For almost the entire country, college football’s regular season is over after Saturday. That’s sad. But it’s also Rivalry Week, and the biggest game of the year is happening at noon ET. (That’s Michigan-Ohio State, with all due respect to Rutgers-Maryland, Kansas-Kansas State and Purdue-Indiana.)
11/26 college football schedule: TV times, live streams, and the best games to watch
And so we’ve come to the end, almost. Here’s Saturday’s full FBS schedule.
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There are only a couple of must-watches, and there’s nothing along that line between The Game and the evening’s Utah-Colorado game. That one means a lot because it decides the Pac-12 South, with the Buffs a win-and-in and USC hoping the Utes can help out with an upset. Florida-Florida State has zero conference standings ramifications in either the ACC or the SEC, but it could have some effect on New Year’s Six slotting (or lack thereof) for either.
During the middle of the day, the world’s really your oyster. If Michigan manages to win in Columbus, Penn State’s game against Michigan State becomes a Big Ten Championship play-in for Penn State, so that could be a thing. You’ve also got the Egg Bowl in a year when both major Mississippi teams are down, and there’s also Notre Dame’s likely doomed quest to avoid finishing 4-8. Take a stroll up and down your channel lineup. Find what works for you.
Here’s Saturday’s schedule, fashioned into a Watchability Grid. All times are Eastern. And don’t forget the FCS playoffs are going on, too, and provide a solid streaming option.
| Watch THIS | Maybe watch this | This is a football game | |
| Noon ET | #3 Michigan - #2 Ohio State ABC, WatchESPN | Kentucky - #11 Louisville ESPN, WatchESPN | Purdue - Indiana ESPNU, WatchESPN |
| Georgia Tech - Georgia SEC Network, WatchESPN | Kansas - Kansas State FS1, Fox Sports Go | ||
| UCF - USF CBSSN | Rutgers - Maryland ESPNews, WatchESPN | ||
| Virginia - Virginia Tech ESPN2, WatchESPN | Illinois - Northwestern BTN, BTN2Go | ||
| Arkansas State - ULL WatchESPN | |||
| 12:30 | Syracuse - Pitt ACC Network, WatchESPN | ||
| 2 | Wofford - Charleston Southern WatchESPN | ||
| New Hampshire - Lehigh WatchESPN | |||
| Richmond - NC A&T WatchESPN | |||
| Villanova - St. Francis WatchESPN | |||
| Chattanooga - Weber State WatchESPN | |||
| 3 | CAU - Illinois State WatchESPN | ||
| Boston College - Wake Forest ACC Network, WatchESPN | |||
| 3:30 | #13 Auburn - #1 Alabama CBS, CBSSports.com | #18 WVU - Iowa State FS1, Fox Sports Go | |
| Minnesota - #6 Wisconsin BTN, BTN2Go | SJSU - Fresno State CBSSN | ||
| Michigan State - #7 Penn State ESPN, WatchESPN | South Alabama - Idaho WatchESPN | ||
| Notre Dame - #12 USC ABC, WatchESPN | Duke - Miami ESPN2, WatchESPN | ||
| #25 Navy - SMU ESPNU, WatchESPN | FIU - ODU WatchESPN | ||
| Miss. State - Ole Miss SEC Network, WatchESPN | |||
| 4 | Oregon - Oregon State Pac-12 Networks | ||
| App State - NMSU WatchESPN | |||
| Troy - Texas State WatchESPN | |||
| Tulane - UConn ESPNews, WatchESPN | |||
| Nevada - UNLV WatchESPN | |||
| North Texas - UTEP ConferenceUSA.com | |||
| 5 | Grambling - Southern NBCSN, NBCSports.com | Youngstown State - Samford WatchESPN | |
| 5:30 | FAU - MTSU beIN Sports | ||
| 7 | WKU - Marshall ESPNU, WatchESPN | UCLA - Cal ESPN2, WatchESPN | |
| Charlotte - UTSA CampusInsiders.com | |||
| Cal Poly - San Diego WatchESPN | |||
| 7:30 | #22 Utah - #9 Colorado Fox, Fox Sports Go | South Carolina - #4 Clemson ESPN, WatchESPN | ECU - Temple ESPNews, WatchESPN |
| #17 Tennessee - Vanderbilt SEC Network, WatchESPN | |||
| 8 | #15 Florida - #14 FSU ABC, WatchESPN | Rice - #24 Stanford Pac-12 Networks | |
| 9 | Colorado State - SDSU CBSSN | ||
| 10:15 | Wyoming - New Mexico ESPN2, WatchESPN | ||
| Utah State - BYU ESPNU, WatchESPN | |||
| Midnight | UMass - Hawaii Oceanic PPV | ||
Notes!
- I really do feel strongly about Michigan-Ohio State. The Buckeyes should be able to win because the matchups favor them on offense and they’ve got the home field. It’s not quite a toss-up; it’s likely Ohio State wins. But this rivalry is such that it’s worth watching no matter the outlook, and the stakes this year make it an even more appealing watch than normal. Michigan wins the Big Ten East with a victory, and Ohio State probably gets a Playoff berth if it wins. This is a big domino in the postseason picture.
- It’s easy to forget about the Iron Bowl, given that Alabama’s Alabama and the SEC West is already locked in. But there’s reason to think Auburn can stay competitive, at least on one side of the ball. I’m not saying Auburn will win, because Auburn almost certainly will not win. But Alabama might have to work a little for this one, and that’s more than most Tide opponents can claim this year.
- Utah-Colorado will be a tense, tense experience. The Utes are out of the Pac-12 South race because they blew it last week against Oregon. But they’re not chumps. They could beat the Buffs, and doing so would be a devastating way for CU to fall short in what’s been a dream season. They’re America’s team on Saturday night.
- There’s a smattering of other state rivalry games that don’t matter but will probably, between them, offer at least one or two fun experiences. Keep an eye on the Tennessee-Vanderbilts, Kentucky-Louisvilles and South Carolina-Clemsons of the world. You might be glad you did.
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