2026 Scheduling Updates

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Sun, Sep 6	Noon	Labor Day Classic: Texas Southern at Prairie View A&M	ESPN2
	3 p.m.	Orange Blossom Classic: South Carolina State vs. Florida A&M (Miami Gardens, Fla.)	ESPN
	7:30 p.m.	Liberty Mutual Music City Kickoff: Louisville vs. Ole Miss (Nashville, Tenn.)	ABC
Mon, Sep 7	7:30 p.m.	SMU at Florida State	ESPN
Thu, Sep 10	8 p.m.	Florida A&M at Miami	ACC Network
Fri, Sep 11	7 p.m.	Villanova at Louisville	ACC Network
	7 p.m.	Richmond at NC State	ESPNU
	7 p.m.	Norfolk State at Virginia	ACCNX
	7:30 p.m.	Rutgers at Boston College	ESPN2
Sat, Sep 12	Noon	Arizona State at Texas A&M	ABC
	Noon	Oregon at Oklahoma State	ESPN
	Noon	Penn State at Temple	ESPN2
	Noon	App State at East Carolina	ESPNU
	Noon	East Tennessee State at North Carolina	ACC Network
	Noon	Wofford at Kent State	ESPN+
	12:45 p.m.	Western Kentucky at Georgia	SEC Network
	1 p.m.	Colgate at Central Michigan	ESPN+
	1 p.m.	Holy Cross at Miami (OH)	ESPN+
	1 p.m.	UT Martin at West Virginia	ESPN+
	2 p.m.	Stony Brook at Ball State	ESPN+
	3:30 p.m.	Alabama at Kentucky	ABC
	3:30 p.m.	UCF at Pittsburgh	ESPN2
	3:30 p.m.	California at Syracuse	ACC Network
	3:30 p.m.	Wagner at James Madison	ESPN+
	3:30 p.m.	UL Monroe at UAB	ESPN+
	3:30 p.m.	Robert Morris at Akron	ESPN+
	3:30 p.m.	Weber State at Colorado	ESPN+
	3:30 p.m.	Central Connecticut at Toledo	ESPN+
	3:30 p.m.	Sacred Heart at Massachusetts	ESPN+
	3:45 p.m.	UNLV at North Texas	ESPNU
	4 p.m.	UC Davis at SMU	ACCNX
	4 p.m.	Alabama State at Troy	ESPN+
	4:15 p.m.	Delaware at Vanderbilt	SEC Network
	5:30 p.m.	Campbell at Florida	SEC Network+
	6 p.m.	Buffalo at Florida International	ESPN+
	6 p.m.	Gardner-Webb at Liberty	ESPN+
	6 p.m.	Jacksonville State at Ohio	ESPN+
	6:30 p.m.	Monmouth at Western Michigan	ESPN+
	7 p.m.	Tennessee at Georgia Tech	ESPN
	7 p.m.	Towson at South Carolina	SEC Network+
	7 p.m.	South Alabama at Tulane	ESPN+
	7 p.m.	Lindenwood at Missouri State	ESPN+
	7 p.m.	Tulsa at Sam Houston	ESPN+
	7 p.m.	West Georgia at Arkansas State	ESPN+
	7 p.m.	Middle Tennessee at Marshall	ESPN+
	7 p.m.	Western Carolina at Cincinnati	ESPN+
	7 p.m.	Georgia State at Kennesaw State	ESPN+
	7 p.m.	Southern at Houston	ESPN+
	7:30 p.m.	Ohio State at Texas	ABC
	7:30 p.m.	Navy at Florida Atlantic	ESPNU or ESPN+
	7:30 p.m.	Georgia Southern at Clemson	ACC Network
	7:30 p.m.	Louisiana Tech at LSU	SEC Network+
	7:30 p.m.	Fordham at Coastal Carolina	ESPN+
	7:30 p.m. or 7:45 p.m.	Southern Miss at Auburn	ESPNU or SEC Network
	7:45 p.m.	Charlotte at Ole Miss	ESPN2 or SEC Network
	8 p.m.	Prairie View A&M at Baylor	ESPN+
	8 p.m.	Grambling at TCU	ESPN+
	10:15 p.m.	Arkansas at Utah	ESPN

