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2021 College Football Week 5 TV and Announcer Schedule

The second-ranked Bulldogs (4-0, 2-0 SEC) host the eighth-ranked Razorbacks (4-0, 1-0) (ESPN, Oct. 2 @ 12:00 p.m. ET). Georgia quarterback JT Daniels hopes to improve to 8-0 as a starter. Arkansas is 4-0 for the first time since 2003 after upsetting then-No. 5 Texas A&M 20-10.

The No. 9 Fighting Irish (4-0) and No. 7 Bearcats (3-0) meet for the second time, and first since 1900 (NBC, Oct. 2 @ 2:30 p.m. ET). Cincinnati has won 11 straight regular-season games with quarterback Desmond Ridder accounting for 36 touchdowns, 13 rushing, in those contests.

The top-ranked Crimson Tide (4-0, 1-0 SEC) host the 12th-ranked Rebels (3-0, 0-0) (CBS, Oct. 2 @ 3:30 p.m. ET). Alabama posted its 100th straight win against an unranked opponent following a 63-14 rout of Southern Miss on Sept. 25. Ole Miss has lost five straight games to ‘Bama.

The following is the Week 5 college football regular season schedule including dates, start times, TV networks and scheduled announcers.

Thursday, September 30, 2021

7:30 PM: Virginia @ Miami (ESPN)
Announcers: Matt Barrie, Roddy Jones

Friday, October 1, 2021

7:30 PM: Houston @ Tulsa (ESPN)
Announcers: Roy Philpott, Andre Ware, Paul Carcaterra

8:00 PM: [#5] Iowa @ Maryland (FS1)
Announcers: Tim Brando, Spencer Tillman

9:00 PM: [#13] BYU @ Utah State (CBS Sports Network)
Announcers: Rich Waltz, Aaron Taylor

Saturday, October 2, 2021

12:00 PM: Texas @ TCU (ABC)
Announcers: Dave Pasch, Dusty Dvoracek, Tom Luginbill

12:00 PM: [#14] Michigan @ Wisconsin (Fox)
Announcers: Gus Johnson, Joel Klatt

12:00 PM: [#8] Arkansas @ [#2] Georgia (ESPN)
Announcers: Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit

12:00 PM: Duke @ North Carolina (ESPN2)
Announcers: Mike Morgan, Kirk Morrison

12:00 PM: Memphis @ Temple (ESPNU)
Announcers: Kevin Brown, Hutson Mason

12:00 PM: Tennessee @ Missouri (SEC Network)
Announcers: Dave Neal, Deuce McAllister

12:00 PM: Minnesota @ Purdue (Big Ten Network)
Announcers: Lisa Byington, Anthony Herron

12:00 PM: Charlotte @ Illinois (Big Ten Network)
Announcers: Chris Vosters, Stanley Jackson

12:00 PM: Pittsburgh @ Georgia Tech (ACC Network)
Announcers: Wes Durham, Roddy Jones

12:00 PM: Western Michigan @ Buffalo (CBS Sports Network)
Announcers: Jason Knapp, Ross Tucker

12:00 PM: Toledo @ Massachusetts (NESN+, FloSports)

12:30 PM: Louisville @ [#24] Wake Forest (ACC RSNs)
Announcers: Tom Werme, James Bates

2:00 PM: USC @ Colorado (Pac-12 Network)
Announcers: Ted Robinson, Yogi Roth

2:00 PM: Appalachian State @ Georgia State (ESPN+)

2:30 PM: [#7] Cincinnati @ [#9] Notre Dame (NBC)
Announcers: Mike Tirico, Drew Brees

2:30 PM: ULM @ [#16] Coastal Carolina (ESPN+)
Announcers: Jeff McCarragher, Nate Ross

2:30 PM: Eastern Michigan @ Northern Illinois (ESPN+)

3:30 PM: [#3] Oregon @ Stanford (ABC)
Announcers: Dave Flemming, Rod Gilmore

3:30 PM: [#12] Ole Miss @ [#1] Alabama (CBS)
Announcers: Brad Nessler, Gary Danielson

3:30 PM: [#6] Oklahoma @ Kansas State (Fox)
Announcers: Aaron Goldsmith, Brock Huard

3:30 PM: Texas Tech @ West Virginia (ESPN2)
Announcers: Anish Shroff, Mike Golic Jr.

