College football TV schedule Saturday: Can unbeatens keep it going?

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Ohio State quarterback J.T. Barrett, center, runs up field between Penn State defenders Austin Johnson, left, and Carl Nassib during the second half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Oct. 17, 2015, in Columbus, Ohio.

Televised college football action Saturday, involving teams in The Associated Press Top 25 poll, kicks off at noon Eastern time with second-ranked Baylor hosting Iowa State in a Big 12 Conference battle. You can watch this game on ESPN.

In the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), No. 6 Clemson goes on the road to Miami to face the Hurricanes at noon on ABC.

Houston is one of three teams from The American Athletic Conference now holding spots in the Associated Press Top 25 college football poll. The University of Memphis and Temple join the Cougars on the weekly list. Houston, having moved up three spots to No. 21 in this week's AP poll, is also on the road, traveling to Orlando to meet Central Florida at noon on ESPNNews.

Also new to the AP list this week is Pittsburgh at No. 25. The Panthers meet Syracuse in an ACC tilt that you can watch on ESPNU at noon Eastern.

Nineteenth-ranked Toledo travels east Saturday to face the University of Massachusetts. This contest will be live streamed on ESPN3 at 3 p.m. Eastern.

At 3:30 p.m. Eastern, No. 7 Michigan State takes on Indiana in the Big Ten Conference. Depending on where you live, this game will be on either ABC or ESPN2.

Duke, ranked 23rd this week, travels to Blacksburg, Virginia, to face Virginia Tech in an ACC matchup at 3:30 p.m. on ESPNU.

No. 8 Alabama will play host to Tennessee in a Southeastern Conference (SEC) battle on CBS, also at 3:30 p.m.

Oklahoma, which recovered from its loss to Texas with a big win at Kansas State last week, gets Texas Tech at home this week. You can watch the 17th-ranked Sooners and Red Raiders on either ABC or ESPN2, depending on where you live, at 3:30 p.m. Eastern.

Another Big 12 encounter has 14th-ranked Oklahoma State hosting Kansas, also at 3:30 p.m., on Fox Sports 1.

Moving to Saturday night, No. 9 Florida State goes on the road to Atlanta, where the Seminoles will meet Georgia Tech in an ACC game, which you can watch on ESPN2, beginning at 7 p.m. Eastern.

A key SEC West match-up has 15th-ranked Texas A&M traveling to No. 24 Mississippi, with the winner still in contention for the division title. You can watch the Aggies and Ole Miss at 7 p.m. on ESPN.

LSU, now No. 5 in the AP poll, goes out of the SEC to host Western Kentucky Saturday at 7 p.m. on ESPNU.

No. 3 Utah travels to Los Angeles to meet USC in the Pac-12 Conference. Fox will broadcast this game at 7:30 p.m. Eastern.

Top-ranked Ohio State will also be on the East Coast Saturday night, taking on Rutgers, who nearly knocked off Michigan State two weeks ago. This game can be seen at 8 p.m. on ABC.

Finally, No. 10 Stanford will play host to Washington in the Pac-12 at 10:30 p.m. Eastern on ESPN.

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