Week 3 of the 2013 college football season features what many are calling the game of the year — No. 1 Alabama at No. 6 Texas A&M. Can Johnny Manziel and the Aggies upset A.J. McCarron and the Crimson Tide for the second consecutive year?
Three games kick off the slate on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. ET — TCU at Texas Tech (ESPN), Tulane at Louisiana Tech (FS1), and Troy at Arkansas State (ESPNU). On Friday, Air Force travels to face Boise State (8 p.m. ET, ESPN).
ESPN Gameday will broadcast live from College Station, Texas the site of the aforementioned Alabama-Texas A&M game.
Listed below are the games with time, TV network, and online streaming. Current AP rank is listed in parentheses.
| Thursday, Sept. 12, 2013 | |||||
| Game | Time (ET) | TV Network | Online | ||
| (24) TCU at Texas Tech | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN (HD) | WatchESPN | ||
| Tulane at Louisiana Tech | 7:30 p.m. | FS1 (HD) | — | ||
| Troy at Arkansas State | 7:30 p.m. | ESPNU (HD) | WatchESPN | ||
| Friday, Sept. 13, 2013 | |||||
| Air Force at Boise State | 8:00 p.m. | ESPN (HD) | WatchESPN | ||
| Saturday, Sept. 14, 2013 | |||||
| Akron at (11) Michigan | 12:00 p.m. | Big Ten Network (HD) | BTN2Go | ||
| Bowling Green at Indiana | 12:00 p.m. | ESPNU (HD) | WatchESPN | ||
| Georgia State at West Virginia | 12:00 p.m. | RSPI | — | ||
| (7) Louisville at Kentucky | 12:00 p.m. | ESPN (HD) | WatchESPN | ||
| (5) Stanford at Army | 12:00 p.m. | CBSSN (HD) | — | ||
| Tulsa at (14) Oklahoma | 12:00 p.m. | ESPN2 (HD) | WatchESPN | ||
| (16) UCLA at (23) Nebraska | 12:00 p.m. | ABC (HD) | WatchABC | ||
| Virginia Tech at East Carolina | 12:00 p.m. | FS1 (HD) | — | ||
| Western Illinois at Minnesota | 12:00 p.m. | Big Ten Network (HD) | BTN2Go | ||
| Southern Miss at Arkansas | 12:21 p.m. | SEC TV (HD)/ESPN-GP | ESPN3 | ||
| ULM at Wake Forest | 12:30 p.m. | FSN (HD)/ESPN-GP* | ESPN3* | ||
| New Mexico at Pittsburgh | 12:30 p.m. | ACC Network (HD)/ESPN-GP* | ESPN3* | ||
| Eastern Michigan at Rutgers | 1:00 p.m. | — | ESPN3 | ||
| Fordham at Temple | 1:00 p.m. | — | ESPN3 | ||
| Fresno State at Colorado | — | Game Postponed | — | ||
| Youngstown St. at Michigan St. | 2:00 p.m. | Big Ten Network (HD) | BTN2Go | ||
| Boston College at USC | 3:00 p.m. | Pac-12 Network (HD) | Pac-12.com | ||
| Cal Poly at Colorado State | 3:00 p.m. | — | MWN | ||
| (1) Alabama at (6) Texas A&M | 3:30 p.m. | CBS (HD) | CBSSports.com | ||
| Delaware at Navy | 3:30 p.m. | CBSSN (HD) | NavySports.com | ||
| Georgia Tech at Duke | 3:30 p.m. | ESPNU (HD) | WatchESPN | ||
| Nevada at (10) Florida State | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN (HD) | WatchESPN | ||
| Tennessee at (2) Oregon | 3:30 p.m. | ABC (HD) | WatchABC | ||
| Ball State at North Texas | 4:00 p.m. | FSN (HD) | — | ||
| Northern Illinois at Idaho | 5:00 p.m. | — | Video ($) | ||
| Howard at Old Dominion | 6:00 p.m. | — | Video | ||
| Illinois vs. (19) Washington | 6:00 p.m. | Big Ten Network (HD) | BTN2Go | ||
| Iowa at Iowa State | 6:00 p.m. | FS1 (HD) | — | ||
| UCF at Penn State | 6:00 p.m. | Big Ten Network (HD) | BTN2Go | ||
| Southern Utah at Washington State | 6:30 p.m. | Pac-12 Network (HD) | Pac-12.com | ||
| Eastern Washington at Toledo | 7:00 p.m. | — | ESPN3 | ||
| Florida Atlantic at USF | 7:00 p.m. | — | ESPN3 | ||
| Kent State at (8) LSU | 7:00 p.m. | ESPNU (HD) | WatchESPN | ||
| Memphis at Middle Tennessee | 7:00 p.m. | CSS | — | ||
| Mississippi State at Auburn | 7:00 p.m. | ESPN2 (HD) | WatchESPN | ||
| Nicholls State at UL Lafayette | 7:00 p.m. | — | ESPN3 | ||
| Northwestern State at Cincinnati | 7:00 p.m. | — | ESPN3 | ||
| (4) Ohio State at California | 7:00 p.m. | FOX (HD) | — | ||
| Vanderbilt at (13) S. Carolina | 7:00 p.m. | ESPN (HD) | WatchESPN | ||
| Kansas at Rice | 7:30 p.m. | CBSSN (HD) | — | ||
| Lamar at (12) Oklahoma State | 7:30 p.m. | FSN (HD)/FCSC | — | ||
| Maryland at UConn | 7:30 p.m. | — | ESPN3 | ||
| Marshall at Ohio | 8:00 p.m. | ESPNews | WatchESPN | ||
| (21) Notre Dame at Purdue | 8:00 p.m. | ABC (HD) | WatchABC | ||
| (25) Ole Miss at Texas | 8:00 p.m. | LHN (HD)/Local TV (MS) | — | ||
| UTEP at New Mexico State | 8:00 p.m. | ALT2/ESPN-GP | ESPN3 | ||
| W. Michigan at (17) Northwestern | 9:00 p.m. | Big Ten Network (HD) | BTN2Go | ||
| Central Michigan at UNLV | 10:00 p.m. | — | MWN | ||
| Oregon State at Utah | 10:00 p.m. | FS1 (HD) | — | ||
| UTSA at Arizona | 10:30 p.m. | Pac-12 Network (HD) | Pac-12.com | ||
| (20) Wisconsin at Arizona State | 10:30 p.m. | ESPN (HD) | WatchESPN | ||