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College Football Playoff Championship Live Stream: No. 1 Alabama v No. 2 Clemson

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SANTA CLARA, Calif. — No. 1 Alabama and No. 2 Clemson will face-off tonight in the College Football Playoff National Championship and you can stream the coverage live on WatchESPN.

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Clemson booked its spot with a 30-3 win over the No. 3 Notre Dame in the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic, while Alabama beat No. 4 Oklahoma 45-34 at the Orange Bowl to secure its spot. Download the ESPN App | WatchESPN | TV | Radio

Both teams will enter this game with undefeated records, after navigating through the entire season so far without tasting a defeat.

Monday night will see the College Football Playoff championship game featuring two unbeaten teams for the first time in its five years of existence.

The Crimson Tide (14-0) or the Tigers (14-0) will become the first 15-0 FBS champion in college football’s poll era, which dates back to the first AP rankings in 1936.

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The live coverage of this game will come from Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California, starting at 8:00 pm ET.

ESPN’s MegaCast coverage of the game will provide several unique viewing options.

In fact, the network promises some 17 overall presentations across ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPNEWS, ESPN Classic, SEC Network, ESPN Deportes, ESPN Goal Line, ESPN3, ESPN Radio and ESPN Deportes Radio.

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ESPN’s Football Power Index is giving defending national champion Alabama (14-0) a slight edge to win this game at 51.4 percent, with FPI giving Clemson a 48.6 percent chance to win.

The Crimson Tide and Tigers will be meeting for the fourth time in the college football playoff, while it is the third meeting between these two programs in a national championship game.

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Alabama defeated Clemson in a thrilling contest in the 2015 national championship game, but the Tigers returned to secure a last-second victory over the Tide in the 2016 championship game.

The game will not only see Alabama coach Nick Saban and Clemson coach Dabo Swinney battling, but a face-off between two young quarterbacks.

It will be a contest between Tide’s Tua Tagovailoa, who was the hero as a freshman in last season’s championship game against Georgia and Tigers’ freshman Trevor Lawrence.

College Football Playoff, Bowl Game Schedule, Previews, TV Channels: Dec. 29

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MIAMI, FL — The College Football Playoff will highlight the bowl game schedule on Saturday, as four teams hunt national championships places.

A total of five games are listed on the day’s fixtures, but the College Football Playoff semi-final battles will grab the focus of attention with No. 1 and defending national champion Alabama bracing for a tough challenge in its quest to retain the title.

Alabama To Be Tested By Oklahoma, Murray

The undefeated Crimson Tide (13-0) will take on Big 12 powerhouse and No. 4 Oklahoma in the 2018 Orange Bowl at Tide Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Florida.

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Game time for what is expected to be a thrilling college football playoff semi-final, is set for 8:00 pm ET and it will be live on ESPN and streaming on WatchESPN.

The much-anticipated battle between two of the nation’s top quarterback should provide additional excitement in a game that is expected to produce points.

Is Tagovailoa Fully Fit?

Tua Tagovailoa, who will return from an ankle injury, will lead the offense for Alabama, while Oklahoma will be led by Heisman Trophy winner , who edged Tagovailoa for the award.

Meanwhile, Alabama will be without three players, including starting offensive lineman Deonte Brown, after they were suspended for a violation of team rules.

Tight end Kedrick James and offensive lineman Elliot Baker failed to make the trip to Miami as well.

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There is better news, however, for the Sooners (12-1) as Murray’s top receiving option, Marquise Brown has recovered from the ankle injury he picked up in the Big 12 title game and will be available to play.

According to ESPN’s Football Power Index, the Crimson Tide have a 73.3 to beat Oklahoma, but experienced coach Nick Seban remains wary, especially going up against the all-purpose Murray.

Saban said about facing Murray: “I think the guy is one of the most dynamic players I’ve ever seen in college football.

“… He can beat you with his feet. He has good speed. He’s very athletic. He’s a good passer.”

Clemson v Notre Dame In Tight Battle

Before this matchup, though, No. 2 Clemson and No. 3 Notre Dame will clash in the day’s first College Football Playoff semi-final when they meet in the 2018 Cotton Bowl.

The venue for this one is the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, with ESPN and WatchESPN providing the coverage, starting at 4:00 pm ET.

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Both Clemson (13-0) and Notre Dame (12-0) enter this weekend’s battle undefeated, therefore at least one unbeaten side will play in the national championship game.

Clemson will be making its fourth consecutive College Football Playoff appearance.

Saturday’s game, however, will see the Tigers making their first trip to the Cotton Bowl since 1940 and coach Dabo Swinney is looking forward to making his debut.

“I’ve been in college football for a long time, and I’ve never had the opportunity to experience the Cotton Bowl,” Swinney said.

“But I know a lot of people who have said what a great experience it is.”

The Fighting Irish, who are making their first appearance in the College Football Playoff, are returning to the Cotton Bowl for the first time since 1994.

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More College Football Bowl Games

Prior to the playoff games though, the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl between No. 10 Florida and No. 7 Michigan at Mercedes-Benz Stadium will get the bowl schedule underway at Noon.

ESPN and WatchESPN will also provide the live broadcast.

Two other bowl games will round out the list for Saturday.

At the Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina, South Carolina will start overwhelming favorites to beat Virginia in Belk Bowl, according to ESPN’s Football Power Index, while it’s Nevada vs Arkansas State for the Nova Home Loans Arizona Bowl at Arizona Stadium in Tucson.

The North Carolina vs South Carolina battle is live on ABC and WatchESPN, while CBS Sports Network will provide coverage of the Nevada vs Arkansas State encounter.

