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- Analyst Kirk Herbstreit and Reporter Maria Taylor in College Station; Rece Davis Calls Play-by-Play, Filling in for Chris Fowler
- Ranked Teams in Every Game Window, Including No. 1 Alabama on Saturday Afternoon; 15 Ranked Teams Overall
- ESPN+ Streams 24 Games, Features Maryland and Kansas on the Road
ESPN College Football Primetime Presented by Hampton By Hilton features No. 2 Clemson under the lights at Texas A&M (7 p.m. ET), highlighting a schedule featuring No. 1 Alabama, at least one ranked team in every game window on Friday, Sept. 7, and Saturday, Sept. 8, and 15 ranked teams overall.
Dabo Swinney, Jimbo Fisher Square Off for Ninth Consecutive Year
The Tigers-Aggies matchup pits head coaches Dabo Swinney (Clemson) and Jimbo Fisher (Texas A&M) against each other for the ninth straight year, but the first non-conference matchup between the two national championship coaches. Over the previous eight meetings, when Fisher was in the ACC, each coach won four times vs the other.
ESPN’s Emmy-winning analyst Kirk Herbstreit will be in the booth, with Maria Taylor on sidelines. Rece Davis will call the action, filling in for Chris Fowler who will call the US Open. Davis, Herbstreit, Taylor will be in College Station for College GameDay Built by The Home Depot earlier the same day (9 a.m. – noon).
ABC’s Saturday Night Football Features 99th Meeting between No. 13 Penn State and Pitt
ABC’s Saturday Night Football Presented by Wells Fargo will feature the 99th meeting between No. 13 Penn State and Pitt (8 p.m.) in a rivalry that was renewed the last two seasons, with both schools winning on their home field. Sean McDonough, Todd Blackledge and Holly Rowe will be at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh, Pa. for the call.
ESPN2 Airs No. 1 Alabama and No. 11 LSU in Home Openers
ESPN2 features a pair of highly-ranked SEC teams in their home opener, as the top ranked Crimson Tide returns to Bryant-Denny Stadium to host Arkansas State (3:30 p.m.). Later that night, No. 11 LSU will play in Tiger Stadium, as they welcome in Southeastern Louisiana (7 p.m.).
Nebraska’s Scott Frost Set to Make Debut at Alma Mater; Cornhuskers and Frost Renew Rivalry vs. Colorado
Nebraska coach Scott Frost is set to make his debut at his alma mater on ABC, as Colorado heads to Lincoln, Neb. (3:30 p.m.). This marks the first time the Buffaloes will take on the Cornhuskers since 2010 and 70th matchup overall. For Frost, Colorado is a familiar opponent, as he led the Cornhuskers to victories over the Buffaloes in 1996 and 1997 as the quarterback for his school. The Cornhuskers week 1 game was cancelled due to weather.
Ranked Teams Pepper the ESPN Slate
ESPN will bookend the Clemson-Texas A&M game with ranked teams on the road, as No. 18 Mississippi State heads to Kansas State (noon) and No. 15 Michigan State travels to Arizona State (10:45 p.m.).
Additional Week 2 Highlights:
- Additional Ranked SEC Teams Featured: 7 Auburn hosting Alabama State (SECN Alternate) and No. 25 Florida welcoming in Kentucky (SEC Network) will both kickoff at 7:30 p.m.
- ACCNE Features Ranked ACC Teams: 12 Virginia Tech hosting William & Mary (2 p.m.) and No. 22 Miami hosting Savannah State (6 p.m.) will be on ACC Network Extra
- ESPN3 Showcases UCF: The No. 19 Knights will be on ESPN3 as they host South Carolina State (6 p.m.)
- Friday Night Lights: 16 TCU heads to SMU (Sept. 7 at 8 p.m. on ESPN2) for the Horned Frogs first road test of the season
- Texas Home Opener on Longhorn Network: Texas will play the first of two games on Longhorn Network this season as UT welcomes Tulsa ( 8 p.m.) to Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium
ESPN+ Features Maryland Following Their Upset of Texas; Kansas on the Road One of the 24 Games on the Subscription Service
ESPN+ will feature Maryland one week after they upset then-ranked Texas, as the Terrapins will be at Bowling Green (6 p.m.). Kansas will also be featured, as it heads to Central Michigan (3 p.m.). Overall the subscription service will stream 24 games in week 2, bringing its season total to 75 games.
