College football TV schedule Saturday: Utah-Cal, Mich.-NW top games
From coast to coast, teams are trying to position themselves to be in the playoff hunt starting next month.
Utah quarterback Travis Wilson (7) looks to pass during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Oregon, Saturday, Sept. 26, 2015, in Eugene, Ore.
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As we approach mid-October, college football teams are trying to strengthen or improve their poll positions by the time the first appear on November 3.
To that end, there are a number of important contests on Saturday involving teams in .
We'll start with No. 14 , trying to bounce back from their first loss of the season at Florida, hosting at noon Eastern time in a game that will be televised on the ESPN SEC Network.
No. 22 , who made noise last week in beating Wisconsin on the road, will play host to a 4-1 team at noon on ESPNU.
罢丑颈谤诲-谤补苍办别诲听 goes on the road to meet in a Big 12 affair at noon on Fox Sports 1.
Also in the Big 12 Saturday, the annual "Red River Shootout" between No. 10聽 and , named after the river that separates the two states. ABC will televise this game from the Cotton Bowl in Dallas at noon Eastern.
Our final noontime game of note pits No. 1聽 and from Columbus, Ohio. The Big Ten Network will broadcast this contest.
The Saturday mid-afternoon college football menu includes , new to the Associated Press poll at No. 24, taking on . This game will be live streamed on ESPN3, starting at 3 p.m. Eastern.
No. 6 , fresh off their impressive win over Notre Dame last Saturday night, gets next at 3:30 p.m. Depending on where you live, this game will be on either ABC or ESPN2.
厂别惫别苍迟丑-谤补苍办别诲听 takes on in a game moved from Columbia to Baton Rouge due to the flooding in the Palmetto State capital. The game will kick off at 3:30 p.m. and can be seen on聽ESPN.
, which fell 11 places to 19th in this week's AP poll, meets in a SEC contest you can watch on CBS at 3:30 p.m. Eastern.
At that same time, a big game in the Big Ten Conference, as No. 13聽 travels to 18th-ranked . You can watch this game on the Big Ten Network.
聽will try to bounce back from its loss at Clemson with a tough home game versus a undefeated team at 3:30 p.m. on NBC.
Saturday night, you can see eighth-ranked聽 play host to on ESPN at 7 p.m. Eastern time, while No. 21聽 takes on West Virginia at the same time on ESPN2.
Also at 7 p.m., No. 25聽 will travel to . You can see this game on the CBS Sports Network.
At 7:30 p.m., second-ranked聽 will be at in a game broadcast on Fox. , which moved up 14 spots to No. 11 in the latest poll after beating Mississippi, travels to to meet the Tigers, also at 7:30 p.m. on the ESPN SEC Network.
The annual encounter between No. 12聽 and takes place at 8 p.m. Eastern on ABC. Fourth-ranked聽 will be on the road at on the Big Ten Network at that same hour.
And finally, in what should be an entertaining affair, fifth-ranked聽 will play host to No. 23聽 in a 10 p.m. Eastern time kickoff on ESPN.