CFB TV Guesses for 2025 Week 2

For Week 2 in 2025: 

* FOX has MLB at night

* ESPN has the US Open women's championship in mid-afternoon

* The CW has a primetime NASCAR Xfinity Series race

Just like Week 1, if a game isn't listed, assume its ESPN+ or another streaming provider.

Friday

7pm ESPN2: Houston at Rice

9pm FOX: Georgia Southern at USC

Both Friday games were moved from the Saturday inventory.  I'm not expecting a Thursday night game due to this week being the NFL opening Thursday night game with the Eagles hosting.

Saturday
11am ACCN: UConn at Syracuse
12pm ABC: Ole Miss at Kentucky

12pm FOX: FIU at Penn State

12pm ESPN: Kansas at Missouri
12pm ESPN2: Vanderbilt at Virginia Tech

12pm FS1: Northern Illinois at Maryland

12pm BTN: Kennesaw State at Indiana

12pm BTN: Miami (OH) at Rutgers

12pm ESPNU: North Carolina at Charlotte

12pm CW: Troy at Clemson

12:45pm SECN: ULM at Alabama

2:15pm ACCN: Illinois at Duke

3:30pm ABC: Arizona State at Mississippi State

3:30pm CBS: Boston College at Michigan State

3:30pm FOX: Iowa at Iowa State

3:30pm CW: San Diego State at Washington State

3:30pm FS1: Akron at Nebraska

3:30pm BTN: Grambling State at Ohio State

3:30pm BTN: Southern Illinois at Purdue

3:30pm CBSSN: Liberty at Jacksonville State

3:30pm Peacock: Middle Tennessee at Wisconsin
4pm ESPN2: Utah State at Texas A&M

4pm ESPNU: Memphis at Georgia State

4:15pm SECN: South Florida at Florida

5:30pm ACCN: Virginia at NC State

6pm TNT: Kent State at Texas Tech

7pm ESPN: San Jose State at Texas

7pm FS1: Delaware at Colorado

7:30pm ABC: Michigan at Oklahoma

7:30pm NBC: Oklahoma State at Oregon

7:30pm CBS: UCLA at UNLV

7:30pm BTN: Western Illinois at Northwestern

7:30pm BTN: Northwestern State at Minnesota

7:30pm ESPNU: West Virginia at Ohio

7:45pm SECN: Louisiana Tech at LSU

8pm ESPN2: Army West Point at Kansas State

8:45pm ACCN: Baylor at SMU

9:45pm FS1: Eastern Washington at Boise State

10:15pm ESPN: Stanford at BYU

10:30pm CW: Fresno State at Oregon State

11pm BTN: UC Davis at Washington

11:59pm PPV: Sam Houston at Hawai'i

* Big Ten broadcast network order I used was NBC, CBS, FOX.
* Yes, that EWU-Boise State game is slotted for 9:45pm due to how the MW wants their games with FOX Sports to start no later than 7:45pm local time.

* I put UCLA-UNLV on CBS to help fill their requirement of three games on the broadcast network, but that's also contingent on the Raiders schedule.  If the Raiders are at home on Sunday in the afternoon, this one moves to Friday night on CBSSN.  Remember that CBS Sports gets to choose several games before FOX does.  I suspect they'll take this before FOX Sports has a chance at their MW games.

CFB TV Guesses for 2025 Weeks 0 and 1

I don't yet have the 2025 CFB TV portal in place due to having to focus on other life items.  I'm hoping to get it in place over the next few weeks.  I'm hoping to move the site over to AWS as a host, taking advantage of a rewrite I've done in Vue & GraphQL.

(If you have some technical chops, reach out, I might have some questions.  If not, keep reading).

Since we're missing four of the five Group of Five schedules, I might try to slot in a few of their games if the matchup fits.

For Weeks 0 & 1,  I'm accounting for a few things and assuming some as well:

* No early afternoon games on ABC due to the Little League World Series in Week 0.

* No ESPN2 on Saturday of Week 1 due to the US Open.

