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Summary

  • ABC’s schedule showcases No. 4 Miami at Clemson, plus No. 7 Alabama, No. 8 Florida, No. 16 Mississippi State and No. 25 Missouri
  • Disney+ slate for Week 5 includes No. 3 Notre Dame at North Carolina, No. 10 BYU at TCU and College GameDay Built by The Home Depot in Iowa City for Ohio State-Iowa

Week 5 of college football on ESPN networks spotlights a dozen Top 25 teams and a pair of ranked-on-ranked showdowns, part of nearly 80 games across ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, SEC Network, ACC Network, ESPN Radio, ESPN+ and Disney+.

ABC Saturday Night Football Presented by Capital One features an ACC clash as No. 4 Miami travels to Clemson for this week’s 4K Game of the Week with Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit and Holly Rowe on the call. The Hurricanes/Tigers tussle will have a secondary viewing option with Command Center Presented by SERVPRO on ACC Network.

Kicking off the day at noon is No. 7 Alabama on the road at No. 16 Mississippi State, with Sean McDonough, Greg McElroy and Katie George announcing the ABC action. At 3:30 p.m., No. 8 Florida looks to stay undefeated at No. 25 Missouri, with Joe Tessitore, Jesse Palmer and Kris Budden on the mic.

ESPN leads with No. 3 Notre Dame at North Carolina at noon, with Wes Durham, Dusty Dvoracek and Taylor McGregor on the call – also simulcast on Disney+ – as the Fighting Irish look to stay unbeaten on the road in Chapel Hill. ESPN’s afternoon window features No. 17 Tennessee hosting Auburn at 3:30 p.m., with Bob Wischusen, Louis Riddick and Stormy Buonantony calling the game for TV and the lead ESPN Radio team of Marc Kestecher, Kelly Stouffer and Ian Fitzsimmons on the radio broadcast.

ESPN wraps its ranked Week 5 roster with No. 10 BYU at TCU at 7 p.m., where Tom Hart, Roddy Jones and Quint Kessenich call a Big 12 battle pitting the unbeaten Cougars against a TCU team looking to make a statement at home. The conference clash will also be simulcast on Disney+. In late night on ESPN, Baylor and Arizona State close out the day at 10:30 p.m. with Roy Philpott, Brock Osweiler and Sherree Burruss announcing the action after dark.

Additionally on ESPN, Friday night features Pittsburgh at Virginia Tech in a battle of the unbeatens and James Franklin’s first conference home game. Following the action from Blacksburg, Big Sky play kicks in late night with Montana State at Idaho at 10:30 p.m. Mike Monaco, Jordan Rodgers and Dana Boyle have the call for the Panthers/Hokies highlight, and Courtney Lyle and Rene Ingoglia will be on the mic for the Bobcats visiting the Vandals.

ESPN2 kicks off Saturday as No. 20 Houston hosts UCF at noon, with Anish Shroff, Andre Ware and Morgan Uber on the call. Additionally, the Southwest Classic between Arkansas and Texas A&M is set for 7 p.m. on ESPN2, with Lowell Galindo, Kirk Morrison and Dawn Davenport announcing the action. Also on ESPN2, Virginia visits Florida State in Tallahassee at 3:30 p.m., with Jay Alter, Tom Luginbill and Lauren Sisler on the mic.

SEC Network carries three ranked games in Week 5, starting with No. 2 Georgia hosting Vanderbilt at 12:45 p.m., with Matt Schumacker, Aaron Murray and Taylor Davis calling the action Between the Hedges. No. 24 Kentucky visits South Carolina at 4:15 p.m., with Taylor Zarzour, Matt Stinchcomb and Michella Chester on the mic. In primetime, SEC Network features No. 11 LSU hosting McNeese at 7:45 p.m., with Dave Neal, Cole Cubelic and Tori Petry.

ACC Network carries a pair of games in Week 5, led by Louisville at NC State at 3:30 p.m. with Justin Kutcher, Max Browne and Madison Fitzpatrick. At noon, Jorge Sedano, Rodney McLeod and Kendra Douglas are on the call for Stanford at Wake Forest on ACCN.

Schedules are subject to change. Please visit ESPNPressRoom.com and @ESPNPR for the latest updates on schedules, on-air teams and more.

