How to Watch: Boston College Football vs. Michigan State; Full Week 4 TV Schedule

The Eagles are looking to get back in the win column at Alumni Stadium on Saturday night.
Sep 14, 2024; Columbia, Missouri, USA; Boston College Eagles wide receiver Reed Harris (4) celebrates with tight end Jeremiah Franklin (17) after scoring against the Missouri Tigers during the first half at Faurot Field at Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Denny Medley-Imagn Images
Sep 14, 2024; Columbia, Missouri, USA; Boston College Eagles wide receiver Reed Harris (4) celebrates with tight end Jeremiah Franklin (17) after scoring against the Missouri Tigers during the first half at Faurot Field at Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Denny Medley-Imagn Images / Denny Medley-Imagn Images

The Boston College Eagles football team is looking to get back in the win column after a close contest where the Eagles fell short 27-21 to the No. 7 Missouri Tigers in Week 3. 

The team will have the opportunity to do that as they return to Alumni Stadium to host the Michigan State Spartans on Saturday night. 

On the other hand, Michigan State has gotten off to a perfect start to the season, securing wins over Florida Atlantic, Maryland, and Prairie View under first-year head coach Jonathan Smith, who joined the Spartan program from Oregon State on Nov. 25, 2023, nearly two months after former coach Mel Tucker was fired. 

Currently, Spartans sophomore quarterback Aidan Chiles ranks No. 50 in the nation in pass yards (650) while the team as a whole ranked T-No. 23 in third down percentage, T-No. 14 in red zone defense, and No. 15 in total defense. 

As for the polls, both teams are on the outside looking in. In the Week 4 Coaches Poll, both teams received six total votes and in the AP Poll, the Eagles fell out of the rankings but received 47 total votes while Michigan State received none.

The game will be Boston College’s 11th annual Red Bandanna Game which honors the life and legacy of Boston College alumnus and former men’s lacrosse player Welles Crowther (‘99), who lost his life in the 9/11 attacks.

He was known for wearing a red bandanna and was credited with saving at least a dozen lives in the South Tower.

How to Watch Michigan State at Boston College: 

Who: Michigan State Spartans (3-0, 0-0 B1G) and Boston College Eagles (2-1, 1-0 ACC)

Where: Alumni Stadium, Chestnut Hill, Mass. 

When: Saturday, Sept. 21 at 8 p.m. ET

TV: ACC Network

Radio: WEEI 850 AM

Last Outing, Michigan State: The Sparatans defeated the Prairie View Panthers 40-0 on Saturday to improve to 3-0 on the year. 

Last Outing, Boston College: The Eagles suffered their first loss of the season to the Missouri Tigers 27-21 on Saturday afternoon in Columbia, Mo. 

Last Meeting: The last time these two programs met was in the 2007 Champs Sports Bowl in Orlando, Fla. Boston College won the contest 24-21.


Full Week 4 TV Schedule:

(All times ET)

Thursday, Sept. 19

7:30 p.m. | South Alabama at Appalachian State | ESPN
8 p.m. | Edward Waters at Benedict College | ESPNU

Friday, Sept. 20

7 p.m. | Union at Springfield | FloSports
7 p.m. | Southern Connecticut State at Bentley | FloSports
7:30 p.m. | Stanford at Syracuse | ESPN
8 p.m. | No. 24 Illinois at No. 22 Nebraska | FOX
10 p.m. | San Jose State at Washington State | CW Network

