The first Saturday in October brings plenty of juicy matchups all over college football. Primetime will be particularly stacked with big games. Will Fox be able to win the night once again behind unbeaten Texas aganst Geno Smith and West Virginia? As if that wasn't enough, there's also Notre Dame-Miami, Ohio State-Nebraska, and Georgia-South Carolina. All the games, dates, times, and announcers are below for you to plan your weekend accordingly.
FBS:
Thursday, October 4
7:30 PM- Arkansas State at Florida International (ESPNU) Joe Davis, Jay Walker
8 PM- East Carolina at Central Florida (CBS Sports) Dave Ryan, Doug Chapman, Evan Washburn
9 PM- USC at Utah (ESPN) Rece Davis, Jesse Palmer, David Pollack, Samantha Steele
Friday, October 5
7 PM- Pittsburgh at Syracuse (ESPN) Dave Lamont, Kelly Stouffer, Paul Carcaterra
10:15 PM- Utah State at BYU (ESPN) Carter Blackburn, Rod Gilmore, Shelley Smith (BYUtv Delay) Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, Robbie Bullough
Saturday, October 6
11:30 AM- Navy at Air Force (CBS, cbssports.com) Spero Dedes, Steve Beuerlein
Noon- Kansas at Kansas State (FX) Justin Kutcher, Eric Crouch, Darius Walker
Noon- Northwestern at Penn State (ESPN) Dave Pasch, Brian Griese, Jenn Brown
Noon- Arkansas at Auburn (ESPN2) Beth Mowins, Joey Galloway, Tom Luginbill
Noon- Connecticut at Rutgers (ESPNU) Tom Hart, John Congemi
Noon- Boise State at Southern Miss (FSN, FCS Central) Joel Meyers, Brian Baldinger, Jim Knox
Noon- Boston College at Army (CBS Sports) Ben Holden, Randy Cross, Brad Strimel
Noon- Michigan State at Indiana (BTN) Kevin Kugler, Chris Martin, Jon Jansen
Noon- Mississippi State at Kentucky (SEC Network, ESPN3) Dave Neal, Andre Ware, Cara Capuano
Noon- South Florida at Temple (Big East Network, ESPN3) Eamon McEneaney, David Diaz-Infante, Paul Carcaterra
Noon- Buffalo at Ohio (ESPN+, ESPN3) Michael Reghi, Doug Graber
12:30 PM- Virgina Tech at North Carolina (ACC Network, ESPN3) Steve Martin, Dave Archer, Mike Hogewood
3 PM- Arizona at Stanford (FOX) Craig Bolerjack, Joel Klatt, Petros Papadakis
3 PM- Virginia at Duke (ACC Regional, ESPN3) Rich Waltz, Keith Jones, Jenn Hildreth
3:30 PM- LSU at Florida (CBS, cbssports.com) Verne Lundquist, Gary Danielson, Tracy Wolfson (Cox Sports delay) Lyn Rollins, Greg Bowser, Ronnie Rantz
3:30 PM- Illinois at Wisconsin (ABC/ ESPN2) Bob Wischusen, Danny Kanell, Maria Taylor
3:30 PM- Oklahoma at Texas Tech (ABC/ ESPN2) Sean McDonough, Chris Spielman, Quint Kessenich
3:30 PM- Georgia Tech at Clemson (ESPN) Mike Patrick, Ed Cunningham, Jeannine Edwards
3:30 PM- Wake Forest at Maryland (ESPNU) Anish Shroff, Dan Hawkins
3:30 PM- Iowa State at TCU (FSN, FCS Pacific) Mike Morgan, J. C. Pearson, Laura McKeeman
3:30 PM- Tulsa at Marshall (CBS Sports) Brad Johansen, Doug Chapman, Tammy Blackburn
3:30 PM- Louisiana-Monroe at Middle Tennessee (Sun Belt Network, ESPN3) Tom Dore, Cole Cubelic, Barbara Jordan
4 PM- Michigan at Purdue (BTN) Eric Collins, Derek Rackley, J Leman
5 PM- New Mexico State at Idaho (KTRV, Altitude) Bob Akamian, Larry Polowski
5 PM- Tulane at Louisiana-Lafayette (Ragun' Cajuns Network, ESPN3) Jeff Palermo, Scott Brazda, Erin Cofiell
6 PM- Washington State at Oregon State (Pac-12 Networks) Kevin Calabro, Adam Archuleta, Yogi Roth
7 PM- West Virginia at Texas (FOX) Gus Johnson, Charles Davis, Julie Alexandria
