After a straightforward Week 4 devoid of upsets or much excitement, college football returns in earnest with a fun slate of Week 5 games for your viewing pleasure.
Saturday’s college football schedule: Game times, TV coverage for Week 5 games
We tell you what to watch and where to watch it for Saturday’s busy college football slate.
Chris Graythen
Early afternoon
12 p.m. ET
No. 11 Oklahoma State @ West Virginia - ESPN
No. 12 South Carolina @ UCF - ABC
No. 15 Miami (FL) @ South Florida - ESPNU
Northern Illinois @ Purdue - ESPN2
SMU @ TCU - FOX Sports 1
Miami (OH) @ Illinois - Big Ten Network
12:21 p.m. ET
South Alabama @ Tennessee - ESPN3, SEC Network, MSG
12:30 p.m. ET
East Carolina @ North Carolina - ESPN3, ACC Network
Virginia @ Pittsburgh - ESPN3, ROOT-P, CSN-DC, NESN, FSN
2 p.m. ET
Navy @ Western Kentucky - ESPNews
Illinois State @ Missouri State - Mediacom
2:30 p.m. ET
Akron @ Bowling Green - ESPN3
Which to watch: No. 12 South Carolina @ UCF. The Golden Knights have looked impressive in their 3-0 start, with blowout wins over Akron and FIU strengthened by a road victory over Penn State, and they get to host South Carolina in Orlando in what could be a close contest. Plus, UCF has players named Blake Bortles and Storm Johnson.
Late afternoon
3 p.m. ET
Troy @ Duke - ESPN3
Colorado @ Oregon State - Pac-12 Network
Toledo @ Ball State - ESPN3
Eastern Washington @ Sam Houston State - CSN
North Dakota State @ South Dakota State - Midco SN, NBC North Dakota
3:30 p.m. ET
Wake Forest @ 3 Clemson - ESPNU
6 LSU @ 9 Georgia - CBS
8 Florida State @ Boston College - ABC/ESPN2
14 Oklahoma @ 22 Notre Dame - NBC
Iowa @ Minnesota - ABC/ESPN2
Central Michigan @ NC State - ESPN3
UConn @ Buffalo - ESPN3
UTEP @ Colorado State - CBS Sports Network
4 p.m. ET
Army @ Louisiana Tech - FOX Sports 1
Houston @ UTSA - FSN, MSG+, ROOT-RM
Maine @ Richmond - CSN
5 p.m. ET
Temple @ Idaho - Altitude
Which to watch: 6 LSU @ 9 Georgia. There are plenty of good matchups going on in the late afternoon slate, but it’s hard to miss Georgia’s third top-10 matchup of the early season. Meanwhile, the Tigers have not had much difficulty with their early schedule, and Georgia is the first of four ranked SEC opponents they play this year.
Early evening
6:30 p.m. ET
21 Ole Miss @ 1 Alabama - ESPN
7 p.m. ET
10 Texas A&M @ Arkansas - ESPN2
Arizona @ 16 Washington - FOX
20 Florida @ Kentucky - ESPNU
Wyoming @ Texas State - Longhorn Network
FAU @ Rice - FCS
James Madison @ Delaware - CSN
Jackson State @ Southern - Cox Sports
Tulane @ Louisiana-Monroe - ESPN3
Kent State @ Western Michigan - ESPN3
7:30 p.m. ET
UAB @ Vanderbilt - FSN, ESPN3
Arkansas State @ Missouri - CSS, ESPN3, CSN-NW
Brown @ Harvard - NBC Sports Network
8 p.m. ET
23 Wisconsin @ 4 Ohio St - ABC
San Diego State @ New Mexico State - ESPN3, ALT, FS-SD, AZ+
8:05 p.m. ET
Air Force @ Nevada - CBS Sports Network
8:08 p.m. ET
UNLV @ New Mexico - ROOT Sports
Which to watch: 21 Ole Miss @ Alabama. It’s entirely possible the Tide are blowing out the Rebels by the time the Badgers and Buckeyes kick off -- in that case, switch on over there. Both games should be big tests for title contenders, as well as chances for fringe conference contenders to make a big statement.
Late evening
9 p.m. ET
Montana @ Northern Arizona - ROOT
10 p.m. ET
5 Stanford @ Washington State - ESPN
10:15 p.m. ET
Southern Mississippi @ Boise State - ESPNU
10:30 p.m. ET
USC @ Arizona State - ESPN2
Cal @ 2 Oregon - Pac-12 Network
11:59 p.m. ET
25 Fresno State @ Hawaii - Oceanic PPV
Which to watch: No. 5 Stanford @ Washington State. The Cal/Oregon game will certainly have more offensive fireworks, but Stanford could have a test against a very good Cougar team that beat USC on the road earlier this year and has already tied their win total from 2012.
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