ESPN’s college football schedule this week is highlighted by 18 teams in the Associated Press rankings – including eight of the top 10 – and 10 of the remaining 14 undefeated programs. ESPN2 and ESPN will each televise a weeknight game featuring an unbeaten team from the American on the road: No. 22 Temple at East Carolina on Thursday, Oct. 22, at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN2 and No. 18 Memphis at Tulsa on Friday, Oct. 23, at 8 p.m. on ESPN. Highlights for Saturday, Oct. 24:
- Each game of the ABC tripleheader will showcase an undefeated squad in the top seven: No. 6 Clemson at Miami (Fla.) at noon, a 3:30 p.m. split-national window pitting No. 7 Michigan State against Indiana and Texas Tech at one-loss No. 17 Oklahoma (ESPN2 will show the game viewers do not receive on ABC) and No. 1 Ohio State at Rutgers in the Saturday Night Football contest at 8 p.m.
- An ESPN quadrupleheader will kick off at noon with unbeaten No. 2 Baylor against Iowa State. The prime-time doubleheader will pit No. 15 Texas A&M at No. 24 Ole Miss at 7 p.m. followed by one-loss No. 10 Stanford against Washington at 10:30 p.m.
- Two games at 7 p.m. will each have an undefeated top nine team – No. 5 LSU against Western Kentucky on ESPNU and No. 9 Florida State at Georgia Tech on ESPN2.
Every ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPNEWS, ESPN3, SEC Network and Longhorn Network game will be available through WatchESPN, accessible online at WatchESPN.com, on smartphones and tablets via the WatchESPN app and through Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Roku, Xbox 360 and Xbox One to fans who receive their video subscription from an affiliated provider.
ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN3, ESPNEWS, SEC Network and ESPN Radio Schedule
| Date | Time (ET) | Game / Commentators | Network |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 8 p.m. | Louisiana-Lafayette at Arkansas State
Mike Corey, Rocky Boiman |
ESPN2 |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 7 p.m. | No. 22 Temple at East Carolina
Mark Neely, Ray Bentley |
ESPN2 |
| 7:30 p.m. | Georgia Southern at Appalachian State
Roy Philpott, Jay Walker |
ESPNU | |
| 7:30 p.m. | Valdosta State at Shorter | ESPN3 * | |
| 9 p.m. | No. 20 California at UCLA
Joe Tessitore, Jesse Palmer, David Pollack, Kaylee Hartung |
ESPN | |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 8 p.m. | No. 18 Memphis at Tulsa
Dave Flemming, Mack Brown, Allison Williams |
ESPN |
| 10:30 p.m. | Utah State at San Diego State
Ryan Ruocco, David Diaz-Infante |
ESPN2 | |
| Sat, Oct 24 | Noon | No. 6 Clemson at Miami (Fla.)
