It's an early-fall cornucopia of college football delight today, with four ‒ four! ‒ games featuring two top-15 teams, and an undercard featuring two more games between two top-25 teams. It may be a crisp, clear fall day where you are, perfect for ogling foliage, but do yourself a favor and stay home, close the blinds and just OD on college football.
If you're looking for something a little off the radar, try SMU vs. ECU at noon on ESPNU. East Carolina has the nation's sixth-best offense, averaging 582 yards per game, and they're facing the nation's second-worst defense, giving up 551 yards per game. It's going to rain blood.
Noon. #6 Texas A&M @ #12 Mississippi State (-3). ESPN.
Noon. Southern Methodist @ #22 East Carolina (-42). ESPNU.
Noon. Florida @ Tennessee (-2½). SEC Network.
Noon. #20 Ohio State @ Maryland (-7). ABC.
Noon. Iowa State @ #21 Oklahoma State (-16½). Fox Sports 1.
Noon. Ball State @ Army (-2). CBS Sports Network.
Noon. Marshall @ Old Dominion (-18). Fox Sports Net Regional.
Noon. Southern Miss @ Middle Tennessee St. (-18). American Sports Network.
Noon. Purdue @ Illinois (-9). ESPN2.
12:30. Virginia Tech (-2½) @ North Carolina. ACC Network.
2:00. Eastern Michigan @ Akron (-25). ESPN3.
2:30. UMass @ Miami Ohio (-4). ESPN3.
2:30. North Texas @ Indiana (-13½). Big Ten Network.
3:00. Tulsa @ Colorado State (-17½). Mountain West Network.
3:30. #3 Alabama (-5) @ #11 Ole Miss. CBS.
3:30. #14 Stanford (-2½) @ #9 Notre Dame. NBC.
3:30. #4 Oklahoma (-4) @ #25 TCU. Fox.
3:30. #7 Baylor @ Texas (-15). ABC.
3:30. #17 Wisconsin (-7½) @ Northwestern. ESPN2.
3:30. Wake Forest @ #1 Florida State (-37½). ABC.
3:30. Navy @ Air Force (-3½). CBS Sports Network.
3:30. Buffalo @ Bowling Green (-3). ESPN3.
3:30. NC State @ Clemson (-14). ESPNU.
3:30. New Mexico @ UT-San Antonio (-17). American Sports Network.
3:30. Ohio @ Central Michigan (-4). ESPN3.
4:00. Kansas @ West Virginia (-27½). Fox Sports Net Regional.
4:00. Vanderbilt @ #13 Georgia (-33½). SEC Network.
4:00. Oregon State (-6) @ Colorado. Pac-12 Network.
5:00. Kent State @ Northern Illinois (-25). ESPN3.
6:00. South Alabama @ Applachian State (-3½). ESPN3.
7:00. #15 LSU @ #5 Auburn (-7½). ESPN.
7:00. Texas Tech @ #23 Kansas State (-14). ESPNU.
7:00. Memphis @ Cincinnati (-3½). CBS Sports.
7:00. Hawaii @ Rice (-6½). American Sports Network.
7:00. Toledo (-6) @ Western Michigan. ESPN3.
7:00. UTEP @ Louisiana Tech (-12). Fox Sports Net Regional.
7:00. Louisiana-Monroe @ Arkansas State (-12). ESPN3.
7:00. Georgia State @ UL-Lafayette (-15½). ESPN3.
7:00. Idaho @ Texas State (-17). ESPN3.
7:00. Michigan @ Rutgers (-2). Big Ten Network.
7:30. Arizona State @ #16 USC (-12). Fox.
7:30. South Carolina (-4) @ Kentucky. SEC Network.
7:30. Miami Florida @ Georgia Tech (-1½). ESPN2.
7:30. Pitt @ Virginia (-5). Fox Sports Net Regional.
8:00. #19 Nebraska @ #10 Michigan State (-7). ABC.
8:00. UNLV @ San Jose State (-10). ESPNews.
8:00. Georgia Southern (-18) @ New Mexico State. ESPN3.
10:30. Utah @ #8 UCLA (-13). ESPN.
10:30. California @ Washington State (-3). Pac-12 Network.
10:30. Boise State (-4) @ Nevada. CBS Sports.
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