Week 11 of the 2026 college football season is packed, but the schedule has already taken a hit thanks to the FAA national ground stop. A few AP Top 25 games were pushed back, including No.
2 Utah’s meeting with No. 23 Arizona, which now kicks at 10:00 p.m.
ET. The bigger delay came with No.
19 Ole Miss at Oklahoma in Norman, a matchup that was moved to Sunday afternoon.
That postponement sparked heavy criticism from the Oklahoma athletic department, which took aim at Ole Miss and the SEC. Even with that noise, Saturday still offers a loaded slate, headlined by No.
18 USC vs. No.
9 Indiana, No. 6 Texas vs.
No. 21 LSU, and No.
12 Texas Tech vs. No.
25 Oklahoma State.
The day starts at noon with Duke at No. 7 Miami on ABC, while No.
13 Wake Forest visits SMU on ESPN/Disney+ and Northwestern travels to No. 20 Ohio State on Fox.
No. 3 Alabama also gets an early slot against Vanderbilt at 12:45 p.m. on SEC Network.
The afternoon window brings some of the biggest matchups of the day. No.
8 Tennessee faces Texas A&M at 3 p.m. on ESPN, then a crowded 3:30 p.m. block features No. 22 Missouri at No.
1 Georgia on ABC/Disney+, Boston College at No. 5 Notre Dame on NBC, USC at Indiana on CBS, and Michigan at No.
16 Oregon on FS1.
The evening slate keeps rolling from there. Oregon State meets No.
24 Boise State at 6 p.m. on USA, Florida plays No. 11 Kentucky at 6:15 p.m. on ESPN, and Baylor takes on No.
10 BYU at 7:00 p.m. on Fox. At 7:30 p.m., No.
6 Texas hosts No. 21 LSU on ABC while Purdue visits No.
15 Iowa on NBC. No.
17 South Carolina and Arkansas follow at 7:45 p.m. on SEC Network.
The late-night window is just as strong, with No. 12 Texas Tech against No.
25 Oklahoma State at 9:30 p.m. on ESPN and No. 2 Utah at No.
23 Arizona closing the night at 10:00 p.m. on Fox.
Sunday’s lone AP Top 25 game sends No. 19 Ole Miss to Oklahoma at 1:00 p.m. on SEC Network.
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