CFB TV Confirmations for 2025 Week 6 (10/04/2025)

This post will be updated as announcements come out for start times for Week 6 (10/4/25) 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. 

All times Eastern

12pm ABC: Kentucky at Georgia

12pm FOX: Wisconsin at Michigan

12pm ESPN: Clemson at North Carolina

12pm ESPN2: Iowa State at Cincinnati

12pm BTN: Illinois at Purdue

12pm ESPNU: Army at UAB

12pm ACCN: Boston College at Pitt

12pm ESPN+: Kansas State at Baylor

1pm CW: Wake Forest at Virginia Tech

1pm ESPN+: UTSA at Temple

2pm ACCNX/ESPN+: Campbell at NC State

2:30pm ESPN+: Western Michigan at UMass

3pm TNT: Oklahoma State at Arizona

3:30pm CBS: Penn State at UCLA

3:30pm ABC or ESPN: Vanderbilt at Alabama 

3:30pm ABC or ESPN: Texas at Florida

3:30pm ESPN2/ACCN: Virginia at Louisville

3:30pm ESPN2/ACCN: Syracuse at SMU

3:30pm BTN: Washington at Maryland

3:30pm BTN: ULM at Northwestern

3:30pm ESPN+: James Madison at Georgia State

3:30pm ESPN+: Oregon State at App State

3:30pm ESPN+: Eastern Michigan at Buffalo

3:30pm ESPN+: Miami (OH) at Northern Illinois

3:30pm ESPN+: Central Michigan at Akron

4pm FS1: Michigan State at Nebraska

4pm ESPNU: Texas State at Arkansas State

6pm ESPN+: Coastal Carolina at Old Dominion

7pm ESPN: Texas Tech at Houston

7pm ESPN+: Florida Atlantic at Rice

7pm ESPN+: South Alabama at Troy

7:30pm ABC:  Miami (FL) at Florida State

7:30pm NBC: Minnesota at Ohio State

7:30pm FOX: Colorado at TCU

7:30pm ESPN2: Kansas at UCF

7:45pm SECN: Mississippi State at Texas A&M

8pm ESPNU: Tulsa at Memphis

10:30pm ESPN: Duke at California

CFB TV Guesses for 2025 Week 6 (10/4/2025)

Here are the games already set for television and/or webcast. Here are the known available telecast windows. 

I have done my best to list what TV windows are out there. Every listing service has a little different schedule for these networks. It is also possible that a window could be eliminated or the time of a window could shift slightly to accommodate a network's needs.

Instead of cluttering up these posts even more, I'll try to keep track of the unique conference TV arrangements in a separate post.  

A few notes and considerations: 

* It is expected that FOX will not have a mid-afternoon window due to the start of the AL Division Series, where affiliates show an opening for baseball currently.

* FS1 is currently scheduled to air the other ALDS game at 8pm ET.  They could air a game at 12pm ET as well, but at the moment they are scheduled to carry horse racing and just one college football game.

* I don't know if there's a plan for two BTN games at 12pm, but I think they'll need one based on the FS1 schedule.  I think they'll put an intraconference game alongside ULM at Northwestern wherever it is slotted.

* SEC Network only has a selection in the primetime.  The early window will not have an exclusive game.  Expect it to have a simulcast of the Kentucky-Georgia game wherever that game airs leading into the mid-afternoon game.

* The CW game is slotted a little later for 1pm ET due to their NASCAR Xfinity race not starting until 5pm ET.

* CUSA starts is mid-week schedule the following week.  This week they start to line up their games so there are no available games for ESPN to elevate.

* Games that are set for time or TV, but not both:

• ULM at Northwestern (TBA, 12pm or 3:30pm ET, homecoming game)
• Michigan State at Nebraska (TBA, 12pm or 3:30pm ET, homecoming game)
• Wisconsin at Michigan (TBA, 12pm or 3:30pm ET, homecoming game)
• Kentucky at Georgia (12pm, ABC or ESPN)
• Texas at Florida (afternoon or evening, ABC/ESPN nets)
• Vanderbilt at Alabama (afternoon or evening, ABC/ESPN nets)
• Mississippi State at Texas A&M (evening, ABC/ESPN nets)

* For the Big Ten, I have FOX choosing ahead of NBC, then CBS.  With the Big 12, I have ESPN at the top choosing Texas Tech at Houston, followed by FOX choosing Iowa State at Cincinnati. It would not surprise me if a six day hold were to be used on the Big 12.

