Week 6 - College Football TV Listings

Week by Week College Football TV Listings

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Top Games To Watch (all times eastern)

TIME

CHANNEL

GAME

LOCAL NETWORKS

TUESDAY - OCTOBER 5

8:00

Troy at Middle Tennessee

209

WEDNESDAY - OCTOBER 6

8:00

UAB at UCF

209

THURSDAY - OCTOBER 7

Nebraska 28 Kansas State 16
Ignore any of the numbers the Cornhuskers have put up in September. The non-conference cupcake schedule has been one of the worst in the country. The most impressive notes have come from the Nebraska secondary as they have faced two highly regarded quarterbacks. Idaho's Nathan Enderle was picked off five times and Jake Locker of Washington finished 4-of-20 with two interceptions. The same has not been true for the run stopping efforts. Both Western Kentucky and South Dakota State topped the century mark on the ground against this Husker defense. This all spells a heavy dose of KSU running back Daniel Thomas, one of the nation's premier rushers. Opposing defenses have chosen to crowd the box like UCF did while holding Thomas to just 76 yards. But Daniels still has enjoyed the best four-game stretch by any rusher in KSU history with 628 yards. The Wildcats must develop some kind of consistent passing threat. Quarterback Carson Coffman has not yet tapped into a go-to target among a group of receivers that was expected to grow into an offensive strength. When Nebraska has the ball, containing the ground game is priority one for the Cats. Freshman quarterback Taylor Martinez has become a lethal dual threat and when running backs Roy Helu and Rex Burkhead get rolling this is a tough offense to stop. The Wildcats defensive front is very thin and they have shuffled numerous players into the linebacker unit. This makes for a nasty match up that favors the Huskers. This will be the last time these two will meet with Nebraska jumping into the Big Ten next fall. The series has gone uninterrupted since 1922 and the Wildcats have won just 15 times. The Manhattan crowd will be ready on Thursday evening. Not so sure if the KSU defense will be.

7:45

Nebraska at Kansas State

206

FRIDAY - OCTOBER 8

7:30

Connecticut at Rutgers

206

9:00

Oklahoma State at Louisiana-Lafayette

209

SATURDAY - OCTOBER 9

REGIONAL COVERAGE MAPS (ABC/ESPN)

12:00

Indiana at Ohio State

206

12:00

Illinois at Penn State

209

12:00

Baylor vs. Texas Tech @Dallas, TX

FSN Southwest
See Other Channels

676

12:00

Central Michigan at Virginia Tech

208

12:00

Boston College at North Carolina State

ESPN GamePlan
Local Affiliates

791

12:00

Syracuse at South Florida

ESPN GamePlan
SportsNet NY
MASN
Local Affiliates

790
639
640

12:00

Minnesota at Wisconsin

Game Finder

610

12:20

Tennessee at Georgia

ESPN GamePlan
MSG
Altitude
Local Affiliates

792
634
681

12:00

Western Michigan at Ball State

ESPN GamePlan
Local Affiliates

788

12:00

Temple at Northern Illinois

ESPN GamePlan
Local Affiliates

789

2:00

Colorado State at Air Force

616

2:00

Memphis at Louisville

2:00

Bowling Green at Ohio

3:30

Clemson at North Carolina

ESPN GamePlan
ABC Local
*Reverse Mirror* ESPN

789
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206

Michigan State 42 Michigan 38
In East Lansing offensive coordinator Don Treadwell has done a masterful job filling in for head coach Mark Dantonio, who is recovering from heart surgery. The Spartans have found some physical play with their offensive line recently, which means running backs Edwin Baker and Le'Veon Bell have played a major role in offensive success. Quarterback Kirk Cousins can be inconsistent at times but also completed 20 of 29 passes in the win over Wisconsin last week. Defensively Greg Jones continues to prove he is the front-runner for the Butkus Award that goes to the nation's best linebacker. He was a one-man wreaking ball against Wisconsin as has been the case through out the early season. On the other side Wolverine quarterback Denard Robinson continues to rack up ungodly statistics. Last week at Indiana the sophomore passed for 277 yards and ran for 217 more. His speed and elusiveness have frozen linebackers and safeties. This week makes for a superb match up. Greg Jones and the MSU defense get the biggest test of the season. Receiver Junior Hemingway is becoming a dangerous outside threat for Michigan. Robinson needs dangerous outside threats to keep defenses honest, and Hemingway fits that role. Where the Wolverines have problems is in the secondary. They rank 120th in the nation defending the pass...ah, yes that is dead last. The pressure from the defensive line has not been productive either, making this phase of the game a huge problem. MSU hurler Kirk Cousins has to come up big for the Spartans to win. That can be done. The Spartans can't stop Robinson; they can only hope to contain him. The Spartan run defense might just be good enough in this high scoring affair.

