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College football games, week 3: who plays today Saturday, September 14? Venue, times, TV and matchups
As you’d expect, there are a heap of exciting matchups for Week 3, as teams push for more points and potential playoff contention.
The National Football League may have grabbed the headlines after the new season got underway, but that doesn’t dim the light focused on college football. And Week 3 sees some tasty clashes for us to enjoy, spread out across the day and all covered by a network near you.
Let’s first look at the games featuring ranked teams, with the one involving two highlighted for you in bold.
Saturday 14 September college football games
[4] Alabama @ Wisconsin – 12:00 p.m. ET, FOX
[13] Oklahoma State @ Tulsa – 12:00 p.m. ET, ESPN2
[16] LSU @ South Carolina – 12:00 p.m. ET, ABC
Arkansas State @ [17] Michigan – 12:00 p.m. ET, BTN
[24] Boston College @ [6] Missouri – 12:45 p.m. ET, SEC Network
[9] Oregon @ Oregon State – 3:30 p.m. ET, FOX
Ball State @ [10] Miami – 3:30 p.m. ET, ACC Network
Tulane @ [15] Oklahoma – 3:30 p.m. ET, ESPN
[18] Notre Dame @ Purdue – 3:30 p.m. ET, CBS
[12] Utah @ Utah State – 4:30 p.m. ET, CBSSN
[5] Ole Miss @ Wake Forest – 6:30 p.m. ET, The CW Network
UTSA @ [2] Texas – 7:00 p.m. ET, ESPN
[1] Georgia @ Kentucky – 7:30 p.m. ET, ABC
Northern Iowa @ [23] Nebraska – 7:30 p.m. ET, BTN
Kent State @ [7] Tennessee – 7:45 p.m. ET, SEC Network
For all the games involving no ranked teams, here is the rest of Saturday’s action.
Central Michigan @ Illinois – 12:00 p.m. ET, Peacock
Memphis @ Florida State – 12:00 p.m. ET, ESPN
Louisiana Tech @ NC State – 12:00 p.m. ET, ACC Network
Cincinnati @ Miami (OH) – 12:00 p.m. ET, ESPNU
North Texas @ Texas Tech – 12:00 p.m. ET, FS1
Massachusetts @ Buffalo – 1:00 p.m. ET, CBSSN
Coastal Carolina @ Temple – 2:00 p.m. ET, ESPN+
Texas A&M @ Florida – 3:30 p.m. ET, ABC
Prairie View A&M @ Michigan State – 3:30 p.m. ET, BTN
Nevada @ Minnesota – 3:30 p.m. ET, BTN
Washington State @ Washington – 3:30 p.m. ET, Peacock
VMI @ Georgia Tech – 3:30 p.m. ET, ESPN+
West Virginia @ Pittsburgh – 3:30 p.m. ET, ESPN2
Morgan State @ Ohio – 3:30 p.m. ET, ESPN+
Troy @ Iowa – 4:00 p.m. ET, FS1
App State @ East Carolina – 4:00 p.m. ET, ESPNU
UAB @ Arkansas – 4:15 p.m. ET, SEC Network
UConn @ Duke – 6:00 p.m. ET, ESPN+
North Carolina Central @ North Carolina – 6:00 p.m. ET, ESPN+
Virginia Tech @ Old Dominion – 6:00 p.m. ET, ESPN+
Florida International @ Florida Atlantic – 6:00 p.m. ET, ESPN+
UTEP @ Liberty – 6:00 p.m. ET, ESPN+
South Carolina State @ Georgia Southern – 6:00 p.m. ET, ESPN+
Colgate @ Akron – 6:00 p.m. ET, ESPN+
Gardner-Webb @ Charlotte – 6:00 p.m. ET, ESPN+
Bethune-Cookman @ Western Michigan – 6:30 p.m. ET, ESPN+
Vanderbilt @ Georgia State – 7:00 p.m. ET, ESPN+
Jacksonville State @ Eastern Michigan – 7:00 p.m. ET, ESPN+
Kennesaw State @ San José State – 7:00 p.m. ET, truTV
Western Kentucky @ Middle Tennessee – 7:00 p.m. ET, ESPN+
Hawai’i @ Sam Houston – 7:00 p.m. ET, ESPN+
South Florida @ Southern Miss – 7:00 p.m. ET, ESPN+
New Mexico @ Auburn – 7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN2
Toledo @ Mississippi State – 7:30 p.m. ET, ESPNU
Indiana @ UCLA – 7:30 p.m. ET, NBC
Air Force @ Baylor – 7:30 p.m. ET, FS1
Colorado @ Colorado State – 7:30 p.m. ET, CBS
UCF @ TCU – 7:30 p.m. ET, FOX
Eastern Illinois @ Northwestern – 7:30 p.m. ET, BTN
Maryland @ Virginia – 8:00 p.m. ET, ACC Network
Rice @ Houston – 8:00 p.m. ET, ESPN+
BYU @ Wyoming – 9:00 p.m. ET, CBSSN
San Diego State @ California – 10:30 p.m. ET, ESPN
New Mexico State @ Fresno State – 10:30 p.m. ET, truTV
There may not be many of the so-called huge games lined up but we’ll have plenty of excitement, that’s for sure. As well as Alabama-Wisconsin, Oregon faces a tough road test at Oregon State. Plus, we get classic rivalries including the Backyard Brawl and the Apple Cup, a rematch between Colorado and Colorado State, and chaotic matchups like TCU vs. UCF. Enjoy!