It's Week 3 of College Football! We're almost 1/4 of the way through the regular season. Let's see what games are on, this weekend.
Thursday night's matchup is an absolute must-watch. Why? Because it's Tommy Tuberville's team playing a Top 10 opponent at home. That, as all Auburn fans know, is the definition of "Upset Special."
Friday night's games are a bit more sparse. Baylor plays, but I'm still not of the mind to give them a watch for any reason. Arkansas State plays at Utah State if you want to see our last week's opponent and what they look like against other competition. For the sheer "huh?" factor, see Arizona State playing AT UT-San Antonio. That's worth the watch just to see a team whose mascot is the Roadrunner.
For Saturday, I'm going to do like last week and just highlight the games I'd want to watch in those time slots. This has nothing to do with the spread, it's just games I'll be watching.
Noon:
What You Will Be Watching
This one is obvious. You will be watching Florida State at Louisville. It's a Top 10 matchup and Lamar Jackson has been just sick. Let's see what he can do against a real defense.
What You Should Be Watching
(25) Miami at Appalachian State. The Rock is a tough place to play, so it'll be interesting to see a P5 team go up into the hills of North Carolina to take on the Mountaineers.
North Dakota State at (13) Iowa. The Bison are no joke, and I have no idea why Iowa would schedule them. This could kill any hope of their making the playoffs should they go undefeated in the B1G.
What Walt Will Watch Out of Spite
Georgia State at (9) Wisconsin. I hate the Panthers, and any chance to see them embarrassed is a beautiful opportunity I can't miss.
Mid-Afternoon
What You Will Be Watching
(1) Alabama vs (19) Ole Miss. Can the Rebels make it three in a row?
What You Should Be Watching
(1) Alabama vs (19) Ole Miss. There isn't really anything else on in the afternoon, unfortunately.
Late Afternoon/Early Evening
What You Will Be Watching
(17) Texas A&M vs Auburn. If you're not in the stadium for this one, you'll be watching it at home. We all know it.
What You Should Be Watching
(17) Texas A&M vs Auburn. Duh.
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(3) Ohio State vs (14) Oklahoma. This is a great matchup of B1G vs BigXII. It's a great test of where each team is, and could also be a measuring stick for how good Houston is after their Week 1 defeat of Oklahoma.
(16) Georgia at Missouri. Mizzou could pull this out, y'all. They really could. I'm still shocked Georgia didn't fall out of the Top 25 after struggling so much against a BAD FCS team in Nicholls. Auburn, last year, dropped dramatically when they struggled against the FCS national champion runner-up.
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Louisiana-Monroe vs Georgia Southern. Of course.
Late Night
What You Will Be Watching
(11) Texas vs California. Are the Longhorns BACK?!? We'll find out more about them.
What You Should Be Watching
(11) Texas vs California. Because there's nothing else worth it.
Thursday, Sept. 15, 2016 | ||
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Matchup | Time (ET) | TV / Streaming |
(6) Houston at Cincinnati | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN / WatchESPN |
Friday, Sept. 16, 2016 | ||
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Matchup | Time (ET) | TV / Streaming |
(21) Baylor at Rice | 8:00 p.m. | ESPN / WatchESPN |
Arkansas State at Utah State | 9:00 p.m. | CBSSN / CBSSports.com |
Arizona State at UTSA | 9:30 p.m. | ESPN2 / WatchESPN |
Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016 | ||
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Matchup | Time (ET) | TV / Streaming |
