College football TV schedule for Nov. 19-21
THURSDAY
| Game | Time (TV) |
|---|---|
| East Carolina at Central Florida | 7:30 p.m. (ESPN) |
| Louisiana-Monroe at Texas State | 9:30 p.m. (ESPNU) |
The NFL is giving us Jags-Titans, so it’s a perfect time for college football to unleash the Thursday night fury. Instead, we get four teams that are a combined 7-32. Just turn off your television or clear out your DVR or something.
FRIDAY
| Game | Time (TV) |
|---|---|
| Cincinnati at South Florida | 8 p.m. (CBS Sports Network) |
| Air Force at Boise State | 9:30 p.m. (ESPN2) |
South Florida is 6-4 and is coming off a 21-point win over former critical darling Temple, which is saying something for a team that lost to Maryland this season. The Bulls and Cincinnati are both still alive for the AAC East title, though the Bearcats would need to win out and have Temple lose out.Air Force-Boise State could also be worth checking out, though the Broncos lost to New Mexico as a 30-point favorite last weekend. That’s bad,only the 17th time a favorite of so many points lost outright since 1980.
SATURDAY EARLY SHIFT
| Game | Time (TV) |
|---|---|
| Purdue at No. 5 Iowa | Noon (ESPN2) |
| Florida Atlantic at No. 8 Florida | Noon (SEC Network) |
| No. 12 Michigan at Penn State | Noon (ABC) |
| No. 17 North Carolina at Virginia Tech | Noon (ESPN) |
| No. 21 Memphis at Temple | Noon (ESPNU) |
| Indiana at Maryland | Noon (Big Ten Network) |
| William and Mary at Richmond | Noon (CSN) |
| West Virginia at Kansas | Noon (MASN2) |
| Illinois at Minnesota | Noon (ESPNews) |
| The Citadel at South Carolina | Noon (SEC Network) |
| Rutgers at Army | Noon (CBS Sports Network) |
| Iowa State at Kansas State | Noon (Fox Sports 1) |
| Syracuse at North Carolina State | 12:30 p.m. (WDCA-20) |
| Lafayette at Lehigh | 12:30 p.m. (MASN) |
North Carolina travels to Virginia Tech, and here’s what the Tar Heelshave going for them: A lone, fluky loss to South Carolina on the first day of the season; zero turnovers over their past three games (only Air Force matches that number in terms of active turnover-free streaks); at least 50 points in three of their last five games; and a No. 3 national ranking in yards-per-play differential against FBS teams. Yes, North Carolina played two FCS teams this season but — ignoring that for a moment — doesn’t that sound like the resume of a College Football Playoff contender? The Heels will clinch the ACC Coastal should they beat the Hokies in Frank Beamer’s final home game, setting up a meeting with No. 1 Clemson. What would happen if UNC wins out and some nutty things happen elsewhere? Stranger things have happened.
SATURDAY SWING SHIFT
| Game | Time (TV) |
|---|---|
| Harvard at Yale | 2:30 p.m. (NBC Sports Network) |
| Chattanooga at No. 14 Florida State | 3 p.m. (CSN) |
| Wake Forest at No. 1 Clemson | 3:30 p.m. (ESPN2) |
| No. 9 Michigan State at No. 3 Ohio State | 3:30 p.m. (ABC) |
| UCLA at No. 13 Utah | 3:30 p.m. (Fox) |
| No. 15 LSU at No. 22 Ole Miss | 3:30 p.m. (CBS) |
| No. 19 Houston at Connecticut | 3:30 p.m. (ESPNU) |
| No. 20 Northwestern at No. 25 Wisconsin | 3:30 p.m. (Big Ten Network) |
| No. 24 Southern Cal at No. 23 Oregon | 3:30 p.m. (ESPN) |
| Louisiana Tech at UTEP | 3:30 p.m. (MASN2) |
| Buffalo at Akron | 3:30 p.m. (CBS Sports Network) |
| Tennessee State at Tennessee Tech | 3:30 p.m. (MASN) |
| Louisville at Pittsburgh | 3:45 p.m. (ESPNews) |
| Charleston Southern at No. 2 Alabama | 4 p.m. (SEC Network) |
| Idaho at Auburn | 4 p.m. (SEC Network) |
Hey, did you hear that LSU Coach Les Miles is on the hot seat because the Tigers have lost two games in a row? That is some #SECSpeed right there. But it appears to be true, and watch out if LSU loses to Ole Miss: Things are liable to get truly brutal for The Hat. The Rebels still have faint hopes of winning the SEC West, but they’d need to win out and have Alabama lose to Auburn in the Iron Bowl, and that seems unlikely. … “It’s do or die time” forOhio State against Michigan State, Buckeyes guard Pat Elflein told the AP this week. It’s kind of a weird statement from a player on a team that’s won 23 straight games, but then again, Ohio State hasn’t really beaten anyone of note yet this season (and some of those wins were not exactly dominant). Games this weekend against the Spartans and next against Michigan will decide where the Buckeyes end up.
SATURDAY NIGHT SHIFT
| Game | Time (TV) |
|---|---|
| Washington at Oregon State | 6 p.m. (Pac-12 Network) |
| No. 16 Navy at Tulsa | 7 p.m. (CBS Sports Network) |
| Mississippi State at Arkansas | 7 p.m. (ESPN) |
| Georgia Southern at Georgia | 7 p.m. (ESPNU) |
| Tennessee at Missouri | 7:15 p.m. (ESPN2) |
| Boston College vs. No. 4 Notre Dame | 7:30 p.m. (NBC Sports Network) |
| No. 10 Baylor at No. 6 Oklahoma State | 7:30 p.m. (Fox) |
| Texas A&M at Vanderbilt | 7:30 p.m. (SEC Network) |
| Charlotte at Kentucky | 7:30 p.m. (SEC Network) |
| No. 18 TCU at No. 7 Oklahoma | 8 p.m. (ABC) |
| Tulane at SMU | 8 p.m. (ESPNews) |
| California at No. 11 Stanford | 10:30 p.m. (ESPN) |
| San Diego State at UNLV | 10:30 p.m. (CBS Sports Network) |
| Colorado at Washington State | 10:45 p.m. (ESPN2) |
It gets no more Irish-American than Notre Dame playing Boston Collegeat Fenway Park in Boston. All they need is the Dropkick Murphys performing at halftime and it would basically be St. Patrick’s Day in November (the band is performing during a hurling event at Fenway on Sunday, however). The Eagles have the nation’s top-ranked defense but are just a horror show on offense: They’ve punted 76 times this season (for comparison’s sake, Baylor, North Carolina and Navy have punted 79 times combined). … The offenses belonging to Oklahoma State and Baylor are decidedly not horror shows: The Bears lead the nation in yards per game while the Cowboys rank 18th, and Vegas had the over-under for the game at 78 as of Wednesday afternoon. Oklahoma State has won 11 straight over Baylor in Stillwater dating to 1939, averaging 53.1 points in their eight home wins over the Bears since 2000.
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