This weekend, ESPN has another set of college football games starting on Thursday and running through Saturday. Also, we have news about College GameDay heading to Wisconsin. You know when you’ve said Wisconsin, you’ve said it all. Old slogan. Anyway, here’s the press release from ESPN.
ESPN College GameDay Heads to Wisconsin
ESPN’s Emmy-award winning College GameDay will travel to Madison, Wis., on Saturday, Oct. 1, in advance of No. 8 Nebraska at No. 7 Wisconsin on Saturday Night Football(8 p.m., ABC). The weekly show airs at 9-10 a.m. on ESPNU and 10 a.m.-noon on ESPN.
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College Football: Three Matchups of Ranked Teams & New No. 1 LSU across ESPN Networks Oct. 1
ESPN’s college football schedule this week will be highlighted by three matchups between ranked teams and new No. 1 LSU in action Saturday, Oct. 1:
- No. 8 Nebraska at No. 7 Wisconsin, Nebraska’s first game against a new Big Ten conference foe, at 8 p.m. on ABC
- No. 13 Clemson at No. 11 Virginia Tech in an ACC showdown between undefeated squads at 6 p.m. on ESPN2 and ESPN3
- No. 14 Texas A&M vs. No. 18 Arkansas in a neutral site matchup at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas, at noon on ESPN, ESPN3 and ESPN Radio
- New No. 1 LSU against Kentucky on ESPN3 and the SEC Network at noon
In addition, a three-game split-national telecast Saturday, Oct. 1, at 3:30 p.m. on ABC will include a matchup of unbeaten teams when No. 15 Baylor travels to Kansas State. The other two games – televised on ABC and ESPN2 – will include undefeated No. 21 Georgia Tech at NC State and Michigan State at Ohio State. All three games will be available on ESPN3.
Date Time (ET) Game Network Thu, Sept 29 7:30 p.m. Texas Southern at Jackson State
Anish Shroff & Jay WalkerESPNU 8 p.m. No. 16 South Florida at Pittsburgh
ESPN: Rece Davis, Craig James, Jesse Palmer & Jenn Brown
ESPN 3D: Dave Lamont, Tim Brown & Ray BentleyESPN/ ESPN3 / ESPN 3D Fri, Sept 30 8 p.m. Utah State at BYU
Joe Tessitore & Rod GilmoreESPN / ESPN3 Sat, Oct 1 Noon No. 14 Texas A&M vs. No. 18 Arkansas (from Arlington)
ESPN: Dave Pasch, Chris Spielman, Urban Meyer & Shelley Smith
Radio: Bill Rosinski, David Norrie & Joe SchadESPN / ESPN3 / ESPN Radio Noon Northwestern at No. 24 Illinois
Beth Mowins & Mike BellottiESPN2 / ESPN3 Noon Penn State at Indiana
Clay Matvick, Brian Griese & Allison WilliamsESPNU Noon Toledo at Temple
Michael Reghi & Doug GraberESPN3 Noon Rutgers at Syracuse
Mike Gleason, John Congemi & Eamon McAnaneyESPN3 Noon Kentucky at No. 1 LSU
Dave Neal, Andre Ware & Cara CapuanoESPN3 / SEC Network Noon Mississippi State at Georgia ESPN3 12:30 p.m. Wake Forest at Boston College ESPN3 12:30 p.m. Buffalo at Tennessee
Matt Stewart & Chris DoeringESPN3 1 p.m. Cincinnati at Miami (Ohio)
Jim Barbar & John GregoryESPN3 * 3:30 p.m. Michigan State at Ohio State
Sean McDonough, Matt Millen & Heather CoxABC & ESPN / ESPN3 No. 15 Baylor at Kansas State
Bob Wischusen & Bob DavieABC / ESPN3 No. 21 Georgia Tech at NC State
Mike Patrick & Craig JamesABC & ESPN / ESPN3 3:30 p.m. Bethune-Cookman at Miami
Adam Amin & Dan HawkinsESPNU 3:30 p.m. Northern Illinois at Central Michigan
Dan Gutowsky & Bob ChmeilESPN3 * 3:30 p.m. Idaho at Virginia
Shawn Kenney & Rob HarleyESPN3 * 3:30 p.m. Bowling Green at No. 22 West Virginia
Rob King & John ThorntonESPN3 3:30 p.m. Western Michigan at Connecticut
Bob Picozzi & John BuntingESPN3 3:30 p.m. Marshall at Louisville ESPN3 3:30 p.m. Towson at Maryland ESPN3 4 p.m. Arkansas State at Western Kentucky ESPN3 6 p.m. No. 13 Clemson at No. 11 Virginia Tech
Mark Jones, Ed Cunningham & Quint KessenichESPN2 / ESPN3 7 p.m. Duke at Florida International
Rob Stone & Danny KanellESPNU 7 p.m. Memphis at Middle Tennessee State ESPN3 7 p.m. Hawaii at Louisiana Tech
Trey Bender & Jay TaylorESPN3 7 p.m. Florida Atlantic at Louisiana-Lafayette ESPN3 8 p.m. No. 8 Nebraska at No. 7 Wisconsin
Brent Musburger, Kirk Herbstreit & Erin AndrewsABC 8 p.m. Notre Dame at Purdue
ESPN: Brad Nessler, Todd Blackledge & Holly Rowe
ESPN 3D: Dave Lamont, Tim Brown & Ray BentleyESPN / ESPN3 / ESPN 3D 9:15 p.m. Mississippi at Fresno State
Carter Blackburn & Brock HuardESPN2 / ESPN3 * Exclusive on ESPN3
And that’s all.