3:30

Michigan State at Michigan

ABC Local
*Reverse Mirror* ESPN

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206

Arkansas 24 Texas A&M 21
The Razorbacks have one of the two or three best offenses in the Southeastern Conference. But it's not without its faults. They rank dead last in the rushing department. For all of the passing star power with quarterback Ryan Mallett, an NFL bound tight end and a large cast of talented receivers, this offense has to become more than it's current one-dimensional approach. The Aggie defense had been performing way above their expectations until they ran into big time difficulties trying to slow down the Oklahoma State offense in the second half of last week’s Thursday night game. They like to blitz early and often but it has not paid off in the pressuring of quarterbacks. Ryan Mallett will eat them alive if this trend continues. Texas A&M was thought to possess a full cupboard of talent at quarterback where senior Jerrod Johnson was getting some preseason Heisman mention. After committing five turnovers last week, it is easy to see this is not the case. Head coach Mike Sherman inherited an empty offensive line and he is paying the price. But that is no excuse for the poor play of his senior signal caller. The Razorbacks lead the SEC in sacks and have shown a huge jump in improvement on this side of the ball when compared to 2009. Although, they continue to be porous at times stopping the run. Look for gifted A&M running backs Christine Michael and Cyrus Gray to be forced into a major role this week as they try to calm down the turnover prone Johnson, which keeps the score lower than normal and much closer.

3:30

Arkansas vs. Texas A&M @Arlington, TX

ESPN GamePlan
ABC Local

788
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Alabama 27 South Carolina 14
The notion that Alabama has no weaknesses is starting to come to fruition. And much of this is based on defensive performance. With only two returning starters on this side of the ball from last year everyone knew they had talent and that it was a matter of putting all the pieces together. It's happened. Bama is getting healthy and that means guys like defensive end Marcell Dareus and linebacker Courtney Upshaw are getting after opponents. Freshmen such as linebacker C.J. Mosley are getting into the act. But the backbone of this defense is All-American safety Mark Barron who led a unit that absolutely put the clamps down on Florida last week. The Crimson Tide's secondary continues to get better and better, and Barron is a major reason why. The Gamecocks have to get back to utilizing rookie sensation Marcus Lattimore between the tackles. He was slowed down in the last game with Auburn and that made a big difference. That puts too much pressure on quarterback Stephen Garcia who is now looking over his shoulder at backup Connor Shaw. Turnover issues have now cost him security as a fulltime starter with Coach Spurrier. The big, physical receivers Alshon Jefferey and Tori Gurley continue to lead the way but will find no easy pass against this Bama secondary. What sets South Carolina back as a big underdog this week is a usually sound rushing defense that has slipped as of late. Auburn gashed this group for 334 yards. Heisman winner Mark Ingram and Trent Richardson have to be licking their chops in anticipation for this match up. Winning the turnover battle is the only hope for the Gamecocks. Alabama is hitting its stride. The grindstone of the SEC makes no difference.

3:30

Alabama at South Carolina

CBS Local

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3:30

Pittsburgh at Notre Dame

NBC Local

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UCLA 36 California 30
This game is not a battle of Top 25 teams. The significance of this in-state match up is in the future of both programs and their Pac Ten place. UCLA has totally rebounded since starting out 0-2 on the early season. Head coach Rick Neuheisel has installed the Pistol Offense and it has made his Bruin team an extremely potent rushing foe that continues to steamroll opponents. Running back Johnathan Franklin rushed 30 times for 216 yards last week while starting quarterback Kevin Prince sat out with a swollen knee. Richard Brehaut made his first career start in his place but Prince should be good to go against Cal. The offensive line is coming together nicely and the Bruins are now averaging 262 yards a game on the ground. The problem is they are 118th nationally in passing. The Golden Bears counter with a star running back of their own in Shane Vereen who has gained 300 yards in his last two games. QB Kevin Riley is following the same pattern as the past two seasons: He looks good at times, but seems to make a game-changing mistake at a pivotal moment. The UCLA defensive line is also starting to come around. With four new starters led by tackle David Carter, this group has grown by leaps and bounds the past three weeks. Cal is coming off a bye week. Losing this one at home would put them at 0-2 in the conference and Neuheisel has never beaten Jeff Tedford. The keynote is that Cal did horribly on defense trying to slow down the Nevada Pistol offense. Prince is no Colin Kaepernick running the Pistol but at least Cal has seen this offense. Crazier things have happened in games like this where one team has its back against the wall. But UCLA is too hot right now.

