What a week 3 College football There are no marquee matchups on the schedule, which makes up for the rivalry intrigue as the stories surrounding the game take shape in mid-September. While conference action is heating up for some teams, Saturday’s slate is full of in-state matchups that could cause upsets for Power Four teams.
In the afternoon window alone, Washington will host Washington State and Oregon State at No. 9 Oregon and Utah State at No. 12 also offers Utah. But that’s just the beginning as the evening brings Deion Sanders and Colorado back into the national spotlight. The Buffaloes travel an hour north to play Colorado State in a 7:30pm ET rivalry matchup on CBS. Both teams have overcome early season setbacks and could use a rousing win to build momentum.
Other notable in-state showdowns involving Power Four teams on Saturday include No. 1 Purdue on CBS. 18 Notre Dame, North Texas at Texas Tech, no. 13 Oklahoma State at Tulsa, Virginia Tech at Old Dominion and UTSA no. 2 includes Texas. There’s even a late-night window to offer with Cal hosting San Diego State.
Here’s a visitor’s guide to help you navigate all of Saturday’s action.
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Best games
No. in Wisconsin. 4 Alabama — Noon on Fox, fuboTV (Try it Free): Alabama trailed for the first 50 minutes of its Week 2 home win over South Florida. Now the first road game of the Galen DeBoer era comes into a hostile Big Ten field. The Badgers looked awful in their first two wins against lesser opposition, but the Crimson Tide’s first since 1928 would be a visit to Madison, Wisconsin.
No. in South Carolina. 16 LSU — Noon on ABC, fuboTV (Try it Free): LSU’s first visit to South Carolina since 2008 looks pretty impressive after the Gamecocks dismantled Kentucky 31-6. The Tigers have major questions to answer on both sides of the ball, and Carolina will be heading into the hornet’s nest in 2024 as it continues to change the perception of what its ceiling is.
No. 24 Boston College no. 6 at Missouri — 12:45 p.m. on SEC Network fuboTV (Try it for free): Is Boston College real? Or was BC’s upset win at Florida State in Week 1 a product of FSU’s ineptitude? We’ll find out when the Eagles travel to Missouri to face a Tigers team that hasn’t allowed a single point in two wins against overmatched teams. Boston College won a 41-34 overtime thriller against Mizzou in 2021.
No. at Purdue. 18 at Notre Dame — 3:30 p.m. CBS, CBSSports.com, CBS Sports App (free), Paramount+ with Showtime: After an embarrassing home loss against Northern Illinois, Notre Dame needs to regroup soon for a trip to Purdue. The Boilermakers are coming off a rare Week 2 bye and the Fighting Irish will have to lick their chops after the offensive weakness they showed in their loss against NIU.
No. in the state of Oregon. 9 Oregon — 3:30 p.m. Fox, fuboTV (Try it for free): Oregon has been surprisingly vulnerable in its first two games. Now comes a rivalry matchup with former Pac-12 foe Oregon State. This is The A marquee game on the Beavers schedule, they will be motivated to avenge last year’s 31-7 loss when they play host to the Ducks.
Colorado at Colorado State — 7:30 p.m. on CBS, CBSSports.com CBS Sports App (free), Paramount+ with Showtime: Colorado defeated Colorado State 43-35 in double overtime in one of the most exciting games of the 2023 season. Finally, the Rams get a chance to avenge a one-dimensional Buffaloes team that lost 28-10 at Nebraska. Is either team a College Football Playoff contender? No, but this type of game is college football.
Best of the rest
- Arkansas State No. 17 at Michigan — noon on the Big Ten Network. fuboTV (try it for free)
- Memphis at Florida State — Noon on ESPN fuboTV (try it for free)
- No. 13 Oklahoma State at Tulsa — Noon on ESPN2 fuboTV (try it for free)
- UMass at Buffalo — 1 p.m. on CBS Sports Network, CBSSports.com CBS Sports App (free)
- No. 10 Paul State at Miami — 3:30 p.m. on ACC Network fuboTV (try it for free)
- Tulane no. 15 vs. Oklahoma — 3:30 p.m. on ESPN, fuboTV (try it for free)
- Texas A&M at Florida — 3:30 p.m. ABC, fuboTV (try it for free)
- Washington State vs. Washington (Seattle) — Kickoff 3:30 p.m
- Utah State No. 12 Utah — 4:30 p.m. CBS Sports Network, CBSSports.com, CBS Sports App (free)
- No. at Wake Forest. 5 at Ole Miss — 6:30 p.m. on CW
- No. 2 UTSA at Texas — 7 p.m., ESPN fuboTV (try it for free)
- No. in northern Iowa. 23 Nebraska — 7:30 p.m. on Big Ten Network, fuboTV (try it for free)
- No. in Kentucky. 1 Georgia — 7:30 p.m. at ABC fuboTV (try it for free)
- No. 7 Kent State at Tennessee — 7:45 p.m., SEC Network fuboTV (try it for free)
- BYU at Wyoming — 9 p.m. on CBS Sports Network, CBSSports.com CBS Sports App (free)
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