CFB TV Guesses for 2026 Week 9 (10/29/2026-10/31/2026)

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 and six day holds used in a separate post.  

A few notes and considerations:

* I only have two telecast windows for FOX as this would be Game 7 of the World Series

* The mid-afternoon ABC window is confirmed for its SEC game

* Games set for time or TV, but not both

• Notre Dame vs. Navy (12pm, ABC or ESPN)
• Wisconsin at Iowa (TBA, between 12pm and 5pm)
• Northwestern at Oregon (TBA, between 3pm and 8pm)
• South Dakota at South Dakota State (TBA, ESPN linear)
• Alabama State vs. Alabama A&M (3:30pm, ESPN linear or ESPN+)
• SEC game slots
• Early: Auburn at Ole Miss
• Evening: Mississippi State at Texas
• Afternoon or Evening: South Carolina at Oklahoma & Missouri at Arkansas

* I elected to not use the SECN early window since there was only one game available

* FOX can coexist with CBS or NBC for their Big Ten selections in limited cases, usually once per season.  I think this is a great case for FOX to do that with Ohio State at USC, especially if the possibility exists for it to lead into Game 7 of the World Series.  My order for the Big Ten was FOX, CBS and NBC.

* Saturday 10/17's chaos was an added wrench. This would have looked very different if several schools didn't lose.

* For the Big 12, I gave FOX top choice with Arizona State at BYU. Yep, I think they'll make the ask for the Cougars to host a 10am local time start and they'll agree. Their last 10am start was in 2023 when they hosted Oklahoma at that early start on ESPN. They also had an 11am local (1pm ET) start vs UCF last season on ESPN2.

Thursday

7:30pm ESPN: Troy at James Madison

7:30pm ESPN2: Florida Atlantic at North Texas

Saturday

12pm ABC: Auburn at Ole Miss

12pm FOX: Arizona State at BYU 

12pm ESPN: Notre Dame vs. Navy
12pm ESPN2: Virginia at Wake Forest

12pm CW: Georgia Tech at Pitt

12pm FS1: Purdue at Penn State

12pm TNT: Kansas at TCU

12pm BTN: Michigan at Rutgers

12pm ACCN: Boston College at Duke

12pm ESPNU: Army West Point at Memphis

3:30pm FOX: Ohio State at USC

3:30pm CBS: Wisconsin at Iowa

3:30pm ESPN: Arizona at Texas Tech
3:30pm ESPN2: SMU at Syracuse

3:30pm FS1: Utah at Cincinnati 

3:30pm BTN: Illinois at Maryland

3:30pm ESPNU: Alabama State vs. Alabama A&M

3:30pm ACCN: California at NC State

3:30pm Peacock/NBCSN: Washington at Nebraska

4:15pm SECN: South Carolina at Oklahoma

7pm ESPN: Mississippi State at Texas
7pm ESPN2: Clemson at Florida State

7pm FS1: Oklahoma State at Iowa State 

7pm ESPNU: South Dakota at South Dakota State

7:15pm BTN: Northwestern at Oregon

7:30pm ABC: Miami (FL) at North Carolina 

7:30pm NBC: Minnesota at Indiana

7:30pm ACCN: Stanford at Louisville

7:45pm SECN: Missouri at Arkansas

10:15pm ESPN: Kansas State at Colorado

11pm BTN: Nevada at UCLA

CFB TV Confirmations for 2026 Week 8 (10/24/2026) & American Black Friday (11/27/2026)

This post will be updated as announcements come out for start times for Week 8 (10/24/26) 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.

In addition to Week 8, it is expected that the American's Black Friday games will be selected.  Unsure if they'll set times for them, but the games will air at 12pm and 3:30pm ET on 11/27/26 on ESPN.

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.

Six Day Hold

12pm TNT, 12pm FS1, 3:30pm FOX, 3:30pm ESPN2, 7pm FS1, 10:15pm/10:30pm ESPN and one of 7pm ESPN or 7:30pm ESPN2

