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: 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
is the Peacock game in week 7 not expected to be a NBCSN Simulcast?
ReplyDeleteIt likely is. I haven't been putting NBCSN next to every one of them since only a couple carriers have NBCSN. I do note it on the weekly schedules.
Deletewhen did ESPN2 get a 10:30 Window for this week? I didn't see it in listings, and ESPN watch doesn't have a game there at 10:30
ReplyDeleteAppears they created it when the ACC & Big 12 were announced for 10/17 to fit everything in that they intended to carry.
DeleteGeorgia State at JMU is at 12:00 PM on ESPNU, per Georgia states football twitter
ReplyDeletenew Mexico hawaii should now be 10:30 on FS1 based off the big 12 and big 10 slotting (probably was always going to be a late night game)
ReplyDeletethe games at central michigan and eastern michigan are backwards with the times
ReplyDeleteYou have FS1 with a 3:30 PM window and a 7:00 PM window. Is the PSU @ Michigan game expected to be so bad that FS1 just gives up after 2 and a half hours?
ReplyDeleteNo, 3:30pm start + 3:30 = 7pm
DeleteFor the B1G games, the two games that don't have a decided time have 4 possible TV slots they can fit into. The PSU game has a set time, but 2 possible time slots. Is there a 4th game that could fit into one of these slots, or would a channel go without football at a slot of it isn't chosen?
ReplyDeleteCBS and NBC will have their games no matter what. The 3rd game airs on either FS1 at 3:30 or FOX at 11pm. The network depends on which game FOX Sports ends up with.
DeleteABC made the right decision to have Notre Dame vs. BYU as the prime-time game. Both teams will be in the top 10 next week, provided neither one of them stubs their toe this coming weekend. ESPN or ESPN2 also made the right decision to select Utah vs. Colorado as the late-night game, since it is highly likely this game will be a blowout, which will cause a decrease in viewership as the game goes past 1 am in Eastern time zone.
ReplyDeleteHere is my prediction for the SEC games on 10/17:
12:00: ABC: Florida vs. Texas
ESPN: Mississippi State vs. LSU
3:30: ABC: Alabama vs. Tennessee
ESPN: Missouri vs. Ole Miss
SECN: Auburn vs. Georgia (since this game will be less competitive compared to the other 2 matchups at this time slot; this game would easily be on ABC in most years, but Auburn is not that good this year, especially compared to the other 5 teams listed)
Here is my prediction for Big 10 games:
If Penn State beats USC:
3:30: CBS: Penn State vs. Michigan
FS1: Wisconsin vs. UCLA
If USC beats Penn State:
3:30: CBS: Wisconsin vs. UCLA
FS1: Penn State vs. Michigan
7:30: NBC: Nebraska-Oregon (especially if Oregon beats UCLA and Nebraska plays a respectable game against Indiana on Saturday)