College Football Viewing Picks for Week 1, 09/03-05/2016

All Times Eastern

Schedule courtesy Matt’s College Sports on TV
Announcing teams courtesy Eye on Sky and Air Sports

Saturday, September 3

Pregame and Studio Shows
College Football Countdown — ESPN2, 7 a.m.
College Football Scoreboard — ESPN2, 7:19 a.m.
College GameDay live from Lambeau Field, Green Bay, WI — ESPN, 9 a.m.
SEC Nation live from College Station, TX — SEC Network, 10 a.m.
BTN Saturday Kickoff — Big Ten Network, 10:30 a.m.
ACC Blitz — ACC Network, noon
Pac-12 Football Pregame Show — Pac-12 Network, 1 p.m.
College Football Special — CBS, 2:30 p.m.
College Football Countdown — ABC, 3 p.m.
College Football Today — CBS, 3 p.m.
B1G Football Game Break — Big Ten Network, 3 p.m.
ESPN Goal Line — Check your local listings, 3 p.m.
College Football Scoreboard — ESPN/ESPNU, 3 p.m.
ESPN Goal Line — ESPNews, 3 p.m.
SEC Now — SEC Network, 3 p.m.
College Football Scoreboard — ESPN, 3:30 p.m.
B1G Football Postgame — Big Ten Network, 6:30 p.m.
College Football Scoreboard — ESPNU, 6:30 p.m.
B1G Primetime Kickoff Show — Big Ten Network, 7 p.m.
SEC Now — SEC Network, 7 p.m.
beIN College Football — beIN Sports, 7:30 p.m.
College Football Scoreboard — ESPN, 8:30 p.m.
FS1 College Football Extra — FS1, 10 p.m.
SEC Now — SEC Network, 10:30 p.m.
The Final Drive — Big Ten Network, 11 p.m.

7:30 a.m.

College Football Classic, Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland
Georgia Tech vs. Boston College — ESPN2 (Jason Benetti/Kelly Stouffer//Paul Carcaterra)

noon

Texas Kickoff, NRG Stadium, Houston, TX
Oklahoma vs. Houston — ABC (Dave Pasch/Greg McElroy//Tom Luginbill)

Boise State at Louisiana-Lafayette — American Sports Newtork (Doug Bell/Keith Moreland)

Bowling Green at Ohio State — Big Ten Network (Kevin Kugler/Matt Millen//Lisa Byington)
Howard at Maryland — Big Ten Network (Chris Denari/Scott McBrien)

Fordham at Navy — CBS Sports Network (John Sadak/Randy Cross/Sheehan Stanwick-Burch)

Hawaii at Michigan — ESPN (Mike Patrick/Ed Cunningham//Dr. Jerry Punch)
Eastern Kentucky at Purdue — ESPNews (Dave LaMont/Ray Bentley)
Western Michgian at Northwestern — ESPNU (Clay Matvick/Dusty Dvoracek)

Missouri at West Virginia — FS1 (Tim Brando/Spencer Tillman//Bruce Feldman)

South Alabama at Mississippi State — SEC Network (David Neal/Matt Stinchcomb//Olivia Harlan)

12:30 p.m.

Liberty at Virginia Tech — ACC Network (Tom Werme/Dave Archer//Roddy Jones)

1 p.m.

Davidson at Georgetown — Campus Insiders (Dick Lutsk/Brendan Glasheen)

1:30 p.m.

Villanova at Pittsburgh — ACC Network Extra (Dave Weekley/John Gregory)

2 p.m.

Abilene Christian at Air Force — Campus Insiders (Ray Crawford/Darius Walker//Shae Peppler)

Rutgers at Washington — Pac-12 Network/Pac-12 Washington (Roxy Bernstein/Anthony Herron//Lewis Johnson)

3:30 p.m.

Lambeau Field, Green Bay, WI
LSU vs. Wisconsin — ABC (Steve Levy/Brian Griese//Todd McShay)

Richmond at Virginia — ACC Network Extra (Bob Picozzi/Tom O’Brien)

Gardner-Webb at Elon — American Sports Network (Dave Armstrong/Rich Baldinger)

Kent State at Penn State — Big Ten Network (Scott Graham/Chuck Long)
Murray State at Illinois — Big Ten Network (Eric Collins/J Leman//Rick Pizzo)

UCLA at Texas A&M — CBS (Verne Lundquist/Gary Danielson//Allie LaForce)
Texas State at Ohio — CBS Sports Network (Ben Holden/Jay Feely)

Miami (OH) at Iowa — ESPNU (Eamon McAnaney/John Congemi)

Southeastern Louisiana at Oklahoma State — Fox Sports Net (Brendan Burke/Brian Baldinger//Christian Steckel)

4 p.m.