Kansas State at Arizona State - reserved for ESPN networks

Texas Tech at Cincinnati

Colorado at Oklahoma State

BYU at UCF

Baylor at Kansas

Houston at Utah

Iowa State at Arizona

3pm BTN, 3:30pm CBS and 3:30pm FS1

Iowa at Minnesota

Oregon at Illinois

Michigan State at UCLA

Satuday 10/24/2026

12pm FOX: Indiana at Michigan

12pm ABC or ESPN: Pitt at Miami (FL)
12pm ABC or ESPN: LSU at Auburn

12pm ESPN2: West Virginia at TCU

12pm CW: California at SMU

12pm ESPNU: Rice at Florida Atlantic

12pm CBSSN: Western Michigan at Toledo

12pm Peacock/NBCSN: Rutgers at Northwestern

1pm ESPN+: Akron at Kent State

1pm ESPN+: Miami (OH) at Central Michigan

3:30pm ABC: Texas A&M at Alabama

3:30pm ESPN or SECN: Oklahoma at Mississippi State

3:30pm ESPN or SECN: Tennessee at South Carolina

3:30pm ESPNU: Eastern Michigan at Ohio

3:30pm ACCN: Boston College at Georgia Tech

3:30pm ESPN+: Bowling Green at Buffalo

3:30pm ESPN+: Sacramento State at Ball State

4pm ESPN+: ULM at Troy

5pm ESPN+: Old Dominion at Louisiana Tech

5pm ESPN+: Louisiana at Southern Miss

7pm ESPN or 7:30pm ESPN2: Virginia Tech at Clemson

7pm ESPN+: Georgia State at Arkansas State

7:30pm ABC: Ole Miss at Texas

7:30pm NBC: USC at Wisconsin

7:30pm ACCN: Syracuse at North Carolina

7:30pm SECN: Vanderbilt at Kentucky

8pm ESPNU: UTSA at Tulane

Friday 11/27/2026

ESPN chose to air Temple at Memphis at Tulsa at UTSA on Friday 11/27.  All other games stay on 11/28.

CFB TV Guesses for 2026 Week 8 (10/24/2026) & American for Friday 11/27/26

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 and six day holds used in a separate post.  

A few notes and considerations:

* Why the need to make choices for Black Friday with the American? Four games were set for the possibility of moving from Saturday 11/28 to Friday 11/27 for a pair of openings on ESPN at 12pm & 3:30pm ET:

• Tulsa at UTSA
• Temple at Memphis
• Florida Atlantic at East Carolina
• Tulane at South Florida

* FOX doesn't have an evening game due to the World Series

* No early SECN window as only one game has been reserved for that time slot.

* ACCN also doesn't have a planned window at noon ET.

* CBSSN is open at noon. It should be used for a MAC selection.

* Games already set for time or TV network family, but not both:

• Kansas State at Arizona State (TBA, ABC/ESPN networks)
• Iowa at Minnesota (Between 3pm and 8pm, TBA)
• Michigan State at UCLA (Between 3pm and 8pm, TBA)
• LSU at Auburn (12pm, ABC or ESPN)
• Other SEC game slots:
• Afternoon: Tennessee at South Carolina
• Evening: Vanderbilt at Kentucky
• Afternoon or evening: Texas A&M at Alabama, Ole Miss at Texas, Oklahoma at Mississippi State

* In terms of Big Ten order, I went FOX, CBS and NBC.  It would not surprise me to see a six day hold used by FOX to wait on Indiana-Michigan or USC-Wisconsin.  

* For the Big 12, I gave ESPN the top choice, and then gave FOX two straight.

Saturday 10/24/26

12pm ABC: Pitt at Miami (FL)

12pm FOX: USC at Wisconsin

12pm ESPN: LSU at Auburn

12pm ESPN2: Texas Tech at Cincinnati

12pm CW: Boston College at Georgia Tech

12pm TNT: West Virginia at TCU

12pm FS1: Colorado at Oklahoma State

12pm ESPNU: Western Michigan at Toledo

12pm CBSSN: Eastern Michigan at Ohio

3pm BTN: Oregon at Illinois

3:30pm ABC: Texas A&M at Alabama

3:30pm FOX: BYU at UCF

3:30pm CBS: Indiana at Michigan

3:30pm ESPN: Oklahoma at Mississippi State

3:30pm ESPN2: Baylor at Kansas

3:30pm FS1: Rutgers at Northwestern

3:30pm ESPNU: UTSA at Tulane

3:30pm ACCN: Syracuse at North Carolina

3:30pm Peacock/NBCSN: Michigan State at UCLA

4:15pm SECN: Tennessee at South Carolina

7pm ESPN: Houston at Utah

7pm ESPN2: California at SMU

7pm FS1: Iowa State at Arizona

7pm ESPNU: Georgia State at Arkansas State

7:30pm ABC: Ole Miss at Texas

7:30pm NBC: Iowa at Minnesota

7:30pm ACCN: Virginia Tech at Clemson

7:45pm SECN: Vanderbilt at Kentucky

10:30pm ESPN: Kansas State at Arizona State

Streaming

Rice at Florida Atlantic

Akron at Kent State

Sacramento State at Ball State

Bowling Green at Buffalo

Miami (OH) at Central Michigan

Louisiana at Southern Miss

Old Dominion at Louisiana Tech

ULM at Troy

Friday 11/27/26

I think Tulsa at UTSA and Temple at Memphis will be moved to Black Friday.  I think they will wait for the November selections to set start times for each game.

