Bye week open game thread: Keeping an eye on FSU opponents

The 10th-ranked Florida State Seminoles are in the first of their two bye weeks of the 2025 season after starting the year with two dominating wins against overmatched opponents. The Seminoles’ second bye week will come the weekend of October 25th, following the long trek out west to face Stanford, and before the Wake Forest game at Doak.

This week’s bye gives players a chance to heal their bumps and bruises and prepare for the meat of the schedule, which begins after Kent State, in Charlottesville

against Virginia.

The bye week also gives Nole fans the opportunity to scout FSU’s future opponents. This open game thread will be available this weekend for you to discuss any of the games being played, scout our future opponents’ weaknesses, and discuss how the Seminoles can exploit and dominate them on their way to the college football playoffs.

The ACC matchup being shown tonight features two future FSU opponents, Wake Forest, which comes to Doak on November 1st, and NCST, where FSU will travel for the Friday night game in Raleigh.

Thursday 9/11 – NC State at Wake Forest: 7:30 p.m. ET (ESPN)

Future Seminole opponents Week 3 schedule, with their broadcast information for Saturday’s games.

• FSU’s next opponent, Kent State is hosting Buffalo at 12:00 p.m. on CBSSN.
• William & Mary at Virginia: 12:00 p.m. ET (ACC Network)
• No. 18 South Florida at No. 5 Miami (Fla.): 4:30 p.m. ET (The CW Network)
• Pitt at West Virginia: 3:30 p.m. ET (ESPN)
• Boston College at Stanford: 10:30 p.m. ET (ACC Network)
• No. 12 Clemson at Georgia Tech: 12:00 p.m. ET
• Old Dominion at Virginia Tech: 7:00 p.m. ET (ACC Network)
• Florida at No. 3 LSU: 7:30 p.m. ET (ABC)

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Complete College Football Week 3 TV Schedule

Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025

• NC State at Wake Forest: 7:30 p.m. ET (ESPN)

Friday, Sept. 12, 2025

• Indiana State at No. 22 Indiana: 7:30 p.m. ET (Big Ten Network)
• Colgate at Syracuse: 7:00 p.m. ET (ACC Network)
• Colorado at Houston: 8:30 p.m. ET (ESPN)
• Kansas State at Arizona: 10:00 p.m. ET (FOX)
• New Mexico at UCLA: 11:00 p.m. ET (Big Ten Network)

