We are now in Championship Week for college football. Several conferences will have championship games and the ESPN Family of Networks will carry five such games this week.
The ESPN Family college football schedule is highlighted by the ACC Championship on ABC and the Pac-12 Championship on ESPN. In addition, the networks will air the Conference USA Championship, the MAC Championship as well as the SWAC Championship.
Brent Musburger, Kirk Herbstreit and Heather Cox will be in Charlotte, NC for the ACC Championship on ABC in primetime.
Brad Nessler, Todd Blackledge and Holly Rowe will call the Pac-12 Championship in Tempe, AZ.
Joe Tessitore, Matt Millen and Maria Taylor are the C-USA Championship announcing tandem.
And Carter Blackburn, Danny Kanell and Allison Williams are assigned to the MAC Championship on Friday.
We have the full ESPN press release with announcing assignments.
College Football: ACC & Pac-12 Championship Games Highlight Schedule
This week’s college football schedule will be highlighted by Saturday prime time telecasts of the ACC and Pac-12 championship games, both with BCS implications. ABC’s Saturday Night Football will showcase No. 1 Florida State against No. 20 Duke in the ACC Championship Game on December 7 at 8 p.m. ET. ESPN will carry the Pac-12 Championship Game matching No. 7 Stanford against No. 11 Arizona State at 7:45 p.m. Additional highlights:
- ESPN2 will televise two conference championships: undefeated No 14 Northern Illinois against Bowling Green in the MAC Football Championship on Friday, Dec. 6, at 8 p.m. and Marshall at Rice in the Conference USA Football Championship Game on Saturday, Dec. 7, at noon.
- ABC will kick off its Saturday action at noon with a Big 12 matchup pitting one-loss No. 6 Oklahoma State against No. 17 Oklahoma. Oklahoma State will clinch a spot in a BCS game with a victory.
- ESPN’s lineup will include both of the one-loss American Athletic Conference teams, both on the road: No. 19 Louisville at Cincinnati on Thursday, Dec. 5, at 7:30 p.m. and No. 16 UCF at SMU on Saturday, Dec. 7, at noon.
ESPN, ABC, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN3 and ESPN Radio Schedule
Date Time (ET) Matchup/Commentator Network Thu, Dec 5 7:30 p.m. No. 19 Louisville at Cincinnati
Rece Davis, Jesse Palmer, David Pollack & Kaylee HartungESPN Fri, Dec 6 8 p.m. MAC Football Championship: Bowling Green vs. No. 14 Northern Illinois (from Detroit)
Carter Blackburn, Danny Kanell & Allison WilliamsESPN2 Sat, Dec 7 Noon No. 17 Oklahoma at No. 6 Oklahoma State
Sean McDonough, Chris Spielman & Shannon SpakeABC No. 16 UCF at SMU
Dave Pasch, Brian Griese & Tom LuginbillESPN Conference USA Football Championship Game: Marshall at Rice
Joe Tessitore, Matt Millen & Maria TaylorESPN2 1 p.m. Memphis at Connecticut
John Brickley & Matt ChathamESPN3 2 p.m. SWAC Championship Game: Southern vs. Jackson State (from Houston)
Mark Neely & Jay WalkerESPNU 7:30 p.m. South Florida at Rutgers
Mark Jones & Brock HuardESPN2 7:45 p.m. Pac-12 Championship Game: No. 7 Stanford at No. 11 Arizona State
TV: Brad Nessler, Todd Blackledge & Holly Rowe
Radio: Dave Flemming, David Norrie & Dave ShoreESPN & ESPN Radio 8 p.m. ACC Championship Game: No. 20 Duke vs. No. 1 Florida State (from Charlotte)
TV: Brent Musburger, Kirk Herbstreit & Heather Cox
Radio: Bill Rosinski, Bill Polian & Joe SchadESPN & ESPN Radio
There you have it.
