Today's college football schedule features several matchups between Top 25 teams (The Deep Dish uses the USA Today coaches poll). Something's gotta give. To find the Big Ten Network game in your area, use the BTN Gamefinder.
↵↵11 a.m., ESPN: No. 8 Michigan State at Northwestern. The Wildcats go for the upset; if they do it, they'll probably be ranked again next week, since they currently stand at the top of the "Others receiving votes" list.
↵↵11 a.m., Big Ten Network: Indiana at Illinois. This one's for the diehards.
↵↵11 a.m., CBS-2: Notre Dame vs. Navy at New Meadowlands Stadium, New Jersey. This is another one for the diehards.
↵↵11 a.m., Big Ten Network: Purdue at No. 10 Ohio State. This should be a blowout, but you never know.
↵↵11 a.m., ESPNU: Penn State at Minnesota.
↵↵11 a.m., ESPN2: Syracuse at No. 19 West Virginia.
↵↵11 a.m., WCIU-DT 26.4: Mississippi at No. 21 Arkansas. This channel can be seen on the following cable numbers in Chicago: Comcast 246 • RCN 26 • WOW 195
↵↵2:30 p.m., ABC-7: No. 11 Wisconsin at No. 12 Iowa. One of these teams will have two losses after today.
↵↵2:30 p.m., CBS-2: No. 6 LSU at No. 5 Auburn. One of these undefeated teams won't be after today.
↵↵3 p.m., CSN Chicago: Buffalo at Northern Illinois.
↵↵6 p.m., ESPN: No. 7 Alabama at Tennessee.
↵↵7 p.m., Comcast 100: AHL hockey, Wolves at Ice Hogs. This is your chance to see some of the Blackhawks farmhands, who play for the Ice Hogs in Rockford.
↵↵7 p.m., Fox-32: MLB playoffs, NLCS Game Six, Giants at Phillies. Once again, the Giants have a chance to end this series before Game Seven.
↵↵7 p.m., ABC-7: No. 4 Oklahoma at No. 16 Missouri. This is another battle of two undefeated teams.
↵↵7:30 p.m., CSN Chicago: NHL, Blue Jackets at Blackhawks.
↵↵9:15 p.m., ESPN: Washington at No. 18 Arizona.