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Games for Saturday, October 31, 2020. All times CT because that’s where the SEC West is located.

11 am: Georgia at Kentucky (SECN) and K-State at West Virginia (ESPN2) have the most potential in a light slate of early games. Coastal Carolina at Georgia State (ESPNU) might be interesting.

2 pm: Check in on Rice at Southern Miss (ESPN3) to see if they’ve resorted to a scarecrow as the coach in Hattiesburg after two others have departed already this season.

2:30 pm: LSU at Auburn (CBS) The Plains have been unkind to LSU freshmen QBs over the years. Will the LSU defense provide a spark to the sputtering Gus Bus?

3 pm: Texas at Oklahoma State (Fox) feels like it will provide some form of drama.

6:30 pm: Ohio State at Penn State (ABC) Smooth sailing (Rona permitting) for the Buckeyes if they can get out of Happy Valley with a win. Keep an eye on the inevitable wacky shootout that Arkansas-Texas A&M (SECN) always produces. If you want a horror show on Halloween, MooU visits Alabama (6 pm, ESPN) so you’ll get to see Saban kill a pirate. Missouri at Florida (SECN) will likely be sneaky good.

Sark After Dark has been plentiful this week with matchups on Thursday and Friday nights. The Halloween edition gives us San Diego State at Utah State (CBSSN), Western Kentucky at BYU (ESPN) and Nevada at UNLV (FS1).

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Games for Saturday, October 24, 2020. All times CT because that’s where the SEC West is located.

11 am: Nebraska at Ohio State (Fox) helps us welcome the Big Ten back for a little while until the blowout begins. Clickovers become whatever is competitive among Auburn at Ole Miss (SECN), Florida State at Louisville (FSN - which nobody gets anymore thanks to Sinclair Media), NC State at North Carolina (ESPN) and Oklahoma at TCU (ABC). Georgia Southern at Coastal Carolina (ESPNU) offers a deep cut option for the connoisseurs out there.

2:30 pm: Iowa State at Oklahoma State (Fox) and Iowa at Purdue (BTN) look intriguing. Lots of other options including Baylor at Texas (ESPN), Penn State at Indiana (FS1) and Notre Dame at Pitt (ABC).

6 pm: South Carolina at LSU (ESPN) The Tigers are off to their worst start since 1994 and starting a true freshman QB at home for the first time since 1995. It’s the ‘90s around here! Grab your flannel shirt and meet us at The Varsity after the game, there’s a new band called Better Than Ezra playing and we hear they might make it big some day.

6:30 pm: Michigan at Minnesota (ABC) We’ve rowed the boat through some tough times since March. America’s rowboat captain P.J. Fleck takes the helm of the S.S. Normalcy so we can laugh again at how much Michigan pays Harbaugh.

Sark After Dark is also back! Air Force at San Jose State (FS1) and UNLV at San Diego State (CBSSN) … as it should be.

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Games for Saturday, October 17, 2020. All times CT because that’s where the SEC West is located.

11 am: Kentucky at Tennessee (SECN) and Auburn at South Carolina (ESPN) will help the SEC begin to sort out the middle of the pack. Clemson at Georgia Tech (ABC) and Kansas at West Virginia (Fox) give the Jackets and Jayhawks a chance to see how tall the mountains are ahead of them.

1:30 pm: Louisville at Notre Dame (NBC) if the early games all get out of hand.

2:30 pm: Ole Miss at Arkansas (SECN) and Texas A&M at MooU (3 pm, ESPN) in a pair of anything-could-happen SEC matchups.

6:30 pm: North Carolina at Florida State (ABC) gives 30 minutes for Texas boosters to glance longingly at Mack Brown before…

7 pm: Georgia at Alabama (CBS) We need a documentary of being quarantined with Nick Saban at home for a week of preparations for this game. Boston College at Virginia Tech (ACCN) is your clickover in case of Georgia’ing.

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Games for Saturday, October 10, 2020. All times CT because that’s where the SEC West is located.

