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College football, Saturday Oct 17, 2026: game stories

49 games. Fanatic stories for fans, Gambler previews with the numbers.

ACC

Florida State (3-3) at Miami (5-0)

7:00 PM ET Sat Oct 17 · Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, FL · ESPN, Disney+

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Georgia Tech (2-3) at Virginia Tech (4-2)

3:30 PM ET Sat Oct 17 · Lane Stadium, Blacksburg, VA · ACC Network

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Louisville (3-3) at Syracuse (2-3)

7:30 PM ET Sat Oct 17 · JMA Wireless Dome, Syracuse, NY · ACC Network

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North Carolina (3-2) at Duke (4-1)

3:30 PM ET Sat Oct 17 · Wallace Wade Stadium, Durham, NC · ESPN2

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Pittsburgh (5-1) at Boston College (2-3)

12:00 PM ET Sat Oct 17 · Alumni Stadium (Chestnut Hill, MA), Chestnut Hill, MA · ESPN2

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Virginia (4-2) at SMU (4-1)

12:00 PM ET Sat Oct 17 · Gerald J. Ford Stadium, Dallas, TX · CW

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Wake Forest (5-1) at California (3-3)

10:30 PM ET Sat Oct 17 · California Memorial Stadium, Berkeley, CA · ESPN2

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American

Charlotte (0-6) at Temple (2-4)

1:00 PM ET Sat Oct 17 · Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, PA · ESPN+

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Florida Atlantic (4-1) at Army (3-2)

12:00 PM ET Sat Oct 17 · Michie Stadium, West Point, NY · CBSSN

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Navy (2-3) at UTSA (5-1)

8:00 PM ET Sat Oct 17 · Alamodome, San Antonio, TX · ESPNU

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Big 12

Arizona State (3-2) at Texas Tech (5-0)

3:30 PM ET Sat Oct 17 · Galaxy Stadium, Lubbock, TX · Fox

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Cincinnati (4-1) at West Virginia (3-3)

12:00 PM ET Sat Oct 17 · Milan Puskar Stadium, Morgantown, WV · TNT

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Kansas (2-3) at Kansas State (3-2)

12:00 PM ET Sat Oct 17 · Bill Snyder Family Stadium, Manhattan, KS · FS1

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Oklahoma State (4-1) at Houston (5-1)

7:30 PM ET Sat Oct 17 · TDECU Stadium, Houston, TX · Fox

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TCU (2-3) at Baylor (4-1)

7:00 PM ET Sat Oct 17 · McLane Stadium, Waco, TX · FS1

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Utah (5-0) at Colorado (2-3)

10:15 PM ET Sat Oct 17 · Folsom Field, Boulder, CO · ESPN

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Big South-OVC (FCS)

Charleston Southern Buccaneers (3-3) at Clemson Tigers (3-2)

12:00 PM ET Sat Oct 17 · Memorial Stadium (Clemson, SC), Clemson, SC · ACC Network

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Big Ten

Nebraska (5-1) at Oregon (3-2)

11:00 PM ET Sat Oct 17 · Autzen Stadium, Eugene, OR · Fox

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Northwestern (4-1) at Michigan State (2-4)

12:00 PM ET Sat Oct 17 · Spartan Stadium, East Lansing, MI · Peacock

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Ohio State (5-1) at Indiana (6-0)

12:00 PM ET Sat Oct 17 · Memorial Stadium (Bloomington, IN), Bloomington, IN · Fox

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Rutgers (1-4) at Maryland (2-4)

12:30 PM ET Sat Oct 17 · SECU Stadium, College Park, MD · BTN

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CAA (FCS)

Elon Phoenix (4-3) at Stanford Cardinal (2-4)

7:30 PM ET Sat Oct 17 · Stanford Stadium, Stanford, CA · ACCNX

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FBS Independent

Notre Dame (6-0) at BYU (5-0)

7:30 PM ET Sat Oct 17 · LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT · ABC

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MAC

Akron (1-5) at Miami (OH) (3-3)

3:30 PM ET Sat Oct 17 · Yager Stadium, Oxford, OH · ESPN+

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Ball State (1-5) at Bowling Green (2-4)

