The last truly full Saturday of the 2014 college football season is here. Rivalry Weekend is off to a fine start, and Saturday sets up to be about as big as last year's. Though there probably won't be another Kick Six this time around.
No. 1 Alabama hosting No. 15 Auburn is the headliner. Bama clinches the SEC West and a trip to Atlanta to play No. 17 Missouri (!) with a win, while a loss gives the division to No. 4 Mississippi State, if it can win at No. 19 Ole Miss.
Playoff hopefuls No. 2 Oregon, No. 3 Florida State, and No. 6 Ohio State also face challenges from their archrivals, and while none of those spoilers is quite as threatening as Bama's obstacle is, expect at least one of those games to be closer than it ought to be. The only team in that top group likely to have a truly easy Saturday is No. 7 Baylor, which gets Texas Tech in Arlington.
Elsewhere, plenty more teams that hate each other play for a year's worth of bragging rights (and in Minnesota-Wisconsin and Utah State-Boise State for division titles). And if that wasn't enough, the FCS level kicks off the first round of its playoff.
Full TV times and streaming info here:
Time | Road | Home | TV | Streaming |
Noon ET | South Carolina | No. 21 Clemson | ESPN | espn.go.com/watchespn |
Noon ET | Kentucky | No. 22 Louisville | ESPN2 | espn.go.com/watchespn |
Noon ET | Michigan | No. 6 Ohio State | ABC | abc.go.com/watch-live |
Noon ET | No. 16 Georgia Tech | No. 9 Georgia | SEC Network | espn.go.com/watchespn |
Noon ET | Old Dominion | Florida Atlantic | MyTVZ33, Sinclair | |
Noon ET | Purdue | Indiana | Big Ten Network | btn2go.com |
Noon ET | West Virginia | Iowa State | FS1 | foxsports.com/foxsportsgo |
Noon ET | Rice | Louisiana Tech | CBSSN | |
Noon ET | Illinois | Northwestern | ESPNU | espn.go.com/watchespn |
Noon ET | Cincinnati | Temple | ESPNews | espn.go.com/watchespn |
Noon ET | North Texas | UTSA | FSN | foxsports.com/foxsportsgo |
Noon ET | Sacred Heart | Fordham | espn.go.com/watchespn | |
12:30 p.m. ET | Syracuse | Boston College | CSN, YES | |
12:30 p.m. ET | NC State | North Carolina | ACC Network | espn.go.com/watchespn |
12:30 p.m. ET | Louisiana | Troy | espn.go.com/watchespn | |
1 p.m. ET | Utah | Colorado | Pac-12 Network | pac-12.com/live |
1 p.m. ET | Indiana State | Eastern Kentucky | espn.go.com/watchespn | |
1 p.m. ET | Morgan State | Richmond | espn.go.com/watchespn | |
2 p.m. ET | Idaho | Appalachian State | espn.go.com/watchespn | |
2 p.m. ET | Texas State | Georgia State | espn.go.com/watchespn | |
2 p.m. ET | Southeastern Louisiana | Sam Houston State | espn.go.com/watchespn | |
2:30 p.m. ET | Grambling State | Southern | NBC | |
3 p.m. ET | New Mexico State | Arkansas State | espn.go.com/watchespn | |
3 p.m. ET | Wyoming | New Mexico | ROOT | |
3:30 p.m. ET | No. 10 Michigan State | Penn State | ABC or ESPN2 | espn.go.com/watchespn |
3:30 p.m. ET | No. 18 Minnesota | No. 14 Wisconsin | Big Ten Network | btn2go.com |
3:30 p.m. ET | No. 4 Miss State | No. 19 Ole Miss | CBS | cbssports.com |
3:30 p.m. ET | No. 7 Baylor | Texas Tech | ABC or ESPN2 | espn.go.com/watchespn |
3:30 p.m. ET | Florida | No. 3 Florida State | ESPN | espn.go.com/watchespn |
3:30 p.m. ET | Notre Dame | USC | FOX | foxsports.com/foxsportsgo |
3:30 p.m. ET | Rutgers | Maryland | ESPNU | espn.go.com/watchespn |
3:30 p.m. ET | San Jose State | San Diego State | CBSSN | |
3:30 p.m. ET | UAB | Southern Miss | ASN, CSN | |
4 p.m. ET | Kansas | No. 12 Kansas State | FS1 | foxsports.com/foxsportsgo |
4 p.m. ET | Connecticut | Memphis | ESPNews | espn.go.com/watchespn |
4 p.m. ET | Tennessee | Vanderbilt | SEC Network | espn.go.com/watchespn |
4 p.m. ET | Liberty | James Madison | espn.go.com/watchespn | |
4 p.m. ET | San Diego | Montana | espn.go.com/watchespn | |
4 p.m. ET | South Dakota State | Montana State | espn.go.com/watchespn | |
4:30 p.m. ET | BYU | California | Pac-12 Network | pac-12.com/live |
6 p.m. ET | ULM | Georgia Southern | espn.go.com/watchespn | |
7 p.m. ET | Wake Forest | Duke | ESPNU | espn.go.com/watchespn |
7 p.m. ET | Hawaii | Fresno State | themw.com/#!/watch-live | |
7 p.m. ET | Pittsburgh | Miami | ESPN2 | espn.go.com/watchespn |
7 p.m. ET | Middle Tennessee | UTEP | Sinclair | |
7:45 p.m. ET | No. 15 Auburn | No. 1 Alabama | ESPN | espn.go.com/watchespn |
8 p.m. ET | No. 3 Oregon | Oregon State | ABC | abc.go.com/watch-live |
8 p.m. ET | Stephen F. Austin | Northern Iowa | espn.go.com/watchespn | |
10:15 p.m. ET | Utah State | No. 23 Boise State | ESPN2 | espn.go.com/watchespn |
10:30 p.m. ET | Nevada | UNLV | ESPNU | espn.go.com/watchespn |
10:30 p.m. ET | Washington | Washington State | FS1 | foxsports.com/foxsportsgo |