Matchup of Undefeated Teams in Five Telecasts, Two between Ranked SquadsESPN’s college football schedule this week is highlighted by telecasts of five of the week’s six Football Bowl Subdivision matchups between undefeated teams. Two of the games will include a matchup of ranked teams, both on Saturday, Sept. 15: No. 18 Florida at No. 23 Tennessee (6 p.m. ET on ESPN and ESPN Radio) and No. 20 Notre Dame at No. 10 Michigan State (8 p.m. on ABC). Additional games between unbeaten squads:
- The Thursday ESPN College Football Primetime game on September 13 at 7:30 p.m. will kick off the action with Rutgers at South Florida in a BIG EAST Conference showdown.
- ESPN will televise Wake Forest at ACC rival No. 5 Florida State on Saturday, Sept. 15, at noon. Wake Forest has defeated Florida State in four of the series’ six previous games, including a 35-30 victory over then-No. 23 Florida State last season.
- ESPN will televise No. 14 Texas of the Big 12 at Ole Miss of the SEC in a non-conference matchup on Saturday, Sept. 15, at 9:15 p.m. It will mark the first game between the programs since 1966.
Overall, ESPN networks will cover 14 teams ranked in the AP Top 25, including four games on ESPN3 on Saturday, Sept. 15: No. 3 LSU against Idaho at 8 p.m., No. 7 Georgia against Florida Atlantic at 7:30 p.m., No. 8 South Carolina against UAB at 7 p.m. and No. 11 Clemson against Furman at 3 p.m.
ESPN, ABC, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN3, ESPN 3D and ESPN Radio Schedule
| Date | Time (ET) | Game / Commentators | Network |
| Thu, Sep 13 | 7:30 p.m. | Rutgers at South Florida
Rece Davis, Jesse Palmer, David Pollack & Samantha Steele
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ESPN |
| 7:30 p.m. | Mississippi Valley State at Southern
Joe Davis & Jay Walker
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ESPNU | |
| Fri, Sep 14 | 9 p.m. | Washington State at UNLV
Carter Blackburn, Rod Gilmore & Jemele Hill
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ESPN |
| Sat, Sep 15 | Noon | California at No. 12 Ohio State
Sean McDonough, Chris Spielman & Quint Kessenich
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ABC |
| Noon | Wake Forest at No. 5 Florida State
Dave Pasch, Brian Griese & Jenn Brown
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ESPN & ESPN 3D | |
| Noon | Arkansas State at Nebraska
Beth Mowins, Joey Galloway & Lewis Johnson
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ESPN2 | |
| Noon | No. 13 Virginia Tech at Pittsburgh
Tom Hart & John Congemi
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ESPNU | |
| Noon | Bethune-Cookman at Miami
Drew Fellios, Doug Garber & Tiffany Green
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ESPN3 | |
| Noon | Louisiana-Monroe at Auburn
Dave Neal, Andre Ware & Cara Capuano
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ESPN3 & SEC Network | |
| 12:30 p.m. | Connecticut at Maryland | ESPN3 * & ACC Network | |
| 12:30 p.m. | Presbyterian at Vanderbilt
Bob Neal & Cole Cubelic
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ESPN3 & CSS | |
| 3 p.m. | Furman at No. 11 Clemson | ESPN3 * & RSN | |
| 3:30 p.m. | North Carolina at No. 19 Louisville
Bob Wischusen, Danny Kanell & Maria Taylor
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ABC & ESPN2 ** | |
| Navy at Penn State
Mike Patrick, Ed Cunningham & Jeannine Edwards
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ABC & ESPN2 ** | ||
| 3:30 p.m. | Virginia at Georgia Tech
Anish Shroff & Dan Hawkins
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ESPNU | |
| 3:30 p.m. | Morgan State at Akron
Dan Gutowsky & Jerod Cherry
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ESPN3 | |
| 4 p.m. | Stony Brook at Syracuse | ESPN3 * & BIG EAST Network | |
| 6 p.m. | No. 18 Florida at No. 23 Tennessee
Brad Nessler, Todd Blackledge & Holly Rowe
Radio: Bill Rosinski, David Norrie, Joe Schad
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ESPN & ESPN Radio | |
| 6 p.m. | South Alabama at NC State
Bob Picozzi, Forrest Conoly & Sarah Stankavage
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ESPN3 | |
| 7 p.m. | Arizona State at Missouri
Joe Tessitore, Matt Millen & Shelley Smith
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ESPN2 | |
| 7 p.m. | Western Kentucky at Kentucky
Clay Matvick, Matt Stinchcomb & Allison Williams
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ESPNU | |
| 7 p.m. | Rice at Louisiana Tech
Rich Hollenberg & Ralph Friedgen
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ESPN3 | |
| 7 p.m. | Mississippi State at Troy
Shawn Kenney & John Bunting
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ESPN3 | |
| 7 p.m. | Bowling Green at Toledo
Frank Giardina & TBD
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ESPN3 | |
| 7 p.m. | Delaware State at Cincinnati
Jim Barbar, John Gregory & Rontina McCann
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ESPN3 | |
| 7 p.m. | North Carolina Central at Duke
Dave Weekley, Stan Lewter & Beth McDade
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ESPN3 | |
| 7 p.m. | UAB at No. 8 South Carolina | ESPN3 * & FSN | |
| 7:30 p.m. | Florida Atlantic at No. 7 Georgia
Matt Stewart & Chris Doering
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ESPN3 & CSS | |
| 8 p.m. | No. 20 Notre Dame at No. 10 Michigan State
Brent Musburger, Kirk Herbstreit & Heather Cox
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ABC | |
| 8 p.m. | Colorado State at San Jose State
Trey Bender & John Fina
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ESPN3 | |
| 8 p.m. | Idaho at No. 3 LSU | ESPN3 | |
| 9:15 p.m. | No. 14 Texas at Mississippi
Mark Jones, Brock Huard & Jessica Mendoza
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ESPN | |
| 10 p.m. | No. 25 BYU at Utah
Mark Neely, Ray Bentley & Paul Carcaterra
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ESPN2 | |
| 10:30 p.m. | Howard at Norfolk State
Joe Davis & Jay Walker
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ESPNU *** |
* Local blackout may apply
** Reverse mirror in which ESPN2 will regionalize two games on ABC to markets not receiving the telecast
*** Live on ESPN3 at 4 p.m. ET & same day delay on ESPNU
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