There are 33 college football games available on television in the Cincinnati area, with most of those games shown nationally (we provide those networks). Of those the 33 slated on television within our little corner of the world, 19 feature teams in the top-25 with three games highlighting ranked teams squaring off against each other. While most of the nation won't have this problem, Cincinnati won't have No. 17 Texas Tech at No. 23 TCU this weekend because we're within range of a market that decided we should get South Florida at No. 16 Louisville. And since we're within range of Big Ten (we have Nebraska/Northwestern) and Big East country, a Big-12 game isn't on the broadcast priority list.
The games of note this weekend (Eastern Time)
- Purdue at Ohio State (ABC, Noon)
- No. 6 LSU at No. 18 Texas A&M (ESPN, Noon)
- No. 7 South Carolina at No. 2 Florida (CBS, 3:30 PM)
- No. 4 Kansas State at No. 13 West Virginia (FOX, 7:00 PM)
- No. 21 University of Cincinnati at Toledo (ESPN3, 7:00 PM)
- No. 14 Florida State at Miami (ABC, 8:00 PM)
[NOTE: Rankings are now BCS rankings, of which The Ohio State Buckeyes are unranked. They are No. 7 in the AP Poll]
NOON (ET) KICKOFF
Purdue at Ohio State (ABC, Ch. 9, 1009)
No. 6 LSU at No. 18 Texas A&M (ESPN, Ch. 30, 301, 1301, 1805)
No. 15 Rutgers at Temple (WKRC, Ch. 12, 1012)
Virginia Tech at No. 19 Clemson (ESPN2, Ch. 31, 302, 1302)
No. 24 Iowa State at Oklahoma State (FX, Ch. 42, 205, 1205)
Minnesota at Wisconsin (ESPNU, Ch. 303, 1303)
Auburn at Vanderbilt (WSTR, Ch. 11, 1011)
Northern Illinois at Akron (WKRCDT, Ch. 20, 989)
Pennsylvania at Yale (NBCSP, Ch. 323, 1323)
Tennessee State at Jacksonville State (FCS, Ch. 321)
3:00 PM (ET) KICKOFF
No. 20 Stanford at California (FOX, Ch. 3, 1003)
Boston College at Georgia Tech (NESN, Ch. 342, 1342)
3:30 PM (ET) KICKOFF
No. 7 South Carolina at No. 2 Florida (CBS, Ch. 12, 1012)
BYU at No. 5 Notre Dame (NBC, Ch. 5, 990, 1005)
South Florida at No. 16 Louisville (ABC, Ch. 9, 1009)
UNLV at No. 22 Boise State (NBCSP, Ch. 323, 1323)
Nebraska at Northwestern (ESPN2, Ch. 31, 302, 1302)
North Carolina State at Maryland (ESPNU, Ch. 303, 1303)
Michigan State at Michigan (BTN, Ch. 60, 333, 1333)
Rice at Tulsa (FSN, Ch. 43, 309, 320, 1309)
Indiana at Navy (CBSSN, 322, 1322)
6:00 PM (ET) KICKOFF
Colorado at No. 10 USC (PTN, Ch. 345)
7:00 PM (ET) KICKOFF
No. 4 Kansas State at No. 13 West Virginia (FOX, Ch. 3, 1003)
No. 1 Alabama at Tennessee (ESPN, Ch. 30, 301, 1301)
Kansas at No. 9 Oklahoma (FSN, Ch. 310, 320)
Middle Tennessee State at No. 12 Mississippi State (ESPN2, Ch. 31, 302, 1302)
North Carolina at Duke (ESPNU, Ch. 303, 1303)
Marshall at Southern Mississippi (CBSSN, Ch. 322, 1322)
East Carolina at Alabama Birmingham (FCSA, Ch. 319)
8:00 PM (ET) KICKOFF
No. 14 Florida State at Miami (ABC, Ch. 9, 1009)
Penn State at Iowa (BTN, Ch. 60, 333, 1333)
10:30 PM (ET) KICKOFF
Utah at No. 8 Oregon State (ESPN2, Ch. 31, 302, 1302)
San Diego State at Nevada (CBSSN, Ch. 322, 1322)