It’s a fairly safe bet on any given college football Saturday that your Georgia Bulldogs won’t lose a football game.
This Saturday however it’s a sure thing.
This is the open thread and television schedule for your consequence-free Saturday of college football. The lineup:
Noon
There’s not a great deal of consequence to recommend. Florida travels to Mississippi State in a game that probably won’t save Billy Napier’s job if the Gators win, but will turbocharge the plan to get rid of him if they lose (ESPN). #21 NC State at Clemson also seems like a fine ACC football game (ABC), which is kind of like saying “a perfectly respectable sushi restaurant for Omaha.”
Afternoon
Now we’re talking. There’s #11 USC traveling to #18 Michigan at 3:30 (CBS).
The sneaky good game in this slot may be #12 Utah at #14 Oklahoma State (4:00, FOX). The Utes are looking certifiably playoff contender-ish, and this game would do a lot to burnish their resume. Plus if you enjoy watching 11 guys pile into the opposing team like extras from Gangs of New York complete with claw hammers and wooden clubs, they’re your spiritual college football team.
I expect I will also end up watching UCLA travel to Baton Rouge to take on #16 LSU. (3:30, ABC). Though I’m not entirely sure why.
in accordance with our new old custom, the entire schedule in chronological order is available below with SEC contests in bold. I likely be back this afternoon with an afternoon/evening shift thread focusing on this evening action. Have a great Saturday!
Saturday, Sept. 21
12 p.m. | Marshall at No. 3 Ohio State | FOX
12 p.m. | NC State at No. 21 Clemson | ABC/ESPN+
12 p.m. | Florida at Mississippi State | ESPN
12 p.m. | Villanova at Maryland | Big Ten Network
12 p.m. | James Madison at North Carolina | ACC Network
12 p.m. | Houston at Cincinnati | FS1
12 p.m. | Kansas at West Virginia | ESPN2
12 p.m. | Tulane at Louisiana | ESPNU
12 p.m. | Rice at Army | CBSSN
12 p.m. | Charlotte at Indiana | Big Ten Network
12 p.m. | Stetson at Harvard | ESPN+
12 p.m. | Princeton at Lehigh | ESPN+
12 p.m. | Lafayette at Columbia | ESPN+
12 p.m. | Alfred State College at MIT | FloSports
12 p.m. | Central Missouri at Davenport | FloSports
12 p.m. | Cortland at Susquehanna | FloSports
12 p.m. | Huntingdon College at North Carolina Wesleyan | FloSports
12 p.m. | SUNY Morrisville at Catholic | FloSports
12 p.m. | St. Anselm at American International | FloSports
12:45 p.m. | Ohio at Kentucky | SEC Network
1 p.m. | Ball State at Central Michigan | ESPN+
1 p.m. | Brown at Georgetown | ESPN+
1 p.m. | Fordham at Dartmouth | ESPN+
1 p.m. | Cornell at Colgate | ESPN+
1 p.m. | Alma College at Northern Michigan | FloSports
1:30 p.m. | Norfolk State at VMI | ESPN+
2 p.m. | Arkansas State at No. 20 Iowa State | ESPN+
2 p.m. | Virginia at Coastal Carolina | ESPN+
2 p.m. | Utah State at Temple | ESPN+
2 p.m. | Saint Francis (PA) at Eastern Michigan | ESPN+
2 p.m. | Towson at North Dakota State | ESPN+
2 p.m. | San Diego at North Dakota | ESPN+
2 p.m. | Drake at South Dakota | ESPN+
2 p.m. | Yale at Holy Cross | ESPN+
2 p.m. | St. Thomas (Minn.) at Lindenwood | ESPN+
2 p.m. | Roosevelt at Valparaiso | ESPN+
2 p.m. | Husson at Norwich | FloSports
2:30 p.m. | Tennessee State at Tennessee Tech | ESPN+
3 p.m. | Southern Miss at Jacksonville State | ESPN+
3 p.m. | Eastern Washington at Nevada | Mountain West Network
3 p.m. | Bryant at New Hampshire | FloSports
3 p.m. | Western Carolina at Montana | ESPN+
3 p.m. | Mercyhurst at Montana State | ESPN+
3:30 p.m. | No. 11 USC at No. 18 Michigan | CBS
3:30 p.m. | Miami (Ohio) at No. 17 Notre Dame | NBC
3:30 p.m. | UCLA at No. 16 LSU | ABC
3:30 p.m. | Kent State at No. 10 Penn State | Big Ten Network
