Column: College football viewers’ guide: Game times, channel info and analysis

Break out the chips and cold drinks but let Chris Dufresne handle the remote. The Times’ national college football writer handicaps what’s worth watching, and skipping, on the upcoming menu of games.

SATURDAY MORNING

Texas (1-3) at No. 4 Texas Christian (4-0)

9 a.m., Channel 2

Also could be subtitled: “I’d rather be lucky than good.” Texas lost its second straight heartbreaker last week, to Oklahoma State, on a botched punt that led to the game-winning field goal. The previous week, Texas lost to California on a missed extra point. TCU defeated Texas Tech, 55-52, last week on a deflected pass for touchdown. TCU seeks victory against Texas in consecutive seasons for the first time since 1958-59.

No. 23 West Virginia (3-0) at No. 15 Oklahoma (3-0)

9 a.m., FS1

West Virginia sneaked into the top 25 this week after a 45-6 demolition of Maryland. The Mountaineers run the “Air Raid” offense but are winning this year with the nation’s No. 1 scoring defense, giving up 7.7 points per game.

Other games:

9 a.m.: Iowa at No. 19 Wisconsin, No. 22 Michigan at Maryland, BTN; ESPN; Purdue at No. 2 Michigan State, ESPN2; Kansas at Iowa State, FS West; Pittsburgh at Virginia Tech, Prime; Central Florida at Tulane, ESPNews; Houston at Tulsa, CBS Sports Network (CBSSN); Minnesota at No. 16 Northwestern, Big Ten Network (BTN); Army at Penn State, ESPNU; South Carolina at Missouri, SEC Network (SEC).

9:30 a.m.: Louisville at North Carolina State, KDOC.

AFTERNOON

No. 13 Alabama (3-1) at No. 8 Georgia (4-0)

12:30 p.m., Channel 2

These proud Southeastern Conference franchises are meeting for the first time during the regular season since 2008. Their most memorable meeting was probably in 1965, when Georgia toppled Bear Bryant’s defending national champions, 18-17, on a flea-flicker touchdown and two-point conversion.

No. 1 Ohio State (4-0) at Indiana (4-0)

12:30 p.m., Channel 7

Indiana is 4-0 for the first time since 1990 and only the sixth time in school history. However, the Hoosiers are 0-15 against opponents ranked No. 1. Indiana has outscored opponents, 51-0, in the third quarter. But the Hoosiers haven’t defeated Ohio State since 1988, though they played the Buckeyes to a 52-49 finish at Bloomington, Ind., in 2012, Urban Meyer’s first year as Buckeyes coach.

Texas Tech (3-1) vs. No. 5 Baylor (3-0)

12:30 p.m., ESPN2

It’s fitting these teams are meeting halfway in the Dallas-Fort Worth metro area, in Arlington, to settle a series tied 36-36-1. You have to wonder whether the Las Vegas betting “over” line of 89 total points is low: Baylor is averaging 64 points per game, and 9.0 yards per play; Texas Tech averages 53.8 points and 7.9 yards per play.

Arizona State (2-2) at No. 7 UCLA (4-0)

4:30 p.m., Channel 11

This is a potential trap game for high-riding UCLA in advance of a bye week and an Oct. 15 showdown at Stanford. The visiting team has won the last three games in the series. The Sun Devils rank as one of this season’s major early disappointments, but quarterback Mike Bercovici might be able to poke a few holes in UCLA’s injury-depleted defense. In last season’s 62-27 loss, Bercovici completed 42 passes for 488 yards and three touchdowns, with two interceptions.

No. 6 Notre Dame (4-0) at No. 12 Clemson (3-0)

5 p.m., Channel 7

“I couldn’t get Jesus tickets, and that’s the truth,” Clemson Coach Dabo Swinney said of this game between top-15 teams. The programs have played only twice, but share a pretty interesting connection. The most famous play in San Francisco 49ers history, “The Catch,” was a pass from Joe Montana (Notre Dame) to Dwight Clark (Clemson).

12:30 p.m.: Florida State at Wake Forest, ESPN; Western Kentucky at Rice, FS West; Boston College at Duke, Prime; Air Force at Navy, CBSSN; North Carolina at Georgia Tech, ESPNU.

1 p.m.: Kansas State at No. 20 Oklahoma State, FS1; East Carolina at Southern Methodist, ESPNews; Washington Sate at No. 24 California, Pac-12 Network (Pac-12); Nebraska at Illinois, BTN.

4 p.m.: No. 3 Mississippi at No. 25 Florida, ESPN; Arkansas at Tennessee, ESPN2; Vanderbilt at Middle Tennessee, CBSSN; Eastern Michigan at No. 9 Louisiana State, ESPNU.

4:30 p.m.: William & Mary at Delaware, NBC Sports Network (NBCSN); No. 21 Mississippi State at No. 14 Texas A&M, SEC.

NIGHT

Arizona (3-1) at No. 18 Stanford (3-1)

7:30 p.m., Pac-12

Scooby Wright, Arizona’s All-American linebacker, returned to the lineup a week ago against UCLA after a knee injury in the opener sidelined him for two weeks. Now Wright is out again, having injured his foot in a loss to the Bruins. Stanford has emerged as the team to beat in the Pac-12 North, with only two remaining games on the road — Washington State and Colorado.

7:15 p.m.: Hawaii at Boise Sate, ESPN2.

7:30 p.m.: Fresno State at San Diego State, CBSSN; Bethune-Cookman at North Carolina Central (tape), ESPNU.

chris.dufresne@latimes.com