College Football Bowl Games Schedule
*College Football Playoff
Saturday, Dec 29, 2018

Belk Bowl
South Carolina vs. Virginia Bank of America Stadium
Charlotte, NC 12:00 pm ET
ABC, WatchESPN

Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl
 No. 10 Florida vs. No. 7 Michigan
Mercedes-Benz Stadium Atlanta, GA 12:00 pm ET
ESPN, WatchESPN

NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl
 Arkansas State vs. Nevada Arizona Stadium
Tucson, AZ 1:15 pm ET
CBSSN

*Goodyear Cotton Bowl
 3 Notre Dame vs. 2 Clemson AT&T Stadium
Arlington, TX 4:00 pm ET
ESPN, WatchESPN

*Capital One Orange Bowl
 4 Oklahoma vs. 1 Alabama Hard Rock Stadium
Miami Gardens, FL 8:00 pm ET
ESPN, WatchESPN

Hurts Leads No. 1 Alabama To Dramatic Win Over No. 4 Georgia

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ATLANTA — Jalen Hurts, the former Alabama starter jumped off the bench to lead the No. 1 ranked Crimson Tide to an exciting come-from-behind 35-28 victory over No. 4 Georgia in the SEC championship on Saturday.

Hurts, who was highly favored to transfer after losing his start spot to Tua Tagovailoa, impressively stepped up to lead Alabama (13-0) to victory on a night when Nick Saban’s men confirmed their place in the College Football Playoffs.

Hurts, who replaced injured Heisman Trophy favorite Tagovailoa with his team trailing by seven points in the fourth quarter, led the Tide on a 16-play, 80-yard scoring drive when he threw a 10-yard touchdown pass to Jerry Jeudy on third-and-goal to even the score 28-28 late in the game.

With 1:04 remaining, he took off on a 15-yard scoring run to complete the comeback in dramatic fashion.

Tonight’s SEC Championship game was also a repeat of last season’s national championship game.

Texas v Oklahoma; Georgia v Alabama; Northwestern v Ohio State TV Channels

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DALLAS, TX — College football championship weekend is expected to be as exciting as ever and it involves fixtures that should decide which four teams secure College Football Playoff places.

First, at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, No. 14 Texas and No. 5 Oklahoma will battle in the BIG 12 title game with the Sooners looking to improve their chance of moving into the CFP Top 4.

Live national coverage will be on ABC with WatchESPN.com proving the live streaming action starting at 12:00 pm. ABC // WatchESPN.com // OU Radio // TuneIn // Español // SXM 84/80  // Live Stats

Meanwhile, at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, No. 1 and defending champion Alabama will aim to lift the SEC title when the Crimson Tide travel to face-off with No. 4 Georgia.

These two programs last met in the 2017 national championship nearly 11 months ago with Alabama rallying to win 26-23 in overtime.

Alabama coach Nick Saban said about the Bulldogs heading into the game: “Georgia is one of the most complete teams in the country.

“They haven’t really like dramatically changed. I think they’ve made a lot of improvement. I think their efficiency on offense has been very good all year long.

“Defensively, their scheme has not changed a lot, but some of their players have. They still have really, really good players and they play well together. They’re well coached. Nothing easy against them.”

Georgia coach Kirby Smart believes both sides have evenly matched options all over the park but has given Alabama the edge on defense.

“Quarterback play and third-down conversions and protecting the ball and not turning the ball over a lot. Those are similarities,” Smart said.

“Both got good set of backs, good set of receivers. Both teams are scoring points.

“The biggest difference is they play better defense, obviously, than we have.”

Live broadcasting coverage will be CBS, starting at 4:00 pm ET.

Meanwhile, No. 6 Ohio State, fresh off its dominating win over Michigan last week, will take on No. 21 Northwestern in the Big Ten Championship Game at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis.

This conference title game on Saturday night will be live on FOX and streamed live on FoxSportsGo.com at 8 p.m. ET.

College Football Championship Game – Schedule  – Live TV Channels

Akron at South Carolina 12:00pm SECN | WatchESPN
Drake at 23 Iowa State 12:00pm Cyclones.TV
East Carolina at NC State 12:00pm ACCNExtra | WatchESPN
Marshall at Virginia Tech 12:00pm ACCNExtra | WatchESPN
Louisiana at Appalachian State 12:00pm ESPN| WatchESPN
14 Texas vs. 5 Oklahoma (in Arlington, TX) 12:00pm ABC| WatchESPN
UAB at Middle Tennessee 1:30pm CBSSN
Norfolk State at Liberty 2:00pm ESPN3
Stanford at California 3:00pm Pac-12N
Memphis at 8 UCF 3:30pm ABC | WatchESPN
1 Alabama vs. 4 Georgia (in Atlanta, GA) 4:00pm CBS
25 Fresno State at 22 Boise State 7:45pm ESPN | WatchESPN
2 Clemson vs. Pitt (in Charlotte, NC) 8:00pm ABC | WatchESPN
21 Northwestern vs. 6 Ohio State (in Indianapolis, IN) 8:00pm FOX | FoxSportsGo.com

College Football Week 8 schedule, Live TV Streams: Oct. 20

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MIAMI, FL — College Football Week 8 schedule, live streaming and television channels on what is expected to be another busy weekend on Saturday, October 20.

Last week, four of the top eight teams in The Associated Press college football poll lost, which will put all teams on edge this week.

No. 1 Alabama is expected to continue its impressive winning start to the season with another victory when the Crimson Tide travel to Knoxville, to take on Tennessee at Neyland Stadium.

Game time for this one is set for 3:30 and CBS will have live television and streaming coverage.

No. 2 Ohio State will also be on the road in Week 8 – visiting the Ross-Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, IN, to play Purdue.

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Ed Orgeron LSU Press Conference
Ed Orgeron Press Conference – LSU Football

Meanwhile, there are four ranked vs. ranked contests on the college football Week 8 schedule.

At 12:00 pm, No. 6 Michigan makes the short trip to No. 24 Michigan State for a game at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing. The Wolverines have been good this season, but the Spartans are coming off a confidence boosting 21-17 victory over then-No. 8 Penn State last week.

At Memorial Stadium in South Carolina, No. 3 Clemson entertains the undefeated No. 16 North Carolina State. These two teams are the ACC’s only ranked and unbeaten sides this season.

