CFB TV Guesses for 2026 Week 3

* If a game isn't listed assume streaming such as ESPN+, SEC+, ACCNX, the MW app or local TV.

* Games in green are games that time and TV network have been set.  Games in blue have been set for the TV network, but not yet the time.  Games listed in italics are games I moved to a new date with no knowledge if that date change is actually happening.
* Using last year as a guide when Notre Dame plays at night, I deleted NBC's primetime Big Ten window in favor of a primetime Peacock exclusive.  The Big Ten schedule this particular week is not a great one for the rightsholders.

Thursday
7:30pm ESPN: Syracuse at Pitt

Friday
7:30pm ESPN: Miami (FL) at Wake Forest

9pm FOX: Purdue at UCLA

Saturday
12pm ABC: Georgia at Arkansas

12pm FOX: Virginia Tech at Maryland
12pm ESPN: Arizona State vs. Kansas

12pm ESPN2: NC State at Vanderbilt

12pm FS1: Bowling Green at Iowa State

12pm CW: Maine at Boston College

12pm TNT: Arkansas State at TCU

12pm BTN: Kent State at Ohio State
12pm BTN: North Dakota at Nebraska

12pm ESPNU: Cincinnati vs. Miami (OH)

12pm ACCN: Stanford at Duke

12pm CBSSN: Wyoming at Central Michigan

12:45pm SECN: Kennesaw State at Tennessee

2pm USA: Montana at Oregon State

3:30pm ABC: Florida State at Alabama

3:30pm CBS: USC at Rutgers

3:30pm FOX: Houston at Texas Tech

3:30pm ESPN: West Virginia vs. Virginia

3:30pm FS1: Colorado at Northwestern

3:30pm BTN: UTEP at Michigan

3:30pm BTN: UNI at Iowa

3:30pm ACCN: North Carolina at Clemson

3:30pm CBSSN: South Dakota at Boise State

3:30pm Peacock: Eastern Michigan at Wisconsin

4pm ESPN2: Georgia State at UCF

4pm CW: Fresno State at San Jose State

4pm ESPNU: UConn at Southern Miss

4:15pm SECN: Mississippi State at South Carolina

6pm USA: North Texas at Texas State

7pm FOX: Buffalo at Penn State

7pm ESPN: Florida at Auburn

7pm FS1: Akron at Minnesota

7pm CBSSN: Georgia Southern at Jacksonville State

7:30pm ABC: LSU at Ole Miss

7:30pm NBC: Michigan State at Notre Dame

7:30pm CBS: BYU at Colorado State

7:30pm BTN: Southern Illinois at Illinois

7:30pm BTN: Portland State at Oregon

7:30pm ESPNU: FIU at Florida Atlantic

7:30pm ACCN: SMU at Louisville

7:30pm Peacock: WKU at Indiana 

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

8pm ESPN2: Tulane at Kansas State

8pm CW: James Madison at San Diego State

10pm USA: Duquesne at Washington State

10:15pm ESPN: Northern Illinois at Arizona

10:30pm FOX: Utah State at Utah

11pm BTN: Eastern Washington at Washington

CFB TV Guesses for 2026 Week 2

* If a game isn't listed assume streaming such as ESPN+, SEC+, ACCNX, the MW app or local TV.
* Games in green are games that time and TV network have been set.  Games in blue have been set for the TV network, but not yet the time.  Games listed in italics are games I moved to a new date with no knowledge if that date change is actually happening.

* Thursday night is traditionally the NFL's opening Thursday night.

* ESPN will carry the US Open men's semifinals on Friday night and the women's championship on Saturday afternoon.

* The CW has a primetime O'Reilly Series race on Saturday

Thursday

7pm ACCN: Florida A&M at Miami (FL)

Friday

7pm ACCN: Villanova at Louisville

7:30pm ESPN2: Rutgers at Boston College

8pm FOX: Duke at Illinois

8pm CBSSN: Tulsa at Sam Houston

Saturday

12pm ABC: Tennessee at Georgia Tech

12pm FOX: Oklahoma at Michigan

12pm ESPN: Oregon at Oklahoma State

12pm ESPN2: California at Syracuse

12pm CW: Norfolk State at Virginia

12pm FS1: Washington State at Kansas State

12pm TNT: UT Martin at West Virginia

12pm BTN: Eastern Michigan at Michigan State

12pm BTN: Howard at Indiana

12pm ESPNU: UNLV at North Texas

12pm ACCN: UCF at Pitt

12pm CBSSN: South Florida at Army West Point

12:45pm SECN: Charlotte at Ole Miss

3:30pm ABC: Alabama at Kentucky

3:30pm CBS: Utah State at Washington

3:30pm NBC: Rice at Notre Dame

3:30pm FOX: Arkansas at Utah

3:30pm CW: UTSA at Texas State

3:30pm FS1: Wake Forest at Purdue

3:30pm BTN: Western Illinois at Wisconsin

3:30pm ESPNU: Navy at Florida Atlantic

3:30pm ACCN: Old Dominion at Virginia Tech

3:30pm CBSSN: Memphis at Boise State

3:30pm Peacock: Mississippi State at Minnesota

4pm ESPN2: Penn State at Temple

4:15pm SECN: Southern Miss at Auburn

6pm USA: Southern Utah at Colorado State

7pm FOX: Missouri at Kansas

7pm ESPN: Arizona State at Texas A&M

7:30pm ABC: Ohio State at Texas

7:30pm NBC: Iowa State at Iowa

7:30pm CBS: Texas Tech at Oregon State

7:30pm BTN: Bowling Green at Nebraska

7:30pm ESPNU: Delaware at Vanderbilt

7:30pm ACCN: Georgia Southern at Clemson

7:30pm CBSSN: Maryland at UConn

7:45pm SECN: Louisiana Tech at LSU

7:30pm ESPN2: WKU at Georgia
10pm USA: Sacramento State at Fresno State

10pm CW: North Dakota State at Air Force

10:15pm ESPN: Arizona at BYU

10:30pm FOX: San Diego State at UCLA

11pm BTN: Louisiana at USC

11pm CBSSN: NM State at Hawai'i

CFB TV Guesses for 2026 Weeks 0 and 1

NOTE: This has been edited with the announcement of the 2026 Mountain West football schedule.  Edits will be in red.

