ESPN unveils stacked Week 3 college football slate

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ESPN’s industry-leading college football coverage continues in Week 3 with a jam-packed schedule highlighted by several marquee ranked matchups. ESPN networks will once again serve as the home for some of the weekend’s biggest showdowns that could have College Football Playoff implications, including another stacked SEC on ABC tripleheader.

At 3:30 p.m., a top 15 conference clash headlines the ABC slate as No. 6 Georgia faces No. 15 Tennessee in Knoxville, with lead announce team Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit and Holly Rowe providing commentary. Earlier in the day, College GameDay Built by The Home Depot will be live from UT’s Ayres Hall from 9 a.m. – noon on ESPN and ESPNU.

ABC Saturday Night Football Presented by Capital One delivers another SEC showdown under the lights when Florida visits No. 3 LSU at 7:30 p.m., with Sean McDonough, Greg McElroy and Molly McGrath calling the SEC showcase from Tiger Stadium. The action on ABC kicks off at noon with Joe Tessitore, Jesse Palmer and Katie George on the call as Wisconsin travels to Tuscaloosa to take on No. 19 Alabama.

At noon, No. 12 Clemson takes on Georgia Tech on ESPN with Bob Wischusen, Louis Riddick and Kris Budden on the call. The Backyard Brawl between Pittsburgh at West Virginia is set for 3:30 p.m. on ESPN with Mark Jones, Roddy Jones and Quint Kessenich, and in primetime, ESPN presents Arkansas at No. 17 Ole Miss at 7 p.m. with Dave Pasch, Dusty Dvoracek and Taylor McGregor on the mic from Oxford.

No. 13 Oklahoma travels to Temple at noon on ESPN2 with Roy Philpott, Sam Acho and Marilyn Payne announcing the action. Later in the day, ESPN2 showcases No. 14 Iowa State at Arkansas State at 4 p.m., with Mike Monaco, Kirk Morrison and Dawn Davenport on the call.

SEC Network features a trio of ranked squads at home in Week 3. No. 7 Texas plays host to UTEP at 4:15 p.m. with Dave Neal, Fozzy Whittaker and Morgan Uber, while SEC Saturday Night Presented by T-Mobile 5G Home Internet has an all-SEC showdown between No. 11 South Carolina and undefeated Vanderbilt at 7:45 p.m. with Tom Hart, Jordan Rodgers and Cole Cubelic announcing the action. SECN kicks off the day with No. 24 Auburn hosting South Alabama at 12:45 p.m., with Taylor Zarzour, Matt Stinchcomb and Alyssa Lang on the call.

ESPN showcases a pair of primetime conference clashes on Thursday and Friday night. Thursday, Matt Barrie, Tom Luginbill and Harry Lyles Jr. will have the all-ACC call of NC State at Wake Forest at 7:30 p.m. On Friday at 7:30 p.m., Colorado travels to Houston with Anish Shroff, Andre Ware and Paul Carcaterra on the mic on ESPN.

Additional Highlighted Games:

Richmond at North Carolina (3:30 p.m., ACC Network)
- Chris Cotter, Max Browne, Kendra Douglas
Minnesota at California (10:30 p.m., ESPN)
- Dave Flemming, Brock Osweiler, Stormy Buonantony
Boston College at Stanford (10:30 p.m., ACC Network)
- Wes Durham, Steve Addazio, Dana Boyle

ESPN Radio
ESPN Radio will have the national broadcast of two rivalry showdowns in Week 3. Mike Couzens, Max Starks and Mike Peasley will be on the call for the Backyard Brawl between Pittsburgh and West Virginia. In primetime, ESPN Radio’s lead commentary team of Marc Kestecher, Kelly Stouffer and Ian Fitzsimmons will be in Death Valley for Florida at No. 3 LSU.

ESPN+ Spotlight
ESPN+ will showcase several of the sport’s Week 2 winners in Week 3. Following a big rivalry win in Week 2, No. 25 Missouri returns to action on ESPN+ and SECN+ as they face Louisiana at 4 p.m., with Jay Alter, Rocky Boiman and Tori Petry on the call.

Baylor opens the day against Samford on ESPN+ at noon with coverage by James Westling, Leger Douzable and Madison Hock. At 6 p.m., Mississippi State hosts Alcorn State as Richard Cross, Charles Arbuckle and Stephanie Otey provide commentary on ESPN+ and SECN+. Then TCU wraps up the evening with a home game against Abilene Christian at 8 p.m. on ESPN+ with Roxy Bernstein and Todd Doxzon on the call.