* I considered putting Penn State at UCLA on BTN to satisfy Penn State's required intraconference appearance, but I think they'll have opportunities throughout their remaining schedule.

* I can see the possibility of a second screen experience for the primetime game in my view of the schedule, like a McAfee-cast on ESPNU for Miami at Florida State.  In that scenario, delete Eastern Michigan at Buffalo and move FAU at Rice to the mid-afternoon ESPNU slot.

All times Eastern

(EDIT: I swapped Wisconsin at Michigan & Minnesota at Ohio State from their original listing.  I had Wisconsin at Michigan as available for all time slots as a homecoming game per the original Big Ten early season selections. Michigan confirms they'll either have a noon or 3:30pm ET start).

12pm ABC: Kentucky at Georgia

12pm FOX: Wisconsin at Michigan

12pm ESPN: Clemson at North Carolina

12pm ESPN2: Colorado at TCU

12pm TNT: Kansas at UCF

12pm BTN: Illinois at Purdue

12pm ESPNU: Oregon State at App State

12pm ACCN: Boston College at Pitt

1pm CW: Wake Forest at Virginia Tech

3:30pm ABC: Vanderbilt at Alabama

3:30pm CBS: Michigan State at Nebraska

3:30pm ESPN: Texas at Florida

3:30pm BTN: Washington at Maryland

3:30pm BTN: ULM at Northwestern

3:30pm ESPNU: Eastern Michigan at Buffalo

3:30pm ACCN: Duke at California

4pm ESPN2: Virginia at Louisville

4pm FS1: Penn State at UCLA

7pm ESPN: Texas Tech at Houston

7pm ESPNU: Florida Atlantic at Rice

7:30pm ABC: Miami (FL) at Florida State

7:30pm NBC: Minnesota at Ohio State

7:30pm FOX: Iowa State at Cincinnati

7:30pm ACCN: Syracuse at SMU 

7:45pm SECN: Mississippi State at Texas A&M

8pm ESPN2: Tulsa at Memphis

10:30pm ESPN: Oklahoma State at Arizona

ESPN+ Exclusives

Campbell at NC State

Army at UAB

UTSA at Temple

Kansas State at Baylor

Western Michigan at UMass

Miami (OH) at Northern Illinois

Central Michigan at Akron

James Madison at Georgia State

Coastal Carolina at Old Dominion

South Alabama at Troy

Texas State at Arkansas State

CFB TV Confirmations for 2025 Week 5 (09/27/2025)

This post will be updated as announcements come out for start times for Week 5 (9/27/25) 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. 