Game time for this one is set for 3:30 pm and ESPN will have the television coverage. WatchESPN will stream the action line as well. WatchESPN. Radio: Wolfpack Sports Network. Also: National Radio – Tunein, Sirius 81, XM 81.

At 7:00 pm at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, LA, No. 22 Mississippi State will look to upset No. 5 LSU on the Tigers’ own turf. ESPN/WatchESPN | LSUsports.net/live.

Saturday’s clash will be the fourth ranked team that LSU would have faced this season, although two of them, Miami (FL) and Auburn are no longer listed in the AP Top 25.

Game time is 7:00 pm and ESPN will provide the nationally broadcast coverage. If you want to stream it live on your mobile devices, visit WatchESPN.

Meanwhile, No. 12 Oregon is at No. 25 Washington State on FOX and streaming on FoxSportsGo.

Elsewhere, No. 9 Oklahoma, back after a week off, is at TCU, No. 10 UCF visits East Carolina, while No. 14 Kentucky entertain Vanderbilt, aiming to stay impressive.

College Football Week 8 schedule, Live TV Streams
Saturday: October. 20

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No. 6 Michigan at No. 24 Michigan State 12:00 pm FOX | FoxSportsGo
No. 9 Oklahoma at TCU 12:00 pm ABC | WatchESPN
Maryland at No. 19 Iowa 12:00 pm ESPN | WatchESPN
No. 20 Cincinnati at Temple 12:00 pm ESPN | WatchESPN
Illinois at No. 23 Wisconsin 12:00 pm FS1 | FoxSportsGo
Auburn at Ole Miss 12:00 pm ESPN | WatchESPN
Buffalo at Toledo 12:00 pm ESPN+ | WGRZ
Miami (Ohio) at Army 12:00 pm CBSSN
Northwestern at Rutgers 12:00 pm BTN
Tulsa at Arkansas 12:00 pm SECN | WatchESPN
North Carolina at Syracuse 12:20 pm Raycom Sports
Virginia at Duke 12:30 pm ESPN3
Bowling Green at Ohio 2:00 pm ESPN3
Idaho State at Liberty 2:00 pm ESPN3
Florida Atlantic at Marshall 2:30 pm CBSSN
Utah State at Wyoming 2:30 pm ATTSN
Charlotte at Middle Tennessee 3:00 pm ESPN3
Eastern Michigan at Ball State 3:00 pm ESPN+
Western Michigan at Central Michigan 3:00 pm ESPN+
No. 1 Alabama at Tennessee 3:30 pm CBS
Colorado at No. 15 Washington 3:30 pm FOX | FoxSportsGo
No. 16 NC State at 3 Clemson 3:30 pm ESPN | WatchESPN
Mo. 18 Penn State at Indiana 3:30 pm ABC | WatchESPN
Wake Forest at Florida State 3:30 pm ESPN | WatchESPN
Houston at Navy 3:30 pm CBSSN
Akron at Kent State 3:30 pm ESPN+
Coastal Carolina at UMass 3:30 pm NESN
Kansas at Texas Tech 3:30 pm FS1 | FoxSportsGo
Louisiana at Appalachian State 3:30 pm ESPN+
Minnesota at Nebraska 3:30 pm BTN
SMU at Tulane 3:30 pm ESPN | WatchESPN
UTEP at LA Tech 3:30 pm ESPN+
California at Oregon State 4:00 pm Pac-12N
Memphis at Missouri 4:00 pm SECN | WatchESPN
Georgia Southern at New Mexico State 6:00 pm 11 Sports / AggieVision
No. 22 Mississippi State at No. 5 LSU 7:00 pm ESPN | WatchESPN
No. 10 UCF at East Carolina 7:00 pm ESPN | WatchESPN
UConn at No. 21 USF 7:00 pm CBSSN
UTSA at Southern Miss 7:00 pm ESPN+
No. 2 Ohio State at Purdue 7:30 pm ABC | WatchESPN
No. 12 Oregon at No. 25 Washington State 7:30 pm FOX | FoxSportsGo
Vanderbilt at No. 14 Kentucky 7:30 pm SECN | WatchESPN
Rice at FIU 7:30 pm ESPN+
Fresno State at New Mexico 7:30 pm ESPN | WatchESPN
North Texas at UAB 7:30 pm beIN SPORTS
Old Dominion at WKU 7:30 pm ESPN+
USC at Utah 8:00 pm Pac-12N
Arizona at UCLA 10:30 pm ESPN | WatchESPN
San Jose State at San Diego State 10:30 pm CBSSN
Nevada at Hawaii 11:59 pm Spectrum/Nevada Sports Net

Week 7 College Football Schedule, Streams, TV Channels: Oct. 13

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MIAMI, FL — Complete College football Week 7 schedule, live stream, television channels, ranked vs. ranked games and game times for Saturday, October 13.

Another busy and exciting day is on the card, but all neutral eyes, understandably, will be at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, where No. 2 Georgia takes on fellow SEC rival No. 13 LSU in one of three ranked vs. ranked clashes this week.

The Bulldogs (5-0) enter this contest undefeated after five games, while the Tigers (5-1) are coming off a disappointing 27-19 defeat at Florida last week.

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LSU Tigers v Georgia Bulldogs college football

Georgia is off to a very strong start, but LSU, despite losing in its last outing has a very impressive season resume coming into this contest and is expected to be a challenge at home for the travelers.

Ranked at No. 2 this season, the Bulldogs can prove that they are deservingly ranked so high with a win, while the Tigers can restore itself in the SEC title race with a victory.

Game time for this one is set for 3:30 pm ET with CBS proving the live television coverage.

The other two matchups involving ranked vs. ranked programs will see No. 7 Washington visiting No. 17 Oregon in a key PAC-12 contest, while No. 15 Wisconsin is at No. 12 Michigan in a vital Big Ten battle.

In the PAC-12, the Ducks are hoping to get the better of the favored Huskies and make another statement after missing out against Stanford, while Washington is seeking its sixth successive win this season after losing the opener to Auburn.

