Couch potato: Today’s top games on TV

Today's top television offerings to college football fans:

1. Iowa at Michigan (2:30 p.m., KCRG-TV9) - Local interest, and all.

2. Ohio State at Wisconsin (6 p.m., ESPN) - Madison will need a good scrubbing by the end of the night.

3. Texas at Nebraska (2:30 p.m., ESPN) - Nebraska says goodbye to Texas forever tonight, and in cruel terms.

4. Illinois at Michigan State (11 a.m., BTN) - Michigan State is suddenly thinking “Big Ten contender.” Illinois is suddenly thinking “Competent.”

5. Arkansas at Auburn (2:30 p.m., KGAN) - Auburn and LSU are both the Tigers, yet tigers aren't indigenous to the southeastern U.S. Real bright, SEC.

6. Iowa State at Oklahoma (6 p.m., Fox Sports Net) - Oklahoma takes this football thing seriously, we're told.

7. Minnesota at Purdue (11 a.m., ESPN2) - Purdue is unbeaten in the Big Ten. Minnesota is not.

8. Western Michigan at Notre Dame (1:30 p.m., KWWL) - The epic rivalry resumes.

9. Arkansas State at Indiana (11 a.m., ESPNU) - The epic rivalry resumes.

10. How the States Got Their Shapes (4 p.m., History) - No explanation required.

- Compiled by Mike Hlas