ESPN has announced its broadcast schedule for week seven of the 2021-22 college football season.
This weekend’s schedule is set to kick off at 10:30 p.m. ET Friday. Pac-12 conference opponents No. 9 Oregon and California are scheduled to face off.
The college football action continues at noon Saturday with a packed schedule. One key matchup at noon will see a showdown between American Athletic Conference opponents #3 Cincinnati and UCF. The game is scheduled to air on ABC. Meanwhile over on ESPN2, Nebraska and Minnesota are scheduled to kick off at noon.
Also at noon, the Gators and LSU Tigers will face off on ESPN. It will simulcast on ESPN Radio. Additionally, No. 21 Texas A&M will face Missouri at noon on the SEC Network.
Saturday’s daylong schedule continues at 3:30 with two more games. No. 19 BYU will face Baylor on ESPN’s 4K Game of the Week. Also at 3:30, No. 2 Iowa is scheduled to hit the field against Purdue on ABC following the Bearcats/Golden Knights game.
The SEC will get more attention at 7 p.m. on ESPN as No. 5 Alabama takes the field against Mississippi State.
Back over on the SEC Network, Ole Miss and Tennessee will go under the lights at 7:30 p.m. ET on SEC Saturday Night Presented by T-Mobile. #22 NC State will be on the road against Boston College at 7:30 p.m. on the ACC Network. The gridiron action continues at 7:30 p.m. on ABC’s Saturday Night Football Presented by Capitol One as No. 4 Oklahoma hosts TCU.
Utah and No. 18 Arizona State round out the key matchups on this week’s schedule of games across the ESPN networks. Kickoff is scheduled for 10 p.m. ET on ESPN.
The games noted here are just a handful of contests scheduled for this weekend. Even more games are scheduled across the ESPN networks.
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The 2021 college football season is still very young, but ESPN has already planned its coverage of the sport’s “post season.”
A press release distributed Wednesday announced it will air seven conference championship games between Dec. 3 and 4. The conference championship games will be for the Pac-12, Big 12, MAC, Sunbelt Conference, American Athletic Conference, Southwest Athletic Conference, and Atlantic Coast Conference.
Coverage is scheduled to start at 8 p.m. ET Dec. 3 on ABC and ESPN Radio with coverage of the PAC-12 championship. The other six championships will air throughout the day Dec. 4, starting with the Big 12 and MAC championships at noon. The Big 12 Championship is scheduled to air live on ABC and ESPN Radio while the MAC Championship is scheduled to air on ESPN.
Coverage continues at 3:30 p.m. ET on ESPN with the Sun Belt Conference Championship. The AAC Champion will be crowned in that conference’s championship game at 4 p.m. ET on ABC.
Kickoff for the SWAC Championship is scheduled for 4 p.m. ET on ESPN2. The day winds down at 8 p.m. ET on ABC and ESPN Radio with coverage of the ACC Championship.
The full Dec. 3-4 CFB Conference Championship Schedule is noted below.
Date
Time (ET)
Game
Network
Fri, Dec 3
8 p.m.
Pac-12 Championship Game (Allegiant Stadium – Las Vegas, Nev.)
ABC/ESPN Radio
Sat, Dec 4
Noon
Dr Pepper Big 12 Championship Game (AT&T Stadium – Arlington, Texas)
ABC/ESPN Radio
Rocket Mortgage MAC Championship Game (Ford Field – Detroit, Mich.)
ESPN
3:30 p.m.
Sun Belt Conference Championship Game (Campus Site TBD)
ESPN
4 p.m.
American Athletic Conference Championship Game (Campus Site TBD)
ABC
SWAC Championship Game (Campus Site TBD)
ESPN2
8 p.m.
Subway ACC Championship Game (Bank of America Stadium – Charlotte, N.C.)
ABC/ESPN Radio
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Yet another of 2020’s scheduled college football bowl games has been cancelled.
