College Football - Week 6 (Oct. 4)

[Andy]

Top 25 games

Minnesota at (1) Ohio State (7:30 pm, NBC)

(3) Miami at (18) Florida State (7:30 pm, ABC)

Kent State at (5) Oklahoma (4 pm, SEC Network) 

Mississippi State at (6) Texas A&M (7:30 pm, SEC Network) 

(7) Penn State at UCLA (3:30 pm, CBS)

(9) Texas at Florida (3:30 pm, ESPN) 

(16) Vanderbilt at (10) Alabama (3:30 pm, ABC) 

(11) Texas Tech at Houston (7 pm, ESPN) 

Kentucky at (12) Georgia (12 pm, ABC)

(14) Iowa State at Cincinnati (12 pm, ESPN2)

Wisconsin at (20) Michigan (12 pm, FOX)

Boise State at (21) Notre Dame (3:30 pm, NBC)

(22) Illinois at Purdue (12 pm, BTN)

West Virginia at (23) BYU (10:30 pm Friday, ESPN) 

(24) Virginia at Louisville (3:30 pm, ESPN2) 

 

Other nationally available games
Thursday

Sam Houston at New Mexico State (8 pm, CBSSN)

 

Friday

Western Kentucky at Delaware (6 pm, CBSSN)

Charlotte at South Florida (7 pm, ESPN2)

New Mexico at San Jose State (9 pm, FS1)

Colorado State at San Diego State (9:30 pm, CBSSN)

 

Saturday TV

Air Force at Navy (12 pm, CBS)

Clemson at North Carolina (12 pm, ESPN)

Army at UAB (12 pm, ESPNU)

Boston College at Pittsburgh (12 pm, ACC Network)

Ohio at Ball State (12 pm, CBSSN)

Wake Forest at Virginia Tech (1 pm, CW)

Oklahoma State at Arizona (3 pm, TNT)

Washington at Maryland (3:30 pm, BTN - Regional)

UL Monroe at Northwestern (3:30 pm, BTN - Regional)

Syracuse at SMU (3:30 pm, ACC Network) 

FIU at UConn (3:30 pm, CBSSN)

Michigan State at Nebraska (4 pm, FS1)

Texas State at Arkansas State (4 pm, ESPNU)

UNLV at Wyoming (7 pm, CBSSN)

Colorado at TCU (7:30 pm, FOX) 

Kansas at UCF (7:30 pm, ESPN2)

Tulsa at Memphis (8 pm, ESPNU)

Duke at California (10:30 pm, ESPN)

Nevada at Fresno State (10:30 pm, CBSSN)

 

Saturday Streaming (all ESPN+)

Kansas State at Baylor (12 pm)

UTSA at Temple (1 pm)

Campbell at NC State (2 pm)

Western Michigan at UMass (2:30 pm)

Central Michigan at Akron (3:30 pm)

Eastern Michigan at Buffalo (3:30 pm)

James Madison at Georgia State (3:30 pm)

Miami (OH) at Northern Illinois (3:30 pm)

Oregon State at Appalachian State (3:30 pm)

Coastal Carolina at Old Dominion (6 pm)

Florida Atlantic at Rice (7 pm)

South Alabama at Troy (7 pm)

[soccer10k]

Man this is a letdown week after this weekend.

[sneakypower]

[Andy]

I'm not sure what this meme is talking about, according to the very real and not at all invented for money Venmo Rivalry Series (TM), Penn State and Oregon are each other's blood rivals so PSU shouldn't be on this list

Edited September 30, 2025 by Andy

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Love that fully half of the old big 12 is on this list

[Tryptamine]

If Illinois had any kind of running game at all they'd be a legitimately scary team, but this run game is just awful.

[I owned a Suzuki]

Unexpectedly watching a lot of CFB today. Wish there were better games on

[Derwood]

UCLA is just moving the ball at will against Penn State. What on earth is going on today

[gflore34]

3 hours ago, Tryptamine said:

If Illinois had any kind of running game at all they'd be a legitimately scary team, but this run game is just awful.

Yes, I don't get today, they ran for 170+ yards against a far more talented USC front.  Today missed blocks every where, still, even with their lack of execution, this game wasn't really that close.  This game, the awful Purdue QB didn't hurt them as much with his legs and they did a fairly decent job of stopping the RB - Mockebee - who, only looks good against the Illini.

Edited October 4, 2025 by gflore34

[Derwood]

I may finally be on the "fire James Franklin" bandwagon

[Tryptamine]

If Penn St loses to UCLA they shouldn't even be in the top 25. This is significantly worse than Illinois getting drummed by a now top 10 Indiana squad> UCLA hasn't even won a game yet.  With that said, looks like Penn St has finally woken up and I expect this one to not end being all that close.

[Derwood]

PSU can't stop the run. The UCLA QB drops back, then just runs and there are no defenders for 15 yards

[I owned a Suzuki]

1 hour ago, Derwood said:

I may finally be on the "fire James Franklin" bandwagon

He might be gone tomorrow

UCLA got smoked by New Mexico who lost to San Jose St last night

Edited October 4, 2025 by I owned a Suzuki

[soccer10k]

This is one heck of a letdown game for Penn St.

Also, does Arch Manning suck?

[soccer10k]

Down goes Penn St.

EDIT: 3 timeouts left so maybe not quite yet.

Edited October 4, 2025 by soccer10k

[Derwood]

Hey Jim Knowles, what exactly would you say you DO here?

[I owned a Suzuki]

58 minutes ago, soccer10k said:

This is one heck of a letdown game for Penn St.

Also, does Arch Manning suck?

No. But his name has made him more highly rated than he should be. I think if he sticks around another year, he will improve quite a bit. I also think Texas high preseason ranking had a lot to do with his name.

[cwood218]

So this Penn St. run problem gives glimmers of hope for Indiana.

Assuming a loss to Oregon and a win at Penn St. ( still a big assumption ) then with an undefeated Oregon and Ohio St. meeting in the Big 10 Title game ( saving Indiana another Loss ) a 1 loss Indiana team should  be a shoe in for the playoff.

[Derwood]

3 hours ago, cwood218 said:

So this Penn St. run problem gives glimmers of hope for Indiana.

Assuming a loss to Oregon and a win at Penn St. ( still a big assumption ) then with an undefeated Oregon and Ohio St. meeting in the Big 10 Title game ( saving Indiana another Loss ) a 1 loss Indiana team should  be a shoe in for the playoff.

It seems to be 100% a scheme problem. Penn State isn't failing to make tackles on run plays, they're just getting completely outcoached. They are in bad positions, getting blocked off the ball, and aren't adjusting to what the other team is running. I don't get the Jim Knowles hype AT ALL

[Derwood]

PSU is unranked. Couldn’t happen to a more overrated team. 

[I owned a Suzuki]

2 hours ago, Derwood said:

PSU is unranked. Couldn’t happen to a more overrated team. 

3 of the top 4 preseason teams not ranked this week. Really hard to see any of them making playoffs

[Derwood]

4 hours ago, I owned a Suzuki said:

3 of the top 4 preseason teams not ranked this week. Really hard to see any of them making playoffs

Penn State has at least two more losses in them

[I owned a Suzuki]

55 minutes ago, Derwood said:

Penn State has at least two more losses in them

I think Texas does also.