Here are the broadcast teams for a thrilling college football Week 5 slate, including three top 10 matchups.
College football Week 5 is being tabbed as Separation Saturday, as a few key matchups will shape conference races around the country.
Before the madness begins in earnest on Saturday, Friday night offers an intriguing matchup between No. 7 Stanford and No. 10 Washington. The combination of Joe Tessitore on play-by-play and Pac-12 after dark magic all but guarantees an exciting game.
ABC’s top crew will be in Death Valley on Saturday night for No. 3 Louisville and No. 5 Clemson. A little bit earlier in the day, Dave Flemming, Brian Griese and Todd McShay will take in No. 8 Michigan vs. No. 4 Wisconsin.
Verne Lundquist and the CBS No. 1 crew will be at No. 11 Tennessee vs. No. 25 Georgia. Gus Johnson, Joel Klatt and Shannon Spake will have the call for Oklahoma-No. 21 TCU in FOX’s top game of the week.
The full list of announcer pairings for every ranked contest in Week 5 is as follows:
Friday
No. 7 Stanford at No. 10 Washington 9:00 p.m. ET
- Network: ESPN
- Play-By-Play: Joe Tessitore
- Color Commentary: Todd Blackledge
- Sideline Reporter: Holly Rowe
Saturday
Rutgers at No. 2 Ohio State 12:00 p.m. ET
- Network: Big Ten Network
- Play-By-Play: Kevin Kugler
- Color Commentary: Matt Millen
- Sideline Reporter: Lisa Byington
No. 13 Baylor at Iowa State 12:00 p.m. ET
- Network: Fox Sports One
- Play-By-Play: Tim Brando
- Color Commentary: Spencer Tillman
- Sideline Reporter: Bruce Feldman
No. 14 Miami at Georgia Tech 12:00 p.m. ET
- Network: ESPN2
- Play-By-Play: Allen Bestwick
- Color Commentary: Mike Belotti
- Sideline Reporter: Kris Budden
Alcorn State and No. 20 Arkansas 12:00 p.m. ET
- Network: SEC Network Alternate
- Play-By-Play: Mike Morgan
- Color Commentary: Clint Stoerner
- Sideline Reporter: Kevin Weidl
No. 22 Texas at Oklahoma State 12:00 p.m. ET
- Network: ABC
- Play-By-Play: Mike Patrick
- Color Commentary: Ed Cunningham
- Sideline Reporter: Jerry Punch
No. 23 Florida at Vanderbilt 12:00 p.m. ET
- Network: SEC Network
- Play-By-Play: Tom Hart
- Color Commentary: Andre Ware
- Sideline Reporter: Cole Cubelic
No. 8 Wisconsin at No. 4 Michigan 3:30 p.m. ET
- Network: ABC
- Play-By-Play: Dave Flemming
- Color Commentary: Brian Griese
- Sideline Reporter: Todd McShay
No. 11 Tennessee at No. 25 Georgia 3:30 p.m. ET
- Network: CBS
- Play-By-Play: Verne Lundquist
- Color Commentary: Gary Danielson
- Sideline Reporter: Allie LaForce
North Carolina at No. 12 Florida State 3:30 p.m. ET
- Network: ESPN
- Play-By-Play: Mark Jones
- Color Commentary: Rod Gilmore
- Sideline Reporter: Quint Kessenich
Illinois at No. 15 Nebraska 3:30 p.m. ET
- Network: ESPN2
- Play-By-Play: Dave LaMont
- Color Commentary: Kelly Stouffer
- Sideline Reporter: Paul Carcaterra
No. 9 Texas A&M at South Carolina 4:00 p.m. ET
- Network: SEC Network
- Play-By-Play: David Neal
- Color Commentary: Matt Stichcomb
- Sideline Reporter: Olivia Harlan
Oklahoma at No. 21 TCU 5:00 p.m. ET
- Network: FOX
- Play-By-Play: Gus Johnson
- Color Commentary: Joel Klatt
- Sideline Reporter: Shannon Spake
No. 18 Utah at California 6:00 p.m. ET
- Network: Pac-12 Network
- Play-By-Play: Ted Robinson
- Color Commentary: Yogi Roth
- Sideline Reporter: Cindy Brunson
Kentucky at No. 1 Alabama 7:00 p.m. ET
- Network: ESPN
- Play-By-Play: Dave Pasch
- Color Commentary: Greg McElroy
- Sideline Reporter: Tom Luginbill
Memphis at No. 16 Ole Miss 7:00 p.m. ET
- Network: ESPN2
- Play-By-Play: Anish Shroff
- Color Commentary: Ahmad Brooks
- Sideline Reporter: Dawn Davenport
No. 3 Louisville at No. 5 Clemson 8:00 p.m. ET
- Network: ABC
- Play-By-Play: Chris Fowler
- Color Commentary: Kirk Herbstriet
- Sideline Reporter: Sam Ponder/Tom Rinaldi
No. 17 Michigan State at Indiana 8:00 p.m. ET
- Network: Big Ten Network
- Play-By-Play: Eric Collins
- Color Commentary: Glen Mason
- Sideline Reporter: N/A
No. 19 San Diego State at South Alabama 8:00 p.m. ET
- Network: ESPNews
- Play-By-Play: Joel Meyers
- Color Commentary: Brian Kinchen
- Sideline Reporter: N/A
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Daniel Ormsby of Eye on Sky and Air Sports has the full list of announcer pairings for college football Week 5.