ESPN announced late Tuesday, that the Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl has been cancelled. The game is now the fourth bowl game cancelled this month and 15th this season. The game, which was scheduled to take place at noon Saturday, was to feature a matchup between South Carolina and the University of Alabama Birmingham.
According to a press release distributed by ESPN, the cancellation happened due to “an increased number of COVID-19 cases.” The bowl game is one of 17 total that is owned and operated by ESPN and ESPN Events.
Scott Glaser, Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl Executive Director, addressed the cancellation in a prepared statement.
“The current environment has presented many challenges,” said Glaser. “We looked into a number of options for UAB, but ultimately could not identify any opportunities for them to play at this time. We are appreciative of the many supporters in the community, including our new title sponsor – Union Home Mortgage, and look forward to staging the game in 2021.”
According to information in the noted press release, ticket refunds are available through Etix. Refunds can take up to five business days to process, depending on the banking institution.
The Military Bowl was the latest bowl game cancellation, coming Monday. The game is not owned and operated by ESPN and ESPN Events. According to information about the cancellation, it was due to a lack of teams to play in the bowl.
Tulsa, which fell to Cincinnati in the American Athletic Conference Championship Game, and Virginia Tech were originally believed to be the potential opponents for the game, but the Hokies opted out. The Golden Hurricane meanwhile will now play in the Armed Forces Bowl on Dec. 31 against Mississippi State.
The list of bowl games cancelled is noted below.
Bahamas Bowl (C-USA vs. MAC)
Celebration Bowl (MEAC vs. SWAC)
Fenway Bowl (AAC vs. ACC)
Hawaii Bowl (AAC vs. Mountain West)
Holiday Bowl (ACC vs. Pac-12)
Las Vegas Bowl (Pac-12 vs. SEC)
Los Angeles Bowl (Pac-12 vs. Mountain West)
Pinstripe Bowl (ACC vs. Big Ten)
Quick Lane Bowl (ACC, Big Ten, MAC)
Redbox Bowl (Big Ten vs. Pac-12)
Sun Bowl (ACC vs. Pac-12)
Tropical Smoothie Cafe Frisco Bowl (AAC vs. WAC)
Ticketmaster Birmingham Bowl (SEC vs. AAC)
Perspecta Military Bowl (AAC vs. ACC)
Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl (SEC vs. C-USA)
ESPN’s Capital One Bowl Mania schedule is underway. The month-long schedule is in its third day. Appalachian State defeated North Texas in the schedule’s opening game, the inaugural Myrtle Beach Bowl, Monday.
Nevada defeated Tulane 38-27 Tuesday in the first of two games, in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl. BYU defeat UCF 49-23 in the Boca Raton Bowl, the second of the day’s games.
Bowl action continues today with another double header. Up first is the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl at 3 p.m., featuring a matchup of Louisiana tech and Georgia Southern. Coverage is scheduled to start at 3 p.m. ET on ESPN/ESPN Deportes/ESPN Radio.
Memphis and Florida Atlantic are set to face off in the day’s second game, the Montgomery Bowl, at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN and ESPN Deportes.
The remaining schedule for Capital One Bowl Mania is noted below.
Date
Time (ET)
Event/Commentators
Network
Wed, Dec. 23
3 p.m.
R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl Louisiana Tech vs. Georgia Southern Mercedes-Benz Superdome – New Orleans, La. Matt Barrie, Mike Golic Jr, Dawn Davenport Radio: Sean Kelley, Barrett Jones
ESPN and ESPN Radio / ESPN Deportes
7 p.m.
Montgomery Bowl* Memphis vs. Florida Atlantic Cramton Bowl – Montgomery, Ala. Clay Matvick, Rocky Boiman, Lauren Sisler
ESPN / ESPN Deportes
Thu, Dec. 24
3:30 p.m.