 

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Thu, Sep 17	7:30 p.m.	Syracuse at Pittsburgh	ESPN
Fri, Sep 18	7:30 p.m.	Miami at Wake Forest	ESPN
Sat, Sep 19	Noon	Georgia at Arkansas	ABC
	Noon	North Carolina at Clemson	ESPN
	Noon	Tulane at Kansas State	ESPN2
	Noon	Bowling Green at Iowa State	ESPNU
	Noon	Mercer at Georgia Tech	ACC Network
	12:45 p.m.	NC State at Vanderbilt	SEC Network
	12:45 p.m.	Troy at Missouri	SEC Network+
	1 p.m.	Wyoming at Central Michigan	ESPN+
	2 p.m.	Maine at Boston College	ACCNX
	3:30 p.m.	Florida State at Alabama	ABC
	3:30 p.m.	SMU at Louisville	ESPN or ESPN2
	3:30 p.m.	Kentucky at Texas A&M	ESPN or ESPN2
	3:30 p.m.	Wagner at California	ACC Network
	3:30 p.m.	Miami (OH) at Cincinnati	ESPN+
	3:30 p.m.	Stonehill at Massachusetts	ESPN+
	4 p.m.	Louisiana Tech at Baylor	ESPNU
	4 p.m.	Ball State at Liberty	ESPN+
	4:15 p.m.	Mississippi State at South Carolina	SEC Network
	4:30 p.m.	SE Louisiana at UL Monroe	ESPN+
	6 p.m.	Charlotte at App State	ESPN+
	6 p.m.	Florida International at Florida Atlantic	ESPN+
	6 p.m.	East Carolina at Old Dominion	ESPN+
	7 p.m.	Florida at Auburn	ESPN
	7 p.m.	UT Martin at Memphis	ESPN+
	7 p.m.	Western Michigan at Rice	ESPN+
	7 p.m.	Delaware State at South Florida	ESPN+
	7 p.m.	Georgia Southern at Jacksonville State	ESPN+
	7 p.m.	Nevada at Middle Tennessee	ESPN+
	7 p.m.	Nicholls at Sam Houston	ESPN+
	7 p.m.	UConn at Southern Miss	ESPN+
	7 p.m.	Georgia State at UCF	ESPN+
	7 p.m.	Ohio at South Alabama	ESPN+
	7 p.m.	Murray State at Oklahoma State	ESPN+
	7:30 p.m.	LSU at Ole Miss	ABC
	7:30 p.m.	New Mexico at Oklahoma	ESPN2
	7:30 p.m.	Duke’s Mayo Classic: West Virginia vs. Virginia (Charlotte, NC)	ACC Network
	7:45 p.m.	Kennesaw State at Tennessee	SEC Network
	8 p.m.	Arkansas State at TCU	ESPNU
	8 p.m.	UTSA at Texas	SEC Network+
	8 p.m.	East Texas A&M at Tulsa	ESPN+
	8 p.m.	UAB at Louisiana	ESPN+
	10:30 p.m.	North Dakota State at Sacramento State	ESPN

 

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Big 10.

Saturday, August 29, 2026
San Jose State at USC | NBC | 3 p.m. ET/12 p.m. PT

Thursday, September 3, 2026
UMass at Rutgers | BTN | 6 p.m. ET
Eastern Illinois at Minnesota | Peacock | 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT
UAB at Illinois | BTN | 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT

Friday, September 4, 2026
Indiana State at Purdue | BTN | 7 p.m. ET
Toledo at Michigan State | FS1 | 8 p.m. ET
Fresno State at USC | FOX | 9 p.m. ET/ 6 p.m. PT

