College Football Schedule 2012: Texas A&M hosts LSU in one of many games with Texas ties

In one of the day's headlining games, the No. 18 Texas A&M Aggies host the No. 6 LSU Tigers in a SEC showdown on Saturday, while other contests such as No. 17 Texas Tech at No. 23 TCU and SMU hosting Houston highlight games with implications in the state of Texas.

The Aggies, winners of five straight, will look to give LSU its second loss of the season after the Tigers downed the previously unbeaten South Carolina Gamecocks, 23-21, last Saturday.

Here's a list of notable games and television schedules with ties to Texas:

Thursday, Oct. 18:

Houston at SMU; 7 p.m. CT on FSN.

Games on Saturday, Oct. 20:

No. 6 LSU at No. 18 Texas A&M; 11 a.m. CT on ESPN.

No. 17 Texas Tech at No. 23 TCU; 2:30 p.m. CT on ABC/ESPN2.

Rice at Tulsa; 2:30 p.m. CT on FSN.

Baylor at No. 25 Texas; 7 p.m. CT on ABC/ESPN3.