Louisiana Tech at Arkansas — SEC Network (Beth Mowins/Anthony Becht//Rocky Boiman)

5 p.m.

Cal-Davis at Oregon — Pac-12 Network/Pac-12 Oregon (Ted Robinson/Yogi Roth//Cindy Brunson)

5:30 p.m.

2016 Kickoff Game, Georgia Dome, Atlanta, GA
North Carolina vs. Georgia — ESPN (Bob Wischusen/Brock Huard//Allison Williams)

6 p.m.

Florida A&M at Miami (FL) — ACC Network Extra (Joel Myers/Rene Ingoglia)
North Carolina Central at Duke — ACC Network Extra (Shawn Kenney/Stan Lewter)

7 p.m.

SMU at North Texas — American Sports Network (Jeff McCarragher/ND Kalu)
Towson at South Florida — American Sports Network (Mike Gleason/Michael Young)

San Jose State at Tulsa — CBS Sports Network (Carter Blackburn/Aaron Taylor//Jenny Dell)

7:30 p.m.

Southern Mississippi at Kentucky — ESPNU (Anish Shroff/Ahmad Brooks)

UMass at Florida — SEC Network (Tom Hart/Andre Ware//Cole Cubelic)

8 p.m.

AT&T Stadium, Arlington, TX
USC vs. Alabama — ABC (Chris Fowler/Kirk Herbstreit//Samantha Ponder)

New Mexico State at UTEP — beIN Sports (Matt Martucci/Brett Romberg//Jordan Daigle)

Fresno State at Nebraska — Big Ten Network (Joe Beninati/Glen Mason//Damon Benning)

South Dakota State at TCU — Fox Sports Net (Mark Followill/Ben Leber//Lesley McCaslin)
Stephen F. Austin at Texas Tech — Fox Sports Net (Ron Thulin/Gary Reasons//Abby Hornacek)

Eastern Washington at Washington State — Pac-12 Network/Pac-12 Washington (JB Long/Glenn Parker//Jill Savage)

9 p.m.

Western New Mexico at San Diego — Campus Insiders (Jack Cronin/JT Rogan)

Clemson at Auburn — ESPN (Brent Musburger/Jesse Palmer//Kaylee Hartung)

10:30 p.m.

Northern Illinois at Wyoming — CBS Sports Network (Dwayne Ballen/Adam Archuleta//Cassie McKinney)

University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, AZ
BYU vs. Arizona — FS1 (Joe Davis/Brady Quinn//Jenny Taft)

11 p.m.

Northern Arizona at Arizona State — Pac-12 Network/Pac-12 Arizona (Guy Haberman/Evan Moore//Drea Avent)

Sunday, September 4

Pregame and Studio Shows
College Football Final — ESPN2, 1 a.m.
Parc-12 Final Score — Pac-12 Network/Pac-12 Arizona, 1:30 a.m.
Inside College Football — CBS Sports Network, 2 a.m.
College Football Sunday — ESPNU, 10 a.m.
College Football Countdown — ESPN, 4 p.m.

1 p.m.

MEAC/SWAC Challenge, Municipal Stadium, Daytona Beach, FL
Alcorn State vs. Bethune-Cookman — ESPN (Eric Clemsons/Jay Walker)

6 p.m.

Labor Day Classic, BBVA Compass Stadium, Prairie View, TX
Texas Southern at Prarie View A&M — ESPNU (Mark Neely/Forrest Conoly)

7:30 p.m.

Notre Dame at Texas — ABC (Joe Tessitore/Todd Blackledge//Holly Rowe)

Monday, September 5

Pregame and Studio Shows
B1G Football & Beyond — Big Ten Network, noon
CFB Daily — ESPNU, 4 p.m.
ESPNU Championship Drive — ESPNU, 6 p.m.
College Football Countdown — ESPN, 7 p.m.
Crunch Time — ESPNU, 7 p.m.

8 p.m.

2016 Kickoff, Camping World Stadium, Orlando, FL
Mississippi vs. Florida State — ESPN (Chris Fowler/Kirk Herbstreit//Samantha Ponder)

About Ken Fang

Ken has been covering the sports media in earnest at his own site, Fang's Bites since May 2007 and at Awful Announcing since March 2013. He provides a unique perspective having been an award-winning radio news reporter in Providence and having worked in local television. Fang celebrates the three Boston Red Sox World Championships in the 21st Century, but continues to be a long-suffering Cleveland Browns fan.

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