Week 4 of ESPN College Football Features 15 Top 25 Teams – No. 15 Oklahoma’s First-Ever SEC Game vs. No. 6 Tennessee Spotlighted on ABC Saturday Night Football
Week 4 of college football across ESPN platforms features 15 Top 25 teams in action, including five of the top 10 – No. 1 Texas, No. 5 Ole Miss, No. 6 Tennessee, No. 7 Missouri and No. 8 Miami. In total, 85 games are slated for ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, SEC Network, ACC Network, ESPN+, ESPN Radio, SEC Network+ and ACCNX.
In primetime on ABC Saturday Night Football Presented by Capital One, No. 15 Oklahoma plays its first SEC game as it welcomes No. 6 Tennessee and the Vols’ head coach Josh Heupel – a former national-championship-winning QB for the Sooners – to Norman. Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit and Holly Rowe have the call under the lights of The Palace on the Prairie at 7:30 p.m. ET.
At 3:30 p.m. for SEC on ABC, No. 16 LSU welcomes UCLA to Baton Rouge. Joe Tessitore, Jesse Palmer and Katie George are set to provide commentary from Tiger Stadium. At noon, it’s a conference clash between NC State and No. 21 Clemson, with Sean McDonough, Greg McElroy and Molly McGrath announcing the all-ACC action.
Additional ranked teams in action include:
- No. 5 Ole Miss vs. Georgia Southern | 7:45 p.m. | SEC Network
- Tom Hart, Jordan Rodgers, Cole Cubelic
- No. 7 Missouri vs. Vanderbilt | 4:15 p.m. | SEC Network
- Taylor Zarzour, Matt Stinchcomb, Alyssa Lang
- No. 8 Miami at South Florida | 7 p.m. | ESPN
- Bob Wischusen, Louis Riddick, Kris Budden
- No. 12 Utah at No. 14 Oklahoma State | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN Radio
- Marc Kestecher, Kelly Stouffer, Ian Fitzsimmons
- No. 13 Kansas State at BYU | 10:30 p.m. | ESPN
- Dave Flemming, Brock Osweiler, Stormy Buonantony
- No. 19 Louisville vs. Georgia Tech | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN2
- Mike Monaco, Kirk Morrison, Dawn Davenport
ESPN+ Spotlight
Coming off a dominant win against UTSA last weekend, brand-new No. 1 Texas makes an ESPN+ appearance when UL Monroe visits Austin at 8 p.m. In total, eight AP Top 25 teams will appear on ESPN+ this weekend, including a trio of ABC simulcasts on the platform featuring No. 6 Tennessee at No. 15 Oklahoma, and home games for No. 16 LSU and No. 21 Clemson. In addition, No. 20 Iowa State, No. 23 Northern Illinois and No. 25 Texas A&M all have home games slated for ESPN+ on Saturday. The Lone Star State showdowns showcasing the top-ranked Longhorns and No. 25 Aggies are also being simulcast on SEC Network+.
Nineteen of the FCS Top 25 Coaches’ Poll are highlighted on ESPN+ this weekend, including two matchups featuring ranked squads on both sides of the ball: No. 4 Idaho at No. 23 Abilene Christian, and No. 21 Southeast Missouri State at No. 7 Southern Illinois. The top two FCS teams in the country are both in action on the platform, as No. 1 South Dakota State takes on SE Louisiana on the road and No. 2 North Dakota State hosts Towson. Full ESPN+ schedule.
