Monday, November 2, 2026

CFB TV Confirmations for 2026 Week 11 (11/10/2026 - 11/14/2026)

This post will be updated as announcements come out for start times for Week 11 (11/10/26 - 11/14/2026) 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.

Wednesday
7:30pm ESPN2: 
7:30pm ESPNU: Sacramento State at Central Michigan
7:30pm CBSSN: 

Games To Be Slotted
UMass at Toledo
Buffalo at Ball State

Saturday

Six Day Hold
Kansas at West Virginia
Utah at Arizona
Kansas State at TCU
Arizona State at UCF
Cincinnati at Iowa State
Texas Tech at Oklahoma State
Baylor at BYU
Tennessee at Texas A&M (3pm ESPN or 4:15pm SECN)
Missouri at Georgia (3:30pm or 7:30pm ABC)
Texas at LSU (3:30pm or 7:30pm ABC)
Ole Miss at Oklahoma (3pm ESPN or 4:15pm SECN)
Florida at Kentucky (6pm-7pm ESPN)


12pm ABC: Duke at Miami (FL)
12pm FOX: 
12pm ESPN/ESPN2: Wake Forest at SMU 
12pm ESPN/ESPN2: Auburn at Mississippi State
12pm TNT: 
12pm FS1: 
12pm ACCN: Syracuse at NC State
12:30pm CW: Georgia Tech at Clemson
12:30pm BTN: 
12:45pm SECN: Alabama at Vanderbilt
1pm ESPN+: East Carolina at Charlotte
1pm ESPN+: UAB at Temple
1pm Nextstar: 
2pm ESPN+: Kennesaw State at Sam Houston
2pm ESPN+: Tulane at Rice
3pm ESPN+: NM State at Missouri State
3pm ESPN+: FIU at Delaware
3:30pm ABC: 
3:30pm FOX: 
3:30pm CBS: 
3:30pm ESPN: 
3:30pm ESPN2: 
3:30pm FS1: 
3:30pm ESPNU: 
3:30pm ACCN: California at Virginia
3:30pm ESPN+: Jacksonville State at WKU
3:30pm ESPN+: Florida Atlantic at Tulsa
3:30pm ESPN+: Georgia Southern at Georgia State
4:15pm SECN: 
4:15pm BTN: 
5pm ESPN+: Southern Miss at Louisiana Tech
7pm ESPN: 
7pm FS1: 
7pm ESPN2 or 7:30pm ACCN: Louisville at North Carolina
7pm ESPN2 or 7:30pm ACCN: Stanford at Virginia Tech
7:30pm ABC: 
7:30pm FOX: 
7:30pm NBC: 
7:45pm SECN: South Carolina at Arkansas
9pm ESPNU: North Texas at UTSA
10pm FS1: 
10:30pm ESPN: 
10:30pm ESPN2: 

Games To Be Slotted
USC at Indiana
Wisconsin at Maryland
Washington at Michigan State
Michigan at Oregon
Minnesota at Penn State
Nebraska at Rutgers
Northwestern at Ohio State
Purdue at Iowa
Idaho State at Montana (10:30pm, ESPN/ESPN2)
Wyoming at UTEP (FOX Sports)
Arkansas State at Coastal Carolina
Troy at South Alabama
App State at Marshall
Jackson State at Alabama State (ESPN linear nets or ESPN+)

Sunday, November 1, 2026

CFB TV Guesses for 2026 Week 11 (11/10/2026-11/14/2026)

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:

