Seven top 10 teams set for ESPN networks in Week 7, led by No. 2 Notre Dame at No. 8 BYU on ‘ABC Saturday Night Football’

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October 12, 2026

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Amanda Brooks

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Summary

Fourteen ranked teams face off on Saturday, including seven of the AP top 10
Four games feature ranked-on-ranked clashes: No. 2 Notre Dame at No. 8 BYU, No. 6 Alabama at No. 14 Tennessee, No. 13 Missouri at No. 9 Ole Miss and No. 16 Mississippi State at No. 22 LSU
Disney+ slate for Week 7 includes No. 16 Mississippi State at No. 22 LSU, Florida State at No. 3 Miami and College GameDay Built by The Home Depot in Provo for Notre Dame/BYU battle

Week 7 of the 2026-27 season is one of the most anticipated lineups thus far as college football reaches the midpoint of the regular season. ESPN networks boast a five-day, 84-game slate from Tuesday, Oct. 13 through Saturday, Oct. 17, across ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, SEC Network, ACC Network, ESPN+, ESPN Radio, SEC Network+, ACC Network Extra and Disney+. The headliner for Week 7 is a top 10 showdown as No. 2 Notre Dame and No. 8 BYU battle at 7:30 p.m. ET on ABC Saturday Night Football Presented by Capital One.

ABC spotlights a trio of high-octane showdowns in Week 7. The Fighting Irish/Cougars clash is this week’s 4K Game of the Week, with the lead ESPN college football commentary team of Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit and Holly Rowe on the primetime presentation. This week’s game will also be available as an immersive viewing experience on Meta Quest (via the TV App), featuring live 180-degree coverage and front-row views of the action.

At 3:30 p.m. on ABC, No. 6 Alabama visits No. 14 Tennessee in the ‘Third Saturday in October’ rivalry on ABC and ESPN Radio, with Sean McDonough, Greg McElroy and Katie George on the TV call and Troy Clardy, Jordan Reid and Marilyn Payne on ESPN Radio. Kicking off the day at noon, No. 7 Texas hosts Florida with Joe Tessitore, Jesse Palmer and Kris Budden announcing the ABC action, ESPN Radio’s top team of Marc Kestecher, Kelly Stouffer and Ian Fitzsimmons on ESPN Radio, and a supplementary SkyCast+ presentation on SEC Network.

ESPN showcases a stacked slate in Week 7. No. 16 Mississippi State visits No. 22 LSU at noon on Saturday, with Roy Philpott, Brock Osweiler and Stormy Buonantony on the call, which is simulcast on Disney+. At 3:30 p.m., No. 1 Georgia hosts Auburn in the ‘Deep South’s Oldest Rivalry,’ with Dave Pasch, Dusty Dvoracek and Taylor McGregor announcing the action. At 7 p.m., No. 3 Miami hosts rival Florida State, with Tom Hart, Roddy Jones and Quint Kessenich on the mic for the ESPN and Disney+ presentation. At 10:15 p.m., No. 11 Utah visits Colorado, with Jay Alter, Tom Luginbill and Sherree Burruss calling the late-night action.

Chuckie Kempf, Dustin Fox and Lauren Sisler take the mic for ACC action on ESPN2, as No. 21 Wake Forest visits California at 10:30 p.m. Saturday. SEC Network has a trio of ranked teams as part of its Saturday lineup: 3:30 p.m., No. 13 Missouri visits No. 9 Ole Miss, with Matt Schumacker, Aaron Murray and Taylor Davis on the call. In primetime, No. 15 Kentucky visits Oklahoma, with Dave Neal, Cole Cubelic and Tori Petry announcing the action.

