College football opened this past weekend with a boatload of games and some great matchups. Week two of the season will allow some teams to settle in and others that may have come out on the losing end of a top 25 game regain their footing. But upsets can still be had, so be on the lookout.
There are 82 games that will be played over the course of the week across ESPN, ABC, Fox, Fox Sports 1, CBS Sports Network, ESPN Plus and individual conference channels (six games are on the schedule but will only be available locally), including the Saturday Night Football game of the week featuring Washington and Michigan.
With this plethora of games on the docket, let’s not waste any time and dive right into the schedule and how you can watch as many games as possible.
(All times are Eastern)
9/10
Kansas at No. 17 Coastal Carolina, 7:30 p.m., ESPN2
North Carolina A&T at Duke, 8 p.m., ACC Network
North Dakota at Utah State, 9 p.m., CBS Sports Network
UTEP at Boise State, 9:30 p.m., FS1
9/11
Illinois at Virginia, 11 a.m., ACC Network
Western Kentucky at Army, 11:30 a.m., CBS Sports Network
VMI at Kent State, 11:30 a.m., ESPN3
No. 12 Oregon at No. 3 Ohio State, Noon, Fox
Alabama State at No. 25 Auburn, Noon, SEC Network
South Carolina at East Carolina, Noon, ESPN2
Pittsburgh at Tennessee, Noon, ESPN
Kennesaw State at Georgia Tech, Noon, ESPN3
Norfolk State at Wake Forest, Noon, ACCNX
Youngstown State at Michigan State, Noon, Big Ten Network
Miami (OH) at Minnesota, Noon, ESPNU
Indiana State at Northwestern, Noon, Big Ten Network
Tulsa at Oklahoma State, Noon, FS1
No. 13 Florida at South Florida, 1 p.m., ABC
Morgan State at Tulane, 1 p.m., ESPN Plus
Wyoming at Northern Illinois, 1:30 p.m., ESPN Plus
Middle Tennessee at No. 19 Virginia Tech, 2 p.m., ACCNX
Rutgers at Syracuse, 2 p.m., ACC Network
Duquesne at Ohio, 2 p.m., ESPN3
Toledo at No. 8 Notre Dame, 2:30 p.m., Peacock
Purdue at UConn, 3 p.m., CBS Sports Network
Robert Morris at Central Michigan, 3 p.m., ESPN3
UAB at No. 2 Georgia, 3:30 p.m., ESPN2
No. 5 Texas A&M at Colorado, 3:30 p.m., Fox
Murray State at No. 7 Cincinnati, 3:30 p.m., ESPN Plus
Ball State at No. 11 Penn State, 3:30 p.m., FS1
Georgia Southern at Florida Atlantic, 3:30 p.m.
Boston College at UMass, 3:30 p.m.
Buffalo at Nebraska, 3:30 p.m., Big Ten Network
California at TCU, 3:30 p.m., ESPNU
Temple at Akron, 3:30 p.m., ESPN Plus
Air Force at Navy, 3:30 p.m., CBS
Mercer at No. 1 Alabama, 4 p.m., SEC Network
South Alabama at Bowling Green, 4 p.m., ESPN Plus
No. 10 Iowa at No. 9 Iowa State, 4:30 p.m., ABC
South Carolina State at No. 6 Clemson, 5 p.m., ACC Network
Long Island University at West Virginia, 5 p.m., Big 12|ESPN Plus
Illinois State at Western Michigan, 5 p.m., ESPN3
Gardner Webb at Charlotte, 6 p.m., ESPN3
Lamar at UTSA, 6 p.m., ESPN3
Portland State at Washington State, 6 p.m., Pac-12 Network
North Carolina Central at Marshall, 6:30 p.m., ESPN Plus
Houston at Rice, 6:30 p.m., CBS Sports Network
Bethune-Cookman at UCF, 6:30 p.m., ESPN Plus
Western Carolina at No. 4 Oklahoma, 7 p.m.
No. 15 Texas at Arkansas, 7 p.m., ESPN
Eastern Michigan at No. 18 Wisconsin, 7 p.m., FS1
Appalachian State at No. 22 Miami, 7 p.m., ESPNU
NC State at Mississippi State, 7 p.m., ESPN2
Texas State at Florida International, 7 p.m., ESPN Plus
SE Louisiana at Louisiana Tech, 7 p.m., ESPN3
North Texas at SMU, 7 p.m., ESPN Plus
Hampton at Old Dominion, 7 p.m., ESPN3
Grambling at Southern Miss, 7 p.m., ESPN3
Eastern Kentucky at Louisville, 7 p.m., ACCNX
Liberty at Troy, 7 p.m., ESPN Plus
Texas Southern at Baylor, 7 p.m., Big 12|ESPN Plus
Southern Illinois at Kansas State, 7 p.m., Big 12|ESPN Plus
Stephen F. Austin at Texas Tech, 7 p.m., Big 12|ESPN Plus
Memphis at Arkansas State, 7 p.m., ESPN Plus
Nicholls at Louisiana, 7 p.m., ESPN3
New Mexico State at New Mexico, 7 p.m.