* Per Yogi Roth's podcast with NBC's Todd Blackledge, Northwestern at Ohio State  will be on NBC.  I don't think its first choice for the week. That said, it would be Northwestern's 6th night game, which would be one over guidelines with Iowa at Northwestern on FOX in primetime this upcoming Saturday.  Last year Nebraska had six night games, four of which were road games though one of them was a neutral site game where Cincinnati was considered the home team.  If there's truly anything that precludes Northwestern from playing at night, swap Michigan at Oregon to NBC.
* I think FOX goes first followed by NBC, then CBS's choice listed below.
* With FOX, I have them choosing first for the Big 12.  Went with Utah at Arizona for now but won't be surprised to see it on a six day hold and flip to Baylor at BYU or Texas Tech at Oklahoma State.
* The MEAC has the possibility of a wildcard selection for ESPN linear, likely ESPNU, on either 11/14 or 11/21.  I'll use it on 11/21.
* No ESPNU early window because they are carrying the SIAC championship game
* I added a fourth window on ACC Network to fit everything in.  Alternate ways to accomplish this would be to slide one of the Big 12 games to ESPN+ (I'd put Arizona State at UCF in that spot) or have two BTN games in a single timeslot, like Washington at Michigan State & Nebraska at Rutgers, moving Arizona State at UCF to FS1 in the evening.
* Tuesday's MAC TV assignments were made on Saturday night.  Wednesday's are being guessed here.

Games set for time or TV network family but not both:
  • Wyoming at UTEP (TBA, FOX Sports)
  • SEC slots
    • Early: Alabama at Vanderbilt & Auburn at Mississippi State
    • Afternoon: Ole Miss at Oklahoma
    • Evening: Florida at Kentucky
    • Afternoon or Evening: Tennessee at Texas A&M, Missouri at Georgia, South Carolina at Arkansas & Texas at LSU
Wednesday
7:30pm ESPN2: UMass at Toledo
7:30pm ESPNU: Buffalo at Ball State
7:30pm CBSSN: Sacramento State at Central Michigan

Saturday
12pm ABC: Duke at Miami (FL)
12pm FOX: USC at Indiana
12pm ESPN: Alabama at Vanderbilt
12pm ESPN2: Georgia Tech at Clemson
12pm TNT: Kansas State at TCU
12pm FS1: Wisconsin at Maryland
12pm ACCN: Syracuse at NC State
12:30pm CW: Louisville at North Carolina
12:30pm BTN: Washington at Michigan State
12:45pm SECN: Auburn at Mississippi State
1pm Nextstar: Mercer at Tennessee Tech
3pm ACCN: California at Virginia
3:30pm ABC: Missouri at Georgia
3:30pm FOX: Utah at Arizona
3:30pm CBS: Michigan at Oregon
3:30pm ESPN: Ole Miss at Oklahoma
3:30pm ESPN2: Kansas at West Virginia
3:30pm FS1: Minnesota at Penn State
3:30pm ESPNU: Arizona State at UCF
4:15pm SECN: South Carolina at Arkansas
4:15pm BTN: Purdue at Iowa
6pm ACCN: Stanford at Virginia Tech
7pm ESPN: Florida at Kentucky
7pm ESPN2: Cincinnati at Iowa State
7pm FS1: Nebraska at Rutgers
7pm ESPNU: North Texas at UTSA
7:30pm ABC: Texas at LSU
7:30pm FOX: Texas Tech at Oklahoma State
7:30pm NBC: Northwestern at Ohio State
7:45pm SECN: Tennessee at Texas A&M
9pm ACCN: Wake Forest at SMU
10pm FS1: Wyoming at UTEP
10:30pm ESPN: Baylor at BYU
10:30pm ESPN2: Idaho State at Montana

Monday, October 26, 2026

CFB TV Confirmations for 2026 Week 10 (11/3/2026 - 11/7/2026)

This post will be updated as announcements come out for start times for Week 10 (11/3/26 - 11/7/2026) 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.