12:00 PM ET Sat Oct 17 · Doyt L. Perry Stadium, Bowling Green, OH · ESPN+

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Kent State (2-4) at South Florida (4-2)

7:00 PM ET Sat Oct 17 · Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, FL · ESPN+

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Massachusetts (4-2) at Buffalo (3-3)

1:00 PM ET Sat Oct 17 · Broadview Stadium, Buffalo, NY · ESPN+

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Ohio (4-2) at Sacramento State (1-5)

10:00 PM ET Sat Oct 17 · Hornet Stadium, Sacramento, CA · ESPN+

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Toledo (4-2) at Eastern Michigan (4-3)

3:30 PM ET Sat Oct 17 · Rynearson Stadium, Ypsilanti, MI · ESPN+

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Western Michigan (4-2) at Central Michigan (3-3)

1:30 PM ET Sat Oct 17 · Kelly/Shorts Stadium, Mount Pleasant, MI · ESPN+

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Mountain West

Nevada (2-3) at North Dakota State (5-1)

7:00 PM ET Sat Oct 17 · Fargodome, Fargo, ND · CBSSN

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New Mexico (4-1) at Hawai'i (1-5)

10:30 PM ET Sat Oct 17 · Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex, Honolulu, HI · FS1

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Northern Illinois (0-5) at Wyoming (3-3)

3:30 PM ET Sat Oct 17 · War Memorial Stadium, Laramie, WY · CW

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San José State (3-3) at UTEP (1-5)

9:00 PM ET Sat Oct 17 · Sun Bowl, El Paso, TX · MW+

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UNLV (4-2) at Air Force (4-1)

3:30 PM ET Sat Oct 17 · Falcon Stadium, USAF Academy, CO · CBSSN

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Pac-12

Fresno State (4-2) at San Diego State (2-4)

10:30 PM ET Sat Oct 17 · Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego, CA · CBSSN

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Washington State (1-5) at Oregon State (4-2)

6:00 PM ET Sat Oct 17 · Reser Stadium, Corvallis, OR · USA Net

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SEC

Alabama (5-1) at Tennessee (5-1)

3:30 PM ET Sat Oct 17 · Neyland Stadium, Knoxville, TN · ABC

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Arkansas (2-4) at Vanderbilt (3-3)

7:00 PM ET Sat Oct 17 · FirstBank Stadium, Nashville, TN · ESPN2

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Auburn (3-2) at Georgia (6-0)

3:30 PM ET Sat Oct 17 · Sanford Stadium, Athens, GA · ESPN

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Florida (4-2) at Texas (4-1)

12:00 PM ET Sat Oct 17 · DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium, Austin, TX · ABC

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Kentucky (5-1) at Oklahoma (3-2)

7:30 PM ET Sat Oct 17 · Memorial Stadium (Norman, OK), Norman, OK · SEC Network

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Mississippi State (4-1) at LSU (4-2)

12:00 PM ET Sat Oct 17 · Tiger Stadium (LA), Baton Rouge, LA · ESPN, Disney+

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Missouri (5-1) at Ole Miss (4-1)

3:30 PM ET Sat Oct 17 · Vaught-Hemingway Stadium, Oxford, MS · SEC Network

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SoCon (FCS)

The Citadel Bulldogs (2-4) at Texas A&M Aggies (3-3)

1:00 PM ET Sat Oct 17 · Kyle Field, College Station, TX · SECN+

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Sun Belt

Arkansas State (2-4) at Southern Miss (1-4)

7:00 PM ET Sat Oct 17 · M. M. Roberts Stadium, Hattiesburg, MS · ESPN+

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Georgia State (4-1) at James Madison (6-0)

12:00 PM ET Sat Oct 17 · Bridgeforth Stadium, Harrisonburg, VA · ESPNU

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Louisiana Tech (3-2) at UL Monroe (0-5)

8:00 PM ET Sat Oct 17 · Malone Stadium, Monroe, LA · ESPN+

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Troy (3-2) at Louisiana (4-2)

5:00 PM ET Sat Oct 17 · Our Lady of Lourdes Stadium, Lafayette, LA · ESPN+

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