October is the best month on the calendar. And it’s not just because the weather cools, the leaves fall and you get to trick or treat in your favorite sexy costume… just me?
The best sports month of the year is upon us. Literally, every major U.S. sport is active. Just take a look at this monster schedule.
Related: Way Too Early College Football Playoff Predictions
Josh Helmuth is the editor of CraveOnline Sports.
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October Badass Sports Calendar
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College Football
Saturday, Oct. 4 - No. 3 Alabama @ No. 11 Ole Miss - The biggest game in Oxford in decades. (CBS)
Saturday, Oct. 4 - No. 6 Texas A&M @ No. 12 Mississippi St - Another brutal SEC West matchup. (ESPN)
Saturday, Oct. 4 - No. 14 Stanford @ No. 9 Notre Dame - Classic Pac-12 team taking on the Irish. (NBC)
Saturday, Oct. 4 - No. 15 LSU @ No. 5 Auburn - Did I mention the SEC West is brutal? (ESPN)
Saturday, Oct. 4 - No. 19 Nebraska @ No. 10 Michigan State - The winner here could become Big 10 champ. (ABC)
Rankings here will change, but these are sure to be badass games against top ranked teams.
Saturday, Oct. 11 - No. 5 Auburn at No. 12 Mississippi State (TBD)
Saturday, Oct. 11 - No. 11 Ole Miss at No. 6 Texas A&M (TBD)
Saturday, Oct. 11 - No. 13 Georgia at No. 24 Missouri (TBD)
Saturday, Oct. 11 - No. 2 Oregon at No. 8 UCLA (FOX)
Saturday, Oct. 18 - No. 9 Notre Dame at No. 1 Florida State (TBD)
Saturday, Oct. 25 - No. 11 Ole Miss at No. 15 LSU (TBD)
Saturday, Oct. 25 - No. 3 Alabama at Tennessee (TBD)
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NFL Football
Football season is in full-throttle. Here are the best notable games. Get your fantasy lineups ready.
Sunday, Oct. 5 - Kansas City @ San Francisco -- Alex Smith returns to SF to take on his former team. (CBS)
Sunday, Oct. 12 - NY Giants @ Philadelphia - Eli faces division rival Chip Kelly and his power-packed offense. (NBC)
Sunday, Oct. 19 - Carolina @ Green Bay - Cam Newton vs. Aaron Rodgers. (FOX)
Sunday, Oct. 19 - Cincinnati @Indianapolis - Surging Bengals face Andrew Luck. (CBS)
Thursday, Oct. 23 - San Diego @ Denver - Philip Rivers takes on Peyton Manning at Mile-High. (CBS)
Sunday, Oct. 26 - Chicago @ New England - Is Jay Cutler now better than Tom Brady? (FOX)
Sunday, Oct. 26 - Green Bay @ New Orleans - Aaron Rodgers vs. Drew Brees. (NBC)
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MLB Baseball Playoffs
All the Divisional Series' play Friday, Oct. 3:
St. Louis at LA Dodgers (Fox Sports 1)
Detroit at Baltimore (TBS)
San Francisco at Washington (Fox Sports 1)
Kansas City at LA Angels (TBS)Then of course the winners move on to the ALCS/NLCS before the World Series at the end of the month!
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NBA Basketball
Tuesday, Oct. 28 (Opening Night) - Dallas @ San Antonio - Cuban's vs. Duncan's -- Texas battle. (TNT)
Tuesday, Oct. 28 - Houston @ LA Lakers - Does Kobe have one more in him? Dwight Howard prob thinks not. (TNT)
Wednesday, Oct. 29 - Chicago @ New York - Derrick Rose returns to face Carmelo. (ESPN)
Thursday, Oct. 30 - Oklahoma City @ LA Clippers - Durant vs. Paul. (TNT)
Friday, Oct. 31 - Cleveland @ Chicago - LeBron plays in Chicago against Rose. (ESPN)
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NASCAR
Sunday, Oct. 19 - NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Talladega - Only 4 races remain following this Sprint For The Cup race. (ESPN)
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NHL Hockey
Wed. Oct. 8 - San Jose @ Los Angeles - The defending champs open the season at home against division rival. (NBCSN)
