The kickoff time for Texas A&M’s home opener against Nicholls State on Sept. 9 has been set for 6 p.m. (CT) at Kyle Field and will be televised nationally by ESPNU. It will be the first-ever meeting between the two schools.
Kyle Field has been a graveyard for non-conference opponents in recent years. The Aggies will seeking their 24th straight victory against out-of-conference foes on their home turf against the Colonels. The streak dates back to 2008 when the Aggies fell to the Miami (Fla.) Hurricanes, 41-23, on Sept. 20, 2008.
Full ESPN release below:
ESPN’s leading position in college football is unrivaled with the unveiling of the sport’s early season network schedule. More than 100 games from all 10 FBS Conferences plus BYU will be televised or streamed in the first three weeks of the season on ESPN’s networks, representing more games across more conferences than any other network. The FCS will once again be a part of ESPN’s complete college football offering, starting in week 0. ESPN’s early season schedule sets the table for the industry-leading complete season slate which concludes with the Division I Football Championship (FCS) the New Year’s Six games and College Football Playoff National Championship (FBS).
Week 1: ESPN Opens the College Football Season with the Sport’s Best Schedule
ESPN/ABC’s industry-best five-day opening week slate (Aug. 31 – Sept. 4) was announced last week, headlined by the first 2017 Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game: Florida State vs. Alabama (Sept. 2 at 8 p.m. ET), the season-opener for ABC’s Saturday Night Football – 2016’s most-watched college football franchise on any network. Additional games in last week’s announcement include Ohio State at Indiana (Thursday, Aug. 31), Clemson hosting Kent State, Michigan vs. Florida, Penn State hosting Akron, BYU vs. LSU and the two special prime-time games on Sunday, Sept. 3, and Labor Day Night (Sept. 4), respectively: West Virginia vs. Virginia Tech and Tennessee vs. Georgia Tech. The game times and network schedules can be seen here or below.
The ESPN’s networks complete week 1 slate includes more than 30 games over Labor Day weekend. The additional games added to the schedule include:
· Lane Kiffin’s Debut: Head coach Lane Kiffin will make his Florida Atlantic debut when the Owls host Navy (Fri, Sept. 1 at 8 p.m.) on ESPNU
· Return of Sparty: Michigan State will play their opener on ESPNU, adding to the marquee Big Ten games on ESPN’s networks in the season’s first week. The Spartans host Bowling Green on the season’s first full Saturday (noon).
SEC Network Begins Its Fourth Football Season
SEC Network begins its fourth football season with Arkansas hosting Florida A&M from Little Rock, Ark., at 8 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 31, the first of four games on the network in the season’s first week. Over the course of the first three weeks of the season, SEC Network will air 15 games, with a complete schedule, including game times, announced soon.
ACC Network Extra Streams Numerous ACC Home Openers
ACC Network Extra streams the home openers for Duke, North Carolina, Miami, Pitt, Syracuse, Virginia and Wake Forest in week 1. Throughout the season, the digital network will carry a number of games from ACC stadiums.
ESPN3 Begins Season Slate
ESPN3 will stream more than a dozen games to begin the season, beginning a slate that will see the network carry numerous games each week of the season.
Week 2: Top 10 Matchup between Oklahoma and Ohio State Headline A Number of Non-Conference Showdowns
A number of key non-conference showdowns across ESPN’s networks highlight the season’s second week with none bigger than ABC’s Saturday Night Football presentation of Oklahoma at Ohio State (Sept. 9 at 7:30 p.m.). The Sooners-Buckeyes Big 12-Big Ten battle will be played on the same day as:
· The Battle of Pennsylvania: Penn State plays Pittsburgh (3:30 p.m., ABC) for the 98th time in the schools’ histories; however, the Panthers travel to State College, Pa., for the first-time since 1999. The Nittany Lions lead the all-time series with 50 wins, 43 losses and four ties, but the Panthers have won the last two meetings, including delivering the Nittany Lions one of their two losses last season.
· SEC vs. ACC: The College Football Playoff National Champion Clemson Tigers play their first game of the season under the lights in Death Valley when they host Auburn (7 p.m., ESPN). The two teams have a storied history, first playing in 1902 and meeting 50 times overall. Auburn holds the upper hand with 34 wins in the series and two ties; however, they haven’t won in Memorial Stadium since 1970.