All times Eastern

Memphis at Florida Atlantic - 4pm ESPNU or 7pm ESPN2

Tulane at Tulsa - 4pm ESPNU or 7pm ESPN2

12pm FOX: USC at Illinois

12pm ESPN/ESPN2: Georgia Tech at Wake Forest

12pm ESPN/ESPN2: Louisville at Pitt

12pm FS1: UCF at Kansas State

12pm TNT: Cincinnati at Kansas

12pm BTN: Rutgers at Minnesota

12pm ESPNU: South Alabama at North Texas

12pm ACCN: Duke at Syracuse

12pm CBSSN: Bowling Green at Ohio

1pm ESPN+: Eastern Michigan at Central Michigan

1:30pm ESPN+: Georgia Southern at James Madison

3pm ESPN+: Arkansas State at ULM

3:30pm ABC: LSU at Ole Miss

3:30pm FOX: Utah at West Virginia

3:30pm CBS: Ohio State at Washington

3:30pm ESPN: Auburn at Texas A&M

3:30pm ESPN2: Baylor at Oklahoma State

3:30pm BTN: UCLA at Northwestern

3:30pm ACCN: California at Boston College

3:30pm Peacock: Indiana at Iowa

3:30pm ESPN+: Akron at Toledo

3:30pm ESPN+: UConn at Buffalo

3:30pm ESPN+: San Diego State at Northern Illinois

4pm FS1: Hawai'i at Air Force

4:15pm SECN: Tennessee at Mississippi State

6pm ESPN+: Middle Tennessee at Kennesaw State

6pm ESPN+: Liberty at Old Dominion

7pm ESPN: Arizona at Iowa State

7pm CW: Virginia Tech at NC State

7pm ESPNU: UMass at Missouri

7pm ESPN+: WKU at Missouri State

7pm ESPN+: Jacksonville State at Southern Miss

7pm ESPN+: Jackson State at Southern

7:30pm ACCN: San Jose State at Stanford

7:30pm FS1: App State at Boise State

7:45pm SECN: Kentucky at South Carolina

8pm ESPN+: Marshall at Louisiana

9pm ESPN+: Louisiana Tech at UTEP

CFB TV Guesses for 2025 Week 5 (9/27/2025)

Here are the games already set for television and/or webcast. Here are the known available telecast windows. 

I have done my best to list what TV windows are out there. Every listing service has a little different schedule for these networks. It is also possible that a window could be eliminated or the time of a window could shift slightly to accommodate a network's needs.

Instead of cluttering up these posts even more, I'll try to keep track of the unique conference TV arrangements in a separate post.  

A few notes and considerations: 

* ABC only has a selection open for the mid-afternoon SEC window.  The noon & primetime windows have already been filled with other SEC games.

* FOX has MLB in the evening.

* NBC has also already filled its primetime slot.  Per the Peacock app, a mid-afternoon Peacock exclusive is planned for.

* ESPN & ESPN2 have also filled their late evening slots.

* CBSSN will have a MAC selection for 12pm ET.

* Games selected for TV or start time, but not both:

• Indiana at Iowa (12pm or 3:30pm ET, TBA)
• Hawai'i at Air Force (TBA, FOX Sports)
• App State at Boise State (TBA, FOX Sports)
• Jackson State at Southern (7ppm, ESPN Networks or ESPN+ TBA)
• SEC time slots for games
• Auburn at Texas A&M - afternoon only
• UMass at Missouri - evening only
• All other available games are flexible between afternoon and evening

* ESPN chose BYU at Colorado before the season started and I'm assuming that's the top Big 12 choice for the week.  I put Arizona at Iowa State as the next best game on FOX, though it would not surprise me if a six day hold were used based on the result of Texas Tech-Utah.

* With Oregon at Penn State chosen for NBC in advance, and Ohio State at Washington unavailable for FOX at noon, I believe CBS chose Ohio State at Washington ahead of FOX choosing USC at Illinois, though the game locations themselves kinda dictate this order.

12pm FOX: USC at Illinois

12pm ESPN: Utah at West Virginia
12pm ESPN2: Louisville at Pitt

12pm FS1: Baylor at Oklahoma State

12pm BTN: Rutgers at Minnesota

12pm ESPNU: South Alabama at North Texas

12pm ACCN: Duke at Syracuse

12pm CBSSN: San Diego State at Northern Illinois

12:30pm TNT: UCF at Kansas State

3:30pm ABC: LSU at Ole Miss

3:30pm FOX: Arizona at Iowa State

3:30pm CBS: Ohio State at Washington

3:30pm ESPN: Auburn at Texas A&M

3:30pm ESPN2: Georgia Tech at Wake Forest

3:30pm BTN: Indiana at Iowa

3:30pm ESPNU: Memphis at Florida Atlantic

3:30pm ACCN: California at Boston College

3:30pm Peacock: UCLA at Northwestern

4pm FS1: Hawai'i at Air Force

4:15pm SECN: Kentucky at South Carolina

7pm ESPN: Tennessee at Mississippi State

7pm ESPN2: Cincinnati at Kansas

7pm CW: San Jose State at Stanford

7pm ESPNU: Jackson State at Southern

7:30pm ACCN: Virginia Tech at NC State

7:30pm FS1: App State at Boise State

7:45pm SECN: UMass at Missouri

ESPN+ Exclusives

Tulane at Tulsa

Middle Tennessee at Kennesaw State

Louisiana Tech at UTEP

WKU at Missouri State

Akron at Toledo

Eastern Michigan at Central Michigan

UConn at Buffalo

Bowling Green at Ohio

Marshall at Louisiana

Jacksonville State at Southern Miss

Arkansas State at ULM

Liberty at Old Dominion

Georgia Southern at James Madison

CFB TV Confirmations for 2025 Week 4 (09/20/2025)

This post will be updated as announcements come out for start times for Week 4 (9/20/25) 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. 

