ESPN’s Stacked College Football Schedule Showcases 17 Top 25 Teams and 80+ Showdowns Across Week 9

Week 9 of ESPN’s college football coverage features a full lineup of ranked matchups and conference clashes, headlined by 17 Top 25 teams and 80+ contests across ESPN networks and the ESPN App, including ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, SEC Network, ACC Network, ESPN+ and ESPN Radio.

ABC’s SEC All Day Presented by IHG Hotels & Resorts kicks off at noon with Sean McDonough, Greg McElroy and Molly McGrath calling No. 8 Ole Miss at No. 13 Oklahoma in a high-powered conference clash. At 3:30 p.m., Joe Tessitore, Jesse Palmer and Katie George will be in Columbia for No. 4 Alabama at South Carolina. In primetime, Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit and Holly Rowe headline No. 3 Texas A&M at No. 20 LSU for ABC Saturday Night Football Presented by Capital One under the lights in Baton Rouge. The Aggies/Tigers tussle is this week’s 4K Game of the Week.

ESPN’s Saturday begins at noon when Dave Pasch, Dusty Dvoracek and Taylor McGregor call Syracuse at No. 7 Georgia Tech from Atlanta. At 3:30 p.m., the crew of Bob Wischusen, Louis Riddickand Kris Budden covers No. 15 Missouri at No. 10 Vanderbilt in Nashville, as the 6-1 Commodores host the 6-1 Tigers in a pivotal SEC showdown following ESPN’s College GameDay Built by The Home Depot live from Music City that morning. In the evening window, Mark Jones, Roddy Jones and Quint Kessenich will have the call for Stanford at No. 9 Miami at 7 p.m. In late night Big 12 action, Utah hosts Colorado at 10:15 p.m. with Roy Philpott, Brock Osweiler and Stormy Buonantony announcing the Buffs/Utes battle.

ESPN2’s action begins at noon with Matt Schumacker, Sam Acho and Taylor Davis on No. 18 South Florida at Memphis. Later in the afternoon, Mike Monaco, Kirk Morrison and Dawn Davenport will be in Cincinnati for Baylor at the 21^st-ranked Bearcats at 4 p.m. The network caps off its day with an 8 p.m. Big 12 battle as Lowell Galindo, Aaron Murray and Lauren Sisler call Houston at No. 24 Arizona State.

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ESPNU highlights one of the sport’s most passionate rivalries as North Dakota State visits South Dakota State in the annual Dakota Marker game. Richard Cross and Taylor McHargue will be on the call at 8 p.m. from Brookings, where the Jackrabbits and Bison meet with bragging rights – and FCS title implications – on the line. Earlier in the day, ESPNU features Oklahoma State at No. 14 Texas Tech at 4 p.m., with Justin Kutcher and Dustin Fox calling the action.

A pair of ranked SEC matchups headline SEC Network’s slate. At 4:15 p.m., Taylor Zarzour, Matt Stinchcomb and Alyssa Lang will call No. 22 Texas at Mississippi State in Starkville. SEC Saturday Night Presented by T-Mobile 5G Home Internet closes the night with No. 17 Tennessee at Kentucky at 7:45 p.m., featuring SECN’s lead team of Tom Hart, Jordan Rodgers and Cole Cubelic from Lexington.

ACC Network showcases ranked matchups to bookend Week 9 Saturday. At noon, ACCN’s lead team of Wes Durham, Steve Addazio and Dana Boyle will be on hand for No. 16 Virginia at North Carolina. The evening window features Boston College at No. 19 Louisville at 7:30 p.m., with Jorge Sedano, Rodney McLeod and Victoria Arlen on the call. 

Additional Highlighted Games

• Friday, Oct. 24
  • 7:30 p.m. | California at Virginia Tech | ESPN
    • Anish Shroff, Andre Ware, Paul Carcaterra
• Saturday, Oct. 25
  • 12:45 p.m. | Auburn at Arkansas | SEC Network
    • Dave Neal, Fozzy Whittaker, Morgan Uber
  • 3:30 p.m. | NC State at Pittsburgh | ACC Network
    • Chris Cotter, Max Browne, Kendra Douglas