When Michigan and Wisconsin go head-to-head at Michigan Stadium in
Ann Arbor, both teams will know that the loser will more than likely be out of the College Football Playoff race.

Mike Weber of Ohio State
Junior running back Mike Weber of Ohio State

Elsewhere on college football Week 7 schedule, No. 1 and defending champion Alabama will take on Missouri at home in a live game starting at 7:00 pm on ESPN and streaming on WatchESPN.

No. 3 Ohio State faces Minnesota, No. 14 Florida goes to Vanderbilt hoping to build on last week’s win over LSU, Pittsburgh is expected to have a difficult time at No. 5 Notre Dame, while No. 8 Penn State hosts Michigan State.

In notable games involving other Florida teams, No. 10 UCF is at Memphis and No. 16 Miami (FL) travels to Virginia.

College football Week 7 schedule
Saturday, October 13
Matchup Time (ET) TV

Minnesota at No. 3 Ohio State 12:00 pm FS1 | FoxSportsGo.com
No. 14 Florida at Vanderbilt 12:00 pm ESPN | WatchESPN
No. 25 Oklahoma State at Kansas State 12:00 pm ESPNU | WatchESPN
Tennessee at No. 21 Auburn 12:00 pm SECN | WatchESPN
Iowa at Indiana 12:00 pm ESPN2 | WatchESPN
Nebraska at Northwestern 12:00 pm ABC
Toledo at Eastern Michigan 12:00 pm ESPN+
Akron at Buffalo 12:00 pm CBSSN
Rutgers at Maryland 12:00 pm BTN
Duke at Georgia Tech 12:20 pm Raycom Sports
Louisville at Boston College 12:30 pm RSN/ESPN3
UAB at Rice 1:00 pm ESPN+
Southern Miss at North Texas 2:00 pm ESPN3
Troy at Liberty 2:00 pm ESPN3
Pittsburgh at No. 5 Notre Dame 2:30 pm NBC
Kent State at Miami (Ohio) 2:30 pm ESPN+
Ball State at Central Michigan 3:00 pm ESPN3
Western Michigan at Bowling Green 3:00 pm ESPN+
No. 2 Georgia at No. 13 LSU 3:30 pm CBS SEC on CBS | Live Stats 
No. 7 Washington at No. 17 Oregon 3:30 pm ABC | ESPN2 | WatchESPN
Michigan State at No. 8 Penn State 3:30 BTN
Baylor at No. 9 Texas 3:30 pm ESPN | WatchESPN
No. 10 UCF at Memphis 3:30pm ABC | ESPN2 | WatchESPN
No/ 22 Texas A&M at South Carolina 3:30pm SECN | WatchESPN
Army at San Jose State 3:30 pm ESPNU | WatchESPN0pm
Purdue at Illinois 3:30 pm FS1 | FoxSportsGo.com
Marshall at Old Dominion 3:30 pm
Ohio at NIU 3:30 pm ESPN+
Temple at Navy 3:30 pm CBSSN
WKU at Charlotte 3:30 pm ESPN+
New Mexico at Colorado State 4:00 pm ATTSN
UNLV at Utah State 4:00 pm Facebook Live Streaming
Alabama State at South Alabama 5:00 pm ESPN3
New Mexico State at Louisiana 5:00 pm ESPN+
ULM at Coastal Carolina 6:00 pm ESPN+
Missouri at No. 1 Alabama 7:00 pm ESPN | WatchESPN
No. 6 West Virginia at Iowa State 7:00 pm FS1 | FoxSportsGo.com
No. 16 Miami (FL) at Virginia 7:00 pm ESPN2 | WatchESPN
No. 24 Virginia Tech at North Carolina 7:00 pm ESPNU | WatchESPN
Houston at East Carolina 7:00 pm CBSSN
UCLA at California 7:00 pm Pac-12N
LA Tech at UTSA 7:00 pm ESPN+
Middle Tennessee at FIU 7:30 pm beIN SPORTS
No. 15 Wisconsin at No. 12 Michigan 7:30 pm ABC | WatchESPN
Ole Miss at Arkansas 7:30 pm SECN | WatchESPN
Hawaii at BYU 10:15 pm ESPN2 | WatchESPN
No. 19 Colorado at USC 10:30pm FS1 | FoxSportsGo.com
Boise State at Nevada 10:30 pm CBSSN
Wyoming at Fresno State 10:30 pm ESPNU | WatchESPN

College Football Week 3 Schedule, Live Stream, TV Channels: Sept. 15

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MIAMI, FL – College Football Week 3 complete schedule, game times, live streaming and TV channels for Saturday, September 15.

This weekend’s schedule will include a number of standout fixtures, including three ranked vs. ranked collisions that are expected to have the neutrals well entertained.

A long list of games are scheduled to kick-off at 12:00 pm with No. 2 Clemson, No. 3 Georgia and No. 5 Oklahoma among the highlighted teams punting things off from the start.

The Tigers will play hosts to Georgia Southern at Memorial Stadium, while the Bulldogs welcome Middle Tennessee at Sanford Stadium in Athens.

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After starting the season with two impressive wins at home, the Sooners will travel for the first time this season when they visit Jack Trice Stadium in Ames for a very tricky matchup against Iowa State, which surprised them in Norman last season.

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There are three ranked vs. ranked battles on the college football Week 3 schedule and they are all expected to be very interesting.

At 3:30 pm ET, live on CBS and from Jordan-Hare Stadium in Auburn, the No. 7 ranked Tigers will face-off with fellow SEC powerhouse and No. 12 ranked LSU.

Saturday’s clash will see these two programs going head-to-head when both are ranked coming into the game first time since 2015.

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Also at 3:30 pm and live ESPN and streaming on WatchESPN, No. 17 Boise State will visit No. 24 Oklahoma State at Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwater, Okla.

The Cowboys, who are in the Top 25 for the first time this season, are confident heading into this big nonconference game against the Broncos.

At the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, No. 4 Ohio State will get its biggest test so far this season when it visits No. 15 TCU.