Additional Highlighted Games

Friday, Oct. 16
- Memphis at Tulane | 7:30 p.m. on ESPN | Mike Monaco, Jordan Rodgers, Dana Boyle
Saturday, Oct. 17
- North Carolina at Duke | 3:30 p.m. on ESPN2 | Lowell Galindo, Kirk Morrison, Dawn Davenport
- Western Michigan at Central Michigan | 1:30 p.m. on ESPN+ | Evan Stockton, Reggie Walker

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 7

Date	Time (ET)	Game/Commentators	Where to Watch
Tue, Oct 13	8 p.m.	Florida International at Jacksonville State Peter Sousa, Leger Douzable	ESPNU
Wed, Oct 14	8 p.m.	Western Kentucky at Sam Houston Clay Matvick, Rocky Boiman	ESPN
Thu, Oct 15	7:30 p.m.	East Carolina at UAB Matt Barrie, Chase Daniel, Paul Carcaterra	ESPN
	7:30 p.m.	Georgia Southern at Old Dominion Courtney Lyle, Rene Ingoglia	ESPN2
Fri, Oct 16	7 p.m.	Columbia at Penn Eric Frede, Jack Ford	ESPNU
	7:30 p.m.	Memphis at Tulane Mike Monaco, Jordan Rodgers, Dana Boyle	ESPN
	8 p.m.	App State at Coastal Carolina Jason Ross Jr, Tyoka Jackson	ESPN2
Sat, Oct 17	Noon	Florida at No. 7 Texas TV: Joe Tessitore, Jesse Palmer, Kris Budden Radio: Marc Kestecher, Kelly Stouffer, Ian Fitzsimmons	ABC/ESPN Radio/ SEC Network
	Noon	No. 16 Mississippi State at No. 22 LSU Roy Philpott, Brock Osweiler, Stormy Buonantony	ESPN/Disney+
	Noon	Pittsburgh at Boston College* Anish Shroff, Jay Walker, Morgan Uber	ESPN2
	Noon	Georgia State at James Madison Kevin Fitzgerald, Jeff Woody	ESPNU
	Noon	Charleston Southern at Clemson* Roxy Bernstein, Dave Clawson, Madison Hock	ACC Network
	Noon	Ball State at Bowling Green Michael Reghi, Je’rod Cherry	ESPN+
	Noon	Brown at Princeton	ESPN+
	Noon	Rhode Island at Yale	ESPN+
	Noon	New Haven at Robert Morris	ESPN+
	Noon	Garden City CC at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M	ESPN+
	1 p.m.	Massachusetts at Buffalo Anthony Lima, Mo Hasan	ESPN+
	1 p.m.	Allen at Clark Atlanta	ESPN+
	1 p.m.	Merrimack at Dartmouth	ESPN+
	1 p.m.	Holy Cross at Harvard	ESPN+
	1 p.m.	Georgetown at Colgate	ESPN+
	1 p.m.	Marist at Drake	ESPN+
	1 p.m.	Dayton at Butler	ESPN+
	1 p.m.	Morehead State at Davidson	ESPN+
	1 p.m.	McNeese at Northwestern State	ESPN+
	1 p.m.	Charlotte at Temple	ESPN+
	1 p.m.	The Citadel at Texas A&M Richard Cross, Charlie Strong	SEC Network+
	1:30 p.m.	Western Michigan at Central Michigan Evan Stockton, Reggie Walker	ESPN+
	1:30 p.m.	VMI at Wofford	ESPN+
	2 p.m.	Edward Waters at Benedict	ESPN+
	2 p.m.	Lehigh at Cornell	ESPN+
	2 p.m.	Austin Peay at West Georgia	ESPN+
	2 p.m.	South Dakota State at North Dakota	ESPN+
	2:30 p.m.	Eastern Kentucky at Tennessee Tech	ESPN+
	3 p.m.	Florida A&M at Jackson State Tiffany Greene, Henry Burris	ESPN+
	3 p.m.	Albany State at Tuskegee	ESPN+
	3 p.m.	Idaho State at Weber State	ESPN+
	3 p.m.	Idaho at Montana	ESPN+
	3 p.m.	Lindenwood at Eastern Illinois	ESPN+
