Los Angeles Times

WEEKEND VIEWERS GUIDE

- eduardo.gonzalez@latimes.com Twitter: @edmgonzale­z

It’s another weekend of college football, which means it’s time to cancel your other Saturday plans to binge-watch games from morning until late night. The Times’ Eduardo Gonzalez lets us know what will be on our television­s and computer screens this weekend:

TONIGHT

Colorado (5-3) at Arizona (4-5) 7:30 p.m., FS1

At this point it’s about bowl eligibilit­y and positionin­g for these teams. Arizona stunned then-No. 19 Oregon 44-15 last week. Colorado has lost three in a row after a 5-0 start and last week blew a 28-point lead in an overtime loss against Oregon State.

4:30 p.m.: Pittsburgh at No. 25 Virginia, ESPN2. 5 p.m.: Western Kentucky at Middle Tennessee, CBS Sports Network (CBSSN).

SATURDAY MORNING

Nebraska (2-6) at No. 10 Ohio State (7-1) 9 a.m., Channel 11

Ohio State was exposed two weekends ago in a 49-20 loss to Purdue. The Buckeyes allowed the Boilermake­rs to gain more than 500 yards. The Cornhusker­s have won two in a row after an 0-6 start. Adrian Martinez passed for 213 yards and two touchdowns in a 45-9 win over Bethune-Cookman last week.

9 a.m.: Louisville at No. 2 Clemson, Channel 7; No. 19 Syracuse at Wake Forest, Prime Ticket; No. 20 Texas A&M at Auburn, ESPN; No. 24 Iowa State at Kansas, FS West; South Carolina at Mississipp­i, SEC Network (SEC); Rutgers at Wisconsin, Big Ten Network (Big Ten); Michigan State at Maryland, ESPN2; Oklahoma State at Baylor, FS1; Air Force at Army, CBSSN; Memphis at East Carolina, ESPNU. 9:15 a.m.: Georgia Tech at North Carolina, KDOC.

SATURDAY AFTERNOON

No. 6 Georgia (7-1) at No. 9 Kentucky (7-1) 12:30 p.m., Channel 2

Not many would have expected that this matchup could determine the Southeaste­rn Conference East Division winner. Georgia bounced back from its only loss with a solid 36-17 win over Florida last week, as Jake Fromm passed for 240 yards and three touchdowns. Kentucky, one of the surprise teams in college football this season, beat Missouri 15-14 last week, scoring a touchdown on the final play of the game.

No. 13 West Virginia (6-1) at No. 17 Texas (6-2) 12:30 p.m., Channel 11

West Virginia, Texas and Oklahoma are tied for the top spot in the Big 12 Conference at 4-1. The Mountainee­rs looked unstoppabl­e last week in a 58-14 win over Baylor. Will Grier passed for 353 yards and three touchdowns. Texas quarterbac­k Sam Ehlinger passed for 283 yards and two touchdowns against Oklahoma State, but the Longhorns lost 3835 to end their winning streak at six games.

No. 14 Penn State (6-2) at No. 5 Michigan (7-1) 12:45 p.m., ESPN

Penn State could create chaos in the Big Ten East with a win. The Nittany Lions held off Iowa 30-24 last week, sealing the win with a late intercepti­on. Michigan hasn’t played since beating Michigan State 21-7 on Oct. 20.

No. 4 Notre Dame (8-0) at Northweste­rn (5-3) 4:15 p.m., ESPN

The Fighting Irish look to continue their push for a College Football Playoff spot. Ian Book passed for 330 yards and two scores in a 44-22 victory over Navy in San Diego last week. Northweste­rn surprised Wisconsin, forcing three turnovers in a 31-17 win over the Badgers.

UCLA (2-6) at Oregon (5-3) 4:30 p.m., Channel 11

This will be UCLA coach Chip Kelly’s first visit to Oregon since his highly successful four-year run as coach of the Ducks. Both teams are coming off blowout losses. One more loss would make the Bruins ineligible for a bowl game.

No. 1 Alabama (8-0) at No. 3 Louisiana State (7-1) 5 p.m., Channel 2

Louisiana State will try to be the first team to actually give Alabama a game. First place in the Southeaste­rn Conference West is at stake. The Crimson Tide is averaging 54.1 points while giving up only 15.9 a game.

12:30 p.m.: No. 16 Iowa at Purdue, ESPN2; Florida State at No. 21 North Carolina State, Channel 7; Tulane at South Florida, CBSSN; Navy at Cincinnati, ESPNU; Kansas State at Texas Christian, FS1; Minnesota at Illinois, Big Ten. 1 p.m.: Missouri at No. 11 Florida, SEC; No. 15 Utah at Arizona State, Pac-12 Networks (Pac-12); Charlotte at Tennessee, SEC; Alcorn State at New Mexico State, Fox Sports Atlantic. 4 p.m.: Connecticu­t at Tulsa, CBSSN; Houston at Southern Methodist, ESPNU; Duke at Miami, ESPN2. 4:30 p.m.: Louisiana Tech at No. 18 Mississipp­i State, SEC; Texas San Antonio at Alabama Birmingham, beIN. 5 p.m.: No. 7 Oklahoma at Texas Tech, Channel 7.

EVENING

USC (4-4) at Oregon State (2-6) 7 p.m., FS1

The Trojans, who have lost two in a row, make their first trip to Corvallis since 2013. Quarterbac­k JT Daniels and linebacker Cameron Smith are expected to play for USC after missing a 38-35 loss against Arizona State last week. The Beavers ended a road losing streak at 22 games with their overtime win at Colorado last week.

6 p.m.: Stanford at Washington, Pac-12. 7:15 p.m.: Brigham Young at Boise State, ESPN2; San Diego State at New Mexico, ESPNU. 7:30 p.m.: No. 23 Fresno State at Nevada Las Vegas, CBSSN. 7:45 p.m.: California at No. 8 Washington State, ESPN.

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