Extra Yard for Teachers Week
The College Football Playoff Foundation’s Extra Yard for Teachers Week will kick off Saturday, Sept. 13, and run through Saturday, Sept. 20, with the Big Day for Teachers taking place on Tuesday, Sept. 16. As in years past, ESPN will celebrate educators across its programming with on-air and social content, encouraging viewers to nominate outstanding teachers at CFP-Foundation.org.

ESPN commentators will also distribute DonorsChoose gift cards to deserving educators and College GameDay Built by The Home Depot will spotlight teachers during its Week 3 and 4 shows. Additionally, the College Football Playoff Foundation will launch a special Lee Corso Headgear Auction from Sept. 13 to Oct. 11, featuring autographed mascot headgear from Corso’s legendary career, with proceeds supporting educators nationwide.

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Date	Time (ET)	Game/Commentators	Network
Thu, Sep 11	7 p.m.	Fort Valley State at Clark Atlanta Tiffany Greene, Jay Walker	ESPN2
	7:30 p.m.	NC State at Wake Forest Matt Barrie, Tom Luginbill, Harry Lyles Jr.	ESPN
Fri, Sep 12	7 p.m.	Colgate at Syracuse Doug Sherman, Forrest Conoly	ACC Network
	7:30 p.m.	Colorado at Houston Anish Shroff, Andre Ware, Paul Carcaterra	ESPN
Sat, Sep 13	Noon	Wisconsin at No. 19 Alabama* Joe Tessitore, Jesse Palmer, Katie George	ABC
	Noon	No. 12 Clemson at Georgia Tech* Bob Wischusen, Louis Riddick, Kris Budden	ESPN
	Noon	No. 13 Oklahoma at Temple Roy Philpott, Sam Acho, Marilyn Payne	ESPN2
	Noon	Memphis at Troy Courtney Lyle, Rene Ingoglia	ESPNU
	Noon	William & Mary at Virginia Matt Schumacker, Dustin Fox, Ashley Stroehlein	ACC Network
	Noon	Samford at Baylor James Westling, Leger Douzable, Madison Hock	ESPN+
	12:45 p.m.	South Alabama at No. 24 Auburn Taylor Zarzour, Matt Stinchcomb, Alyssa Lang	SEC Network
	1 p.m.	Davidson at Tennessee Tech	ESPN+
	1 p.m.	Lafayette at Georgetown	ESPN+
	1 p.m.	Iowa Western at Hutchinson	ESPN+
	2 p.m.	New Hampshire at Ball State Jack Kizer, Ryan Cavanaugh	ESPN+
	2 p.m.	Rhode Island at Holy Cross	ESPN+
	2 p.m.	Northern Colorado at South Dakota	ESPN+
	2:30 p.m.	Elon at Western Carolina	ESPN+
	3 p.m.	UConn at Delaware	ESPN+
	3 p.m.	North Dakota at Montana	ESPN+
	3 p.m.	San Diego at Montana State	ESPN+
	3 p.m.	Illinois State at Eastern Illinois	ESPN+
	3 p.m.	Bowie State at Delaware State	ESPN+
	3:30 p.m.	No. 6 Georgia at No. 15 Tennessee* Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Holly Rowe	ABC
	3:30 p.m.	Pittsburgh at West Virginia* TV: Mark Jones, Roddy Jones, Quint Kessenich Radio: Mike Couzens, Max Starks, Mike Peasley	ESPN/ESPN Radio
	3:30 p.m.	Washington State at North Texas Chuckie Kempf, Darius Walker	ESPNU
	3:30 p.m.	Richmond at North Carolina Chris Cotter, Max Browne, Kendra Douglas	ACC Network
	3:30 p.m.	Northwestern State at Cincinnati Shawn Kenney, Jeff Woody	ESPN+
	3:30 p.m.	Incarnate Word at UTSA Jack Benjamin, Dave Steckel	ESPN+
	3:30 p.m.	Morgan State at Toledo Jim Barber, Randy Buffington	ESPN+
	3:30 p.m.	VMI at Bucknell	ESPN+