Saturday, September 5, 2026
North Texas at Indiana | FOX | 12 p.m. ET
Ohio at Nebraska | FS1 | 12 p.m. ET/11 a.m. CT
Ball State at Ohio State | BTN | 12:30 p.m. ET
Boise State at Oregon | CBS | 3:30 p.m. ET/12:30 p.m. PT
Marshall at Penn State | FS1 | 3:30 p.m. ET
NIU at Iowa | BTN | 4:15 p.m. ET/3:15 p.m. CT
Western Michigan at Michigan | NBC | 7:30 p.m. ET
Hampton at Maryland | BTN | 8 p.m. ET
South Dakota State at Northwestern | BTN | 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT
UCLA at Cal | ESPN | 10:30 p.m. ET/7:30 p.m. PT

Sunday, September 6, 2026
Washington State at Washington | NBC | 4 p.m. ET/1 p.m. PT
Wisconsin at Notre Dame | NBC | 7:30 p.m. ET/6:30 p.m. CT

 

[ericd7633]

Nice.

 

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Friday, September 11, 2026
Rutgers at Boston College | ESPN2 | 7:30 p.m. ET

Saturday, September 12, 2026
Howard at Indiana | BTN | 12 p.m. ET
Oklahoma at Michigan | FOX | 12 p.m. ET
Oregon at Oklahoma State | ESPN | 12 p.m. ET/11 a.m. CT/9 a.m. PT
Penn State at Temple | ESPN2 | 12 p.m. ET
Wake Forest at Purdue | FS1 | 12 p.m. ET
Duke at Illinois | FS1 | 3:30 p.m. ET/2:30 p.m. CT
Maryland at UConn | CBS Sports Network | 3:30 p.m. ET
Eastern Michigan at Michigan State | BTN | 3:30 p.m. ET
Mississippi State at Minnesota | CBS | 3:30 p.m. ET/2:30 p.m. CT
Utah State at Washington | BTN | 3:30 p.m. ET/12:30 p.m. PT
Bowling Green at Nebraska | FS1 | 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT
San Diego State at UCLA | BTN | 7:15 p.m. ET/4:15 p.m. PT
Western Illinois at Wisconsin | BTN | 7:15 p.m. ET/6:15 p.m. CT
Iowa State at Iowa | NBC | 7:30 p.m. ET/6:30 p.m. CT
Ohio State at Texas | ABC | 7:30 p.m. ET/6:30 p.m. CT
Louisiana at USC | BTN | 11 p.m. ET/8 p.m. PT

 

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Friday, September 18, 2026
Portland State at Oregon | BTN | 10:30 p.m. ET/7:30 p.m. PT

Saturday, September 19, 2026
Akron at Minnesota | BTN | 12 p.m. ET/11 a.m. CT
Kent State at Ohio State | FOX | 12 p.m. ET
Buffalo at Penn State | BTN | 12 p.m. ET
Eastern Michigan at Wisconsin | Peacock | 12:30 p.m. ET/11:30 a.m. CT
SIU at Illinois | Peacock | 2 p.m. ET/1 p.m. CT
UTEP at Michigan | BTN | 3:30 p.m. ET
USC at Rutgers | CBS | 3:30 p.m. ET/12:30 p.m. PT
Western Kentucky at Indiana | Peacock | 4 p.m. ET/3 p.m. CT
UNI at Iowa | FS1 | 4 p.m. ET/3 p.m. CT
North Dakota at Nebraska | BTN | 7:15 p.m. ET/6:15 p.m. CT
Eastern Washington at Washington | BTN | 7:15 p.m. ET/4:15 p.m. PT
Virginia Tech at Maryland | FOX or FS1 | 7:30 p.m. ET
Michigan State at Notre Dame | NBC | 7:30 p.m. ET
Colorado at Northwestern | FOX or FS1 | 7:30 p.m. ET/6:30 p.m. CT
Purdue at UCLA | BTN | 11 p.m. ET/8 p.m. PT

 

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[ericd7633]

This is pretty cool.

 

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Big 12.

