What are some of the top games this week?
The first week of the 2016 college football season received a lot of hype, but week three has another excellent slate of games. Which are the best national games and which are the games that Wake Forest fans should pay attention to? I break it down for you.
| Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Matchup | Time (ET) | TV / Streaming |
| (2) Florida State at (10) Louisville | Noon | ABC / WatchESPN |
| Georgia State at (9) Wisconsin | Noon | BTN / BTN2Go |
| Ohio at (15) Tennessee | Noon | SECN / WatchESPN |
| (25) Miami (FL) at Appalachian State | Noon | ESPN / WatchESPN |
| South Carolina State at (5) Clemson | Noon | RSN / WatchESPN |
| North Dakota State at (13) Iowa | Noon | ESPN2 / WatchESPN |
| Iowa State at TCU | Noon | FS1 / FS Go |
| Kansas at Memphis | Noon | ESPNU / WatchESPN |
| Temple at Penn State | Noon | BTN / BTN2Go |
| New Mexico at Rutgers | Noon | ESPNEWS / WatchESPN |
| Middle Tennessee at Bowling Green | Noon | ASN / ESPN3 |
| Akron at Marshall | Noon | CBSSN / CBSSports.com |
| Vanderbilt at Georgia Tech | 12:30 p.m. | ACCN / ACCNExtra |
| Virginia at UConn | 1:30 p.m. | SNY / ESPN3 |
| Idaho at Washington State | 2:00 p.m. | Pac-12N / Pac-12.com |
| North Carolina A&T at Tulsa | 2:00 p.m. | ESPN3 |
| Florida Atlantic at Kansas State | 2:30 p.m. | FSN / FS Go |
| UNLV at Central Michigan | 3:00 p.m. | ESPN3 |
| Fresno State at Toledo | 3:00 p.m. | ESPN Extra / ESPN3 |
| Eastern Kentucky at Ball State | 3:00 p.m. | ESPN3 |
| (1) Alabama at (19) Ole Miss | 3:30 p.m. | CBS / CBSSports.com |
| Colorado at (4) Michigan | 3:30 p.m. | BTN / BTN2Go |
| (22) Oregon at Nebraska | 3:30 p.m. | ABC / WatchESPN |
| Pittsburgh at Oklahoma State | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN / WatchESPN |
| Boston College at Virginia Tech | 3:30 p.m. | ESPNU / WatchESPN |
| USF at Syracuse | 3:30 p.m. | ACCNExtra |
| James Madison at North Carolina | 3:30 p.m. | RSN / WatchESPN |
| San Diego State at Northern Illinois | 3:30 p.m. | CBSSN / CBSSports.com |
| Western Kentucky at Miami (OH) | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN Extra/BCSN/TWC / ESPN3 |
| FIU at UMass | 3:30 p.m. | ASN / ESPN3 |
| Monmouth at Kent State | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN3 |
| East Carolina at South Carolina | 4:00 p.m. | SECN / WatchESPN |
| New Mexico State at Kentucky | 4:00 p.m. | SECN alternate / WatchESPN |
| Western Michigan at Illinois | 4:00 p.m. | ESPNEWS / WatchESPN |
| Northern Colorado at Colorado State | 4:00 p.m. | ROOT Sports / MWN |
| UC Davis at Wyoming | 4:00 p.m. | WyoVision / MWN |
| Idaho State at Oregon State | 5:00 p.m. | Pac-12N / Pac-12.com |
| Old Dominion at NC State | 6:00 p.m. | ACCNExtra / WatchESPN |
| ULM at Georgia Southern | 6:00 p.m. | ESPN3 |
| Eastern Michigan at Charlotte | 6:00 p.m. | CUSA.TV |
| Delaware at Wake Forest | 6:30 p.m. | ACCNExtra / WatchESPN |
| (17) Texas A&M at Auburn | 7:00 p.m. | ESPN / WatchESPN |
| Mississippi State at (20) LSU | 7:00 p.m. | ESPN2 / WatchESPN |
| Louisiana Tech at Texas Tech | 7:00 p.m. | FSN / FS Go |
| Maryland at UCF | 7:00 p.m. | CBSSN / CBSSports.com |
| Navy at Tulane | 7:00 p.m. | ASN/NESN / ESPN3 |
| Army at UTEP | 7:00 p.m. | ASN |
| South Alabama at UL Lafayette | 7:00 p.m. | ESPN3 |
| Troy at Southern Miss | 7:00 p.m. | beIN SPORTS |
| Liberty at SMU | 7:00 p.m. | ESPN3 |
| (3) Ohio State at (14) Oklahoma | 7:30 p.m. | FOX / FS Go |
| (12) Michigan State at (18) Notre Dame | 7:30 p.m. | NBC / NBCSports.com |
| (16) Georgia at Missouri | 7:30 p.m. | SECN / WatchESPN |
| North Texas at (23) Florida | 7:30 p.m. | ESPNU / WatchESPN |
| Texas State at (24) Arkansas | 7:30 p.m. | SECN alternate / WatchESPN |
| USC at (7) Stanford | 8:00 p.m. | ABC / WatchESPN |
| Portland State at (8) Washington | 8:00 p.m. | Pac-12N / Pac-12.com |
| Duke at Northwestern | 8:00 p.m. | BTN / BTN2Go |
| Buffalo at Nevada | 9:00 p.m. | MWN |
| UCLA at BYU | 10:15 p.m. | ESPN2 / WatchESPN |
| (11) Texas at California | 10:30 p.m. | ESPN / WatchESPN |
| Utah at San Jose State | 10:30 p.m. | CBSSN / CBSSports.com |
| Hawaii at Arizona | 10:45 p.m. | Pac-12N / Pac-12.com |
The afternoon begins with a fantastic noon game between #2 Florida State and #10 Louisville. The line on that game is currently 1 points, so it should come down to the fire. Lamar Jackson is the very early Heisman frontrunner, and he can generate a lot more momentum if he’s able to lead the Cardinals past the Seminoles. Another fun game during that time slot will be Appalachian State hosting #25 Miami. App State nearly knocked off Tennessee in Knoxville several weeks ago, and they are more than capable of upsetting Miami in Boone.
At 3:30, the #1 Alabama Crimson Tide travels to Oxford to take on the Ole Miss Rebels, who have beaten the Tide each of the past two seasons. Bama is an 11-point favorite, but it could be an excellent game. East Carolina at South Carolina should be an exciting game to have on a second screen or to flip to when the Bama game goes to commercial.
At 6:30, clearly the Wake Forest vs. Delaware matchup is the one that we all care about. If you cannot make it out to BB&T Field to watch the Deacs in person, then you can find them on ESPN3. At 7:30, there is going to be a very intriguing game between #14 Oklahoma and #3 Ohio State. Oklahoma already has one loss on the season, and will probably be out of the College Football Playoff picture with another loss. At the exact same time we have a classic matchup between #12 Michigan State and #18 Notre Dame.
In the nightcap, there’s some potential for #Pac12AfterDark. USC plays at #7 Stanford and #11 Texas plays at California at 10:30 p.m.
Some of the staff will probably be watching the games, so feel free to use this as an open thread and chat with us throughout a great day of college football.
