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April 18 spring games TV/streaming schedule: Alabama, Ohio State, Auburn and more

Your TV and streaming schedule guide below.

Spring game season is fully here. After weeks of big teams like Michigan, Georgia, Oklahoma and USC trying to hold down weekends by themselves, college football fans finally have a bevy of exhibition games to choose from this Saturday.

Defending national champions Ohio State join fellow playoff participant Alabama as the biggest events of the day, while Notre Dame, Auburn and LSU are also up. Texas and Penn State are worthwhile stories to follow this offseason, with second-year coaches building rosters that look to be the most talented in years for each program. One major head coach will also be seeing his first spring game at his new program: Oregon State’s Gary Andersen.

Quarterback questions may be partially answered Saturday. Notre Dame, Auburn and Alabama all replace starters, while Ohio State and Texas have plenty to ponder.

Nebraska currently heads the attendance standings by a heavy margin. For up-to-date spring game attendance figures, click here.

Whip-around coverage of Auburn, LSU and Alabama will be available from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. on the SEC Network Alternate channel. All time Eastern:

School Time (ET) TV Streaming
Mississippi State 12 p.m. SEC Alternate ESPN3
Notre Dame 12:30 p.m. NBC Sports Network NBC Sports Live Extra
Ohio State 1:30 p.m. Big Ten Network BTN2Go
Auburn 2 p.m. SEC Alternate ESPN3
Cal 2 p.m. Pac-12 Networks Pac-12 Networks Live
LSU 2 p.m. SEC Alternate ESPN3
Texas 2 p.m. Longhorn Network WatchESPN
Alabama 3 p.m. SEC Alternate ESPN3
Penn State 4 p.m. Big Ten Network BTN2Go
Oregon State 4 p.m. Pac-12 Networks Pac-12 Networks Live
Missouri 5 p.m. SEC Alternate ESPN3
Illinois 6 p.m. Big Ten Network BTN2Go
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