Tuesday
7pm ESPN2: Ohio at Akron
8pm ESPN: Buffalo at Miami (OH)

Wednesday
7pm CBSSN: Toledo at Sacramento State
7pm ESPNU: Ball State at UMass
7:30pm ESPN2: Central Michigan vs. Eastern Michigan 

Thursday
7:30pm ESPN: UTSA at Florida Atlantic 
8pm ESPN2: James Madison at Southern Miss

Saturday

Six Day Hold
UCLA at Minnesota
Michigan State at Michigan
Rutgers at Wisconsin
Penn State at Washington - 3:30pm or 4:15 ET
Iowa at Northwestern
Cincinnati at Houston
Iowa State at Baylor
West Virginia at Texas Tech
Oklahoma State at Kansas State
UCF at Kansas

Openings
12pm FOX (Big 12 or Big Ten, likely Big Ten)
12pm FS1 (Big 12 or Big Ten)
12pm TNT (Big 12)
3:30pm FOX (Big 12 or Big Ten, likely Big 12)
3:30pm FS1 (Big 12 or Big Ten)
3:45pm ESPN2 (Big 12)
4:15pm BTN (Big Ten)
7:30pm FOX (Big 12 or Big Ten)
9:30pm ESPN (Big 12)
TBA Peacock (Big Ten)


12pm ABC or ESPN: Texas at Missouri
12pm ABC or ESPN: BYU at Utah
12pm ESPN2: Clemson at Syracuse
12pm ESPNU: Tulsa at Tulane
12pm ACCN: Florida State at Boston College
12:30pm CW: Duke at NC State
12:30pm BTN: Maryland at Purdue
12:45pm SECN: Arkansas at Auburn
1pm ESPN+: Old Dominion at Coastal Carolina
1pm Nexstar: Mercer at Chattanooga
2:30pm ESPN+: Georgia State at App State
3pm ESPN: Texas A&M at South Carolina 
3pm ESPN+: Delaware at Kennesaw State
3pm ESPN+: ULM at Arkansas State
3:30pm ABC: Alabama at LSU
3:30pm ACCN: Merrimack at Wake Forest
3:30pm ESPN+: WKU at Middle Tennessee
3:30pm ESPN+: Charlotte at UAB
3:30pm ESPN+: Marshall at Georgia Southern
4pm ESPNU: Rice at North Texas
4pm ESPN+: Missouri State at FIU
4pm ESPN+: Louisiana Tech at Troy
4:15pm SECN: Vanderbilt at Mississippi State
5pm ESPN+: South Alabama at Louisiana
6:15pm ESPN: Kentucky at Tennessee
7:30pm ABC: Georgia at Ole Miss
7:30pm ESPN2: Colorado at Arizona State
7:30pm ACCN: Louisville at Georgia Tech
7:45pm SECN: Oklahoma at Florida
8pm ESPNU: Liberty at NM State
9:30pm FS1: Hawai'i at UTEP

Sunday, October 25, 2026

CFB TV Guesses for 2026 Week 10 (11/3/2026-11/7/2026)

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:

* Per The Athletic's Scott Docherman, CBS chose this week as its top overall choice for the season so they could carry Oregon at Ohio State.  After that, I have FOX and NBC (for Peacock) in order.  Note that this week is also when Michigan no longer allows home night games.
* Knowing that Michigan can't go in the night game slot, I have FOX choosing it for the noon slot.  
* NBC's Big Ten selection is a night game on Peacock as Notre Dame is hosting Miami (FL) at night on NBC, though the Big Ten game could move to a different time if needed.  
* Why Michigan State at Michigan over UCLA at Minnesota?  Reasonable question. I think there's a chance that UCLA at Minnesota could be the noon game. 
* I have ESPN taking the BYU at Utah at the front ahead of FOX taking West Virginia at Texas Tech.  I think there's a small chance it ends up being the ABC primetime game.  Kentucky at Tennessee being locked in to primetime does not help.  I don't think Georgia at Ole Miss and Alabama at LSU would be in the 3:30pm timeslot with one of those on ESPN.
* FS1 does not have a 7pm game as they'll be carrying men's college basketball.  They do have a 9:30pm ET window.
* The ACC's CW game starts a little later at 12:30pm.
* Games set for time and/or TV, but not both:
  • Hawai'i at UTEP (TBA, FOX Sports)
  • Maryland at Purdue (Between 12pm and 5pm, TBA)
  • SEC slots:
    • Early: Arkansas at Auburn & Texas at Missouri
    • Afternoon: Texas A&M at South Carolina
    • Evening: Kentucky at Tennessee
    • Afternoon or Evening: Oklahoma at Florida, Alabama at LSU, Georgia at Ole Miss & Vanderbilt at Mississippi State
Tuesday
7pm ESPN2: Ohio at Akron
8pm ESPN: Buffalo at Miami (OH)

