This week’s college football schedule will be highlighted by Saturday prime time telecasts of the ACC and Pac-12 championship games, both with BCS implications. ABC’s Saturday Night Football Presented by Windows will showcase No. 1 Florida State against No. 20 Duke in the Dr Pepper ACC Championship Game on December 7 at 8 p.m. ET. ESPN will carry the Pac-12 Championship Game Presented by Dr Pepper matching No. 7 Stanford against No. 11 Arizona State at 7:45 p.m. Additional highlights:- ESPN2 will televise two conference championships: undefeated No 14 Northern Illinois against Bowling Green in the Marathon MAC Football Championship on Friday, Dec. 6, at 8 p.m. and Marshall at Rice in the Conference USA Football Championship Game on Saturday, Dec. 7, at noon.
- ABC will kick off its Saturday action at noon with a Big 12 matchup pitting one-loss No. 6 Oklahoma State against No. 17 Oklahoma. Oklahoma State will clinch a spot in a BCS game with a victory.
- ESPN’s lineup will include both of the one-loss American Athletic Conference teams, both on the road: No. 19 Louisville at Cincinnati on Thursday, Dec. 5, at 7:30 p.m. and No. 16 UCF at SMU on Saturday, Dec. 7, at noon.
ESPN, ABC, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN3, ESPNEWS and ESPN Radio Schedule
| Date | Time (ET) | Matchup/Commentator | Network |
| Thu, Dec 5 | 7:30 p.m. | No. 19 Louisville at Cincinnati
Rece Davis, Jesse Palmer, David Pollack & Kaylee Hartung
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ESPN |
| Fri, Dec 6 | 8 p.m. | Marathon MAC Football Championship: Bowling Green vs. No. 14 Northern Illinois (from Detroit)
Carter Blackburn, Danny Kanell & Allison Williams
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ESPN2 |
| Sat, Dec 7 | Noon | No. 17 Oklahoma at No. 6 Oklahoma State
Sean McDonough, Chris Spielman & Shannon Spake
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ABC |
| No. 16 UCF at SMU
Dave Pasch, Brian Griese & Tom Luginbill
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ESPN | ||
| Conference USA Football Championship Game: Marshall at Rice
Joe Tessitore, Matt Millen & Maria Taylor
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ESPN2 | ||
| 1 p.m. | Memphis at Connecticut
John Brickley & Matt Chatham
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ESPN3 | |
| 2 p.m. | SWAC Championship Game: Southern vs. Jackson State (from Houston)
Mark Neely & Jay Walker
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ESPNU | |
| 7:30 p.m. | South Florida at Rutgers
Mark Jones & Brock Huard
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ESPN2 | |
| 7:45 p.m. | Pac-12 Championship Game Presented by Dr Pepper: No. 7 Stanford at No. 11 Arizona State
TV: Brad Nessler, Todd Blackledge & Holly Rowe
Radio: Dave Flemming, David Norrie & Dave Shore
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ESPN & ESPN Radio | |
| 8 p.m. | Dr Pepper ACC Championship Game: No. 20 Duke vs. No. 1 Florida State (from Charlotte)
TV: Brent Musburger, Kirk Herbstreit & Heather Cox
Radio: Bill Rosinski, Bill Polian & Joe Schad
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ABC & ESPN Radio |
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