College Football Week 9 Schedule: TV and Live Stream Info for Every Game
College football pollsters certainly could use an upset-free weekend to help catch their breath. But if we've learned anything from the first two months of the season, it's not to count out the improbable even when it's not predictable.
Spectacularly enough, only two matchups between Top 25 teams will hit viewers' television sets this weekend. There may not be Top 10 showdowns in the SEC or two College Football Playoff-caliber teams going at it, but that doesn't mean we're in for a boring weekend by any stretch now that the conference slate in full swing.
Will SEC elites Ole Miss, Mississippi State and Alabama continue pushing for a CFP spot, or will they fall victim to a conference upset? What about Kansas State's perfect Big 12 start? Will it be derailed by a Texas team looking to get Charlie Strong his first marquee win?
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Florida State, Notre Dame, Auburn and more might be off this weekend, but plenty of questions are set to be answered in Week 9.
| Thursday, Oct. 23 | |||
| 7 p.m. | Connecticut at No. 18 East Carolina | ESPNU | WatchESPN |
| 8 p.m. | Miami at Virginia Tech | ESPN | WatchESPN |
| Friday, Oct. 24 | |||
| 7 p.m. | South Florida at Cincinnati | ESPN2 | WatchESPN |
| 7:30 p.m. | Troy at South Alabama | ESPNU | WatchESPN |
| 9 p.m. | BYU at Boise State | ESPN | WatchESPN |
| 10 p.m. | No. 6 Oregon at California | Fox Sports 1 | |
| Saturday, Oct. 25 | |||
| 12 p.m. | Texas at No. 11 Kansas State | ESPN | |
| 12 p.m. | Rutgers at No. 16 Nebraska | ESPN2 | |
| 12 p.m. | UAB at Arkansas | SEC Network | WatchESPN |
| 12 p.m. | Memphis at SMU | ESPNews | |
| 12 p.m. | North Carolina at Virginia | ESPN3 | |
| 12 p.m. | Minnesota at Illinois | ESPNU | |
| 12 p.m. | Maryland at Wisconsin | Big Ten Network | |
| 12 p.m. | North Texas at Rice | ||
| 1 p.m. | Northern Illinois at Eastern Michigan | ESPN3 | |
| 1 p.m. | San Jose State at Navy | CBS Sports Network | |
| 2 p.m. | No. 25 UCLA at Colorado | Pac-12 Network | |
| 2 p.m. | Ohio at Western Michigan | ESPN3 | |
| 2 p.m. | Massachusetts at Toledo | ESPN3 | |
| 2 p.m. | Akron at Ball State | ESPN3 | |
| 2 p.m. | Georgia Southern at Georgia State | ESPN3 | |
| 2:30 p.m. | Kent State at Miami (Ohio) | ESPN3 | |
| 3:30 p.m. | No. 1 Mississippi State at Kentucky | CBS | |
| 3:30 p.m. | Michigan at No. 8 Michigan State | ABC | |
| 3:30 p.m. | Texas Tech at No. 10 TCU | Fox | |
| 3:30 p.m. | No. 22 West Virginia at Oklahoma State | ESPN | WatchESPN |
| 3:30 p.m. | Florida Atlantic at No. 23 Marshall | Fox Sports 1 | |
| 3:30 p.m. | Georgia Tech at Pittsburgh | ESPNU | WatchESPN |
| 3:30 p.m. | Central Michigan at Buffalo | ESPN3 | |
| 3:30 p.m. | Oregon State at Stanford | ESPN2 | WatchESPN |
| 3:30 p.m. | Louisiana Tech at Southern Miss | ||
| 3:30 p.m. | Boston College at Wake Forest | ESPN3 | |
| 4 p.m. | Vanderbilt at Missouri | SEC Network | WatchESPN |
| 4 p.m. | Old Dominion at Western Kentucky | ||
| 4 p.m. | UNLV at Utah State | ESPNews | WatchESPN |
| 5 p.m. | No. 15 Arizona at Washington State | Pac-12 Network | |
| 5 p.m. | Temple at UCF | ||
| 7 p.m. | Syracuse at No. 21 Clemson | ESPNU | WatchESPN |
| 7 p.m. | Wyoming at Colorado State | ||
| 7 p.m. | UTEP at UTSA | ||
| 7 p.m. | Texas State at Louisiana-Monroe | ESPN3 | |
| 7 p.m. | No. 4 Alabama at Tennessee | ESPN2 | WatchESPN |
| 7:15 p.m. | No. 3 Ole Miss at No. 24 LSU | ESPN | WatchESPN |
| 7:30 p.m. | South Carolina at No. 5 Auburn | SEC Network | WatchESPN |
| 8 p.m. | No. 13 Ohio State at Penn State | ABC | WatchESPN |
| 10 p.m. | No. 20 USC at No. 19 Utah | Fox Sports 1 | |
| 10:45 p.m. | No. 14 Arizona State at Wisconsin | ESPN | WatchESPN |
| Sunday, Oct. 26 | |||
| 12 a.m. | Nevada at Hawaii |
Note: Week 9 schedule courtesy of ESPN.com
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Game of the Week
No. 3 Ole Miss at No. 24 LSU
The Ole Miss Rebels are new at being the hunted instead of the hunters, but they're not showing it, sprinting past every tough test in their way. Saturday, they'll visit an LSU team tired of being the punching bag in a SEC West that it used to rule.
It's not the marquee matchup of the weekend that we've grown accustomed to experiencing in October (see Notre Dame-Florida State or Auburn-Mississippi State). But on a weekend in which most of the nation's elite won't be tested, this game has the best chance to be a memorable one.
Fittingly, ESPN College GameDay will be there:
These two teams are in very different positions than last year. Hugh Freeze notched his first huge win at Ole Miss by topping then-No. 6 LSU. Now, it's Les Miles needing a win to generate some momentum for his fanbase, and Freeze is the one with his eyes set on a national title.
It's not really a secret as to why, either. LSU hasn't found continuity on offense, and its run defense has been a big problem after losing a heap of defensive talent to the NFL in recent seasons.
On the other hand, Ole Miss' recent top recruiting classes are now sophomore and junior playmakers balanced out by experienced leaders such as quarterback Bo Wallace, cornerback Senquez Golson and defensive lineman Denzel Nkemdiche.
Facing such a big-time team at home has the energetic Miles giddy for Saturday to come, per The News-Star's (Monroe) Glenn Guilbeau:
"'This game here is one that you will enjoy,' said LSU coach Les Miles, who basically turned his press conference Monday into a promotional ad as he asked fans to attend, eat, stay late and be merry. 'I can tell you, it will be a magical place, and you will add to it. So to that crowd that will come in—come on! Let's have some fun!'
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An Ole Miss letdown was almost expected after the Alabama win, but the Rebels instead trounced both Texas A&M and Tennessee. But even in what's been a down year, LSU has shown it can wear opponents down with a bruising run game.
And after all, those only two losses were to Auburn and Mississippi State.
Ole Miss has already shown it belongs in that category, but elite teams have to be at their best every week in the cutthroat SEC. The Rebels have shown they have the superior talent, but crazy things can happen in Death Valley.
Another resounding win will have more clamoring that Ole Miss is deserving of the No. 1 spot over Mississippi State, but a loss will put the Rebels' CFP hopes on life support.
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