Your 2026 Week 5 college football announcing schedule

Week 5 of the 2026 college football season will be headlined by three ranked matchups that figure to play a big part in the College Football Playoff picture.

No. 7 Alabama and No. 16 Mississippi State will meet in Starkville, and Sean McDonough and Greg McElroy will have the call for ABC (12 p.m. ET).