A look at Saturday's state, regional, and national college football schedule
Division I, and Central Georgia colleges
Central Georgia
1 p.m.: Andrew College at GMC JC
2 p.m.: Central Georgia Tech at Jacksonville Athletic Academy
2 p.m.: Fort Valley State at South Carolina State, ESPN+
Wildcats look to take out bigger game
S.C. State’s Central Georgian: 3 RB Deondra Duehart, Northeast, Jr., Benedict
3 p.m.: Mercer at Samford, 3 p.m. | ESPN+
Bears take No. 7 ranking on the road
Samford eyes upset
Samford’s Central Georgians: 7 QB Jim Coleman, Trinity Christian, Fr.; 16 DB Kamron Smith, Veterans, Sr., Charleston Southern; 54 OL Luke Byrne, Mary Persons, Gr.,; 82 WR Jalon Barden, Westside, Gr., Georgia Southern; 84 WR Preston Bird, Veterans, Fr.
State
3:30 p.m.: No. 12 Notre Dame at Georgia Tech, ESPN
Can Georgia Tech take advantage of No. 12 Notre Dame’s depleted defense?
3 keys, predictions as Irish face road test
4 p.m.: James Madison at Georgia Southern, ESPN+
Georgia Southern 'culture' gives Eagles a boost
Chesney on Georgia Southern: a ‘very good offensive team with unbelievable scheme’
7:30 p.m.: No. 5 Georgia at No. 1 Texas, ABC/ESPN+
No. 1 Texas gets biggest SEC test yet vs. No. 5 Georgia, the team that started season on top
Beck, Dreams and Nightmares and what a win over No. 1 Texas would mean for the Georgia QB
Georgia doesn’t need its best game to beat Texas. It just needs a complete one
Top-5 showdown a battle for supremacy among Saban pupils Sarkisian & Smart
2 p.m.: Shorter at West Georgia, ESPN+
SEC
Top-ranked Texas hosts No. 5 Georgia in marquee SEC showdown that could determine playoff prospects
No. 7 Alabama and No. 11 Vols try to keep playoff hopes alive on Third Saturday in October
Auburn heads to No. 19 Missouri desperate for a win after 3 straight losses in SEC play
Arkansas looks to follow Top-10 upset of Tennessee with another vs No. 8 LSU
Well-rested, No. 14 Texas A&M visits Mississippi State seeking sixth straight win to stay atop SEC
Reeling Oklahoma looks to bounce back from Texas loss at home against dangerous South Carolina
Florida tries to flip the script on Kentucky, which has won 3 straight in the SEC series
Vanderbilt back home hosting Ball State trying to make case as Top 25 team
ACC
No. 6 Miami’s trip to Louisville headlines the ACC slate, Clemson hosts surprising Virginia
No. 10 Clemson looking for 6th straight win as Virginia and familiar face Tony Elliott pay a visit
No. 21 SMU looks to keep perfect ACC record intact when the Mustangs visit Stanford
N.C. State makes westward trek to visit California in matchup of 0-3 ACC teams
UConn looks for 5th win of the season at home against ACC team Wake Forest
National
Oklahoma State at No. 13 BYU highlights the week in Big 12 football
Big Ten slate features Nebraska-Indiana showdown plus rare Top 25 matchup at Illinois
No. 2 Oregon hoping to take control of Big Ten title race when it visits reeling Purdue
No. 9 Iowa State goes for 7-0 when UCF visits. Singleton says players’ bond has led to success
Hoosiers, Huskers ready to square off following open dates as they try to stay near top of Big Ten
No. 17 Kansas State, West Virginia matchup features two of Big 12’s top dual-threat quarterbacks
No. 22 Illinois eyes 1st ranked-vs-ranked win at home since 1991 against No. 24 Michigan
No. 23 Army on a 6-0 roll in return to the rankings, and preparing to host AAC rival East Carolina
Ranked and unbeaten, No. 25 Navy hopes to beat Charlotte and block out the extra attention
Texas Tech is on a roll after a rough start and now welcomes Baylor for a Big 12 clash
USC seeks initial Big Ten road victory in first-ever meeting with Maryland
UCLA will try to snap a five-game losing streak in its first game against Rutgers
Michigan State tasked with stopping Iowa’s potent rushing game
Wisconsin looks to keep rolling against Northwestern after 2 dominant wins
Surprise Big 12 teams Arizona State, Cincinnati collide at Nippert Stadium
Arizona and Colorado face off in first meeting as Big 12 members