· Battle in the Beehive: One of the sport’s best rivalries is renewed when Utah travels to face BYU (10:15 p.m., ESPN, ESPN2 or ESPNU). The Utes have won the last six meetings between the two schools separated by approximately 50 miles and 56 of their 91 overall meetings.
Michigan’s home opener vs. Cincinnati (noon), Iowa at Iowa State (noon), Boise State at Washington State (10:30 p.m.) and Houston at Arizona (10:30 p.m.) are ESPN’s additional non-conference matchups in week 2. In conference play, Lamar Jackson and the Louisville Cardinals will travel to North Carolina (noon) as the two teams open their ACC schedule. More details on the network designations can be found below.
Longhorn Network Airs Texas Football Games for Seventh Consecutive Year
Longhorn Network will exclusively televise select Texas football games for the seventh straight year, beginning when the Longhorns host San Jose State (Sept. 9 at 3:30 p.m.). The 24-hour network devoted to the University of Texas will also televise the Longhorns’ conference matchup vs. Kansas later in the season (Nov. 11 at 6 p.m.). More details on LHN’s production can be found here.
Week 3: Miami-Florida State Continue Their Rivalry; Lamar Jackson, Louisville Cardinals Seek Revenge vs. Clemson
Both traditional and budding ACC rivalries headline week 3, when Miami travels to Florida State and Clemson plays at Louisville. The Hurricanes-Seminoles’ 62nd meeting all-time will air on ABC’s Saturday Night Football (8 p.m.) following the Tigers trip to Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium to take on Heisman-winning QB Lamar Jackson and the Cardinals (3:30 p.m., ABC or ESPN).
Both matchups last season were decided on the final plays of the fourth quarter and among the top games of the year. In Miami, the Seminoles blocked Miami’s extra point with under two minutes to go that would have tied the game, leading to their 20-19 victory. In Clemson, the Tigers held on for a 42-36 victory, in a game that featured the Tigers up 28-10 at halftime and then trailing 36-28 in the fourth quarter.
The SEC West will also play an intra-division matchup in primetime when LSU visits Mississippi State (7 p.m., ESPN or ESPN2).
Non-conference games of importance will also be scattered throughout the day, including:
· The Battle in Provo: Wisconsin travels to BYU (3:30 p.m., ABC or ESPN) for a rare matchup between the Badgers and Cougars. This is just the third all-time meeting between the two schools and the first ever in Provo, Utah.
· Rosen Goes to Memphis: UCLA quarterback Josh Rosen, a Heisman Trophy candidate, and the Bruins travel to Memphis to take on the Memphis Tigers (noon, ABC/ESPN2).
· Big 12 at ACC: Oklahoma State makes its first ever trip to the Steel City, as it plays Pittsburgh (noon, ABC/ ESPN2). The schools met for the first-time ever last season, with the Cowboys winning 45-38.
· Sweet Home Alabama: The Crimson Tide play their second consecutive home game, hosting Colorado State for the second-time ever (7 p.m., ESPN or ESPN2).
ESPN will begin the day with Notre Dame at Boston College (noon) and conclude with Ole Miss at Cal (10:30 p.m.)
Week 0: Stanford vs. Rice from Australia Caps Tripleheader on ESPN
ESPN gets the season started in the ever-growing Week 0. For the second straight year, the late August weekend has an international feel as Stanford plays Rice from Sydney, Australia (10 p.m.) on ESPN. The network’s tripleheader begins with Portland State at BYU (3 p.m.) followed by the 2017 Guardian Credit Union FCS Kickoff between Chattanooga and Jacksonville State (6:30 p.m.). ESPNU will also air two games during Week 0: Colgate at Cal Poly (7 p.m.) on the Saturday and Richmond at Sam Houston State (7 p.m.) on Sunday, Aug. 27.
ESPN’s 2017 College Football Schedule
Week 0 Schedule
Date
Time (ET)
Game
Network
Sat, Aug. 26
3 p.m.
Portland State at BYU
ESPN
6:30 p.m.
2017 Guardian Credit Union FCS Kickoff: Chattanooga vs. Jacksonville State
ESPN
7 p.m.
