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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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10 games · 4 viewing windows

11:00 AM CT2 of 4 slots — that's everything live
115
Bowling GreenMid-American
Western MichiganMid-American
Sat, Oct 31, 11:00 AM CT
FBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
215
3Notre DameFBS Independents
NavyAmerican Athletic
Sat, Oct 31, 11:00 AM CT
FBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
ND off bye
2:00 PM CT
in: CONN, FLA
115
Bowling GreenMid-American
Western MichiganMid-American
Sat, Oct 31, 11:00 AM CT
FBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
215
3Notre DameFBS Independents
NavyAmerican Athletic
Sat, Oct 31, 11:00 AM CT
FBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
ND off bye
315
UConnFBS Independents
Air ForceMountain West
Sat, Oct 31, 2:00 PM CT
FBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
AF revengeCONN travel
415
FloridaSEC
2GeorgiaSEC
Sat, Oct 31, 2:30 PM CT
FBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
UGA off byeFLA off byeFLA revenge
next best (3)
15
UTEPMountain West
North Dakota StateMountain West
Sat, Oct 31, 2:30 PM CT
FBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
UTEP off bye
15
Colorado StatePac-12
Utah StatePac-12
Sat, Oct 31, 2:30 PM CT
FBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
USU revenge
15
Florida InternationalConference USA
LibertyConference USA
Sat, Oct 31, 2:30 PM CT
FBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
LIB revenge
6:00 PM CT
out: BGSU, ND, CONNin: UTEP, CSU, FIU
115
FloridaSEC
2GeorgiaSEC
Sat, Oct 31, 2:30 PM CT
FBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
UGA off byeFLA off byeFLA revenge
215
UTEPMountain West
North Dakota StateMountain West
Sat, Oct 31, 2:30 PM CT
FBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
UTEP off bye
315
Colorado StatePac-12
Utah StatePac-12
Sat, Oct 31, 2:30 PM CT
FBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
USU revenge
415
Florida InternationalConference USA
LibertyConference USA
Sat, Oct 31, 2:30 PM CT
FBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
LIB revenge
next best (1)
15
Washington StatePac-12
San Diego StatePac-12
Sat, Oct 31, 6:00 PM CT
FBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
9:00 PM CT3 of 4 slots — that's everything live
out: FLA, UTEP, CSU, FIUin: WSU, TXST, NIU
115
Washington StatePac-12
San Diego StatePac-12
Sat, Oct 31, 6:00 PM CT
FBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
215
Texas StatePac-12
Boise StatePac-12
Sat, Oct 31, 9:00 PM CT
FBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
TXST travel
315
Northern IllinoisMountain West
UNLVMountain West
Sat, Oct 31, 9:30 PM CT
FBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
UNLV off byeNIU 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.”