7 PM- Georgia at South Carolina (ESPN) Brent Musburger, Kirk Herbstreit, Heather Cox
7 PM- Texas A&M at Ole Miss (ESPNU) Clay Matvick, Matt Stinchcomb, Angela Mallen
7 PM- Rice at Memphis (FCS Central) Steve Physioc, Ben Leber, Lesley McCaslin
7 PM- Vanderbilt at Missouri (SEC Regional, ESPN3) Rich Hollenberg, Stan Lewter
7 PM- UNLV at Louisiana Tech (ESPN+, ESPN3) Trey Bender, Jay Taylor
7 PM- North Texas at Houston (CSS) Dave Raymond, ND Kalu, Leila Rahimi
7 PM- Miami (OH) at Cincinnati (FSN Ohio, ESPN3) Tom Gelehrter, Artrell Hawkins, Natalie Taylor
7 PM- Fresno State at Colorado State (Time Warner Cable Sports Net, KTVD, Comcast Bay Area) Barry Tompkins, Jay Leeuwenburg
7:30 PM- Miami (FL) at Notre Dame (NBC, NBCsports.com) Tom Hammond, Mike Mayock, Alex Flanagan
8 PM- Nebraska at Ohio State (ABC) Brad Nessler, Todd Blackledge, Holly Rowe
8 PM- Florida State at NC State (ESPN2) Mark Jones, Brock Huard, Shelley Smith or Jessica Mendoza
8 PM- Hawaii at San Diego State (CBS Sports) James Bates, Todd Christensen, Lauren Gardner
8 PM- SMU at UTEP (Time Warner Texas) Pete Stein, Neal Raphael, Crystal Dominguez
10 PM- UCLA at California (Pac-12 Networks) Ted Robinson, Glen Parker, Ryan Nece
10:30 PM- Washington at Oregon (ESPN) Joe Tessitore, Matt Millen, Lewis Johnson
ESPN3 exclusives
3 PM- Central Michigan at Toledo– Mike Gleason, John Bunting
3 PM- Northern Illinois at Ball State– Jim Barbar, John Gregory
FCS:
Saturday, October 6
Noon- Albany at Bryant (NEC Network, FCS Atlantic, ESPN3) Paul Dottino, Steve Levy, Eric Singer
12:30 PM- Columbia at Lehigh (2 Sports) Mike Zambelli, Mike Ya Dush, Al Di Carlo
1 PM- Towson at James Madison (NBC Sports) Todd Harris, Ross Tucker, Carolyn Manno
2 PM- Youngstown State at North Dakota State (NBC North Dakota, ESPN3) Tom Ackerman, Adam Seidel, Jim Powers
3 PM- Western Illinois at South Dakota (Midco Sports Net) Jay Elsen, Andre Fields
3:30 PM- Montana at Northern Colorado (ROOT, Audience Network) Tom Glasgow, Sherdric Bonner, Jenny Cavnar
3:30 PM- Maine at Delaware (Comcast) Brent Harris, Brad Jackson, Brian Jackson
3:30 PM- Gardner-Webb at Liberty (Flames Sports Net, ESPN3) Mike Tilley, Ray Jones, Aubrey Hiddema
4 PM- Stephen F. Austin vs. Sam Houston State (Southland Conference TV Net, ESPN3) Randy McIlvoy, Shea Walker, Brooke Bentley
6 PM- Princeton at Lafayette (Lafayette Sports Net) Gary Laubach, Mike Joseph, John Leone
7 PM- Montana State at UC-Davis (ROOT, Audience Network) Rich Burk, Jason Stiles, Brad Adam
7 PM- Murray State at Austin Peay (Racer TV Net) Gary Laubach, Mike Joseph, John Leone
8 PM- North Dakota at Eastern Washington (SWX, Big Sky TV) Greg Heister, Bill Ames
8 PM- Idaho State at Portland State (Comcast Northwest, Big Sky TV) Bob Akamian, Mouse Davis
8 PM- Jacksonville State at Tennessee Tech (WCTE) Tim Scruggs, Sam Brooks
10:30 PM- Southern at Alcorn State (ESPNU delay- ESPN3 live at 5 PM) Joe Davis, Jay Walker
10:30 PM- Lamar at Northwestern State (KBTV, ESPN3 live at 3:30 PM) Charlie Jellin, Nick Canizales, James Ware
ESPN3 exclusive
1:30 PM- Presbyterian at Virginia Military Institute– Matt Hogue, Nate Ross
D2:
Thursday, October 4:
7:30 PM- Midwestern State at West Alabama (CSS, KJBO, ESPN3) Don Russell, Rick Rhoades, A. A. Moore
H/T Daniel!
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