- ABC’s Saturday Night Football Features Ranked Buckeyes-Nittany Lions Showdown
- Clemson, Alabama, Ohio State, Notre Dame and Georgia All Play on ESPN Networks
- Mississippi State-Alabama Set for Samsung QLED 4K Game of the Week
- College Football Playoff: Top 25 Presented by PlayStation 5 Previews Season Ahead
ESPN networks will welcome 14 AP Top 25 ranked teams in Week 9, including all of the top five teams and eight of the top 10. ABC’s Saturday Night Football Presented by Capital One features the highly-anticipated matchup between No. 3 Ohio State at No. 18 Penn State at 7:30 p.m. ET. Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit and Maria Taylor will be on the call from Happy Valley. In total, 28 games are set for ESPN platforms beginning Thursday, and every game is available on the ESPN App.
ABC’s Saturday slate also includes Boston College at top-ranked Clemson at noon, with Joe Tessitore, Greg McElroy and Holly Rowe announcing the action. This is Tessitore’s second time this season calling a game that features Boston College, both his alma mater and where his son is the backup punter and starting holder. At 3:30 p.m., Dave Pasch, Mike Golic Sr. and Marty Smith will call No. 4 Notre Dame at Georgia Tech. This will be Notre Dame alum Golic Sr.’s first time calling a Fighting Irish game since 2002, a milestone that was initially set for Notre Dame-Wake Forest earlier this season.
In primetime on ESPN, Mississippi State takes on No. 2 Alabama for the Samsung QLED 4K Game of the Week. Sean McDonough, Todd Blackledge, Todd McShay and Molly McGrath will announce the action from Tuscaloosa. In another ranked matchup on ESPN Saturday, No. 7 Cincinnati plays host to Memphis at noon, with Mark Jones, Dusty Dvoracek and Paul Carcaterra calling the contest.
A quartet of ranked teams are also set for ESPN networks Saturday. No. 16 Kansas State takes on West Virginia at noon on ESPN2, with Roy Philpott, Kelly Stouffer and Jerry Punch teaming up for the call. On ESPNU, No. 20 Coastal Carolina looks to stay undefeated with a matchup against Georgia State, with Mike Corey and Jay Walker calling the action at noon. In primetime, Navy visits No. 22 SMU on ESPN2, with Anish Shroff, Tom Luginbill and Ian Fitzsimmons announcing the action. To close out the night Saturday, the undefeated Cougars welcome Western Kentucky to Provo at 10:15 p.m. on ESPN. The trio of Beth Mowins, Kirk Morrison and Stormy Buonantony are set to announce the late-night matchup.
ACC Network will close out its Saturday slate with No. 15 North Carolina at Virginia on ACC Network Primetime Football at 8 p.m., with Dave O’Brien, Tim Hasselbeck and Katie George calling the action. Also on ACC Network and ESPN Radio, Virginia Tech at Louisville is set for 4 p.m. with Wes Durham, Roddy Jones and Eric Wood announcing on TV, while Sean Kelley and Barrett Jones will have the radio call.
SEC Network will have a trio of ranked teams on its air Saturday, as Tom Hart, Jordan Rodgers and Cole Cubelic team up to announce No. 5 Georgia at Kentucky at noon. In primetime, Taylor Zarzour, Matt Stinchcomb and Lauren Sisler will be on the call for SEC Saturday Night featuring Arkansas at No. 8 Texas A&M on SEC Network at 7:30 p.m., while Missouri at No. 10 Florida will be live on SEC Network Alternate also at 7:30 p.m., with Mike Morgan, Hutson Mason and Taylor Davis calling the action.
College Football Playoff: Top 25 Previews Season Ahead
Tuesday, Sept. 27 at 7 p.m., ESPN will air College Football Playoff: Top 25 Presented by PlayStation 5, previewing the season ahead and how it could impact the CFP rankings, which will first be revealed on Tuesday, Nov. 24. Rece Davis will host the show, joined by college football analysts Herbstreit, Joey Galloway, Jesse Palmer and David Pollack.
Additional college football updates will be forthcoming, and the schedule is subject to change. Please continue to check @ESPNPR and ESPN Press Room for more information.
| Date | Time (ET) | Game/Talent | Network |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 7:30 p.m. | South Alabama at Georgia Southern Matt Barrie, Mike Golic Jr., Lericia Harris |
ESPN |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 7:30 p.m. | Minnesota at Maryland Jason Benetti, Andre Ware, Quint Kessenich |
ESPN |
| 9 p.m. | East Carolina at Tulsa Clay Matvick, Rocky Boiman |
ESPN2 | |
| Sat, Oct 31 | Noon | Boston College at No. 1 Clemson Joe Tessitore, Greg McElroy, Holly Rowe |
ABC |
| Memphis at No. 7 Cincinnati Mark Jones, Dusty Dvoracek, Paul Carcaterra |
ESPN | ||
| No. 16 Kansas State at West Virginia Roy Philpott, Kelly Stouffer, Jerry Punch |
ESPN2 | ||
| No. 20 Coastal Carolina at Georgia State Mike Corey, Jay Walker |
ESPNU | ||
| No. 5 Georgia at Kentucky Tom Hart, Jordan Rodgers, Cole Cubelic |
SEC Network | ||
| Wake Forest at Syracuse Chris Cotter, Mark Herzlich, Kelsey Riggs |
ACC Network | ||
| Temple at Tulane Lincoln Rose, Keith Moreland |
ESPN+ | ||
| 2 p.m. | UCF at Houston David Saltzman, Stan Routt |
ESPN+ | |
| 3 p.m. | Rice at Southern Mississippi | ESPN3 | |
| Troy at Arkansas State | ESPN3 | ||
| 3:30 p.m. | No. 4 Notre Dame at Georgia Tech Dave Pasch, Mike Golic Sr., Marty Smith |
ABC | |
| Northwestern at Iowa Bob Wischusen, Dan Orlovsky, Allison Williams |
ESPN | ||
| TCU at Baylor Dave Flemming, Rod Gilmore, Kris Budden |
ESPN2 | ||
| 4 p.m. | Appalachian State at Louisiana-Monroe Bill Roth, Dustin Fox |
ESPNU | |
| Ole Miss at Vanderbilt Dave Neal, DJ Shockley, Dawn Davenport |
SEC Network | ||
| Virginia Tech at Louisville TV: Wes Durham, Roddy Jones, Eric Wood Radio: Sean Kelley, Barrett Jones |
ACC Network/ESPN Radio | ||
| 7 p.m. | Mississippi State at No. 2 Alabama Sean McDonough, Todd Blackledge, Todd McShay, Molly McGrath |
ESPN | |
| Charlotte at Duke | ESPN3 | ||
| 7:30 p.m. | No. 3 Ohio State at No. 18 Penn State Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Maria Taylor |
ABC | |
| Navy at No. 22 SMU Anish Shroff, Tom Luginbill, Ian Fitzsimmons |
ESPN2 | ||
| Arkansas at No. 8 Texas A&M Taylor Zarzour, Matt Stinchcomb, Lauren Sisler |
SEC Network | ||
| Missouri at No. 10 Florida Mike Morgan, Hutson Mason, Taylor Davis |
SEC Network Alternate | ||
| 8 p.m. | Louisiana at Texas State Mike Couzens, Rene Ingoglia |
ESPNU | |
| No. 15 North Carolina at Virginia Dave O’Brien, Tim Hasselbeck, Katie George |
ACC Network | ||
| 10:15 p.m. | Western Kentucky at No. 11 BYU Beth Mowins, Kirk Morrison, Stormy Buonantony |
ESPN |
Note: Not all digital games are exclusive
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