3:30 PM: Nevada @ Boise State (FS1)
Announcers: Alex Faust, Petros Papadakis

3:30 PM: Troy @ South Carolina (SEC Network)
Announcers: Taylor Zarzour, Matt Stinchcomb

3:30 PM: [#11] Ohio State @ Rutgers (Big Ten Network)
Announcers: Brandon Gaudin, James Laurinaitis

3:30 PM: Syracuse @ Florida State (ACC Network)
Announcers: Chris Cotter, Mark Herzlich

3:30 PM: Central Florida @ Navy (CBS Sports Network)
Announcers: Chick Hernandez, Randy Cross

3:30 PM: Florida International @ Florida Atlantic (Stadium)

3:30 PM: Tulane @ East Carolina (ESPN+)
Announcers: Mark Neely, Barrett Brooks

3:30 PM: Bowling Green @ Kent State (ESPN+)

3:30 PM: Central Michigan @ Miami (OH) (ESPN+)

3:30 PM: Ohio @ Akron (ESPN3)

4:00 PM: South Florida @ Southern Methodist (ESPNU)
Announcers: Mike Couzens, Dustin Fox

4:00 PM: Arkansas State @ Georgia Southern (ESPN+)

5:00 PM: Army @ Ball State (ESPN+)
Announcers: Jim Barbar, Tyoka Jackson

5:30 PM: Washington State @ California (Pac-12 Network)
Announcers: Guy Haberman, Shane Vereen

6:00 PM: [#10] Florida @ Kentucky (ESPN)
Announcers: Bob Wischusen, Dan Orlovsky

6:00 PM: Louisiana Tech @ [#23] N.C. State (ESPN+)
Announcers: John Schriffen, Rene Ingoglia

6:00 PM: UNLV @ UTSA (ESPN+)

6:30 PM: Air Force @ New Mexico (FS2)
Announcers: Dan Hellie, Robert Smith

6:30 PM: Southern Mississippi @ Rice (ESPN3)

7:00 PM: [#21] Baylor @ [#19] Oklahoma State (ESPN2)
Announcers: Mark Jones, Robert Griffin III, Quint Kessenich

7:00 PM: Kansas @ Iowa State (FS1)
Announcers: Eric Collins, Devin Gardner

7:00 PM: Mississippi State @ [#15] Texas A&M (SEC Network)
Announcers: Tom Hart, Jordan Rodgers, Cole Cubelic

7:00 PM: Liberty @ UAB (CBS Sports Network)
Announcers: Dave Ryan, Corey Chavous

7:00 PM: Marshall @ Middle Tennessee (Stadium)
Announcers: Chris Hassel, Sed Bonner

7:30 PM: Indiana @ [#4] Penn State (ABC)
Announcers: Sean McDonough, Todd Blackledge

7:30 PM: Connecticut @ Vanderbilt (ESPNU)
Announcers: Brian Custer, Kelly Stouffer

7:30 PM: Northwestern @ Nebraska (Big Ten Network)
Announcers: Cory Provus, Matt Millen

7:30 PM: Western Kentucky @ [#17] Michigan State (Big Ten Network)
Announcers: Joe Beninati, J Leman

7:30 PM: Boston College @ [#25] Clemson (ACC Network)
Announcers: Dave O’Brien, Tim Hasselbeck

8:00 PM: Louisiana @ South Alabama (ESPN+)

9:00 PM: [#22] Auburn @ LSU (ESPN)
Announcers: Joe Tessitore, Greg McElroy

9:00 PM: Washington @ Oregon State (Pac-12 Network)
Announcers: Roxy Bernstein, Lincoln Kennedy

9:00 PM: Old Dominion @ UTEP (ESPN+)

10:30 PM: Arizona State @ [#20] UCLA (FS1)
Announcers: Chris Myers, Mark Helfrich

10:30 PM: New Mexico State @ San Jose State (NBCS Bay Area, MWC Digital)
Announcers: Justin Allegri, David Fales

11:00 PM: [#18] Fresno State @ Hawaii (CBS Sports Network)
Announcers: Noah Eagle, Aaron Murray