	3 p.m.	Gardner-Webb at UT Martin	ESPN+
	3 p.m.	Western Illinois at Southeast Missouri State	ESPN+
	3 p.m.	Lafayette at Bucknell	ESPN+
	3:30 p.m.	No. 6 Alabama at No. 14 Tennessee TV: Sean McDonough, Greg McElroy, Katie George Radio: Troy Clardy, Jordan Reid, Marilyn Payne	ABC/ESPN Radio
	3:30 p.m.	Auburn at No. 1 Georgia Dave Pasch, Dusty Dvoracek, Taylor McGregor	ESPN
	3:30 p.m.	North Carolina at Duke* Lowell Galindo, Kirk Morrison, Dawn Davenport	ESPN2
	3:30 p.m.	No. 13 Missouri at No. 9 Ole Miss Matt Schumacker, Aaron Murray, Taylor Davis	SEC Network
	3:30 p.m.	Georgia Tech at Virginia Tech* Wes Durham, Max Browne, Madison Fitzpatrick	ACC Network
	3:30 p.m.	Akron at Miami (Ohio) Joey Lindstrom, Charles Arbuckle	ESPN+
	3:30 p.m.	Toledo at Eastern Michigan Shawn Kenney, Marcus Ray	ESPN+
	3:30 p.m.	Morehouse at Howard	ESPN+
	3:30 p.m.	Villanova at Fordham	ESPN+
	4 p.m.	Illinois State at Southern Illinois Kelsie Kasper, Ryan Cavanaugh	ESPNU
	4 p.m.	Valparaiso at San Diego	ESPN+
	4 p.m.	Stephen F. Austin at Nicholls	ESPN+
	4:30 p.m.	Tulsa at Rice	ESPN+
	5 p.m.	West Alabama at West Florida	ESPN+
	5 p.m.	South Dakota at Murray State	ESPN+
	5 p.m.	Troy at Louisiana	ESPN+
	6 p.m.	Northern Iowa at Youngstown State	ESPN+
	6:30 p.m.	Morgan State at Tennessee State	ESPN+
	7 p.m.	Florida State at No. 3 Miami* Tom Hart, Roddy Jones, Quint Kessenich	ESPN/Disney+
	7 p.m.	Arkansas at Vanderbilt Taylor Zarzour, Matt Stinchcomb, Michella Chester	ESPN2
	7 p.m.	Montana State at Eastern Washington	ESPN+
	7 p.m.	Portland State at Northern Arizona	ESPN+
	7 p.m.	Mercer at Samford	ESPN+
	7 p.m.	East Texas A&M at Houston Christian	ESPN+
	7 p.m.	Lamar at SE Louisiana	ESPN+
	7 p.m.	UT Rio Grande Valley at Incarnate Word	ESPN+
	7 p.m.	Abilene Christian at North Alabama	ESPN+
	7 p.m.	Central Arkansas at Tarleton State	ESPN+
	7 p.m.	Kent State at South Florida	ESPN+
	7 p.m.	Arkansas State at Southern Miss	ESPN+
	7:30 p.m.	No. 2 Notre Dame at No. 8 BYU Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Holly Rowe	ABC
	7:30 p.m.	No. 15 Kentucky at Oklahoma Dave Neal, Cole Cubelic, Tori Petry	SEC Network
	7:30 p.m.	Louisville at Syracuse* Jorge Sedano, Rodney McLeod, Annabelle Hasselbeck	ACC Network
	7:30 p.m.	Elon at Stanford Doug Sherman, Forrest Conoly	ACC Network Extra
	8 p.m.	Navy at UTSA Ted Emrich, Fozzy Whittaker	ESPNU
	8 p.m.	Cal Poly at Northern Colorado	ESPN+
	8 p.m.	UC Davis at Southern Utah	ESPN+
	8 p.m.	Louisiana Tech at UL Monroe	ESPN+
	10 p.m.	Ohio at Sacramento State Chris Sylvester, Doc Holliday	ESPN+
	10:15 p.m.	No. 11 Utah at Colorado Jay Alter, Tom Luginbill, Sherree Burruss	ESPN
	10:30 p.m.	No. 21 Wake Forest at California* Chuckie Kempf, Dustin Fox, Lauren Sisler	ESPN2

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