College football 17 October 2026

8 of 45 worth the replay.

Picksthe 5 games a neutral should plan around

79Nailbiter

Sat 17 Oct 12:00 · FI Disney+ (ESPN), DAZN · SE Disney+ (ESPN), DAZN · DE Disney+ (ESPN), DAZN · UK Disney+ (ESPN), DAZN · US Foxncaa.com

OSU -2.5, playoff stakes, a live underdog

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#6 Alabama at #14 Tennessee

Sat 17 Oct 15:30 · FI Disney+ (ESPN), DAZN · SE Disney+ (ESPN), DAZN · DE Disney+ (ESPN), DAZN · UK Disney+ (ESPN), DAZN · US ABCncaa.com

ALA -8, Third Saturday in October, playoff stakes, a live underdog

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#13 Missouri at #9 Ole Miss

Sat 17 Oct 15:30 · FI Disney+ (ESPN), DAZN · SE Disney+ (ESPN), DAZN · DE Disney+ (ESPN), DAZN · UK Disney+ (ESPN), DAZN · US SEC Networkncaa.com

MISS -5, playoff implications, a live underdog

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#2 Notre Dame at #8 BYU

Sat 17 Oct 19:30 · FI Disney+ (ESPN), DAZN · SE Disney+ (ESPN), DAZN · DE Disney+ (ESPN), DAZN · UK Disney+ (ESPN), DAZN · US ABCncaa.com

ND -10.5, playoff stakes

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#18 Oklahoma St at #20 Houston

Sat 17 Oct 19:30 · FI Disney+ (ESPN), DAZN · SE Disney+ (ESPN), DAZN · DE Disney+ (ESPN), DAZN · UK Disney+ (ESPN), DAZN · US Foxncaa.com

HOU -4.5, playoff implications, O/U 62

Verdictsspoiler-free, kickoff order

Verdict	Game	Kickoff	US TV
skip	Washington at Purdue	Fri 16 Oct 20:00	Fox
maybe	App State at Coastal Carolina	Fri 16 Oct 20:00	ESPN2
skip	#4 Ohio State at #5 Indiana	Sat 17 Oct 12:00	Fox
worth it	Florida at #7 Texas	Sat 17 Oct 12:00	ABC
skip	#16 Mississippi St at #22 LSU	Sat 17 Oct 12:00	Disney+, ESPN
skip	Virginia at #24 SMU	Sat 17 Oct 12:00	CW
worth it	#25 Northwestern at Michigan St	Sat 17 Oct 12:00	Peacock
worth it	Cincinnati at West Virginia	Sat 17 Oct 12:00	TNT
skip	Kansas at Kansas St	Sat 17 Oct 12:00	FS1
skip	Charleston So at Clemson	Sat 17 Oct 12:00	ACC Network
maybe	Pitt at Boston College	Sat 17 Oct 12:00	ESPN2
skip	FAU at Army	Sat 17 Oct 12:00	CBSSN
worth it	Ball State at Bowling Green	Sat 17 Oct 12:00	ESPN+
skip	Georgia St at James Madison	Sat 17 Oct 12:00	ESPNU
skip	Rutgers at Maryland	Sat 17 Oct 12:30	BTN
skip	The Citadel at Texas A&M	Sat 17 Oct 13:00	SECN+
maybe	Charlotte at Temple	Sat 17 Oct 13:00	ESPN+
worth it	UMass at Buffalo	Sat 17 Oct 13:00	ESPN+
skip	W Michigan at C Michigan	Sat 17 Oct 13:30	ESPN+
worth it	Auburn at #1 Georgia	Sat 17 Oct 15:30	ESPN
skip	#6 Alabama at #14 Tennessee	Sat 17 Oct 15:30	ABC
skip	#13 Missouri at #9 Ole Miss	Sat 17 Oct 15:30	SEC Network
skip	Arizona St at #10 Texas Tech	Sat 17 Oct 15:30	Fox
skip	Georgia Tech at Virginia Tech	Sat 17 Oct 15:30	ACC Network
maybe	North Carolina at Duke	Sat 17 Oct 15:30	ESPN2
maybe	Penn State at Michigan	Sat 17 Oct 15:30	CBS
skip	N Illinois at Wyoming	Sat 17 Oct 15:30	CW
skip	UNLV at Air Force	Sat 17 Oct 15:30	CBSSN
skip	Toledo at E Michigan	Sat 17 Oct 15:30	ESPN+
skip	Akron at Miami OH	Sat 17 Oct 15:30	ESPN+
skip	Tulsa at Rice	Sat 17 Oct 16:30	ESPN+
skip	Troy at Louisiana	Sat 17 Oct 17:00	ESPN+
skip	Washington St at Oregon State	Sat 17 Oct 18:00	USA Net
worth it	Florida State at #3 Miami	Sat 17 Oct 19:00	Disney+, ESPN
skip	Arkansas at Vanderbilt	Sat 17 Oct 19:00	ESPN2
skip	TCU at Baylor	Sat 17 Oct 19:00	FS1
skip	Kent State at South Florida	Sat 17 Oct 19:00	ESPN+
skip	Nevada at N Dakota St	Sat 17 Oct 19:00	CBSSN
skip	Arkansas St at Southern Miss	Sat 17 Oct 19:00	ESPN+
worth it	#2 Notre Dame at #8 BYU	Sat 17 Oct 19:30	ABC
skip	Wisconsin at #12 UCLA	Sat 17 Oct 19:30	NBC
skip	#15 Kentucky at Oklahoma	Sat 17 Oct 19:30	SEC Network
maybe	#18 Oklahoma St at #20 Houston	Sat 17 Oct 19:30	Fox
skip	Elon at Stanford	Sat 17 Oct 19:30	ACCNX
skip	Louisville at Syracuse	Sat 17 Oct 19:30	ACC Network

