Best College Football Games Today on TV | Week 14 2025: Rivalry Week

Watch Ohio State vs. Michigan | FOX

Why you should watch: The stakes for The Game are always going to be high, but it’s always better when The Game is especially The Game-y. The 11–0 Buckeyes haven’t broken a sweat all season, but Michigan’s the only thing keeping them from an undefeated season. (And among Michigan and Ohio State fans—and Columbus-area swatters itching for a reason to get worked up—Michigan’s four-game win streak goes without saying.)

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The 10–2 Wolverines have been inconsistent all year, but last weekend’s 45–20 Maryland win was their most complete game of the season. The emergence of receiver Andrew Marsh has also been massive for a Michigan squad dealing with running back injuries and a streaky defense. As for the Buckeyes, their biggest red flag is the status of Carnell Tate and Jeremiah Smith—neither receiver was available last week, and Tate hasn’t played since early November.

Heading into today’s game, Ohio State’s championship bonafides are sterling: they’re elite on both sides of the ball, have the best odds (per ESPN’s FPI) to win the championship, and are heavily favored over the Wolverines.

But as Michigan fans will gladly point out, they were saying this last year, and look how that turned out? Michigan’s playbook for grabbing the upset and a potential playoff bid looks a lot like last year: drag Ohio State into a Texas-like rock fight (by design, the Buckeyes rank 111th in total offensive plays), lean on their rushing attack, and get enough from Bryce Underwood and their passing game to eke out a win.

Watch Ole Miss at Mississippi State | ABC

Why you should watch: The on-field stakes for this year’s Egg Bowl aren’t the highest, as the 5–6 Bulldogs have firmly moved into “check back next year” territory.

But on the opposing sideline, noted Wine Mom Poster Lane Kiffin has kept things interesting. The 10–1 Rebels have a playoff berth virtually locked up, but with Kiffin sitting in the center of LSU and Florida’s hiring cycles, it’s an open question whether he’ll remain in Oxford after this week.

It’d take a lot for Mississippi State to make this a game, as the Bulldogs hit season lows in blowout losses to Georgia and Mizzou. But if Kiffin’s off-field activities affect the on-field product on Friday, we’d wager Ole Miss admins and fans will be more than glad to send him off. Live (for causing riots every time you leave a high-profile job), laugh, love, Lane!

Watch Georgia vs. Georgia Tech | ABC
Watch Texas A&M vs. Texas | ABC

Why you should watch: Georgia Tech and Texas are all but out of the playoff picture, but spite could go a long way in their respective Rivalry Week matchups.

The Bulldogs have rounded into form after early-season growing pains—they’re allowing only 4.59 yards per play this month. Between Gunner Stockton, Nate Frazier, and Zachariah Branch, Georgia’s offense can also shred through Georgia Tech’s disaster-zone defense. But between Georgia Tech’s offense and last year’s eight-overtime masterpiece, the Yellow Jackets still have enough in the tank to trade body blows with Georgia.

As for Texas, we respect readers enough not to beat the “could the Longhorns still make the playoff?!?” drum. But the Longhorns’ defense could make things interesting if they can hold Marcel Reed and Texas A&M in check—the Aggies are favored by less than a touchdown by oddsmakers and advanced stats.

Watch Temple at North Texas | ESPN

Why you should watch: The weekday slate’s full of great undercards (we’ll also shout out to Boise State–Utah State’s BroncoBowl and San Diego–New Mexico), but North Texas–Temple should be at the top of your afternoon viewing list.

We’ve sung the praises of the Mean Green before in this watch guide. Outside of a turnover-laden loss to South Florida, North Texas has blown out opponents by video game margins all season, and they’ll play Tulane on conference championship weekend for a playoff bid. What’s a better chaser between sleeping off Thanksgiving dinner and doing Black Friday shopping than watching Drew Mestermaker throw for 400 yards on, like, 12 passes?

Watch Miami vs. Pittsburgh | ABC
Watch SMU vs. California | ESPN2

Why you should watch: Give Pat Narduzzi some credit! He said their ACC games were the real thing they’re focusing on, and this panned out after they dispatched Georgia Tech last week.

With a week left to go in the season, Pitt’s still in contention for the final spot in the ACC Football Championship Game. Virginia and SMU^* are win-and-in, while Pitt needs a loss from either team to sneak into Charlotte.

Conversely, the Hurricanes are stuck in the conference championship and playoff logjam because they didn’t take care of their business. (Miami’s ACC tiebreaker is a doozy.) To sneak into the postseason, they’ll need to beat Pitt and get more than a few lucky breaks.

^{* Cal’s also here, we guess? We’re just rooting for them to keep JKS in Berkley.)}

Watch Western Kentucky vs. Jacksonville State | ESPN+

Why you should watch: The Conference USA race is coming down to the wire with a three-way tie for first place between Jacksonville State, Kennesaw State, and Western Kentucky.

Western Kentucky nearly pulled off a gobsmacking upset over LSU, while Jacksonville State finally dropped its first conference game last weekend. The winner of Saturday’s game will face Kennesaw State in the C-USA Conference Championship Game.

Watch Vanderbilt vs. Tennessee | ESPN

Why you should watch: Vanderbilt continues to rack up firsts in a season filled with firsts for the Commodores. Last week’s 45–17 win over Kentucky capped Vandy’s first nine-win season since 1915, and if they can handle Tennessee on Saturday, it’ll be their first 10-win season…ever! (The first Dores football season was in 1890, for some very vintage context.)

If Saturday’s matchup ends up being Diego Pavia’s last regular-season college football game, he’ll have earned his spot in the Heisman conversation. Pavia racked up more than 500 yards of total offense and six touchdowns against Kentucky—he also ranks third in total yardage per game, and fifth nationally in QBR.

That said, Tennessee’s hardly a pushover for Vandy. The Vols are coming off a methodical dispatching of Florida last weekend, but their defense will need to pull their weight against the Dores.

Watch Wake Forest vs. Duke | ESPN

Why you should watch: Let’s check in on a first-year coach in the Triangle who improved the fortunes of a maligned and underperforming team: Wake Forest’s Jake Dickert! (Was there another first-year coach in North Carolina we’re forgetting about?)

The 8–3 Deacs have racked up solid wins against the likes of Virginia, Kennesaw State, and SMU so far this season, and they’re 1–1 in Tobacco Road play after losing to NC State and beating North Carolina. Wake Forest wraps up the regular season against an underperforming 6–5 Duke squad.

Watch Alabama vs. Auburn | ABC

Why you should watch: So, what was Hugh Freeze doing?^*

In his first start after riding the bench all year, quarterback Deuce Knight tied an Auburn school record with six touchdowns and 401 total yards of offense against Mercer. While the Tigers will switch back to Ashton Daniels on Saturday, Knight’s emergence adds a notable wrinkle to this year’s Iron Bowl.

Alabama’s lack of a running game finally came back to bite them in last week’s loss to Oklahoma, as they rank 107th nationally in rushing yardage per game. Auburn’s defensive front is stout—they rank fifth nationally in rushing yards allowed per play—but Ty Simpson should have a field day against the Tigers’ beatable secondary.

^{*Golf. So much golf.}

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