College football Week 4 streaming guide: Texas Tech-Utah, Florida-Miami, Big Ten After Dark

Faculty soccer was actually school footballing final weekend. Georgia mounted three separate comebacks to (as soon as once more) devastate Tennessee, this time in an unforgettable 44-41 additional time end. Georgia Tech’s particular groups sprinted onto the sphere to drill a 55-yard area objective and upset Clemson. West Virginia scored a game-tying landing with 11 seconds left, then topped Pitt in OT to mint new Yard Brawl lore.

We highlighted all these video games final week, as a part of our recurring effort to tease the headlining matchups and promote some potential chaos-causing sleepers in FBS play. There’s loads occurring this weekend, too. We now have ranked battles between the SEC, Large Ten and Large 12. Mike Gundy’s seat hotter is scorching to malfunction forward of the Turnpike Basic; Sparty’s most well-liked caffeine consumption is doubled earlier than an extra-late kickoff. There’s one thing for everybody on this forthcoming slate.

All occasions ET, and all odds by way of BetMGM.

Week 4 viewing information

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ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC can be found totally free over the air. As well as, CBS streams on Paramount+, Fox streams on Fox One and NBC streams on Peacock. ESPN community broadcasts additionally stream on ESPN Limitless.

Thursday

Greatest on paper AND greatest potential chaos agent: Rice at Charlotte, 7:30 p.m. on ESPN

We’re doubling up right here, as a result of that is Thursday’s sole itemizing. It’s an enormous evening for AAC heads, at the least. Invoice Connelly’s SP+ mannequin tasks a detailed sport (27-24, Rice). The Owls depend on a various speeding assault paced by three Texas natives: Chase Jenkins below heart, Quinton Jackson and Daelen Alexander within the backfield. Charlotte simply placed on a (low-stakes) present within the Queen Metropolis with a 42-35 marathon over Monmouth. Unrelated, however “Charlotte 49ers” could be a really perfect identify for Christian McCaffrey’s bildungsroman.

Friday

Greatest on paper: Iowa at Rutgers, 8 p.m. on Fox

One other shut one for SP+ projections, which has the Scarlet Knights successful by 0.2 factors. Iowa (2-1) pushed a powerful Iowa State workforce to the sting of the cliff two weeks in the past, and Kirk Ferentz grew to become the Large Ten’s all-time winningest coach final Saturday. Undefeated Rutgers (3-0) snuck previous Ohio earlier than working it up on two lesser opponents, and lifelong fan turned high edge switch Eric O’Neill will get a nationwide check in opposition to the Hawkeyes’ beefy O-line. This most likely received’t be the highest-scoring affair, however a hard-fought one nonetheless.

Greatest potential chaos agent: Tulsa at Oklahoma State, 7:30 p.m. on ESPN

The Turnpike Basic dates again to 1914; this 2025 installment has the Cowboys on the defensive after struggling a 69-3 beatdown at Oregon. Would Mike Gundy get fired on the spot if his workforce loses to Tulsa at dwelling? Former Oklahoma State working again Dominic Richardson is now the senior bellwether for the Golden Hurricane (singular, lest you overlook), and redemption must be on his thoughts in a Friday evening upset bid.

Saturday, early window

Greatest on paper: No. 17 Texas Tech at No. 16 Utah, midday on Fox

Two top-25 groups, desperate to show themselves on “Large Midday Kickoff.” The Texas Tech program helped think about what a really perfect Air Raid quarterback appears like, and Behren Morton completely suits the outline. He carved up Oregon State for 464 yards and 4 touchdowns final Saturday. He’s countered by Utah’s Devon Dampier, who has accomplished 73 p.c of his passes this yr and in addition leads the Utes in speeding (198 yards). With a slim unfold and a large level complete, this sport appears like a banger.

Greatest potential chaos agent: SMU at TCU, midday on ESPN2

The Mustangs had been chargeable for a few of this season’s chaos already — all readers unaffiliated with SMU ought to pause this and rewatch highlights of its 48-45 loss to Baylor. TCU humiliated Invoice Belichick in his collegiate debut, en path to dropping 90 factors in its first two video games. Oddsmakers have the scoring complete set at 64.5, which sounds superior. The winner of this in-state rivalry sport will get a coveted iron skillet, which additionally sounds superior.

Head coach Sonny Dykes leaped over to the Horned Frogs in 2022 after 4 years of marshaling the Mustangs. He was thrown out of final yr’s matchup after consecutive flags for unsportsmanlike conduct. Oh, and TCU introduced that it’ll pause this annual, historic meetup on the finish of the season. This has game-of-the-week potential.

Saturday sleeper: North Texas at Military, midday on CBSSN

These groups are evenly matched on The Athletic’s 136 up to date rankings. The Imply Inexperienced is averaging 47.7 factors per sport to date; Austin native Drew Mestemaker has 9 touchdowns and nil picks within the early going. The Black Knights’ two video games have been determined by a complete of six factors, and per standard, this workforce runs the ball with the righteous ardour of ten thousand wishbones.