* ABC will carry the US Open in the afternoon on Sunday of Week 1. EDIT: ESPN's new US Open deal starts in 2026, not 2025.

* FS1 has a NASCAR Trucks race at 12pm ET on the Saturday of Week 0, so no early afternoon window.  I'm also expecting IndyCar qualifying from Nashville to air on FS1 after this event.

* FOX has MLB scheduled at 7pm ET.

* CW has a NASCAR Xfinity Series race from Portland at 7:30pm ET.

Week 0

12pm FOX: Iowa State vs. Kansas State

3pm ESPN: UC Davis vs. Mercer

3:30pm ESPN2: Fresno State at Kansas

7pm ESPN2: UIW at Nicholls

7:30pm ABC: Southern vs. NC Central

7:30pm CBSSN: Sam Houston at WKU

10:30pm ESPN2: Tarleton at Portland State

11pm CBSSN: Stanford at Hawai'i

Week 1

Games in italics are games that I've moved from the Saturday date.  They are not confirmed to have moved from their existing Saturday date.  Games in a green font are confirmed for time and TV.

At this moment, I'm assuming the CW will continue as the rightsholder for Oregon State and Washington State.

If a game isn't listed, I haven't forgotten about it.  I think it will air on ESPN+ or a similar streaming platform.

Thursday

7:30pm ESPN: Nebraska vs. Cincinnati

7:30pm ACCN: East Carolina at NC State

8pm BTN: Buffalo at Minnesota

8pm SECN: Alabama A&M at Arkansas

Friday

7pm ESPN: App State vs. Charlotte

7pm ACCN: Kennesaw State at Wake Forest

8pm BTN: Western Michigan at Michigan State

9pm FOX: Colorado State at Washington

Saturday

12pm ABC: Alabama at Florida State

12pm FOX: Texas at Ohio State

12pm ESPN: Boise State at South Florida

12pm CW: Fordham at Boston College

12pm ESPNU: Temple at UMass

12pm ACCN: Coastal Carolina at Virginia

12pm CBSSN: Tarleton at Army West Point

12pm BTN: Western Illinois at Illinois

12pm BTN: Ohio at Rutgers

12:45pm: SECN: Toledo at Kentucky

3:30pm ABC: Syracuse vs. Tennessee

3:30pm CBS: New Mexico at Michigan

3:30pm FOX: Auburn at Baylor

3:30pm ESPN: Mississippi State at Southern Miss

3:30pm CW: California at Oregon State

3:30pm FS1: Nevada at Penn State

3:30pm ACCN: Eastern Kentucky at Louisville

3:30pm CBSSN: VMI at Navy

3:30pm BTN: UAlbany at Iowa

3:30pm BTN: Montana State at Oregon

3:30pm Peacock: Miami (OH) at Wisconsin

4pm ESPNU: Northwestern at Tulane

4:15pm SECN: Georgia State at Ole Miss

7pm ESPN: Marshall at Georgia

7pm FS1: Old Dominion at Indiana

7pm TruTV: UTEP at Utah State

7pm CBSSN: UNLV at Sam Houston

7:30pm ABC: LSU at Clemson

7:30pm NBC: Utah at UCLA

7:30pm BTN: Ball State at Purdue

7:30pm BTN: Florida Atlantic at Maryland

7:45pm SECN: UTSA at Texas A&M

8pm ESPNU: Rice at Louisiana

8pm ACCN: East Texas A&M at SMU

10pm TNT: Hawai'i at Arizona

10pm CW: Idaho at Washington State

10:15pm ESPN: Georgia Tech at Colorado

10:30pm FS1: Central Michigan at San Jose State

10:30pm CBSSN: Georgia Southern at Fresno State

11pm BTN: Missouri State at USC

Sunday

3:30pm ESPN: South Carolina vs. Virginia Tech

7:30pm ABC: Notre Dame at Miami (FL)

Monday

7:30pm ESPN: TCU at North Carolina

CFB TV Confirmations for 2024 Week 14 (11/26/24 - 11/30/24)

This post will be updated as announcements come out for start times for Week 14 (11/26/24 - 11/30/24) 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. 

