Rivalry Games and Four Matchups between Ranked Teams Highlight Schedule
ESPN’s college football schedule this week is highlighted by telecasts of some of the sport’s top rivalries and four games between ranked teams.
A Thursday Thanksgiving night telecast on November 24 pits No. 25 Texas at in-state rival Texas A&M at 8 p.m. on ESPN and ESPN3. ESPN and ESPN3 will also televise the Backyard Brawl between Pittsburgh and West Virginia on Friday, Nov. 25, at 7 p.m.
The lineup of rivalry games for Saturday, Nov. 26 includes:
- Ohio State at No. 15 Michigan at noon on ABC
- No. 13 Georgia at No. 23 Georgia Tech at noon on ESPN and ESPN3
- No. 5 Virginia Tech at Virginia at 3:30 p.m. on ABC, ESPN2 and ESPN3
- Oregon State at No. 10 Oregon on ABC, ESPN2 and ESPN3
- Florida State at Florida at 7 p.m. on ESPN, ESPN3 and ESPN Radio
- Mississippi at Mississippi State at 7 p.m. on ESPNU
- No. 17 Clemson at No. 12 South Carolina at 7:45 p.m. on ESPN and ESPN3
Additional telecasts pitting ranked teams against each other on Saturday, Nov. 26 includes No. 19 Penn State at No. 16 Wisconsin at 3:30 p.m. on ESPN and ESPN3. Penn State and Wisconsin are playing for the Big Ten Leaders Division title and a bid in the conference’s first championship game. In primetime, ABC will televise No. 22 Notre Dame at No. 6 Stanford at 8 p.m.
| Date | Time (ET) | Game | Network |
| Thu, Nov 24 | 4 p.m. | Tuskegee at Alabama State Anish Shroff & Jay Walker |
ESPNU |
| 8 p.m. | No. 25 Texas at Texas A&M Rece Davis, Craig James, Jesse Palmer & Jenn Brown |
ESPN / ESPN3 | |
| Fri, Nov 25 | 11 a.m. | Louisville at South Florida Dave Lamont & Ray Bentley |
ESPN2 / ESPN3 |
| Eastern Michigan at Northern Illinois Justin Kutcher & Tom Luginbill |
ESPNU | ||
| Noon | Iowa at No. 21 Nebraska Bob Wischusen, Bob Davie & Jeannine Edwards |
ABC | |
| 2 p.m. | Toledo at Ball State Michael Reghi & Jerod Cherry |
ESPN3 | |
| 3:30 p.m. | Boston College at Miami Rob Stone & Danny Kanell |
ABC | |
| 7 p.m. | Pittsburgh at West Virginia Joe Tessitore & Rod Gilmore |
ESPN / ESPN3 | |
| 10:15 p.m. | California at Arizona State Mike Patrick, Craig James & Samantha Steele |
ESPN / ESPN3 | |
| Sat, Nov 26 | Noon | Ohio State at No. 15 Michigan Dave Pasch, Chris Spielman & Quint Kessenich |
ABC |
| No. 13 Georgia at No. 23 Georgia Tech Mark Jones & Ed Cunningham |
ESPN / ESPN3 | ||
| Rutgers at Connecticut Beth Mowins & Mike Bellotti |
ESPN2 / ESPN3 | ||
| Division I Football Championship: James Madison at Eastern Kentucky (First Round) Pam Ward & Dan Hawkins |
ESPNU | ||
| Tennessee at Kentucky Dave Neal, Andre Ware & Cara Capuano |
ESPN3 / SEC Network | ||
| Cincinnati at Syracuse Mike Gleason, John Congemi & Eamon McAnaney |
ESPN3 / BIG EAST Network | ||
| 12:30 p.m. | Maryland at NC State | ESPN3 | |
| Troy at Western Kentucky | ESPN3 | ||
| 1:30 p.m. | Division I Football Championship: Norfolk State at Old Dominion (First Round) Jim Barbar & Jay Walker |
ESPN3 | |
| 2 p.m. | Nevada at Utah State | ESPN3 | |
| Division I Football Championship: Albany at Stony Brook (First Round) Shawn Kenney & Rob Harley |
ESPN3 | ||
| 3 p.m. | Division I Football Championship: Central Arkansas at Tennessee Tech (First Round) Dan Gutowsky & John Bunting |
ESPN3 | |
| 3:30 p.m. | No. 5 Virginia Tech at Virginia Joe Tessitore, Rod Gilmore & Lisa Salters |
ABC / ESPN2 / ESPN3 | |
| Oregon State at No. 10 Oregon Carter Blackburn, Brock Huard & Shelley Smith |
ABC / ESPN2 / ESPN3 / ESPN Radio | ||
| No. 19 Penn State at No. 16 Wisconsin Sean McDonough, Matt Millen & Tom Rinaldi |
ESPN / ESPN3 | ||
| Vanderbilt at Wake Forest Rob Stone & Danny Kanell |
ESPNU | ||
| Duke at North Carolina | ESPN3 | ||
| 4 p.m. | New Mexico State at Louisiana Tech Trey Bender & Jay Taylor |
ESPN3 | |
| 7 p.m. | Florida State at Florida Bob Wischusen, Bob Davie & Jeannine Edwards |
ESPN / ESPN3 / ESPN Radio | |
| Mississippi at Mississippi State Clay Matvick, Brian Griese & Allison Williams |
ESPNU | ||
| 7:45 p.m. | No. 17 Clemson at No. 12 South Carolina Brad Nessler, Todd Blackledge & Holly Rowe |
ESPN / ESPN3 | |
| 8 p.m. | No. 22 Notre Dame at No. 6 Stanford Brent Musburger, Kirk Herbstreit & Heather Cox |
ABC |
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