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Wake up folks. It’s Florida-Georgia day! The World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party is upon us.
Let’s get it started.
Both College GameDay and SEC Nation are broadcasting live from Jacksonville this morning, at 9:00 a.m. on ESPN and SEC Network, respectively, ahead of Florida’s top-ten tussle with the Bulldogs, airing at 3:30 p.m. on CBS.
While you anxiously await the Gators’ time in the spotlight this afternoon, or when you’re watching other games this evening and (hopefully) basking in the post-game glow, feel free to hang out in this thread while watching any of today’s games.
Here are our picks for today’s viewing windows:
Early (12:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., Eastern)
Clemson at Florida State (12:00 p.m., ABC): The noon shift isn’t bringing its A game this week. I suppose there is a possibility that the ‘Noles could get up for this one and catch the No. 2 Tigers sleepwalking? FSU has been mostly a mess on offense but is periodically competent on the other side of the ball.
Texas Tech at Iowa State (12:00 p.m., ESPN2): The Cyclones knocked off a previously undefeated West Virginia, stymieing the Mountaineers. Can they do it again against the Red Raiders’ efficient offense?
Vanderbilt at Arkansas (12:00 p.m., SECN): I told you it’s slim pickings in the noon viewing window. These two teams have a combined five wins and not a conference victory among them - but one lucky program will get their first SEC pelt today!
In other games: At noon, Purdue follows up their Ohio State upset with a date at Michigan State (ESPN) and No. 20 Wisconsin visits Northwestern (FOX). At 12:20 p.m., North Carolina is at Virginia (ACCN) in a game which is legitimately significant in the ACC Coastal race.
Afternoon (3:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Eastern)
You will of course be watching Florida vs. Georgia at 3:30 p.m. on CBS.
In other games: At 3:30 p.m., one-loss No. 18 Iowa visits two-loss No. 17 Penn State (ESPN), and undefeated No. 21 USF gets tested at Houston (ABC). At 4:00 p.m., No. 12 Kentucky visits Florida’s next opponent, Missouri (SECN), needing a win to keep pace with the Florida-Georgia winner in the SEC East race.
Evening (7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Eastern)
Texas A&M at Mississippi State (7:00 p.m., ESPN): The No. 16 Aggies are in Starkville for a date with the offensively challenged Bulldogs, who will be looking to get the taste of a loss to LSU out of their mouths.
Washington State at Stanford (7:00 p.m., PAC12): Playoff expansion proponent Mike Leach is back on the field with the one-loss No. 14 Cougs after their win over Oregon last week. This Saturday evening, Wazzu visits the No. 24 Cardinal.
Texas at Oklahoma State (8:00 p.m., ABC): After a week off, the No. 6 Longhorns begin a tough stretch of their schedule with a visit to Stillwater. The status of Texas QB Sam Ehlinger is still unclear, though it appears he may attempt to give it a go against the Cowboys.
In other games: At 7:00 p.m., No. 22 NC State is at Syracuse (ESPN2). Tennessee visits South Carolina at 7:30 p.m. (SECN), in a battle of two thoroughly mediocre SEC East opponents. There’s also No. 3 Notre Dame at Navy (8:00 p.m., CBS), a game which I cannot bring myself to care about.
And here is your schedule table for today’s games.
Week 9 College Football Schedule
Match-up | Time (ET) | TV / Streaming |
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Match-up | Time (ET) | TV / Streaming |
Vanderbilt at Arkansas | 12:00 p.m. | SECN / WatchESPN |
Purdue at Michigan State | 12:00 p.m. | ESPN / WatchESPN |
Texas Tech at Iowa State | 12:00 p.m. | ESPN2 / WatchESPN |
Clemson at Florida State | 12:00 p.m. | ABC / WatchESPN |
Wake Forest at Louisville | 12:00 p.m. | ACCN / WatchESPN |
Wisconsin at Northwestern | 12:00 p.m. | FOX |
UMass at UConn | 12:00 p.m. | ESPNU / WatchESPN |
Army at Eastern Michigan | 12:00 p.m. | CBSSN |
Central Michigan at Akron | 12:00 p.m. | ESPN3 / WatchESPN |
Bethune-Cookman at Nebraska | 12:00 p.m. | BTN |
North Carolina at Virginia | 12:20 p.m. | ACCN / WatchESPN |
Southern Miss at Charlotte | 2:00 p.m. | ESPN3 / WatchESPN |
Coastal Carolina at Georgia State | 2:00 p.m. | ESPN+ / WatchESPN |
Oregon State at Colorado | 3:00 p.m. | PAC 12 |
TCU at Kansas | 3:00 p.m. | FS1 |
Florida vs. Georgia | 3:30 p.m. | CBS |
Arizona State at USC | 3:30 p.m. | ABC / WatchESPN |
Illinois at Maryland | 3:30 p.m. | BTN |
Iowa at Penn State | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN / WatchESPN |
Kansas State at Oklahoma | 3:30 p.m. | FOX |
Duke at Pittsburgh | 3:30 p.m. | ACCN / WatchESPN |
Middle Tennessee at Old Dominion | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN+ / WatchESPN |
Northern Illinois at BYU | 3:30 p.m. | ESPNU / WatchESPN |
Cincinnati at Southern Methodist | 3:30 p.m. | CBSSN |
South Florida at Houston | 3:30 p.m. | ABC / WatchESPN |
Kentucky at Missouri | 4:00 p.m. | SECN / WatchESPN |
New Mexico at Utah State | 4:00 p.m. | |
Washington at California | 6:30 p.m. | FS1 |
UNLV at San Jose State | 6:30 p.m. | |
Texas A&M at Mississippi State | 7:00 p.m. | ESPN / WatchESPN |
Washington State at Stanford | 7:00 p.m. | PAC 12 |
NC State at Syracuse | 7:00 p.m. | ESPN2 / WatchESPN |
New Mexico State at Texas State | 7:00 p.m. | ESPN3 / WatchESPN |
Tulane at Tulsa | 7:00 p.m. | ESPNU / WatchESPN |
Arkansas State at Louisiana | 7:00 p.m. | ESPN+ / WatchESPN |
Boise State at Air Force | 7:00 p.m. | CBSSN |
Tennessee at South Carolina | 7:30 p.m. | SECN / WatchESPN |
Florida International at Western Kentucky | 7:30 p.m. | |
UAB at UTEP | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN+ / WatchESPN |
Notre Dame at Navy | 8:00 p.m. | CBS |
Texas at Oklahoma State | 8:00 p.m. | ABC / WatchESPN |
Oregon at Arizona | 10:30 p.m. | ESPN / WatchESPN |
Hawai'i at Fresno State | 10:30 p.m. | ESPN2 / WatchESPN |
San Diego State at Nevada | 10:30 p.m. | ESPNU / WatchESPN |