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[09/25/12 - 11:49 AM]
Seven of Top Eight Teams across ESPN Networks; Five of Top Six in Prime Time on Saturday
ESPN details its college football schedule for the coming weekend.
[via press release from ESPN]

Seven of Top Eight Teams across ESPN Networks; Five of Top Six in Prime Time on Saturday

ESPN's college football schedule this week will include seven of the top eight teams in the Associated Press Top 25 poll. The lineup is highlighted by five of the top six in prime time across ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU on Saturday, Sept. 29.

· An ESPN doubleheader kicks off with No. 4 Florida State at South Florida at 6 p.m. ET followed by No. 1 Alabama against SEC West rival Ole Miss at 9:15 p.m. ESPN Radio will also broadcast the Ole Miss at Alabama game.

· An ESPN2 doubleheader showcases SEC and Pac-12 conference contests beginning with No. 6 South Carolina at SEC East foe Kentucky at 7 p.m. followed by No. 2 Oregon versus Pac-12 North rival Washington State from Seattle at 10:30 p.m.

· ESPNU will televise No. 3 LSU against Towson at 7 p.m.

ESPN and ESPN Radio will combine to cover the other two of the top eight teams. The Thursday ESPN College Football Primetime matchup on September 27 will pit undefeated No. 8 Stanford at Washington at 9 p.m. ESPN Radio will broadcast No. 5 Georgia against Tennessee on Saturday, Sept. 29, at 3:30 p.m.

In addition, ABC will broadcast two Big Ten contests on Saturday, Sept. 29: unbeaten No. 14 Ohio State at one-loss No. 20 Michigan State at 3:30 p.m. and Wisconsin at No. 22 Nebraska in a showdown of 3-1 teams at 8 p.m.

ESPN, ABC, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN3, ESPN 3D, Longhorn Network and ESPN Radio Schedule

Date Time (ET) Game / Commentators Network

Thu, Sep 27

7:30 p.m. Morgan State at North Carolina A&T Joe Davis & Jay Walker ESPNU

9 p.m. No. 8 Stanford at Washington ESPN: Rece Davis, Jesse Palmer, David Pollack & Samantha Steele Radio: Bill Rosinski, David Norrie & Shelley Smith ESPN & ESPN Radio

Fri, Sep 28

8 p.m. Hawaii at BYU Carter Blackburn, Rod Gilmore & Jemele Hill ESPN

Sat, Sep 29 Noon Penn State at Illinois Dave Pasch, Brian Griese & Jenn Brown ESPN & ESPN 3D

Noon Minnesota at Iowa Beth Mowins, Joey Galloway & Lewis Johnson ESPN2 Noon NC State at Miami Tom Hart & John Congemi ESPNU Noon Arkansas at Texas A&M Dave Neal, Andre Ware & Cara Capuano ESPN3 & SEC Network Noon Buffalo at Connecticut Eamon McAnaney, David Diaz-Infante & Paul Carcaterra ESPN3 * & BIG EAST Network Noon Ball State at Kent State Michael Reghi & Doug Graber ESPN3 * Noon Middle Tennessee at Georgia Tech ESPN3 * & RSN Noon Central Connecticut at Sacred Heart ESPN3

12:30 p.m. Duke at Wake Forest ESPN3 * & ACC Network

2 p.m. Nevada at Texas State Dave Armstrong & Kelly Stouffer Longhorn Network 2 p.m. Miami (Ohio) at Akron Dave Weekley & Rocky Boiman ESPN3

3:30 p.m. No. 14 Ohio State at No. 20 Michigan State Brent Musburger, Kirk Herbstreit & Heather Cox ABC 3:30 p.m. No. 17 Clemson at Boston College Bob Wischusen, Danny Kanell & Maria Taylor ESPN2 3:30 p.m. Virginia Tech vs. Cincinnati (from Landover, Md.) Anish Shroff & Dan Hawkins ESPNU 3:30 p.m. Tennessee at No. 5 Georgia Bill Rosinski, David Norrie & Joe Schad ESPN Radio 3:30 p.m. Louisiana Tech at Virginia John Sadak, John Gregory & Angela Mallen ESPN3 3:30 p.m. Ohio at Massachusetts Bob Picozzi & Rene Ingoglia ESPN3 3:30 p.m. Central Michigan at Northern Illinois Dan Gutowsky & Cory Chavous ESPN3 3:30 p.m. Rhode Island at Bowling Green Greg Franke & Tom Cole ESPN3 3:30 p.m. Idaho at North Carolina ESPN3 * & RSN 3:30 p.m. Troy at South Alabama ESPN3

4 p.m. Southeastern Louisiana at Lamar ESPN3

5 p.m. North Texas at Florida Atlantic Shawn Kenney & John Bunting ESPN3

6 p.m. No. 4 Florida State at South Florida Sean McDonough, Chris Spielman & Quint Kessenich ESPN 6 p.m. Samford at Georgia Southern ESPN3

7 p.m. No. 6 South Carolina at Kentucky Mike Patrick, Ed Cunningham & Jeannine Edwards ESPN2 7 p.m. Towson at No. 3 LSU Clay Matvick, Matt Stinchcomb & Allison Williams ESPNU 7 p.m. Toledo at Western Michigan Jim Barbar & Ben Leber ESPN3 7 p.m. Western Kentucky at Arkansas State Rich Hollenberg & Stan Lewter ESPN3 7 p.m. Florida International at Louisiana-Lafayette Jonathan Yardley & Forrest Conoly ESPN3 7 p.m. Indiana State at Southern Illinois ESPN3 7 p.m. Missouri State at South Dakota State ESPN3

8 p.m. Wisconsin at No. 22 Nebraska Brad Nessler, Todd Blackledge & Holly Rowe ABC 8 p.m. UNLV at Utah State Trey Bender & Jay Taylor ESPN3 8 p.m. Northwestern State at McNeese State ESPN3

9:15 p.m. Ole Miss at No. 1 Alabama ESPN: Joe Tessitore, Matt Millen & Shelley Smith Radio: Dave Lamont, Tom Ramsey & Brett McMurphy ESPN & ESPN Radio

10:30 p.m. No. 2 Oregon at Washington State (from Seattle) Mark Jones, Brock Huard & Shelley Smith ESPN2 10:30 p.m. Grambling State at Alabama A&M Joe Davis & Jay Walker ESPNU ***

* Local blackout may apply

*** Live on ESPN3 at 7 p.m. ET & same day delay on ESPNU





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