It will be the Buckeyes’ last game without suspended coach Urban Meyer on the sideline and it is live on ABC and streaming on WatchESPN, starting at 8:00 pm.

Elsewhere on the college football Week 3 schedule, No. 1 and defending national champion Alabama is expected to be well tested against a very talented Ole Miss team at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium in Oxford.

A win for the Rebels would certainly push them into the Top 25 when the next rankings are released on Sunday.

Meanwhile, with Hurricane Florence bearing down on the Carolinas, six games, including three involving ranked teams, have already been either postponed or canceled.

East Carolina at No. 13 Virginia Tech, Marshall at South Carolina and No. 18 UCF at North Carolina have all be canceled, while Southern Miss at Appalachian State, No. 14 West Virginia at NC State and Norfolk State at Liberty have been postponed.

College Football Week 3 Schedule – September 15

Live TV Channels and Online Streaming Coverage Available

Georgia Southern at No. 2 Clemson 12:00pm ESPNU, WatchESPN
Middle Tennessee at No. 3 Georgia 12:00pm ESPNews, WatchESPN
No. 5 Oklahoma at Iowa State 12:00pm ABC, WatchESPN
Kent State at No. 11 Penn State 12:00pm FS1, FoxSportsGO
No. 21 Miami (FL) at Toledo 12:00pm ESPN2, WatchESPN
Florida State at Syracuse 12:00pm ESPN, WatchESPN
Temple at Maryland 12:00pm BTN
Hawaii at Army 12:00pm CBSSN
Murray State at Kentucky 12:00pm SECN, WatchESPN
Ball State at Indiana 12:00pm BTN
Rhode Island at UConn 12:00pm SNY/ESPN3, WatchESPN
Rutgers at Kansas 12:00pm FSN
Troy at Nebraska 12:00pm BTN
Tulane at UAB 12:00pm
UTEP at Tennessee 12:00pm SECN, WatchESPN
Georgia Tech at Pitt 12:30pm RSN
UC Davis at No. 9 Stanford 2:00pm Pac-12N
Vanderbilt at No. 8 Notre Dame 2:30pm NBC, NBCSports.com
No. 17 Boise State at No. 24 Oklahoma State 3:30pm ESPN, WatchESPN
BYU at No. 6 Wisconsin 3:30pm ABC, WatchESPN
Central Michigan at NIU 3:30pm ESPN Plus
Duke at Baylor 3:30pm FS1, FoxSportsGO
Lehigh at Navy 3:30pm CBSSN
No. 12 LSU at No. 7 Auburn 3:30pm CBS
Miami (Ohio) at Minnesota 3:30pm BTN
SMU at No. 19 Michigan 3:30pm BTN
Colorado State at Florida 4:00pm SECN, WatchESPN
Eastern Kentucky at Bowling Green 4:00pm ESPN3, WatchESPN
Houston at Texas Tech 4:00pm FOX, FoxSportsGO
North Texas at Arkansas 4:00pm SECN, WatchESPN
AUTSA at Kansas State 4:00pm FSN
Wofford at Wyoming 4:00pm MWN
New Hampshire at Colorado 5:00pm P12N
MTNSan Jose State at No. 20 Oregon 5:00pm Pac-12N
Bethune-Cookman at Florida Atlantic 6:00pm Stadium
Eastern Michigan at Buffalo 6:00pm ESPN Plus
Idaho State at California 6:00pm P12N BAY
No. 1 Alabama at Ole Miss 7:00pm ESPN, WatchESPN
Alabama A&M at Cincinnati 7:00pm ESPN3, WatchESPN
Arkansas State at Tulsa 7:00pm CBSSN
Delaware State at Western Michigan 7:00pm ESPN Plus
Oregon State at Nevada 7:00pm ESPNU, WatchESPN
Texas State at South Alabama 7:00pm ESPN Plus
Akron at Northwestern 7:30pm BTN
Louisiana at No. 16 Mississippi State 7:30pm ESPN2, WatchESPN
Missouri at Purdue 7:30pm BTN
Northern Iowa at Iowa 7:30pm BTN
ULM at Texas A&M 7:30pm SECN, WatchESPN
UMass at FIU 7:30pm beIN SPORTS
WKU at Louisville 7:30pm RSN
No. 4 Ohio State at No. 16 TCU 8:00pm ABC, WatchESPN
No. 22 USC at Texas 8:00pm FOX, FoxSportsGO
Eastern Washington at Washington State 8:00pm Pac-12N
New Mexico at New Mexico State 8:00pm FSAZ Plus
No. 10 Washington at Utah 10:00pm ESPN, WatchESPN
No. 23 Arizona State at San Diego State 10:30pm CBSSN
Prairie View A&M at UNLV 10:00pm
Fresno State at UCLA 10:30pm FS1, FoxSportsGO
Southern Utah at Arizona 11:00pm Pac-12N

No. 1 Alabama v Arkansas State Live Streaming Coverage, Livescores

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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Watch No. 1 Alabama battle with Arkansas State in its first home game of the season, live on ESPN2 with WatchESPN providing live online digital platform streaming.

How To Watch Live Stream

Kick-off time from the Bryant-Denny Stadium, here in Tuscaloosa, is set for 3:30 PM ET. Kevin Brown and Andre Ware will be calling the action from the booth and Alex Corddry working on the sidelines. LISTEN | LIVE STATS | TUNEIN

Week 2 TV Stations, Live Streams, Schedule – College Football

Alabama opened the season with a commanding 51-14 rout of Louisville last Saturday night in Orlando, and the college football experts are backing the defending College Football Playoff champion to make a similar light weight of Arkansas State at home.

In fact, according to ESPN’s Football Power Index, the Crimson Tide have a 98.6 percent chance to win against the Red Wolves, who were also victorious in Week 1.

Bama’s coach Nick Saban has insisted that he will continue to use both his star quarterbacks, Tua Tagovailoa and Jalen Hurts, but it is clear to everyone who is his first choice.