11 am: For those not tuning into LSU at Missouri (SECN Alt) — which is a non-conference game, right? — there’s the continued downfall of Jimbo’s Aggies vs. Florida (ESPN), Texas-Oklahoma (Fox) in the also-rans shootout, and Virginia Tech at North Carolina (ABC) which might be the most competitive game in the bunch.

2:30 pm: Texas Tech at Iowa State (ABC) seems fun along with Kansas State at TCU (3 pm, Fox). Tennessee visits Georgia (CBS) for the Jarrett Guarantano vs. Stetson Bennett IV showdown the world didn’t know it needed. Arkansas at Auburn (3 pm, ESPN) is being hyped as the “return of Chad Morris” — if we’re going to revisit coaches who drove stuff into ditches though, give me Bobby Petrino and his motorcycle instead.

5 pm: Temple at Navy (CBSSN) offers your weekly dose of service academy football if you miss out on The Citadel at Army (12:30 pm, CBSSN).

6:30 pm: Alabama at Ole Miss (ESPN). Lane Kiffin called Nick Saban “elderly” this week, so get ready for the football equivalent of an over-eager former Empire starship captain getting Force choked for four hours. Miami at Clemson (ABC) and Mississippi State at Kentucky (SECN) offer better options for competitive games.

Sark After Dark takes another week off, but in the week ahead we do get a Wednesday matchup of Coastal Carolina at Louisiana Lafayette. The Chanticleers being America’s Weeknight Team and all.

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Games for Saturday, October 3, 2020. All times CT because that’s where the SEC West is located.

11 am: The Big 12 gets our day started with TCU at Texas (Fox) and Baylor at West Virginia (ABC). Missouri at Tennessee (SECN) and South Carolina at Florida (ESPN) serve as clickovers if either is competitive.

2:30 pm: Texas A&M at Alabama (CBS) is a crime as a choice over Auburn-Georgia in the featured SEC game slot. After this one is over can we all finally agree that Kellen Mond doesn’t have it and never will? Better matchup options for the afternoon include Texas Tech at K-State (FS1) and Ole Miss at Kentucky (3 pm, SECN). Keep an eye on Jacksonville State at Florida State (3 pm, FSN) in case the Seminoles happen to find a cave underneath rock bottom.

5 pm: Navy at Air Force (CBSSN) for your weekly helping of service academy football.

6:30 pm: Auburn at Georgia (ESPN) is the game of the day, for those not tuning into LSU at Vanderbilt (SECN). Oklahoma at Iowa State (ABC) and Virginia at Clemson (7 pm, ACCN) also on the evening menu with no Sark After Dark course this week.

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Games for Saturday, September 26, 2020. All times CT because that’s where the SEC West is located.

11 am: Florida at Ole Miss (ESPN) The SEC is back with the Lane Train making his debut in Oxford. Kentucky at Auburn (SECN) might prove more competitive as a clickover.

2:30 pm: Mississippi State at LSU (CBS) Welcome to the SEC, Crazy Mike Leach! Miles Brennan takes the helm for the Tigers with the added pressure of a 300 yard, 3 TD day counting as underwhelming compared to last year. We won’t be clicking over here, but other afternoon games of interest include Texas at Texas Tech (Fox) and West Virginia at Oklahoma State (ABC).

6:30 pm: Florida State at Miami (ABC) A chance to see how far the Seminoles have truly fallen off before clicking over to Tennessee at South Carolina (SECN). Also notable: Dave Aranda makes his Baylor debut against former boss Les Miles and a Kansas program wishing it could bring itself to the level of Coastal Carolina (ESPNU).

Sark After Dark: Troy at BYU (ESPN) Finally a nightcap worthy of the true Sark After Dark spirit.

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Games for Saturday, September 19, 2020. All times CT because that’s where the SEC West is located.

11 am: Tulsa at Oklahoma State (ESPN) - Mike Gundy probably spent last night putting political campaign signs all around Boone-Pickens Stadium to fire up his players today in his own special way. Clickovers to ULL at Georgia State (ESPN2), Navy at Tulane (ABC) and Syracuse at Pittsburgh (ACCN).

