College football games today: Week 9 schedule for Thursday night football
Week 9 of the college football schedule gets an early start today as an overture to Saturday's action-packed games that include national champion Georgia against rival Florida while Pac-12 hopeful Oregon takes on Utah. But first up, Thursday night football returns to campus with the ACC and Sun Belt in action tonight.
- One ACC team is looking to get out of the basement
- While another looks to inch its way up the standings
- Sun Belt football kicks off from the Peach State
- Here's what and how you can watch the football today
College football games today: Week 9 schedule for Thursday night
Syracuse at Virginia Tech
Thurs., Oct. 26 | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN
Line: Virginia Tech -2.5
FPI pick: Syracuse 61.3% to win
The game: Since starting 4-0 on the year, the Orange has dropped three straight and fallen into the ACC's basement at 0-3 in conference play and allowing more than 40 points in the last 2 while scoring 10 combined. Tech has a shot to improve to .500 overall with home field advantage.
Georgia State at Georgia Southern
Thurs., Oct. 26 | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN2
Line: Ga. Southern -1
FPI pick: Ga. Southern 51.4% to win
The game: Two in-state division rivals looking to make some headway as State sits 2nd in the East at 6-1 overall and 3-1 in conference play. Southern sits at 5-2 and 2-1 in Sun Belt games. This is a fairly evenly-matched game but Southern has an edge throwing the ball, averaging over 318 yards per game, ranking 12th nationally. James Madison is ineligible for the Sun Belt title, so the winner of this one gets an inside track to first place in the division.
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