College football 2015 TV schedule: Top 25 match-ups rule Saturday
A trio of games featuring ranked teams in facing one another has our attention this week, along with the usual suspects.
ESPN gets things started a little earlier than normal Saturday morning at 11:30 a.m. Eastern time, as 11th-ranked takes on South Florida in Tallahassee.
At noon, No. 6 , after defeating Louisville in Atlanta, goes home to host Jacksonville State. This contest will be televised on the ESPN SEC network.
Tenth-ranked starts its SEC schedule early, with a road game in Nashville against Vanderbilt. CBS will carry this game at 3:30 p.m. Eastern.
No. 1 , fresh off its impressive road win Monday night at Virginia Tech, opens the home part of its 2015 schedule with a contest Saturday against the University of Hawaii. The Big Ten Network (BTN) will televise this game, beginning at 3:30 p.m. Eastern.
Also at 3:30, No. 17 plays host to Fresno State, which can be seen on ESPN2.
Following its win over Texas last week, ninth-ranked goes on the road for the first time this year against Virginia. ABC will broadcast this game at 3:30 p.m.
No. 3 starts the home portion of its schedule against Stephen F. Austin, which will be televised by Fox Sports 1 at 3:30.
Moving to the 4 o'clock hour Saturday, No. 2 is also at home against Middle Tennessee on the ESPN SEC network.
, ranked 18th this week, hosts Toledo as an alternate game on the ESPN SEC network at 4 p.m. Eastern.
The first of Saturday's games that feature two ranked teams hits the field at 6 p.m. Eastern. No. 19 travels to Neyland Stadium in Knoxville to take on 23rd-ranked . This game will be televised on ESPN.
At 7 p.m., No. 22 will play at Nevada on the CBS Sports Network, while 16th-ranked hosts Ball State on ESPNU.
No. 4 will take on Lamar at 7:30 p.m. on Fox Sports Net.
The second game we've highlighted for Saturday kicks off at 8 p.m. Eastern. Fifth-ranked will host No. 7 in East Lansing on ABC. Eighth-ranked plays Idaho in Los Angeles at 8 p.m. Eastern on the Pac-12 Network.
The third and final game with ranked teams involved gets started at 9:15 p.m. Eastern. No. 14 travels to Starkville, Mississippi, to take on No. 25 , which can be seen on ESPN.
At approximately 10:15 p.m. Eastern, No. 20 plays at BYU on ESPN2.
Finally, 13th-ranked hits the road to Las Vegas to meet UNLV at 10:30 p.m. Eastern. This game can be seen on the CBS Sports Network.
