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It’s been a long time since we had a normal Saturday. Sure, Thursday and Friday saw a small morsel of college football, but today is the day. Today’s the return of all the things we’ve come to know and love and dedicate our Saturdays to. Fans, bands, big hits, pageantry, Desmond Howard’s giant tie knot, Nick Saban looking directly in the camera during interviews, all the things that make this sport what it is.
There’s seven MACtion games on tap for today, ranging from home games against FCS squads to a thousand mile road trip to take on a Top 5 squad. There’s something for everyone today in the Mid-American Conference and beyond.
To go along with that, your friends here at the Belt will be chatting it up with you in the comment section as the day goes on. You should join us. It’s a hoot and a half.
Your Saturday schedule. . .
Saturday Schedule
| Matchup | Time (ET) | TV | Streaming |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matchup | Time (ET) | TV | Streaming |
| Kent State at #5 Clemson | Noon | ESPN | WatchESPN.com |
| Akron at #6 Penn State | Noon | ABC | WatchESPN.com |
| Maryland at #23 Texas | Noon | FS1 | FoxSportsGo.com |
| Ball State at Illinois | Noon | BTN | BTN2Go.com |
| Wyoming at Iowa | Noon | BTN | BTN2Go.com |
| Bowling Green at Michigan State | Noon | ESPNU | WatchESPN.com |
| Missouri State at Missouri | Noon | SEC Network | WatchESPN.com |
| California at North Carolina | 12:20 PM | None | WatchESPN.com |
| Bethune-Cookman at #18 Miami | 12:30 PM | None | WatchESPN.com |
| Youngstown State at Pittsburgh | 1:00 PM | None | WatchESPN.com |
| Portland State at Oregon State | 2:00 PM | Pac-12 Networks | Pac-12.com |
| VMI at Air Force | 2:00 PM | None | WatchESPN.com |
| NC State vs. South Carolina (Charlotte, NC) | 3:00 PM | ESPN | WatchESPN.com |
| UTEP at #7 Oklahoma | 3:30 PM | FOX | FoxSportsGo.com |
| #11 Michigan vs. #17 Florida (Arlington, TX) | 3:30 PM | ABC | WatchESPN.com |
| Temple at Notre Dame | 3:30 PM | NBC | NBCSports.com |
| Nevada at Northwestern | 3:30 PM | BTN | BTN2Go.com |
| William & Mary at Virginia | 3:30 PM | None | WatchESPN.com |
| Alabama A&M at UAB | 3:30 PM | None | None |
| Troy at Boise State | 3:45 PM | ESPNU | WatchESPN.com |
| Stony Brook at #19 South Florida | 4:00 PM | None | WatchESPN.com |
| Eastern Washington at Texas Tech | 4:00 PM | None | None |
| Kentucky at Southern Mississippi | 4:00 PM | CBSSN | CBSSports.com |
| Charleston Southern at Mississippi State | 4:00 PM | SEC Network | WatchESPN.com |
| Western Michigan at #4 USC | 5:15 PM | Pac-12 Networks | Pac-12.com |
| North Carolina Central at Duke | 6:00 PM | None | WatchESPN.com |
| James Madison at East Carolina | 6:00 PM | None | WatchESPN.com |
| Albany at Old Dominion | 6:00 PM | None | WatchESPN.com |
| Appalachian State at #15 Georgia | 6:15 PM | ESPN | WatchESPN.com |
| Miami (OH) at Marshall | 6:30 PM | None | None |
| Lamar at North Texas | 7:00 PM | None | WatchESPN.com |
| Eastern Kentucky at Western Kentucky | 7:00 PM | None | None |
| Northwestern State at Louisiana Tech | 7:00 PM | None | WatchESPN.com |
| Stephen F. Austin at SMU | 7:00 PM | None | WatchESPN.com |
| UMass at Coastal Carolina | 7:00 PM | None | WatchESPN.com |
| Liberty at Baylor | 7:00 PM | FS2 | FoxSportsGo.com |
| Southeast Missouri State at Kansas | 7:00 PM | None | WatchESPN.com |
| Hampton at Ohio | 7:00 PM | None | WatchESPN.com |
| Southeastern Louisiana at Louisiana | 7:00 PM | None | WatchESPN.com |
| Houston Baptist at Texas State | 7:00 PM | None | WatchESPN.com |
| Central Arkansas at #20 Kansas State | 7:10 PM | None | WatchESPN.com |
| Georgia Southern at #12 Auburn | 7:30 PM | SEC Network | WatchESPN.com |
| #16 Louisville vs. Purdue (Indianapolis, IN) | 7:30 PM | FOX | FoxSportsGo.com |
| South Alabama at Ole Miss | 7:30 PM | ESPNU | WatchESPN.com |
| Cal Poly at San José State | 7:30 PM | None | None |
| #3 Florida State vs. #1 Alabama (Atlanta, GA) | 8:00 PM | ABC | WatchESPN.com |
| Abilene Christian at New Mexico | 8:00 PM | None | None |
| Arkansas State at Nebraska | 8:00 PM | BTN | BTN2Go.com |
| Jackson State at TCU | 8:00 PM | FOX | FoxSportsGo.com |
| Northern Iowa at Iowa State | 8:00 PM | None | None |
| Vanderbilt at Middle Tennessee | 8:00 PM | CBSSN | CBSSports.com |
| Grambling at Tulane | 8:00 PM | None | WatchESPN.com |
| Southern Utah at Oregon | 8:15 PM | Pac-12 Networks | Pac-12.com |
| UC Davis at San Diego State | 8:30 PM | None | None |
| Howard at UNLV | 9:00 PM | None | None |
| BYU vs. #13 LSU (New Orleans, LA) | 9:30 PM | ESPN | WatchESPN.com |
| Incarnate Word at Fresno State | 10:00 PM | None | None |
| Montana State at #24 Washington State | 10:30 PM | FS1 | FoxSportsGo.com |
| Northern Arizona at Arizona | 11:00 PM | Pac-12 Networks | Pac-12.com |
| Western Carolina at Hawai'i | 11:59 PM | None | None |
Comment section, folks. Make your predictions and look like a genius then join us as the Saturday gets underway. Welcome back football and welcome back Belters.