Colgate at Cal Poly
ESPNU
10 p.m.
Stanford vs. Rice from Sydney, Australia
ESPN
Sun, Aug. 27
7 p.m.
Richmond at Sam Houston State
ESPNU
Week 1 Schedule
Date
Time (ET)
Game
Network
Thu, Aug. 31
6:30 p.m.
Presbyterian at Wake Forest
ACC Network Extra
7 p.m.
Elon at Toledo
ESPN3
Rhode Island at Central Michigan
ESPN3
Tennessee State at Georgia State
ESPN3
Austin Peay at Cincinnati
ESPN3
Holy Cross at UConn
ESPN3
8 p.m.
Ohio State at Indiana
ESPN
Florida A&M at Arkansas from Little Rock, Ark.
SEC Network
9 p.m.
Sacramento State at Idaho
ESPN3
Fri, Sept. 1
6:30 p.m.
Charlotte at Eastern Michigan
ESPN3
7 p.m.
Central Connecticut State at Syracuse
ACC Network Extra
8 p.m.
Navy at Florida Atlantic
ESPNU
9 p.m.
Utah State at Wisconsin
ESPN
Sat, Sept. 2
Noon
Akron at Penn State
ABC
Kent State at Clemson
ESPN
Bowling Green at Michigan State
ESPNU
12:20 p.m.
California at North Carolina
ACC Network Extra
12:30 p.m.
Bethune-Cookman at Miami
ACC Network Extra
1 p.m.
Youngstown State at Pittsburgh
ACC Network Extra
3 p.m.
NC State vs. South Carolina from Charlotte
ESPN
3:30 p.m.
Michigan vs. Florida from Arlington, Texas
ABC
William & Mary at Virginia
ACC Network Extra
3:45 p.m.
Troy at Boise State
ESPNU
4 p.m.
Stony Brook at South Florida
ESPN3
6 p.m.
James Madison at East Carolina
ESPN3
North Carolina Central at Duke
ACC Network Extra
6:15 p.m.
Appalachian State at Georgia
ESPN
7 p.m.
Hampton at Ohio
ESPN3
Stephen F. Austin at SMU
ESPN3
UMass at Coastal Carolina
ESPN3
Southeastern Louisiana at Louisiana-Lafayette
ESPN3
Houston Baptist at Texas State
ESPN3
7:30 p.m.
South Alabama at Ole Miss
ESPNU
8 p.m.
2017 Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game: Florida State vs. Alabama from Atlanta
ABC
Grambling at Tulane
ESPN3
9:30 p.m.
2017 AdvoCare Texas Kickoff: BYU vs. LSU from Houston
ESPN
Sun, Sept. 3
2:30 p.m.
2017 MEAC/SWAC Challenge: South Carolina State at Southern
ESPN2
7:30 p.m.
West Virginia vs. Virginia Tech from Landover, Md.
ABC
Mon, Sept. 4
8 p.m.
2017 Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game: Tennessee vs. Georgia Tech from Atlanta
ESPN
Week 2 Schedule
Date
Time (ET)
Game
Network
Fri, Sept. 8
8 p.m.
Oklahoma State at South Alabama
ESPN2
Sat, Sept. 9
Noon
Cincinnati at Michigan
ABC or ESPN
Louisville at North Carolina
ABC or ESPN or ESPN2
Iowa at Iowa State
ESPN or ESPN2
Northwestern at Duke
ESPNU
South Florida at UConn
ESPNEWS
12:30 p.m.
Jacksonville at Georgia Tech
ACC Network Extra
1 p.m.
Wake Forest at Boston College
ACC Network Extra
3 p.m.
UAB at Ball State
ESPN3
3:30 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Penn State
ABC
Fresno State at Alabama
ESPN2
Miami at Arkansas State
ESPNU
San Jose State at Texas
Longhorn Network
Howard at Kent State
ESPN3
Eastern Illinois at Northern Illinois
ESPN3
Savannah State at Appalachian State
ESPN3
Austin Peay at Miami (Ohio)
ESPN3
Villanova at Temple
ESPN3
Middle Tennessee at Syracuse
ACC Network Extra
Indiana at Virginia
ACC Network Extra
Delaware at Virginia Tech
ACC Network Extra
4 p.m.
