ESPN’s Week 14 College Football Menu: ACC, Big Ten, Pac-12, American Athletic Conference and MAC Title Game Berths on the Line; Highly Ranked College Football Playoff Teams in Rivalry Games

• Virginia Tech-Virginia and Wisconsin-Minnesota Winners Advance to Conference Championship Games
• Utah, Memphis and Western Michigan Advance to Conference Championship Games with a Win; Clemson and LSU Look to Remain Undefeated
• Georgia-Georgia Tech Among Many Traditional Rivalry Games
• 2019 FCS Football Championship Set to Begin

ESPN concludes November with a full menu of college football games, including seven teams — Memphis, Minnesota, Utah, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Western Michigan and Wisconsin – that can all advance to their respective conference championship game with a win, highlighting the network’s Thanksgiving week (Nov. 26-30) slate.  Clemson, Georgia, and LSU — who have already clinched conference championship game berths — will look to stay among the top teams in the College Football Playoff Committee rankings, as Clemson plays at South Carolina and Georgia visits Georgia Tech in historic rivalry games while LSU finishes conference play hosting Texas A&M. Overall, more than 50 games from the FBS will be served up this week and an additional eight contests from the first round of the 2020 Division I Football Championship are also on the menu.

Georgia at Georgia Tech, Clemson at South Carolina Begin Final Regular Season Saturday
ABC and ESPN will begin Saturday, Nov. 30, with traditional rivalries: Georgia-Georgia Tech (noon) and Clemson-South Carolina (noon). For the Bulldogs and Yellow Jackets, the game marks the 114th matchup, while the Tigers and Gamecocks play for the 117th time. Bob Wischusen, Dan Orlovsky and Allison Williams will be Atlanta, while Dave Pasch, Greg McElroy and Tom Luginbill are in Columbia, S.C.

Winner of Wisconsin-Minnesota Advances to Big Ten Championship
The winner of the Big Ten West will be determined on ABC, as Wisconsin travels to Minnesota (3:30 p.m.) in the 129th meeting of the most played FBS rivalry. The Badgers and Gophers annually play for Paul Bunyan’s Axe, and both schools have won the game 60 times with eight ties. Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit and Maria Taylor will call the game from TCF Bank Stadium, adding to a historic day for Minnesota which will begin with College GameDay originating from the campus for the first time ever.

On ESPN, Baylor will travel to Kansas (3:30 p.m.) as the Bears play in their final regular season game prior next week’s DR Pepper Big 12 Championship Game. Beth Mowins, Anthony Becht and Rocky Boiman will be in Lawrence, Kan.

ABC’s Saturday Night Football will Feature Utah Looking to Advance to Pac-12 Championship Game
ABC’s Saturday Night Football will feature Utah hosting Colorado (7:30 p.m.), as the Utes will advance to the Pac-12 Championship Game with a victory. For both schools, the game will mark just the second appearance on the Saturday Night Football franchise. Steve Levy, Brian Griese, Todd McShay, and Molly McGrath will be in Salt Lake City.

LSU Looks to Remain Undefeated; First Meeting with Texas A&M Since Last Year’s Seven Overtime Matchup
ESPN will air No. 1 LSU hosting Texas A&M (7 p.m.), as the Tigers look to win their first 12 games of the season for the first time since 2011. Last season, the Tigers-Aggies played in an epic seven overtime affair, with A&M coming out victorious 74-72. Sean McDonough, Todd Blackledge and Holly Rowe will be in Baton Rouge.

Virginia Tech-Virginia Winner Goes to ACC Championship; Memphis Goes to AAC Championship with a Victory
ABC will air a doubleheader on Black Friday – Nov. 29  – as Virginia Tech will be at Virginia (noon), with the winner set to advance to the ACC Championship Game. Cincinnati at Memphis (3:30 p.m.) will follow and a win by the Tigers will set up a rematch in the conference championship game the following week. Dave Flemming, Jim Mora and Paul Carcaterra are in Charlottesville, Va., with Jason Benetti, Rod Gilmore and Quint Kessenich in Memphis.

The week begins with Western Michigan at Northern Illinois on Tuesday, Nov. 26 on ESPNU (7 p.m.). A win by the Broncos sends them to the Marathon MAC Championship Game.

2019 FCS Football Championship Set to Begin
ESPN will also begin complete coverage of 2019 FCS Football Championship with eight games streaming on ESPN3 on Saturday. The 24-team field championship will continue throughout December and conclude with the championship game on January 11 on ABC.

College Football Playoff Committee Newest Rankings Exclusively Revealed
ESPN will exclusively reveal the College Football Playoff committee’s updated rankings on Tuesday, Nov. 26 (7 p.m.). Rece Davis, Kirk Herbstreit, Joey Galloway, Jesse Palmer and David Pollack will be on the air, with College Football Playoff committee chairman Rob Mullens joining the show following the announcement of the new rankings.

A partial schedule is below; all games are here; CFP rankings from Nov. 19 utilized in table below

Not all digital games are exclusive

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