New Mexico Bowl* Hawai‘i vs. Houston Toyota Stadium – Frisco, Texas John Schriffen, Rene Ingoglia, Kris Budden Radio: Kevin Winter, Craig Haubert
ESPN and ESPN Radio / ESPN Deportes
Fri, Dec. 25
2:30 p.m.
Camellia Bowl* Marshall vs. Buffalo Cramton Bowl – Montgomery, Ala. Bill Roth, Dustin Fox, Lauren Sisler
ESPN
Sat, Dec. 26
Noon
Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl* South Carolina vs. UAB Raymond James Stadium – Tampa, Fla. Jason Benetti, Andre Ware, Paul Carcaterra
ABC / ESPN Deportes
3:30 p.m.
SERVPRO First Responder Bowl* Louisiana vs. UTSA Gerald J. Ford Stadium – Dallas, Texas Anish Shroff, Tom Luginbill, Quint Kessenich
ABC / ESPN Deportes
LendingTree Bowl Western Kentucky vs. Georgia State Ladd-Peebles Stadium – Mobile, Ala. Mike Couzens, Jay Walker, Dawn Davenport
ESPN
7:30 p.m.
FBC Mortgage Cure Bowl* Liberty vs. Coastal Carolina Camping World Stadium – Orlando, Fla. Roy Philpott, Kelly Stouffer, Alex Chappell
ESPN
Tue, Dec. 29
5:30 p.m.
Cheez-It Bowl Oklahoma State vs. Miami Camping World Stadium – Orlando, Fla. Dave O’Brien, Tim Hasselbeck, Katie George Radio: Sean Kelley, Barrett Jones
ESPN and ESPN Radio / ESPN Deportes
9 p.m.
Valero Alamo Bowl Texas vs. Colorado Alamodome – San Antonio, Texas Dave Pasch, Mike Golic Sr., Kris Budden Radio: Marc Kestecher, Trevor Matich
ESPN and ESPN Radio / ESPN Deportes
Wed, Dec. 30
Noon
Duke’s Mayo Bowl Wake Forest vs. Wisconsin Bank of America Stadium Charlotte, N.C. Taylor Zarzour, Matt Stinchcomb, Marty Smith
ESPN / ESPN Deportes
4 p.m.
TransPerfect Music City Bowl Iowa vs. Missouri Nissan Stadium – Nashville, Tenn. Tom Hart, Jordan Rodgers, Cole Cubelic Radio: Sean Kelley, Barrett Jones
ESPN and ESPN Radio / ESPN Deportes
Thu, Dec. 31
Noon
Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl* Tulsa vs. Mississippi State Amon G. Carter Stadium – Fort Worth, Texas Chris Cotter, Mark Herzlich, Ian Fitzsimmons
ESPN / ESPN Deportes
4 p.m.
AutoZone Liberty Bowl West Virginia vs. Tennessee Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium – Memphis, Tenn. Wes Durham, Roddy Jones, Eric Wood Radio: Jay Alter, Brad Edwards
ESPN and ESPN Radio / ESPN Deportes
8 p.m.
Mercari Texas Bowl* Arkansas vs. TCU NRG Stadium – Houston Jason Benetti, Andre Ware, Dawn Davenport Radio: Marc Kestecher, Ben Hartsock
ESPN and ESPN Radio / ESPN Deportes
Fri, Jan. 1
1 p.m.
Vrbo Citrus Bowl Auburn vs. Northwestern Camping World Stadium – Orlando, Fla. Dave Flemming, Rod Gilmore, Paul Carcaterra
ABC
Sat, Jan. 2
Noon
TaxSlayer Gator Bowl N.C. State vs. Kentucky TIAA Bank Field – Jacksonville, Fla. Anish Shroff, Tom Luginbill, Lericia Harris
ESPN
12:30 p.m.
