Week 6 brings a packed Saturday across the AP Top 25, with the kind of schedule that keeps college football fans hopping from noon until late night. The day is headlined by the Red River Rivalry between No.
1 Texas and Oklahoma, a ranked matchup between No. 21 UCLA and No.
13 Oregon, and a nightcap featuring No. 2 Georgia at No.
6 Alabama.
The action starts early with a noon window that includes defending national champion Indiana visiting Nebraska, Texas A&M at No. 14 Missouri, North Carolina at No.
25 Pitt, and UCF at No. 18 Oklahoma State.
South Carolina also opens the day at No. 16 Florida in a 12:45 p.m. kickoff.
The middle of the day is loaded. Texas and Oklahoma meet at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas at 3:30 p.m., with Stanford at No.
3 Notre Dame on NBC at the same time. Also in that slot: No.
9 Ole Miss at Vanderbilt, No. 21 UCLA at No.
13 Oregon, and No. 22 Houston at Kansas State.
Later, Maryland travels to No. 5 Ohio State and No.
15 Tennessee heads to Arkansas, both at 4:15 p.m. The evening slate brings No.
10 LSU at Kentucky at 7 p.m., followed by Georgia at Alabama and No. 19 USC at Penn State, both at 7:30 p.m.
The final stretch includes Kansas at No. 12 Utah at 10:15 p.m. and No.
23 Boise State at Fresno State at 10:30 p.m.
Week 6 AP Top 25 College Football Schedule - 10/10
No. 7 Indiana at Nebraska | 12 p.m. | FOX
Texas A&M at No. 14 Missouri | 12 p.m. | ABC
UCF at No. 18 Oklahoma State | 12 p.m. | ESPN2
North Carolina at No. 25 Pitt | 12 p.m. | ESPN
South Carolina at No. 16 Florida | 12:45 p.m. | SEC Network
No. 1 Texas vs.
Oklahoma (Cotton Bowl in Dallas) | 3:30 p.m. | ABC
Stanford at No. 3 Notre Dame | 3:30 p.m. | NBC
No. 9 Ole Miss at Vanderbilt | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN
No. 21 UCLA at No.
13 Oregon | 3:30 p.m. | CBS
No. 22 Houston at Kansas State | 3:30 p.m. | FOX
Maryland at No. 5 Ohio State | 4:15 p.m. | Big Ten Network
No. 15 Tennessee at Arkansas | 4:15 p.m. | SEC Network
No. 10 LSU at Kentucky | 7 p.m. | ESPN
No. 2 Georgia at No.
6 Alabama | 7:30 p.m. | ABC
No. 19 USC at Penn State | 7:30 p.m. | NBC
Kansas at No. 12 Utah | 10:15 p.m. | ESPN
No. 23 Boise State at Fresno State | 10:30 p.m. | CW
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