Saturday College Football Schedule and Open Thread

Here is the schedule and open thread for college football games on Saturday:

Early Games

Ball at Miami (Ohio) on CBS Sports
East Carolina at Florida Atlantic (ESPN+)
Toledo at Central Michigan (ESPN+)
Yale at Youngstown State (ESPN+)
Harvard at Villanova (ESPN+)
Central Connecticut at Rhode Island (ESPN+)
Assumption at Kutztown (ESPN+)

Midday Games (12:00 PM CT)

UCF at BYU (ESPN2)
UTEP at Delaware (ESPN+)
Florida International at Sam Houston (ESPN+)
Lamar at Abilene Christian (ESPN+)
Illinois State at Southeast Louisiana (ESPN+)
North Dakota at Tennessee Tech (ESPN+)

Afternoon Games

Western Kentucky at Jacksonville State (ESPN+)
Louisiana Tech at Missouri State (ESPN+)
Georgia State at Old Dominion (ESPN+)
Pittsburg State at Harding (ESPN+)
Minnesota State at Indianapolis (ESPN+)

Featured Afternoon Matchups (2:30 PM CT)

Oregon at Washington (CBS)
LSU at Oklahoma (ABC)
Cincinnati at TCU (FOX)
Missouri at Arkansas (SEC Network)
Wake Forest at Duke (ACC Network)
Penn State at Rutgers (Big Ten Network)
Wisconsin at Minnesota (FS1)
Kennesaw State at Liberty (CBS Sports)
Troy at Southern Miss (ESPN+)
Army at UTSA (ESPN+)

Evening Games

Florida State at Florida (ESPN2) at 3:30 PM CT
Oregon State at Washington State (The CW) at 5:30 PM CT
Virginia Tech at Virginia (ESPN)
Maryland at Michigan State (FS1)
Rice at South Florida (ESPN+)

Night Games (6:30 PM CT and later)

Alabama at Auburn (ABC)
UCLA at USC (NBC)
Northwestern at Illinois (FOX)
North Carolina at NC State (ACC Network)
Charlotte at Tulane (ESPNU)
SMU at California (ESPN2) at 7:00 PM CT
UNLV at Nevada (CBS Sports) at 8:00 PM CT
Notre Dame at Stanford (ESPN) at 9:30 PM CT
Fresno State at San Jose State (FS1) at 9:30 PM CT
Wyoming at Hawaii (Pay-Per-View) at 10:00 PM CT

This schedule provides multiple key rivalry and conference games throughout the day across diverse networks, inviting fans to engage in the "Rivalry Saturday" atmosphere.

"Cole wrote your weekend rooting guide yesterday, which, fine, if you want to root for Alabama, go for it I guess." — from the original content noting enthusiasm for Alabama games.

Fans can follow these games through various streaming services and TV channels, including ESPN, CBS, ABC, FOX, SEC Network, ACC Network, BTN, FS1, and others.

Author's summary:
Saturday's college football schedule features high-stakes rivalry games across multiple networks, promising an action-packed day of sports entertainment for fans nationwide.

Yahoo Sports — 2025-11-29