Date | Time (ET) | Game/Commentators | Platform |
Thu, Sep 19 | 7:30 p.m. | South Alabama at App State Matt Barrie, Dan Mullen, Harry Lyles Jr. |
ESPN |
8 p.m. | Edward Waters at Benedict Tiffany Greene, Jay Walker |
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Fri, Sep 20 | 7:30 p.m. | Stanford at Syracuse Anish Shroff, Andre Ware, Paul Carcaterra |
ESPN |
Sat, Sep 21 | Noon | NC State at No. 21 Clemson Sean McDonough, Greg McElroy, Molly McGrath |
ABC/ESPN+ |
Noon | Florida at Mississippi State Dave Pasch, Dusty Dvoracek, Taylor McGregor |
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Noon | Kansas at West Virginia Brian Custer, Rod Gilmore, Lauren Sisler |
ESPN2 | |
Noon | Tulane at Louisiana Mike Corey, Rene Ingoglia |
ESPNU | |
Noon | James Madison at North Carolina Jorge Sedano, Orlando Franklin, Morgan Uber |
ACC Network | |
Noon | Stetson at Harvard | ESPN+ | |
Noon | Lafayette at Columbia | ESPN+ | |
Noon | Princeton at Lehigh | ESPN+ | |
12:45 p.m. | Ohio at Kentucky Dave Neal, Aaron Murray, Ashley ShahAhmadi |
SEC Network | |
1 p.m. | Ball State at Central Michigan Michael Reghi, Marcus Ray |
ESPN+ | |
1 p.m. | Fordham at Dartmouth | ESPN+ | |
1 p.m. | Cornell at Colgate | ESPN+ | |
1 p.m. | Brown at Georgetown | ESPN+ | |
1:30 p.m. | Norfolk State at VMI | ESPN+ | |
2 p.m. | Arkansas State at No. 20 Iowa State Richard Cross, Taylor McHargue, Tori Petry |
ESPN+ | |
2 p.m. | St. Francis (PA) at Eastern Michigan Anthony Lima, Je’rod Cherry |
ESPN+ | |
2 p.m. | Utah State at Temple Shawn Kenney, Barrett Brooks |
ESPN+ | |
2 p.m. | St. Thomas-Minnesota at Lindenwood | ESPN+ | |
2 p.m. | San Diego at North Dakota | ESPN+ | |
2 p.m. | Towson at North Dakota State | ESPN+ | |
2 p.m. | Drake at South Dakota | ESPN+ | |
2 p.m. | Yale at Holy Cross | ESPN+ | |
2 p.m. | Roosevelt at Valparaiso | ESPN+ | |
2 p.m. | Virginia at Coastal Carolina | ESPN+ | |
2:30 p.m. | Tennessee State at Tennessee Tech | ESPN+ | |
3 p.m. | Mercyhurst at Montana State | ESPN+ | |
3 p.m. | Western Carolina at Montana | ESPN+ | |
3 p.m. | Southern Miss at Jacksonville State | ESPN+ | |
3:30 p.m. | UCLA at No. 16 LSU Joe Tessitore, Jesse Palmer, Katie George |
ABC/ESPN+ | |
3:30 p.m. | Arkansas at Auburn Mark Jones, Roddy Jones, Quint Kessenich |
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3:30 p.m. | Georgia Tech at No. 19 Louisville Mike Monaco, Kirk Morrison, Dawn Davenport |
ESPN2 | |
3:30 p.m. | Youngstown State at Pittsburgh Doug Sherman, Forrest Conoly |
ESPN+/ACCNX | |
3:30 p.m. | Houston Christian at UTSA Ted Emrich, Charlie Strong |
ESPN+ | |
3:30 p.m. | No. 12 Utah at No. 14 Oklahoma State Marc Kestecher, Kelly Stouffer, Ian Fitzsimmons |
ESPN Radio | |
3:30 p.m. | Rutgers at Virginia Tech Chris Cotter, Mark Herzlich, Coley Harvey |
ACC Network | |
3:30 p.m. | Buffalo at No. 23 Northern Illinois Jason Ross Jr, Tyoka Jackson |
ESPN+ | |
3:30 p.m. | Central Connecticut at Massachusetts | ESPN+ | |
