A look at Saturday's state, regional, and national college football schedule
Division I, and Central Georgia colleges
Central Georgia
2 p.m., Allen at Fort Valley State
FVSU welcomes struggling Allen
3:30 p.m., Princeton at Mercer, ESPN+
Mercer looks to defend top-10 ranking
State
12 p.m., Georgia Tech at North Carolina, CW Network
Georgia Tech visits North Carolina in ACC clash as Tar Heels try to stop 3-game skid
UNC’s Central Georgian: 32 LB Evan Bennett, Gatewood, Fr.
3:30 p.m., Old Dominion at Georgia State, ESPN+
4:15 p.m., Mississippi State at No. 5 Georgia, SEC Network
No. 5 Georgia’s defense to provide test for Mississippi State freshman QB Van Buren in 2nd start
New-look Georgia secondary meshing well
MSU will lean on freshman QB against Georgia
Mississippi State’s Central Georgians: 6 CB Traveon Wright, Perry, Fr. (Memphis); 9 WR Ricky Johnson, Warner Robins, Fr. Wright has played in one game and Johnson in two.
5 p.m., West Georgia at Central Arkansas, ESPN+
8 p.m., Marshall at Georgia Southern,| ESPNU
Paint the Night White: White Out for Marshall game
Eagles ready for showdown with Marshall
Marshall defense faces tough test in limiting balanced Georgia Southern attack
SEC
No. 18 Oklahoma and freshman QB Hawkins take aim at No. 1 Texas in annual annual Red River rivalry
No. 7 Alabama hosts South Carolina after stunning loss at Vanderbilt
No. 7 Alabama seeking a strong bounce-back performance, but so is South Carolina
No. 8 Tennessee hosts Florida, eager to shake off loss against a Gators team that has won 2 straight
No. 8 Tennessee home for 1st game in a month hosting Florida trying to bounce back
No. 9 Ole Miss and No. 13 LSU matchup headlined by accomplished coaches and prolific QBs
No. 9 Mississippi and No. 13 LSU resume their rivalry with CFP stakes in play
After blowout loss to Texas A&M, No. 21 Missouri hopes to bounce back against struggling UMass
Vanderbilt aims to ride momentum of Alabama upset into another SEC victory at well-rested Kentucky
ACC
College football chaos helped Swinney remind No. 10 Clemson not to overlook Wake Forest
No. 10 Clemson looking for 16th straight win over Wake Forest and to stay perfect in the ACC
No. 22 Pitt looks for its first 6-0 start since 1982 when new ACC member Cal visits
Louisville takes 2-game skid into ACC matchup at Virginia, which is seeking a 5-1 start
No. 22 Pitt tries to go 6-0 for first time since the Dan Marino days 42 years ago vs. Cal in ACC
Syracuse looks for 5-1 start under Fran Brown when it visits NC State on Saturday
National
No. 2 Ohio State meets No. 3 Oregon in big game with future implications for both
No. 4 Penn State tries to take a big step towards CFP against reeling USC
Winner of No. 11 Iowa State, West Virginia will tie idle Texas Tech for first place in the Big 12
No. 11 Iowa State heads to improving West Virginia looking to go 6-0 for the first time since 1938
No. 11 Notre Dame returns from bye in playoff position as Stanford comes to town
No. 16 Utah to face Arizona State after move from Pac-12 to Big 12
Kansas State faces tough task of containing Colorado 2-way standout Travis Hunter in Big 12 showdown
No. 17 Boise State takes 3-game winning streak into Hawaii contest
No. 17 Boise State and star running back Ashton Jeanty take on Hawaii on the islands
Back at home, No. 23 Illinois faces nemesis Purdue and former defensive coordinator
No. 23 Illinois hopes to avoid letdown against struggling Purdue
Army and Navy are each 5-0 for the 1st time since 1945. They could play twice this year, too
UCF, Cincinnati look to get back into the Big 12 race against familiar rival
Minnesota looks to sweep Los Angeles schools in rare visit to Rose Bowl vs. UCLA
Rutgers will try to bounce back from its first loss when it faces banged-up Wisconsin
Washington is riding momentum entering its first visit to Iowa since 1964