Ohio State will square off against defending national champion Indiana in a top-5 showdown in Bloomington, Cincinnati travels to West Virginia and Miami (OH) hosts Akron in a MAC matchup on Saturday, Oct. 17.
No. 4 Ohio State at No. 5 Indiana will kickoff at noon on FOX. Curt Cignetti’s Hoosiers defeated the Buckeyes 13-10 on Dec. 6, 2025 in the Big Ten Championship on the way to their historic College Football Playoff run.
At the same time Cincinnati will be at West Virginia in a game televised on TNT and TRUTV and No. 7 Texas will host Florida on ABC.
In the midday slate at 3:30 p.m. Penn State will travel to Michigan for the CBS featured Big Ten game, No. 6 Alabama is at No. 14 Tennessee on ABC, Arizona State is at No. 10 Texas Tech on FOX and Miami (OH) will play Akron in a game available with ESPN+.
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The classic ACC rivalry of Florida State at No. 3 Miami will leadoff the evening games at 7 p.m. on ESPN.
No. 2 Notre Dame at No. 8 BYU will be on ABC, Wisconsin at No. 12 UCLA on NBC, No. 18 Oklahoma State at No. 20 Houston on FOX and No. 15 Kentucky is at Oklahoma on the SEC Network, all at 7:30 p.m.
Finally, FOX will have some Big Ten after dark action with Nebraska at Oregon at 11 p.m.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL TV SCHEDULE Friday, Oct. 16
7:30 p.m.
Memphis at Tulane (ESPN)
8 p.m.
Washington at Purdue (FOX)
App State at Coastal Carolina (ESPN2)
Saturday, Oct. 17
Noon
No. 4 Ohio State at No. 5 Indiana (FOX)
Florida at No. 7 Texas (ABC)
Cincinnati at West Virginia (TNT, TRUTV)
Kansas at Kansas State (FS1)
No. 16 Mississippi State at No. 22 LSU (ESPN)
Pittsburgh at Boston College (ESPN2)
Georgia State at James Madison (ESPNU)
Virginia at No. 24 SMU (CW)
No. 25 Northwestern at Michigan State (NBCSN, Peacock)
Charleston Southern at Clemson (ACCN)
Florida Atlantic at Army (CBSSN)
12:30 p.m.
Rutgers at Maryland (BTN)
3:30 p.m.
Penn State at Michigan (CBS)
Arizona State at No. 10 Texas Tech (FOX)
No. 6 Alabama at No. 14 Tennessee (ABC)
Akron at Miami, OH (ESPN+)
Auburn at No. 1 Georgia (ESPN)
North Carolina at Duke (ESPN2)
Georgia Tech at Virginia Tech (ACCN)
Northern Illinois at Wyoming (CW)
UNLV at Air Force (CBSSN)
No. 13 Missouri at No. 9 Ole Miss (SECN)
6 p.m.
Washington State at Oregon State (USA)
7 p.m.
TCU at Baylor (FS1)
Florida State at No. 3 Miami (ESPN)
Arkansas at Vanderbilt (ESPN2)
Nevada at North Dakota State (CBSSN)
7:30 p.m.
No. 2 Notre Dame at No. 8 BYU (ABC)
No. 18 Oklahoma State at No. 20 Houston (FOX)
Wisconsin at No. 12 UCLA (NBC)
No. 15 Kentucky at Oklahoma (SECN)
Louisville at Syracuse (ACCN)
8 p.m.
Navy at UTSA (ESPNU)
10:15 p.m.
No. 11 Utah at Colorado (ESPN)
10:30 p.m.
No. 21 Wake Forest at Cal (ESPN2)
New Mexico at Hawaii (FS1)
Fresno State at San Diego State (CBSSN)
11 p.m.
Nebraska at Oregon (FOX)