3:30 p.m. | Georgia Tech at No. 19 Louisville | ESPN2
3:30 p.m. | Buffalo at No. 23 Northern Illinois | ESPN+
3:30 p.m. | Arkansas at Auburn | ESPN
3:30 p.m. | Rutgers at Virginia Tech | ACC Network
3:30 p.m. | Central Connecticut at UMass | ESPN+
3:30 p.m. | Youngstown State at Pitt | ESPN+/ACCNX
3:30 p.m. | Arizona State at Texas Tech | FS1
3:30 p.m. | Memphis at Navy | CBSSN
3:30 p.m. | Houston Christian at UTSA | ESPN+
4 p.m. | No. 12 Utah at No. 14 Oklahoma State | FOX
4 p.m. | Duke at Middle Tennessee | ESPNU
4 p.m. | Mississippi Valley State at Nicholls | ESPN+
4 p.m. | Valdosta State at Erskine | FloSports
4:15 p.m. | Vanderbilt at No. 7 Missouri | SEC Network
5 p.m. | TCU at SMU | CW Network
5 p.m. | Stony Brook at Campbell | FloSports
5 p.m. | Lane at Miles College | ESPN+
6 p.m. | Monmouth at Florida International | ESPN+
6 p.m. | East Carolina at Liberty | ESPN+
6 p.m. | UTEP at Colorado State | truTV
6 p.m. | Penn at Delaware | FloSports
6 p.m. | East Tennessee State at Elon | FloSports
6 p.m. | Richmond at Delaware State | ESPN+
6 p.m. | Furman at William & Mary | FloSports
6 p.m. | Morehead State at Eastern Kentucky | ESPN+
6 p.m. | Southern Utah at Idaho State | ESPN+
6 p.m. | The Citadel at Mercer | ESPN+
6 p.m. | Marist at Bucknell | ESPN+
6 p.m. | Univ. of Indy at Wayne State (Mich.) | FloSports
7 p.m. | No. 8 Miami (Fla.) at South Florida | ESPN
7 p.m. | Northwestern at Washington | FS1
7 p.m. | Florida Atlantic at UConn | CBSSN
7 p.m. | Cal at Florida State | ESPN2
7 p.m. | Florida A&M at Troy | ESPN+
7 p.m. | Tulsa at Louisiana Tech | ESPN+
7 p.m. | New Mexico State at Sam Houston | ESPN+
7 p.m. | Toledo at Western Kentucky | ESPN+
7 p.m. | Wyoming at North Texas | ESPN+
7 p.m. | North Carolina A&T at North Carolina Central | ESPN+
7 p.m. | Alabama A&M at Austin Peay | ESPN+
7 p.m. | Eastern Illinois at Illinois State | ESPN+
7 p.m. | Missouri State at UT Martin | ESPN+
7 p.m. | South Dakota State at SE Louisiana | ESPN+
7 p.m. | Southeast Missouri State at Southern Illinois | ESPN+
7 p.m. | Jackson State at Grambling | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
7 p.m. | Northern Arizona at UIW | ESPN+
7 p.m. | Virginia-Lynchburg at Morgan State | ESPN+
7 p.m. | Southern at Prairie View A&M| ESPN+
7 p.m. | Texas Southern at Lamar | ESPN+
7 p.m. | Sacramento State at Texas A&M-Commerce | ESPN+
7 p.m. | Weber State at Northwestern State | ESPN+
7 p.m. | Gardner-Webb at Presbyterian | ESPN+
7 p.m. | Tarleton State at North Alabama| ESPN+
7 p.m. | Wisconsin-La Crosse at Grand Valley State | FloSports
7 p.m. | Texas A&M-Kingsville at UT Permian Basin | FloSports
7 p.m. | West Alabama at West Florida | FloSports
7:30 p.m. | No. 6 Tennessee at No. 15 Oklahoma | ABC/ESPN+
7:30 p.m. | Akron at South Carolina | ESPNU
7:30 p.m. | Iowa at Minnesota | NBC
7:30 p.m. | Bowling Green at No. 25 Texas A&M | ESPN+/SECN+
7:45 p.m. | Georgia Southern at No. 5 Ole Miss | SEC Network
8 p.m. | UL Monroe at No. 1 Texas | ESPN+/SECN+
8 p.m. | Michigan State at Boston College | ACC Network
8 p.m. | Baylor at Colorado | FOX
8 p.m. | Alcorn State at McNeese | ESPN+
8 p.m. | Idaho at Abilene Christian | ESPN+
8 p.m. | Northern Colorado at Stephen F. Austin | ESPN+
8 p.m. | Central Washington at West Texas A&M | FloSports
8 p.m. | Midwestern State at Eastern New Mexico | FloSports
8 p.m. | Angelo State at Western New Mexico | FloSports
8:30 p.m. | Fresno State at New Mexico | truTV
8:30 p.m. | Purdue at Oregon State | CW Network
9:45 p.m. | Portland State at Boise State | FS1
10 p.m. | Utah Tech at UC Davis | ESPN+
10:30 p.m. | No. 13 Kansas State at BYU | ESPN
Midnight | UNI at Hawai’i | Spectrum Sports PPV