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It’s a bye week for the good guys, and surely your football jones hasn’t been satiated by one measly long weekend. So you get to sit back and enjoy a full slate of games without any stress, and that’s always nice.
The day starts off with... well, nothing exciting. Indeed, the most interesting game of the morning flight is interesting because of off-field issues, as the sixth-ranked team in FCS, Charleston Southern, visits #3 Florida State. In the wake of their thrilling yet disappointing loss in Fargo two weeks ago, CSU will probably have to play the Seminoles with 14 players suspended for the horrible crime of spending their book money at the school bookstore on things that weren’t books.
I’m not joking when I say the two best televised games of the morning are off your radar. They’re both on ESPN3. Slippery Rock, ranked #11 in D-II, takes on in-state rival West Chester. In NAIA action, the boys from Baldwin head to Iowa as #5 Baker visits #23 William Penn.
The early afternoon is a bit better. Top-ranked Alabama hosts a feisty Western Kentucky team in a game our pals at Roll Bama Roll are more worried about than they were USC last week. But, once again, the real action is on the undercard. For the second game in a row, FCS #1 North Dakota State hosts a top-ten squad. This time, it’s #7 Eastern Washington, a team that’s already sporting a win over an FBS squad. As we drift into late afternoon, #14 Montana visits #3 Northern Iowa. Both of those games are also on ESPN3.
As we head into the dinner hour, we finally get some FBS games of interest as Arkansas visits #15 TCU. Iowa State visits #16 Iowa in a game that is always prone to laughter, and FCS #4 Jacksonville State -- you remember them taking Auburn to overtime one year ago — visiting #21 and offense-challenged LSU. But the big guns in the early evening window is the Holy War, as BYU visits Utah, and that ridiculous Tennessee-Virginia Tech tilt at Bristol Motor Speedway.
The late game selections once again slide into uninspiring territory, although Texas Tech at Arizona State could be interesting. But it’s football, and that’s the important thing.
So grab your favorite adult beverage, tilt back that recliner, and join us for a worry-free Saturday! This is your bye week open thread. As always, the schedule includes all games airing on any nationally-available network plus all games carried on ESPN3, regardless of division.
Saturday, Sept. 10, 2016 | ||||
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Penn State (1-0, 0-0 B10) |
at | Pittsburgh (1-0, 0-0 ACC) |
11:00am | ESPN / WatchESPN |
Central Florida (1-0, 0-0 AAC) |
at | (5) Michigan (1-0, 0-0 B10) |
11:00am | ABC / WatchESPN |
Central Michigan (1-0, 0-0 MAC) |
at | (22) Oklahoma State (1-0, 0-0 B12) |
