Welcome to the second week of college football! While the all-around entertainment value will likely take a step back from an incredible opening Saturday, there are still several interesting non-conference rivalry games on the schedule.
The Illinois Fighting Illini (1-0) may actually be involved in one of the weekend’s best matchups, as they’ll host North Carolina (0-1) on Saturday night at 6:30pm CT. Obviously, the 2005 NCAA Basketball Title will be awarded to the winner.
Quickly, here are several other games that may be worth keeping an eye on.
- No. 13 Louisville @ Syracuse
- Penn State @ Pittsburgh
- SMU @ No. 23 Baylor
- Kentucky @ Florida
- Wake Forest @ Duke
- Arkansas @ No. 15 TCU
- Iowa State @ No. 16 Iowa
- BYU @ Utah
- Texas Tech @ Arizona State
- Virginia @ No. 24 Oregon
There’s also going to be a football game played at Bristol Speedway! ESPN College Gameday will be on hand in Bristol, TN to see Virginia Tech and No. 17 Tennessee battle it out on the infield grass. With an estimated seating capacity of 150,000, there’s a very good chance that this game will shatter all previous college attendance records.
Which game(s) will you be watching this weekend? Let us know down in the comments!
| Friday, Sept. 9, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Matchup | Time (ET) | TV / Online |
| Maryland at FIU | 7:30 pm | CBSSN / CBSSports.com |
| (13) Louisville at Syracuse | 8:00 pm | ESPN2 / WatchESPN |
| Saturday, Sept. 10, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Matchup | Time (ET) | TV / Online |
| Penn State at Pittsburgh | Noon | ESPN / WatchESPN |
| UCF at (5) Michigan | Noon | ABC / WatchESPN |
| Central Michigan at (22) Oklahoma State | Noon | FS1 / FS Go |
| Lamar at (6) Houston | Noon | ASN / WatchESPN |
| Nicholls State at (9) Georgia | Noon | SECN / WatchESPN |
| Prairie View A&M at (20) Texas A&M | Noon | SECN Alt. / WatchESPN |
| Wyoming at Nebraska | Noon | ESPN2 / WatchESPN |
| NC State at East Carolina | Noon | ESPNU / WatchESPN |
| Cincinnati at Purdue | Noon | BTN / BTN2Go |
| Boston College at UMass | Noon | ASN/SNY / WatchESPN |
| Rice at Army | Noon | CBSSN / CBSSports.com |
| Howard at Rutgers | Noon | BTN / BTN2Go |
| Indiana State at Minnesota | Noon | ESPNEWS / WatchESPN |
| Troy at (2) Clemson | 12:30 pm | ACCN / WatchESPN |
| Charleston Southern at (3) Florida State | 12:30 pm | FSN Affiliates / ACC-RSN / WatchESPN |
| Stony Brook at Temple | 1:00 pm | WatchESPN |
| Utah State at USC | 2:00 pm | Pac-12N / Pac-12.com |
| Youngstown State at West Virginia | 2:00 pm | ROOT SPORTS |
| Georgia State at Air Force | 2:00 pm | MWN |
| Ohio at Kansas | 2:30 pm | FSN / FS Go |
| Mercer at Georgia Tech | 3:00 pm | ACCNExtra / WatchESPN |
| Western Kentucky at (1) Alabama | 3:30 pm | ESPN2 / WatchESPN |
| Tulsa at (4) Ohio State | 3:30 pm | ABC / WatchESPN |
| Akron at (10) Wisconsin | 3:30 pm | BTN / BTN2Go |
| Nevada at (18) Notre Dame | 3:30 pm | NBC / NBCSports.com |
| SMU at (23) Baylor | 3:30 pm | FS1 / FS Go |
| Kentucky at Florida | 3:30 pm | CBS / CBSSports.com |
| Wake Forest at Duke | 3:30 pm | ESPNU / WatchESPN |
| UConn at Navy | 3:30 pm | CBSSN / CBSSports.com |
| Illinois State at Northwestern | 3:30 pm | BTN / BTN2Go |
| North Dakota at Bowling Green | 3:30 pm | ASN/ALT / WatchESPN |
| Eastern Illinois at Miami (OH) | 3:30 pm | WatchESPN |
| Old Dominion at Appalachian State | 3:30 pm | ASN / WatchESPN |
| Wofford at (19) Ole Miss | 4:00 pm | SECN / WatchESPN |
| Ball State at Indiana | 4:00 pm | ESPNEWS / WatchESPN |
| Middle Tennessee at Vanderbilt | 4:00 pm | SECN Alt. / WatchESPN |
| UTSA at Colorado State | 4:00 pm | MWN |
| Portland State at San Jose State | 4:30 pm | Not Televised |
| Idaho at (8) Washington | 5:00 pm | Pac-12N / Pac-12.com |
| Idaho State at Colorado | 5:30 pm | Pac-12N / Pac-12.com |
| Elon at Charlotte | 6:00 pm | C-USA.tv |
| Florida Atlantic at (25) Miami (FL) | 6:00 pm | ACCNExtra / WatchESPN |
| Morgan State at Marshall | 6:00 pm | beIN SPORTS / Stream |
| North Carolina A&T at Kent State | 6:00 pm | WatchESPN |
| Arkansas at (15) TCU | 7:00 pm | ESPN / WatchESPN |
| UTEP at (11) Texas | 7:00 pm | LHN / WatchESPN |
| ULM at (14) Oklahoma | 7:00 pm | PPV |
| South Carolina at Mississippi State | 7:00 pm | ESPN2 / WatchESPN |
| Northern Illinois at USF | 7:00 pm | CBSSN / CBSSports.com |
| Bethune Cookman at North Texas | 7:00 pm | C-USA.tv |
| Maine at Toledo | 7:00 pm | WatchESPN |
| Georgia Southern at South Alabama | 7:00 pm | ASN / WatchESPN |
| McNeese State at UL Lafayette | 7:00 pm | WatchESPN |
| NC Central at Western Michigan | 7:00 pm | WatchESPN |
| Savannah State at Southern Miss | 7:00 pm | TBA |
| SC State at Louisiana Tech | 7:00 pm | C-USA.tv |
| Iowa State at (16) Iowa | 7:30 pm | BTN / BTN2Go |
| Jacksonville State at (21) LSU | 7:30 pm | ESPNU / WatchESPN |
| Arkansas State at Auburn | 7:30 pm | SECN / WatchESPN |
| BYU at Utah | 7:30 pm | FOX / FS Go |
| Eastern Michigan at Missouri | 7:30 pm | SECN Alt. / WatchESPN |
| North Carolina at Illinois | 7:30 pm | BTN / BTN2Go |
| New Mexico at New Mexico State | 8:00 pm | AggieVision / WatchESPN |
| Southern at Tulane | 8:00 pm | WatchESPN |
| (17) Tennessee vs. Virginia Tech (at Bristol Motor Speedway) | 8:00 pm | ABC / WatchESPN |
| UNLV at UCLA | 8:00 pm | Pac-12N / Pac-12.com |
| Sacramento State at Fresno State | 10:00 pm | TBA |
| Texas Tech at Arizona State | 10:00 pm | FS1 / FS Go |
| Washington State at Boise State | 10:15 pm | ESPN2 / WatchESPN |
| Virginia at (24) Oregon | 10:30 pm | ESPN / WatchESPN |
| California at San Diego State | 10:30 pm | CBSSN / CBSSports.com |
| Grambling State at Arizona | 10:45 pm | Pac-12N / Pac-12.com |
| UT Martin at Hawaii | 12:00 a.m. | OceanicPPV |