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 9· 2026›
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Tuesday, Oct 27 (2)Wednesday, Oct 28 (2)Thursday, Oct 29 (2)Friday, Oct 30 (40)Saturday, Oct 31 (10)

40 games · 3 viewing windows

6:00 PM CT2 of 4 slots — that's everything live
115
TulaneAmerican Athletic
CharlotteAmerican Athletic
Fri, Oct 30, 6:00 PM CT
FBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
CLT off bye
215
BaylorBig 12
UCFBig 12
Fri, Oct 30, 6:30 PM CT
FBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
9:30 PM CT3 of 4 slots — that's everything live
in: KENT
115
TulaneAmerican Athletic
CharlotteAmerican Athletic
Fri, Oct 30, 6:00 PM CT
FBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
CLT off bye
215
BaylorBig 12
UCFBig 12
Fri, Oct 30, 6:30 PM CT
FBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
315
Kent StateMid-American
Sacramento StateMid-American
Fri, Oct 30, 9:30 PM CT
FBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
KENT travel
11:00 PM CT
out: TULN, BAYin: NU, WASH, WIS
115
Kent StateMid-American
Sacramento StateMid-American
Fri, Oct 30, 9:30 PM CT
FBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
KENT travel
215
NorthwesternBig Ten
21OregonBig Ten
Fri, Oct 30, 11:00 PM CT
FBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
ORE lookaheadNU travel
315
WashingtonBig Ten
NebraskaBig Ten
Fri, Oct 30, 11:00 PM CT
FBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
NEB off byeWASH off byeWASH travel
415
WisconsinBig Ten
18IowaBig Ten
Fri, Oct 30, 11:00 PM CT
FBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
next best (6)
15
MinnesotaBig Ten
4IndianaBig Ten
Fri, Oct 30, 11:00 PM CT
FBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
15
25VirginiaACC
Wake ForestACC
Fri, Oct 30, 11:00 PM CT
FBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
WAKE off byeUVA revenge
15
StanfordACC
23LouisvilleACC
Fri, Oct 30, 11:00 PM CT
FBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
LOU off byeLOU revengeLOU lookaheadSTAN travel
15
ClemsonACC
Florida StateACC
Fri, Oct 30, 11:00 PM CT
FBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
FSU off bye
15
Georgia TechACC
PittsburghACC
Fri, Oct 30, 11:00 PM CT
FBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
15
17UtahBig 12
CincinnatiBig 12
Fri, Oct 30, 11:00 PM CT
FBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
UTAH travel

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.”