11:00am | FS1 / FS Go |
Lamar (0-1, 0-0 SLC) |
at | (6) Houston (1-0, 0-0 AAC) |
11:00am | ASN / WatchESPN |
Nicholls State (0-0, 0-0 SLC) |
at | (9) Georgia (1-0, 0-0 SEC) |
11:00am | SECN / WatchESPN |
Prairie View A&M (1-0, 1-0 SWAC) |
at | (20) Texas A&M (1-0, 0-0 SEC) |
11:00am | SECN Alt. / WatchESPN |
Wyoming (1-0, 0-0 MWC) |
at | Nebraska (1-0, 0-0 B10) |
11:00am | ESPN2 / WatchESPN |
North Carolina State (1-0, 0-0 ACC) |
at | East Carolina (1-0, 0-0 AAC) |
11:00am | ESPNU / WatchESPN |
Cincinnati (1-0, 0-0 AAC) |
at | Purdue (1-0, 0-0 B10) |
11:00am | BTN / BTN2Go |
Boston College (0-1, 0-1 ACC) |
at | Massachusetts (0-1 IND) |
11:00am | ASN/SNY / WatchESPN |
Rice (0-1, 0-1 CUSA) |
at | Army (1-0 IND) |
11:00am | CBSSN / CBSSports.com |
Howard (0-1, 0-0 MEAC) |
at | Rutgers (0-1, 0-0 B10) |
11:00am | BTN / BTN2Go |
Indiana State (1-0, 0-0 MVC) |
at | Minnesota (1-0, 0-0 B10) |
11:00am | ESPNEWS / WatchESPN |
(11 D-II) Slippery Rock (1-0, 0-0 PSAC) |
at | West Chester (1-0, 0-0 PSAC) |
11:00am | WatchESPN |
(5 NAIA) Baker (2-0, 0-0 HAAC) |
at | (23 NAIA) William Penn (0-1, 0-1 HAAC) |
11:00am | WatchESPN |
Troy (1-0, 0-0 SBC) |
at | (2) Clemson (1-0, 0-0 ACC) |
11:30pm | ACCN / WatchESPN |
(6 FCS) Charleston Southern (1-1, 0-0 BSouth) |
at | (3) Florida State (1-0, 0-0 ACC) |
11:30pm | FSN Affiliates / ACC-RSN / WatchESPN |
Stony Brook (1-0, 0-0 CAA) |
at | Temple (0-1, 0-0 AAC) |
noon | WatchESPN |
Shaw (0-1, 0-1 CIAA) |
at | Wingate (1-0, 0-0 SAC) |
12:30pm | WatchESPN |
Utah State (1-0, 0-0 MWC) |
at | Southern California (0-1, 0-0 P12) |
1:00pm | Pac-12N / Pac-12.com |
(20 FCS) Youngstown State (1-0, 0-0 MVC) |
at | West Virginia (1-0, 0-0 B12) |
1:00pm | ROOT SPORTS |
Georgia State (0-1, 0-0 SBC) |
at | Air Force (1-0, 0-0 MWC) |
1:00pm | MWN |
Clarion (1-0, 1-0 PSAC) |
at | Bloomsburg (1-0, 0-0 PSAC) |
1:00pm | WatchESPN |
Ohio (0-1, 0-0 MAC) |
at | Kansas (1-0, 0-0 B12) |
1:30pm | FSN / FS Go |
Mercer (0-1, 0-1 SoCon) |
at | Georgia Tech (1-0, 1-0 ACC) |
2:00pm | ACCNExtra / WatchESPN |
Weber State (0-1, 0-0 BSky) |
at | South Dakota (0-1, 0-0 MVC) |
2:00pm | WatchESPN |
Western Kentucky (1-0, 1-0 CUSA) |
at | (1) Alabama (1-0, 0-0 SEC) |
2:30pm | ESPN2 / WatchESPN |
Tulsa (1-0, 0-0 AAC) |
at | (4) Ohio State (1-0, 0-0 B10) |
2:30pm | ABC / WatchESPN |
Akron (1-0, 0-0 MAC) |
at | (10) Wisconsin (1-0, 0-0 B10) |
2:30pm | BTN / BTN2Go |
Nevada (1-0, 0-0 MWC) |
at | (18) Notre Dame (0-1 IND) |
2:30pm | NBC / NBCSports.com |
Southern Methodist (1-0, 0-0 AAC) |
at | (23) Baylor (1-0, 0-0 B12) |
2:30pm | FS1 / FS Go |
Kentucky (0-1, 0-0 SEC) |
at | Florida (1-0, 0-0 SEC) |
2:30pm | CBS / CBSSports.com |
Wake Forest (1-0, 0-0 ACC) |
at | Duke (1-0, 0-0 ACC) |
2:30pm | ESPNU / WatchESPN |
Connecticut (1-0, 0-0 AAC) |
at | Navy (1-0, 0-0 AAC) |
