2023 - Around College Football - Week 12

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MVFC Games (all games on ESPN+)
1 PM - Illinois State (6-4) at #13 North Dakota (6-4)
1 PM - Indiana State (1-9) at #16 Southern Illinois (6-4)
1 PM - #25 Youngstown State (6-4) at Murray State (2-8)
1 PM - #5 South Dakota (8-2) at Western Illinois (0-10)
2 PM - Missouri State (4-6) at #1 South Dakota State (10-0)
4 PM - #9 North Dakota State (7-3) at #22 Northern Iowa (6-4)

Playoff Picture for the MVFC:
South Dakota State and South Dakota - locked in regardless of this weekend's outcome
North Dakota State - probably in regardless of this weekend's game
Northern Iowa - if they beat NDSU, they're probably in, lose and they're out
Illinois State and North Dakota - winner is probably in, loser stays home
Youngstown State - win and they're probably in
Southern Illinois - win and they're probably in
Missouri State, Murray State, Indiana State, Western Illinois - out
Theoretically could be as many as seven or as few as probably four, depending on how things play out. If predicted outcome is correct, should be six MVFC teams in the playoffs this year.

Big South/OVC Games (all games on ESPN+)
11 AM - Eastern Illinois (7-3) at Robert Morris (4-6)
12 PM - Southeast Missouri State (4-6) at Bryant (5-5)
12 PM - Charleston Southern (4-6) at Gardner-Webb (6-4)
12 PM - #19 UT Martin (8-2) at Samford (5-5)
2 PM - Tennsssee Tech (3-7) at Tennessee State (6-4)

Playoff Picture for the OVC/BS:
UT Martin - in if they win, on the bubble if they don't
Gardner-Webb - if they win, they get the conference autobid; if they don't win, they're out.
Eastern Illinois - with a win, they're on the bubble
All others - out

Regional FBS Teams
11 AM - Michigan State (3-7) at Indiana (3-7), BTN
11 AM - Purdue (3-7) at Northwestern (5-5), BTN
2:30 PM - Illinois (5-5) at #16 Iowa (8-2), FS1
2:30 PM - Wake Forest (4-6) at #19 Notre Dame (7-3), NBC
6:30 PM - Nebraska (5-5) at Wisconsin (5-5), NBC
6:30 PM - Florida (5-5) at #9 Missouri (8-2), ESPN
7 PM - #7 Texas (9-1) at Iowa State (6-4), FOX

MACtion
11/14 - Northern Illinois beat Wesetern Michigan, 24-0
Saturday 11/18 at 1 PM - Kent State (1-9) at Ball State (3-7), ESPN+
 

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The North Dakota State at Northern Iowa game will also be on Marquee Sports Network.  Game time is 4:00 PM.
 

[ST_Lawson]

Also, for those who are interested, this is something of a "rivalry weekend" across the FCS, with a number of longstanding rivalry games being played...

Lafayette vs Lehigh - 11 AM on ESPN+
"The Rivalry"...the most played rivalry game in the country at 158 meetings since 1884

Harvard at Yale - 11 AM on ESPNU
"The Game"...138 meetings since 1875

Furman at Wofford - 11 AM on ESPN+
96 meetings since 1889

Richmond at William & Mary - 12 PM
"The Capital Cup"...133 meetings since 1898

Villanova at Delaware - 12 PM
"Battle of the Blue"...56 meetings since 1895

Maine at New Hampshire - 12 PM
"Battle for the Brice-Cowell Musket"...112 meetings since 1903

Montana State at Montana - 1 PM on ESPN+
"Brawl of the Wild"...121 meetings since 1897
This one has a bit more importance than usual with MT and MT State ranked #3 and #4 in the FCS currently.

Sacramento State at UC Davis - 2 PM on ESPN+
"The Causeway Classic"...69 meetings since 1954

Bethune-Cookman at Florida A&M - 2:30 PM on ESPNU
"Florida Classic"...77 meetings since 1925

McNeese at Lamar - 3 PM on ESPN+
"Battle of the Border"...40 meetings since 1951

Southern Utah at Utah Tech - 6 PM on ESPN+
Not really a big rivalry yet with Utah Tech just moving up from DII, but they're now in the same conference and ~50 miles apart (45 minute drive).