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 ABC or ESPN: LSU at Auburn
12pm ESPN2: West Virginia at TCU
12pm CW: California at SMU12pm 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.
9 comments:
It would make sense for Oregon-Illinois to be on BTN as Oregon needs a BTN conference games and their only games left are Northwestern (ranked), Ohio State (no way), Michigan State (Friday), Indiana (unlikely), and Washington (rivalry). Illinois just seems too obvious.
I agree with you. When I did the guesses, I landed on this week being their BTN week vs using the NW game.
That's probably right, but Illinois has completed their BTN requirements while both Northwestern and Washington have not, so either Oregon-Washington or Oregon-Washington would cover two teams with one game. Also, Oregon-Washington is on a day with 3 BTN games.
Any guesses on the way the Big12 6 day slots will play out based on what you know?
Nope.
Ha...thanks for replying. I am most interested in the Arizona/Iowa State game as I am traveling out for that one. Appreciate your site!
I looked back at the slots I had for the Big 12 games on my guesses, and its the exact same slots they're set to fill on the six day hold (WVU-TCU went to ESPN2 at noon instead of TNT, but I had a different Big 12 game on ESPN2 at that time) , so I really don't see anything I would do differently.
I saw a Twitter post that was angry that Arizona/Iowa State was placed on a six day hold considering it is ISU's Homecoming. Penn State/Michigan was UM's Homecoming and they didn't get a network but were given a fixed time.
All about what you negotiate for: money or stability,
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