(2) Florida State at (10) Louisville | Noon | ABC / WatchESPN |
Georgia State at (9) Wisconsin | Noon | BTN / BTN2Go |
Ohio at (15) Tennessee | Noon | SECN / WatchESPN |
(25) Miami (FL) at Appalachian State | Noon | ESPN / WatchESPN |
South Carolina State at (5) Clemson | Noon | RSN / WatchESPN |
North Dakota State at (13) Iowa | Noon | ESPN2 / WatchESPN |
Iowa State at TCU | Noon | FS1 / FS Go |
Kansas at Memphis | Noon | ESPNU / WatchESPN |
Temple at Penn State | Noon | BTN / BTN2Go |
New Mexico at Rutgers | Noon | ESPNEWS / WatchESPN |
Middle Tennessee at Bowling Green | Noon | ASN / ESPN3 |
Akron at Marshall | Noon | CBSSN / CBSSports.com |
Vanderbilt at Georgia Tech | 12:30 p.m. | ACCN / ACCNExtra |
Virginia at UConn | 1:30 p.m. | SNY / ESPN3 |
Idaho at Washington State | 2:00 p.m. | Pac-12N / Pac-12.com |
North Carolina A&T at Tulsa | 2:00 p.m. | ESPN3 |
Florida Atlantic at Kansas State | 2:30 p.m. | FSN / FS Go |
UNLV at Central Michigan | 3:00 p.m. | ESPN3 |
Fresno State at Toledo | 3:00 p.m. | ESPN Extra / ESPN3 |
Eastern Kentucky at Ball State | 3:00 p.m. | ESPN3 |
(1) Alabama at (19) Ole Miss | 3:30 p.m. | CBS / CBSSports.com |
Colorado at (4) Michigan | 3:30 p.m. | BTN / BTN2Go |
(22) Oregon at Nebraska | 3:30 p.m. | ABC / WatchESPN |
Pittsburgh at Oklahoma State | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN / WatchESPN |
Boston College at Virginia Tech | 3:30 p.m. | ESPNU / WatchESPN |
USF at Syracuse | 3:30 p.m. | ACCNExtra |
James Madison at North Carolina | 3:30 p.m. | RSN / WatchESPN |
San Diego State at Northern Illinois | 3:30 p.m. | CBSSN / CBSSports.com |
Western Kentucky at Miami (OH) | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN Extra/BCSN/TWC / ESPN3 |
FIU at UMass | 3:30 p.m. | ASN / ESPN3 |
Monmouth at Kent State | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN3 |
East Carolina at South Carolina | 4:00 p.m. | SECN / WatchESPN |
New Mexico State at Kentucky | 4:00 p.m. | SECN alternate / WatchESPN |
Western Michigan at Illinois | 4:00 p.m. | ESPNEWS / WatchESPN |
Northern Colorado at Colorado State | 4:00 p.m. | ROOT Sports / MWN |
UC Davis at Wyoming | 4:00 p.m. | WyoVision / MWN |
Idaho State at Oregon State | 5:00 p.m. | Pac-12N / Pac-12.com |
Old Dominion at NC State | 6:00 p.m. | ACCNExtra / WatchESPN |
ULM at Georgia Southern | 6:00 p.m. | ESPN3 |
Eastern Michigan at Charlotte | 6:00 p.m. | CUSA.TV |
Delaware at Wake Forest | 6:30 p.m. | ACCNExtra / WatchESPN |
(17) Texas A&M at Auburn | 7:00 p.m. | ESPN / WatchESPN |
Mississippi State at (20) LSU | 7:00 p.m. | ESPN2 / WatchESPN |
Louisiana Tech at Texas Tech | 7:00 p.m. | FSN / FS Go |
Maryland at UCF | 7:00 p.m. | CBSSN / CBSSports.com |
Navy at Tulane | 7:00 p.m. | ASN/NESN / ESPN3 |
Army at UTEP | 7:00 p.m. | ASN |
South Alabama at UL Lafayette | 7:00 p.m. | ESPN3 |
Troy at Southern Miss | 7:00 p.m. | beIN SPORTS |
Liberty at SMU | 7:00 p.m. | ESPN3 |
(3) Ohio State at (14) Oklahoma | 7:30 p.m. | FOX / FS Go |
(12) Michigan State at (18) Notre Dame | 7:30 p.m. | NBC / NBCSports.com |
(16) Georgia at Missouri | 7:30 p.m. | SECN / WatchESPN |
North Texas at (23) Florida | 7:30 p.m. | ESPNU / WatchESPN |
Texas State at (24) Arkansas | 7:30 p.m. | SECN alternate / WatchESPN |
USC at (7) Stanford | 8:00 p.m. | ABC / WatchESPN |
Portland State at (8) Washington | 8:00 p.m. | Pac-12N / Pac-12.com |
Duke at Northwestern | 8:00 p.m. | BTN / BTN2Go |
Buffalo at Nevada | 9:00 p.m. | MWN |
UCLA at BYU | 10:15 p.m. | ESPN2 / WatchESPN |
(11) Texas at California | 10:30 p.m. | ESPN / WatchESPN |
Utah at San Jose State | 10:30 p.m. | CBSSN / CBSSports.com |
Hawaii at Arizona | 10:45 p.m. | Pac-12N / Pac-12.com |