A critical SEC West battle headlines the first weekend in November in college football
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It’s November, which means that the rubber has officially met the road in the race for conference titles and the College Football Playoff. It’s time to have some fun, and there will be a lot of it on Saturday afternoon as a full slate of college football fun awaits.
No. 13 Auburn will travel to College Station to take on No. 14 Texas A&M in a critical battle between SEC West foes. No. 5 Ohio State will clash Nebraska in a cross-division showdown and No. 2 Alabama will host LSU in a traditional rivalry that is always must-see TV.
What should you keep an eye on this Saturday? Here’s a viewer’s guide to help you navigate through the action. All times Eastern.
The big games
No. 5 Ohio State at Nebraska — noon on Fox, fuboTV (Try for free): The Buckeyes didn’t land in the top four in the initial CFP Rankings, but style points on the road in a hostile environment would help their case. Meanwhile, an upset would be huge for Cornhuskers coach Scott Frost.
No. 13 Auburn at No. 14 Texas A&M — 3:30 p.m. on CBS, CBSSports.com and CBS Sports App: The SEC on CBS Game of the Week will feature an Auburn team that still controls its own destiny in the SEC West and, if a few more dominoes fall, could elbow its way back into the playoff discussion. The Aggies would love nothing more than to play spoiler and prove that the win over Alabama last month was not a fluke.
No. 4 Oregon at Washington — 7:30 p.m. on ABC, fuboTV (Try for free): The Huskies haven’t lived up to expectations, but the war of words between the two schools heated up this week when coach Jimmy Lake was asked about how the two schools approach recruiting. The Ducks earned respect from the playoff committee this week, and another road win would certainly help keep them in the top four.
Other big games
No. 9 Wake Forest at North Carolina — noon on ABC, fuboTV (Try for free): The Demon Deacons will look to keep their unblemished record alive against a Tar Heels team that’s been a disappointment. Still, the explosive offense led by quarterback Sam Howell is fully capable of forcing Wake Forest into another shootout.
No. 3 Michigan State at Purdue — 3:30 p.m. on ABC, fuboTV (Try for free): Could the Spartans be a bit hungover after the big win over Michigan last week? We’ll find out against a Boilermakers squad that upset Iowa when the Hawkeyes were ranked No. 2 in the nation. Watch out, Sparty.
LSU at No. 2 Alabama — 7 p.m. on ESPN, fuboTV (Try for free): It’s hard to believe that the Tigers are 28.5-point underdogs just two years after that magical night in Tuscaloosa in 2019 when they stunned the Crimson Tide. Yet, here we are. Meanwhile, Alabama has had a couple of weeks to self-scout after it struggled a bit against Tennessee.
Best of the rest
- Army vs. Air Force — 11:30 a.m. on CBS, CBSSports.com and CBS Sports App
- Missouri at No. 1 Georgia — noon on ESPN, fuboTV (Try for free)
- Liberty at No. 16 Ole Miss — noon on SEC Network, fuboTV (Try for free)
- Illinois at No. 20 Minnesota — noon on ESPN2, fuboTV (Try for free)
- No. 25 Pittsburgh at Duke — noon on ACC Network, fuboTV (Try for free)
- Louisiana Tech at UAB — noon on CBS Sports Network, CBSSports.com and CBS Sports App
- Tulsa at No. 6 Cincinnati — 3:30 p.m. on ESPN2, fuboTV (Try for free)
- Navy at No. 10 Notre Dame — 3:30 p.m. on NBC, fuboTV (Try for free)
- No. 11 Oklahoma State at West Virginia — 3:30 p.m. on ESPN, fuboTV (Try for free)
- No. 12 Baylor at TCU — 3:30 p.m. on Fox, fuboTV (Try for free)
- Idaho State at No. 15 BYU — 3:30 p.m. on ESPN3, fuboTV (Try for free)
- No. 21 Wisconsin at Rutgers — 3:30 p.m. on Big Ten Network, fuboTV (Try for free)
- Colorado State at Wyoming — 3:30 p.m. on CBS Sports Network, CBSSports.com and CBS Sports App
- No. 17 Mississippi State at Arkansas — 4 p.m. on SEC Network, fuboTV (Try for free)
- No. 19 NC State at Florida State — 4 p.m. on ACC Network, fuboTV (Try for free)
- Tennessee at No. 18 Kentucky — 7 p.m. on ESPN2, fuboTV (Try for free)
- No. 22 Iowa at Northwestern — 7 p.m. on Big Ten Network, fuboTV (Try for free)
- Boise State at No. 23 Fresno State — 7 p.m. on CBS Sports Network, CBSSports.com and CBS Sports App
- Indiana at No. 7 Michigan — 7:30 p.m. on Fox, fuboTV (Try for free)
- No. 24 San Diego State at Hawaii — 11 p.m. on FS1, fuboTV (Try for free)