2:30pm | CBSSN / CBSSports.com |
(10 FCS) Illinois State (1-0, 0-0 MVC) |
at | Northwestern (0-1, 0-0 B10) |
2:30pm | BTN / BTN2Go |
(25 FCS) North Dakota (0-1, 0-0 BSky) |
at | Bowling Green (0-1, 0-0 MAC) |
2:30pm | ASN/ALT / WatchESPN |
Eastern Illinois (0-1, 0-0 OVC) |
at | Miami (OH) (0-1, 0-0 MAC) |
2:30pm | WatchESPN |
Old Dominion (1-0, 0-0 CUSA) |
at | Appalachian State (0-1, 0-1 SBC) |
2:30pm | ASN / WatchESPN |
(7 FCS) Eastern Washington (1-0, 0-0 BSky) |
at | (1 FCS) North Dakota State (1-0, 0-0 MVC) |
2:30pm | WatchESPN |
Wofford (1-0, 0-0 SoCon) |
at | (19) Mississippi (0-1, 0-0 SEC) |
3:00pm | SECN / WatchESPN |
Ball State (1-0, 0-0 MAC) |
at | Indiana (1-0, 0-0 B10) |
3:00pm | ESPNEWS / WatchESPN |
Middle Tennessee (1-0, 0-0 CUSA) |
at | Vanderbilt (0-1, 0-1 SEC) |
3:00pm | SECN Alt. / WatchESPN |
Texas-San Antonio (1-0, 0-0 CUSA) |
at | Colorado State (0-1, 0-0 MWC) |
3:00pm | MWN |
(19 FCS) Northern Arizona (0-1, 0-0 BSky) |
at | (18 FCS) Western Illinois (1-0, 0-0 MVC) |
3:00pm | WatchESPN |
(16 FCS) Portland State (1-0, 0-0 BSky) |
at | San Jose State (0-1, 0-0 MWC) |
3:30pm | |
Idaho (1-0, 0-0 SBC) |
at | (8) Washington (1-0, 0-0 P12) |
4:00pm | Pac-12N / Pac-12.com |
(14 FCS) Montana (1-0, 0-0 BSky) |
at | (3 FCS) Northern Iowa (1-0, 0-0 MVC) |
4:00pm | WatchESPN |
Idaho State (1-0, 0-0 BSky) |
at | Colorado (1-0, 0-0 P12) |
4:30pm | Pac-12N / Pac-12.com |
Elon (0-1, 0-0 CAA) |
at | UNC-Charlotte (0-1, 0-0 CUSA) |
5:00pm | C-USA.tv |
Florida Atlantic (1-0, 0-0 CUSA) |
at | (25) Miami (FL) (1-0, 0-0 ACC) |
5:00pm | ACCNExtra / WatchESPN |
Morgan State (0-1, 0-0 MEAC) |
at | Marshall (0-0, 0-0 CUSA) |
5:00pm | beIN SPORTS / Stream |
(23 FCS) North Carolina A&T (1-0, 0-0 MEAC) |
at | Kent State (0-1, 0-0 MAC) |
5:00pm | WatchESPN |
Norfolk State (1-0, 0-0 MEAC) |
at | (2 FCS) Richmond (1-0, 0-0 CAA) |
5:00pm | WatchESPN |
Furman (0-1, 0-0 SoCon) |
at | (15 FCS) The Citadel (1-0, 1-0 SoCon) |
5:00pm | WatchESPN |
(8 D-II) Indiana (PA) (0-0, 0-0 PSAC) |
at | East Stroudsburg (1-0, 0-0 PSAC) |
5:00pm | WatchESPN |
Arkansas (1-0, 0-0 SEC) |
at | (15) Texas Christian (1-0, 0-0 B12) |
6:00pm | ESPN / WatchESPN |
Texas-El Paso (1-0, 0-0 CUSA) |
at | (11) Texas (1-0, 0-0 B12) |
6:00pm | LHN / WatchESPN |
Louisiana-Monroe (1-0, 0-0 SBC) |
at | (14) Oklahoma (0-1, 0-0 B12) |
6:00pm | PPV |
South Carolina (1-0, 1-0 SEC) |
at | Mississippi State (0-1, 0-0 SEC) |
6:00pm | ESPN2 / WatchESPN |
Northern Illinois (0-1, 0-0 MAC) |
at | South Florida (1-0, 0-0 AAC) |
6:00pm | CBSSN / CBSSports.com |
Bethune Cookman (0-0, 0-0 MEAC) |
at | North Texas (0-1, 0-0 CUSA) |
6:00pm | C-USA.tv |
Maine (0-1, 0-0 CAA) |
at | Toledo (1-0, 0-0 MAC) |
6:00pm | WatchESPN |
Georgia Southern (1-0, 0-0 SBC) |
at | South Alabama (1-0, 0-0 SBC) |
6:00pm | ASN / WatchESPN |
