Under the Lights: Michigan State at No. 7 Michigan on ABC’s Saturday Night Football Highlights ESPN/ABC Week 6 Schedule
- Six of Top 7 Teams on ESPN’s Networks; 15 Ranked Teams Overall
- ESPN: No. 1 Alabama at Texas A&M in Prime Time; No. 13 Miami at Florida State at 3:30 p.m.
- No. 2 Clemson, No. 4 Penn State and No. 5 Georgia at Noon
ESPN’s networks will be the home to college football top teams and two of the best in-state rivalries in week 6 as conference play heats up across the country.
Michigan State at No. 7 Michigan Play in Prime Time for the First Time
Michigan State and No. 7 Michigan meet on ABC’s Saturday Night Football Presented by Wells Fargo (7:30 p.m.), the schools’ 110th overall meeting all-time. However, it will be the first time the two schools meet under the lights and in prime time. In their storied rivalry, Michigan State has had the edge lately, winning seven of the last nine meetings, including a shocking, last minute win the last time the Spartans traveled to the Big House in 2015. Michigan comes into the game undefeated this season and has yet to allow more than 17 points to an opponent. Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit and Maria Taylor will be at Michigan Stadium for the call of the game.
No. 13 Miami and Florida State, No. 1 Alabama at Texas A&M Highlight ESPN’s Slate
Miami heads to Florida State (3:30 p.m. ESPN) as the 13th ranked Hurricanes meet the Seminoles for the 62nd time. The Hurricanes come into the matchup unbeaten on the season and looking to beat their in-state rival for the first time since 2009. With their recent success, the Seminoles have pulled within one game of Miami in their all times series (31-30). Dave Pasch, Greg McElroy, and Tom Luginbill will be in Tallahassee, Fla., for the call of the game.
ESPN’s primetime slate features No. 1 Alabama on the road at Texas A&M (7:15 p.m.). The Crimson Tide will be looking for its fifth straight win over the Aggies after beginning conference play with back-to-back statement victories against Vanderbilt and Ole Miss. The Aggies, also 2-0 in SEC play, are looking for their first ever victory against Alabama in Kyle Field. Joe Tessitore, Todd Blackledge and Holly Rowe will be in College Station, Texas.
No. 2 Clemson, No. 4 Penn State and No. 5 Georgia Begin Saturday’s Game Action
A trio of top 5 teams will play in the noon window, as No. 2 Clemson hosts Wake Forest (ESPN2), No. 4 Penn State is at Northwestern (ABC) and No. 5 Georgia is at Vanderbilt (ESPN). Beth Mowins, Anthony Becht, and Rocky Boiman will be in Clemson, S.C, while Steve Levy Brian Griese, and Todd McShay will be in Evanston, Ill., and Mike Patrick, Tommy Tuberville, and Paul Carcaterra are in Nashville, Tenn.
ACC Matchup of Ranked Teams on Thursday Night
ESPN’s Thursday night action will feature No. 17 Louisville at No. 24 N.C. State (8 p.m.). Tim and Matt Hasselback will be this week’s analysts, joining Dave Flemming in booth and Laura Rutledge on the sidelines. On that same night, Alcorn State is at Alabama State (7:30 p.m. ESPNU), with Tiffany Greene and Jay Walker on the call. Greene is believed to be ESPN’s first African-American female to serve as a play-by-play commentator on a nationally televised college football game.