Full slateall 45 games that day, kickoff order

Score	Game	Kickoff	US TV
44	Washington at Purdue	Fri 16 Oct 20:00	Fox
23	App State at Coastal Carolina	Fri 16 Oct 20:00	ESPN2
79	#4 Ohio State at #5 Indiana	Sat 17 Oct 12:00	Fox
56	Florida at #7 Texas	Sat 17 Oct 12:00	ABC
55	#16 Mississippi St at #22 LSU	Sat 17 Oct 12:00	Disney+, ESPN
46	Virginia at #24 SMU	Sat 17 Oct 12:00	CW
44	#25 Northwestern at Michigan St	Sat 17 Oct 12:00	Peacock
46	Cincinnati at West Virginia	Sat 17 Oct 12:00	TNT
50	Kansas at Kansas St	Sat 17 Oct 12:00	FS1
12	Charleston So at Clemson	Sat 17 Oct 12:00	ACC Network
39	Pitt at Boston College	Sat 17 Oct 12:00	ESPN2
33	FAU at Army	Sat 17 Oct 12:00	CBSSN
18	Ball State at Bowling Green	Sat 17 Oct 12:00	ESPN+
38	Georgia St at James Madison	Sat 17 Oct 12:00	ESPNU
37	Rutgers at Maryland	Sat 17 Oct 12:30	BTN
11	The Citadel at Texas A&M	Sat 17 Oct 13:00	SECN+
14	Charlotte at Temple	Sat 17 Oct 13:00	ESPN+
18	UMass at Buffalo	Sat 17 Oct 13:00	ESPN+
22	W Michigan at C Michigan	Sat 17 Oct 13:30	ESPN+
57	Auburn at #1 Georgia	Sat 17 Oct 15:30	ESPN
79	#6 Alabama at #14 Tennessee	Sat 17 Oct 15:30	ABC
67	#13 Missouri at #9 Ole Miss	Sat 17 Oct 15:30	SEC Network
44	Arizona St at #10 Texas Tech	Sat 17 Oct 15:30	Fox
40	Georgia Tech at Virginia Tech	Sat 17 Oct 15:30	ACC Network
52	North Carolina at Duke	Sat 17 Oct 15:30	ESPN2
48	Penn State at Michigan	Sat 17 Oct 15:30	CBS
17	N Illinois at Wyoming	Sat 17 Oct 15:30	CW
38	UNLV at Air Force	Sat 17 Oct 15:30	CBSSN
24	Toledo at E Michigan	Sat 17 Oct 15:30	ESPN+
17	Akron at Miami OH	Sat 17 Oct 15:30	ESPN+
22	Tulsa at Rice	Sat 17 Oct 16:30	ESPN+
31	Troy at Louisiana	Sat 17 Oct 17:00	ESPN+
28	Washington St at Oregon State	Sat 17 Oct 18:00	USA Net
56	Florida State at #3 Miami	Sat 17 Oct 19:00	Disney+, ESPN
40	Arkansas at Vanderbilt	Sat 17 Oct 19:00	ESPN2
52	TCU at Baylor	Sat 17 Oct 19:00	FS1
16	Kent State at South Florida	Sat 17 Oct 19:00	ESPN+
25	Nevada at N Dakota St	Sat 17 Oct 19:00	CBSSN
22	Arkansas St at Southern Miss	Sat 17 Oct 19:00	ESPN+
63	#2 Notre Dame at #8 BYU	Sat 17 Oct 19:30	ABC
53	Wisconsin at #12 UCLA	Sat 17 Oct 19:30	NBC
56	#15 Kentucky at Oklahoma	Sat 17 Oct 19:30	SEC Network
61	#18 Oklahoma St at #20 Houston	Sat 17 Oct 19:30	Fox
17	Elon at Stanford	Sat 17 Oct 19:30	ACCNX
40	Louisville at Syracuse	Sat 17 Oct 19:30	ACC Network

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