	3:30 p.m.	Southeast Missouri State at North Dakota State	ESPN+
	4 p.m.	No. 14 Iowa State at Arkansas State Mike Monaco, Kirk Morrison, Dawn Davenport	ESPN2
	4 p.m.	Louisiana at No. 25 Missouri Jay Alter, Rocky Boiman, Tori Petry	ESPN+/SECN+
	4 p.m.	Utah Tech at Idaho	ESPN+
	4 p.m.	Lindenwood at Charleston Southern	ESPN+
	4 p.m.	Virginia Union at Edward Waters	ESPN+
	4:15 p.m.	UTEP at No. 7 Texas Dave Neal, Fozzy Whittaker, Morgan Uber	SEC Network
	4:30 p.m.	Alabama A&M at Tennessee State	ESPN+
	5 p.m.	Liberty at Bowling Green Michael Reghi, Marcus Ray	ESPN+
	5 p.m.	Eastern Washington at Northern Iowa	ESPN+
	6 p.m.	Alcorn State at Mississippi State Richard Cross, Charles Arbuckle, Stephanie Otey	ESPN+/SECN+
	6 p.m.	Monmouth at Charlotte Justin Kutcher, Reggie Walker	ESPN+
	6 p.m.	Florida Atlantic at Florida International	ESPN+
	6 p.m.	Merrimack at Kennesaw State	ESPN+
	6 p.m.	Eastern Kentucky at Marshall	ESPN+
	6 p.m.	West Liberty at Robert Morris	ESPN+
	6 p.m.	Stetson at Chattanooga	ESPN+
	6 p.m.	Wofford at Mercer	ESPN+
	6 p.m.	East Tennessee State at West Georgia	ESPN+
	6 p.m.	Bethune-Cookman at South Carolina State	ESPN+
	6 p.m.	Fayetteville State at North Carolina Central	ESPN+
	7 p.m.	Arkansas at No. 17 Ole Miss* Dave Pasch, Dusty Dvoracek, Taylor McGregor	ESPN
	7 p.m.	Old Dominion at Virginia Tech Jorge Sedano, Jay Walker, Victoria Arlen	ACC Network
	7 p.m.	Prairie View A&M at Rice Pete Sousa, LaDarrin McLane	ESPN+
	7 p.m.	App State at Southern Miss	ESPN+
	7 p.m.	Jacksonville State at Georgia Southern	ESPN+
	7 p.m.	Murray State at Georgia State	ESPN+
	7 p.m.	The Citadel at Gardner-Webb	ESPN+
	7 p.m.	Southern Illinois at UT Martin	ESPN+
	7 p.m.	Valparaiso at Western Illinois	ESPN+
	7 p.m.	Mississippi Valley State at SE Louisiana	ESPN+
	7 p.m.	Morehead State at Austin Peay	ESPN+
	7 p.m.	Northeastern State at North Alabama	ESPN+
	7 p.m.	Drake at South Dakota State	ESPN+
	7 p.m.	Erskine at Presbyterian	ESPN+
	7 p.m.	Weber State at McNeese	ESPN+
	7:30 p.m.	Florida at No. 3 LSU^* TV: Sean McDonough, Greg McElroy, Molly McGrath Radio: Marc Kestecher, Kelly Stouffer, Ian Fitzsimmons	ABC/ESPN Radio
	7:30 p.m.	Eastern Michigan at Kentucky Clay Matvick, Chase Daniel	ESPNU
	7:30 p.m.	New Mexico State at Louisiana Tech	ESPN+
	7:30 p.m.	East Carolina at Coastal Carolina	ESPN+
	7:45 p.m.	Vanderbilt at No. 11 South Carolina Tom Hart, Jordan Rodgers, Cole Cubelic	SEC Network
	8 p.m.	Duke at Tulane Lowell Galindo, Aaron Murray, Lauren Sisler	ESPN2
	8 p.m.	Abilene Christian at TCU Roxy Bernstein, Todd Doxzon	ESPN+
	8 p.m.	Navy at Tulsa Ted Emrich, Barrett Brooks, Maria Trivelpiece	ESPN+
	8 p.m.	Western Oregon at Cal Poly	ESPN+
	8 p.m.	Sul Ross State at Stephen F. Austin	ESPN+
	8 p.m.	Langston at UT Rio Grande Valley	ESPN+
	8:30 p.m.	Akron at UAB Kevin Fitzgerald, Tyoka Jackson	ESPN+
	8:30 p.m.	Northern Arizona at Southern Utah	ESPN+
	10:30 p.m.	Minnesota at California Dave Flemming, Brock Osweiler, Stormy Buonantony	ESPN
	10:30 p.m.	Boston College at Stanford Wes Durham, Steve Addazio, Dana Boyle	ACC Network