3:30

UCLA at California

FSN Prime Ticket
See Other Channels

694

3:30

Virginia at Georgia Tech

208

3:30

Wyoming at TCU

613

3:30

UNLV at West Virginia

ESPN GamePlan
SportsNet NY
MASN
Local Affiliates

790
639
640

3:30

Western Kentucky at Florida International

ESPN GamePlan
Local Affiliates

791

3:30

Akron at Kent State

ESPN GamePlan
Sports Time Ohio

792
662

3:30

Army at Tulane

4:00

Utah State at Louisiana Tech

ESPN GamePlan
Local Affiliates

793

5:00

Oregon at Washington State

6:00

San Diego State at Brigham Young

616

6:30

Navy at Wake Forest

7:00

Colorado at Missouri

FSN Southwest
See Other Channels

676

7:00

Oregon State at Arizona

603

7:00

Eastern Michigan at Vanderbilt

208

7:00

Utah at Iowa State

FCS Central

617

7:00

Miami OH at Cincinnati

7:00

Arkansas State at North Texas

7:00

Florida Atlantic at Louisiana-Monroe

Florida 24 LSU 17
The best thing for LSU might be a road game. The Baton Rouge home crowd continues to boo their team despite the fact their Tigers are 5-0 on the year...wow, tough crowd. The boo birds seem to be directed at either head coach Les Miles or quarterback Jordan Jefferson, who for the life of him cannot throw the football. That means Jarrett Lee appears to be the starter now behind center. In his most extensive playing time last week he was 16-of-23 passing for 185 yards. What LSU does best is run with the ball and play defense, a good formula for this league. They rushed for 219 yards against Tennessee led by tailback Stevan Ridley. While Alabama gets all the glory LSU is the No. 1 ranked defense in the SEC right now. Speedy Florida running back Jeff Demps has not made a difference the past few weeks because of a bruised foot. This has spelled trouble for the Gator ground game. Don't expect their fortunes to change drastically against this LSU bunch. They will likely start to put more burdens on the shoulders of quarterback John Brantley and some of his receivers such as Deonte Thompson. Reports out of Vegas are that Brantley is questionable for this game with injured ribs. The Gainesville Sun has reported this is not true. The LSU passing attack will be no match for this Florida secondary, which is one of the nations best. With LSU leaning so heavily on the legs of their ball carriers this Gator defense should be able to overstuff the box. LSU finally finds an opponent they can't beat while doing the things that have squeaked out wins versus inferior competition thus far. The Swamp won't be in a happy mood either after last week.

7:30

Louisiana State at Florida

206

7:30

Auburn at Kentucky

209

7:30

Purdue at Northwestern

Game Finder

610

7:30

East Carolina at Southern Miss

CSS
WITN 7 (North Carolina)

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Miami 31 Florida State 28
As coach Bobby Bowden once phrased, "Nothing means nothing until Miami". Both teams enter this game with confidence and production. The Seminole defense has done a complete turnaround since the embarrassing beating they took versus Oklahoma. FSU actually leads the nation in sacks with 25, which are 12 more sacks than they generated the entire 2009 season. The Nole defense has shut down their last three opponents. The secondary is miles better than the one they fielded a year ago and the defensive line, which at the beginning of the season was a really huge concern, is getting better each week. But all that has been against inferior offenses. Miami has been living and dying off of turnovers. Quarterback Jacory Harris is, was and will continue to be an interception king. Much like a year ago, he has 10 touchdowns to 8 interceptions through four games. On the other hand, Miami is also creating turnovers after getting six of them last week in a win at Clemson. Senior receiver Leonard Hankerson has blossomed and running back Damien Berry helped the Canes get a season-high 171 yards rushing against a stout Clemson defense. Balance will be a key in this game and both FSU and Miami have it. Quarterback Christian Ponder can distribute the ball but he now has both Jermaine Thomas and Chris Thompson as a very dangerous threat out of the backfield. The match up between the FSU veteran blockers and the deep Miami DL will be one to watch. While FSU leads the nation in sacks, guess who is No. 2? That would be the Canes. Cornerback Brandon Harris is playing like the All-American he is and that has made this secondary resemble the Miami ones of old. This game has so many intriguing comparisons with a little bit of everything. The winner takes a huge step forward into becoming the force of the ACC. You can bet this game goes down to the wire. The team with the ball last will have a chance to win.

