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- Oregon Travels to Arizona State on ABC’s Saturday Night Football
- LSU Hosts Arkansas as Tigers Close in on Undefeated Regular Season
- Cincinnati and Memphis Play Separate in New Year’s Six Impact Games
ESPN’s networks will feature seven teams with at least nine wins, including undefeated LSU, as College Football Playoff and conference championship impact games pepper the Week 13 schedule. Saturday’s primetime games featuring Oregon and LSU highlight a daylong slate that also contains Alabama, Minnesota, Cincinnati, Memphis and Appalachian State – all schools with nine wins that are vying for College Football Playoff, New Year’s Six and/or conference championship berths.
Oregon Ducks Look to Extend Winning Streak to 10 on ABC’s Saturday Night Football
ABC’s Saturday Night Football will feature Oregon at Arizona State (7:30 p.m. ET), as the Ducks are two games away from riding into the Pac-12 Championship game with an unblemished conference record. Overall, Oregon and quarterback Justin Herbert are on a nine-game winning streak, entering the contest 9-1 on the season. Arizona State is in the hunt for a bowl, but must defeat Oregon to keep its postseason hopes alive. Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit and Maria Taylor will be in Tempe, Ariz., for the call.
LSU Hones in on SEC Championship Game Berth
The College Football Playoff committee’s current No. 1 team, LSU, will look to remain undefeated on the season (10-0) when the Tigers host Arkansas on ESPN (7 p.m.). LSU quarterback Joe Burrow, the Heisman front-runner, is looking to lead the Tigers to their first SEC Championship appearance since 2011, a feat the team will accomplish with a victory over the Razorbacks. Dave Pasch, Greg McElroy and Tom Luginbill will be in Tiger Stadium for the game.
Minnesota Eyes School’s First Big Ten Championship Game Appearance; Alabama’s Senior Day Showcased
ABC and ESPN begin the Saturday before Thanksgiving with Minnesota at Northwestern (noon) and Alabama hosting Western Carolina (noon), respectively. The Gophers continue to control their own destiny for the school’s first ever Big Ten Championship game appearance, coming into the game with one loss on the season (9-1). Alabama, also with just one loss on the season (9-1), is set to play the remainder of its schedule without quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, who suffered a season-ending injury. Bob Wischusen, Dan Orlovsky and Allison Williams call the Big Ten clash, while Roy Philpott, Kelly Stouffer and Lauren Sisler will be in Tuscaloosa.
Michigan at Indiana, USC Hosts UCLA in Late Afternoon
Michigan looks to extend its winning streak to four when they travel to Indiana on ESPN (3:30 p.m.). The Wolverines are playing their best football of the season, having outscored their opponents 127-31 during their winning streak. At the same time, USC plays its final home game on ABC as the Trojans host cross-town rival UCLA (3:30 p.m.) in the 87th meeting between the two schools. The Trojans, with a win, stay in contention for a Pac-12 Championship game berth. Sean McDonough, Todd Blackledge and Holly Rowe will be in Bloomington, Ind., while Steve Levy, Brian Griese, Todd McShay and Molly McGrath will be in Los Angeles.
Cincinnati and Memphis Both Eye New Year’s Six Game; Appalachian State on ESPN+
Cincinnati, who currently holds the pole position as the highest ranked Group of Five team, will host Temple on ESPN2 (7 p.m.). The Bearcats enter the game with a 9-1 record, with that one loss coming at undefeated Ohio State. Memphis, who currently sits tied atop the American West standings and ranked just behind Cincinnati by the CFP, is at South Florida on ESPNU (4 p.m.). Ranked Appalachian State hosts Texas State on ESPN+ (2:30 p.m.), as the Mountaineers enter the game with a 9-1 record.
Additional Highlights
- Oklahoma State is at West Virginia on ESPN2 (noon)
- Auburn hosts Samford on SEC Network (noon)
ESPN College Football 150: College vs. Pro Theme Week
ESPN College Football 150 continues this week with College vs. Pro theme week, as The American Game will delve into the dynamic between the two entities on Tuesday (8 p.m.) The Greatest will unveil the best college to pro head coaches in the history of the sport on Thursday (7 p.m.). Both programs air on ESPN.
College Football Playoff Committee Newest Rankings Exclusively Revealed
ESPN will exclusively reveal the College Football Playoff committee’s updated rankings on Tuesday, Nov. 19 (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.
