Here are the TV times, networks and livestreaming opportunities for all FBS games Thursday-Saturday. All times are EDT.
Week 4 brings the first big weekend of high-profile games that feature ranked teams playing each other. In fact, there are twice as many of those games this week as in the first three weeks combined.
All teams ranked in the Top 25 are playing this week, and six games feature a head-to-head matchup, No. 6 Ohio State at No. 9 Notre Dame, No. 24 Iowa at No. 7 Penn State, No. 19 Colorado at No. 10 Oregon, No. 22 UCLA at No. 11 Utah, No. 15 Ole Miss at No. 13 Alabama and No. 14 Oregon State at No. 21 Washington State. Overall, 19 games include ranked teams.
Here is the schedule this week for all 10 FBS conferences and the FBS independents:
Time, Teams, Network
» Thursday, Sept. 21
7:30 p.m., Georgia State at Coastal Carolina, ESPN
» Friday, Sept. 22
7 p.m., Wisconsin at Purdue, FS1
7:30 p.m., N.C. State at Virginia, ESPN
10:30 p.m., Air Force at San Jose State, FS1
10:30 p.m., Boise State at San Diego State, CBS Sports Network
» Saturday, Sept. 23
ACC
Noon, Army at Syracuse, ACC Network
Noon, No. 4 Florida State at Clemson, ABC (Channel 2 Action News in the Atlanta TV market)
Noon, Virginia Tech at Marshall, ESPN2
3:30 p.m., Boston College at Louisville, ACC Network
3:30 p.m., No. 18 Duke at Connecticut, CBS Sports Network
3:30 p.m., No. 20 Miami at Temple, ESPN2
6:30 p.m., Georgia Tech at Wake Forest, CW Network (Peachtree TV in the Atlanta TV market)
8 p.m., No. 17 North Carolina at Pittsburgh, ACC Network
American Athletic
Noon, SMU at TCU, FS1
Noon, Tulsa at Northern Illinois, CBS Sports Network
3:30 p.m., Florida Atlantic at Illinois, Big Ten Network
3:30 p.m., No. 20 Miami at Temple, ESPN2
4 p.m., Rice at South Florida, ESPNU
4 p.m., Texas-San Antonio at No. 23 Tennessee, SEC Network
6 p.m., Gardner-Webb at East Carolina, ESPN-Plus
7 p.m., Charlotte at No. 25 Florida, ESPN-Plus/SEC Network-Plus
7 p.m., Nicholls State at Tulane, ESPN-Plus
7:30 p.m., Alabama-Birmingham at No. 1 Georgia, ESPN2
7:30 p.m., Memphis vs. Missouri (St. Louis), ESPNU
Big 12
Noon, No. 16 Oklahoma at Cincinnati, Fox
Noon, SMU at TCU, FS1
3:30 p.m., BYU at Kansas, ESPN
3:30 p.m., Texas Tech at West Virginia, ESPN-Plus
4 p.m., Oklahoma State at Iowa State, FS1
7 p.m., Sam Houston State at Houston, ESPN-Plus
7:30 p.m., No. 3 Texas at Baylor, ABC (Channel 2 Action News in the Atlanta TV market)
8 p.m., Central Florida at Kansas State, FS1
Big Ten
Noon, Rutgers at No. 2 Michigan, Big Ten Network
3:30 p.m., Florida Atlantic at Illinois, Big Ten Network
3:30 p.m., Louisiana Tech at Nebraska, Big Ten Network
3:30 p.m., Maryland at Michigan State, NBC
7:30 p.m., Akron at Indiana, Big Ten Network
7:30 p.m., No. 24 Iowa at No. 7 Penn State, CBS
7:30 p.m., Minnesota at Northwestern, Big Ten Network
7:30 p.m., No. 6 Ohio State at No. 9 Notre Dame, NBC
Conference USA
Noon, Western Kentucky at Troy, ESPNU