In terms of conferences that could be available for partial/full six day holds, I believe all except the Big 12 are possible.

Friday

12pm ESPNU: 

12pm CBSSN: 

Saturday

Six day hold for Big Ten (available slots are 3:30pm CBS, 7pm FS1 and 7:30pm NBC)
Washington at Oregon

Purdue at Indiana

Notre Dame at USC

Six day hold for Big 12 (available slots are 12pm ESPN2, 12pm FS1, 3:30pm FOX, 7:30pm FOX and two ESPN slots to be determined)

TCU at Cincinnati

Kansas at Baylor

Houston at BYU

West Virginia at Texas Tech

Kansas State at Iowa State

Arizona State at Arizona

12pm ABC: Tennessee at Vanderbilt

12pm ESPN: South Carolina at Clemson

12pm BTN: Illinois vs. Northwestern

12pm ESPNU: Louisiana at ULM

12pm SECN: Louisville at Kentucky

12pm ACCN: Duke at Wake Forest

12pm ESPN+: North Texas at Temple

2pm ESPN+: South Florida at Rice

2pm ESPN+: Middle Tennessee at FIU

2pm ESPN+: Coastal Carolina at Georgia State

2pm ESPN+: Southern Miss at Troy

3pm CW: Pitt at Boston College

3pm ESPN+: Old Dominion at Arkansas State

3:30pm ABC: Auburn at Alabama

3:30pm ESPN: Miami (FL) at Syracuse

3:30pm ESPN2: California at SMU

3:30pm FS1: Rutgers at Michigan State

3:30pm BTN: Maryland at Penn State

3:30pm BTN: Fresno State at UCLA

3:30pm SECN: Arkansas at Missouri

3:30pm ACCN: NC State at North Carolina

3:30pm CBSSN: 

3:30pm ESPN+: UAB at Charlotte

3:30pm ESPN+: Florida Atlantic at Tulsa

4pm ESPNU: Jacksonville State at WKU

4pm ESPN+: Kennesaw State at Louisiana Tech

4pm ESPN+: UTEP at NM State

6pm ESPN+: App State at Georgia Southern

7pm ESPN: Oklahoma at LSU

7pm ESPN2: Florida at Florida State

7:30pm ABC: Texas at Texas A&M

8pm ACCN: Virginia at Virginia Tech

8pm ESPNU: Marshall at James Madison

10:30pm FS1: Air Force at San Diego State

Games To Be Slotted

Miami (OH) at Bowling Green (Friday)

Ball State at Ohio (Friday)

Central Michigan at Northern Illinois

Eastern Michigan at Western Michigan

CFB TV Guesses for 2024 Week 14 (11/26/24 - 11/30/24)

Here are the games already set for television and/or webcast. Here are the known available telecast windows. Final set of guesses for 2024.

I have done my best to list what TV windows are out there. Every listing service has a little different schedule for these networks. It is also possible that a window could be eliminated or the time of a window could shift slightly to accommodate a network's needs.

Instead of cluttering up these posts even more, I'll try to keep track of the unique conference TV arrangements in a separate post.  

A few notes and considerations: 

• Games set for time or TV family, but not both
• Air Force at San Diego State (TBA, FOX Sports)
• SEC game slots
• Early: Tennessee at Vanderbilt
• Afternoon: Arkansas at Missouri
• All other games are can air in the afternoon or evening
• It would not surprise me to see the late ESPN2 window used for the FCS playoffs, assuming a school from the Mountain or Pacific time zones were to host.  Otherwise I think the window is deleted.
• After FOX's choice of Michigan-Ohio State, I had NBC before CBS.  I made the leap that they would see more value in taking the Notre Dame-USC game than Washington-Oregon with Notre Dame having their home games on NBC
• I gave FOX both top Big 12 opportunities this week.  The large number of ACC games would push a prime game potentially down the schedule
• With the possibility of the C-USA title game participants playing for home field, or a spot in the game based on Friday's Sam Houston-Liberty result, I elevated Jacksonville State-WKU up to ESPNU. 
• With only two BTN windows, I think the 3:30pm window will have two concurrent games to get the remaining three games in.

