the yahngorithm

Watch guide

A quadbox plan for the day — the 4 best games to have on at every point, ranked by projected competitiveness, pace, ranked-team stakes, and rivalries. Once games kick off it re-ranks on the live score (ESPN): a one-score game late jumps the board, a blowout drops to the bench.

‹Week 6· 2026›
↩ this week (3)
Tuesday, Oct 6 (1)Wednesday, Oct 7 (2)Thursday, Oct 8 (4)Friday, Oct 9 (42)Saturday, Oct 10 (9)

42 games · 3 viewing windows

6:00 PM CT1 of 4 slots — that's everything live
115
Florida StateACC
23LouisvilleACC
Fri, Oct 9, 6:00 PM CT
FBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
8:00 PM CT
in: IOWA, WSU, WYO
115
Florida StateACC
23LouisvilleACC
Fri, Oct 9, 6:00 PM CT
FBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
215
18IowaBig Ten
WashingtonBig Ten
Fri, Oct 9, 8:00 PM CT
FBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
IOWA travel
315
Washington StatePac-12
Utah StatePac-12
Fri, Oct 9, 8:00 PM CT
FBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
WSU short week
415
WyomingMountain West
San José StateMountain West
Fri, Oct 9, 8:00 PM CT
FBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
SJSU short weekSJSU revenge
11:00 PM CT
out: FSUin: ISU
115
18IowaBig Ten
WashingtonBig Ten
Fri, Oct 9, 8:00 PM CT
FBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
IOWA travel
215
Washington StatePac-12
Utah StatePac-12
Fri, Oct 9, 8:00 PM CT
FBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
WSU short week
315
WyomingMountain West
San José StateMountain West
Fri, Oct 9, 8:00 PM CT
FBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
SJSU short weekSJSU revenge
415
Iowa StateBig 12
11BYUBig 12
Fri, Oct 9, 9:15 PM CT
FBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
BYU lookahead
next best (6)
15
Sacramento StateMid-American
Bowling GreenMid-American
Fri, Oct 9, 11:00 PM CT
FBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
SAC off byeSAC travel
15
7LSUSEC
KentuckySEC
Fri, Oct 9, 11:00 PM CT
FBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
15
KansasBig 12
17UtahBig 12
Fri, Oct 9, 11:00 PM CT
FBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
UTAH off byeKU revenge
15
DukeACC
Georgia TechACC
Fri, Oct 9, 11:00 PM CT
FBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
GT off byeDUKE off byeDUKE revenge
15
Virginia TechACC
CaliforniaACC
Fri, Oct 9, 11:00 PM CT
FBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
CAL revengeVT travel
15
North CarolinaACC
PittsburghACC
Fri, Oct 9, 11:00 PM CT
FBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
UNC revenge

Windows use an estimated ~3h40m per game and a 45-min kickoff-clustering window, and change only when the top 4 actually change. Live scores come from ESPN on each refresh — a finished game frees its slot, an in-progress one holds it even if it runs long. Once a later window starts, the finished ones collapse into “earlier windows today.”