College football live scores, highlights: Week 9 updates for top 25 games

As the calendar is ready to turn to November, the race for the College Football Playoff is about to hit the home stretch.

The stakes are rising and the margin for error is disappearing for contenders across the country, with the season's first CFP ranking set to be released Tuesday at 7 p.m. ET.

The Week 9 schedule on Oct. 31 features a trio of matchups featuring teams ranked in the US LBM Coaches Poll, including No. 3 Georgia and No. 20 Florida renewing their longstanding SEC rivalry at 3:30 p.m. ET. This year's rivalry game, however, won't be taking place in Jacksonville but instead at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.

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No. 2 Ohio State has its first game back from its bye week and will be without starting quarterback Julian Sayin, who sustained an injury two weeks ago against Indiana and is out indefinitely. The Buckeyes look to move to 5-0 in Big Ten play with a win over No. 25 Southern California.

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• No. 1 Miami at North Carolina, 7:30 p.m. (ABC and Fubo)
• No. 2 Ohio State at No. 25 Southern Cal, 7:30 p.m. (NBC and Fubo)
• No. 3 Georgia vs. No. 20 Florida, 3:30 (ABC and Fubo)
• No. 4 Indiana vs. Minnesota, 3:30 p.m. (CBS and Fubo)
• No. 5 Utah at Cincinnati, 3:45 p.m. (ESPN and Fubo)
• No. 6 Notre Dame vs. Navy, noon (ABC and Fubo)
• No. 7 UCLA vs. Nevada, 4:15 p.m. (BTN and Fubo)
• No. 9 BYU vs. Arizona State, 3:30 p.m. (Fox and Fubo)
• No. 11 Texas vs. Mississippi State, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN and Fubo)
• No. 12 Ole Miss vs. Auburn, 12:45 p.m. (SECN and Fubo)
• No. 14 Texas Tech vs. No. 21 Arizona, noon (ESPN and Fubo)
• No. 15 Wake Forest vs. Virginia, 3:45 p.m. (ESPN2 and Fubo)
• No. 16 SMU at Syracuse, noon (ESPN2 and Fubo)
• No. 18 Northwestern at Oregon, 3:30 p.m. (Peacock)
• No. 22 Boise State vs. Texas State, 10 p.m. (CW and Fubo)
• No. 23 Missouri at Arkansas, 7:45 p.m. (SECN and Fubo)
• No. 24 Iowa vs. Wisconsin, noon (Fox and Fubo)

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Texas Tech to start Thomas Castellanos at QB vs Arizona

11:50 AM ET, October 31 2026, John Leuzzi

Texas Tech is making a quarterback change.

According to ESPN's Pete Thamel, the Red Raiders will start Florida State transfer Tommy Castellanos under center on Saturday against Arizona over Will Hammond. Both quarterbacks are expected to see snaps as well.

The move for the Red Raiders comes after their 37-24 loss on the road at Cincinnati, which head coach Joey McGuire called a "total failure" on his part.

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