CFB TV Guesses: 2024 Week 3

Week 3 schedule

Initial guesses for 2024 Week 3 CFB.  If a game isn't listed, assume its a ESPN+, ACCNX/ESPN+, SEC+/ESPN+ or MW Network streaming exclusive.  Peacock exclusives will be listed due to the limited number of them.

I've also made a couple assumptions regarding the movement of games off Saturday to either Thursday or Friday.

Games listed in italics are confirmed for that time and TV network.

Friday

* With the local start time of 8pm, I think this should be OK as an exception to the Mountain West latest FOX Sports start time of 7:45pm local with it airing on the broadcast network

8pm ESPN: Arizona at Kansas State

10pm FOX: Utah at Utah State

Saturday

* Ended up placing both Texas and Tennessee's games on ESPN+.

* The Big Ten selection order I used was FOX -> NBC -> CBS -> FOX.

* With Arizona at Kansas State on ESPN the prior evening, I gave FOX three Saturday Big 12 selections.

* Last year, FOX and NBC coexisted once (10/14, mid afternoon).  For now, I'm using that as justification for coexisting FOX and CBS's Big Ten games.

* Gave Oregon at Oregon State to ABC.  As I mentioned re: Washington State in Week 2, I have no clue where these two schools' home games will end up.

* Figured this week was a good week to get one of CBS's Mountain West broadcast network windows out of the way.

12pm ABC: West Virginia at Pitt

12pm FOX: Alabama at Wisconsin

12pm ESPN: Georgia at Kentucky

12pm ESPN2: Toledo at Mississippi State

12pm FS1: Air Force at Baylor

12pm BTN: Arkansas State at Michigan

12pm BTN: Troy at Iowa

12pm ESPNU: Arizona State at Texas State

12pm SECN: New Mexico at Auburn

12pm ACCN: Ball State at Miami (FL)

12pm CBSSN: Cincinnati at Miami (OH)

3pm CW: Memphis at Florida State

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

3:30pm CBS: Washington State vs. Washington

3:30pm FS1: UNLV vs. Kansas

3:30pm BTN: Central Michigan at Illinois

3:30pm BTN: Prairie View A&M at Michigan State

3:30pm ACCN: Maryland at Virginia

3:30pm CBSSN: UTEP at Liberty

3:30pm Peacock: UNI at Nebraska

4pm FOX: Indiana at UCLA

4pm ESPN: Boston College at Missouri

4pm ESPN2: Oklahoma State at Tulsa
4pm ESPNU: Virginia Tech at Old Dominion
4pm SECN: UAB at Arkansas

7pm FS1: Nevada at Minnesota

7pm CBSSN: BYU at Wyoming

7pm ACCN: Louisiana Tech at NC State

7:30pm ABC: Oregon at Oregon State

7:30pm NBC: Notre Dame at Purdue

7:30pm CBS: Colorado at Colorado State

7:30pm ESPN2: Ole Miss at Wake Forest

7:30pm BTN: Eastern Illinois at Northwestern

7:30pm ESPNU: Vanderbilt at Georgia State

7:30pm SECN: LSU at South Carolina

8pm FOX: UCF at TCU

8pm ESPN: Tulane at Oklahoma

10:30pm CBSSN: NM State at Fresno State

10:30pm ACCN: San Diego State at California

CFB TV Guesses: 2024 Week 2

Week 2 schedule

Initial guesses for 2024 Week 2 CFB.  If a game isn't listed, assume its a ESPN+, ACCNX/ESPN+, SEC+/ESPN+ or MW Network streaming exclusive.  Peacock exclusives will be listed due to the limited number of them.

I've also made a couple assumptions regarding the movement of games off Saturday to either Thursday or Friday.

Games listed in italics are confirmed for that time and TV network.

* FOX will have evening MLB

* ESPN's mid-afternoon window will have the US Open women's final

* I have no clue where Washington State or Oregon State home games will land.  I gave Texas Tech at Washington State to FS1.

* FOX Sports made their announcement that they would start carrying Friday night football on FOX broadcast network.  I know WWE Smackdown would still be carried by FOX networks through October.  I'm assuming that they'll agree to move the program to FS1.

