via press release:
Two Matchups between Ranked Teams, Six of Top 10 Teams across ESPN Networks & Top Players in Prime Time
ESPN’s college football schedule for Saturday, Oct. 29 is highlighted by two showdowns between top 25 teams:
- No. 9 Oklahoma at No. 8 Kansas State at 3:30 p.m. on ESPN and ESPN3
- No. 11 Michigan State at No. 14 Nebraska at noon on ESPN and ESPN3
Additional telecasts featuring top 10 teams include No. 3 Oklahoma State (against Baylor at 3:30 p.m. on ABC, ESPN2 and ESPN3); No. 5 Clemson (at Georgia Tech at 8 p.m. on ABC and ESPN3); No. 6 Stanford (at USC at 8 p.m. on ABC and ESPN3) and No. 10 Arkansas (at Vanderbilt at noon on ESPN3).
The ABC Saturday Night Football Presented by Southwest Airlines split national broadcast at 8 p.m. (also available on ESPN3) will showcase top players in action: Heisman Trophy candidate quarterback Andrew Luck will lead No. 6 Stanford against USC, led by its own dynamic quarterback in Matt Barkley and No. 5 Clemson, with quarterback Tajh Boyd, at Georgia Tech. In addition, ESPN will televise No. 15 Wisconsin, led by Heisman Trophy candidate quarterback Russell Wilson, at Ohio State at 8 p.m.
| Date | Time (ET) | Game | Network |
| Tue, Oct 25 | 8 p.m. | Troy at Florida InternationalDari Nowkhah & Danny Kanell | ESPN2 / ESPN3 |
| Wed, Oct 26 | 8 p.m. | Connecticut at PittsburghJoe Tessitore, Mark May, Lou Holtz & Quint Kessenich | ESPN / ESPN3 |
| Thu, Oct 27 | 8 p.m. | Virginia at MiamiRece Davis, Craig James, Jesse Palmer & Jenn Brown | ESPN / ESPN3 / ESPN 3D |
| Fri, Oct 28 | 8 p.m. | BYU vs. TCU (from Arlington, Texas)Joe Tessitore, Rod Gilmore & Samantha Steele | ESPN / ESPN3 |
| Sat, Oct 29 | Noon | No. 11 Michigan State at No. 14 Nebraska Dave Pasch, Chris Spielman, Urban Meyer & Quint Kessenich | ESPN / ESPN3 |
| Purdue at No. 18 Michigan Beth Mowins, Mike Bellotti & Shelley Smith | ESPN2 / ESPN3 | ||
| NC State at Florida StateRob Stone & Danny Kanell | ESPNU | ||
| Syracuse at LouisvilleMike Gleason, John Congemi & Eamon McAnaney | ESPN3 /BIG EAST Network | ||
| No. 10 Arkansas at VanderbiltDave Neal, Andre Ware & Cara Capuano | ESPN3 / SEC Network | ||
| Central Michigan at AkronMichael Reghi & Doug Garber | ESPN3 | ||
| 12:30 p.m. | No. 12 Virginia Tech at Duke | ESPN3 | |
| 3 p.m. | Boston College at Maryland | ESPN3 | |
| 3:30 p.m. | Illinois at No. 19 Penn StateCarter Blackburn, Brock Huard & Lisa Salters | ABC / ESPN2 / ESPN3 | |
| Baylor at No. 3 Oklahoma StateBob Wischusen, Bob Davie & Jeannine Edwards | ABC / ESPN2 / ESPN3 | ||
| No. 25 West Virginia at RutgersMark Neely & Ray Bentley | ABC / ESPN3 | ||
| No. 9 Oklahoma at No. 8 Kansas StateSean McDonough, Matt Millen & Heather Cox | ESPN / ESPN3 | ||
| Wake Forest at North CarolinaPam Ward & Dan Hawkins | ESPNU | ||
| No. 22 Georgia vs. Florida (from Jacksonville)Bill Rosinski, David Norrie & Joe Schad | ESPN Radio | ||
| Buffalo at Miami (Ohio) | ESPN3 | ||
| 5 p.m. | Hawaii at IdahoTrey Bender & Jay Taylor | ESPN3 | |
| 7 p.m. | Mississippi at No. 23 AuburnClay Matvick, Brian Griese & Allison Williams | ESPNU | |
| Mississippi State at Kentucky | ESPN3 | ||
| Kansas at No. 24 TexasDave Lamont, Tim Brown & Samantha Steele | Longhorn Network | ||
| 7:15 p.m. | No. 13 South Carolina at TennesseeMark Jones, Ed Cunningham & Jessica Mendoza | ESPN2 / ESPN3 | |
| 7:30 p.m. | Louisiana Lafayette at Middle Tennessee | ESPN3 | |
| 8 p.m. | No. 6 Stanford at USC Brent Musburger, Kirk Herbstreit & Erin Andrews | ABC and ESPN3 * | |
| No. 5 Clemson at Georgia TechMike Patrick, Craig James & Jenn Brown | ABC and ESPN3 * | ||
| No. 15 Wisconsin at Ohio StateBrad Nessler, Todd Blackledge & Holly Rowe | ESPN / ESPN3 | ||
| Nevada at New Mexico State | ESPN3 | ||
| 10:30 p.m. | Alabama State at Alabama A&MAdam Amin & Jay Walker | ESPNU ** | |
| Tue, Nov 1 | 7 p.m. | Northern Illinois at ToledoTBD | ESPN2 / ESPN3 / ESPN 3D |
| Wed, Nov 2 | 8 p.m. | Temple at OhioMark Neely & Ray Bentley | ESPN / ESPN3 |
* Alternate game of ABC’s split national telecast available on ESPN3, WatchESPN and ESPN GamePlan
** Same day delay, available live on ESPN3 at 3:30 p.m.