3:30 p.m., Louisiana Tech at Nebraska, Big Ten Network
5 p.m., Eastern Michigan at Jacksonville State, ESPN-Plus
6:30 p.m., Liberty at Florida International, ESPN-Plus
7 p.m., Colorado State at Middle Tennessee, ESPN-Plus
7 p.m., Sam Houston State at Houston, ESPN-Plus
9 p.m., Nevada-Las Vegas at Texas-El Paso, ESPN-Plus
Midnight, New Mexico State at Hawaii, Spectrum
MAC
Noon, Tulsa at Northern Illinois, CBS Sports Network
1:30 p.m., Western Michigan at Toledo, ESPN-Plus
2 p.m., Georgia Southern at Ball State, ESPN-Plus
3:30 p.m., Delaware State at Miami (Ohio), ESPN-Plus
3:30 p.m., Ohio at Bowling Green, ESPN-Plus
5 p.m., Central Michigan at South Alabama, ESPN-Plus
5 p.m., Eastern Michigan at Jacksonville State, ESPN-Plus
7:30 p.m., Akron at Indiana, Big Ten Network
7:30 p.m., Buffalo at Louisiana-Lafayette, ESPN-Plus
10:30 p.m., Kent State at Fresno State, CBS Sports Network
Mountain West
3:30 p.m., New Mexico at Massachusetts, ESPN-Plus
7 p.m., Appalachian State at Wyoming, CBS Sports Network
7 p.m., Colorado State at Middle Tennessee, ESPN-Plus
7 p.m., Nevada at Texas State, ESPN-Plus
8 p.m., James Madison at Utah State, Mountain West Network
9 p.m., Nevada-Las Vegas at Texas-El Paso, ESPN-Plus
10:30 p.m., Kent State at Fresno State, CBS Sports Network
Midnight, New Mexico State at Hawaii, Spectrum
Pac-12
3:30 p.m., No. 19 Colorado at No. 10 Oregon, ABC (Channel 2 Action News in the Atlanta TV market)
3:30 p.m., No. 22 UCLA at No. 11 Utah, Fox
7 p.m., Arizona at Stanford, Pac-12 Networks
7 p.m., No. 14 Oregon State at No. 21 Washington State, Fox
10:30 p.m., California at No. 8 Washington, ESPN
10:30 p.m., No. 5 USC at Arizona State, Fox
SEC
Noon, Auburn at Texas A&M, ESPN
Noon, Kentucky at Vanderbilt, SEC Network
3:30 p.m., No. 15 Ole Miss at No. 13 Alabama, CBS
4 p.m., Texas-San Antonio at No. 23 Tennessee, SEC Network
7 p.m., Arkansas at No. 12 LSU, ESPN
7 p.m., Charlotte at No. 25 Florida, ESPN-Plus/SEC Network-Plus
7:30 p.m., Alabama-Birmingham at No. 1 Georgia, ESPN2
7:30 p.m., Memphis vs. Missouri (St. Louis), ESPNU
7:30 p.m., Mississippi State at South Carolina, SEC Network
Sun Belt
Noon, Virginia Tech at Marshall, ESPN2
Noon, Western Kentucky at Troy, ESPNU
2 p.m., Georgia Southern at Ball State, ESPN-Plus
3:30 p.m., Texas A&M-Commerce at Old Dominion, ESPN-Plus
5 p.m., Central Michigan at South Alabama, ESPN-Plus
7 p.m., Appalachian State at Wyoming, CBS Sports Network
7 p.m., Nevada at Texas State, ESPN-Plus
7 p.m., Southern Mississippi at Arkansas State, ESPN-Plus
7:30 p.m., Buffalo at Louisiana-Lafayette, ESPN-Plus
8 p.m., James Madison at Utah State, Mountain West Network
FBS independents
Noon, Army at Syracuse, ACC Network
3:30 p.m., No. 18 Duke at Connecticut, CBS Sports Network
3:30 p.m., New Mexico at Massachusetts, ESPN-Plus
7:30 p.m., No. 6 Ohio State at No. 9 Notre Dame, NBC
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