All times Eastern

12pm FOX: Texas Tech at Utah

12pm NBC: Maryland at Wisconsin

12pm ABC/ESPN: Syracuse at Clemson 

12pm ABC/ESPN/ESPN2: Arkansas at Memphis

12pm ESPN/ESPN2: SMU at TCU 

12pm ESPNU: UNLV at Miami (OH)

12pm ACCN: Bowling Green at Louisville

12pm ACCNX/ESPN+: Wofford at Virginia Tech

3pm BTN: Oregon State at Oregon

3:30pm ABC: Auburn at Oklahoma

3:30pm FOX: North Carolina at UCF

3:30pm ESPN: Tulane at Ole Miss

3:30pm ESPNU: James Madison at Liberty

3:30pm ACCN: Kent State at Florida State

3:30pm ESPN+: Louisiana at Eastern Michigan

3:30pm ESPN+: Troy at Buffalo

3:30pm ESPN+: Toledo at Western Michigan

4pm ESPN2: NC State at Duke

4:30pm CW: Temple at Georgia Tech

6pm FS1: West Virginia at Kansas

6pm ESPN+: Arkansas State at Kennesaw State

6pm ESPN+: Delaware at FIU

7pm ESPN: South Carolina at Missouri OR Florida at Miami (FL)

7pm ESPN+: Marshall at Middle Tennessee

7pm ESPN+: Nevada at WKU

7pm ESPN+: Coastal Carolina at South Alabama

7pm ESPN+: Maine at Georgia Southern

7:30pm ABC: South Carolina at Missouri OR Florida at Miami (FL)

7:30pm NBC: Illinois at Indiana

7:30pm FOX: Arizona State at Baylor

7:30pm ESPN2: BYU at East Carolina

7:30pm ESPNU: Georgia State at Vanderbilt

7:30pm ACCN: Stanford at Virginia

7:30pm ESPN+: Southern Miss at Louisiana Tech 

8pm ESPN+: Nicholls at Texas State

9pm ESPN+: ULM at UTEP

9:30pm FS1: UTSA at Colorado State
10:15pm ESPN: Wyoming at Colorado

11pm FOX: Michigan State at USC

CFB TV Guesses for 2025 Week 4 (9/20/2025)

Here are the games already set for television and/or webcast. Here are the known available telecast windows. 

I have done my best to list what TV windows are out there. Every listing service has a little different schedule for these networks. It is also possible that a window could be eliminated or the time of a window could shift slightly to accommodate a network's needs.

Instead of cluttering up these posts even more, I'll try to keep track of the unique conference TV arrangements in a separate post.  

A few notes and considerations: 

* CBS's Big Ten choice has already been made (Michigan at Nebraska).

* NBC will carry a pair of Big Ten games sandwiched around Purdue at Notre Dame.

* TNT will skip this week from their sublicensed Big 12 games.

* FS1 will have college football at 6pm and 9:30pm ET. No mid-afternoon game due to NASCAR Trucks and horse racing.

* Games set for time or TV, but not both

• Georgia State at Vanderbilt (7:30pm, ESPN2 or ESPNU)
• UTSA at Colorado State (TBA, FOX Sports)
• All available SEC games will air either in mid-afternoon or evening time slots

* I gave FOX Sports the top Big 12 choice this week (UNC-UCF) and NBC the top remaining Big Ten choice. With the Big 12, I had ESPN taking the next two choices with the rest going to FOX Sports.

* There’s a good case to be made to flip Missouri-South Carolina & Florida-Miami (FL). I can see both games being scheduled for primetime with a six days decision on the final network and start time.

