The second week of the college football season will include 49 games across ESPN networks, highlighted by 11 of the top 15 teams in the Associated Press poll on the schedule. The lineup also includes 19 games available exclusively on ESPN3, surpassing the network’s previous high of 17 exclusive contests. Schedule highlights:
- ESPN will provide a Saturday tripleheader of marquee matchups on September 7 that includes historic rivalries, two matchups between ranked teams and the second night game ever at Michigan’s legendary Michigan Stadium:
- No. 12 Florida will visit intrastate rival Miami at noon ET, marking the first game between the programs since 2008.
- No. 6 South Carolina will take on SEC East Division rival No. 11 Georgia at 4:30 p.m.
- No. 17 Michigan will host No. 14 Notre Dame at 8 p.m. It will be the second night game at the Big House since its opening in 1927. The first, a 35-31 victory over Notre Dame in 2011, was televised by ESPN.
- ABC’s Saturday afternoon telecast will include No. 2 Oregon (at Virginia) and No. 3 Ohio State (against San Diego State) at 3:30 p.m. ESPN2 will offer reverse mirror coverage of the games on ABC.
- ESPN2 and ESPNU will televise night games with ranked programs, both beginning at 7 p.m.: No. 9 LSU against UAB on ESPNU and No. 15 Texas at BYU on ESPN2.
- ESPN3’s 19 exclusive games include action involving No. 8 Louisville against Eastern Kentucky (noon), Virginia Tech against Western Carolina (1:30 p.m.), Boise State against Tennessee-Martin (3 p.m.), Duke at Memphis (4:30 p.m.) and NC State against Richmond (6 p.m.).
- The Longhorn Network will present a special production telecast of Texas at BYU. Director’s Chair: Texas at BYU will feature a mosaic of six camera angles, providing fans with a unique director’s view of the game. The Texas-centric supplement to the ESPN2 telecast will include commentary from ESPN2’s commentators.
- SEC TV – ESPN’s SEC syndication package launched in 2009 and previously referred to in local markets as “SEC Network” – will offer Western Kentucky, coming off a victory over Kentucky, at Tennessee at 12:21 p.m. ESPN3 will provide coverage of the game outside of the SEC territory.
- ESPN Goal Line network will offer unlimited live cut-ins and highlights from numerous top college football games every Saturday beginning at noon. Goal Line is currently available to Time Warner Cable, Bright House Networks, Cox, Cablevision, Verizon FiOS TV, Comcast and Midcontinent Communications customers.
All games will be available through WatchESPN, accessible online at WatchESPN.com, on smartphones and tablets via the WatchESPN app, through ESPN on Xbox LIVE to Gold members and on Apple TV to fans who receive their video subscription from an affiliated provider.
ESPN, ABC, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN3, ESPNEWS, Longhorn Network and ESPN Radio Schedule
| Fri, Sep 6 | 8 p.m. | Wake Forest at Boston College Carter Blackburn, Danny Kanell & Allison Williams |
ESPN2 |
| Sat, Sep 7 | Noon | No. 12 Florida at Miami (Fla.) Dave Pasch, Brian Griese & Tom Luginbill |
ESPN |
| Cincinnati at Illinois Bob Wischusen, Rod Gilmore & Quint Kessenich |
ESPN2 | ||
| South Florida at Michigan State Tom Hart & John Congemi |
ESPNU | ||
| Eastern Kentucky at No. 8 Louisville Dave Weekley, John Gregory & Rotina McCann |
ESPN3 | ||
| Bowling Green at Kent State Michael Reghi & Doug Graber |