Wednesday
7pm ESPN2: Central Michigan vs. Eastern Michigan
7pm CBSSN: Ball State at UMass
10:30pm ESPN2: Toledo at Sacramento State

Thursday
7:30pm ESPN: UTSA at Florida Atlantic
8pm ESPN2: James Madison at Southern Miss

Saturday
12pm ABC: Texas at Missouri
12pm FOX: Michigan State at Michigan
12pm ESPN: Oklahoma State at Kansas State
12pm ESPN2: Duke at NC State
12pm FS1: Rutgers at Wisconsin
12pm TNT: Iowa State at Baylor
12pm ESPNU: Georgia State at App State
12pm ACCN: Florida State at Boston College
12:30pm CW: Clemson at Syracuse
12:30pm BTN: Maryland at Purdue
12:45pm SECN: Arkansas at Auburn
1pm Nexstar: Mercer at Chattanooga
3:30pm ABC: Georgia at Ole Miss
3:30pm FOX: West Virginia at Texas Tech
3:30pm ESPN: BYU at Utah
3:30pm ESPN2: Oklahoma at Florida
3:30pm FS1: UCLA at Minnesota
3:30pm ESPNU: Liberty at NM State
3:30pm ACCN: Merrimack at Wake Forest
4:15pm BTN: Iowa at Northwestern
4:15pm SECN: Texas A&M at South Carolina
7pm ESPN: Kentucky at Tennessee
7pm ESPN2: UCF at Kansas
7pm ESPNU: Rice at North Texas
7pm Peacock/NBCSN: Penn State at Washington
7:30pm ABC: Alabama at LSU
7:30pm FOX: Cincinnati at Houston
7:30pm ACCN: Louisville at Georgia Tech
7:45pm SECN: Vanderbilt at Mississippi State
9:30pm FS1: Hawai'i at UTEP
10:15pm ESPN: Colorado at Arizona State

Streaming
Charlotte at UAB
Tulsa at Tulane
Delaware at Kennesaw State
WKU at Middle Tennessee
Missouri State at FIU
Old Dominion at Coastal Carolina
Marshall at Georgia Southern
South Alabama at Louisiana
Louisiana Tech at Troy
ULM at Arkansas State

Monday, October 19, 2026

CFB TV Confirmations for 2026 Week 9 (10/29/2026 & 10/31/2026)

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 - network decisions to be made after Thursday 10/22 games
7:30pm ESPN: 
7:30pm ESPN2: 

Games To Be Slotted
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
1pm ESPN+: Marshall at Old Dominion
2pm TNT: Kansas State at Colorado
2pm ESPN+: Coastal Carolina at Georgia State
3pm ESPN+: Temple at East Carolina
3pm ESPN+: Louisiana Tech at South Alabama
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 Peacock/NBCSN: Northwestern at Oregon
3:30pm ESPN+: Alabama State vs. Alabama A&M
3:30pm ESPN+: Southern Miss at ULM
3:45pm ESPN/ESPN2: Utah at Cincinnati 
3:45pm ESPN/ESPN2: Virginia at Wake Forest
4pm ESPNU: South Dakota at South Dakota State  
4:15pm BTN: Purdue at Penn State
4:15pm BTN: Nevada at UCLA
4:15pm SECN: South Carolina at Oklahoma
6:30pm ESPN+: App State at Georgia Southern
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

Sunday, October 18, 2026

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

Monday, October 12, 2026

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.