Tagovailoa started against Louisville last week and was brilliant so it is clear for everyone to see that the once second string has officially taken the job from Hurts.

Tagovailoa, the College Football Playoff hero last season, threw for two touchdowns and ran for a third in his first college start last week.

Meanwhile, Arkansas State ran away with an easy 48-21 victory over Southeast Missouri State in Week 1 on Saturday night.

In that victory, Justice Hansen threw three of his six touchdown passes in the third quarter as the Red Wolves blew the game open in the second half to stroll to the simple win.

The Crimson Tide and Arkansas State will be meeting for the third time in history this weekend with Bama winning the previous two meetings, which also took place in Tuscaloosa in 1982 and 2008.

Alabama comes into Saturday’s game with an all-time record of 259-53-3 at Bryant-Denny Stadium, which ranks No. 1 among Power 5 conference teams.

Highlights: Clemson 35-31 win over Alabama in CFP championship

College Football Schedule, Live Stream, TV Channels: Sept 1

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ORLANDO, FL — The 2018-19 College Football campaign is already up and running and we will provide the schedule of games with live television and online streaming options for Saturday (1).

Defending national champion and No. 1 preseason ranked Alabama, along with No. 2 Clemson, No. 3 Georgia and No. 5 Ohio State, will all bow into action on the first day of September.

WatchABC, WatchESPN, FoxSportsGO, ESPN Plus, ESPN3 and NBCSports.com – are a few of the live streaming online options to follow all the action this weekend.

ESPN family of networks, as well as, Fox Sports 1 USA, CBS Network, NBC, Fox USA and the Big Ten Network – are some of the television channels providing live broadcast.

Alabama will begin the defense of its College Football Playoff title on a neutral ground at the Camping World Stadium in Orlando, FL, against Louisville.

Live coverage of this game will be available on ABC and streaming on WatchESPN, starting at 8:00 pm ET.

The big news ahead of the start of this game is that Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban has decided to use both his quarterbacks – Jalen Hurts and Tua Tagovailoa – in the season opener on Saturday.

Tagovailoa and Hurts have both been performing well in practice, with Saban revealing last week that they have received equal reps.

“I think we have two guys that are weapons and they’ve both played well, so the plan is to play both guys in the game,” Saban told ESPN’s Chris Fowler in an interview.

“So the only issue is who plays first, and we’ll decide that when the time comes.”

Although admitting his willingness to play both his star quarterbacks, Saban didn’t go into specifics about playing times.

Meanwhile, second-ranked Clemson will take on Furman at Memorial Stadium live on ACC Network Extra with this game set to begin at 12:20 pm ET.

Last year’s beaten finalist and third-ranked Georgia will start the season at Sanford Stadium in Athens against Austin Peay live on ESPN and streaming on WatchESPN.

Game time is set for 3:30 pm.

Elsewhere, No. 5 Ohio State will get its season going without head coach Urban Meyer, who begins his three-game university-imposed suspension, when it hosts Oregon State at Ohio Stadium in Columbus.

Meyer was slapped with a three-game suspension for his part in the alleged domestic dispute between ex-assistant coach Zach Smith and his ex-wife Courtney.

WatchESPN will have live streaming coverage of this game and ABC will provide the television coverage, starting at 12:00 pm.

In other games this weekend, No. 7 Oklahoma entertains Florida Atlantic at Memorial Stadium in Norman, Okla., at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, GA, No. 6 Washington and No. 9 Auburn will battle in one of the two ranked-vs-ranked matches on Saturday.

No. 12 Notre Dame and No. 14 Michigan will face-off in the other clash at Notre Dame Stadium.

College Football Week 1: Television Schedule and Live Stream

Saturday, September 1

Oregon State at No. 5 Ohio State 12:00pm ABC
Florida Atlantic at No. 7 Oklahoma 12:00pm FOX
Houston at Rice 12:00pm CBSSN
Coastal Carolina at South Carolina 12:00pm SECN
James Madison at NC State 12:00pm ESPNU
Kent State at Illinois 12:00pm BTN
Ole Miss at Texas Tech 12:00pm ESPN | WatchESPN
Southern at No. 16 TCU 12:00pm FSN | FoxSportsGO
No. 23 Texas at Maryland 12:00pm FS1 | FoxSportsGO
Texas State at Rutgers 12:00pm BTN
Villanova at Temple 12:00pm ESPNews | WatchESPN
Furman at No. 2 Clemson 12:20pm ACCN | ESPNCE
Alcorn State at Georgia Tech 12:30pm RSN | ESPNCE
UMass at Boston College 1:00pm ACCNExtra | ESPNCE
Howard at Ohio 2:00pm ESPN Plus
Stony Brook at Air Force 2:00pm
Appalachian State at No. 10 Penn State 3:30pm BTN
Austin Peay at No. 3 Georgia 3:30pm ESPN | WatchESPN
Central Michigan at Kentucky 3:30pm ESPNU | WatchESPN
Marshall at Miami (Ohio) 3:30pm ESPN Plus
NIU at Iowa 3:30pm BTN
UAlbany at Pitt 3:30pm ACCNExtra | ESPNCE
No. 6 Washington at No. 9 Auburn 3:30pm ABC
Washington State at Wyoming 3:30pm CBSSN
No. 17 West Virginia at Tennessee 3:30pm CBS
Eastern Illinois at Arkansas 4:00pm SECN
North Carolina at California 4:00pm FOX
UNLV at No. 15 USC 4:00pm Pac-12N
UT Martin at Missouri 4:00pm SECNA
No. 22 Boise State at Troy 6:00pm ESPNews | WatchESPN
Delaware State at Buffalo 6:00pm ESPN3 | ESPNCE
Elon at USF 6:00pm ESPN3
Fordham at Charlotte 6:00pm ESPN Plus
North Carolina A&T at East Carolina 6:00pm ESPN3 | ESPNCE
Old Dominion at Liberty 6:00pm ESPN3
Richmond at Virginia 6:00pm ACCNExtra
SC State at Georgia Southern 6:00pm ESPN Plus
Central Arkansas at Tulsa 7:00pm ESPN3
Cincinnati at UCLA 7:00pm ESPN
Grambling State at Louisiana 7:00pm ESPN3 | ESPNCE
Indiana at FIU 7:00pm CBSSN
Jackson State at Southern Miss 7:00pm ESPN Plus
LA Tech at South Alabama 7:00pm ESPN Plus
Mercer at Memphis 7:00pm ESPN3
Nicholls at Kansas 7:00pm ESPN | WatchESPN
Southeast Missouri at Arkansas State 7:00pm ESPN Plus
VMI at Toledo 7:00pm ESPN3 | ESPNCE
South Dakota at Kansas State 7:10pm ESPN3
No. 14 Michigan at No. 12 Notre Dame 7:30pm NBC | NBCSports.com
Charleston Sou. at Florida 7:30pm SECN
Middle Tennessee at Vanderbilt 7:30pm SECNA
Northern Arizona at UTEP 7:30pm ESPN3 | ESPNCE
SMU at North Texas 7:30pm Stadium
Stephen F. Austin at No. 18 Mississippi State 7:30pm ESPNU
Abilene Christian at Baylor 8:00pm FSN
Akron at Nebraska 8:00pm FOX
Bowling Green at No. 24 Oregon 8:00pm Pac-12N
Incarnate Word at New Mexico 8:00pm ESPN3 | ESPNCE
Louisville at No. 1 Alabama 8:00pm ABC | WatchESPN
South Dakota State at Iowa State 8:00pm Cyclones.TV
Idaho at Fresno State 10:00pm
UTSA at Arizona State 10:30pm FS1 | FoxSportsGO
BYU at Arizona 10:45pm ESPN
Navy at Hawaii 11:00pm CBSSN

