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College football on television this weekend (Oct. 29-31)

No. 3 Ohio State travels to University Park to take on No. 18 Penn State in the only matchup of ranked teams this weekend in college football.

The Buckeyes opened the Big Ten season with a 52-17 pasting of Nebraska while Penn State was upset by Indiana, 36-35. ABC has the coverage for the 7:30 p.m. kickoff on Saturday.

LSU-Auburn was the CBS selection for its Saturday 3:30 p.m. game. Auburn is 3-2 after a 35-28 win at Ole Miss last week. LSU is 2-2 after a 52-24 victory over South Carolina.

The SEC Network will have Tom Hart, Jordan Rodgers and Cole Cubelic on the call when Kentucky welcomes Georgia to Kroger Field for a noon kickoff. Kentucky is 2-3. Georgia is 3-1.

Louisville plays host to Virginia Tech for a 4 p.m. kickoff Saturday on the ACC Network. Louisville is 2-4 after pounding Florida State 48-16 last week. Virginia Tech is 3-2 after losing 23-16 at Wake Forest.

Here is the full list of college football games on television this weekend:

Thursday, Oct. 29

  • 7:30 - South Alabama at Georgia Southern (ESPN)
  • 10:00 - Colorado State at Fresno State (CBS Sports)

Friday, Oct. 30

  • 7:30 - Minnesota at Maryland (ESPN)
  • 9:00 - East Carolina at Tulsa (ESPN2)
  • 9:45 - Hawaii at Wyoming (FS1)

Saturday, Oct. 31

  • 12:00 - Boston College at Clemson (ABC)
  • 12:00 - Georgia at Kentucky (SEC)
  • 12:00 - Memphis at Cincinnati (ESPN)
  • 12:00 - Michigan State at Michigan (Fox)
  • 12:00 - Kansas State at West Virginia (ESPN2)
  • 12:00 - Coastal Carolina at Georgia State (ESPNU)
  • 12:00 - Iowa State at Kansas (FS1)
  • 12:00 - Purdue at Illinois (Big Ten)
  • 12:00 - Wake Forest at Syracuse (ACC)
  • 3:30 - Notre Dame at Georgia Tech (ABC)
  • 3:30 - Indiana at Rutgers (Big Ten)
  • 3:30 - TCU at Baylor (ESPN2)
  • 3:30 - LSU at Auburn (CBS)
  • 3:30 - Northwestern at Iowa (ESPN)
  • 4:00 - Texas at Oklahoma State (Fox)
  • 4:00 - Ole Miss at Vanderbilt (SEC)
  • 4:00 - Appalachian State at UL Monroe (ESPNU)
  • 4:00 - Virginia Tech at Louisville (ACC)
  • 6:00 - Boise State at Air Force (CBS Sports)
  • 7:00 - Mississippi State at Alabama (ESPN)
  • 7:00 - New Mexico at San Jose State (FS1)
  • 7:30 - Ohio State at Penn State (ABC)
  • 7:30 - Arkansas at Texas A&M (SEC)
  • 7:30 - Missouri at Florida (SEC alternate)
  • 7:30 - Navy at SMU (ESPN2)
  • 8:00 - North Carolina at Virginia (ACC)
  • 8:00 - Oklahoma at Texas Tech (Fox)
  • 8:00 - Louisiana at Texas State (ESPNU)
  • 9:30 - San Diego State at Utah State (CBS Sports)
  • 10:15 - Western Kentucky at BYU (ESPN)
  • 10:30 - Nevada at UNLV (FS1)

This story was originally published October 29, 2020 at 3:01 PM.

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John Clay is a sports columnist for the Lexington Herald-Leader. A native of Central Kentucky, he covered UK football from 1987 until being named sports columnist in 2000. He has covered 20 Final Fours and 42 consecutive Kentucky Derbys. Support my work with a digital subscription
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