Week 3 of the College Football season is upon us and there’s an interesting slate of Top 25 action. Three matchups pit two ranked teams against one another.
We haven’t quite reached the point in the college football season where conference games are coming at us in waves, but the competition level is starting to increase dramatically. One look at the Top 25’s schedule this week and it’s obvious that the percentage of cupcake opponents is declining dramatically.
To that end, there are three games this week that sees two top 25 opponents playing against one another. LSU travels to Auburn in a terrific matchup of two SEC West foes. Boise State travels to Stillwater to take on Oklahoma State in a sneaky good game. Finally, Ohio State will travel to Arlington to take on Texas Christian. All three games should be appointment television this weekend.
All in all, it’s a solid set of games to watch this weekend. Read on to see the full slate of Top 25 action so you can plan your weekend viewing schedule. As always, our projected winners are in bold.
College football Week 3 Top 25 TV schedule (Sat, Sept. 15)
- No. 5 Oklahoma at Iowa State – Noon, ABC
- Kent State at No. 11 Penn State – Noon, Fox Sports 1
- No. 21 Miami at Toledo – Noon, ESPN2
- East Carolina at No. 13 Virginia Tech – 12:20 p.m., ACC Network
- UC Davis at No. 9 Stanford – 2 p.m., Pac-12 Network
- Vanderbilt at No. 8 Notre Dame – 2:30 p.m., NBC
- Georgia Southern at No. 2 Clemson – 3:30 p.m., ESPN2
- BYU at No. 6 Wisconsin – 3:30 p.m., ABC
- No. 12 LSU at No. 7 Auburn – 3:30 p.m., CBS
- No. 14 West Virginia at N.C. State – 3:30 p.m., ESPNU
- No. 17 Boise State at No. 24 Oklahoma State – 3:30 p.m., ESPN
- No. 19 Michigan vs. SMU – 3:30 p.m., Big Ten Network
- San Jose State at No. 20 Oregon – 5 p.m., PAC12
- No. 1 Alabama at Ole Miss – 7 p.m., ESPN
- Middle Tennessee at No. 3 Georgia – 7:15 p.m., ESPN2
- Louisiana at No. 16 Mississippi State – 7:30 p.m., SEC Network
- 4 Ohio State vs. 15 TCU (Arlington) – 8 p.m., ABC
- No. 22 USC at Texas – 8 p.m. FOX
- No. 10 Washington at Utah – 10 p.m., ESPN
- No. 23 Arizona State at San Diego State – 10:30 p.m., CBS Sports Network
This isn’t necessarily a weekend where you need to hide from your family in front of the television, but Saturday isn’t a day where you should commit to taking your kids to the museum either. There are plenty of quality games to hold your attention.
Let us know which game you’re most excited about. Is it one of the big time matchups against two ranked teams or do you prefer a potential upset? Let us know in the comments below.