* If a game isn't listed assume streaming such as ESPN+, SEC+, ACCNX, the MW app or local TV.
* Games in green are games that time and TV network have been set.  Games in blue have been set for the TV network, but not yet the time.  Games listed in italics are games I moved to a new date with no knowledge if that date change is actually happening.

Week 0 FBS

* FCS is going to start its season over Week 0.  I'm only going to go through the games involving FBS schools with the exception of the MEAC/SWAC Challenge.

* ABC should be carrying the Little League World Series semis on this day.  I expect them to carry the MEAC/SWAC Challenge in primetime as they have the last couple years.

* FS1 will have LIV Golf in the early afternoon

* FOX will have IndyCar in the afternoon and MLB in the evening.

* Without the full MW schedule, its hard to say if any other networks would pick up a game.

12pm ESPN: North Carolina vs. TCU

5pm ESPN: Virginia at NC State

6pm ACCN: NM State at Florida State

6:30pm CBSSN: Jacksonville State at North Dakota State

7:30pm ABC: Howard vs. Alabama State

8pm BTN: San Jose State at USC

9:30pm ACCN: Hawai'i at Stanford

10pm CBSSN: Memphis at UNLV

Week 1

Thursday

6pm BTN: UMass at Rutgers

7pm ACCN: Akron at Wake Forest

7:30pm ESPN: Colorado at Georgia Tech

8pm SECN: UAPB at Missouri

9pm BTN: Eastern Illinois at Minnesota

Friday

* UNLV at Hawai'i is not guaranteed to be a Week 1 game, but neither school is currently scheduled for this week.  North Dakota State at UNLV or North Dakota State at Hawai'i could also be a late evening option depending on the Bison's non-conference plans. UNLV at Hawa'i is officially a Week One game.

6pm CBSSN: Bryant at Army West Point

7pm ESPN: Oklahoma State at Tulsa

7pm FS1: Toledo at Michigan State
10:30pm ESPN: Miami (FL) at Stanford

11pm FS1: UNLV at Hawai'i

Saturday

* No ESPN2 all day due to US Open tennis.

* CW has a NASCAR race on Saturday evening.

* I'm expecting a portion of FS1 in mid-afternoon to be set aside for IndyCar qualifying, though it could be moved to FS2.

* FOX has a 7pm MLB window.

12pm ABC: Baylor vs. Auburn

12pm FOX: North Texas at Indiana

12pm ESPN: Missouri State at Texas A&M

12pm ESPNU: Arkansas State at Memphis

12pm FS1: Coastal Carolina at West Virginia

12pm TNT: Boston College at Cincinnati

12pm CW: Miami (OH) at Pitt

12pm BTN: Marshall at Penn State

12pm BTN: South Dakota State at Northwestern

12pm ACCN: New Hampshire at Syracuse

12pm CBSSN: Towson at Navy

12:45pm SECN: Tennessee State at Georgia

3:30pm ABC: East Carolina at Alabama

3:30pm CBS: Ball State at Ohio State

3:30pm FOX: Oregon State at Houston

3:30pm ESPN: UTEP at Oklahoma

3:30pm ESPNU: Liberty at James Madison

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

3:30pm BTN: UAB at Illinois

3:30pm BTN: Hampton at Maryland

3:30pm ACCN: Tulane at Duke

3:30pm CBSSN: Central Michigan at New Mexico

4pm USA: Idaho State at Utah State

4:15pm SECN: ULM at Mississippi State

6pm FS1: Washington State at Washington

7pm ESPN: Texas State at Texas

7pm CBSSN: Wyoming at Colorado State

7pm Peacock: Northern Illinois at Iowa

7:30pm ABC: Clemson at LSU

7:30pm NBC: Western Michigan at Michigan

7:30pm BTN: Ohio at Nebraska

7:30pm BTN: Indiana State at Purdue

7:30pm ESPNU: Kent State at South Carolina

7:30pm ACCN: VMI at Virginia Tech

7:45pm SECN: Florida Atlantic at Florida

9:30pm FS1: Fresno State at USC

10:30pm ESPN: UCLA at California

10:30pm CW: WKU at Nevada

11pm BTN: Boise State at Oregon

Sunday

* No mid-afternoon ABC due to the US Open

* NBC has MLB at 3pm ET.

* Louisville vs. Ole Miss from Nashville is currently either Friday or Saturday.  I'm going to assume Sunday. Louisville vs. Ole Miss is officially a 7:30pm ET start on ABC on Sunday.

3pm ESPNU: South Carolina State vs. Florida A&M

7:30pm NBC: Wisconsin vs. Notre Dame

7:30pm ABC: Louisville vs. Ole Miss

Monday

8pm ESPN: SMU at Florida State