CFB TV Confirmations for 2026 Week 7 (10/15/2026-10/17/2026)

This post will be updated as announcements come out for start times for Week 7 (10/15/26 - 10/17/26) 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 10/15

7:30pm ESPN: East Carolina at UAB

7:30pm ESPN2: Georgia Southern at Old Dominion

Saturday 10/17

Big Ten Six Day Hold

Penn State at Michigan - 3:30pm, CBS or FS1 

Nebraska at Oregon - 3:30pm CBS or FS1, 7:30pm NBC or 11pm FOX

Wisconsin at UCLA - 3:30pm CBS or FS1, 7:30pm NBC or 11pm FOX

12pm ABC or ESPN: Florida at Texas

12pm ABC or ESPN: Mississippi State at LSU

12pm ESPN2: Pitt at Boston College

12pm CW: Virginia at SMU

12pm TNT: Cincinnati at West Virginia

12pm FS1: Kansas at Kansas State

12pm ESPNU: Georgia State at James Madison

12pm ACCN: Charleston Southern at Clemson

12pm Peacock: Northwestern at Michigan State

12pm ESPN+: Ball State at Bowling Green

12:30pm BTN: Rutgers at Maryland

1pm ESPN+: Charlotte at Temple

1pm ESPN+: UMass at Buffalo

1:30pm ESPN+: Toledo at Eastern Michigan

3pm ESPN+: Florida A&M at Jackson State

3:30pm FOX: Arizona State at Texas Tech

3:30pm ESPN2: North Carolina at Duke

3:30pm ABC/ESPN/SECN: Auburn at Georgia

3:30pm ABC/ESPN/SECN: Missouri at Ole Miss

3:30pm ABC/ESPN/SECN: Alabama at Tennessee

3:30pm ACCN: Georgia Tech at Virginia Tech

3:30pm ESPN+: Akron at Miami (OH)

3:30pm ESPN+: Western Michigan at Central Michigan

4pm ESPNU: Illinois State at Southern Illinois

4:30pm ESPN+: Tulsa at Rice

5pm ESPN+: Troy at Louisiana

7pm ESPN: Florida State at Miami (FL)

7pm ESPN2: Arkansas at Vanderbilt

7pm FS1: TCU at Baylor

7pm ESPN+: Kent State at South Florida

7pm ESPN+: Arkansas State at Southern Miss

7:30pm ABC: Notre Dame at BYU

7:30pm FOX: Oklahoma State at Houston

7:30pm SECN: Kentucky at Oklahoma

7:30pm ACCN: Louisville at Syracuse 

8pm ESPNU: Navy at UTSA

8pm ESPN+: Louisiana Tech at ULM

10pm ESPN+: Ohio at Sacramento State

10:30pm ESPN/ESPN2: Wake Forest at California

10:30pm ESPN/ESPN2: Utah at Colorado

10:30pm FS1: New Mexico at Hawai'i

CFB TV Guesses for 2026 Week 7 (10/15/2026-10/17/2026)

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 and six day holds used in a separate post.  

A few notes and considerations:

* FOX's noon game was preselected (Ohio State at Indiana) per The Athletic.

* Games set for time or TV network family, but not both

• New Mexico at Hawai'i (TBA, FOX Sports)
• Illinois State at Southern Illinois (TBA, ESPN linear)
• Florida A&M at Jackson State (3pm, ESPN linear or ESPN+)
• Rutgers at Maryland (Between 12pm and 5pm, TBA)
• SEC game time slots
• Early: Mississippi State at LSU, Florida at Texas
• Afternoon: Auburn at Georgia, Missouri at Ole Miss
• Afternoon or Evening: Arkansas at Vanderbilt, Alabama at Tennessee, Kentucky at Oklahoma

* The BTN window is listed at 1pm, but it could move to 3pm if Oregon or UCLA ends up hosting on the network.  Nebraska says their match will air at 5pm or 9pm ET.  I'm thinking that the two women's volleyball matchups will be at 7pm & 9pm.  This also assumes that the Peacock window remains at 12pm.

* After FOX taking Ohio State at Indiana, I'm assuming CBS will get 2nd choice, then NBC.  I know that with the records, Penn State at Michigan doesn't look as compelling as it could based on the schools, but I expect that CBS will look for it ahead of Nebraska at Oregon and Wisconsin at UCLA.

* I deleted the early SEC window.  Felt that both early window SEC games could be on ABC and ESPN, so I dropped the SECN window.