Friday

12pm ESPNU: Miami (OH) at Bowling Green

12pm CBSSN: Ball State at Ohio

Saturday

12pm ABC: Miami (FL) at Syracuse

12pm ESPN: South Carolina at Clemson

12pm ESPN2: TCU at Cincinnati

12pm FS1: Kansas at Baylor

12pm BTN: Illinois vs. Northwestern

12pm ESPNU: Louisiana at ULM

12pm ACCN: Florida at Florida State

12:45pm SECN: Tennessee at Vanderbilt

3pm CW: Wake Forest at Duke

3:30pm ABC: Auburn at Alabama

3:30pm CBS: Washington at Oregon

3:30pm ESPN: California at SMU

3:30pm ESPN2: Pitt at Boston College

3:30pm FS1: Purdue at Indiana

3:30pm BTN: Maryland at Penn State

3:30pm BTN: Rutgers at Michigan State

3:30pm ESPNU: Jacksonville State at WKU

3:30pm ACCN: NC State at North Carolina

3:30pm CBSSN: Eastern Michigan at Western Michigan

4pm FOX: Houston at BYU

4:15pm SECN: Arkansas at Missouri

7pm ESPN: Oklahoma at LSU

7pm ESPN2: West Virginia at Texas Tech

7pm FS1: Fresno State at UCLA

7pm ESPNU: Marshall at James Madison

7:30pm ABC: Texas at Texas A&M

7:30pm NBC: Notre Dame at USC

7:45pm SECN: Louisville at Kentucky

8pm FOX: Kansas State at Iowa State

8pm ACCN: Virginia at Virginia Tech

10:15pm ESPN: Arizona State at Arizona

10:15pm ESPN2: FCS First Round (if needed)

10:30pm FS1: Air Force at San Diego State

Streaming

UAB at Charlotte

Florida Atlantic at Tulsa

South Florida at Rice

North Texas at Temple

Middle Tennessee at FIU

Kennesaw State at Louisiana Tech

UTEP at NM State

Central Michigan at Northern Illinois

App State at Georgia Southern

Coastal Carolina at Georgia State

Southern Miss at Troy

Old Dominion at Arkansas State

CFB TV Confirmations for 2024 Week 13 (11/19/24 - 11/23/24)

This post will be updated as announcements come out for start times for Week 13 (11/19/24 - 11/23/24) 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. 

All times Eastern

Tuesday

7pm CBSSN: 

7:30pm ESPN2: 

8pm ESPN: 

Wednesday

7pm ESPN2: 

7pm ESPNU: 

Saturday

Big 12 Six Day Hold

UCF at West Virginia

Arizona at TCU

Cincinnati at Kansas State

Baylor at Houston

Texas Tech at Oklahoma State

Iowa State at Utah

Options appear to be evening ESPN2 (7pm or 8pm), 7pm or FS1, evening FOX (7:30pm or 8pm ET), 10:15pm ESPN2 (?), and 2-3 ESPN+ windows.

12pm ABC: Ole Miss at Florida

12pm FOX: Indiana at Ohio State

12pm ESPN: Wake Forest at Miami (FL)

