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College Football Saturday: TV Schedule, Game Times and Open Thread

There is intrigue galore with a full slate of games queued up for your viewing pleasure.

Mitch Stringer-USA TODAY Sports

Husky fans are undoubtedly amped up for their 7:30pm PT affair with the Oregon Ducks.  The suspense over a football game that has been treated to such one-sided treatment for the last 12 years is particularly intense given that the Huskies seem to range from a slight favorite to heavy favorite depending on what mode of analysis you favor.

But don't sleep on the rest of college football, y'all.

There are a number of intriguing matchups that are worth an investment of some hours in the day to monitor.  I know that a few of you (I'm looking at you Joe) have already announced your intentions to find a barstool or a tailgate somewhere tomorrow and to watch some of these games.  Here are some of the things I'll be looking at:

  • Sometime after you work in that early morning workout and your first Bloody Mary, I STRONGLY urge you to turn on what might be the most important game of the weekend.  #13 Ole Miss is visiting Memphis (!) in a game that not only carries high stakes for both programs but also might serve as a preview of the future head coach at USC.  Memphis HC Justin Fuente has turned in a remarkable turnaround job for a Memphis program that only a few seasons ago was the laughingstock of college football.  A win over Ole Miss would not only knock the Rebs out of the playoff hunt but would likely put Memphis in the driver's seat for the "Group of 6" berth on New Years Day.  MEMPHIS!  Hard to believe.
  • The headliner of the weekend is #10 Alabama visiting #9 Texas A&M.  This should be an entertaining game if you are into watching big means team club baby seals dressed as grumpy walruses.  The Aggies are clearly over-rated and I think the Tide are going to pound these guys.  Interesting subtext to this game for Husky fans:  a dominating Tide victory plus a dominating Husky victory could compel ESPN's College Gameday to visit Palo Alto for next week's UW / Stanford matchup.  Something to keep in mind.
  • How can a real college football fan not be completely intrigued by the Michigan vs Michigan State game?  Jim Harbaugh is hosting one of his most hated rivals with a football team that he has made over in his image in a remarkably short period of time.  On the other side stands another coach with a similar philosophy who has demonstrated an ability to get more out of his talent on a consistent basis than just about any guy out there.  I expect it to be must-see TV.
  • Avid readers of these game notes know that I always leave you with an upset pick and, here to date, I've gotten all but one (IIRC) correct.  Last week, I called out the Tennessee win over Georgia.  So, who will it be this week?  It's a bit of a tough one, but the shocker of the weekend could well happen at Florida State.  Louisville is visiting a Seminole team that seems to be playing some mediocre football.  The Cardinals are far better than their 2-3 record indicates.  I think they'll give the Seminoles all that they can handle and could even pull it out in the end.

College Football TV Schedule and Game Times - Week 7

Thu, Oct 15, 2015
7:00 PM ET
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Auburn at Kentucky
7:30 PM ET
CBSS
Western Kentucky at North Texas
10:30 PM ET
ESPNWatchESPN
(18) UCLA at (15) Stanford
Fri, Oct 16, 2015
8:00 PM ET
ESPNWatchESPN
Cincinnati at BYU
9:00 PM ET
ESPNUWatchESPN
(24) Houston at Tulane
9:00 PM ET
CBSS
(21) Boise State at Utah State
10:30 PM ET
ESPN2WatchESPN
UNLV at Fresno State
Sat, Oct 17, 2015
12:00 PM ET
ESPN3WatchESPN
Western Michigan at Ohio
12:00 PM ET
ESPN3WatchESPN
Eastern Michigan at (22) Toledo
12:00 PM ET
ESPNUWatchESPN
South Florida at Connecticut
12:00 PM ET
ESPNNWatchESPN
Tulsa at East Carolina
12:00 PM ET
BTNBTN2Go
Purdue at Wisconsin
12:00 PM ET
FCS
Marshall at Florida Atlantic
12:00 PM ET
FSNFoxSportsGo
FIU at Middle Tennessee
12:00 PM ET
FS1FoxSportsGo
Texas Tech at Kansas
12:00 PM ET
CBSSN
Bucknell at Army
12:00 PM ET
FOXFoxSportsGo
West Virginia at (2) Baylor
12:00 PM ET
ABC/ESPN2WatchESPN
(17) Iowa at (20) Northwestern
12:00 PM ET
ABC/ESPN2WatchESPN
(13) Mississippi at Memphis
12:00 PM ET
SECNWatchESPN
Louisiana Tech at Mississippi State
12:00 PM ET
ESPNWatchESPN
Louisville at (11) Florida State
12:30 PM ET
ESPN3WatchESPN
Pittsburgh at Georgia Tech
1:00 PM ET
ESPN3WatchESPN
Buffalo at Central Michigan
2:30 PM ET
ESPN3WatchESPN
Northern Illinois at Miami (OH)
3:00 PM ET
ESPN3WatchESPN
Akron at Bowling Green
3:00 PM ET
ESPN3WatchESPN
Georgia State at Ball State
3:30 PM ET
ESPN3WatchESPN
Kent State at Massachusetts
3:30 PM ET
CBSSN
Air Force at Colorado State
3:30 PM ET
ESPN3WatchESPN
Idaho at Troy
3:30 PM ET
ESPNUWatchESPN
Virginia Tech at Miami (FL)
3:30 PM ET
CBSSEC Live
(10) Alabama at (9) Texas A&M
3:30 PM ET
ESPN3WatchESPN
Syracuse at Virginia
3:30 PM ET
ABC
(19) Oklahoma at Kansas State
3:30 PM ET
BTNBTN2Go
Rutgers at Indiana
3:30 PM ET
ESPNWatchESPN
(7) Michigan State at (12) Michigan
3:30 PM ET
ESPN2WatchESPN
Nebraska at Minnesota
3:30 PM ET
ASN
Charlotte at Old Dominion
4:00 PM ET
SECNWatchESPN
Vanderbilt at South Carolina
4:00 PM ET
PAC12Pac-12 Live
Oregon State at Washington State
4:00 PM ET
ESPN3WatchESPN
Nevada at Wyoming
6:00 PM ET
ESPN3WatchESPN
New Mexico State at Georgia Southern
7:00 PM ET
ESPN3WatchESPN
Appalachian State at Louisiana-Monroe
7:00 PM ET
MWC
Hawaii at New Mexico
7:00 PM ET
ESPNWatchESPN
(8) Florida at (6) LSU
8:00 PM ET
ESPN3WatchESPN
Wake Forest at North Carolina
7:00 PM ET
ESPNUWatchESPN
Boston College at (5) Clemson
7:00 PM ET
FCS
Texas-San Antonio at Southern Miss
7:00 PM ET
ESPN2WatchESPN
(3) TCU at Iowa State
7:30 PM ET
CBSSN
UCF at Temple
7:30 PM ET
NBCNBC Sports Live Extra
USC at (14) Notre Dame
7:30 PM ET
SECNWatchESPN
Missouri at Georgia
8:00 PM ET
ABC
Penn State at (1) Ohio State
9:00 PM ET
FS1FoxSportsGo
Arizona at Colorado
10:00 PM ET
ESPNWatchESPN
Arizona State at (4) Utah
10:30 PM ET
ESPN2WatchESPN
Oregon at Washington
10:30 PM ET
ESPNUWatchESPN
San Diego State at San Jose State

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