Sean McDonough, Chris Spielman, Todd McShay |
ABC |
| Noon | Iowa State at No. 2 Baylor
Bob Wischusen, Brock Huard, Shannon Spake |
ESPN | |
| Noon | Northwestern at Nebraska
Beth Mowins, Anthony Becht, Paul Carcaterra |
ESPN2 | |
| Noon | No. 25 Pittsburgh at Syracuse
Anish Shroff, Ahmad Brooks |
ESPNU | |
| Noon | No. 21 Houston at UCF
Mike Corey, Rene Ingoglia |
ESPNEWS | |
| Noon | Auburn at Arkansas
Tom Hart, Andre Ware, Kevin Weidl |
SEC Network | |
| Noon | NC State at Wake Forest | ESPN3 * | |
| Noon | Mid-America Nazarene at Baker | ESPN3 * | |
| 12:30 p.m. | Boston College at Louisville | ESPN3 * | |
| 1 p.m. | Bowling Green at Kent State | ESPN3 | |
| 1 p.m. | Coastal Carolina at Monmouth | ESPN3 | |
| 1 p.m. | Central Connecticut State at Sacred Heart | ESPN3 | |
| 1 p.m. | North Dakota State at Indiana State | ESPN3 | |
| 1 p.m. | Assumption at American International | ESPN3 | |
| 1:30 p.m. | The Citadel at Furman | ESPN3 | |
| 2 p.m. | Fresno State at Air Force | ESPN3 | |
| 2 p.m. | Miami (Ohio) at Western Michigan | ESPN3 | |
| 2 p.m. | North Alabama at West Georgia | ESPN3 * | |
| 2 p.m. | Bloomsburg at West Chester | ESPN3 * | |
| 3 p.m. | Central Michigan at Ball State | ESPN3 | |
| 3 p.m. | No. 19 Toledo at Massachusetts | ESPN3 | |
| 3 p.m. | VMI at Mercer | ESPN3 | |
| 3 p.m. | Western Illinois at Illinois State | ESPN3 * | |
| 3 p.m. | Missouri State at South Dakota | ESPN3 * | |
| 3 p.m. | Northern Iowa at South Dakota State | ESPN3 * | |
| 3:30 p.m. | Indiana at No. 7 Michigan State
Mike Patrick, Ed Cunningham, Laura Rutledge |
ABC & ESPN2 | |
| 3:30 p.m. | Texas Tech at No. 17 Oklahoma
Adam Amin, Kelly Stouffer, Olivia Harlan |
ABC & ESPN2 | |
| 3:30 p.m. | Penn State at Maryland (from Baltimore)
Dave Lamont, Ray Bentley, Dawn Davenport |
ESPN | |
| 3:30 p.m. | No. 23 Duke at Virginia Tech
Clay Matvick, John Congemi |
ESPNU | |
| 3:30 p.m. | Eastern Michigan at Northern Illinois | ESPN3 | |
| 3:30 p.m. | Virginia at North Carolina | ESPN3 * | |
| 3:30 p.m. | Ohio at Buffalo | ESPN3 * | |
| 3:30 p.m. | Tennessee at No. 8 Alabama
Bill Rosinski, David Norrie, Joe Schad |
ESPN Radio | |
| 4 p.m. | SMU at South Florida
Eamon McAnaney, Rocky Boiman |
ESPNEWS | |
| 4 p.m. | Missouri at Vanderbilt
Dave Neal, Matt Stinchcomb, Kayce Smith |
SEC Network | |
| 5 p.m. | Louisiana-Monroe at Idaho | ESPN3 | |
| 6 p.m. | IUP at Slippery Rock | ESPN3 * | |
| 7 p.m. | No. 15 Texas A&M at No. 24 Ole Miss
Brad Nessler, Todd Blackledge, Holly Rowe |
ESPN | |
| 7 p.m. | No. 9 Florida State at Georgia Tech
Mark Jones, Rod Gilmore, Quint Kessenich |
ESPN2 | |
| 7 p.m. | Western Kentucky at No. 5 LSU
Allen Bestwick, Dan Hawkins |
ESPNU | |
| 7 p.m. | Central Arkansas at Lamar | ESPN3 | |
| 7 p.m. | Kennesaw State at Liberty | ESPN3 * | |
| 7 p.m. | Youngstown State at Southern Illinois | ESPN3 * | |
| 7 p.m. | South Alabama at Texas State | ESPN3 * | |
| 7 p.m. | Northwestern State at McNeese State | ESPN3 * | |
| 7:30 p.m. | Kentucky at Mississippi State
Brent Musburger, Jesse Palmer, Maria Taylor |
SEC Network | |
| 8 p.m. | No. 1 Ohio State at Rutgers
Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Heather Cox |
ABC | |
| 8 p.m. | Troy at New Mexico State | ESPN3 * | |
| 10:15 p.m. | Wyoming at Boise State
Mark Neely, Tom Ramsey |
ESPN2 | |
| 10:30 p.m. | Washington at No. 10 Stanford
Dave Pasch, Brian Griese, Tom Luginbill |
ESPN |
* Local blackout may apply
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