Wall-to-Wall College Football: Your Ultimate Saturday Broadcast Guide

By Jim Williams, Senior Writer – Capital Sports Network

If you’re a college football fan, this Saturday offers a buffet of matchups that stretch from noon to midnight and beyond. With ranked teams clashing, regional rivalries reigniting, and broadcast crews bringing their signature energy, it’s a day tailor-made for armchair quarterbacks and die-hard fans alike. Whether you’re tuning in for the high-octane calls of Gus Johnson or the primetime polish of the ESPN crew of Chris Fowler and Kirk Herbstreit, there’s no shortage of drama, grit, and gridiron glory.

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Time Windows, Networks & Broadcast Crews

12:00 PM ET Kickoffs

Matchup	Network	Broadcast Crew
Arkansas @ Memphis	ABC	Joe Tessitore, Jesse Palmer
17 Texas Tech @ 16 Utah	FOX	Gus Johnson, Joel Klatt
Maryland @ Wisconsin	NBC	Paul Burmeister, Yogi Roth
Syracuse @ Clemson	ESPN	Bob Wischusen, Louis Riddick
SMU @ TCU	ESPN2	Roy Philpott, Sam Acho
UNLV @ Miami (OH)	ESPNU	Matt Schumacker, Dustin Fox
Bowling Green @ Louisville	ACCN	Chris Cotter, Max Browne
Wofford @ Virginia Tech	ACCNX/ESPN+	Doug Sherman, Forrest Conoly
North Texas @ Army	CBSSN	Dave Ryan, Adam Brenemen
S.C. State @ USF	ESPN+	Chuckie Kempf, Darius Walker

12:45 PM – 1:00 PM

Matchup	Network	Broadcast Crew
UAB @ 15 Tennessee	SECN	Taylor Zarzour, Matt Stinchcomb
Wagner @ Central Michigan	ESPN+	—

3:00 PM – 3:30 PM

Matchup	Network	Broadcast Crew
Oregon State @ 6 Oregon	BTN	Jeff Levering, Jake Butt
22 Auburn @ 11 Oklahoma	ABC	Sean McDonough, Greg McElroy
21 Michigan @ Nebraska	CBS	Brad Nessler, Gary Danielson
North Carolina @ UCF	FOX	Eric Collins, Spencer Tillman
Purdue @ 24 Notre Dame	NBC	Dan Hicks, Jason Garrett
Tulane @ Ole Miss	ESPN	Mark Jones, Roddy Jones
James Madison @ Liberty	ESPNU	Courtney Lyle, Rene Ingoglia
Kent State @ 7 Florida State	ACCN	Jorge Sedano, Rodney McLeod
Ball State @ Connecticut	CBSSN	Fran Charles, Taylor McHargue
Multiple ESPN+ games	ESPN+	Various crews

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Matchup	Network	Broadcast Crew
N.C. State @ Duke	ESPN2	Mike Monaco, Kirk Morrison
Northern Illinois @ Mississippi State	SECN	Dave Neal, Fozzy Whittaker
Temple @ 16 Georgia Tech	CW	Thom Brennaman, Will Blackmon
Idaho @ San Jose State	NBCS Bay Area/MWC Digital	—

6:00 PM – 7:00 PM

Matchup	Network	Broadcast Crew
West Virginia @ Kansas	FS1	Noah Reed, Robert Smith
Multiple ESPN+ games	ESPN+	Various crews
South Carolina @ 23 Missouri	ESPN	Dave Pasch, Dusty Dvoracek
Boise State @ Air Force	CBSSN	Jason Knapp, Robert Turbin

7:30 PM – 8:00 PM

Matchup	Network	Broadcast Crew
Florida @ 4 Miami (FL)	ABC	Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit
Washington @ Washington State	CBS	Rich Waltz, Logan Ryan
Arizona State @ Baylor	FOX	Tim Brando, Devin Gardner
9 Illinois @ 19 Indiana	NBC	Noah Eagle, Todd Blackledge
BYU @ East Carolina	ESPN2	Lowell Galindo, Aaron Murray
Georgia State @ 20 Vanderbilt	ESPNU	Jay Alter, Rocky Boiman
Stanford @ Virginia	ACCN	Wes Durham, Steve Addazio
Southeastern Louisiana @ 3 LSU	SECN	Tom Hart, Jordan Rodgers, Cole Cubelic
Sam Houston @ 8 Texas	SECN+/ESPN+	Clay Matvick, Chase Daniel

Late Night Action

Matchup	Network	Broadcast Crew
ULM @ UTEP	ESPN+	—
UTSA @ Colorado State	FS1	Dan Hellie, Petros Papadakis
Wyoming @ Colorado	ESPN	Dave Flemming, Brock Osweiler
California @ San Diego State	CBSSN	Alex Del Barrio, Randy Cross
Michigan State @ 25 USC	FOX	Jason Benetti, Robert Griffin III
Fresno State @ Hawaii	Spectrum Hawaii/MWC Digital	—

From sunrise tailgates to midnight madness in Hawaii, this Saturday’s college football slate is a full-throttle celebration of the sport. With top-tier matchups, elite broadcast talent, and wall-to-wall coverage across every major network, fans are in for a treat. Whether you’re tracking playoff contenders or scouting future NFL stars, this lineup delivers. Be sure to bookmark your schedule, set your DVRs, and settle in—because this is what college football Saturdays are all about.