Louisiana-Lafayette at Tulsa
ESPN3
6 p.m.
South Dakota at Bowling Green
ESPN3
New Hampshire at Georgia Southern
ESPN3
Alabama State at Troy
ESPN3
Marshall at NC State
ACC Network Extra
6:30 p.m.
Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Akron
ESPN3
7 p.m.
Auburn at Clemson
ESPN
South Carolina at Missouri
ESPN2
Nicholls at Texas A&M
ESPNU
North Texas at SMU
ESPN3
Toledo at Nevada
ESPN3
Louisiana-Monroe at Florida State
ACC Network Extra
7:30 p.m.
Oklahoma at Ohio State
ABC
8 p.m.
Memphis at UCF
ESPNEWS
9 p.m.
UNLV at Idaho
ESPN3
10:15 p.m.
Utah at BYU
ESPN, ESPN2 or ESPNU
10:30 p.m.
Boise State at Washington State
ESPN, ESPN2 or ESPNU
Houston at Arizona
ESPN, ESPN2 or ESPNU
Week 3 Schedule
Date
Time (ET)
Game
Network
Thu, Sept. 14
8 p.m.
New Mexico at Boise State
ESPN
Fri, Sept. 15
7 p.m.
Illinois at South Florida
ESPN
Massachusetts at Temple
ESPNU
10:15 p.m.
Arizona at UTEP
ESPN
Sat, Sept. 16
Noon
UCLA at Memphis
ABC or ESPN2
Oklahoma State at Pittsburgh
ABC or ESPN2
Notre Dame at Boston College
ESPN
UConn at Virginia
ESPNU
12:20 p.m.
Furman at NC State
ACC Network Extra
12:30 p.m.
Baylor at Duke
ACC Network Extra
2 p.m.
Kansas at Ohio
ESPN3
3 p.m.
Tennessee Tech at Ball State
ESPN3
Utah State at Wake Forest
ACC Network Extra
3:30 p.m.
Clemson at Louisville
ABC or ESPN
Wisconsin at BYU
ABC or ESPN
North Texas at Iowa
ESPN2
SMU at TCU
ESPNU
Central Michigan at Syracuse
ACC Network Extra
6 p.m.
Colgate at Buffalo
ESPN3
7 p.m.
LSU at Mississippi State
ESPN or ESPN2
Colorado State at Alabama
ESPN or ESPN2
Idaho at Western Michigan
ESPN3
Tulsa at Toledo
ESPN3
Appalachian State at Texas State
ESPN3
Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Arkansas State
ESPN3
Southern Miss at Louisiana-Monroe
ESPN3
Alabama A&M at South Alabama
ESPN3
7:30 p.m.
Kansas State at Vanderbilt
ESPNU
Georgia Tech at UCF
ESPNEWS
8 p.m.
Miami at Florida State
ABC
Rice at Houston
ESPN3
Troy at New Mexico State
ESPN3
10 p.m.
San Jose State at Utah
ESPN2
10:30 p.m.
Ole Miss at California
ESPN
Week 4 and Beyond
Date
Time (ET)
Game
Network
Sept. 21
7:30 p.m. or 8 p.m.
Temple at South Florida
ESPN
Sept. 22
8 p.m.
Virginia at Boise State
ESPN or ESPN2
Sept. 23
7 p.m.
Arkansas State at SMU
ESPN3
TBD
Hawaii at Wyoming
Sept. 28
7:30 p.m. or 8 p.m.
Texas at Iowa State
ESPN
Sept. 29
7 p.m.
Miami at Duke
ESPN
10:30 p.m.
USC at Washington State
ESPN
Sept. 30
6:30 p.m.
Maine at UCF
ESPN3
TBD
San Jose State at UNLV
TBD
Oct. 4
8 p.m.
Arkansas State at Georgia Southern
ESPN2
Oct. 5
8 p.m.
Louisville at NC State
ESPN
Oct. 6
7 p.m.
Memphis at UConn
ESPN
10:15 p.m.
Boise State at BYU
ESPN
Oct. 7
TBD
San Diego State at UNLV
TBD
Oct. 11
8 p.m.
South Alabama at Troy
ESPN2
Oct. 12
7:30 p.m.