Austin Peay at No. 20 Ole Miss, 7:30 p.m., ESPN Plus & SEC Network
Georgia State at No. 24 North Carolina, 7:30 p.m., ESPN3
Missouri at Kentucky, 7:30 p.m., SEC Network
Idaho at Indiana, 7:30 p.m., Big Ten Network
Howard at Maryland, 7:30 p.m., Big Ten Network
McNeese at LSU, 8 p.m., ESPN Plus & SEC Network
Jacksonville State at Florida State, 8 p.m., ACC Network
Washington at Michigan, 8 p.m., ABC
Vanderbilt at Colorado State, 10 p.m., CBS Sports Network
San Diego State at Arizona, 10 p.m., Pac-12 Network
Cal Poly at Fresno State, 10 p.m.
No. 21 Utah at BYT, 10:15 p.m., ESPN
Stanford at No. 15 USC, 10:30 p.m., Fox
UNLV at No. 23 Arizona State, 10:30 p.m., ESPN2
Idaho State at Nevada, 10:30 p.m.
Hawai’i at Oregon State, 11 p.m., FS1
With all the different networks, and even some streaming services, carrying games, it can be a little confusing to know what may be readily available to you or how to sign up so that you can watch your favorite team this weekend. Here’s what you need to know.
Games on ABC and Fox are available on your local network stations (check local listings). Barring any contract dispute between stations and cable/satellite providers, these stations are available to all traditional cable subscribers. A TV antenna can also easily pick up these channels over-the-air. Those are the old school methods; the new school would be through a vMVPD service, like Fubo TV, Hulu with Live TV, Sling TV and YouTube TV, all of which offer local network channels in all of their packages.
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ESPN, Fox Sports 1 and CBS Sports Network, meanwhile, are premium sports cable channels. These can be available through traditional cable subscriptions or on the likes of Fubo TV, Hulu with Live TV, Sling TV and YouTube TV, you just need to double check to make sure that the package you are signed up for or are planning to sign up offers these specific channels.
ESPN bills itself as the world-wide leader in sports, and it certainly makes a strong argument with all of its different offshoots that will carry college football games throughout the season. Among the ancillary ESPN channels that will carry games are ESPN3, ESPNU, the ACC Network and the SEC Network. All of these channels are available through specific premium cable packages, while ESPN3, ESPNU and the SEC Network are available through all of the previously mentioned vMVPD streaming services. The ACC Network can be included with Hulu with Live TV, Sling TV and YouTube TV.
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ESPN Plus is another option that the network is utilizing more of, offering exclusive games on the streaming service. Consumers sign up for ESPN Plus directly, which costs $6.99 per month. ESPN Plus is available to stream on Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Apple products, Samsung Smart TVs, Android mobile devices and TVs, PlayStation 4 and 5, Xbox One and Series S | X, Chromecast and Xfinity. In addition, ESPN Plus is the exclusive streaming home for Big 12 Now.
All games showing on any of the ESPN channels are also available through watchESPN.com or the WatchESPN app, as long as you are signed up to a proper cable provider.
Then there are the independent conference TV networks, including the Big Ten Network and the Pac 12 Network. The Big Ten Network can be watched on the majority of cable providers as well as big satellite providers including DirecTV and Dish, it is also available on Fubo TV, Hulu with Live TV, Sling TV and YouTube TV. The same goes for the Pac 12 Network as far as cable and satellite providers, but only Fubo TV and Sling TV carry the Pac 12 Network for vMVPD services.
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Select college football games will be broadcast each week for U.K. audiences on BT Sport, generally on BT Sport ESPN. For £10 BT TV subscribers can add BT Sport to their package, or consumers can add BT Sport as a standalone service for £25.
Here is the schedule for BT Sports coverage of college football week two:
(All times GMT)
9/10
Kansas at No. 17 Coastal Carolina, 12:30 a.m.
9/11
No. 13 Florida at South Florida, 6:30 p.m.
No. 10 Iowa at No. 9 Iowa State, 8:30 p.m.
No. 15 Texas at Arkansas, 9 p.m.
Washington at Michigan, 1 a.m.
No. 21 Utah at BYU, 3:15 a.m.
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