- ESPN: No. 3 Notre Dame in Rare Road Trip, 5 Michigan Hosts No. 14 Penn State, and No. 10 Washington State Looks to Remains in First Place
- ABC: No. 2 Clemson and No. 7 Oklahoma Bookend Saturday’s Tripleheader
- 9 UCF Plays in Prime Time on Thursday; Faces Temple with First Place on the Line
ESPN/ABC will feature a top 10 team in every game window on Statement Saturday as the two networks combine to carry the majority of Top 10 teams in college football’s week 10. ESPN airs three consecutive games on Saturday, Nov. 3, starring No. 3 Notre Dame in a rare road trip, No. 5 Michigan vs. ranked Big Ten rival, and No. 10 Washington State fighting for first place, while ABC bookends its tripleheader with No. 2 Clemson and No. 7 Oklahoma in conference games. ESPN will begin its schedule of marquee teams earlier in the week, as No. 9 UCF will be featured on Thursday, Nov. 1 in a marquee matchup in the American Athletic Conference.
No. 5 Michigan Hosts No. 14 Penn State in Signature Big Ten Matchup; Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit and Maria Taylor at The Big House
ESPN’s impressive slate featuring top 10 teams is highlighted by No. 5 Michigan hosting No. 14 Penn State (3:45 p.m. ET) in a matchup of ranked Big Ten teams. The Wolverines remain undefeated in Big Ten play, the only team in the conference able to make that claim. Overall, Michigan rides a seven-game winning streak into the matchup, while the Nittany Lions will be looking for a marquee conference victory, having lost two conference games by a combined five points. Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit and Maria Taylor will be at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Mich. for the call of the pivotal game.
Undefeated No. 3 Notre Dame Makes First Trip to Northwestern’s Campus in More than 40 Years
In prime time, ESPN will televise No. 3 Notre Dame, one of four undefeated teams in the FBS, as, for the first time since 1976, the Fighting Irish travel to Evanston, Ill., to face Northwestern (7 p.m.). Notre Dame has faced the Wildcats twice in Chicago since ‘76, but this year’s matchup will be at Ryan Field, Northwestern’s traditional home. Sean McDonough, Todd Blackledge and Holly Rowe will be on the call.
No. 9 UCF Faces Temple for First Place on Thursday; No. 10 Washington State Concludes ESPN’s Saturday Slate
ESPN will bookend its run of Top 10 teams beginning with No. 9 UCF hosting Temple on Thursday, Nov. 1 (7:30 p.m.), and then No. 10 Washington State welcoming in Cal (10:45 p.m.) to conclude Saturday’s slate. The Knights look to extend the nation’s longest winning streak, but will host Temple, who is also undefeated in conference play. For the Cougars, they look to stay alone atop the Pac-12 North standings. Dave Flemming, Gene Chizik, Dusty Dvoracek and Laura Rutledge will be in Orlando, Fla., while Dave Pasch, Greg McElroy, and Tom Luginbill will be in Pullman, Wash.
ABC’s Saturday Night Football Features No. 7 Oklahoma at Texas Tech; Unbeaten No. 2 Clemson Begins ABC’s Tripleheader
ABC’s Saturday Night Football will feature No. 7 Oklahoma at Texas Tech (8 p.m.), as the Sooners sit in a three-way tie atop the Big 12. The network will begin the day with undefeated, No. 2 Clemson hosting Louisville (noon). Steve Levy, Brian Griese, and Todd McShay will be Lubbock, Texas, with Mark Jones, Dusty Dvoracek, and Molly McGrath in Clemson, S.C.
ESPN’s networks will feature seven additional ranked teams beyond the Top 10:
- 23 Virginia hosting Pittsburgh on Friday, Nov. 2, on ESPN2 (7:30 p.m.)
- 25 Texas A&M at Auburn on ESPN (noon)
- 22 Syracuse at Wake Forest on ACC Network Extra (noon)
- 19 Iowa at Purdue in the late afternoon on ESPN2 (3:30)
- 24 Boston College at Virginia Tech on ACC Network Extra (3:45 p.m.)
- 13 Florida hosting Missouri on SEC Network (4 p.m.)
- 17 Houston at SMU in prime time on ESPNU (7 p.m.)
Undefeated Dartmouth at Undefeated Princeton Headline Full Slate of Games on ESPN+
ESPN+ will feature a full slate of games on Saturday, Nov. 3, including an undefeated showdown in The Ivy League as Dartmouth and Princeton (1 p.m.) will meet up, with both teams sporting 7-0 records overall and 4-0 in the conference. The full schedule of ESPN+ action be found on the ESPN App.