8:00

Florida State at Miami FL

ESPN GamePlan
ABC Local

792
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Stanford 35 Southern California 30
Clearly, this is not the same USC team of the past half-decade as evident on the defensive side. They have run the ball with great success. Allen Bradford has emerged as the featured ball carrier among a deep group of backs. First year head coach Lane Kiffin wanted to establish a physical nature on offense and he has accomplished such between the tackles. However, this formula doesn't always work when the defense has issues. The Trojans could not make any key stops last week in a loss to Washington and they made Jake Locker look like a top NFL prospect again. The Huskies gained 536 yards; it's most under second year coach Steve Sarkisian. In a very un-USC-like stat, the Trojans rank 99th nationally in total defense. And they haven't even faced Oregon or Stanford yet. It's hard to get a read on where Stanford's strengths and weaknesses lie after getting beat at Oregon last week. The offense rolled up 518 yards against a Duck defense that was ranked among the nation's best. When a team scores 31 points in the first half on the road, its offense has to be considered effective, even if it gets shut out in the second half. What hurt the Cardinal was a run defense that had been stout in the first four games but got torched trying to handle Oregon's running back LaMichael James speed in space. USC is not the same type of spread offense. This is still an exceptional smart and well-equipped team than can match up with the Trojans power game. Andrew Luck should have a field day against this secondary proving he is a much better performer than his USC counterpart Matt Barkley. On paper this one spells Stanford, but USC is the team with more to prove and a chip on the shoulder…making this one a little closer.

8:00

Southern California at Stanford

ESPN GamePlan
ABC Local

791
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8:00

Mississippi State at Houston

613

8:00

Toledo at Boise State

ESPN GamePlan
Sports Time Ohio
Local Affiliates

789
662

8:00

New Mexico at New Mexico State

ESPN GamePlan
AggieVision

790
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8:00

Tulsa at SMU

9:00

Rice at UTEP

10:00

Arizona State at Washington

FSN Arizona
FSN Northwest

686
687

10:00

Hawai'i at Fresno State

ESPN GamePlan
Oceanic Cable PPV

793
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10:30

San Jose State at Nevada

208

ESPN GamePlan DIRECTV CHANNELS

12:00

Western Michigan at Ball State

Channel 788

12:00

Temple at Northern Illinois

Channel 789

12:00

Syracuse at South Florida

Channel 790

12:00

Boston College at North Carolina State

Channel 791

12:20

Tennessee at Georgia

Channel 792

3:30

Arkansas vs. Texas A&M @Arlington, TX

Channel 788

3:30

Clemson at North Carolina

Channel 789

3:30

UNLV at West Virginia

Channel 790

3:30

Western Kentucky at Florida International

Channel 791

3:30

Akron at Kent State

Channel 792

4:00

Utah State at Louisiana Tech

Channel 793

8:00

Toledo at Boise State

Channel 789

8:00

New Mexico at New Mexico State

Channel 790

8:00

Southern California at Stanford

Channel 791

8:00

Florida State at Miami FL

Channel 792

10:00

Hawai'i at Fresno State

Channel 793

*DIRECTV and GamePlan channels are constantly changing during the week. Make sure you check on Friday for the latest update.

OTHER LOCAL CHANNELS FOR SELECTED GAMES

12:00

Baylor vs. Texas Tech @Dallas, TX

FSN (Arizona, Detroit, Florida, Houston, North, Midwest, Northwest, Ohio, Pittsburgh, Rocky Mountain, South, Southwest, West)
CSN (Bay Area, Chicago, Washington)
MSG Plus

3:30

UCLA at California

FSN (Arizona, Detroit+, Florida, Houston, North, Midwest, Northwest, Ohio, Pittsburgh, Rocky Mountain, South, Southwest, Prime Ticket)
CSN (Bay Area, Chicago, New England, Philly, Washington+)

7:00

Colorado at Missouri

FSN (Arizona, Detroit+, Florida, Houston, Midwest, Northwest, Ohio, Rocky Mountain, Southwest, Prime Ticket, Wisconsin)
CSN (Bay Area, New England, Philly
Sport South

“Reverse Mirrors”: As many as 13 Saturday afternoon windows will feature innovative coverage in which ABC’s regional telecasts are also offered regionally on ESPN or ESPN2 to markets that are getting another game on ABC. For example, on September 4, ABC will televise Connecticut at Michigan and UCLA at Kansas State at 3:30 p.m. ET. ESPN2 will “reverse mirror” ABC’s coverage, televising Connecticut at Michigan in markets receiving UCLA at Kansas State (on ABC) and UCLA at Kansas State to the parts of the country receiving Connecticut at Michigan (on ABC).