College Football Week 10 on ESPN/ABC: Nine Top 10 Teams Showcased on ESPN’s Networks; Only Top 10 Matchup of the Week
- ABC’s Saturday Night Football: No. 9 Nebraska at No. 6 Ohio State
- 2 Michigan, No. 3 Clemson, No. 4 Washington, No. 5 Louisville, No. 7 Texas A&M, No. 8 Wisconsin in Action
- ESPN Radio Broadcasts No. 1 Alabama at No. 15 LSU
ESPN/ABC will begin the final full month of the college football regular season by showcasing nine top 10 teams and the only top 10 matchup of week 10.
ABC’s Saturday Night Football Presented by Walmart airs a matchup of elite Big Ten teams when No. 9 Nebraska visits No. 6 Ohio State (8 p.m. ET) on Saturday, Nov. 5. Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit and Samantha Ponder will be in Columbus, Ohio for the call of the game from Ohio Stadium.
Prior to the prime time matchup, ABC televises No. 8 Wisconsin at Northwestern (noon) and No. 3 Clemson hosting Syracuse (3:30 p.m.). Bob Wischusen, Brock Huard and Allison Williams will be at Ryan Field for the Badgers-Wildcats game while Dave Pasch, Greg McElroy, Tom Luginbill will be at Memorial Stadium for the Orange-Tigers matchup.
ESPN will also feature a trio of top teams as No. 11 Auburn hosts Vanderbilt (noon), No. 2 Michigan hosts Maryland (3:30 p.m.), and No. 4 Washington is at Cal (10:30 p.m.). Mike Patrick, Ed Cunningham, Dr. Jerry Punch will be Jordan-Hare Stadium for the Commodores-Tigers game, Steve Levy, Brian Griese, Todd McShay will be at Michigan Stadium for the call the Terrapins-Wolverines matchup and Mark Jones, Rod Gilmore, Quint Kessenich at California Memorial Stadium for the Huskies-Bears game. ESPN3 will offer the Sky Cam option for the Maryland-Michigan game.
Additional Top 25 Games on ESPN’s Networks
- 17 Western Michigan on the road at Ball State on Tuesday, Nov. 1 (8 p.m. on ESPN2)
- 12 Oklahoma at Iowa State on Thursday, Nov. 3 (7:30 p.m. on ESPN)
- 5 Louisville visits Boston College (noon on ESPN2)
- 7 Texas A&M travels to Mississippi State (noon on SEC Network)
- 22 Oklahoma State goes to Kansas State (3:30 p.m. on ABC or ESPN2**)
- 23 Virginia Tech at Duke (3:30 p.m. on ESPNU)
- 14 West Virginia hosts Kansas (7 p.m. on ESPN2)
- 19 Florida State visits NC State (7 p.m. on ESPNU)
ESPN Radio will broadcast No. 1 Alabama at No. 15 LSU at 8 p.m.
Please note: AP Rankings are used in this release; ESPN will utilize the College Football Playoff rankings once they are unveiled on Tues, Nov. 1 at 7 p.m.
Week 10
| Date | Time (ET) | Game | Network |
| Tue, Nov. 1 | 8 p.m. | No. 17 Western Michigan at Ball State Dave Lamont, Ray Bentley, Quint Kessenich |
ESPN2 |
| Bowling Green at Northern Illinois Eamon McAnaney, John Congemi |
ESPNU | ||
| Wed, Nov. 2 | 7:30 p.m. | Toledo at Akron Roy Philpott, Rocky Boiman, Cole Cubelic |
ESPN2 |
| Thur, Nov. 3 | 7 p.m. | Lamar at Nicholls | ESPN3* |
| 7:30 p.m. | No. 12 Oklahoma at Iowa State Dave Flemming, Jesse Palmer, Laura Rutledge |
ESPN and ESPN3*** | |
| Arkansas State at Georgia State Eric Clemons, Jay Walker |
ESPNU | ||
| Fri, Nov. 4 | 7 p.m. | Temple at UConn Adam Amin, Mack Brown, Molly McGrath |
ESPN2 |
| 10:15 p.m. | San Jose State at No. 24 Boise State Dave Lamont, Ray Bentley |
ESPN2 | |
| Sat, Nov. 5 | Noon | No. 8 Wisconsin at Northwestern Bob Wischusen, Brock Huard, Allison Williams |
ABC |
| Vanderbilt at No. 11 Auburn Mike Patrick, Ed Cunningham, Dr. Jerry Punch |
ESPN | ||
| No. 5 Louisville at Boston College Jason Benetti, Kelly Stouffer, Paul Carcaterra |
ESPN2 | ||