 

Alabama Is No. 1 In Final Associated Press College Football Top 25 Rankings

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MIAMI, FL — Alabama finished the season as the No. 1 team in the final Associated Press college football Top 25 rankings after winning the College Football Playoff National Championship on Monday night.

The Crimson Tide received 57 of 61 first-place votes from the media panel after overcoming a 13-point first half deficit to beat SEC rival Georgia, 26-23 in overtime to win the national title.

They moved up three places from the previous rankings and collected 1,521 points.

Georgia ended the year as the No. 2 team in the country — the Bulldogs’ highest ranking since 2007.

Oklahoma is No. 3 and is followed by Clemson and Ohio State in the top 5.

Meanwhile, Unbeaten Central Florida, which collected the last four votes for first place, finished the season at No. 6 in the final Associated Press college football Top 25 rankings.

According to AP Stats and Information, the Knights, who ended the term with a 13-0 record, are the first bowl-eligible team to complete the season undefeated and not win a national title since TCU in 2010.

The Ohio State Buckeyes ended 2012 with a 12-0 record, but was banned from the postseason by the NCAA.

Wisconsin is No. 7 and is followed by Penn State, TCU and Auburn in the top 10.

The top 15 is completed by Notre Dame, USC, Miami, Oklahoma State and Michigan State.

Washington finished the final Associated Press college football Top 25 rankings at No. 16 and is followed by Northwestern, LSU, Mississippi State and Stanford in the top 20.

South Florida, Boise State, newcomers NC State, Virginia Tech and Memphis round out the last five.

Washington State fell out of the poll.

The Big Ten and Southeastern Conference ended the season with five teams each in the Associated Press college football Top 25 rankings — the leading conferences in the poll.

AP Top 25
RK TEAM REC PTS
1 Alabama(57) 13-1 1521
2 Georgia 13-2 1454
3 Oklahoma 12-2 1374
4 Clemson 12-2 1292
5 Ohio State 12-2 1286
6 UCF(4) 13-0 1248
7 Wisconsin 13-1 1194
8 Penn State 11-2 1120
9 TCU 11-3 974
10 Auburn 10-4 917
11 Notre Dame 10-3 857
12 USC 11-3 839
13 Miami 10-3 769
14 Oklahoma State 10-3 758
15 Michigan State 10-3 705
16 Washington 10-3 668
17 Northwestern 10-3 528
18 LSU 9-4 368
19 Mississippi State 9-4 359
20 Stanford 9-5 336
21 South Florida 10-2 267
22 Boise State 11-3 251
23 NC State 9-4 232 NR
24 Virginia Tech 9-4 126 2
25 Memphis 10-3 119 6

Dropped from rankings: Washington State (21)

Others receiving votes: Washington State 84, South Carolina 46, Iowa State 36, Army 33, Florida Atlantic 32, Troy 14, Fresno State 13, San Diego State 3, Iowa 2

No. 3 Georgia Advances To College Football Playoff Title Game

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PASADENA, Calif. — Sony Michel ran for a 27-yard touchdown in double overtime and No. 3 Georgia secured a 54-48 win over No. 2 Oklahoma in a thrilling Rose Bowl contest to advance to the College Football Playoff championship game.

With the game locked at 48-48 after the teams traded field goals in the first overtime period, Lorenzo Carter blocked an Austin Seibert’s 27-yard field goal attempt to help setup the winning score, as Michel burst through the line to eliminate the Sooners.

“I made plays. I gave up plays. My team just had faith in me,” said Michel. “That’s what this team is all about. They showed true character today.”

The Bulldogs trailed by 14-point at halftime, but responded to outlast Oklahoma in a back-and-forth semifinal.

It was the first overtime game in the 104-year history of the Rose Bowl and the first College Football Playoff game to go into overtime.

It was also the highest-scoring Rose Bowl ever.

Michel ran for 181 yards and three touchdowns and Nick Chubb ran for 145 yards and two scores, while Jake Fromm threw for 210 yards and two touchdowns in the win for Georgia (13-1), which rallied to tie the game at 45-45 with 55 seconds to play to setup overtime.

Baker Mayfield passed for 287 yards and two touchdowns with an interception and had a rare catch for a score for Oklahoma.