Saturday, Sept. 13, 2025

• No. 4 Oregon at Northwestern: 12:00 p.m. ET (FOX)
• No. 12 Clemson at Georgia Tech: 12:00 p.m. ET
• Central Michigan at No. 23 Michigan: 12:00 p.m. ET (Big Ten Network)
• No. 13 Oklahoma at Temple: 12:00 p.m. ET (ESPN2)
• Wisconsin at No. 19 Alabama: 12:00 p.m. ET
• Lehigh at Duquesne: 12:00 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
• Houston Christian at Nebraska: 12:00 p.m. ET (FS1)
• Towson at Maryland: 12:00 p.m. ET (Peacock)
• William & Mary at Virginia: 12:00 p.m. ET (ACC Network)
• Samford at Baylor: 12:00 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
• Memphis at Troy: 12:00 p.m. ET (ESPNU)
• Buffalo at Kent State: 12:00 p.m. ET (CBSSN)
• South Alabama at No. 24 Auburn: 12:45 p.m. ET (SEC Network)
• Davidson at Tennessee Tech: 1:00 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
• Lafayette at Georgetown: 1:00 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
• New Hampshire at Ball State: 2:00 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
• Northern Colorado at South Dakota: 2:00 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
• Rhode Island at Holy Cross: 2:00 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
• Elon at Western Carolina: 2:30 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
• UConn at Delaware: 3:00 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
• North Dakota at Montana: 3:00 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
• San Diego at Montana State: 3:00 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
• Illinois State at Eastern Illinois: 3:00 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
• Bowie State at Delaware State: 3:00 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
• Villanova at No. 2 Penn State: 3:30 p.m. ET (FS1)
• No. 6 Georgia at No. 15 Tennessee: 3:30 p.m. ET (ABC)
• SMU at Missouri State: 3:30 p.m. ET (CBSSN)
• Oregon State at No. 21 Texas Tech: 3:30 p.m. ET (FOX)
• USC at Purdue: 3:30 p.m. ET (CBS/Paramount+)
• Norfolk State at Rutgers: 3:30 p.m. ET (Big Ten Network)
• Youngstown State at Michigan State: 3:30 p.m. ET (Big Ten Network)
• Washington State at North Texas: 3:30 p.m. ET (ESPNU)
• Pitt at West Virginia: 3:30 p.m. ET (ESPN)
• Richmond at North Carolina: 3:30 p.m. ET (ACC Network)
• Northwestern State at Cincinnati: 3:30 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
• UIW at UTSA: 3:30 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
• Morgan State at Toledo: 3:30 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
• Southeast Missouri State at North Dakota State: 3:30 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
• VMI at Bucknell: 3:30 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
• No. 14 Iowa State at Arkansas State: 4:00 p.m. ET (ESPN2)
• Louisiana at No. 25 Missouri: 4:00 p.m. ET (ESPN+/SECN+)
• Utah Tech at Idaho: 4:00 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
• Lindenwood at Charleston Southern: 4:00 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
• UTEP at No. 7 Texas: 4:15 p.m. ET (SEC Network)
• No. 18 South Florida at No. 5 Miami (Fla.): 4:30 p.m. ET (The CW Network)
• Alabama A&M at Tennessee State: 4:30 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
• Liberty at Bowling Green: 5:00 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
• Middle Tennessee at Nevada: 5:00 p.m. ET (Mountain West Network)
• Eastern Washington at UNI: 5:00 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
• Alcorn State at Mississippi State: 6:00 p.m. ET (ESPN+/SECN+)
• FAU at FIU: 6:00 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
• Merrimack at Kennesaw State: 6:00 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
• Eastern Kentucky at Marshall: 6:00 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
• Monmouth at Charlotte: 6:00 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
• East Tennessee State at West Georgia: 6:00 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
• Bethune-Cookman at South Carolina State: 6:00 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
• Fayetteville State at North Carolina Central: 6:00 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
• Stetson at Chattanooga: 6:00 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
• Wofford at Mercer: 6:00 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
• West Liberty at Robert Morris: 6:00 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
• Arkansas at No. 17 Ole Miss: 6:00 p.m. ET (ESPN)
• Ohio at No. 1 Ohio State: 7:00 p.m. ET (Peacock)
• Western Michigan at No. 9 Illinois: 7:00 p.m. ET (FS1)
• Old Dominion at Virginia Tech: 7:00 p.m. ET (ACC Network)
• Jacksonville State at Georgia Southern: 7:00 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
• Murray State at Georgia State: 7:00 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
• Appalachian State at Southern Miss: 7:00 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
• Prairie View A&M at Rice: 7:00 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
• Weber State at McNeese: 7:00 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
• The Citadel at Gardner-Webb: 7:00 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
• Southern Illinois at UT Martin: 7:00 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
• Valparaiso at Western Illinois: 7:00 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
• Morehead State at Austin Peay: 7:00 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
• Northeastern State at North Alabama: 7:00 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
• Mississippi Valley State at SE Louisiana: 7:00 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
• Drake at South Dakota State: 7:00 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
• Erskine at Presbyterian: 7:00 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
• Southern at Fresno State: 7:00 p.m. ET (Mountain West Network)
• Florida at No. 3 LSU: 7:30 p.m. ET (ABC)
• No. 16 Texas A&M at No. 8 Notre Dame: 7:30 p.m. ET (NBC/Peacock)
• Eastern Michigan at Kentucky: 7:30 p.m. ET (ESPNU)
• UMass at Iowa: 7:30 p.m. ET (Big Ten Network)
• New Mexico State at Louisiana Tech: 7:30 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
• East Carolina at Coastal Carolina: 7:30 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
• Vanderbilt at No. 11 South Carolina: 7:45 p.m. ET (SEC Network)
• No. 20 Utah at Wyoming: 8:00 p.m. ET (CBSSN)
• Duke at Tulane: 8:00 p.m. ET (ESPN2)
• Abilene Christian at TCU: 8:00 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
• Navy at Tulsa: 8:00 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
• Western Oregon at Cal Poly: 8:00 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
• Sul Ross State at Stephen F. Austin: 8:00 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
• Langston at UT Rio Grande Valley: 8:00 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
• Akron at UAB: 8:30 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
• Northern Arizona at Southern Utah: 8:30 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
• Air Force at Utah State: 9:45 p.m. ET (FS1)
• Texas State at Arizona State: 10:30 p.m. ET (TNT/truTV/HBO Max)
• Minnesota at Cal: 10:30 p.m. ET (ESPN)
• Boston College at Stanford: 10:30 p.m. ET (ACC Network)
• Portland State at Hawai’i: 11:59 p.m. ET (Spectrum Sports)

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Week 3 Rankings: AP Top 25

1. Ohio State Buckeyes (1614)
2. Penn State Nittany Lions (1524)
3. LSU Tigers (1487)
4. Oregon Ducks (1375)
5. Miami Hurricanes (1360)
6. Georgia Bulldogs (1350)
7. Texas Longhorns (1248)
8. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (1086)
9. Illinois Fighting Illini (1001)
10. Florida State Seminoles (954)
11. South Carolina Gamecocks (927)
12. Clemson Tigers (894)
13. Oklahoma Sooners (893)
14. Iowa State Cyclones (794)
15. Tennessee Volunteers (537)
16. Texas A&M Aggies (532)
17. Ole Miss Rebels (518)
18. South Florida Bulls (444)
19. Alabama Crimson Tide (396)
20. Utah Utes (361)
21. Texas Tech Red Raiders (347)
22. Indiana Hoosiers (331)
23. Michigan Wolverines (250)
24. Auburn Tigers (172)
25. Missouri Tigers (109)

Week 3 Rankings: Coaches Poll

1. Ohio State Buckeyes (1668)
2. Penn State Nittany Lions (1576)
3. Georgia Bulldogs (1488)
4. LSU Tigers (1472)
5. Oregon Ducks (1423)
6. Miami Hurricanes (1330)
7. Texas Longhorns (1288)
8. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (1041)
9. Illinois Fighting Illini (1019)
10. South Carolina Gamecocks (1007)
11. Clemson Tigers (995)
12. Florida State Seminoles (843)
13. Ole Miss Rebels (803)
14. Iowa State Cyclones (794)
15. Tennessee Volunteers (733)
16. Oklahoma Sooners (693)
17. Texas A&M Aggies (514)
18. Alabama Crimson Tide (436)
19. Indiana Hoosiers (425)
20. Texas Tech Red Raiders (362)
21. Utah Utes (270)
22. Michigan Wolverines (241)
23. USF Bulls (232)
24. Arizona State Sun Devils (206)
25. BYU Cougars (169)