Thursday, September 3
Bethune-Cookman at UCF at 6 p.m. on ESPN+
Idaho at Utah at 8 p.m. on ESPNU at 8 p.m. on ESPNU

Friday, September 4
LIU at Kansas at 7 p.m. on ESPNU

Saturday, September 5
Oregon State at Houston at 11 a.m. on ESPN
Coastal Carolina at West Virginia at 11 a.m. on TNT & HBO Max
Southeast Missouri at Iowa State at 12 p.m. on ESPN+
Boston College at Cincinnati at 2:30 p.m. on FOX
Nicholls at Kansas State at 6 p.m. on ESPN+
Abilene Christian at Texas Tech at 6 p.m. on FS1
Utah Tech at BYU at 7 p.m. on ESPN+
Northern Arizona at Arizona at 8:30 p.m. on ESPN+
Morgan State at Arizona State at 9 p.m. on ESPN+

Saturday, September 12
Washington State at Kansas State at 11 a.m. on TNT & HBO Max
Oregon at Oklahoma State at 11 a.m. on ESPN
UT Martin at West Virginia at 12 p.m. on ESPN+
Arizona at BYU at 2:30 p.m. on FOX
Weber State at Colorado at 2:30 p.m. on ESPN+
Western Carolina at Cincinnati at 6 p.m. on ESPN+
Southern at Houston at 6 p.m. on ESPN+
Prairie View A&M at Baylor at 7 p.m. on ESPN+
Grambling State at TCU at 7 p.m. on ESPN+
Arkansas at Utah at 9:15 p.m. on ESPN

Saturday, September 19
Arizona State vs. Kansas (Union Jack Classic – London) at 11 a.m. on FS1
Bowling Green at Iowa State at 11 a.m. on ESPNU
Tulane at Kansas State at 11 a.m. on ESPN2
Miami (Ohio) at Cincinnati at 2:30 p.m. on ESPN+
Utah State at Utah at 2:30 p.m. on FOX
Louisiana Tech at Baylor at 3 p.m. on ESPNU
Georgia State at UCF at 6 p.m. on ESPN+
Murray State at Oklahoma State at 6 p.m. on ESPN+
Arkansas State at TCU at 7 p.m. on ESPNU
Northern Illinois at Arizona at 9:30 p.m. on TNT & HBO Max

 

[ericd7633]

Week 0 FBS schedule:

UNC vs. TCU (Dublin, Ireland) - 12:00 | ESPN
NC State vs. UVA (Rio De Janeiro, Brazil) - 3:30 | ESPN
San Jose State at USC - 3:00 | NBC
Jacksonville State at North Dakota State - 5:30 | CBSSN
Sacramento State at Eastern Michigan - 6:30 | ESPN+
Hawaii at Stanford - 7:00 | ACCN
New Mexico State at Florida State - 7:00 | CW
Memphis at UNLV -10:00 | Fox

Will feel like a real Saturday. Games from Noon til midnight.

 

[ericd7633]

Oh hell yeah.

 

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SEC Network unveils extensive 2026 College Football slate, beginning Sept. 3 - ESPN Press Room

The 2026 college football season is on the horizon and SEC Network (SECN) kicks off its 13th college football season in CoMo on Thursday, Sept. 3 as Missouri hosts Arkansas-Pine Bluff at 8 p.m. ET. SEC Network’s season opener is one of 37 matchups featuring Southeastern Conference teams across...

espnpressroom.com

Following the scheduling format that debuted two seasons ago, television windows will be announced for all remaining SEC-controlled games on Wednesday, June 10 (i.e., Early: noon to 1 p.m. start, Afternoon: 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. start, or Night: 6 to 8 p.m. start). Select games will be tagged as Flex games, with either an Afternoon or Night window start.

 

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2026 CBS early season college football schedule:

Sat., Sept. 5

Boise State at Oregon - 3:30

Sat., Sept. 12

Mississippi State at Minnesota - 3:30
Texas Tech at Oregon State - 7:30

Sat., Sept. 19

USC at Rutgers - 3:30
BYU at Colorado State - 7:30

Sat., Sept. 26

Big Ten game - 3:30
Arizona at Washington State - 7:30

Sat., Oct. 3

Navy at Air Force - 12:00
Big Ten game - 3:30

 

[EvilMonkeyInTheCloset]

Iowa State at Iowa | NBC | 7:30 p.m. ET/6:30 p.m. CT

 

[ericd7633]

Nice lead in for the revamped Mtn West. Should get a solid viewership number.

