ESPN’s college football schedule this week includes telecasts involving the top five teams, eight of the top nine and 17 ranked teams overall.  Highlights:

• Two of the top five as part of an ABC Saturday Night Football split-national broadcast November 19, at 8 p.m.: No. 5 Oklahoma at No. 22 Baylor and USC at No. 4 Oregon.
• Unbeaten No. 1 LSU at Mississippi on ESPN on Saturday, Nov. 19, at 7 p.m.
• A Friday night Big 12 showdown pitting undefeated No. 2 Oklahoma State at Iowa State on ESPN2 on November 18, at 8 p.m.
• No. 3 Alabama hosting Georgia Southern on Saturday, Nov. 19, at 2 p.m. on ESPN3.
• No. 16 Nebraska at No. 18 Michigan in a Big Ten showdown Saturday, Nov. 19, at noon on ESPN.

In addition, ESPN’s Emmy Award-winning College GameDay Built by The Home Depot will originate from a new college campus for the second straight week – visiting the University of Houston, on Saturday, Nov. 19, in advance of the Conference USA matchup between No. 11 Houston and SMU. The GameDay set will be located on Cullen Circle on Houston’s campus. The weekly show airs at 9-10 a.m. on ESPNU and 10 a.m.-noon on ESPN.  Houston and SMU are each making their first appearance on College GameDay.

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