Texas State at Louisiana-Lafayette
ESPNU
8 p.m.
Georgia Tech at Miami
ESPN
Oct. 13
7 p.m.
Clemson at Syracuse
ESPN
10:30 P.M.
Washington State at Cal
ESPN
Oct. 14
TBD
Northwestern at Maryland
TBD
TBD
Nevada at Colorado State
TBD
Oct. 19
7:30 p.m.
Louisiana-Lafayette at Arkansas State
ESPNU
8 p.m.
Memphis at Houston
ESPN
Oct. 20
7 p.m.
Marshall at Middle Tennessee
ESPN2
10:15 p.m.
Colorado State at New Mexico
ESPN2
Oct. 21
Wyoming at Boise State
Oct. 26
7:30 p.m.
South Alabama at Georgia State
ESPNU
9 p.m.
Stanford at Oregon State
ESPN
Oct. 27
8 p.m.
Florida State at Boston College
ESPN
9 p.m.
Tulsa at SMU
ESPN2
Oct. 28
TBD
Michigan State at Northwestern
TBD
TBD
New Mexico at Wyoming
TBD
TBD
San Diego State at Hawaii
TBD
Oct. 31
7:30 p.m. or 8 p.m.
Bowling Green at Kent State
ESPN2 or ESPNU
7:30 p.m. or 8 p.m.
Miami (Ohio) at Ohio
ESPN2 or ESPNU
Nov. 1
8 p.m.
Central Michigan at Western Michigan
ESPN2
Nov. 2
7:30 p.m. or 8 p.m.
Navy at Temple
ESPN
9:15 p.m.
Idaho at Troy
ESPNU
Nov. 3
8 p.m.
Memphis at Tulsa
ESPN2
Nov. 4
TBD
BYU at Fresno State
TBD
TBD
San Diego State at San Jose State
TBD
TBD
Nevada at Boise State
TBD
Nov. 7
7:30 p.m.
Bowling Green at Buffalo
ESPN2 or ESPNU
Akron at Miami (Ohio)
ESPN2 or ESPNU
Nov. 9
7:30 p.m.
Georgia Southern at Appalachian State
ESPNU
8 p.m.
North Carolina at Pittsburgh
ESPN
Nov. 10
7 p.m.
Temple at Cincinnati
ESPN2
10:30 p.m.
BYU at UNLV
ESPN2
Nov. 11
TBD
Wyoming at Air Force
TBD
TBD
San Jose State at Nevada
TBD
6 p.m.
Kansas at Texas
Longhorn Network AND Jayhawk TV
Nov. 14
TBD
Ohio at Akron
ESPN2 or ESPNU
TBD
Central Michigan at Kent State
ESPN2 or ESPNU
Nov. 16
7:30 p.m. or 8 p.m.
Tulsa at South Florida
ESPN
Nov. 17
9:30 p.m.
UNLV at New Mexico
ESPN2
Nov. 18
TBD
Air Force at Boise State
TBD
Nov. 21
TBD
Kent State at Akron
ESPNU or ESPN3
TBD
Miami (Ohio) at Ball State
ESPNU or ESPN3
TBD
Bowling Green at Eastern Michigan
ESPNU or ESPN3
Nov. 23
7:30 p.m.
Ole Miss at Mississippi State
ESPN
Nov. 24
TBD
Miami at Pittsburgh
TBD
TBD
Virginia Tech at Virginia
TBD
TBD
Navy at Houston
TBD
TBD
South Florida at UCF
TBD
Nov. 25
TBD
Oregon State at Oregon
TBD
TBD
Utah State at Air Force
TBD
TBD
Wyoming at San Jose State
TBD
TBD
Texas San-Antonio at Louisiana Tech
TBD
Dec. 2
TBD
2017 Marathon MAC Championship
ABC, ESPN or ESPN2
7:45 p.m. or 8 p.m.
Dr Pepper ACC Championship Game
ABC or ESPN
TBD
2017 American Championship Game
ABC or ESPN
TBD
2017 Mountain West Championship Game
ABC, ESPN or ESPN2
TBD
2017 Conference USA Championship Game
ABC, ESPN or ESPN2
Note: Not all ESPN3 and ACC Network Extra games are exclusive
