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- Flawless: No. 2 Clemson and No. 21 South Florida Look to Remain Undefeated; No. 8 Texas Tries to Stay Perfect in League Play
- Texas is Back: ABC’s Saturday Night Football Features Longhorns for First Time Since 2013
- ESPN’s Networks Feature Ranked Teams for Four Consecutive Days; ESPN+ Streams More than 20 Conference Games
The last weekend in October is a road trip weekend as the ESPN/ABC college football week 9 slate will feature 10 ranked teams as visitors, including No. 2 Clemson and No. 8 Texas as the Tigers look to stay undefeated on the season and the Longhorns unbeaten in Big 12 play. The slate also features No. 21 South Florida who joins the Tigers as one of five unbeaten teams in FBS. ESPN’s slate of ranked teams hitting the road begins Thursday, Oct. 25, starting four consecutive days of ranked teams being featured across its networks.
No. 8 Texas on ABC’s Saturday Night Football for First Time Since 2013; Oklahoma State Looks to Extend Winning Streak vs. Longhorns
ABC’s Saturday Night Football will feature No. 8 Texas at Oklahoma State (8 p.m. ET), as the Longhorns make their first appearance on the signature college football franchise in more than five years. Texas is currently atop the Big 12 as the league’s lone undefeated team and, in order to remain that way, the Longhorns will have to defeat the Cowboys for the first time since 2014. Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit and Maria Taylor will be in Stillwater, Okla., for the call.
ACC Rivalry: No. 2 Clemson at Florida State Begins ABC’s Tripleheader; No. 21 South Florida Featured on ABC/ESPN2
ABC will begin its week 9 with the highest ranked team playing this week as No. 2 Clemson travels to Florida State (noon). The ACC rivalry game will lead into No. 21 South Florida at Houston on many ABC affiliates, as the Bulls-Cougars will be regionalized between ABC and ESPN2 with Arizona State at USC (3:30 p.m.). Bob Wischusen, Brock Huard, and Allison Williams will be in Tallahassee, Fla., while Mark Neely, John Congemi, and Alex Corddry will be in Houston and Adam Amin, Rod Gilmore, and Quint Kessenich are in Los Angeles.
Ranked Big Ten Matchup Leads into Road Tests for No. 16 Texas A&M and No. 19 Oregon
ESPN’s Saturday quadrupleheader will feature No. 18 Iowa at No. 17 Penn State (3:30 p.m.) leading into No. 16 Texas A&M at Mississippi State (7 p.m.) followed by No. 19 Oregon at Arizona (10:30 p.m.). The Nittany Lions are the only ranked team on ESPN’s network’s slate that is home this weekend. Coming off their upset of Ohio State, Purdue will be at Michigan State (noon) to begin the action on ESPN.
No. 25 Appalachian State and No. 23 Utah Highlight Thursday and Friday Night Schedule
The theme of ranked teams on the road begins early this week, as No. 25 Appalachian State travels to Georgia Southern on Thursday, Oct. 25 (7:30 p.m.) on ESPNU, and No. 23 Utah is at UCLA on Friday, Oct. 26 (10:30 p.m.) on ESPN. Also on Thursday, Georgia Tech is at Virginia Tech (7:30 p.m.) on ESPN.
ESPN Televises Boston College’s Annual Red Bandana Game
ESPN will televise Boston College’s annual Red Bandana game as the Eagles take on Miami (7 p.m.) on Friday, Oct. 26. The annual game is played to honor Welles Crowther, a former BC lacrosse player who is credited with saving numerous lives inside the south tower of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. Sean McDonough, Todd Blackledge, and Holly Rowe will be in Chestnut Hill, Mass., for the memorable game.
