The 2026 college football season is on the horizon and SEC Network (SECN) kicks off its 13th college football season in CoMo on Thursday, Sept. 3 as Missouri hosts Arkansas-Pine Bluff at 8 p.m. ET. SEC Network’s season opener is one of 37 matchups featuring Southeastern Conference teams across ESPN networks in the first three weeks of the season, including 10 televised on SECN.  

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The countdown to kickoff for the 2026 college football season on ACC Network is officially underway, as the schedule of games across ESPN networks for Weeks 0-3 of the new season was announced today.

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ESPN will kick off its industry-leading coverage of the 2026-27 college football season with a coast-to-coast lineup that delivers marquee matchups, top-ranked teams – including 20 of ESPN.com’s Way-Too-Early Top 25 – and premier presentations across ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, SEC Network, ACC Network, ESPN+, SEC Network+ and ACCNX. More than 1,000 games will be set for ESPN networks with every showdown streaming on the ESPN App.

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The CW Network and ESPN have announced a new sublicense broadcast agreement for The CW to televise ACC football and men’s and women’s college basketball games through the 2030-31 season. As part of this long-term relationship, The CW will air 14 regular season football games, 30 men’s basketball games, and 10 women’s basketball games each season. All games will be available to watch nationwide live on The CW’s linear broadcast network, and for the first time, stream live on the ESPN App with the ESPN Unlimited plan.

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ESPN’s College GameDay Built by The Home Depot will kick off its 40th season with a milestone event – its 500th show on the road – on Saturday, Sept. 5, from Baton Rouge, La. ahead of LSU’s marquee Week 1 matchup against Clemson. The three-hour season premiere of college football’s premier pregame show will air live at 9 a.m. ET on ESPN and ESPNU from LSU’s campus, marking the show’s 15th visit to Baton Rouge.

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ESPN unveiled a series of key games from its industry-leading 2026 college football schedule during The Walt Disney Company’s Upfront presentation today in New York City, revealing a dynamic slate of early season showcases, premier conference matchups and iconic rivalries across ABC and ESPN. Nine of ESPN.com’s Way-Too-Early Top 25 are featured in the schedule release, including No. 1 Ohio State, No. 5 Texas, No. 7 Miami, No. 8 Texas Tech, No. 9 Ole Miss and No. 11 LSU. College GameDay Built by The Home Depot also announced its first three stops of the season at the Javits Center, with full details here.

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For the second consecutive spring, ACC Network’s signature studio show, ACC Huddle, will spotlight all 17 ACC football programs with dedicated preview shows airing Tuesday, April 28 through Friday, May 1.

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ESPN’s College GameDay Built by The Home Depot will return to Pittsburgh for the 2026 NFL Draft, connecting college football’s biggest storylines to the next generation of NFL stars. The Draft marks ESPN’s first major event of the 2026 football season, culminating with ESPN’s first-ever Super Bowl on February 14, 2027.

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The championship game and semifinal action of the inaugural Fiesta Bowl Flag Football Classic presented by Oakley will be telecast live on a national stage, exclusively on ESPNU and the ESPN App. Championship game play kicks off at 3 p.m. PDT/6 p.m. EDT, preceded by a semifinal matchup at 12:30 p.m. PDT/3:30 p.m. EDT.

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