Week 6 includes several top-25 matchups for college football fans to enjoy.
Chief among them: the top-five matchup between No. 4 Penn State and No. 3 Iowa in Kinnick Stadium. It is the only meeting between undefeated, ranked opponents in the Week 6 slate, and has incredible College Football Playoff implications. The winner will add a top-five victory to their resume and take over as the clear No. 3 team in the country behind No. 1 Alabama and No. 2 Georgia.
A win would likely go further for the Hawkeyes, considering they avoid No. 7 Ohio State and No. 9 Michigan out of the Big Ten East division this season and have no more ranked opponents on their schedule. The Nittany Lions still have their work cut out for them against those opponents, but if they can head into Kinnick Stadium and take down the Hawkeyes, there's no reason to think they couldn't do the same against the Buckeyes and Wolverines.
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Elsewhere, look for No. 6 Oklahoma and No. 21 Texas to face off in the Red River Showdown, this week's featured "College GameDay" matchup. The game could be one of the last between the teams as Big 12 opponents, and also has Playoff implications between the undefeated Sooners and one-loss Longhorns.
In SEC action, No. 13 Arkansas and No. 17 Ole Miss will both look to keep their Playoff hopes alive a week after suffering a demoralizing loss to Georgia and Alabama, respectively. Speaking of the Bulldogs, they'll head to take on No. 18 Auburn in Jordan-Hare Stadium, one of college football's toughest venues. The stadium will be even more raucous for the Deep South's Oldest Rivalry, a series that often throws rankings out the window.
Sporting News has you covered on how all of those games and top-25 more for Week 6:
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College football schedule today
Here's every Week 6 college football game involving top 25 teams:
(All nationally broadcast games bolded)
Thursday, Oct. 7
| Game | Time (ET) | TV channel |
| No. 15 Coastal Carolina at Arkansas State | 7:30 p.m. | ESPNU, fuboTV |
Friday, Oct. 8
| Game | Time (ET) | TV channel |
| Temple at No. 5 Cincinnati | 7 p.m. | ESPN, fuboTV |
| Stanford at No. 22 Arizona State | 10:30 p.m. | ESPN, fuboTV |
Saturday, Oct. 9
| Game | Time (ET) | TV channel |
| No. 6 Oklahoma vs. No. 21 Texas (Dallas) | Noon | ABC, fuboTV |
| Maryland at No. 7 Ohio State | Noon | Fox, fuboTV |
| No. 11 Michigan State at Rutgers | Noon | Big Ten Network, fuboTV |
| No. 13 Arkansas at No. 17 Ole Miss | Noon | ESPN, fuboTV |
| Vanderbilt at No. 20 Florida | Noon | SEC Network, fuboTV |
| No. 2 Georgia at No. 18 Auburn | 3:30 p.m. | CBS, fuboTV |
| Boise State at No. 15 BYU | 3:30 p.m. | ABC, fuboTV |
| No. 19 Wake Forest at Syracuse | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN2, fuboTV |
| No. 24 SMU at Army | 3:30 p.m. | CBS Sports Network, fuboTV |
| No. 4 Penn State at No. 3 Iowa | 4 p.m. | Fox, fuboTV |
| No. 9 Michigan at Nebraska | 7:30 p.m. | ABC, fuboTV |
| No. 14 Notre Dame at Virginia Tech | 7:30 p.m. | ACC Network, fuboTV |
| No. 1 Alabama at Texas A&M | 8 p.m. | CBS, fuboTV |
| New Mexico at No. 25 San Diego State | 9 p.m. | Fox Sports 1, fuboTV |
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How to watch, live stream college football games
Fourteen games involving a ranked team will be broadcast on national TV in Week 6. Those games will appear on Fox, Fox Sports 1, CBS, CBS Sports Network, ABC, ESPN and ESPN2. Live streaming options include the ESPN app, Fox.com, ESPN+, Paramount+ or fuboTV, which offers a seven-day free trial.
College football scores Week 6
Thursday, Oct. 7
| Game |
| No. 15 Coastal Carolina at Arkansas State |
Friday, Oct. 8
| Game |
| Temple at No. 5 Cincinnati |
| Stanford at No. 22 Arizona State |
Saturday, Oct. 9
| Game |
| No. 6 Oklahoma vs. No. 21 Texas (Dallas) |
| Maryland at No. 7 Ohio State |
| No. 11 Michigan State at Rutgers |
| No. 13 Arkansas at No. 17 Ole Miss |
| Vanderbilt at No. 20 Florida |
| No. 2 Georgia at No. 18 Auburn |
| Boise State at No. 15 BYU |
| No. 19 Wake Forest at Syracuse |
| No. 24 SMU at Army |
| No. 4 Penn State at No. 3 Iowa |
| No. 9 Michigan at Nebraska |
| No. 14 Notre Dame at Virginia Tech |
| No. 1 Alabama at Texas A&M |
| New Mexico at No. 25 San Diego State |
