Saturday's college football preview: Mercer, Georgia, Georgia Southern, Georgia State; SEC, ACC, top 25, national; Central Georgia alums (on opponents)
All on ESPN+ unless noted)
12 p.m.: Georgia at Vanderbilt, CBS
Top-ranked Georgia looking to stay perfect visiting struggling Vanderbilt
About Vandy and Georgia, predictions and more
Vanderbilt’s Central Georgians: 16 WR/CB Daveon Walker, Warner Robins, So.
Georgia Southern at James Madison, ESPN2
JMU remembers last year in Statesboro
James Madison’s Central Georgians: None
4 p.m.: Chattanooga at Mercer
Mocs looking to face their demons in bounce back opportunity at Mercer
Chattanooga’s Central Georgians: None
7 p.m.: Marshall at Georgia State, ESPN2
Herd, Panthers both want a return to win column
Homecoming and prime time for Georgia State
Marshall’s Central Georgians: None
Around the Southeast (SEC/ACC)
Dynamic Daniels leads No. 22 LSU against Auburn as SEC West race heats up
No. 4 Florida St. seeks 12th straight win against struggling Syracuse
No. 14 Louisville travels to struggling Pittsburgh looking for its first 7-0 start since 2012
No. 17 Duke returns from Notre Dame loss to host instate ACC foe NC State
Rested 19th-ranked Tennessee Vols start critical stretch hosting Texas A&M
No. 24 Kentucky and Missouri share goal of shaking off tough SEC losses in East Division matchup
No. 25 Miami aims to move past its shocking loss to Georgia Tech when it visits No. 12 UNC
Florida seeks rare road win under Napier
Milroe, SEC West leader No. 11 Alabama host sliding Arkansas team
Wake Forest, Virginia Tech to face off in battle that could have bowl eligibility implications
Around the Top 25
No. 2 Michigan building momentum and isn’t expected to get slowed down by Indiana at home
No. 3 Buckeyes visit Boilermakers looking for a clean sweep of its Hoosier State road trips
Fresh off bye week, No. 6 Penn State ready to resume against UMass
Historic clash and national spotlight await longtime rivals when No. 7 Washington hosts No. 8 Oregon
Williams expects tough matchup as No. 10 Trojans renew rivalry at No. 21 Notre Dame
No. 18 UCLA is bringing one of the nation’s top defenses to No. 15 Oregon State
No. 16 Utah plagued with injuries and inefficiency on offense
No. 19 Washington State looks to rebound against improved Arizona
No. 23 Kansas looks to add to strong start against Oklahoma State
Around the nation
Cincinnati looks to end 3-game slide against visiting Iowa State
Third different league for BYU and TCU together when they meet for only the 12th time
Rutgers will try to remain unbeaten at home when it plays host to Michigan State in a Big Ten game
Colorado looks to extend winning streak over Stanford to 4 in a row
Iowa-Wisconsin matchup could go a long way toward determining the Big Ten West Division race