A look at Saturday's state, regional, and national college football schedule
Central Georgia
1 p.m.: Birmingham Lizards at Central Georgia Tech
2 p.m.: Mercer at No. 10 Alabama,| ESPN+/SEC Network+
No. 9 Alabama hosts FCS Mercer after big win over LSU
Mercer at Alabama by the numbers: Conference champ comes to Tuscaloosa
Heading into Mercer game, Alabama football hopes history doesn’t repeat itself
Mercer is a good team and the Bears are the perfect next Alabama Football opponent
State
Sam Houston at Kennesaw State, 3 p.m. | ESPN+
Troy at Georgia Southern, 4 p.m | ESPN+
Troy looks to start winning streak with trip to Georgia Southern
Arkansas State at Georgia State, 5 p.m. | ESPN+
No. 7 Tennessee at No. 12 Georgia, 7:30 p.m. | ABC/ESPN+
No. 6 Tennessee faces No. 11 Georgia in a de facto playoff game between the hedges
Hobbled Dawgs, surging Vols: What’s at stake in the biggest game of the weekend
A UT-UGA simulation, times 100
West Georgia at Utah Tech, 4 p.m. | ESPN+
SEC
No. 3 Texas wary of ex-Southwest Conference rival Arkansas as they meet for first time in SEC play
Arkansas gets a shot at bowl eligibility against old foe and No. 3 Texas
No. 15 Texas A&M vs. New Mexico State, 7:45 p.m. | SEC Network
South Carolina’s Beamer likely to face one-time recruit in Missouri quarterback Drew Pyne
No. 23 South Carolina looking for 4th straight SEC win when it faces No. 24 Missouri on Saturday
No. 21 LSU and Florida are both hoping for a bounce-back following a beatdown
Auburn tries to keep bowl hopes alive with visit from Louisiana-Monroe with ailing QB Payton Thorne
ULM at Auburn by the numbers: Warhawks step in for Georgia
Kentucky steps away from SEC grind to host FCS Murray State. Both teams look to halt losing streaks
ACC
No. 8 Notre Dame vs. Virginia, 3:30 p.m. | NBC
No. 14 SMU vs. Boston College, 3:30 p.m. | ESPN
Lots at stake for No. 14 SMU, the CFP hopeful and newcomer atop ACC hosting Boston College
No. 22 Louisville travels to Stanford for the first meeting between new ACC foes
No. 17 Clemson visits Pittsburgh in a key matchup for ACC title chase
Clemson hopes to keep ACC title hopes alive when Tigers visit sliding Pittsburgh
California looks to clinch bowl eligibility with a home win against Syracuse
North Carolina looks for a fourth straight win against Wake Forest in ACC play
National
SEC This Week: No. 6 Tennessee at No. 11 Georgia latest league matchup with huge CFP implications
Big Ten schedule has No. 1 Oregon visiting Wisconsin while Nebraska faces off with USC
No. 1 Oregon, Wisconsin have gone in different directions since their last matchup
At Wrigley Field, No. 2 Ohio State looks to stay on playoff path against Northwestern
Purdue hoping to pull big surprise in home finale against No. 4 Penn State
No. 7 BYU looks to turn back Kansas’ upset bid
Heisman hopeful Ashton Jeanty leads No. 13 Boise State into game vs. San Jose State
A potential Big 12 elimination game when No. 20 K-State and ASU meet for 1st time since 2002
Winners of 3 straight, No. 18 Colorado tries to keep rolling toward Big 12 title game against Utah
No. 19 Washington State aims for fifth straight win as Cougars face resurgent New Mexico
No. 25 Tulane visits Navy with chance to clinch a spot in the AAC title game vs. Army
Baylor, West Virginia can become bowl eligible as both try to build on modest winning streaks
Cincinnati and Iowa State are both looking to snap out of their funks when they square off