Every Wednesday I put out a four-deep of the available games from the early kickoff to whatever the west coast has after dark. The order is based on a combination of strength of teams playing, the matchup, and personal preference. Yes, that last one means Nebraska carries a lot of weight, but not all of it.
Now that we’ve seen everyone play, some games are rising or falling based on both their own team and the matchup.
Immediately at the top of the list? Colorado welcoming historical rival Nebraska for the home debut of Deion Sanders. That begins a stellar slate including El Assico (Cy-Hawk), Texas-Alabama, and future Big Ten-ACC matchup Stanford and USC.
Not listed are the Thursday matchup of Murray State at Louisville or the Friday games: Indiana State at Indiana and Illinois at Kansas.
| Starter | Time* | Channel | |
| Early | Nebraska at No. 22 Colorado | 11:00 AM | FOX |
| Mid | Iowa at Iowa State | 2:30 PM | FOX |
| Evening | No. 11 Texas at No. 3 Alabama | 6:00 PM | ESPN |
| Late | Stanford at No. 6 USC | 9:30 PM | FOX |
| Backup | Time* | Channel | |
| Early | No. 10 Notre Dame at NC State | 11:00 AM | ABC |
| Mid | No. 23 Texas A&M at Miami | 2:30 PM | ABC |
| Evening | No. 19 Wisconsin at Washington State | 6:30 PM | ABC |
| Late | Auburn at Cal | 9:30 PM | ESPN |
| Reserve | Time* | Channel | |
| Early | No. 12 Utah at Baylor | 11:00 AM | ESPN |
| Mid | No. 20 Ole Miss at No. 24 Tulane | 2:30 PM | ESPN2 |
| Evening | No. 13 Oregon at Texas Tech | 6:00 PM | FOX |
| Late | Oklahoma State at Arizona State | 9:30 PM | FS1 |
| Bench | Time* | Channel | |
| Early | Vanderbilt at Wake Forest | 10:00 AM | ACCN |
| Mid | Southern Illinois at Northern Illinois | 2:30 PM | ESPN+ |
| Evening | Cincinnati at Pitt | 5:30 PM | CW Network |
| Late | UC Davis at No. 16 Oregon State | 8:00 PM | PAC12 |
*All Times Central