All Games Saturday, Sept. 8 unless noted
| Date | Time | Game/Commentators | Network |
| Thu, Sept 6 | 7 p.m. | Kennesaw State at Tennessee Tech Tiffany Greene, Jay Walker |
ESPNU |
| Fri, Sept 7 | 8 p.m. | No. 16 TCU at SMU Clay Matvick, Dan Orlovsky, Paul Carcaterra |
ESPN2 |
| Sat, Sept 8 | Noon | Arizona at Houston Steve Levy, Todd McShay, Paul Carcaterra |
ABC or ESPN2 |
| Georgia Tech at USF Adam Amin, Rod Gilmore, Quint Kessenich |
ABC or ESPN2 | ||
| No. 18 Mississippi State at Kansas State Mark Jones, Dusty Dvoracek, Molly McGrath |
ESPN | ||
| Nevada at Vanderbilt Dave Neal, DJ Shockley, Dawn Davenport |
SEC Network | ||
| Duke at Northwestern Jason Benetti, Kelly Stouffer, Olivia Dekker |
ESPNU | ||
| Towson at Wake Forest | ACC Network Extra | ||
| 1 p.m. | Holy Cross at Boston College | ACC Network Extra | |
| 2 p.m. | William & Mary at No. 12 Virginia Tech | ACC Network Extra | |
| 3 p.m. | Kansas at Central Michigan | ESPN+ | |
| 3:30 p.m. | Colorado at Nebraska Bob Wischusen, Brock Huard, Allison Williams |
ABC | |
| Arkansas State at No. 1 Alabama Kevin Brown, Andrew Ware, Alex Corddry |
ESPN2 | ||
| North Carolina at East Carolina Mike Corey, Rene Ingoglia |
ESPNU | ||
| Buffalo at Temple | ESPN3 | ||
| Wagner at Syracuse | ACC Network Extra | ||
| Howard at Kent State | ESPN+ | ||
| Morgan State at Akron | ESPN+ | ||
| No. 3 Georgia at No. 23 South Carolina Bob Rosinski, David Norrie, Ian Fitzsimmons |
ESPN Radio | ||
| 4 p.m. | East Tennessee State at Tennessee Taylor Zarzour, Matt Stinchcomb, Kris Budden |
SEC Network | |
| Southern Illinois at Ole Miss Mike Morgan, John Congemi, Alyssa Lang |
SEC Network Alternate | ||
| 6 p.m. | Savannah State at No. 22 Miami Drew Fellios, Forrest Conoly |
ACC Network Extra | |
| South Carolina State at No. 19 UCF Eric Rothman, Doug Graber |
ESPN3 | ||
| Maryland at Bowling Green | ESPN+ | ||
| UMass at Georgia Southern | ESPN+ | ||
| Appalachian State at Charlotte | ESPN+ | ||
| 6:30 p.m. | Eastern Kentucky at Marshall | ESPN+ | |
| 7 p.m. | No. 2 Clemson at Texas A&M Rece Davis, Kirk Herbstreit, Maria Taylor |
ESPN | |
| Southeastern Louisiana at No. 11 LSU Anish Shroff, Ray Bentley, Roddy Jones |
ESPN2 | ||
| Wyoming at Missouri Dave Lamont, Anthony Becht, Rocky Boiman |
ESPNU | ||
| Indiana State at Louisville Jim Barbar, John Gregory |
ACC Network Extra | ||
| Texas Southern at Texas State | ESPN3 | ||
| Louisiana-Monroe at Southern Mississippi | ESPN3 | ||
| Florida A&M at Troy | ESPN+ | ||
| UAB at Coastal Carolina | ESPN+ | ||
| UT Martin at Middle Tennessee | ESPN+ | ||
| Southern at Louisiana Tech | ESPN+ | ||
| 7:30 p.m. | Kentucky at No. 25 Florida Tom Hart, Jordan Rodgers, Cole Cubelic |
SEC Network | |
| Alabama State at No. 7 Auburn Mark Neely, Barrett Jones, Taylor Davis |
SEC Network Alternate | ||
| Utah at Northern Illinois Bill Roth, Mike Golic Jr. |
ESPNEWS | ||
| Maine at Western Kentucky | ESPN+ | ||
| Incarnate Word at North Texas | ESPN+ | ||
| 8 p.m. | No. 13 Penn State at Pittsburgh Sean McDonough, Todd Blackledge, Holly Rowe |
ABC | |
| Tulsa at Texas Lowell Galindo, Ahmad Brooks, Jen Lada |
Longhorn Network | ||
| Nicholls at Tulane | ESPN3 | ||
| Cincinnati at Miami (Ohio) | ESPN3 | ||
| 10:15 p.m. | California at BYU Roy Philpott, Tom Ramsey |
ESPN2 | |
| UConn at No. 20 Boise State Mike Couzens, Kirk Morrison |
ESPNU | ||
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10:45 p.m. | No. 15 Michigan State at Arizona State Dave Pasch, Greg McElroy, Tom Luginbill |
ESPN |
Note all ESPN+ and ESPN3 games are exclusive
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Media contact: Derek Volner at 860-384-9986; [email protected] and @DerekVolner
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