Outback Bowl Ole Miss vs. Indiana Raymond James Stadium – Tampa, Fla. Tom Hart, Jordan Rodgers, Cole Cubelic
ABC
* — ESPN owned and operated event
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The 2020-21 college football season’s bowl schedule, dubbed Capital One Bowl Mania, opens at 2:30 p.m. ET today. The inaugural Myrtle Beach Bowl opens this season’s bowl schedule on ESPN and ESPN Deportes. Appalachian State and North Texas will face off in this afternoon’s bowl, with the broadcast team of Eric Mac Lain, Ryan McGee, and Marty Smith on the call.
The month-long schedule culminates with the College Football Playoff National Championship Presented by AT&T on Jan. 11. The College Football Playoff National Championship Presented by AT&T is scheduled to take place at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, FL.
While Capital One Bowl Mania will feature 27 bowl games, 13 bowl games had been cancelled as of Sunday. Among those games cancelled were bowls, such as the Cricket Celebration Bowl, Ticketmaster Birmingham Bowl, and Holiday Bowl. The list of bowl games cancelled is noted below.
Bahamas Bowl (C-USA vs. MAC)
Celebration Bowl (MEAC vs. SWAC)
Fenway Bowl (AAC vs. ACC)
Hawaii Bowl (AAC vs. Mountain West)
Holiday Bowl (ACC vs. Pac-12)
Las Vegas Bowl (Pac-12 vs. SEC)
Los Angeles Bowl (Pac-12 vs. Mountain West)
Pinstripe Bowl (ACC vs. Big Ten)
Quick Lane Bowl (ACC, Big Ten, MAC)
Redbox Bowl (Big Ten vs. Pac-12)
Sun Bowl (ACC vs. Pac-12)
Tropical Smoothie Cafe Frisco Bowl (AAC vs. WAC)
Ticketmaster Birmingham Bowl (SEC vs. AAC)
This year’s Capital One Bowl Mania schedule is noted below.
ESPN’s 2020-21 Bowl Season Schedule (excluding NY6 Bowls)
Date
Time (ET)
Event/Commentators
Network
Mon, Dec. 21
2:30 p.m.
Myrtle Beach Bowl* Appalachian State vs. North Texas Brooks Stadium – Conway, S.C. Courtney Lyle, Eric Mac Lain, Ryan McGee/Marty Smith
ESPN / ESPN Deportes
Tue, Dec. 22
3:30 p.m.
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl* Tulane vs. Nevada Lyle Smith Field at Albertsons Stadium – Boise, Idaho Chris Cotter, Mark Herzlich, Taylor Davis
ESPN / ESPN Deportes
7 p.m.
RoofClaim.com Boca Raton Bowl* UCF vs. BYU Howard Schnellenberger Field at FAU Stadium – Boca Raton, Fla. Dave Neal, DJ Shockley, Lericia Harris Radio: Chris Carlin, Craig Haubert
ESPN and ESPN Radio / ESPN Deportes
Wed, Dec. 23
3 p.m.
R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl Louisiana Tech vs. Georgia Southern Mercedes-Benz Superdome – New Orleans, La. Matt Barrie, Mike Golic Jr, Dawn Davenport Radio: Sean Kelley, Barrett Jones
ESPN and ESPN Radio / ESPN Deportes
7 p.m.
Montgomery Bowl* Memphis vs. Florida Atlantic Cramton Bowl – Montgomery, Ala. Clay Matvick, Rocky Boiman, Lauren Sisler
ESPN / ESPN Deportes
Thu, Dec. 24
3:30 p.m.
New Mexico Bowl* Hawai‘i vs. Houston Toyota Stadium – Frisco, Texas John Schriffen, Rene Ingoglia, Kris Budden Radio: Kevin Winter, Craig Haubert
ESPN and ESPN Radio / ESPN Deportes
Fri, Dec. 25
2:30 p.m.