 

[ericd7633]

Lol.

 

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Many weeks both CW and USA Network will have late games though most of USA Network late games are 9:30.

 

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CW Network.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 29 (Week 0)

7:00pm ET/4:00pm PT New Mexico State at Florida State​

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5 (Week 1)

12:00pm ET/9:00am PT Miami (OH) at Pittsburgh

3:30pm ET/12:30pm PT Fordham at North Dakota State University

10:00pm ET/7:00pm PT UNLV at Hawai‘i



SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 (Week 2)

12:00pm ET/9:00am PT Old Dominion at Virginia Tech

3:30pm ET/12:30pm PT University of Texas at San Antonio at Texas State

10:30pm ET/7:30pm PT Montana State at Nevada



SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 (Week 3)

4:00pm ET/1:00pm PT Stanford at Duke

10:00pm ET/7:00pm PT James Madison at San Diego State



SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 (Week 4)

3:00pm ET/12:00pm PT Hawai‘i at Wyoming

6:30pm ET/3:30pm PT Central Michigan at Miami

10:00pm ET/7:00pm PT Rice at Fresno State



SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3 (Week 5)

3:30pm ET/12:30pm PT Wyoming at North Dakota State University

10:30pm ET/7:30pm PT Texas State at San Diego State



FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9 (Week 6)

9:00pm ET/6:00pm PT Washington State at Utah State



SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10 (Week 6)

7:00pm ET/4:00pm PT North Dakota State University at UNLV

10:30pm ET/7:30pm PT Boise State at Fresno State



SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17 (Week 7)

3:30pm ET/12:30pm PT Northern Illinois University at Wyoming



FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23 (Week 8)

9:00pm ET/6:00pm PT Air Force at Wyoming



SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24 (Week 8)

9:30pm ET/6:30pm PT San Diego State at Colorado State



SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31 (Week 9)

10:00pm ET/7:00pm PT Texas State at Boise State



SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7 (Week 10)

10:30pm ET/7:30pm PT Texas State at Oregon State​

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 14 (Week 11)

4:00pm ET/1:00pm PT Fresno State at Texas State

7:30pm ET/4:30pm PT UNLV at New Mexico

11:00pm ET/8:00pm PT North Dakota State University at Hawai‘i



FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20 (Week 12)

8:00pm ET/5:00pm PT University of Texas at El Paso at Air Force



SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21 (Week 12)

4:00pm ET/1:00pm PT Northern Illinois University at North Dakota State University

7:30pm ET/4:30pm PT Colorado State at Fresno State



FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27 (Week 13)

4:30pm ET/1:30pm PT Air Force at New Mexico​

 

[ericd7633]

Week 1 broadcast TV schedule:

Saturday, September 5th:

East Carolina at Alabama -12:00 | ABC
North Texas at Indiana - 12:00 | Fox
Baylor vs. Auburn (Atlanta, Ga.) - 3:30 | ABC
Boise State at Oregon - 3:30 | CBS
Boston College at Cincinnati - 3:30 | FOX
Clemson at LSU - 7:30 | ABC
Western Michigan at Michigan - 7:30 | NBC

Sunday, September 6th:

Washington State at Washington - 4:00 | NBC
Wisconsin at Notre Dame - 7:30 | NBC
Louisville vs. Ole Miss - 7:30 | ABC

 

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1st 3 weeks are completely set and available here: week 1 in 1st link, week 2 in 2nd, week 3 in 3rd link.

Matt's College Sports on TV

Since 2005, college football and men's college basketball television & webcast schedules.

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Matt's College Sports on TV

Since 2005, college football and men's college basketball television & webcast schedules.

www.mattsarzsports.com

Matt's College Sports on TV

Since 2005, college football and men's college basketball television & webcast schedules.

www.mattsarzsports.com