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Even though Northwestern doesn’t play in Week 6, there are plenty of intriguing matchups during the Wildcats’ bye week.
There’s no shortage of good games. Focusing on the Big Ten, though, Northwestern’s next opponent, Michigan St., faces BYU in a non-conference game, and we’ll be sure to keep our eyes on that one. Last week’s opponent, Iowa, heads to the Twin Cities to take on Minnesota, and Indiana puts its undefeated record on the line vs. Ohio St. The same goes for Maryland, which heads to Happy Valley for its first legitimate test versus a Penn State team coming off a big win over Minnesota. College Football Gameday is in College Station for a huge SEC matchup between two undefeateds: No. 8 Texas A&M and No. 9 Tennessee, which will be without star running back Jalen Hurd.
Here’s the schedule for the weekend:
| Thursday, Oct. 6, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Matchup | Time (ET) | TV / Streaming |
| Temple at Memphis | 8:00 p.m. | ESPN / WatchESPN |
| Western Kentucky at Louisiana Tech | 8:00 p.m. | CBSSN / CBSSports.com |
| Friday, Oct. 7, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Matchup | Time (ET) | TV / Streaming |
| (3) Clemson at Boston College | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN / WatchESPN |
| SMU at Tulsa | 8:00 p.m. | ESPN2 / WatchESPN |
| UMass at Old Dominion | 8:00 p.m. | CUSA.TV |
| (19) Boise State at New Mexico | 9:00 p.m. | CBSSN / CBSSports.com |
| Tulane at UCF | PPD | Rescheduled for Nov. 5 |
| Saturday, Oct. 8, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Matchup | Time (ET) | TV / Streaming |
| Cincinnati at UConn | 11:30 a.m. | CBSSN / CBSSports.com |
| LSU at (18) Florida | Noon | ESPN / WatchESPN |
| (20) Oklahoma vs. Texas (from Dallas, TX) | Noon | FS1 / FS Go |
| Auburn at Mississippi State | Noon | SECN / WatchESPN |
| East Carolina at USF | Noon | ESPNews / WatchESPN |
| Iowa at Minnesota | Noon | ESPN2 / WatchESPN |
| Maryland at Penn State | Noon | BTN / BTN2Go |
| Notre Dame at NC State | Noon | ABC / WatchESPN |
| Southern Miss at UTSA | Noon | ASN/MASN |
| TCU at Kansas | Noon | ESPNU / WatchESPN |
| Georgia Tech at Pittsburgh | 12:30 p.m. | ACCN / WatchESPN |
| Bowling Green at Ohio | 2:00 p.m. | ESPN3 |
| (6) Houston at Navy | 3:00 p.m. | CBSSN / CBSSports.com |
| Miami (OH) at Akron | 3:00 p.m. | ESPN3 |
| Toledo at Eastern Michigan | 3:00 p.m. | ESPN3 |
| (9) Tennessee at (8) Texas A&M | 3:30 p.m. | CBS / CBSSports.com |
| (25) Virginia Tech at (17) North Carolina | 3:30 p.m. | ABC/ESPN2 / WatchESPN |
| Indiana at (2) Ohio State | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN / WatchESPN |
| Air Force at Wyoming | 3:30 p.m. | ROOT SPORTS / MWN |
| Army at Duke | 3:30 p.m. | RSN / WatchESPN |
| Ball State at Central Michigan | 3:30 p.m. | ASN / ESPN3 |
| BYU at Michigan State | 3:30 p.m. | ABC/ESPN2 / WatchESPN |
| Charlotte at Florida Atlantic | 3:30 p.m. | CUSA.TV |
| Iowa State at Oklahoma State | 3:30 p.m. | ESPNU / WatchESPN |
| Kent State at Buffalo | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN3 |
| Purdue at Illinois | 3:30 p.m. | BTN / BTN2Go |
| Texas State at Georgia State | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN3 |
| (21) Colorado at USC | 4:00 p.m. | Pac-12N / Pac-12.com |
| Vanderbilt at Kentucky | 4:00 p.m. | SECN / WatchESPN |
| Hawaii at San Jose State | 4:30 p.m. | Oceanic PPV |
| NIU at Western Michigan | 6:30 p.m. | CBSSN / CBSSports.com |
| (1) Alabama at (16) Arkansas | 7:00 p.m. | ESPN / WatchESPN |
| (4) Michigan at Rutgers | 7:00 p.m. | ESPN2 / WatchESPN |
| Fresno State at Nevada | 7:00 p.m. | ESPN3 |
| Idaho at ULM | 7:00 p.m. | ESPN3 |
| Marshall at North Texas | 7:00 p.m. | ASN/MASN |
| Syracuse at Wake Forest | 7:00 p.m. | RSN / WatchESPN |
| Texas Tech at Kansas State | 7:00 p.m. | ESPNU / WatchESPN |
| (5) Washington at Oregon | 7:30 p.m. | FOX / FS Go |
| Georgia at South Carolina | 7:30 p.m. | SECN / WatchESPN |
| (23) Florida State at (10) Miami (FL) | 8:00 p.m. | ABC / WatchESPN |
| FIU at UTEP | 8:00 p.m. | CUSA.TV |
| California at Oregon State | 9:00 p.m. | Pac-12N / Pac-12.com |
| Arizona at (24) Utah | 10:00 p.m. | FS1 / FS Go |
| Utah State at Colorado State | 10:00 p.m. | CBSSN / CBSSports.com |
| Washington State at (15) Stanford | 10:30 p.m. | ESPN / WatchESPN |
| UCLA at Arizona State | 10:30 p.m. | ESPN2 / WatchESPN |
| UNLV at San Diego State | 10:30 p.m. | ESPNU / WatchESPN |
Feel free to add your thoughts and discuss the week’s action below!