* The SEC timeslot locking does make it a little problematic to slot Florida State at Miami (FL) and Notre Dame at BYU.  I went with the Alabama-Tennessee on ABC in primetime and because of that, based on how I slotted the SEC afternoon or evening flex games, I ended up with Florida State at Miami in the ESPN primetime slot and Notre Dame at BYU in the late evening.

* For the Big 12, I'm assuming the top choice this week was one of ESPN's four priority choices across the season for the conference and intended to use it on Notre Dame-BYU.  Pick orders aren't always alternating for a given week, so if Notre Dame-BYU isn't in late night but on ABC or ESPN in primetime, they could have that game and Utah at Colorado as the late evening game.  That would likely give FOX both Arizona State-Texas Tech & Oklahoma State-Houston.

* This day feels like a day where multiple conferences could be held up for six day holds.

Thursday 10/15

7:30pm ESPN: East Carolina at UAB

7:30pm ESPN2: Georgia Southern at Old Dominion

Saturday 10/17

12pm ABC: Florida at Texas

12pm ESPN: Mississippi State at LSU

12pm ESPN2: Pitt at Boston College

12pm CW: Louisville at Syracuse
12pm TNT: Kansas at Kansas State

12pm FS1: Cincinnati at West Virginia

12pm ESPNU: Illinois State at Southern Illinois

12pm ACCN: Georgia Tech at Virginia Tech

12pm Peacock: Rutgers at Maryland

1pm BTN: Northwestern at Michigan State

3pm ESPN+: Florida A&M at Jackson State

3:30pm ABC: Auburn at Georgia

3:30pm CBS: Penn State at Michigan

3:30pm FOX: Oklahoma State at Houston

3:30pm ESPN: Missouri at Ole Miss
3:30pm ESPN2: Virginia at SMU
3:30pm FS1: Wisconsin at UCLA

3:30pm ESPNU: Navy at UTSA

3:30pm ACCN: Wake Forest at California

4:15pm SECN: Arkansas at Vanderbilt

7pm ESPN: Florida State at Miami (FL)
7pm ESPN2: Arizona State at Texas Tech

7pm FS1: TCU at Baylor

7pm ESPNU: Georgia State at James Madison

7:30pm ABC: Alabama at Tennessee

7:30pm FOX: Utah at Colorado

7:30pm NBC: Nebraska at Oregon

7:30pm ACCN: North Carolina at Duke

7:45pm SECN: Kentucky at Oklahoma

10:15pm ESPN: Notre Dame at BYU

10:30pm FS1: New Mexico at Hawai'i

Streaming

Charleston Southern at Clemson

Charlotte at Temple

Tulsa at Rice

Kent State at South Florida
Ohio at Sacramento State

UMass at Buffalo

Ball State at Bowling Green

Western Michigan at Central Michigan

Akron at Miami (OH)

Toledo at Eastern Michigan
Arkansas State at Southern Miss

Louisiana Tech at ULM

Troy at Louisiana

CFB TV Confirmations for 2026 Week 6 (10/8/2026-10/10/2026)

This post will be updated as announcements come out for start times for Week 6 (10/8/26 - 10/10/26) 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 10/8

