Week 6 of college football only features one matchup between top 25 teams (and it didn’t exactly turn out), but there are still plenty of teams on the lookout for an upset.
Usually this kind of week works like this. Will a team like No. 4 Tennessee be intimidated by Arkansas? What about Cal’s No. 8 Miami in the ACC After Dark Special? We’ll find out soon.
Here are the games to watch on Saturday: All times are Eastern Time and all odds are from BetMGM.
3:30pm | TV: CBS | Line: Ohio State -19.5 | Total: 45.5
It’s hard to see how Iowa’s offense can sustain itself. But Iowa’s defense is the best unit Ohio State has ever seen, and I’m excited to see how the Buckeyes do against the stingy Hawkeyes.
3:30 p.m. | TV: ESPN | Line: Ole Miss -9.5 | Total: 53.5
Ole Miss is looking to bounce back from last week’s 20-17 upset loss to Kentucky. South Carolina’s defense is as good as the Wildcats’. Just ask Kentucky. In Week 2, the Gamecocks dominated Kentucky, 31-6. But can South Carolina’s offense keep up? stay tuned.
7:30pm | TV: ABC | Line: Tennessee -13.5 | Total 58.5
While Tennessee’s offense has produced highlights thus far, the defense has given up just 28 points in four games, showing that the defensive line is one of the best in the SEC. This will be a big challenge for the Arkansas offense, which is explosive when it’s not turning the ball over.
10:30pm | TV: ESPN | Line: Miami -10.5 | Total: 54.5
Miami is learning what life is like in the new ACC as it heads west to visit the Bears, who also have a late-night kickoff in Berkeley, which also hosts “Game Day.” Can Miami and Heisman hopeful QB Cam Ward continue to compete against a motivated California team that is off to a 3-1 start?
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Saturday, October 5, 2024, 6:43 PM EDT
Final: Indiana 41, Northwestern 24
Indiana enters the bye week at 6-0. They had their best start since 1967 and became the first FBS team to qualify for a bowl. Take a bow, Hoosiers.
Saturday, October 5, 2024, 6:40 PM EDT
Final: Ohio State 35, Iowa State 7
Facing their biggest test yet, the Buckeyes have no problem sending the Hawkeyes out. Will Howard made four TD passes in the big win.
Saturday, October 5, 2024, 6:36 PM EDT
Vanderbilt drove to midfield and got the receiver open on third-and-long, but couldn’t get off on the catch.
Bama regained possession and had a chance to take their first lead.
Saturday, October 5, 2024, 6:27 PM EDT
Iowa scores first TD
Caleb Johnson’s run from 28 yards out finally gave the Hawkeyes the lead.
Ohio State 35, Iowa State 7
Saturday, October 5, 2024, 6:24 PM EDT
Alabama TD!
The Tide started the first half with purpose, quickly marching downfield and looking for a touchdown.
Jaylen Milroe ran it in from 14 yards left.
Vanderbilt’s lead was cut to 23-21 in the third quarter.
Saturday, October 5, 2024, 6:21 PM EDT
Touchdown for Georgia!
Carson Beck found Dillon Bell in the end zone for his second touchdown pass of the day.
Saturday, October 5, 2024, 6:17 PM EDT
Ohio State adds another TD
Will Howard connected with Emeka Egbuka for another touchdown, gaining 3 yards. It was Egbuka’s third TD catch of the day.
Saturday, October 5, 2024, 6:12 PM EDT
End of 3rd quarter: Georgia 21, Auburn 10
Back in the fourth quarter, the Tigers are facing an important 4th and 2 in the midfield.
Saturday, October 5, 2024, 5:58 PM EDT
Touchdown for Georgia!
The Bulldogs extended their lead to 21 points on a short TD run by Trevor Etienne. It was his second touchdown of the day.
Saturday, October 5, 2024, 5:57 PM EDT
ohio state touchdown
As the third quarter came to a close, the Buckeyes effectively put things under control with a TD pass from Will Howard to Emeka Egbuka.
Saturday, October 5, 2024, 5:57 PM EDT
Halftime: Vanderbilt 23, Alabama 14
The Commodores are the No. 1 team to watch! Fun second half.
Saturday, October 5, 2024, 5:45 PM EDT
Alabama touchdown!
Jam Miller scored his second TD of the day on a 3-yard run.
Bama closed the gap on Vanderbilt late in the first half.
Vanderbilt 23, Alabama 14
Saturday, October 5, 2024, 5:45 PM EDT
Touchdown Auburn!
The Tigers are back! RB Harquez Hunter took a handoff on the outside, broke a tackle and ran 38 yards for a touchdown.
Georgia 14, Auburn 10
Saturday, October 5, 2024, 5:41 PM EDT
touchdown buckeyes
And just like that, another OSU touchdown begins. This time, Will Howard took advantage of a short field after an Iowa fumble and ran in to score.
Iowa State is in a bind here.
Saturday, October 5, 2024, 5:31 PM EDT
Touchdown Buckeyes!
The second half went back to Columbus and Ohio State increased its lead.
Jeremiah Smith caught a 53-yard bomb to steal the ball near the goal line and capped off the drive with a one-handed TD grab on the next play. New students are great, everyone.
Saturday, October 5, 2024, 5:29 PM EDT
Vanderbilt adds FG
Brock Taylor is good from 51 yards.
The Commodores increased their lead against Alabama to 23-7 late in the second quarter.
Saturday, October 5, 2024, 5:22 PM EDT
Halftime: Ole Miss 24, South Carolina 3
JJ Peggs (defensive tackle, 325 pounds) scored his second TD of the day, and the Rebels had complete control in the first half.
Saturday, October 5, 2024, 5:16 PM EDT
Halftime: Georgia 14, Auburn 3
The Bulldogs had a deep field goal attempt blocked just before intermission. They will have the ball at the start of the second half.
Saturday, October 5, 2024, 5:11pm EDT
Touchdown Vandy!
No. 1 Alabama is on the lookout for an upset.
Vanderbilt’s Cedric Alexander punched in from the 1, completing a marathon 17-play, 75-yard drive, aided by three Alabama penalties.
Vanderbilt 20, Alabama 7, 2nd quarter.
Saturday, October 5, 2024, 5:08 PM EDT
Touchdown for Georgia!
What a wayward play for the Dawgs to score. Carson Beck missed his intended receiver, but it hit Dominique Lovett, who ran into the end zone and scored just before the end of the half.
