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Week 11 of the college football season brings a brief hiatus on season-defining games for top contenders, but top-25 teams will still be busy on Saturday, looking to survive and advance into Week 12 still in top-12 position. The day ahead comes as a second straight college football Saturday that will be impacted by the ongoing dispute between ESPN/ABC and YouTubeTV. As of Friday, the two sides remain far apart, according to Andrew Marchand of The Athletic, setting up a likely full Saturday with ESPN networks off the YouTube TV schedule, and those frustrated viewers needing to search for alternatives. Highlighting that list are the biggest names in streaming, and both FuboTV and DirecTV offer free trials for their services. Here’s a quick comparison of those two, as well as SlingTV and ESPN Unlimited, which will feature 26 college football games alone this weekend. STREAMING BREAKDOWN FuboTV (free trial): Offers most extensive package of live sports with rates competitive with DirecTV. The FuboTV Pro Package ($54.99) includes ESPN Unlimited, but the Elite with Sports Plus package ($74.99) is required for NFL Red Zone. Monthly rates rise to $84.99 and $104.99 after that. DirecTV (free trial): Offers access to all 66 major college football and NFL games this weekend with a 5-day trial and $49.99 first month ($89.99 after). Entertainment package ($49.99) carries ESPN Unlimited and NFL Red Zone. SlingTV (50% off 1st month): Full month of streaming runs as low as $45.99 with day passes available for 24 hours ($4.99), Friday-Sunday ($9.99) and 7-day access ($14.99). Most noteworthy omission is CBS, which carries college and NFL games. ESPN Unlimited ($29.99 bundle): Consider this option, which includes all ABC and ESPN channels, a high-quality fallback. That’s especially true of college football fans, who can go this route and catch nine games featuring top-25 teams this weekend. COLLEGE FOOTBALL WEEK 11 SCHEDULE GAMES ON ABC/ESPN NETWORKS #5 Georgia at Mississippi State, noon ET (11 a.m. CT) on ESPN #7 BYU at #8 Texas Tech, noon ET (11 a.m. CT) on ABC SMU at Boston College, noon ET on ACC Network James Madison at Marshall, noon ET on ESPN2 Southern Miss at Arkansas State, noon ET on ESPNU The Citadel at #7 Ole Miss, 1 p.m. ET (noon CT) on SEC Network+ Missouri State at Liberty, 1 p.m. ET on ESPN+ Bowling Green at Eastern Michigan, 1 p.m. ET on ESPN+ UAB at Rice, 2 p.m. ET on ESPN+ Louisiana Tech at Delaware, 3 p.m. ET on ESPN+ Florida International at Middle Tennessee, 3 p.m. ET on ESPN+ Jacksonville State at UTEP, 3 p.m. ET on ESPN+ Charlotte at East Carolina, 3 p.m. ET on ESPN+ Tulsa at Florida Atlantic, 3 p.m. ET on ESPN+ #3 Texas A&M at #22 Missouri, 3:30 p.m. ET on ABC Syracuse at #18 Miami, 3:30 p.m. ET on ESPN Kansas at Arizona, 3:30 p.m. ET on ESPN2 Auburn at #16 Vanderbilt, 4 p.m. ET on SEC Network Kennesaw State at New Mexico State, 4 p.m. ET on ESPN+ Georgia State at Coastal Carolina, 4 p.m. ET on ESPN+ Texas State at Louisiana, 5 p.m. ET on ESPN+ Wake Forest at #14 Virginia, 7 p.m. ET on ESPN California at #15 Louisville, 7 p.m. ET on ESPN2 Florida State at Clemson, 7 p.m. ET on ACC Network LSU at #4 Alabama, 7:30 p.m. ET on ABC Florida at Kentucky, 7:30 p.m. ET on SEC Network COLLEGE FOOTBALL WEEK 11 SCHEDULE TOP-25 SCHEDULE & RESULTS Friday, Nov. 7 #19 USC 38, Northwestern 17 Saturday, Nov. 8 #2 Indiana at Penn State, noon ET on FOX #5 Georgia at Mississippi State, noon ET (11 a.m. CT) on ESPN #7 BYU at #8 Texas Tech, noon ET (11 a.m. CT) on ABC #1 Ohio State at Purdue, 1 p.m. ET on BTN The Citadel at #6 Ole Miss, 1 p.m. ET (noon CT) on SEC Network+ #3 Texas A&M at #22 Missouri, 3:30 p.m. ET (2:30 p.m. CT) on ABC #9 Oregon at #20 Iowa, 3:30 p.m. ET (2:30 p.m. CT) on CBS Syracuse at #18 Miami, 3:30 p.m. ET on ESPN Auburn at #16 Vanderbilt, 4 p.m. ET (3 p.m. CT) on SEC Network #23 Washington at Wisconsin, 4:30 p.m. ET (3:30 p.m. CT) on BTN Wake Forest at #14 Virginia, 7 p.m. ET on ESPN California at #15 Louisville, 7 p.m. ET on ESPN2 LSU at #4 Alabama, 7:30 p.m. ET (6:30 p.m. CT) on ABC Navy at #10 Notre Dame, 7:30 p.m. ET on NBC
