SEC Network showcases Vanderbilt at Mississippi State at 4:15 PM Eastern with Dave Neal and Cole Cubelic, running alongside Big Ten Network coverage of Rutgers at Wisconsin with Jeff Levering and Jake Butt. Sun Belt action continues on ESPN+ at 5:00 PM Eastern with South Alabama at Louisiana, followed by Mountain West play at 6:00 PM Eastern on USA Network as 20 Boise State visits Colorado State under the call of Nate Gatter and Ryan Leaf. SEC action resumes at 6:15 PM Eastern on ESPN, with 8 Kentucky visiting 16 Tennessee with Tom Hart and Roddy Jones on the call, while CBSSN airs Sam Houston at Jacksonville State at 7:00 PM Eastern with Alex Del Barrio and Emory Hunt.
Prime Time Blockbusters
Saturday night delivers a stacked prime-time lineup starting at 7:30 PM Eastern, headlined by 1 Miami facing 4 Notre Dame on NBC with Noah Eagle and Todd Blackledge, while ABC showcases 2 Georgia visiting 12 Ole Miss with Sean McDonough and Greg McElroy. Simultaneously, FOX brings 21 Iowa at Northwestern with Connor Onion and Robert Griffin III, CBS broadcasts the commander-in-chief rivalry of Air Force at Army with Rich Waltz, Adam Breneman, and Brian Kelly, ESPN2 features Colorado at Arizona State with Chuckie Kempf and Dustin Fox, and ACCN carries Louisville at Georgia Tech with Wes Durham and Max Browne. Streaming and regional networks present Michigan State at Michigan at 7:30 PM Eastern on Peacock and NBCSN with Paul Burmeister and Yogi Roth.
Late Night Games
Nighttime action wraps up with high-stakes matchups across the country, starting at 7:45 PM Eastern on SEC Network with Oklahoma visiting 25 Florida featuring Matt Schumacker and Aaron Murray, followed by Liberty at New Mexico State at 8:00 PM Eastern on ESPNU with Joe Tordy and Forrest Conoly. Late night kickoffs begin at 9:30 PM Eastern with West Virginia at 13 Texas Tech on ESPN with Jay Alter and Tom Luginbill, Hawai’i at UTEP on FS1 with Carlo Jimenez and Petros Papadakis, and Fresno State at Utah State on USA with Ted Robinson and Darius Walker. Final kickoffs of the weekend at 10:30 PM Eastern feature Texas State at Oregon State on The CW with Rick Allen and Will Blackmon, alongside Wyoming at UNLV on CBSSN with Chris Lewis and Doug Pederson.
