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Week 9 offers a huge recruiting chance for Urban Meyer, Mark Pantoni, and a loaded staff of ace recruiters – but what does it offer you, the intrepid national college football viewing fan?
As is sometimes the case, the early slate isn't much to write home about. #19 Oklahoma State, #7 Miami, and #24 Nebraska are all in action, but against lesser foes. If there's ever a week to take your significant other out, exercise, or handle chores, it might be this one. But if you're like us and die hard college football aficionados, you might want to check out Northwestern v. Iowa (-3.5) on the Big Ten Network.
When the clock strikes 3:30, there'll be somewhat a reprieve. Alabama and Tennessee meet in a good old fashioned rivalry game (though Bama are heavy favorites at -28). #10 Texas Tech's clash with #15 Oklahoma could have major Big XII championship race implications – and the Sooners enter this one as 6.5 point favorites. Texas Tech's two freshmen quarterbacks will have to grow up in a hurry to claim this one.
Of course for your night cap, you'll be watching Penn State head to the Horseshoe as the two schools renew acquaintances (TV channel 1006 in Columbus), but if you've got two TVs (or an iPad laying around), #21 South Carolina against #5 Missouri (-3) and #12 UCLA at #3 Oregon (-23.5) might be worth a glance here and there.
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Week 9 College Football TV Schedule, channels, odds, and more
| GAME | NETWORK | LINE (O/U) | TIME (ET) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ball State at Akron |  |
AKR +9.5 (54) | 12:00 PM | |
| Northwestern at Iowa |  |
IOWA -3.5 (52.5) | 12:00 PM | |
| #19 Oklahoma State at Iowa State |  |
ISU +12.5 (56) | 12:00 PM | |
| Wake Forest at #7 Miami |  |
UM -23.5 (54.5) | 12:00 PM | |
| #24 Nebraska at Minnesota |  |
MIN +10 (52) | 12:00 PM | |
| Houston at Rutgers |  |
RUT -6.5 (64.5) | 12:00 PM | |
| #20 Louisville at USF |  |
USF +20.5 (46.5) | 12:00 PM | |
| Connecticut at #23 UCF |  |
UCF -24.5 (52.5) | 12:00 PM | |
| Georgia Tech at Virginia |  |
UVA +10.5 (48.5) | 12:30 PM | |
| Pittsburgh at Navy |  |
NAVY +6 (52) | 1:00 PM | |
| Miami (OH) at Ohio | |
OU -25 (50.5) | 2:00 PM | |
| Toledo at Bowling Green | |
BGSU -4 (57.5) | 2:30 PM | |
| Western Michigan at Massachussetts | |
UMASS -3.5 (46) | 3:00 PM | |
| Temple at SMU | |
SMU -14 (62) | 3:00 PM | |
| Tennessee at #1 Alabama |  |
BAMA -28 (51.5) | 3:30 PM | |
| NC State at #2 Florida State |
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FSU -32 (58) | 3:30 PM | |
| Michigan State at Illinois |
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ILL +9.5 (49) | 3:30 PM | |
| Buffalo at Kent State | |
KSU -1 (50) | 3:30 PM | |
| #9 Clemson at Maryland | |
UMD +16.5 (59.5) | 3:30 PM | |
| Boston College at North Carolina | |
UNC -6.5 (58.5) | 3:30 PM | |
| Eastern Michigan at #18 Northern Illinois | |
NIU -31.5 (65.5) | 3:30 PM | |
| #10 Texas Tech at #15 Oklahoma |  |
OU -6.5 (59) | 3:30 PM | |
| UTEP at Rice |  |
RICE -18 (59) | 3:30 PM | |
| Tulsa at Tulane |  |
TULANE +3 (48.5) | 3:30 PM | |
| Duke at #14 Virginia Tech | |
VT -13.5 (47.5) | 3:30 PM | |
| West Virginia at Kansas State |  |
KSU -11.5 (52.5) | 3:45 PM | |
| Utah at USC |  |
USC -6 (52.5) | 4:00 PM | |
| Troy at Western Kentucky | |
WKU -10 (62) | 4:00 PM | |
| Notre Dame at Air Force | |
ND +20 (57.5) | 5:00 PM | |
| UAB at UTSA |  |
UTSA -8 (59.5) | 5:00 PM | |
| Louisiana Tech at FIU | FIU Live / CUSA Live ($) | FIU +5.5 (50) | 6:00 PM | |
| UNLV at Nevada | |
NEV -6.5 (68) | 6:05 PM | |
| #8 Baylor at Kansas | |
KU +35 (64.5) | 7:00 PM | |
| Furman at LSU | TigerVision (PPV) | LSU -46.5 (56.5) | 7:00 PM | |
| #21 South Carolina at #5 Missouri | |
MIZ -3 (52.5) | 7:00 PM | |
| #12 UCLA at #3 Oregon | |
UO -23.5 (72.5) | 7:00 PM | |
| Wyoming at San Jose State |  |
SJSU -8.5 (71.5) | 7:00 PM | |
| North Texas at Southern Miss |  |
USM +11.5 (50) | 7:00 PM | |
| South Alabama at Texas State | |
TSU +1.5 (50.5) | 7:00 PM | |
| Georgia State at Louisiana-Monroe | |
ULM -14 (51.5) | 7:00 PM | |
| Florida Atlantic at #11 Auburn | |
AUB -23.5 (51) | 7:30 PM | |
| Idaho at Ole Miss | |
MISS -41 (57.5) | 7:30 PM | |
| Texas at TCU | |
TCU -2 (51.5) | 7:30 PM | |
| Arizona at Colorado | |
CU +13 (56) | 8:00 PM | |
| Abilene Christian at New Mexico State | |
NMSU -6 (66) | 8:00 PM | |
| Penn State at #4 Ohio State | |
OSU -16 (55.5) | 8:00 PM | |
| #6 Stanford at #25 Oregon State | |
OSU +4.5 (56) | 10:30 PM | |
| #17 Fresno State at San Diego State | |
SDSU +7 (62) | 10:30 PM | |
| California at Washington | |
UW -28 (67) | 11:00 PM | |
| Colorado State at Hawaii |  |
UH +2.5 (54.5) | 11:59 PM | |