| No. 7 Texas A&M at Mississippi State Dave Neal, Matt Stinchcomb, Olivia Harlan |
SEC Network | ||
| Georgia Southern at Ole Miss Eamon McAnaney, John Congemi |
ESPNU | ||
| Michigan State at Illinois Mike Couzens, Dan Hawkins |
ESPNEWS | ||
| Avila at Evangel | ESPN3* | ||
| Millersville at West Chester | ESPN3* | ||
| 12:30 p.m. | Pittsburgh at Miami | ACC Network Extra* | |
| Georgia Tech at North Carolina | ACC Network Extra* | ||
| 1 p.m. | Drake at Jacksonville | ESPN3 | |
| Northern Iowa at Indiana State | ESPN3 | ||
| 1:30 p.m. | Wofford at Furman | ESPN3 | |
| Mars Hill at Wingate | ESPN3 | ||
| 2 p.m. | Marist at Stetson | ESPN3 | |
| Alcorn State at Prairie View A&M | ESPN3 | ||
| Illinois State at Western Illinois | ESPN3 | ||
| Samford at The Citadel | ESPN3 | ||
| VMI at Western Carolina | ESPN3 | ||
| Jacksonville State at Southeast Missouri State | ESPN3 | ||
| Liberty at Presbyterian | ESPN3 | ||
| 2:30 p.m. | Texas San Antonio at Middle Tennessee | ESPN3 | |
| 3 p.m. | Virginia at Wake Forest | ACC Network Extra* | |
| South Dakota at Southern Illinois | ESPN3 | ||
| Missouri State at South Dakota State | ESPN3* | ||
| East Tennessee State at Mercer | ESPN3* | ||
| Valdosta State at West Alabama | ESPN3 | ||
| 3:30 p.m. | Syracuse at No. 3 Clemson Dave Pasch, Greg McElroy, Tom Luginbill |
ABC or ESPN2** | |
| No. 22 Oklahoma State at Kansas State Allen Bestwick, Mike Bellotti, Kris Budden |
ABC or ESPN2** | ||
| Maryland at No. 2 Michigan Steve Levy, Brian Griese, Todd McShay |
ESPN | ||
| No. 23 Virginia Tech at Duke Clay Matvick, Dusty Dvoracek |
ESPNU | ||
| Texas State at Appalachian State Dave Weekley, John Gregory |
ESPN3 | ||
| Massachusetts at Troy Matt Stewart, Tom O’Brien |
ESPN3 | ||
| Youngstown State at North Dakota State | ESPN3* | ||
| Florida Atlantic at Rice | ESPN3
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| 4 p.m. | Missouri at South Carolina Tom Hart, Andre Ware, Cole Cubelic |
SEC Network | |
| Tennessee Tech at Tennessee Taylor Zarzour, Jordan Rodgers, Dawn Davenport |
SEC Network Alternate | ||
| Memphis at SMU Mike Corey, Rene Ingoglia |
ESPNEWS | ||
| 5 p.m. | Tulane at UCF Chris Hassell, Forrest Conoly |
ESPN3 | |
| Idaho at Louisiana-Lafayette Trey Bender, Chad Brown |
ESPN3 | ||
| South Alabama at Louisiana-Monroe Jim Barbar, Clint Stoerner |
ESPN3 | ||
| 5:30 p.m. | Louisiana Tech at North Texas | ESPN3 | |
| 7 p.m. | Oregon at USC TV: Joe Tessitore, Todd Blackledge, Holly Rowe Radio: Marc Kestechner, Tom Ramsey |
ESPN, ESPN3*** and ESPN Radio | |
| Kansas at No. 14 West Virginia Beth Mowins, Anthony Becht, Rocky Boiman |
ESPN2 | ||
| No. 19 Florida State at NC State Anish Shroff, Ahmad Brooks, Kevin Weidl |
ESPNU | ||
| McNeese at Sam Houston State | ESPN3* | ||
| 7:30 p.m. | Georgia at Kentucky Brent Musburger, Jesse Palmer, Kaylee Hartung |
SEC Network | |
| 8 p.m. | No. 9 Nebraska at No. 6 Ohio State Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Samantha Ponder |
ABC | |
| East Carolina at Tulsa Shawn Kenney, Watson Brown |
ESPNEWS | ||
| No. 1 Alabama at No. 15 LSU Bill Rosinski, David Norrie, Ian Fitzsimmons |
ESPN Radio | ||
| 10:15 p.m. | Utah State at Wyoming Mark Neely, Pete Najarian, Alex Corddry |
ESPN2 | |
| Nevada at New Mexico Roy Philpott, Brian Kinchen |
ESPNU | ||
| 10:30 p.m. | No. 4 Washington at California Mark Jones, Rod Gilmore, Quint Kessenich |
ESPN |
*Non-exclusive game
**Game is regionalized
***Data Center on ESPN3
****Sky Cam on ESPN3
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