Saturday, afternoon window

Greatest on paper: No. 22 Auburn at No. 11 Oklahoma, 3:30 p.m. on ABC

If he escapes Norman with the W, Jackson Arnold may drop any variety of Arnold Schwarzenegger motion zingers to punctuate the revenge. “I eat [crimson] berets for breakfast, and proper now, I’m very hungry.” Or, wait … “contemplate {that a} divorce,” he may bark at Sooner Schooner. Arnold spent two seasons with Oklahoma earlier than restarting at Auburn, and his Tigers look sharp after a run-heavy 3-0 begin to 2025. After all, all these one-liners are irrelevant if John Mateer handles enterprise and places the hosts on high right here.

Final yr’s assembly ended with a pick-six and a two-point conversion to seal OU’s comeback. The Sooners have received all three head-to-head video games: final yr’s shocker and two separate Sugar Bowl triumphs (1972, 2017).

Greatest potential chaos agent: No. 21 Michigan at Nebraska, 3:30 p.m. on CBS

Since arriving at Nebraska, Matt Rhule has been the platonic splendid of a chaos coach — 2-10 in his first dozen one-score video games, with loads of bizarre endings and inopportune stumbles. There’s a “Rhule of 3s,” although, which acknowledges profitable turnarounds in his third season at each Temple and Baylor. The unbeaten Cornhuskers at the moment are attempting to go 4-0 for the primary time in 9 years.

However right here’s one other unofficial rule of soccer: Wink Martindale is a mad scientist. Michigan’s defensive coordinator will dial up the strain in opposition to Nebraska quarterback Dylan Raiola, who so very a lot fashions his sport after Patrick Mahomes. Raiola plus Bryce Underwood, the Wolverines’ hot-and-cold freshman QB, ought to yield every kind of havoc.

Saturday sleeper: Tulane at No. 13 Ole Miss, 3:30 on ESPN

At 3-0, the Inexperienced Wave offense has regarded sharp in opposition to Energy 4 opponents Northwestern and Duke. The Rebels protection has regarded shaky, permitting 23 factors to Kentucky after which 35 to Arkansas final Saturday. Ole Miss QBs Austin Simmons (ankle) and Trinidad Chambliss (thumb) had been every scuffed up in that win over the Razorbacks. Lane Kiffin’s crew is undoubtedly the house favourite, however this may occasionally find yourself being nearer than anticipated.

Saturday, night window

Greatest on paper: No. 9 Illinois at No. 19 Indiana, 7:30 p.m. on NBC

That is the “B1G” stuff we’ve been dreaming about. Michigan-Ohio State? Nah. Land Grant Trophy? Not fairly. How a couple of top-10 Illinois workforce in opposition to a nationally related Indiana program? The late kickoff on NBC means “Large Ten Saturday Evening” presentation, with Noah Eagle on the decision, Todd Blackledge on commentary and the Fall Out Boy music on bumper music. That is the Illini’s highest AP rating in additional than 20 years, courting all the best way again to 2001’s Kurt Kittner marketing campaign. The Hoosiers are coming off an electrifying Faculty Soccer Playoff push in 2024, and so they’re averaging a damaged online game mark of 307.7 speeding yards by three weeks.

Greatest potential chaos agent: Florida at No. 4 Miami, 7:30 p.m. on ABC

Something can occur amid in-state animosities. Miami has largely regarded robust below Mario Cristobal, however we will’t overlook final yr’s Canes dropping one-score stunners to lesser opponents (Georgia Tech and Syracuse). Florida held USF to 18 factors two weekends in the past, then outgained No. 3 LSU in complete yards whereas placing up 23 first downs to the Tigers’ 10. The Gators misplaced each video games.

Florida makes for an attention-grabbing upset menace if QB DJ Lagway can get (considerably) proper after his five-interception implosion in Loss of life Valley. Miami’s Carson Beck grew up in Jacksonville, lower than an hour and a half away from The Swamp. He’s the present Heisman favourite. If nothing else, this prime-time draw has actual chaos upside.

Saturday sleeper: Washington at Washington State, 7:30 on CBS

Not precisely a sleeper given the right noun rivalry (Apple Cup), however the Huskies and Cougars ought to ship one of many rowdiest crowds of the late slate. The Cougs stole final yr’s showdown in Seattle with a 24-19 victory. Washington received the 2023 sport, with Grady Gross’ 42-yard area objective preserving an ideal season as time expired. The Pac-12 is again, and solely certainly one of these groups is a member!

Saturday tremendous sleeper, Evening Strikes version*: Michigan State at No. 25 USC, 11 p.m. on Fox

*Introduced by Bob Seger and the perfect cafe in all of East Lansing 

Talking of former Pac-12 traditions, let’s welcome the Large Ten After Darkish.

Right here’s The Athletic columnist Joe Rexrode to set the desk:

“That is the time of yr after we bear in mind why and the way a lot we love school soccer. It’s our huge slobbering basset hound. However we overlook how dumb it may be. Thanks, USC-Michigan State begin time, for a reminder.”

Sure, that’s an 11 p.m. kickoff for Spartan locals. Lincoln Riley has Jayden Maiava wanting like a star below heart, and the Trojans have opened 2025 airing all of it the best way out (364 passing yards per sport up to now). Michigan State supplies the primary actual defensive check, although, and Lengthy Seaside product Aidan Chiles has an opportunity to make the most important of impressions in Southern California. Perhaps this turns into an unexpectedly tight sport, and perhaps that is the sound to snooze to as Sunday dawns.

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