Saturday, Sept. 21

12 p.m. | Marshall at No. 3 Ohio State | FOX
12 p.m. | NC State at No. 21 Clemson | ABC/ESPN+
12 p.m. | Florida at Mississippi State | ESPN
12 p.m. | Villanova at Maryland | Big Ten Network
12 p.m. | James Madison at North Carolina | ACC Network
12 p.m. | Houston at Cincinnati | FS1
12 p.m. | Kansas at West Virginia | ESPN2
12 p.m. | Tulane at Louisiana | ESPNU
12 p.m. | Rice at Army | CBSSN
12 p.m. | Charlotte at Indiana | Big Ten Network
12 p.m. | Stetson at Harvard | ESPN+
12 p.m. | Princeton at Lehigh | ESPN+
12 p.m. | Lafayette at Columbia | ESPN+
12 p.m. | Alfred State College at MIT | FloSports
12 p.m. | Central Missouri at Davenport | FloSports
12 p.m. | Cortland at Susquehanna | FloSports
12 p.m. | Huntingdon College at North Carolina Wesleyan | FloSports
12 p.m. | SUNY Morrisville at Catholic | FloSports
12 p.m. | St. Anselm at American International | FloSports
12:45 p.m. | Ohio at Kentucky | SEC Network
1 p.m. | Ball State at Central Michigan | ESPN+
1 p.m. | Brown at Georgetown | ESPN+
1 p.m. | Fordham at Dartmouth | ESPN+
1 p.m. | Cornell at Colgate | ESPN+
1 p.m. | Alma College at Northern Michigan | FloSports
1:30 p.m. | Norfolk State at VMI | ESPN+
2 p.m. | Arkansas State at No. 20 Iowa State | ESPN+
2 p.m. | Virginia at Coastal Carolina | ESPN+
2 p.m. | Utah State at Temple | ESPN+
2 p.m. | Saint Francis (PA) at Eastern Michigan | ESPN+
2 p.m. | Towson at North Dakota State | ESPN+
2 p.m. | San Diego at North Dakota | ESPN+
2 p.m. | Drake at South Dakota | ESPN+
2 p.m. | Yale at Holy Cross | ESPN+
2 p.m. | St. Thomas (Minn.) at Lindenwood | ESPN+
2 p.m. | Roosevelt at Valparaiso | ESPN+
2 p.m. | Husson at Norwich | FloSports
2:15 p.m. | Vanderbilt at No. 7 Missouri | SEC Network
2:30 p.m. | Tennessee State at Tennessee Tech | ESPN+
3 p.m. | Southern Miss at Jacksonville State | ESPN+
3 p.m. | Eastern Washington at Nevada | Mountain West Network
3 p.m. | Bryant at New Hampshire | FloSports
3 p.m. | Western Carolina at Montana | ESPN+
3 p.m. | Mercyhurst at Montana State | ESPN+
3:30 p.m. | No. 11 USC at No. 18 Michigan | CBS
3:30 p.m. | Miami (Ohio) at No. 17 Notre Dame | NBC
3:30 p.m. | UCLA at No. 16 LSU | ABC
3:30 p.m. | Kent State at No. 10 Penn State | Big Ten Network
3:30 p.m. | Georgia Tech at No. 19 Louisville | ESPN2
3:30 p.m. | Buffalo at No. 23 Northern Illinois | ESPN+
3:30 p.m. | Arkansas at Auburn | ESPN
3:30 p.m. | Rutgers at Virginia Tech | ACC Network
3:30 p.m. | Central Connecticut at UMass | ESPN+
3:30 p.m. | Youngstown State at Pitt | ESPN+/ACCNX
3:30 p.m. | Arizona State at Texas Tech | FS1
3:30 p.m. | Memphis at Navy | CBSSN
3:30 p.m. | Houston Christian at UTSA | ESPN+
4 p.m. | No. 12 Utah at No. 14 Oklahoma State | FOX
4 p.m. | Duke at Middle Tennessee | ESPNU
4 p.m. | Mississippi Valley State at Nicholls | ESPN+
4 p.m. | Valdosta State at Erskine | FloSports
5 p.m. | TCU at SMU | CW Network
5 p.m. | Stony Brook at Campbell | FloSports