(11 FCS) McNeese State (1-0, 0-0 SLC) |
at | Louisiana-Lafayette (0-1, 0-1 SBC) |
6:00pm | WatchESPN |
North Carolina Central (0-1, 0-0 MEAC) |
at | Western Michigan (1-0, 0-0 MAC) |
6:00pm | WatchESPN |
Savannah State (0-1, 0-0 MEAC) |
at | Southern Mississippi (1-0, 0-0 CUSA) |
6:00pm | |
South Carolina State (0-1, 0-0 MEAC) |
at | Louisiana Tech (0-1, 0-0 CUSA) |
6:00pm | C-USA.tv |
Drake (0-1, 0-0 PFL) |
at | (9 FCS) South Dakota State (0-1, 0-0 MVC) |
6:00pm | WatchESPN |
Holy Cross (1-0, 0-0 Patriot) |
at | (24 FCS) New Hampshire (0-1, 0-0 CAA) |
6:00pm | ASN / WatchESPN |
Jacksonville (0-0, 0-0 PFL) |
at | Liberty (0-1, 0-0 BSouth) |
6:00pm | WatchESPN |
Alabama State (0-1, 0-0 SWAC) |
at | Alcorn State (0-0, 0-0 SWAC) |
6:00pm | WatchESPN |
West Alabama (0-0, 0-0 GSC) |
at | Stephen F. Austin (0-1, 0-0 SLC) |
6:00pm | WatchESPN |
Warner (0-0, 0-0 SUN) |
at | Stetson (0-1, 0-0 PFL) |
6:00pm | WatchESPN |
(9t D-II) Henderson State (1-0, 1-0 GAC) |
at | East Central (0-1, 0-1 GAC) |
6:00pm | ASN |
SW Minnesota State (1-0, 1-0 NSIC) |
at | Northern State (0-1, 0-1 NSIC) |
6:00pm | WatchESPN |
Iowa State (0-1, 0-0 B12) |
at | (16) Iowa (1-0, 0-0 B10) |
6:30pm | BTN / BTN2Go |
(4 FCS) Jacksonville State (1-0, 0-0 OVC) |
at | (21) Louisiana State (0-1, 0-0 SEC) |
6:30pm | ESPNU / WatchESPN |
Arkansas State (0-1, 0-0 SBC) |
at | Auburn (0-1, 0-0 SEC) |
6:30pm | SECN / WatchESPN |
Brigham Young (1-0 IND) |
at | Utah (1-0, 0-0 P12) |
6:30pm | FOX / FS Go |
Eastern Michigan (1-0, 0-0 MAC) |
at | Missouri (0-1, 0-0 SEC) |
6:30pm | SECN Alt. / WatchESPN |
North Carolina (0-1, 0-0 ACC) |
at | Illinois (1-0, 0-0 B10) |
6:30pm | BTN / BTN2Go |
New Mexico (1-0, 0-0 MWC) |
at | New Mexico State (0-1, 0-1 SBC) |
7:00pm | AggieVision / WatchESPN |
Southern (0-1, 0-0 SWAC) |
at | Tulane (0-1, 0-0 AAC) |
7:00pm | WatchESPN |
(17) Tennessee (1-0, 0-0 SEC) |
vs | Virginia Tech (1-0, 0-0 ACC) |
7:00pm (Bristol VA) |
ABC / WatchESPN |
Nevada-Las Vegas (1-0, 0-0 MWC) |
at | UCLA (0-1, 0-0 P12) |
7:00pm | Pac-12N / Pac-12.com |
Texas Southern (0-1, 0-1 SWAC) |
at | Houston Baptist (0-1, 0-1 SLC) |
7:00pm | ROOT SW / SLC Video |
Sacramento State (0-1, 0-0 BSky) |
at | Fresno State (0-1, 0-0 MWC) |
9:00pm | |
Texas Tech (1-0, 0-0 B12) |
at | Arizona State (1-0, 0-0 P12) |
9:00pm | FS1 / FS Go |
Washington State (0-1, 0-0 P12) |
at | Boise State (1-0, 0-0 MWC) |
9:15pm | ESPN2 / WatchESPN |
Virginia (0-1, 0-0 ACC) |
at | (24) Oregon (1-0, 0-0 P12) |
9:30pm | ESPN / WatchESPN |
California (1-0, 0-0 P12) |
at | San Diego State (1-0, 0-0 MWC) |
9:30pm | CBSSN / CBSSports.com |
Grambling State (1-0, 0-0 SWAC) |
at | Arizona (0-1, 0-0 P12) |
9:45pm | Pac-12N / Pac-12.com |
Tennessee-Martin (0-1, 0-0 OVC) |
at | Hawai'i (0-2, 0-0 MWC) |
11:00pm | OceanicPPV |
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