Three Top 10 Teams in Conference Play and Matchups of Ranked SEC Teams Highlight ESPN/ABC Week 4 College Football Slate
ESPN/ABC’s college football schedule for week 4 includes No. 4 Michigan, No. 5 Clemson and No. 7 Stanford in conference play and two ranked matchups of SEC teams.
ABC’s Saturday Night Football Presented by Wells Fargo features No. 7 Stanford at UCLA (8 p.m.) as the Cardinal faces their first road test of the season when they make their second consecutive appearance on the network’s prime-time telecast. Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit and Samantha Ponder will be in Pasadena, Calif. for the call of the game. Prior to the Cardinal-Bruins matchup, ABC will also televise No. 4 Michigan hosting Penn State (3:30 p.m.) as the Wolverines and Nittany Lions both open up Big Ten play.
ESPN is set to air three SEC matchups, two of which feature top 25 matchups, beginning with No. 12 Georgia at No. 23 Ole Miss (noon) and concluding with No. 17 Arkansas vs. No. 10 Texas A&M (9 p.m.) from AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. No. 18 LSU at Auburn (6 p.m.) completes the SEC trifecta.
ESPN begins week 4 on Thursday, Sept. 22, when No. 5 Clemson travels to Georgia Tech (7:30 p.m.), the Tigers’ first ACC opponent of the year. Clemson’s last ACC loss was at Bobby Dodd Stadium, when they suffered a 28-6 setback in November 2014.
Additional ESPN/ABC Week 4 Highlights:
- 1 Alabama hosts Kent State (noon on SEC Network)
- 6 Houston will travel to Texas State (7 p.m. on ESPNU)
- 13 Florida State will travel to South Florida (Noon on ABC)
All games Saturday, Sept. 24 unless noted
ESPN3 Features DataCenter on Thursday Nights
ESPN3 DataCenter debuted last week during the Houston at Cincinnati matchup as an additional viewing experience for ESPN’s Thursday Night College Football telecasts. The alternate ESPN3 option features ESPN’s main television production supplemented by statistics, tweets and additional relevant information for an enhanced real time experience on one screen. This week DataCenter features No. 5 Clemson at Georgia Tech on Thursday, Sept. 22.
ESPN3 Command Center Features No. 17 Arkansas vs. No. 10 Texas A&M
For the third week, ESPN3 spotlights one of college football’s biggest games with a Command Center viewing option. Command Center features a full-time split screen with the live game action, along with the SkyCam view of every play, isolated camera feeds of both head coaches, enhanced statistics, real time drive charts and the ESPN telecast call. This week’s Command Center is available for the No. 17 Arkansas vs. No. 10 Texas A&M matchup via WatchESPN and the ESPN app.
In addition to DataCenter and Command Center, ESPN3 will also feature a SkyCam option for No.5 Clemson at Georgia Tech and No. 17 Arkansas at No. 10 Texas A&M. The SkyCam view on ESPN3 includes stadium sound and halftime band performances.