All games Saturday, Nov. 23 unless noted
A partial schedule is below; all games are here; CFP rankings from Nov. 12 utilized in table below
Date | Time (ET) | Matchup/Commentators | Network |
Tue, Nov 19 | 7:30 p.m. | Eastern Michigan at Northern Illinois Matt Barrie, Cole Cubelic |
ESPN2 |
Ohio at Bowling Green Jay Alter, Rocky Boiman |
ESPNU | ||
Wed, Nov 20 | 7:30 p.m. | Toledo at Buffalo Dave Lamont, Ray Bentley |
ESPN2 |
Akron at Miami (Ohio) Mike Corey, Dustin Fox |
ESPNU | ||
Thu, Nov 21 | 8 p.m. | NC State at Georgia Tech Adam Amin, Matt Hasselbeck, Pat McAfee, Molly McGrath |
ESPN |
Fri, Nov 22 | 9:30 p.m. | Colorado State at Wyoming Dave Flemming, Tom Ramsey, Paul Carcaterra |
ESPN2 |
Sat, Nov 23 | Noon | No. 8 Minnesota at Northwestern Bob Wischusen, Dan Orlovsky, Allison Williams |
ABC |
Western Carolina at No. 5 Alabama Roy Philpott, Kelly Stouffer, Lauren Sisler |
ESPN | ||
No. 22 Oklahoma State at West Virginia Beth Mowins, Anthony Becht, Rocky Boiman |
ESPN2 | ||
Harvard at Yale Wes Durham, Roddy Jones |
ESPNU | ||
Samford at No. 12 Auburn Taylor Zarzour, Matt Stinchcomb, Alyssa Lang |
SEC Network | ||
Ball State at Kent State Michael Reghi, Dustin Fox |
ESPN+ | ||
East Carolina at UConn Robert Lee, Matt Chatham |
ESPN3 | ||
No. 9 Penn State at No. 2 Ohio State Sean Kelley, Barrett Jones, Ian Fitzsimmons |
ESPN Radio | ||
Liberty at Virginia | ACC Network Extra | ||
1 p.m. | North Carolina Central at North Carolina A&T Shawn Kenney, Forrest Conoly |
ESPN3 | |
2 p.m. | Air Force at New Mexico Trey Bender, Tyoka Jackson |
ESPN3 | |
South Alabama at Georgia State | ESPN+ | ||
2:30 p.m. | Texas State at No. 25 Appalachian State | ESPN+ | |
3 p.m. | Alcorn State at Jackson State | ESPN3 | |
Georgia Southern at Arkansas State | ESPN+ | ||
3:30 p.m. | UCLA at USC Steve Levy, Brian Griese, Todd McShay, Molly McGrath |
ABC | |
No. 15 Michigan at Indiana Sean McDonough, Todd Blackledge, Holly Rowe |
ESPN | ||
Pittsburgh at Virginia Tech Mark Jones, Dusty Dvoracek, Olivia Dekker |
ESPN2 | ||
Florida A&M vs, Bethune-Cookman at Camping World Stadium Tiffany Greene, Jay Walker, Lericia Harris |
ESPNEWS | ||
UT Martin at Kentucky Dave Neal, DJ Shockley, Dawn Davenport |
SEC Network | ||
East Tennessee State at Vanderbilt Dave LaMont, Ray Bentley, Taylor Davis |
SEC Network Alternate | ||
Louisiana Tech at UAB | ESPN+ | ||
Western Kentucky at Southern Mississippi | ESPN+ | ||
Mercer at North Carolina | ACCNX | ||
4 p.m. | Syracuse at Louisville
Chris Cotter, Mark Herzlich, Kelsey Riggs |
ACCN | |
No. 18 Memphis at South Florida Clay Matvick, Ryan Leaf |
ESPNU | ||
4:30 p.m. | Old Dominion at Middle Tennessee | ESPN3 | |
5 p.m. | Coastal Carolina at Louisiana-Monroe | ESPN3 | |
Troy at Louisiana | ESPN+ | ||
6 p.m. | Florida Atlantic at UTSA | ESPN+ | |
7 p.m. | Arkansas at No. 1 LSU Dave Pasch, Greg McElroy, Tom Luginbill |
ESPN | |
Temple at No. 17 Cincinnati
Anish Shroff, John Congemi, Kris Budden |
ESPN2 | ||
7:30 p.m. | Tennessee at Missouri Tom Hart, Jordan Rodgers, Cole Cubelic |
SEC Network | |
Abilene Christian at Mississippi State Mark Neely, Hudson Mason, Dr. Jerry Punch |
SEC Network Alternate | ||
Duke at Wake Forest Dave O’Brien, Tim Hasselbeck, Katie George |
ACC Network | ||
No. 6 Oregon at Arizona State Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Maria Taylor |
ABC | ||
Houston at Tulsa
Kevin Brown, Andre Ware |
ESPNU | ||
8 p.m. | TCU at No. 10 Oklahoma Marc Kestecher, Ben Hartstock |
ESPN Radio | |
10 p.m. | Washington at Colorado Jason Benetti, Rod Gilmore, Quint Kessenich |
ESPN | |
10:30 p.m. | Nevada at Fresno State Mike Couzens, Kirk Morrison |
ESPN2 | |
North Carolina Central at North Carolina A&T | ESPNU |
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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