A potent college football schedule concludes the regular season (for everybody except Army and Navy), featuring official conference championship games for the SEC, Big Ten, ACC, Pac-12, Conference USA, and MAC, along with a de facto Big 12 title showdown between the Oklahoma Sooners and Oklahoma St. Cowboys that will not only decide that conference's victor, but also perhaps upset the SEC's meet-you-at-the-crystal moment, should voters get mischievous.
The Houston Cougars also have a lot to play for. Getting past ranked Southern Miss will mean a 13-0 season and an assured BCS bowl bid, while a loss would mean they'd have to hope for an enterprising bowl to select them -- over, ohh, let's say the Michigan Wolverines or Kansas St. Wildcats -- since their non-AQ autobid would probably fall to the TCU Horned Frogs due to stupid BCS rules.
The Big East is up for grabs as well. The Louisville Cardinals are hoping for a loss by the Cincinnati Bearcats, though the West Virginia Mountaineers can also sneak in with a win. If Cincy wins or if both win, it'll come down to Sunday night's BCS standings.
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Thursday, December 1 |
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8:00 PM ET |
23 West Virginia 8-3 |
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So Florida 5-6 |
ESPN |
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Friday, December 2 |
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7:00 PM ET |
Ohio U 9-3 |
MAC Championship |
Northern Ill 9-3 |
ESPN 2 |
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8:00 PM ET |
UCLA 6-6 |
Pac-12 Championship |
9 Oregon 10-2 |
FOX |
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Saturday, December 3 |
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12:00 PM ET |
Connecticut 5-6 |
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Cincinnati 8-3 |
ESPN |
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12:00 PM ET |
24 Southern Miss 10-2 |
C-USA Championship |
6 Houston 12-0 |
ABC |
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12:00 PM ET |
Syracuse 5-6 |
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Pittsburgh 5-6 |
ESPN 2 |
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12:30 PM ET |
Iowa State 6-5 |
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16 Kansas State 9-2 |
FSN |
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2:00 PM ET |
Wyoming 7-4 |
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Colorado State 3-8 |
The Mountain |
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2:30 PM ET |
UNLV 2-9 |
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18 TCU 9-2 |
Versus |
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3:00 PM ET |
Troy 3-8 |
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Arkansas State 9-2 |
ESPN Regional |
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3:30 PM ET |
Texas 7-4 |
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17 Baylor 8-3 |
ABC |
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3:30 PM ET |
Utah State 6-5 |
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New Mexico St 4-8 |
AggieVision |
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4:00 PM ET |
ULM 3-8 |
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Fla Atlantic 1-10 |
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4:00 PM ET |
14 Georgia 10-2 |
SEC Championship |
1 LSU 12-0 |
CBS |
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4:00 PM ET |
Middle Tennessee 2-9 |
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North Texas 4-7 |
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4:05 PM ET |
Idaho 2-9 |
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Nevada 6-5 |
WAC Sports Network |
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6:00 PM ET |
New Mexico 1-10 |
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7 Boise State 10-1 |
The Mountain |
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7:30 PM ET |
BYU 8-3 |
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Hawaii 6-6 |
ESPN 2 |
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8:00 PM ET |
5 Virginia Tech 11-1 |
ACC Championship |
20 Clemson 9-3 |
ESPN |
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8:00 PM ET |
10 Oklahoma 9-2 |
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3 Oklahoma State 10-1 |
ABC |
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8:00 PM ET |
Fresno State 4-8 |
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San Diego St 7-4 |
CBSSN |
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8:17 PM ET |
15 Wisconsin 10-2 |
Big Ten Championship |
13 Michigan State 10-2 |
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