Week 4
| Date | Time (ET) | Game | Network |
| Thu, Sept. 22 | 7 p.m. | Fairmont State at Alderson Broaddus | ESPN3 |
| 7:30 p.m. | No. 5 Clemson at Georgia Tech Dave Flemming, Jesse Palmer, Laura Rutledge |
ESPN and ESPN Radio | |
| Fri, Sept. 23 | 8 p.m. | TCU at SMU Adam Amin, Mack Brown, Dawn Davenport |
ESPN |
| Sat, Sept. 24 | Noon | No. 13 Florida State at South Florida Bob Wischusen, Brock Huard, Allison Williams |
ABC |
| No. 12 Georgia at No. 23 Ole Miss Dave Pasch, Greg McElroy, Tom Luginbill |
ESPN and ESPN Radio | ||
| Iowa at Rutgers Beth Mowins, Anthony Becht, Rocky Boiman |
ESPN2 | ||
| Colorado State at Minnesota Eamon McAnaney, John Congemi |
ESPNU | ||
| Kent State at No. 1 Alabama Tom Hart, Andre Ware, Cole Cubelic |
SEC Network | ||
| Nevada at Purdue Mike Couzens, Dan Hawkins |
ESPNEWS | ||
| Charlotte at Temple | ESPN3 | ||
| Grand View at Missouri Valley | ESPN3 | ||
| 12:30 p.m. | Central Michigan at Virginia | ESPN3 | |
| East Carolina at Virginia Tech | ESPN3 | ||
| 1 p.m. | Central Connecticut at Bryant | ESPN3* | |
| Charleston Southern at Monmouth | ESPN3* | ||
| Wager at Boston College Bob Picozzi, Matt Chatham |
ACC Network Extra* | ||
| 1:30 p.m. | East Tennessee State at Wofford | ESPN3* | |
| Catawba at Wingate | ESPN3* | ||
| 2 p.m. | Gardner-Webb at Ohio Dave Weekley, John Gregory |
ESPN3* | |
| Davidson at Valparaiso | ESPN3* | ||
| 3 p.m. | Illinois State at Indiana State | ESPN3* | |
| Central State at Kentucky State | ESPN3* | ||
| 3:30 p.m. | Penn State at No. 4 Michigan Dave Flemming, Brian Griese, Todd McShay |
ABC | |
| BYU vs. West Virginia (from FedEx Field at Landover, Md.) Jason Benetti, Kelly Stouffer, Paul Carcaterra |
ESPN2 | ||
| Pittsburgh at North Carolina Clay Matvick, Dusty Dvoracek |
ESPNU | ||
| Miami (Ohio) at Cincinnati Mike Corey, Rene Ingoglia |
ESPNEWS | ||
| Western Illinois at Northern Illinois Jim Barbar, Al Groh |
ESPN3* | ||
| Appalachian State at Akron | ESPN3 | ||
| Mississippi State at Massachusetts | ESPN3 | ||
| 4 p.m. | Delaware State at Missouri David Neal, Matt Stinchcomb, Olivia Harlan |
SEC Network | |
| 6 p.m. | No. 18 LSU at Auburn Mark Jones, Rod Gilmore, Quint Kessenich |
ESPN | |
| 7 p.m. | No. 6 Houston at Texas State Anish Shroff, Ahmad Brooks, Alex Corddry |
ESPNU | |
| Central Arkansas at Arkansas State Shawn Kenney, Tom O’Brien |
ESPN3* | ||
| Nicholls at South Alabama Drew Fellios, Forrest Conoly |
ESPN3* | ||
| New Mexico State at Troy Brett Dolan, Watson Brown |
ESPN3* | ||
| Army at Buffalo | ESPN3* | ||
| Georgia Southern at Western Michigan | ESPN3* | ||
| Abilene Christian at Stephen F. Austin | ESPN3* | ||
| Northwestern State at Southeastern Louisiana | ESPN3 | ||
| Jacksonville State at Liberty | ESPN3 | ||
| Jacksonville at Stetson | ESPN3* | ||
| Howard at Morgan State | ESPN3 | ||
| North Alabama at West Alabama | ESPN3* | ||
| Southeast Missouri State at Murray State | ESPN3* | ||
| 7:30 p.m. | South Carolina at Kentucky Brent Musburger, Jesse Palmer, Kaylee Hartung |
SEC Network | |
| 8 p.m. | No. 7 Stanford at UCLA Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Samantha Ponder |
ABC | |
| Bowling Green at Memphis Dave Lamont, Ray Bentley |
ESPNEWS | ||
| Louisiana-Lafayette at Tulane Joel Meyers, Chad Brown |
ESPN3 | ||
| 9 p.m. | No. 17 Arkansas vs. No. 10 Texas A&M (AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas) Joe Tessitore, Todd Blackledge, Holly Rowe |
ESPN | |
| 10 p.m. | California at Arizona State Mike Patrick, Ed Cunningham, Dr. Jerry Punch |
ESPN2 | |
| 10:15 p.m. | Air Force at Utah State Allen Bestwick, Mike Bellotti, Kris Budden |
ESPNU |
*ESPN3 or ACC Network Extra Exclusive
Rankings per Associated Press (Sept. 18)
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