ESPN3 * | ||
| Miami (Ohio) at Kentucky | ESPN3 & RSN * | ||
| Houston at Temple Eamon McAnaney, Anthony Becht & Brooke Weisbrod |
ESPN3 & RSN * | ||
| Clark Atlanta at West Alabama | ESPN3 | ||
| 12:21 p.m. | Western Kentucky at Tennessee Dave Neal, Andre Ware & Cara Capuano |
ESPN3 & SEC TV * | |
| 12:30 p.m. | Middle Tennessee at North Carolina | ESPN3 & ACC Network * | |
| South Carolina State at No. 4 Clemson | ESPN3 & RSN * | ||
| 1 p.m. | Army at Ball State Trey Bender & Mark Herrmann |
ESPN3 | |
| 1:30 p.m. | Western Carolina at Virginia Tech John Sadak, John Bunting & Cat Whitehill |
ESPN3 | |
| 2 p.m. | Maine at Massachusetts Bob Picozzi & Brian Kinchen |
ESPN3 | |
| Tennessee-Chattanooga at Georgia State Dave Popkin & Stan Lewter |
ESPN3 | ||
| 3 p.m. | Tennessee-Martin at Boise State Jim Barbar & Kevin O’Connell |
ESPN3 | |
| New Hampshire at Central Michigan Wayne Randazzo & Dustin Fox |
ESPN3 | ||
| 3:30 p.m. | San Diego State at No. 3 Ohio State Sean McDonough, Chris Spielman & Shannon Spake |
ABC & ESPN2 ** | |
| No. 2 Oregon at Virginia Mike Patrick, Ed Cunningham & Jeannine Edwards |
ABC & ESPN2 ** | ||
| Toledo at Missouri Anish Shroff & Kelly Stouffer |
ESPNU | ||
| Alcorn State at Mississippi State Mike Morgan, Cole Cubelic & Paul Carcaterra |
ESPN3 * | ||
| 4 p.m. | Old Dominion at Maryland Beth Mowins & Joey Galloway |
ESPNEWS | |
| 4:30 p.m. | No. 6 South Carolina at No. 11 Georgia Brad Nessler, Todd Blackledge & Holly Rowe |
ESPN | |
| Duke at Memphis Joel Meyers & Al Groh |
ESPN3 | ||
| 5 p.m. | Ferris State at North Dakota State | ESPN3 | |
| 6 p.m. | Richmond at NC State Shawn Kenney, KC Keeler & Sarah Stankavidge |
ESPN3 | |
| James Madison at Akron Frank Giardina & Jerrod Cherry |
ESPN3 | ||
| Furman at Coastal Carolina | ESPN3 | ||
| Wofford at Citadel | ESPN3 | ||
| Alabama State at Jackson State Joe Davis & Jay Walker |
ESPN3 ^ | ||
| 7 p.m. | No. 15 Texas at BYU Joe Tessitore, Matt Millen & Maria Taylor |
ESPN2 & Longhorn Network | |
| UAB at No. 9 LSU Clay Matvick, Matt Stinchcomb & Dawn Davenport |
ESPNU | ||
| North Texas at Ohio Keith Morehouse & Peter Vaas |
ESPN3 | ||
| Nicholls State at Western Michigan Dan Gutowsky & Forrest Connoly |
ESPN3 | ||
| Prairie View A&M at Texas State Brock Bowling & Jay Taylor |
ESPN3 | ||
| Savannah State at Troy Drew Fellios & Roland Williams |
ESPN3 | ||
| Grambling State at Louisiana-Monroe Roy Philpott & Barrett Brooks |
ESPN3 | ||
| Southeast Missouri State at Ole Miss | ESPN3 | ||
| Samford at Arkansas | ESPN3 | ||
| Sam Houston State at No. 7 Texas A&M | ESPN3 | ||
| South Dakota at Kansas | ESPN3 | ||
| Monmouth at Liberty | ESPN3 | ||
| 7:30 p.m. | Arkansas State at Auburn | ESPN3 & RSN * | |
| Austin Peay at Vanderbilt Matt Stewart, Chris Doering & Angela Mallen |
ESPN3 & RSN * | ||
| 8 p.m. | No. 14 Notre Dame at No. 17 Michigan Brent Musburger, Kirk Herbstreit & Heather Cox |
ESPN | |
| Montana State at SMU Tyler Denning & Pete Najarian |
ESPN3 | ||
| 10 p.m. | Cal Poly at Fresno State Peter Young & Corey Chavous |
ESPN3 | |
| 10:30 p.m. | Washington State at No. 25 USC Bill Rosinski, David Norrie & Joe Schad |
ESPN Radio |
* Local blackout may apply
** Reverse mirror in which ESPN2 will regionalize two games on ABC to markets not receiving the telecast
^ Available on ESPNU at 10:30 p.m.
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