A look at Saturday's state, regional, and national college football schedule
Central Georgia
1 p.m., Lackawanna at GMC JC
4 p.m., Daytona Elite Academy at Central Georgia Tech
6 p.m. | The Citadel at Mercer | ESPN+
The Citadel’s Central Georgian: 42 RB Corey Ibrahim, John MIlledge, So.
7 p.m., Fort Valley State at Delta State
Wildcats Face Tough Road Test in No. 24 Statesmen
State
3:30 p.m. | Georgia Tech at No. 19 Louisville | ESPN2
No. 19 Louisville hosts Georgia Tech, aims to avoid becoming Yellow Jackets’ latest ACC upset victim
Louisville’s Central Georgian: 26 RB Duke Watson, Mary Persons, Fr.
7:45 p.m. | Georgia Southern at No. 5 Ol’ Miss | SEC Network
No. 5 Mississippi hosts Georgia Southern, another probable mismatch before opening SEC play
Mississippi’s Central Georgian: 8 WR Dae’Quan Wright, Perry, Jr., Virginia Tech
SEC
Top-ranked Texas Longhorns face ULM Warhawks in last tune-up before SEC play
No. 5 Mississippi hosts Georgia Southern, another probable mismatch before opening SEC play
The SEC debut for No. 15 Oklahoma is a stout test against high-flying No. 6 Tennessee
Tennessee’s Iamaleava, Oklahoma’s Arnold to meet in battle of top 2023 QB recruits
No. 7 Missouri, fresh off win over Boston College, opens SEC play against Vanderbilt
No. 25 Texas A&M looks to build on strong road win over Florida when Aggies host Bowling Green
New Auburn QB Hank Brown preparing for first SEC start after roundabout path
Auburn hosts Arkansas in SEC opener for both 2-1 teams
South Carolina looks to go 3-1 for first time since 2017 as MAC’s Akron pays a visit
Florida and Mississippi State meet in SEC play, looking to rebound from head-scratching home losses
ACC
Improved USF has No. 8 Miami’s attention after playing 4th-ranked Alabama close two weeks ago
No. 21 Clemson hosts NC State in a key league matchup to headline the ACC weekly slate
No. 21 Clemson, N.C. State open ACC play at Death Valley
North Carolina chases another 4-0 start when it hosts James Madison
Virginia hopes to rebound and match 2023 win total on the road vs. Coastal Carolina
California makes ACC debut against struggling Florida State
Pitt searches for first 4-0 start in 24 years as Youngstown State visits
Duke hits road to Middle Tennessee looking for 4-0 start before start of ACC slate
Boston College hopes to sneak back into rankings with win over Michigan State
Rutgers looking to extend nonconference winning streak in matchup with Virginia Tech
National
No. 3 Ohio State wraps the tune-up portion of its schedule with a home game against Marshall
No. 10 Penn State hopes to work out kinks against reeling Kent State
No. 11 USC will make its first visit to the Big House since 1958 for the Big Ten’s game of the week
No. 12 Utah hits the road for its Big 12 debut at No. 14 Oklahoma State
QB Avery Johnson, tough defense elevating No. 13 Kansas State ahead of Big 12 opener against BYU
No. 20 Cyclones host Arkansas St. with Matt Campbell on verge of becoming school career wins leader
After stunner in South Bend, No. 23 NIU looks to keep rolling against Buffalo
Curt Cignetti chases history as Indiana puts perfect mark on the line against Charlotte
The Iron Skillet meeting between rivals TCU and SMU is the first with both in power conferences
Iowa aims to take back Floyd from Minnesota and avenge last year’s loss on the invalid fair catch
Cincinnati looks to get first-ever Big 12 home win against Houston on Saturday
West Virginia and Kansas meet in Big 12 opener hoping to turn things around after 1-2 starts
Oklahoma State hosts Big 12 newcomer Utah in early conference showdown
Maryland seeks 15th consecutive nonconference victory as it hosts Villanova
Arizona State visits Texas Tech for 1st Big 12 game as Sun Devils seek 4-0 start
Purdue visits Oregon State with both teams coming off humbling losses