College football schedule today: TV coverage, channels, scores for Week 5 top 25 games

Zac Al-Khateeb

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The Week 5 college football schedule stands to be among the most impactful of this young season.

A total of five games will take place among ranked teams, which includes two matchups of unbeaten opponents. The biggest game of the week is debatable, but there's no doubting that No. 2 Alabama at No. 20 Arkansas will draw plenty of eyes in the 3:30 p.m. ET CBS slot.

The Crimson Tide appear to have worked out some offensive issues from earlier in their season, but the Week 2 trip to Austin, Texas — where Alabama escaped with a 20-19 win — likely weighs on Nick Saban's mind this week. Now he and Alabama must travel to Fayetteville, where Sam Pittman has the Razorbacks — fresh off a heartbreaking loss to Texas A&M — looking like true contenders in the SEC.

The "other" biggest game this week will be No. 10 NC State's trip to No. 5 Clemson. The Wolfpack will face their first true test after surviving a couple of scares from lesser competition earlier in the season. Meanwhile, Dabo Swinney appears to have the Tigers in midseason form — particularly quarterback DJ Uiagalelei — after a fantastic offensive battle with Wake Forest.

MORE: Watch live Week 5 college football with fuboTV (free trial)

There's also the cross-division SEC meeting between No. 7 Kentucky and No. 14 Ole Miss, No. 22 Wake Forest at undefeated, No. 23 Florida State, and No. 9 Oklahoma State at No. 16 Baylor.

It stands to be a wild week of college football, and those are only five of the games played among top 25 competition this week. The Sporting News has you covered on how to watch those games and more for Week 5:

College football schedule today

Eleven games will be nationally televised in Week 5, including stand-alone games on Thursday and Friday night.

This week's schedule also includes five games between ranked opponents: No. 7 Kentucky at No. 14 Ole Miss; No. 2 Alabama at No. 20 Arkansas; No. 9 Oklahoma State at No. 16 Baylor; No. 22 Wake Forest at No. 23 Florida State (Hurricane Ian allowing); and No. 10 NC State at No. 5 Clemson.

Nineteen games will take place this weekend among top 25 teams, with only No. 8 Tennessee taking the week off. All but two can be streamed via fuboTV, which offers a free trial. Other options this week include the ESPN App, Fox.com, Paramount+ and conference-specific networks for the ACC, Big Ten and SEC.

Here's the entire slate of top-25 games in Week 5. Nationally televised games are listed in italics.

Thursday, Sept. 29

Game Time (ET) TV
Utah State at No. 19 BYU 8 p.m. ESPN, fuboTV

Friday, Sept. 30

Game Time (ET) TV
No. 15 Washington at UCLA 10:30 p.m. ESPN, fuboTV

Saturday, Sept. 31

Game Time (ET) TV
No. 4 Michigan at Iowa Noon Fox, fuboTV
No. 7 Kentucky at No. 14 Ole Miss Noon ESPN, fuboTV
No. 18 Oklahoma at TCU Noon ABC, fuboTV
Purdue at No. 21 Minnesota Noon ESPN2, fuboTV
Texas Tech at No. 25 Kansas State Noon ESPN+, Big 12+
Oregon State at No. 12 Utah 2 p.m. Pac-12 Network
No. 2 Alabama at No. 20 Arkansas 3:30 p.m. CBS, fuboTV
Rutgers at No. 3 Ohio State 3:30 p.m. Big Ten Network, fuboTV
No. 9 Oklahoma State at No. 16 Baylor 3:30 p.m. Fox, fuboTV
Northwestern at No. 11 Penn State 3:30 p.m ESPN, fuboTV
No. 22 Wake Forest at No. 23 Florida State 3:30 p.m. ABC, fuboTV
No. 17 Texas A&M at Mississippi State 4 p.m. SEC Network, fuboTV
No. 1 Georgia at Missouri 7:30 p.m. SECN, fuboTV
No. 10 NC State at No. 5 Clemson 7:30 p.m. ABC, fuboTV
Georgia Tech at No. 24 Pitt 8 p.m. ACC Network, fuboTV
Arizona State at No. 6 USC 10:30 p.m. ESPN, fuboTV
Stanford at No. 13 Oregon 11 p.m. Fox Sports 1, fuboTV

MORE: Week 4 picks against the spread for top-25 teams

College football scores, results for Week 5

Here's the full Week 4 scores for top-25 college football teams.

Thursday, Sept. 29

Game
Utah State at No. 19 BYU

Friday, Sept. 30

Game
No. 15 Washington at UCLA

Saturday, Sept. 31

Game
No. 4 Michigan at Iowa
No. 7 Kentucky at No. 14 Ole Miss
No. 18 Oklahoma at TCU
Purdue at No. 21 Minnesota
Texas Tech at No. 25 Kansas State
Oregon State at No. 12 Utah
No. 2 Alabama at No. 20 Arkansas
Rutgers at No. 3 Ohio State
No. 9 Oklahoma State at No. 16 Baylor
Northwestern at No. 11 Penn State
No. 22 Wake Forest at No. 23 Florida State
No. 17 Texas A&M at Mississippi State
No. 1 Georgia at Missouri
No. 10 NC State at No. 5 Clemson
Georgia Tech at No. 24 Pitt
Arizona State at No. 6 USC
Stanford at No. 13 Oregon

Zac Al-Khateeb

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Zac Al-Khateeb has been part of The Sporting News team since 2015 after earning his Bachelor's (2013) and Master's (2014) degrees in journalism at the University of Alabama. Prior to joining TSN, he covered high school sports and general news in Alabama. A college sports specialist, Zac has been a voter for the Biletnikoff Award and Heisman Trophy since 2020.