* Clemson, despite losing to LSU and struggling vs. Troy, has more value in the noon ET slot compared to other options.

12pm ABC: Syracuse at Clemson

12pm FOX: North Carolina at UCF

12pm NBC: Illinois at Indiana

12pm ESPN: SMU at TCU

12pm ESPN2: Arkansas at Memphis

12pm ESPNU: UNLV at Miami (OH)

12pm BTN: Maryland at Wisconsin

12pm ACCN: Temple at Georgia Tech

3:30pm ABC: Auburn at Oklahoma

3:30pm ESPN: Tulane at Ole Miss

3:30pm ESPNU: Coastal Carolina at South Alabama

3:30pm ACCN: Stanford at Virginia

4pm FOX: Texas Tech at Utah

4pm ESPN2: BYU at East Carolina

4:30pm CW: Bowling Green at Louisville

6pm FS1: West Virginia at Kansas

7pm ESPN: South Carolina at Missouri

7:30pm ABC: Florida at Miami (FL)

7:30pm NBC: Michigan State at USC

7:30pm FOX: Arizona State at Baylor

7:30pm ESPN2: Kent State at Florida State

7:30pm ESPNU: Georgia State at Vanderbilt

7:30pm ACCN: NC State at Duke

9:30pm FS1: UTSA at Colorado State
10:15pm ESPN: Wyoming at Colorado

11pm FOX: Oregon State at Oregon

Streaming Exclusives

Wofford at Virginia Tech

Nevada at WKU

Southern Miss at Louisiana Tech

James Madison at Liberty

Arkansas State at Kennesaw State

ULM at UTEP

Marshall at Middle Tennessee

Delaware at FIU

Louisiana at Eastern Michigan

Troy at Buffalo

Toledo at Western Michigan

Nicholls at Texas State

Maine at Georgia Southern

TV Decisions for Non-Conference MBK Will Have New Players

I was going through the Big East men's basketball non-conference schedule this morning. I am curious to see how several games are slotted for television now that the Big East and Big 12 split their rights even further with new agreements taking full effect, with the Big East taking a chunk of rights to TNT and ESPN+, along with additional rights to NBC Sports, and the Big 12 bringing on FOX Sports to carry men's basketball, along with new sublicensee TNT.

The first game that peaks my interest is Alabama at St. John's on 11/8.  The game is scheduled to be played at Madison Square Garden and the NY Rangers are at home that evening, so we know that the basketball game will have to be in the early afternoon.  FOX will be carrying college football all day, so they're out.  FS1 might be took unless they move around their schedule a bit.  NBC would be a good place for the game since it could lead in to a Big Ten women's volleyball match.  Otherwise, TNT or Peacock are in play.  Maybe TNT would hook it to Big 12 college football and create a basketball-football doubleheader.

The next game that caught my eye is Arizona at UConn on 11/19.  Its a weeknight game, so I'd lean towards FS1 carrying the game.  TNT and Peacock might be in the mix.  I don't think ESPN+ will be as I think they'll be carrying non-conference games that the linear TV partners can't accommodate.

Next up is a Big 12 controlled matchup when UConn travels to Kansas on 12/2.  I don't think ESPN will be able to carry the game as they have the ACC - SEC basketball challenge series on 12/2 and 12/3.  FS1 might end up with this one too, unless it falls into the lap of CBSSN or TNT as sublicensees of ESPN's Big 12 content.

December 6th has a great schedule.  We know that Indiana-Louisville (2pm ET) and Baylor-Memphis (4:30pm ET) will comprise two games for CBS to air.  Duke-Michigan State is a huge game for someone to air.  FOX could air it leading into coverage of the Mountain West championship game, CBS could have it for the opening game of a tripleheader, or NBC could take it.  Ole Miss-St. John's and Cincinnati-Xavier would be fine selections for FS1 or TNT.  And whichever network doesn't carry Duke-Michigan State could end up with Marquette-Wisconsin.  

Auburn-Arizona is out there on 12/6 too, but I'd expect ESPN to end up with that one since their cable nets will be open most of the afternoon.  Iowa State-Purdue could be sought after by Peacock too.