12pm ESPN2: SMU at Virginia

12pm CW: North Carolina at Boston College

12pm BTN: Iowa at Maryland

12pm ACCN: UConn at Syracuse

12pm Peacock: Illinois at Rutgers

1pm ESPN+: WKU at Liberty

1:30pm ACCNX/ESPN+: Charleston Southern at Florida State

2pm ESPN+: Rice at UAB

2pm ESPN+: Bowling Green at Ball State

2:30pm ESPN+: NM State at Middle Tennessee

2:30pm ESPN+: James Madison at App State

3pm ESPN+: FIU at Kennesaw State

3pm ESPN+: Charlotte at Florida Atlantic

3pm ESPN+: ULM at Arkansas State

3pm ESPN+: South Alabama at Southern Miss

3:30pm ABC: Kentucky at Texas

3:30pm CBS: Penn State at Minnesota

3:30pm FOX: Colorado at Kansas

3:30pm ESPN: BYU at Arizona State

3:30pm FS1: Northwestern at Michigan

3:30pm CW: The Citadel at Clemson

3:30pm BTN: Wisconsin at Nebraska

3:30pm ESPNU or ESPN+: Georgia Southern at Coastal Carolina

3:30pm ACCN: Stanford at California

3:30pm ESPN+: East Carolina at North Texas

3:30pm ESPN+: Tulsa at South Florida

3:30pm or 4pm ESPN2: Pitt at Louisville

4:15pm SECN: Missouri at Mississippi State

5pm ESPN+: Troy at Louisiana

7pm ESPN+: Georgia State at Texas State

7:30pm ABC: Alabama at Oklahoma

7:30pm ESPN: Texas A&M at Auburn OR Vanderbilt at LSU

7:30pm ESPNU: Marshall at Old Dominion

7:45pm SECN: Texas A&M at Auburn OR Vanderbilt at LSU

8pm ACCN: Virginia Tech at Duke

10:15pm NBC: USC at UCLA

10:30pm FS1: Air Force at Nevada

Streaming

Akron at Kent State (Tuesday)

Western Michigan at Central Michigan (Tuesday)

Northern Illinois at Miami (OH) (Tuesday)

Ohio at Toledo (Wednesday)

Buffalo at Eastern Michigan (Wednesday)

CFB TV Guesses for 2024 Week 13 (11/19/24 - 11/23/24)

Here are the games already set for television and/or webcast. Here are the known available telecast windows. 

I have done my best to list what TV windows are out there. Every listing service has a little different schedule for these networks. It is also possible that a window could be eliminated or the time of a window could shift slightly to accommodate a network's needs.

Instead of cluttering up these posts even more, I'll try to keep track of the unique conference TV arrangements in a separate post.  

A few notes and considerations: 

• Games set for TV family or time, but not both
• BYU at Arizona State (TBA, ABC/ESPN Nets)
• Air Force at Nevada (TBA, FOX Sports)
• Ole Miss at Florida (12pm, ABC or ESPN)
• SEC game time slotting
• 12pm: Ole Miss at Florida
• Mid-afternoon: Missouri at Mississippi State
• Night: Vanderbilt at LSU
• Flex: Texas A&M at Auburn, Alabama at Oklahoma, Kentucky at Texas 
• CW has two ACC windows scheduled for noon and 3:30pm ET.
• I gave FOX the top Big Ten choice.  Have heard/read a few theories on where Indiana-Ohio State will end up.  In short, I think FOX has a larger portion of the top choices.  After that I had CBS and NBC.
• Yes, NBC does appear to have a 10:15pm ET window listed for the Big Ten.  And as many of you have speculated, its a place for USC-UCLA
• I think there's a realistic chance BYU at Arizona State ends up as the 7:30pm ABC game.
• After BYU at Arizona State, I assumed that FOX takes the top remaining Big 12 choice.
• Both Penn State and Illinois require BTN games to fulfill their conference game requirement.  Figured that Penn State can fulfill theirs vs. Maryland on 11/30.
• ESPN's late evening window is on ESPN2 instead due to the Formula 1 grand prix from Las Vegas.
• FS1 doesn't list a 12pm window.  Instead they list horse racing.

Tuesday

7pm CBSSN: Akron at Kent State

7:30pm ESPN2: Western Michigan at Central Michigan

8pm ESPN: Northern Illinois at Miami (OH)

Wednesday

7pm ESPN2: Ohio at Toledo

7pm ESPNU: Buffalo at Eastern Michigan

Saturday

12pm ABC: Ole Miss at Florida

12pm FOX: Indiana at Ohio State

12pm ESPN: SMU at Virginia

12pm ESPN2: Baylor at Houston

12pm CW: UConn at Syracuse

12pm BTN: Illinois at Rutgers

12pm ACCN: North Carolina at Boston College

3:30pm ABC: Alabama at Oklahoma

3:30pm CBS: Penn State at Minnesota

3:30pm ESPN: Texas A&M at Auburn

3:30pm ESPN2: Wake Forest at Miami (FL)