4 p.m. | Duke at Middle Tennessee Matt Schumacker, Dustin Fox |
ESPNU | |
4 p.m. | Mississippi Valley State at Nicholls | ESPN+ | |
4:15 p.m. | Vanderbilt at No. 7 Missouri Taylor Zarzour, Matt Stinchcomb, Alyssa Lang |
SEC Network | |
5 p.m. | Lane at Miles College (AL) | ESPN+ | |
6 p.m. | Monmouth at Florida International | ESPN+ | |
6 p.m. | Southern Utah at Idaho State | ESPN+ | |
6 p.m. | Marist at Bucknell | ESPN+ | |
6 p.m. | The Citadel at Mercer | ESPN+ | |
6 p.m. | Morehead State at Eastern Kentucky | ESPN+ | |
6 p.m. | Richmond at Delaware State | ESPN+ | |
6 p.m. | East Carolina at Liberty | ESPN+ | |
7 p.m. | No. 8 Miami at South Florida Bob Wischusen, Louis Riddick, Kris Budden |
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7 p.m. | California at Florida State Roy Philpott, Sam Acho, Taylor Davis |
ESPN2 | |
7 p.m. | North Carolina A&T at North Carolina Central Tiffany Greene, Jay Walker |
ESPN+ | |
7 p.m. | Florida A&M at Troy | ESPN+ | |
7 p.m. | Wyoming at North Texas James Westling, Leger Douzable |
ESPN+ | |
7 p.m. | Missouri State at UT Martin | ESPN+ | |
7 p.m. | Gardner-Webb at Presbyterian | ESPN+ | |
7 p.m. | Eastern Illinois at Illinois State | ESPN+ | |
7 p.m. | Southeast Missouri State at Southern Illinois | ESPN+ | |
7 p.m. | South Dakota State at SE Louisiana | ESPN+ | |
7 p.m. | Sacramento State at Texas A&M-Commerce | ESPN+ | |
7 p.m. | Texas Southern at Lamar | ESPN+ | |
7 p.m. | Northern Arizona at Incarnate Word | ESPN+ | |
7 p.m. | Weber State at Northwestern State | ESPN+ | |
7 p.m. | Alabama A&M at Austin Peay | ESPN+ | |
7 p.m. | Tarleton State at North Alabama | ESPN+ | |
7 p.m. | Southern at Prairie View A&M | ESPN+ | |
7 p.m. | Jackson State at Grambling | ESPN+ | |
7 p.m. | Virginia-Lynchburg at Morgan State | ESPN+ | |
7 p.m. | Tulsa at Louisiana Tech | ESPN+ | |
7 p.m. | New Mexico State at Sam Houston | ESPN+ | |
7 p.m. | Toledo at Western Kentucky | ESPN+ | |
7:30 p.m. | No. 6 Tennessee at No. 15 Oklahoma Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Holly Rowe |
ABC/ESPN+ | |
7:30 p.m. | Akron at South Carolina Clay Matvick, Steve Addazio |
ESPNU | |
7:30 p.m. | Bowling Green at No. 25 Texas A&M Jay Alter, Rocky Boiman, Ashley Stroehlein |
ESPN+/SECN+ | |
7:30 p.m. | Baylor at Colorado Mike Couzens, Max Starks, Mike Peasley |
ESPN Radio | |
7:45 p.m. | Georgia Southern at No. 5 Ole Miss Tom Hart, Jordan Rodgers, Cole Cubelic |
SEC Network | |
8 p.m. | Michigan State at Boston College Wes Durham, Tom Luginbill, Dana Boyle |
ACC Network | |
8 p.m. | UL Monroe at No. 1 Texas Lowell Galindo, Fozzy Whittaker, Alex Chappell |
ESPN+/SECN+ | |
8 p.m. | Alcorn State at McNeese | ESPN+ | |
8 p.m. | Northern Colorado at Stephen F. Austin | ESPN+ | |
8 p.m. | Idaho at Abilene Christian | ESPN+ | |
10 p.m. | Utah Tech at UC Davis | ESPN+ | |
10:30 p.m. | No. 13 Kansas State at BYU Dave Flemming, Brock Osweiler, Stormy Buonantony |
ESPN |