Additional ESPN’s Networks Week 6 Highlights:
- 12 Auburn hosts Ole Miss (Noon, SEC Network)
- 21 Notre Dame at North Carolina (3:30 p.m., ABC)
- 25 UCF at Cincinnati (8 p.m. on ESPNU)
- 6 Washington home vs. California on ESPN (10:45 p.m., ESPN)
- 19 San Diego State travels to UNLV (10:45 p.m., ESPN2)
Date | Time (ET) | Game | Network |
Wed, Oct 4 | 8 p.m. | Arkansas State at Georgia Southern Kevin Negandhi, Rocky Boimain |
ESPN2 |
Thu, Oct 5 | 7 p.m. | Millersville at East Stroudsburg | ESPN3 |
7:30 p.m. | Alcorn State at Alabama State Tiffany Greene, Jay Walker |
ESPNU | |
8 p.m. | No. 17 Louisville at No. 24 NC State Dave Flemming, Tim Hasselbeck, Matt Hasselbeck, Laura Rutledge |
ESPN | |
Fri, Oct 6 | 7 p.m. | Memphis at UConn Dave Lamont, Mack Brown, Jen Lada |
ESPN |
7:30 p.m. | Morgan State at South Carolina State Eric Clemons, Jay Walker |
ESPNU | |
10:15 p.m. | Boise State at BYU Adam Amin, Dusty Dvoracek, Molly McGrath |
ESPN | |
Sat, Oct 7 | Noon | No. 4 Penn State at Northwestern Steve Levy, Brian Griese, Todd McShay |
ABC |
No. 5 Georgia at Vanderbilt Mike Patrick, Tommy Tuberville, Paul Carcaterra |
ESPN | ||
Wake Forest at No. 2 Clemson Beth Mowins, Anthony Becht, Rocky Boiman |
ESPN2 | ||
Ole Miss at No. 12 Auburn Tom Hart, Jordan Rodgers, Cole Cubelic |
SEC Network | ||
Temple at East Carolina Mike Couzens, John Congemi |
ESPNU | ||
Graceland at Evangel | ESPN3 | ||
12:20 p.m. | Duke at Virginia | ACC Network Extra | |
12:30 p.m. | Pittsburgh at Syracuse | ACC Network Extra | |
1 p.m. | Georgetown at Princeton | ESPN3 | |
North Dakota State at Indiana State | ESPN3 | ||
Davidson at Jacksonville | ESPN3 | ||
Brown at Stetson | ESPN3 | ||
1:30 p.m. | Samford at VMI | ESPN3 | |
Yale at Dartmouth | ESPN3 | ||
Western Carolina at Wofford | ESPN3 | ||
2 p.m. | Central Michigan at Ohio Dave Weekley, John Gregory |
ESPN3 | |
Valdosta State at West Georgia | ESPN3 | ||
California (PA) at Indiana (PA) | ESPN3 | ||
Mercer at The Citadel | ESPN3 | ||
Sam Houston State at Stephen F. Austin | ESPN3 | ||
2:30 p.m. | Bowling Green at Miami (Ohio) Jim Barbar, Doug Graber |
ESPN3 | |
Kutztown at Bloomsburg | ESPN3 | ||
3 p.m. | Florida International at Middle Tennessee | ESPN3 | |
Louisiana-Monroe at Texas State Shawn Kenney, Stanford Routt |
ESPN3 | ||
Youngstown State at South Dakota | ESPN3 | ||
3:30 p.m. | No. 22 Notre Dame at North Carolina Bob Wischusen, Brock Huard, Allison Williams |
ABC | |
No. 13 Miami at Florida State Dave Pasch, Greg McElroy, Tom Luginbill |
ESPN | ||
Minnesota at Purdue Jason Benetti, Kelly Stouffer, Kris Budden |
ESPN2 | ||
Kent State at Northern Illinois Dan Gutowsky, Marcus Ray |
ESPN3 | ||
Ball State at Akron Michael Reghi, Jerod Cherry |
ESPN3 | ||
Western Michigan at Buffalo Doug Sherman, Dustin Fox |
ESPN3 | ||
New Mexico State at Appalachian State Matt Stewart, Stan Lewter |
ESPN3 | ||
4 p.m. | Tulsa at Tulane
Mark Neely, Ray Bentley |
ESPNU | |
Arkansas at South Carolina David Neal, Matt Stinchcomb, Dawn Davenport |
SEC Network | ||
Furman at Chattanooga | ESPN3 | ||
Oregon State at No. 14 USC Bill Rosinski, David Norrie, Ian Fitzsimmons |
ESPN Radio | ||
5 p.m. | Louisiana at Idaho Joel Meyers, Watson Brown |
ESPN3 | |
Western Illinois at Northern Iowa | ESPN3 | ||
6 p.m. | UNC-Pembroke at Wingate | ESPN3 | |
6:30 p.m. | Georgia State at Coastal Carolina Jeff McCarrigher, Tyoka Jackson |
ESPN3 | |
7 p.m. | Southern Illinois at South Dakota State | ESPN3 | |
7:15 p.m. | No. 1 Alabama at Texas A&M Joe Tessitore, Todd Blackledge, Holly Rowe |
ESPN | |
No. 16 Virginia Tech at Boston College Mike Corey, Ahmad Brooks, Roddy Jones |
ESPN2 | ||
7:30 p.m. | No. 7 Michigan State at Michigan Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Maria Taylor |
ABC | |
Missouri at Kentucky Taylor Zarzour, Andre Ware, Olivia Harlan |
SEC Network | ||
Northwestern State at Nicholls | ESPN3 | ||
Fresno State at San Jose State | ESPN3 | ||
8 p.m. | No. 25 UCF at Cincinnati Roy Philpott, Tom Ramsey |
ESPNU | |
10:45 PM | California at No. 6 Washington Mark Jones, Rod Gilmore, Quint Kessinich |
ESPN | |
No. 19 San Diego State at UNLV Clay Matvick, Kirk Morrison |
ESPN2 | ||
TBD | Southwest Baptist at Truman State | ESPN3 |
Please note: Not all ESPN3 and ACC Network games are exclusive
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