Additional Ranked Teams on ESPN’s Networks:
- 12 Kentucky at Missouri at 4 p.m. on SEC Network
- 22 NC State at Syracuse at 7 p.m. on ESPN2
ESPN+ Features all Conference Games for First Time This Season
For the first time all season, every game this week on ESPN+ will feature a conference matchup. The subscription service will stream more than 20 games in total featuring action from: Big South, Conference USA, Ivy League, MVFC, Pioneer Southern and Sun Belt.
| Date | Time (ET) | Matchups/Commentators | Network |
| Tue, Oct 23 | 8 p.m. | Troy at South Alabama Chris Cotter, Rocky Boiman |
ESPN2 |
| Thu, Oct 25 | 7 p.m. | Toledo at Western Michigan Mark Neely, Tom Luginbill |
ESPN2 |
| 7:30 p.m. | Georgia Tech at Virginia Tech Dave Flemming, Greg McElroy, Laura Rutledge |
ESPN | |
| No. 25 Appalachian State at Georgia Southern Doug Sherman, Roddy Jones |
ESPNU | ||
| Fri, Oct 26 | 7 p.m. | Miami at Boston College Sean McDonough, Todd Blackledge, Holly Rowe |
ESPN |
| 10:30 p.m. | No. 23 Utah at UCLA Jason Benetti, Kelly Stouffer, Olivia Dekker |
ESPN | |
| Sat, Oct 27 | Noon | No. 2 Clemson at Florida State Bob Wischusen, Brock Huard, Allison Williams |
ABC |
| Purdue at Michigan State Mark Jones, Dusty Dvoracek, Molly McGrath |
ESPN | ||
| Texas Tech at Iowa State Anish Shroff, Ahmad Brooks, Roddy Jones |
ESPN2 | ||
| UMass at UConn Mike Corey, Rene Ingoglia |
ESPNU | ||
| Vanderbilt at Arkansas Dave Neal, DJ Shockley, Dawn Davenport |
SEC Network | ||
| Wake Forest at Louisville | ESPN3 | ||
| Central Michigan at Akron Michael Reghi, Dustin Fox |
ESPN3 | ||
| 12:20 p.m. | North Carolina at Virginia | ESPN3 | |
| 2 p.m. | Southern Mississippi at Charlotte | ESPN3 | |
| Coastal Carolina at Georgia State | ESPN+ | ||
| 3:30 p.m. | Arizona State at USC Adam Amin, Rod Gilmore, Quint Kessenich |
ABC or ESPN2 | |
| No. 18 Iowa at No. 17 Penn State Steve Levy, Brian Griese, Todd McShay |
ESPN | ||
| No. 21 South Florida at Houston Mark Neely, John Congemi, Alex Corddry |
ABC or ESPN2 | ||
| Northern Illinois at BYU Kevin Brown, Andre Ware |
ESPNU | ||
| Middle Tennessee at Old Dominion | ESPN+ | ||
| No. 9 Florida vs. No. 7 Georgia from Jacksonville, Fla. Bill Rosinski, David Norrie, Ian Fitzsimmons |
ESPN Radio | ||
| Alabama State vs. Alabama A&M from Birmingham, Ala. Tiffany Greene, Jay Walker |
ESPN3 | ||
| Duke at Pittsburgh | ACC Network Extra | ||
| 4 p.m. | No. 12 Kentucky at Missouri Taylor Zarzour, Matt Stinchcomb, Kris Budden |
SEC Network | |
| Rice at North Texas | ESPN+ | ||
| 7 p.m. | No. 16 Texas A&M at Mississippi State Dave Pasch, Greg McElroy, Tom Luginbill |
ESPN | |
| No. 22 NC State at Syracuse Beth Mowins, Anthony Becht, Rocky Boiman |
ESPN2 | ||
| New Mexico State at Texas State | ESPN3 | ||
| Arkansas State at Louisiana | ESPN+ | ||
| Tulane at Tulsa Mike Couzens, Kirk Morrison |
ESPNU | ||
| 7:30 p.m. | Tennessee at South Carolina Tom Hart, Jordan Rodgers, Cole Cubelic |
SEC Network | |
| UAB at UTEP | ESPN+ | ||
| 8 p.m. | No. 6 Texas at Oklahoma State Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Maria Taylor |
ABC | |
| 10:30 p.m. | Hawaii at Fresno State Dave Lamont, Ray Bentley |
ESPN2 | |
| No. 19 Oregon at Arizona Clay Matvick, Dan Orlovsky, Paul Carcaterra |
ESPN | ||
| San Diego State at Nevada Roy Philpott, Tom Ramsey |
ESPNU |
Note: Not all digital games are exclusive
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Media contact: Derek Volner at 860-384-9986; [email protected] and @DerekVolner
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