5 p.m. | Lane at Miles College | ESPN+
6 p.m. | Monmouth at Florida International | ESPN+
6 p.m. | East Carolina at Liberty | ESPN+
6 p.m. | UTEP at Colorado State | truTV
6 p.m. | Penn at Delaware | FloSports
6 p.m. | East Tennessee State at Elon | FloSports
6 p.m. | Richmond at Delaware State | ESPN+
6 p.m. | Furman at William & Mary | FloSports
6 p.m. | Morehead State at Eastern Kentucky | ESPN+
6 p.m. | Southern Utah at Idaho State | ESPN+
6 p.m. | The Citadel at Mercer | ESPN+
6 p.m. | Marist at Bucknell | ESPN+
6 p.m. | UIndy at Wayne State (Mich.) | FloSports
7 p.m. | No. 8 Miami (Fla.) at South Florida | ESPN
7 p.m. | Northwestern at Washington | FS1
7 p.m. | Florida Atlantic at UConn | CBSSN
7 p.m. | Cal at Florida State | ESPN2
7 p.m. | Florida A&M at Troy | ESPN+
7 p.m. | Tulsa at Louisiana Tech | ESPN+
7 p.m. | New Mexico State at Sam Houston | ESPN+
7 p.m. | Toledo at Western Kentucky | ESPN+
7 p.m. | Wyoming at North Texas | ESPN+
7 p.m. | North Carolina A&T at North Carolina Central | ESPN+
7 p.m. | Alabama A&M at Austin Peay | ESPN+
7 p.m. | Eastern Illinois at Illinois State | ESPN+
7 p.m. | Missouri State at UT Martin | ESPN+
7 p.m. | South Dakota State at SE Louisiana | ESPN+
7 p.m. | Southeast Missouri State at Southern Illinois | ESPN+
7 p.m. | Jackson State at Grambling | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
7 p.m. | Northern Arizona at UIW | ESPN+
7 p.m. | Virginia Lynchburg at Morgan State | ESPN+
7 p.m. | Southern at Prairie View A&M| ESPN+
7 p.m. | Texas Southern at Lamar | ESPN+
7 p.m. | Sacramento State at Texas A&M-Commerce | ESPN+
7 p.m. | Weber State at Northwestern State | ESPN+
7 p.m. | Gardner-Webb at Presbyterian | ESPN+
7 p.m. | Tarleton State at North Alabama| ESPN+
7 p.m. | Wisconsin-La Crosse at Grand Valley State | FloSports
7 p.m. | Texas A&M-Kingsville at UT Permian Basin | FloSports
7 p.m. | West Alabama at West Florida | FloSports
7:30 p.m. | No. 6 Tennessee at No. 15 Oklahoma | ABC/ESPN+
7:30 p.m. | Akron at South Carolina | ESPNU
7:30 p.m. | Iowa at Minnesota | NBC
7:30 p.m. | Bowling Green at No. 25 Texas A&M | ESPN+/SECN+
7:45 p.m. | Georgia Southern at No. 5 Ole Miss | SEC Network
8 p.m. | UL Monroe at No. 1 Texas | ESPN+/SECN+
8 p.m. | Michigan State at Boston College | ACC Network
8 p.m. | Baylor at Colorado | FOX
8 p.m. | Alcorn State at McNeese | ESPN+
8 p.m. | Idaho at Abilene Christian | ESPN+
8 p.m. | Northern Colorado at Stephen F. Austin | ESPN+
8 p.m. | Central Washington at West Texas A&M | FloSports
8 p.m. | Midwestern State at Eastern New Mexico | FloSports
8 p.m. | Angelo State at Western New Mexico | FloSports
8:30 p.m. | Fresno State at New Mexico | truTV
8:30 p.m. | Purdue at Oregon State | CW Network
9:45 p.m. | Portland State at Boise State | FS1
10 p.m. | Utah Tech at UC Davis | ESPN+
10:30 p.m. | No. 13 Kansas State at BYU | ESPN
Midnight | UNI at Hawai'i | Spectrum Sports PPV


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