Rodney Anderson rushed 26 times for 201 yards and two touchdowns and Marquise Brown had eight catches for 114 yards and a score for the Sooners (12-2), who led 21-7 early in the second quarter, but were outscored 37-14 in the second half and overtime.

“It’s tough to describe right now,” Oklahoma head coach Lincoln Riley said of the loss. “It’s a hell of a college football game. You know, an epic Rose Bowl game.”

Georgia will return to Mercedes-Benz Stadium to play No. 4 Alabama in the college football title game on Jan. 8 after the Crimson Tide made an all SEC championship game by beating No. 1 seed and defending champion Clemson in the second game of the night.

“We got to get back to work. It’s not done,” Michel said. “Now we got to finish. Let’s just finish this season off right.”

College Football Week 13 Schedule: Auburn v Alabama Must Watch

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MIAMI, FL, Sporting Alert – It’s Rivalry Week! College football schedule in Week 13 for the Top 25 teams that will be in action on Saturday, and here is how you can watch and stream each game live.

With College Football Playoff places far from being confirmed, the focus of the attention is expected to be on a selected group of games in the final week of regular-season fixtures.

ALL EYES ON THE IRON BOWL

Topping the list of “must watch” this week is the Iron Bowl, which sees No. 1 Alabama and No. 6 Auburn squaring off at Jordan-Hare Stadium.

Kick-off time for this battle is set for 3:30 pm ET, live on CBS, and ESPN’s Football Power Index is backing the undefeated Crimson Tide (11-0) to beat the Tigers (9-2).

It's Alabama vs Auburn: Iron Bowl
It’s Alabama vs Auburn – Iron Bowl

This is the clash college football neutrals have been waiting for since Auburn smothered Georgia’s running game and beat the then-No. 1 Bulldogs 40-17.

There also a big incentive for the winner of this game, as for the first time since 2013, the Iron Bowl champion will secure the SEC West Division title and earn the right to battle Georgia in the SEC Championship Game in Atlanta on Dec. 2.

“The Iron Bowl is a tremendous rivalry game,” noted Alabama coach Nick Saban. “There’s a lot of passion on both sides. Lots of people are interested in it.

“It’s got lots of ramifications for this year. As a competitor, this is always a game that you look forward to having an opportunity to play in.”

Auburn coach Gus Malzahn is also looking forward to playing in the Iron Bowl, which has seen the winner going all the way to play in the national championship game in seven of the past eight years.

“You’ve got the Iron Bowl, it’s big,” said Malzahn. “You add the Iron Bowl with the possibility of an SEC West championship, it feels like 2013.

“It feels exactly the same way. It’s a big game and it means more.”

Alabama enters this game as the top-ranked team in the country and holds a 45-35-1 advantage in the series.

AUBURN READY FOR ANOTHER NO. 1 TEAM

The Crimson Tide have also won seven of the past nine head-to-heads but Malzahn is backing his team to come out on top.

“We do have experience, playing the No. 1 team two weeks ago when we played our best game, and we’re going to have to do that again,” Malzahn said.

“Our crowd was unbelievable the last time that we did this, and I expect it to be the same.”

Alabama could seal a college football playoff place with a win on Saturday, while a victory for Auburn would put the Tigers in an advanced position to finish in the Top Four.

College Football Playoff Rankings
Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney is 4-5 against South Carolina

Meanwhile, No. 3 Clemson will travel to take on No. 24 South Carolina in a matchup that could be tricky for the defending champions.

The Tigers (10-1) are firm favorites to beat the Gamecocks, but will certainly be wary of their rivals.

South Carolina (8-3) heads into the clash on a two-game win streak and has won five of the last six games overall.

MORE RANKED V RANKED GAMES….OTHERS

There are two other ranked-v-ranked games in rivalry week, as No. 8 Notre Dame and No. 21 Stanford will face-off at Stanford Stadium, while state rivals, No. 13 Washington State and No. 17 Washington will battle at Husky Stadium in Seattle.

Baker Mayfield of the Oklahoma Sooners v Iowa State
Baker Mayfield of the Oklahoma Sooners benched

Elsewhere, No. 4 Oklahoma welcomes West Virginia at Memorial Stadium in Norman, with Heisman Trophy favorite Baker Mayfield sitting out the start of the game for disciplinary reasons.

The Sooners have announced that backup Kyler Murray will start at quarterback in place of the captain.

No. 9 Ohio State seeks to stay in the conversation for a college football playoff place with a win at Michigan, while No. 7 Georgia goes to Georgia Tech, No. 5 Wisconsin, still a strong contender for a CFP place, is on the road against Minnesota, while No. 10 Penn State is at Maryland.

College Football Top 25 and Selected Fixtures
Saturday, Nov. 25, 2017

East Carolina at No. 20 Memphis 12:00 pm ESPNU, WatchESPN
**Florida State at Florida 12:00 pm ESPN, WatchESPN**
No. 7 Georgia at Georgia Tech 12:00 pm ABC, WatchESPN
Kansas at No. 19 Oklahoma State 12:00 pm FS1
No. 9 Ohio State at Michigan 12:00 pm FOX
**Florida Atlantic at Charlotte 2:00 pm**
No. 1 Alabama at No. 5 Auburn 3:30 pm CBS – Iron Bowl
No. 23 Boise State at Fresno State 3:30 pm CBSSN
No. 10 Penn State at Maryland 3:30 pm BTN
No. 5 Wisconsin at Minnesota 3:30 pm ABC, WatchESPN
West Virginia at No. 4 Oklahoma 3:45 pm ESPN, WatchESPN
No. 16 Michigan State at Rutgers 4:00 pm FOX
No. 22 Northwestern at Illinois 4:00 pm FS1
No. 3 Clemson at No. 24 South Carolina 7:30 pm ESPN, WatchESPN
Texas A&M at No. 18 LSU 7:30 pm SECN, WatchESPN
No. 8) Notre Dame at No. 21 Stanford 8:00 pm ABC, WatchESPN
No. 13 Washington State at No. 17 Washington 8:00 pm FOX