This post will be updated as announcements come out for start times for Week 9 (10/29/26 & 10/31/2026) from the (mostly) twelve day selection process that most TV networks adhere to. Most conferences have the possibility of having all or part of their scheduled games held for a six day hold for the start time and/or the TV network. The list of available TV windows are based on media websites, TV listings and press releases. They can change based on the needs of the broadcaster or the conference.
Here's what I guessed based on the available openings (they will prove to be incorrect), along with the games that have already been set.
Thursday 10/29
7:30pm ESPN:
7:30pm ESPN2:
Games To Be Slotted
Troy at James Madison
Troy at James Madison
Florida Atlantic at North Texas
Saturday 10/31
12pm ABC or ESPN: Arizona at Texas Tech
12pm ABC or ESPN: Notre Dame vs. Navy
12pm FOX: Wisconsin at Iowa
12pm ESPN2: SMU at Syracuse
12pm CW: Boston College at Duke
12pm FS1: Illinois at Maryland
12pm ACCN: California at NC State
12pm ESPNU: UAB at South Florida
12:30pm BTN: Michigan at Rutgers
12:45pm SECN: Auburn at Ole Miss
2pm TNT: Kansas State at Colorado
3pm ESPN+: Temple at East Carolina
3:15pm ACCN: Stanford at Louisville
3:30pm FOX: Arizona State at BYU
3:30pm CBS: Minnesota at Indiana
3:30pm FS1: Kansas at TCU
3:30pm ESPNU:
3:30pm Peacock/NBCSN: Northwestern at Oregon
3:45pm ESPN/ESPN2: Utah at Cincinnati
3:45pm ESPN/ESPN2: Virginia at Wake Forest
4:15pm BTN: Purdue at Penn State
4:15pm BTN: Nevada at UCLA
4:15pm SECN: South Carolina at Oklahoma
7pm FS1: Oklahoma State at Iowa State
7pm ACCN: Clemson at Florida State
7:30pm NBC: Ohio State at USC
7:30pm ABC or ESPN: Miami (FL) at North Carolina
7:30pm ABC or ESPN: Mississippi State at Texas
7:30pm ESPN2: Georgia Tech at Pitt
7:45pm SECN: Missouri at Arkansas
8pm BTN: Washington at Nebraska
8pm ESPNU: Army West Point at Memphis
10:15pm ESPN:
Games To Be Slotted
South Dakota at South Dakota State (ESPN linear nets)
Coastal Carolina at Georgia State
App State at Georgia Southern
Southern Miss at ULM
Marshall at Old Dominion
Louisiana Tech at South Alabama
Alabama State vs. Alabama A&M (3:30pm, ESPN linear nets or ESPN+)
4 comments:
Not seeing a good candidate for the 10:15 slot on ESPN unless Disney dips into their FCS conferences.
I don't think they're using it with the late ESPN/2 game(s) starting at 7:30pm instead of 7pm. Will delete once other conferences fill in their schedules.
I think the B1G will use the 6 day hold on the OSU/USC game to see exactly what happens with the Trojans this week against Wisconsin as well as maybe getting a better feel of the QB situation here at OSU... Maybe... I'm sure I'm wrong, lol
If that is the case, it it will be interesting to see how the Pac 12 games on the USA and the CW do without the ESPN competition. Though I suppose they will face competition from Fox who will probably put the NW @ Oregon or Nevada @ UCLA in late slot on one of its channels (BTN, FOX, FS1)
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