About to complete the first month of the college football season and it all begins with some MACtion tonight on ESPNU. Gotta love the MAC.
We still have some interconference games on the schedule. ESPN’s networks have plenty of games this weekend including one ACC matchup between Top 20 teams on ABC.
Let’s take a look at the games on the ESPN family schedule for Week 4 including the announcing assignments. Take a look at what we have for you below.
All Top Five Teams on ESPN Networks Saturday, Four in Prime Time
ESPN’s college football schedule this week will be highlighted by coverage of the top five teams in the Associated Press Top 25 poll on Saturday, Sept. 22. ABC, ESPN and ESPN2 will televise four of the teams in prime time:
- ABC’s weekly Saturday Night Football broadcast will showcase No. 10 Clemson at No. 4 Florida State in a contest of unbeaten ACC Atlantic Division squads at 8 p.m. ET.
- An ESPN doubleheader will kick off with No. 2 LSU at Auburn in a showdown of SEC West Division powers at 7 p.m. followed by No. 22 Arizona at No. 3 Oregon in a matchup of undefeated Pac-12 programs at 10:30 p.m. ESPN Radio will also broadcast LSU at Auburn.
- ESPN2 will televise No. 5 Georgia against SEC East rival Vanderbilt at 7:45 p.m.
ESPN3 will cover three ranked undefeated SEC teams on Saturday, Sept. 22, highlighted by No. 1 Alabama against Florida Atlantic at 5 p.m. Additional games include No. 14 Florida against Kentucky at noon (also on the SEC Network) and No. 23 Mississippi State against South Alabama at 7 p.m. (subject to local blackout).ESPN’s weeknight series will be highlighted by BYU at No. 24 Boise State on Thursday, Sept. 20, at 9 p.m. and unbeaten Baylor at Louisiana-Monroe on Friday, Sept. 21, at 8 p.m.ESPN, ABC, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN3, ESPN 3D and ESPN Radio Schedule
Date Time (ET) Game / Commentators Network Wed, Sep 19 7 p.m. Kent State at Buffalo
Eamon McAnaney, David Diaz-Infante & Paul CarcaterraESPNU Thu, Sep 20 7:30 p.m. Arkansas Pine-Bluff at Alabama State
Joe Davis & Jay WalkerESPNU 9 p.m. BYU at No. 24 Boise State
Rece Davis, Jesse Palmer, David Pollack & Samantha SteeleESPN Fri, Sep 21 7 p.m. Georgetown at Princeton
Joe Beninati & Rene IngogliaESPNU 8 p.m. Baylor at Louisiana-Monroe
Carter Blackburn, Rod Gilmore & Jemele HillESPN Sat, Sep 22 Noon Virginia at No. 17 TCU
Dave Pasch, Brian Griese & Jenn BrownESPN & ESPN 3D Noon UTEP at Wisconsin
Beth Mowins, Joey Galloway & Lewis JohnsonESPN2 Noon Bowling Green at Virginia Tech
Tom Hart & John CongemiESPNU Noon Kentucky at No. 14 Florida
Dave Neal, Andre Ware & Cara CapuanoESPN3 & SEC Network Noon Massachusetts at Miami (Ohio)
Michael Reghi & Doug GraberESPN3 * Noon Furman at Presbyterian ESPN3 * 12:30 p.m. Army at Wake Forest ESPN3 * & ACC Network 2 p.m. Connecticut at Western Michigan
Dan Gutowsky, Bob Chmeil & Brooke WeisbrodESPN3 2 p.m. Norfolk State at Ohio
Keith Morehouse & Jerod CherryESPN3 2 p.m. Southern Illinois at Missouri State ESPN3 * 3 p.m. Miami at Georgia Tech ESPN3 * & RSN 3:30 p.m. Oregon State at No. 19 UCLA
Sean McDonough, Chris Spielman & Quint KessenichABC & ESPN2 ** Temple at Penn State
Mike Patrick, Ed Cunningham & Jeannine EdwardsABC & ESPN2 ** 3:30 p.m. East Carolina at North Carolina
Anish Shroff & Dan HawkinsESPNU 3:30 p.m. Kansas at Northern Illinois
Jim Barbar & John BuntingESPN3 3:30 p.m. Gardner-Webb at Pittsburgh
Shawn Kenney, John Gregory & Rontina McCannESPN3 4 p.m. Prairie View A&M at North Dakota State ESPN3 * 4 p.m. Sam Houston State at Central Arkansas ESPN3 * 4:30 p.m. South Florida at Ball State
Eamon McAnaney & David Diaz-InfanteESPN3 * & BIG EAST Network 5 p.m. Wyoming at Idaho
Peter Young & John FinaESPN3 5 p.m. Florida Atlantic at No. 1 Alabama ESPN3 * 6 p.m. The Citadel at NC State
Mike Gleason, Paul McGuire & Sarah StankavageESPN3 6 p.m. Memphis at Duke
Ryan Rose, Doug Chapman & Beth McDadeESPN3 6 p.m. California at No. 13 USC
Rich Cellini, John Mackovic & Brett McMurphyESPN Radio 7 p.m. No. 2 LSU at Auburn
ESPN: Brad Nessler, Todd Blackledge & Holly Rowe
Radio: Bill Rosinski, David Norrie & Joe SchadESPN & ESPN Radio 7 p.m. Rutgers at Arkansas
Clay Matvick, Matt Stinchcomb & Allison WilliamsESPNU 7 p.m. South Alabama at No. 23 Mississippi State ESPN3 * 7 p.m. Southern Mississippi at Western Kentucky
Dave Weekley & Cory ChavousESPN3 7 p.m. Troy at North Texas
Jonathon Yardley & Stan LewterESPN3 7 p.m. Coastal Carolina at Toledo
Frank Giardina & Robert GriffithESPN3 7 p.m. Alcorn State at Arkansas State
Brock Bowling & Forrest ConolyESPN3 7 p.m. No. 20 Louisville at Florida International
Drew Fellios, Rene Ingoglia & Anastasia SaundersESPN3 7 p.m. Lehigh at Liberty ESPN3 * 7 p.m. Northern Iowa at Youngstown State ESPN3 * 7 p.m. South Carolina State at Texas A&M ESPN3 * & FSN 7:30 p.m. Akron at Tennessee
Matt Stewart, Chris Doering & Angela MallenESPN3 & CSS 7:45 p.m. Vanderbilt at No. 5 Georgia
Mark Jones, Brock Huard & Maria TaylorESPN2 8 p.m. No. 10 Clemson at No. 4 Florida State
Brent Musburger, Kirk Herbstreit & Heather CoxABC 8 p.m. New Mexico at New Mexico State
Trey Bender & Jay TaylorESPN3 8 p.m. Langston at Lamar ESPN3 * 10:30 p.m. No. 22 Arizona at No. 3 Oregon
Joe Tessitore, Matt Millen & Shelley SmithESPN & ESPN3 (Spanish language) * Local blackout may apply
** Reverse mirror in which ESPN2 will regionalize two games on ABC to markets not receiving the telecast
That’s going to do it.