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College football schedule Week 9: Michigan-Michigan State, Penn State-Ohio State, Georgia-Florida headline slate

By Sean Watterson

Erick All, Aidan Hutchinson, Michigan Wolverines. (Mandatory Credit: Rick Osentoski-USA TODAY Sports)
Erick All, Aidan Hutchinson, Michigan Wolverines. (Mandatory Credit: Rick Osentoski-USA TODAY Sports) /
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After a brief hiatus from Top 25 teams squaring up, the college football schedule for Week 9 features three such games, all with huge conference implications.

When you look at this week’s slate of games, it’s hard to single out which conference picture will be clearest when the dust settles in the wee hours of Sunday morning. Before we dive into the key matchups, just take a look at his schedule.

College football games this week

Thursday, October 28

  • Troy at No. 24 Coastal Carolina — 7:30 p.m. ET — ESPN2

Saturday, October 30

  • No. 2 Cincinnati at Tulane — 12 p.m. ET — ESPN2
  • No. 6 Michigan at No. 8 Michigan State — 12 p.m. ET — FOX
  • No. 9 Iowa at Wisconsin — 12 p.m. ET —  ESPN
  • Texas at No. 16 Baylor — 12 p.m. ET — ABC
  • Miami at No. 17 Pittsburgh — 12 p.m. ET — ACCN
  • No. 22 Iowa State at West Virginia — 2 p.m. ET — BIG12/ESPN+
  • No. 1 Georgia at Florida — 3:30 p.m. ET — CBS
  • Texas Tech at No. 4 Oklahoma — 3:30 p.m. ET — ABC
  • Colorado at No. 7 Oregon — 3:30 p.m. ET — FOX
  • Duke at No. 13 Wake Forest — 4 p.m. ET — ACCN
  • No. 10 Ole Miss at No. 18 Auburn — 7 p.m. ET — ESPN
  • No. 12 Kentucky at Mississippi State — 7 p.m. ET — SECN
  • Kansas at No. 15 Oklahoma State — 7 p.m. ET — FS1
  • No. 19 SMU at Houston — 7 p.m. ET — ESPN2
  • No. 20 Penn State at No. 5 Ohio State — 7:30 p.m. ET — ABC
  • UNC at No. 11 Notre Dame — 7:30 p.m. ET — NBC
  • UVA at No. 25 BYU — 10:15 p.m. ET — ESPN2
  • Fresno State at No. 21 San Diego State — 10:30 p.m. ET — CBSSN

In the Big Ten, two games, in particular, weigh heavily on divisional standings: Wisconsin can deal Iowa an important second loss on Saturday, and the winner of Michigan-Michigan State will find themselves as the primary challenger to Ohio State’s Big Ten reign.

In the SEC West, Ole Miss and Auburn meet to try to keep pace with — and pressure on — favorites Alabama. In the East, a game that looked like it would be one for the ages just a few weeks ago is Georgia’s last test — insofar as Florida counts as that.

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