3:30pm FS1: Wisconsin at Nebraska

3:30pm CW: The Citadel at Clemson

3:30pm BTN: Iowa at Maryland

3:30pm ESPNU: Florida A&M vs. Bethune-Cookman

3:30pm ACCN: Stanford at California

3:30pm Peacock: Northwestern at Michigan

4pm FOX: Cincinnati at Kansas State

4:15pm SECN: Missouri at Mississippi State

7pm ESPN: Kentucky at Texas

7pm ESPN2: Pitt at Louisville

7pm FS1: Texas Tech at Oklahoma State

7pm ESPNU: Georgia Southern at Coastal Carolina

7:30pm ABC: BYU at Arizona State

7:45pm SECN: Vanderbilt at LSU

8pm FOX: Colorado at Kansas

8pm ACCN: Virginia Tech at Duke

10:15pm NBC: USC at UCLA

10:15pm ESPN2: Iowa State at Utah

10:30pm FS1: Air Force at Nevada

Streaming

Charleston Southern at Florida State

Charlotte at Florida Atlantic

Rice at UAB

East Carolina at North Texas

Tulsa at South Florida

UCF at West Virginia

Arizona at TCU

WKU at Liberty

FIU at Kennesaw State

NM State at Middle Tennessee
Bowling Green at Ball State

James Madison at App State

Marshall at Old Dominion

Troy at Louisiana

South Alabama at Southern Miss

Georgia State at Texas State

ULM at Arkansas State

CFB TV Confirmations for 2024 Week 12 (11/12/24 - 11/16/24)

This post will be updated as announcements come out for start times for Week 11 (11/5/24 - 11/9/24) 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. 

All times Eastern

Tuesday

7pm ESPN2: 

7pm ESPNU: 

7pm CBSSN: 

Wednesday

7pm ESPN2: 

7pm ESPNU: 

7pm CBSSN: 

Saturday

Six day hold for Cincinnati at Iowa State & Arizona State at Kansas State. Options appear to be 7pm ESPN or 8pm FOX

12pm ABC: Texas at Arkansas

12pm FOX: Utah at Colorado

12pm ESPN: Clemson at Pitt

12pm ESPN2: Tulane at Navy

12pm BTN: Ohio State vs. Northwestern

1pm ESPN+: Coastal Carolina at Marshall

2pm ESPN+: FIU at Jacksonville State

2pm ESPN+: Florida Atlantic at Temple

2:30pm FS1: Michigan State at Illinois

3pm CW: Syracuse at California

3pm ESPN+: Sam Houston at Kennesaw State

3:30pm ABC: LSU at Florida

3:30pm CBS: Penn State at Purdue

3:30pm ESPN: Boston College at SMU

3:30pm ACCN: Louisville at Stanford

3:30pm ESPN+: South Florida at Charlotte

4pm FOX: Nebraska at USC

4pm ESPN2: Baylor at West Virginia

4pm ESPNU: James Madison at Old Dominion

4pm ESPN+: Troy at Georgia Southern

4:15pm SECN: Missouri at South Carolina

5pm ESPN+: Arkansas State at Georgia State

6pm FS1: Rutgers at Maryland

7pm ESPN+: Southern Miss at Texas State

7pm ESPN+: South Alabama at Louisiana

7:30pm ABC: Tennessee at Georgia

7:30pm NBC: Oregon at Wisconsin

8pm ESPN2: UAB at Memphis 

8pm ACCN: Wake Forest at North Carolina

9:30pm FS1: Washington State at New Mexico

10:15pm ESPN: Kansas at BYU

Games To Be Slotted

Central Michigan at Toledo (Tuesday)

Western Michigan at Bowling Green (Tuesday)

Ball State at Buffalo (Tuesday)

Eastern Michigan at Ohio (Wednesday)

Akron at Northern Illinois (Wednesday)

Kent State at Miami (OH) (Wednesday)