2026-27 ESPN COLLEGE FOOTBALL TV SCHEDULE – WEEK 5

Date Time (ET) Game Where to Watch
Thu, Oct 1 9 p.m. North Texas at Tulsa
Matt Barrie, Chase Daniel, Paul Carcaterra
ESPN
Fri, Oct 2 7 p.m. Pittsburgh at Virginia Tech*
Mike Monaco, Jordan Rodgers, Dana Boyle
ESPN
  10:30 p.m. Montana State at Idaho
Courtney Lyle, Rene Ingoglia
ESPN
Sat, Oct 3 Noon No. 7 Alabama at No. 16 Mississippi State
Sean McDonough, Greg McElroy, Katie George
ABC
  Noon No. 3 Notre Dame at North Carolina*
Wes Durham, Dusty Dvoracek, Taylor McGregor
ESPN/Disney+
  Noon UCF at No. 20 Houston
Anish Shroff, Andre Ware, Morgan Uber
ESPN2
  Noon Middle Tennessee at Kansas
Mark Neely, Jay Walker
ESPNU
  Noon Stanford at Wake Forest*
Jorge Sedano, Rodney McLeod, Kendra Douglas
ACC Network
  Noon Merrimack at Yale ESPN+
  Noon Princeton at Columbia ESPN+
  Noon Fordham at Lehigh ESPN+
  Noon Mercyhurst at Long Island University ESPN+
  12:30 p.m. Cornell at Georgetown ESPN+
  12:30 p.m. Richmond at Lafayette ESPN+
  12:45 p.m. Vanderbilt at No. 2 Georgia
Matt Schumacker, Aaron Murray, Taylor Davis
SEC Network
  1 p.m. Western Michigan at Buffalo
Shawn Kenney, Mo Hasan
ESPN+
  1 p.m. Morgan State at Villanova ESPN+
  1 p.m. St. Thomas at Presbyterian ESPN+
  1 p.m. Valparaiso at Morehead State ESPN+
  1 p.m. Dayton at Drake ESPN+
  1:30 p.m. Penn at Dartmouth ESPN+
  1:30 p.m. Mercer at VMI ESPN+
  2 p.m. Toledo at Ball State
Kelsie Kasper, Marcus Ray
ESPN+
  2 p.m. Kentucky State at Edward Waters ESPN+
  2 p.m. Norfolk State at Robert Morris ESPN+
  2 p.m. Wofford at Furman ESPN+
  2 p.m. Murray State at North Dakota ESPN+
  3 p.m. Lane at Miles ESPN+
  3 p.m. Indiana State at South Dakota ESPN+
  3:30 p.m. Auburn at No. 17 Tennessee
TV: Bob Wischusen, Louis Riddick, Stormy Buonantony
Radio: Marc Kestecher, Kelly Stouffer, Ian Fitzsimmons
ESPN/ESPN Radio
  3:30 p.m. No. 8 Florida at No. 25 Missouri
Joe Tessitore, Jesse Palmer, Kris Budden
ABC
  3:30 p.m. Virginia at Florida State*
Jay Alter, Tom Luginbill, Lauren Sisler
ESPN2
  3:30 p.m. Louisville at NC State*
Justin Kutcher, Max Browne, Madison Fitzpatrick
ACC Network
  3:30 p.m. Akron at Central Michigan
Evan Stockton, Barrett Brooks
ESPN+
  3:30 p.m. Ohio at Kent State
Michael Reghi, Ryan Cavanaugh
ESPN+
  3:30 p.m. Bowling Green at Miami (Ohio)
Doug Sherman, Forrest Conoly
ESPN+
  3:30 p.m. Eastern Michigan at Massachusetts
Bill Spaulding, Craig Haubert
ESPN+
  3:30 p.m. Memphis at Charlotte ESPN+
  3:30 p.m. Samford at UAB ESPN+
  3:30 p.m. Holy Cross at William & Mary ESPN+
  3:30 p.m. Chattanooga at East Tennessee State ESPN+
  3:30 p.m. Old Dominion at Georgia State ESPN+
  3:45 p.m. Marshall at James Madison
Ted Emrich, Fozzy Whittaker
ESPNU
  4 p.m. Northern Colorado at Montana ESPN+
  4 p.m. Tennessee State at Western Illinois ESPN+
  4 p.m. Davidson at San Diego ESPN+
  4:15 p.m. No. 24 Kentucky at South Carolina
Taylor Zarzour, Matt Stinchcomb, Michella Chester
SEC Network
  5 p.m. New Haven at Austin Peay ESPN+
  5 p.m. Youngstown State at Southern Illinois ESPN+
  6 p.m. Texas Southern at Florida Atlantic ESPN+
  6 p.m. Gardner-Webb at Charleston Southern ESPN+
  6 p.m. Tennessee Tech at Western Carolina ESPN+
  6 p.m. Incarnate Word at Stephen F. Austin ESPN+
  6 p.m. North Alabama at Eastern Kentucky ESPN+
  7 p.m. No. 10 BYU at TCU
Tom Hart, Roddy Jones, Quint Kessenich
ESPN/Disney+
  7 p.m. Arkansas at Texas A&M
Lowell Galindo, Kirk Morrison, Dawn Davenport
ESPN2
  7 p.m. UTSA at Rice ESPN+
  7 p.m. South Dakota State at Illinois State ESPN+
  7 p.m. Colgate at Harvard ESPN+
  7 p.m. Nicholls at Houston Christian ESPN+
  7 p.m. Northwestern State at Lamar ESPN+
  7 p.m. UT Rio Grande Valley at East Texas A&M ESPN+
  7 p.m. Chicago State at Tarleton State ESPN+
  7 p.m. Georgia Southern at Coastal Carolina ESPN+
  7 p.m. UL Monroe at South Alabama ESPN+
  7 p.m. Morehouse at Tuskegee ESPN+
  7:30 p.m. No. 4 Miami at Clemson*
Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Holly Rowe
ABC/ACC Network
  7:30 p.m. Temple at South Florida
Jason Ross Jr, Tyoka Jackson
ESPNU
  7:30 p.m. Army at Louisiana Tech ESPN+
  7:45 p.m. McNeese at No. 11 LSU
Dave Neal, Cole Cubelic, Tori Petry
SEC Network
  8 p.m. Northern Arizona at Idaho State ESPN+
  8 p.m. Southern Utah at Utah Tech ESPN+
  8 p.m. West Florida at Abilene Christian ESPN+
  8 p.m. Weber State at Cal Poly ESPN+
  8 p.m. Arkansas State at Louisiana ESPN+
  10:30 p.m. Baylor at Arizona State
Roy Philpott, Brock Osweiler, Sherree Burruss
ESPN
  10:30 p.m. Eastern Washington at UC Davis
Chuckie Kempf, Dustin Fox
ESPN2

 *ACC Game Day Operations Center

 

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