Conference clashes take center stage in Week 6, highlighted by No. 2 Georgia and No. 6 Alabama; 13 Top 25 teams set for ESPN networks

Week 6 of the college football season rolls on with a five-day, 70-game slate from Tuesday, Oct. 6 through Saturday, Oct. 10 across ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, SEC Network, ACC Network, ESPN Radio and ESPN+. The headliner is a top 10 SEC showdown as No. 2 Georgia visits No. 6 Alabama on ABC Saturday Night Football Presented by Capital One, part of an SEC All Day Saturday showcase that also includes the annual Allstate Red River Rivalry between No. 1 Texas and Oklahoma.

The showdown in T-Town between the second-ranked Bulldogs and sixth-ranked Crimson Tide is on a collision course in primetime for this week’s 4K Game of the Week. Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Holly Rowe and Laura Rutledge will be on the call at 7:30 p.m. on ABC, with a SkyCast+ featuring on SEC Network. At 3:30 p.m., the Allstate Red River Rivalry returns with No. 1 Texas and Oklahoma clashing in the Cotton Bowl with Sean McDonough, Greg McElroy and Katie George announcing the action. ABC opens the day at noon with Texas A&M visiting No. 14 Missouri, featuring Bob Wischusen, Louis Riddick and Stormy Buonantony calling the CoMo clash.

On Saturday, ESPN’s noon window features North Carolina at No. 25 Pittsburgh with Tom Hart, Roddy Jones and Quint Kessenich on the mic, with the Tar Heels/Panthers matchup featuring a secondary viewing option on ACC Network. At 3:30 p.m., No. 9 Ole Miss visits Vanderbilt with Joe Tessitore, Jesse Palmer and Kris Budden, and in primetime, No. 10 LSU is on the road at Kentucky with Wes Durham, Dusty Dvoracek and Taylor McGregor at 7 p.m. ESPN closes out the week with late night action as Kansas visits No. 12 Utah at 10:15 p.m., with Roy Philpott, Brock Osweiler and Sherree Burruss on the call.

ESPN carries a full slate across the week. Thursday night features South Florida at UTSA at 7:30 p.m. with Matt Barrie, Chase Daniel and Paul Carcaterra, and Friday brings Florida State at Louisville at 7 p.m. with Mike Monaco, Jordan Rodgers and Dana Boyle, followed by Iowa State at No. 8 BYU at 10:15 p.m. with Anish Shroff, Andre Ware and Morgan Uber. On ESPN2 Saturday, UCF visits No. 18 Oklahoma State at noon, with Lowell Galindo, Kirk Morrison and Dawn Davenport announcing.

Weekday CUSA kicks off the first week of October, starting with New Mexico State and FIU at 7:30 p.m. on ESPN2 with Cooper Boardman and Dave Clawson on the call. Thursday, ESPNU features Sam Houston at Liberty at 7 p.m. with Tiffany Greene and Jay Walker on the mic.

SEC Network carries a pair of ranked matchups Saturday. No. 16 Florida hosts South Carolina at 12:45 p.m., with Taylor Zarzour, Matt Stinchcomb and Tori Petry on the call for TV and Troy Clardy, Max Starks and Mia O’Brien simulcasting on ESPN Radio. At 4:15 p.m., No. 15 Tennessee is on the road at Arkansas, with Matt Schumacker, Aaron Murray and Taylor Davis announcing.

ACC Network has a pair of Saturday games: Virginia Tech at California at 3:30 p.m. with Justin Kutcher, Max Browne and Madison Fitzpatrick, and Syracuse at Virginia at 7:30 p.m. with Jorge Sedano, Dave Clawson and Madison Hock.

ESPN Radio is set to broadcast No. 19 USC at Penn State at 7 p.m. Saturday, with the lead team of Marc Kestecher, Kelly Stouffer and Ian Fitzsimmons on the call.

Schedules are subject to change. Please visit ESPNPressRoom.com and @ESPNPR for the latest updates on schedules, on-air teams and more.

