CFB TV Confirmations for 2026 Week 5 (10/3/2026)

This post will be updated as announcements come out for start times for Week 4 (9/26/26) 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.

Six day hold

Notre Dame at North Carolina - 12pm ABC or ESPN, 7:30pm ABC or ACCN (unsure re: ACCN will be filled)

Miami (FL) at Clemson - 12pm ABC or ESPN, 7:30pm ABC or ACCN (unsure re: ACCN will be filled)

Alabama at Mississippi State - 12pm ABC or ESPN or 12:45pm SECN (unsure re: SECN will be filled)

Vanderbilt at Georgia - 12pm ABC or ESPN or 12:45pm SECN (unsure re: SECN will be filled)

12pm FOX: Michigan at Minnesota

12pm ESPN2: UCF at Houston

12pm CW: Boston College at SMU

12pm TNT: West Virginia at Iowa State

12pm ESPNU: Middle Tennessee at Kansas

12pm ACCN: Stanford at Wake Forest

12:30pm BTN: Michigan State at Wisconsin

1pm ESPN+: Western Michigan at Buffalo

2pm ESPN+: Toledo at Ball State

3:30pm CBS: Ohio State at Iowa

3:30pm ABC or ESPN: Auburn at Tennessee

3:30pm ABC or ESPN: Florida at Missouri

3:30pm ESPN2 or ACCN: Louisville at NC State

3:30pm ESPN2 or ACCN: Virginia at Florida State

3:30pm ESPN+: Memphis at Charlotte

3:30pm ESPN+: Old Dominion at Georgia State

3:30pm ESPN+: Akron at Central Michigan

3:30pm ESPN+: Eastern Michigan at UMass

3:30pm ESPN+: Bowling Green at Miami (OH)

3:30pm ESPN+: Ohio at Kent State

3:45pm ESPNU: Marshall at James Madison

4pm FS1: Maryland at Nebraska

4:15pm BTN: Purdue at Illinois

4:15pm SECN: Kentucky at South Carolina

7pm ESPN/ESPN2: Arkansas at Texas A&M

7pm ESPN/ESPN2: BYU at TCU

7pm ESPN+: UTSA at Rice

7pm ESPN+: Georgia Southern at Coastal Carolina

7pm ESPN+: ULM at South Alabama

7:30pm FOX: Texas Tech at Colorado 

7:30pm NBC: Washington at USC

7:30pm ESPNU: Temple at South Florida

7:30pm ESPN+: Army West Point at Louisiana Tech

8pm BTN: Indiana at Rutgers

8pm ESPN+: Arkansas State at Louisiana

10:30pm ESPN: Baylor at Arizona State

11pm FOX: Cincinnati at Arizona