2:30 pm: It’s the George O’Leary’s Former Teams Bowl on The Flats with UCF at Georgia Tech (ABC). The AJC reminds us O’Leary gave Geoff Collins his first D1 job with the Jackets in 1999 as a graduate assistant, telling him “You’re smart enough to get into grad school and dumb enough to coach.”

6:30 pm: Miami at Louisville (ABC) with clickover to Wake Forest at NC State (7 pm, ACCN) will have to serve as the nightcaps as the Sark After Dark goes on hiatus for a week.

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Games for Saturday, September 12, 2020. All times CT because that’s where the SEC West is located.

11 am: Syracuse at North Carolina (ACCN) We’re still searching for the first truly competitive game of the early season . If this one doesn’t provide drama into the second half, clickover possibilities include Arky State at K-State (Fox), the Ragin’ Cajuns at Iowa State (ESPN) or Eastern Kentucky at West Virginia (FS1).

1:30 pm: Duke at Notre Dame (NBC) 2020 brings us Notre Dame belonging to a conference and the possibility that Ohio State won’t.

2:30 pm: Georgia Tech at Florida State (ABC) They must have one of those “It’s been X days since” signs in Tallahassee but instead of tracking things like “injury free” it tracks how many days since the coach created a controversy. They didn’t leave room for three digits on the sign.

6:30 pm: Clemson at Wake Forest (ABC) Expect the game to be out of hand early, allowing plenty of time for the announcers to chronicle all things Dabo. When it happens, clickovers include Tulane at South Alabama (6:30, ESPN2) and Western Kentucky at Louisville (7:00, ACCN).

Sark After Dark: Coastal Carolina at Kansas (FS1) Wacky Les Miles in the late-night slot? Yes please!

So. Anything much happen since we posted the last edition of the College Football Viewers Guide? How LSU will transition from Joe Burrow to Myles Brennan is still the biggest topic out there for the new season, right?

Checks news.

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Well, we’re not opting out of 2020! We’re back with the world’s foremost authority on college football viewership, helping tens of people to clickover from Bama blowouts to more quality games since 2018!

We’re off with Week 0.1 because it’s not a full week until the SEC tees it up of course. To all the directional state universities out there: we want to wish you all good luck. We’re all counting on you. There’s a bunch of upper midwestern folks who can’t count to ten waiting with a big “I told you so.”

(all times CT because that’s where the SEC West is located)

12 pm: Eastern Kentucky at Marshall (ESPN) - We have to start somewhere, right? Clickover at 12:30 to MTSU at Army (CBSSN) for some sweet, sweet triple option.

3:30 pm: SMU at Texas State (ESPN) - Did you hear about that thing Craig James did once?

7 pm: Arkansas State at Memphis (ESPN) - Interesting coaching matchup in prime time. Blake Anderson has guided the (checks notes) Red Wolves … to six consecutive winning seasons. Ryan Silverfield takes over from Mike Norvell in Memphis with a 1-10 lifetime record as a head coach: 1-9 in 2004 at a high school and a loss in the Tigers’ bowl following Norvell’s exit to Tallahassee.

Sark After Dark: Stephen F. Austin at UTEP (8 pm, espn3) - El Paso is far enough West so this will have to do as the only late-night matchup.

Bonus - Monday, 7 pm: BYU at Navy (ESPN) - Army and Navy hosting games on opening weekend. Watch this one in American Flag Jorts to celebrate!

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Games for Saturday, December 7, 2019. All times CT because that’s where the SEC West is located.

11 am: Baylor vs. Oklahoma (ABC) where the teams might be a little late after staying up all night selecting gift baskets for Oregon. Clickovers to MACtion and Fun Belt championships: Central Michigan vs. Miami Ohio (espn2) and App State vs. ULL (ESPN).

3 pm: Georgia vs. LSU (CBS) where there’s one thing everyone can agree on: it will be fun picturing Nick Saban home today binge watching Hallmark Christmas movies.

7 pm: Ohio State vs. Wisconsin (Fox) On Wisconsin!