2026-27 ESPN COLLEGE FOOTBALL TV SCHEDULE – WEEK 6

Date	Time (ET)	Game	Where to Watch
Tue, Oct 6	8 p.m.	Southern Miss at Troy Clay Matvick, Rocky Boiman	ESPN2
Wed, Oct 7	7:30 p.m.	New Mexico State at Florida International Cooper Boardman, Dave Clawson	ESPN2
Thu, Oct 8	7 p.m.	Sam Houston at Liberty Tiffany Greene, Jay Walker	ESPNU
	7:30 p.m.	South Florida at UTSA Matt Barrie, Chase Daniel, Paul Carcaterra	ESPN
	7:30 p.m.	South Alabama at Arkansas State Dave Neal, Cole Cubelic	ESPN2
Fri, Oct 9	7 p.m.	Florida State at Louisville* Mike Monaco, Jordan Rodgers, Dana Boyle	ESPN
	7 p.m.	Columbia at Marist	ESPN+
	10:15 p.m.	Iowa State at No. 8 BYU Anish Shroff, Andre Ware, Morgan Uber	ESPN
Sat, Oct 10	Noon	Texas A&M at No. 14 Missouri Bob Wischusen, Louis Riddick, Stormy Buonantony	ABC/Disney+
	Noon	North Carolina at No. 25 Pittsburgh* Tom Hart, Roddy Jones, Quint Kessenich	ESPN/ACC Network
	Noon	UCF at No. 18 Oklahoma State Lowell Galindo, Kirk Morrison, Dawn Davenport	ESPN2
	Noon	Dartmouth at Yale Eric Frede, Jack Ford	ESPNU
	Noon	Sacramento State at Bowling Green Anthony Lima, Jeff Woody	ESPN+
	Noon	Robert Morris at Morgan State	ESPN+
	Noon	Bryant at Brown	ESPN+
	12:30 p.m.	Bucknell at Georgetown	ESPN+
	12:45 p.m.	South Carolina at No. 16 Florida TV: Taylor Zarzour, Matt Stinchcomb, Tori Petry Radio: Troy Clardy, Max Starks, Mia O’Brien	SEC Network/ESPN Radio
	1 p.m.	William & Mary at North Carolina Central	ESPN+
	1 p.m.	Clark Atlanta at Fort Valley State	ESPN+
	1 p.m.	Harvard at Cornell	ESPN+
	1 p.m.	Howard at Penn	ESPN+
	1 p.m.	San Diego at Butler	ESPN+
	1 p.m.	Samford at Chattanooga	ESPN+
	1 p.m.	Youngstown State at Indiana State	ESPN+
	1 p.m.	Old Dominion at App State	ESPN+
	2 p.m.	Miami (Ohio) at Massachusetts Shawn Kenney, Craig Haubert	ESPN+
	2 p.m.	Southeast Missouri State at Lindenwood	ESPN+
	2 p.m.	Drake at Valparaiso	ESPN+
	2 p.m.	East Tennessee State at The Citadel	ESPN+
	2 p.m.	Southern Illinois at South Dakota	ESPN+
	3 p.m.	Idaho at Weber State	ESPN+
	3 p.m.	Western Carolina at Mercer	ESPN+
	3:30 p.m.	Red River Rivalry (Dallas, Texas): No. 1 Texas vs. Oklahoma Sean McDonough, Greg McElroy, Katie George	ABC
	3:30 p.m.	No. 9 Ole Miss at Vanderbilt Joe Tessitore, Jesse Palmer, Kris Budden	ESPN/Disney+
	3:30 p.m.	Duke at Georgia Tech* Jay Alter, Tom Luginbill, Lauren Sisler	ESPN2
	3:30 p.m.	Virginia Tech at California* Justin Kutcher, Max Browne, Madison Fitzpatrick	ACC Network
	3:30 p.m.	Eastern Michigan at Akron Michael Reghi, Ryan Cavanaugh	ESPN+
	3:30 p.m.	Buffalo at Toledo Doug Sherman, Forrest Conoly	ESPN+
	3:30 p.m.	Central Michigan at Ohio Jason Ross Jr, Tyoka Jackson	ESPN+
	3:30 p.m.	Kent State at Western Michigan Evan Stockton, Marcus Ray	ESPN+
	3:30 p.m.	Eastern Illinois at Gardner-Webb	ESPN+
	3:30 p.m.	UT Martin at Tennessee State	ESPN+
	3:30 p.m.	Richmond at Fordham	ESPN+
	3:30 p.m.	Furman at Tennessee Tech	ESPN+
	3:30 p.m.	Charlotte at North Texas	ESPN+
	3:45 p.m.	UConn at Temple Ted Emrich, Fozzy Whittaker	ESPNU
	4 p.m.	Utah Tech at Portland State	ESPN+
	4 p.m.	Incarnate Word at Lamar	ESPN+
	4 p.m.	Rice at East Carolina	ESPN+
	4:15 p.m.	No. 15 Tennessee at Arkansas Matt Schumacker, Aaron Murray, Taylor Davis	SEC Network
	5 p.m.	North Dakota at Northern Iowa	ESPN+
	5 p.m.	Montana at Northern Arizona	ESPN+
	5 p.m.	Northeastern State at West Florida	ESPN+
	5:30 p.m.	Davidson at Presbyterian	ESPN+
	6 p.m.	Cal Poly at Idaho State	ESPN+
	6 p.m.	South Carolina State at Charleston Southern	ESPN+
	6 p.m.	West Georgia at Eastern Kentucky	ESPN+
	7 p.m.	No. 10 LSU at Kentucky Wes Durham, Dusty Dvoracek, Taylor McGregor	ESPN
	7 p.m.	UAB at Memphis Chuckie Kempf, Dustin Fox	ESPN2
	7 p.m.	Northern Colorado at Eastern Washington	ESPN+
	7 p.m.	Tarleton State at Austin Peay	ESPN+
	7 p.m.	Coastal Carolina at Marshall	ESPN+
	7 p.m.	No. 19 USC at Penn State Marc Kestecher, Kelly Stouffer, Ian Fitzsimmons	ESPN Radio
	7:30 p.m.	No. 2 Georgia at No. 6 Alabama Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Holly Rowe, Laura Rutledge	ABC/SEC Network
	7:30 p.m.	James Madison at Georgia Southern Mike Corey, Rene Ingoglia	ESPNU
	7:30 p.m.	Syracuse at Virginia* Jorge Sedano, Dave Clawson, Madison Hock	ACC Network
	7:30 p.m.	Louisiana at Louisiana Tech	ESPN+
	8 p.m.	SE Louisiana at UT Rio Grande Valley	ESPN+
	8 p.m.	Central Arkansas at Abilene Christian	ESPN+
	10:15 p.m.	Kansas at No. 12 Utah Roy Philpott, Brock Osweiler, Sherree Burruss	ESPN

*ACC Game Day Operations Center

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