Friday

8pm ESPN2: BYU at SMU

10:30pm FOX: Boise State at Oregon

Saturday

12pm ABC: Arkansas at Oklahoma State

12pm FOX: Texas at Michigan

12pm ESPN: Houston at Oklahoma

12pm ESPN2: Jacksonville State at Louisville

12pm FS1: Pitt at Cincinnati

12pm BTN: Western Michigan at Ohio State

12pm BTN: South Dakota at Wisconsin
12pm ESPNU: Army at Florida Atlantic

12pm SECN: Buffalo at Missouri

12pm ACCN: Charlotte at North Carolina

12pm CBSSN: Temple at Navy

3pm CW: Virginia at Wake Forest

3:30pm ABC: South Florida at Alabama

3:30pm CBS: Colorado at Nebraska

3:30pm NBC: Northern Illinois at Notre Dame

3:30pm FOX: Baylor at Utah

3:30pm FS1: Iowa State at Iowa
3:30pm BTN: Bowling Green at Penn State

3:30pm BTN: Duke at Northwestern

3:30pm ACC: Marshall at Virginia Tech

3:30pm CBSSN: San Jose State at Air Force

3:30pm Peacock: Kansas at Illinois

4pm ESPN2: Georgia Tech at Syracuse
4pm ESPNU: Troy at Memphis

4pm SECN: Middle Tennessee at Ole Miss

7pm ESPN: California at Auburn

7pm FS1: Akron at Rutgers
7pm BTN: Western Illinois at Indiana

7pm BTN; Rhode Island at Minnesota

7pm CBSSN: Liberty at NM State

7:30pm ABC: Tennessee vs. NC State

7:30pm NBC: Michigan State at Maryland

7:30pm ESPN2: Kansas State at Tulane
7:30pm ESPNU: UMass at Toledo

7:30pm SECN: South Carolina at Kentucky

8pm ACCN: App State at Clemson

10:30pm FOX: Utah State at USC

10:30pm ESPN: Mississippi State at Arizona State

10:30pm FS1: Texas Tech at Washington State

10:30pm BTN: Eastern Michigan at Washington

10:30pm CBSSN: Oregon State at San Diego State

CFB TV Guesses: 2024 Weeks 0 & 1

Initial guesses for Week 0 & 1 CFB.  If a game isn't listed, assume its a ESPN+, ACCNX/ESPN+, SEC+/ESPN+ or MW Network streaming exclusive.  Peacock exclusives will be listed due to the limited number of them.

I've also made a couple assumptions regarding the movement of games off Saturday to either Thursday or Friday.

Games listed in italics are confirmed for that time and TV network.

Week 0

What is know right now in terms of available time slots:

* ABC should have the third place game in the Little League World Series on Saturday 8/24 in the afternoon.

1:30pm ESPN: Florida State vs. Georgia Tech

5pm ESPN: North Alabama vs. Southeast Missouri

6pm FS1: SMU at Nevada

7:30pm ABC: Florida A&M vs. Norfolk State

Midnight Spectrum PPV: Delaware State at Hawai'i

Week 1

What is known or expected right now in terms of available time slots

* FOX has evening MLB starting at 7pm ET

* CBS has NWSL games on Sunday afternoon

* ESPN2 should take the US Open tennis event all day

Thursday

I'm making an assumption that either Arizona or Arizona State will move to Thursday night to provide ESPN a Thursday night opener. I think the Big 12 will be providing that opening Thursday night game either way.

SECN tends to have a Thursday night opener as well. Went with old standby South Carolina. 

7pm ACCN: Western Carolina at NC State

7:30pm SECN: Old Dominion at South Carolina

8pm FS1: North Carolina at Minnesota

9pm ESPN: New Mexico at Arizona

Friday

Another assumption, but with a history as Michigan State has regularly moved their home opener to Friday night when it occurs during the Labor Day weekend.  Wisconsin has also occasionally hosted on Friday night and this seems to be a good spot for them.

6pm CBSSN: Lehigh at Army West Point

7pm ACCN: Elon at Duke

7:30pm BTN: Florida Atlantic at Michigan State

8pm FS1: Western Michigan at Wisconsin

9pm ESPN: TCU at Stanford

Saturday

12pm ABC: Colorado State at Texas

12pm FOX: Fresno State at Michigan

12pm ESPN: Virginia Tech at Vanderbilt

12pm FS1: UNLV at Houston

12pm BTN: FIU at Indiana

12pm BTN: Howard at Rutgers

12pm ESPNU: James Madison at Charlotte

12pm SECN: Southern Miss at Kentucky

12pm ACCN: Kent State at Pitt

12pm Peacock: UConn at Maryland

3:30pm ABC: Clemson vs. Georgia

3:30pm FOX: Penn State at West Virginia

3:30pm CBS: Akron at Ohio State

3:30pm FS1: Idaho at Oregon

3:30pm BTN: Miami (OH) at Northwestern

3:30pm BTN: Indiana State at Purdue

3:30pm CBSSN: Bucknell at Navy

3:30pm ACCN: Georgia State at Georgia Tech

4pm ESPN: Temple at Oklahoma

4pm SECN: Chattanooga at Tennessee

4pm ESPNU: Boise State at Georgia Southern

6:30pm CW: Ohio at Syracuse

7pm FS1: Illinois State at Iowa

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

7:30pm NBC: UTEP at Nebraska

7:30pm SEC: WKU at Alabama

7:30pm CBSSN: Coastal Carolina at Jacksonville State

7:30pm BTN: Weber State at Washington

7:30pm ESPNU: North Texas at South Alabama

8pm ESPN: Miami (FL) at Florida

8pm ACCN: Houston Christian at SMU

10:30pm FS1: Wyoming at Arizona State

11pm CBSSN: UCLA at Hawai'i

Sunday

7:30pm ABC: LSU vs. USC

Monday

8pm ESPN: Boston College at Florida State