Ohio State returns to action after a much-needed bye week, Cincinnati faces a top-10 opponent for the second straight week and Miami (OH) is off for the weekend.

The No. 2 Buckeyes will head out west for a primetime matchup with USC in the Coliseum at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 3 on NBC.

Questions swirl as OSU will be without star Julian Sayin after the quarterback injured his throwing arm in the Buckeyes 19-15 win against Indiana on Oct. 17. Head coach Ryan Day has yet to name his replacement.

The Bearcats, fresh off a 37-24 upset of then No. 8 Texas Tech, will face No. 6 Utah at Nippert Stadium at 3:45 p.m. on ESPN.

Miami (OH) is off but will host Buffalo in a Tuesday, Nov. 3 MACtion game at 8 p.m. on ESPN.

Saturday will start off at noon with No. 5 Notre Dame against Navy in Gillette Stadium and No. 25 Wisconsin will be at Iowa on FOX. BTN will have Michigan at Rutgers at 12:30 p.m.

The midday games will feature Minnesota at No. 4 Indiana on CBS, No. 17 Florida at No. 3 Georgia on ABC and Arizona State at No. 8 BYU on FOX. Cincinnati hosts No. 6 Utah at 3:45 p.m. on ESPN.

The evening games will begin at 7 p.m. on FOX with No. 24 Oklahoma State at Iowa State. At 7:30 p.m. No. 2 Ohio State will be at USC on NBC and No. 1 Miami will be at North Carolina on ABC.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL TV SCHEDULE Friday, Oct. 30

7 p.m.

ESPN2 — Tulane at Charlotte

7:30 p.m.

ESPN — Baylor at UCF

10:30 p.m.

ESPN2 — Kent St. at Sacramento St.

Saturday, Oct. 31

Noon

ABC — No. 5 Notre Dame at Navy

FOX — No. 25 Wisconsin at Iowa

FS1 — Illinois at Maryland

ESPN — No. 22 Arizona at No. 13 Texas Tech

ESPN2 — No. 19 SMU at Syracuse

ESPNU — UAB at South Florida

CW — Boston College at Duke

ACCN — California at NC State

CBSSN — Bowling Green at W. Michigan

12:30 p.m.

BTN — Michigan at Rutgers

12:45 p.m.

SECN — Auburn at No. 12 Ole Miss

2 p.m.

TNT — Kansas St. at Colorado

3:15 p.m.

ACCN — Stanford at Louisville

3:30 p.m.

CBS — Minnesota at No. 4 Indiana

ABC — No. 17 Florida at No. 3 Georgia

FOX — Arizona St. at No. 8 BYU

PEACOCK — No. 20 Northwestern at Oregon

FS1 — Kansas at TCU

USA — Colorado St. at Utah St.

CBSSN — FIU at Liberty

3:45 p.m.

ESPN — No. 6 Utah at Cincinnati

ESPN2 — Virginia at No. 14 Wake Forest

4:15 p.m.

BTN — Nevada at No. 7 UCLA/Purdue at Penn State

SECN — South Carolina at Oklahoma

7 p.m.

FOX — No. 24 Oklahoma St. at Iowa St.

CBSSN — Washington St. at San Diego St.

ACCN — Clemson at Florida St.

7:30 p.m.

NBC — No. 2 Ohio State at USC

ABC — No. 1 Miami at North Carolina

ESPN — Mississippi St. at No. 11 Texas

ESPN2 — Georgia Tech at Pittsburgh

7:45 p.m.

SECN — No. 23 Missouri at Arkansas

8 p.m.

BTN — Washington at Nebraska

ESPNU — Army at Memphis

10 p.m.

CW — Texas St. at No. 20 Boise St.

10:30 p.m.

CBSSN — N. Illinois at UNLV

11 p.m.

USA — Oregon St. at Fresno St.

Source: Yahoo Sports