All games Saturday, Nov. 3, unless noted
Week 10 Game Assignments
| Date | Time | Matchup/Commentators | Network |
| Tue, Oct 30 | 8 p.m. | Miami (Ohio) at Buffalo Matt Barrie, Cole Cubelic |
ESPN2 |
| Kent State at Bowling Green Kevin Brown, Rocky Boiman |
ESPNU | ||
| Wed, Oct 31 | 7:30 p.m. | Ball State at Toledo Chris Cotter, Desmond Howard |
ESPN2 |
| Thu, Nov 1 | 7 p.m. | Ohio at Western Michigan Dave LaMont, Ray Bentley |
ESPNU |
| 7:30 p.m. | Temple at No. 9 UCF Dave Flemming, Gene Chizik/Dusty Dvoracek, Laura Rutledge |
ESPN | |
| Fri, Nov 2 | 6 p.m. | Penn at Cornell Marc Kestecher, Ross Tucker |
ESPNU |
| 7:30 p.m. | Pittsburgh at No. 23 Virginia Clay Matvick, Dan Orlovsky, Paul Carcaterra |
ESPN2 | |
| Sat, Nov 3 | Noon | Louisville at No. 2 Clemson Mark Jones, Dusty Dvoracek, Molly McGrath |
ABC |
| No. 25 Texas A&M at Auburn Bob Wischusen, Brock Huard, Allison Williams |
ESPN | ||
| Michigan State at Maryland Anish Shroff, Ahmad Brooks, Roddy Jones |
ESPN2 | ||
| Memphis at East Carolina Mike Corey, Rene Ingoglia |
ESPNU | ||
| South Carolina at Ole Miss Taylor Zarzour, Matt Stinchcomb, Kris Budden |
SEC Network | ||
| Central Michigan at Eastern Michigan Dan Gutowsky, Bob Carpenter |
ESPN3 | ||
| No. 22 Syracuse at Wake Forest | ACC Network Extra | ||
| 12:15 p.m. | Georgia Tech at North Carolina | ACC Network Extra | |
| 1 p.m. | Norfolk State at North Carolina A&T Tiffany Greene, Jay Walker |
ESPN3 | |
| 2 p.m. | Texas State at Georgia State | ESPN+ | |
| 3 p.m. | Prairie View A&M at Jackson State | ESPN3 | |
| Georgia Southern at Louisiana-Monroe | ESPN3 | ||
| South Alabama at Arkansas State | ESPN+ | ||
| 3:30 p.m. | Florida State at NC State Adam Amin, Rod Gilmore, Quint Kessenich |
ABC | |
| No. 19 Iowa at Purdue Jason Benetti, Kelly Stouffer, Olivia Dekker |
ESPN2 | ||
| Navy at Cincinnati Roy Philpott, Tom Ramsey |
ESPNU | ||
| UTEP at Rice | ESPN3 | ||
| Louisiana at Troy | ESPN+ | ||
| 3:45 p.m. | No. 14 Penn State at No. 5 Michigan Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Maria Taylor |
ESPN | |
| No. 24 Boston College at Virginia Tech | ACC Network Extra | ||
| 4 p.m. | Missouri at No. 13 Florida Tom Hart, Jordan Rodgers, Cole Cubelic |
SEC Network | |
| Charlotte at Tennessee Mike Morgan, Barrett Jones, Taylor Davis |
SEC Network Alternate | ||
| 5 p.m. | Appalachian State at Coastal Carolina | ESPN+ | |
| 7 p.m. | Duke at Miami Beth Mowins, Anthony Becht, Rocky Boiman |
ESPN2 | |
| No. 17 Houston at SMU Mike Couzens, Kirk Morrison, Alysa Lang |
ESPNU | ||
| Duke at Miami Sean Kelly, Ben Hartsock |
ESPN Radio | ||
| 7:15 p.m. | No. 3 Notre Dame at Northwestern Sean McDonough, Todd Blackledge, Holly Rowe |
ESPN | |
| 7:30 p.m. | Louisiana Tech at No. 21 Mississippi State Dave Neal, DJ Shockley, Dawn Davenport |
SEC Network | |
| 8 p.m. | No. 7 Oklahoma at Texas Tech Steve Levy, Brian Griese, Todd McShay |
ABC | |
| No. 1 Alabama at No. 4 LSU Bill Rosinski, David Norrie, Ian Fitzsimmons |
ESPN Radio | ||
| 10:15 p.m. | BYU at Boise State Kevin Brown, Andre Ware, Alex Corddry |
ESPN2 | |
| San Diego State at New Mexico Mark Neely, John Congemi |
ESPNU | ||
| 10:45 p.m. | California at No. 10 Washington State Dave Pasch, Greg McElroy, Tom Luginbill |
ESPN |
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Media contact: Derek Volner at 860-384-9986; Derek.Volner@ESPN.com and @DerekVolner
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