7:30pm ESPN: South Florida at UTSA

7:30pm ESPN2: South Alabama at Arkansas State

Saturday 10/10

12pm ABC: South Carolina at Florida OR Texas A&M at Missouri

12pm FOX: Indiana at Nebraska

12pm ESPN/ESPN2: North Carolina at Pitt

12pm ESPN/ESPN2: UCF at Oklahoma State

12pm CW: Wake Forest at NC State

12pm TNT: Arizona at West Virginia

12pm ESPN+: Sacramento State at Bowling Green

12:30pm BTN: Ball State at Northwestern

12:45pm SECN: South Carolina at Florida OR Texas A&M at Missouri

1pm ESPN+: Old Dominion at App State

2pm ESPN+: Miami (OH) at UMass

3:30pm ABC: Texas vs. Oklahoma

3:30pm FOX: Houston at Kansas State

3:30pm CBS: UCLA at Oregon

3:30pm ESPN: Ole Miss at Vanderbilt

3:30pm FS1: Illinois at Michigan State 

3:30pm ESPN2/ACCN: Duke at Georgia Tech

3:30pm ESPN2/ACCN: Virginia Tech at California

3:30pm ESPN+: Charlotte at North Texas

3:30pm ESPN+: Eastern Michigan at Akron

3:30pm ESPN+: Buffalo at Toledo

3:30pm ESPN+: Central Michigan at Ohio

3:30pm ESPN+: Kent State at Western Michigan

3:45pm ESPNU: UConn at Temple

4pm ESPN+: Rice at East Carolina

4:15pm BTN: Maryland at Ohio State

4:15pm SECN: Tennessee at Arkansas

7pm ESPN: LSU at Kentucky

7pm ESPN2: UAB at Memphis OR James Madison at Georgia Southern

7pm FS1: Nevada at UTEP

7pm ESPN+: Coastal Carolina at Marshall

7:30pm ABC: Georgia at Alabama

7:30pm ESPNU: UAB at Memphis OR James Madison at Georgia Southern

7:30pm ACCN: Syracuse at Virginia

7:30pm ESPN+: Louisiana at Louisiana Tech

8pm BTN: Minnesota at Purdue

10:30pm ESPN: Kansas at Utah

10:30pm FS1: Hawai'i at Arizona State 

CFB TV Guesses for 2026 Week 6 (10/8/2026-10/10/2026)

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 and six day holds used in a separate post.  

A few notes and considerations:

* ACCN has cleared out its noon window and will only have two games

* FS1 has a horse racing block at noon with their first game at 3:30pm.

* SECN has times set that are close to the ABC window start times, which could indicate some "Command Center" or second screen experiences for the ABC games.
* FOX Sports has no MLB postseason planned for this date.  At night, FOX is carrying a Big Ten women's volleyball match.

* NBC pre-selected USC at Penn State as their Big Ten night game.  In order, I gave FOX and CBS the next two Big Ten selections.  I also gave FOX the top Big 12 choice.

* ESPNU used its noon slot on an Ivy League game in the spring.

* Games set for time and TV, but not both

• Nevada at UTEP (TBA, FOX Sports)
• Illinois at Michigan State (between 12pm & 5pm)
• Ball State at Northwestern (between 12pm & 5pm)
• Maryland at Ohio State (between 3:30pm & 8pm)
• Texas vs. Oklahoma (3:30pm, ABC or ESPN)
• SEC game time slots
• Early: Texas A&M at Missouri, South Carolina at Florida
• Evening: Georgia at Alabama, LSU at Kentucky
• Flex: Tennessee at Arkansas, Ole Miss at Vanderbilt

* I dropped the mid-afternoon SECN window.  Figure that will be given to a Command Center simulcast of Texas-Oklahoma, which is why the TV windows are at different times than a usual SECN week. Certainly possible that the 7:30pm window instead will get SECN simulcast treatment instead of 3:30pm.  Either way, I think one of the windows ends up as a simulcast.

* I think this is the week to use Ohio State's intraconference game BTN appearance.  With it unavailable as an early start, I put it at night.

* TNT Sports' Big 12 sublicense states that 10 of its 13 games each season must be intraconference games, so that would make Hawai'i-Arizona State ineligible to be selected by them.

Thursday 10/8

7:30pm ESPN: South Florida at UTSA
7:30pm ESPN2: South Alabama at Arkansas State

Saturday 10/10

12pm ABC: South Carolina at Florida

12pm FOX: Indiana at Nebraska

12pm ESPN: North Carolina at Pitt

12pm ESPN2: UAB at Memphis

12pm TNT: UCF at Oklahoma State

12pm CW: Duke at Georgia Tech

12pm SECN: Texas A&M at Missouri

12:30pm BTN: Minnesota at Purdue

3:30pm ABC: Texas vs. Oklahoma

3:30pm FOX: Arizona at West Virginia

3:30pm CBS: UCLA at Oregon

3:30pm ESPN: Ole Miss at Vanderbilt
3:30pm ESPN2: Virginia Tech at California

3:30pm FS1: Illinois at Michigan State

3:30pm ESPNU: Miami (OH) at UMass

3:30pm ACCN: Wake Forest at NC State

4:15pm BTN: Ball State at Northwestern

7pm ESPN: LSU at Kentucky
7pm ESPN2: Houston at Kansas State

7pm FS1: Nevada at UTEP

7pm ESPNU: James Madison at Georgia Southern

7:30pm ABC: Georgia at Alabama

7:30pm SECN: Tennessee at Arkansas

7:30pm ACCN: Syracuse at Virginia

8pm BTN: Maryland at Ohio State

10:15pm ESPN: Kansas at Utah

10:30pm FS1: Hawai'i at Arizona State

Streaming

UConn at Temple

Charlotte at North Texas

Rice at East Carolina

Eastern Michigan at Akron

Sacramento State at Bowling Green

Buffalo at Toledo

Central Michigan at Ohio

Kent State at Western Michigan

Old Dominion at App State

Coastal Carolina at Marshall

Louisiana at Louisiana Tech