Camellia Bowl* Marshall vs. Buffalo Cramton Bowl – Montgomery, Ala. Bill Roth, Dustin Fox, Lauren Sisler
ESPN
Sat, Dec. 26
Noon
Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl* South Carolina vs. UAB Raymond James Stadium – Tampa, Fla. Jason Benetti, Andre Ware, Paul Carcaterra
ABC / ESPN Deportes
3:30 p.m.
SERVPRO First Responder Bowl* Louisiana vs. UTSA Gerald J. Ford Stadium – Dallas, Texas Anish Shroff, Tom Luginbill, Quint Kessenich
ABC / ESPN Deportes
LendingTree Bowl Western Kentucky vs. Georgia State Ladd-Peebles Stadium – Mobile, Ala. Mike Couzens, Jay Walker, Dawn Davenport
ESPN
7:30 p.m.
FBC Mortgage Cure Bowl* Liberty vs. Coastal Carolina Camping World Stadium – Orlando, Fla. Roy Philpott, Kelly Stouffer, Alex Chappell
ESPN
Tue, Dec. 29
5:30 p.m.
Cheez-It Bowl Oklahoma State vs. Miami Camping World Stadium – Orlando, Fla. Dave O’Brien, Tim Hasselbeck, Katie George Radio: Sean Kelley, Barrett Jones
ESPN and ESPN Radio / ESPN Deportes
9 p.m.
Valero Alamo Bowl Texas vs. Colorado Alamodome – San Antonio, Texas Dave Pasch, Mike Golic Sr., Kris Budden Radio: Marc Kestecher, Trevor Matich
ESPN and ESPN Radio / ESPN Deportes
Wed, Dec. 30
Noon
Duke’s Mayo Bowl Wake Forest vs. Wisconsin Bank of America Stadium Charlotte, N.C. Taylor Zarzour, Matt Stinchcomb, Marty Smith
ESPN / ESPN Deportes
4 p.m.
TransPerfect Music City Bowl Iowa vs. Missouri Nissan Stadium – Nashville, Tenn. Tom Hart, Jordan Rodgers, Cole Cubelic Radio: Sean Kelley, Barrett Jones
ESPN and ESPN Radio / ESPN Deportes
Thu, Dec. 31
Noon
Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl* Tulsa vs. Mississippi State Amon G. Carter Stadium – Fort Worth, Texas Chris Cotter, Mark Herzlich, Ian Fitzsimmons
ESPN / ESPN Deportes
4 p.m.
AutoZone Liberty Bowl West Virginia vs. Tennessee Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium – Memphis, Tenn. Wes Durham, Roddy Jones, Eric Wood Radio: Jay Alter, Brad Edwards
ESPN and ESPN Radio / ESPN Deportes
8 p.m.
Mercari Texas Bowl* Arkansas vs. TCU NRG Stadium – Houston Jason Benetti, Andre Ware, Dawn Davenport Radio: Marc Kestecher, Ben Hartsock
ESPN and ESPN Radio / ESPN Deportes
Fri, Jan. 1
1 p.m.
Vrbo Citrus Bowl Auburn vs. Northwestern Camping World Stadium – Orlando, Fla. Dave Flemming, Rod Gilmore, Paul Carcaterra
ABC
Sat, Jan. 2
Noon
TaxSlayer Gator Bowl N.C. State vs. Kentucky TIAA Bank Field – Jacksonville, Fla. Anish Shroff, Tom Luginbill, Lericia Harris
ESPN
12:30 p.m.
Outback Bowl Ole Miss vs. Indiana Raymond James Stadium – Tampa, Fla. Tom Hart, Jordan Rodgers, Cole Cubelic
ABC
* — ESPN owned and operated event
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ESPN’s College GameDay Built by The Home Depot air live from South Carolina this weekend.
The network’s flagship college football program will air live from the campus of No. 18 Coastal Carolina University Saturday. It marks the first time that the program will have ever run from the university. It is ahead of the Chanticleers’ matchup with No. 13 BYU.
Rece Davis will anchor the broadcast. Kirk Herbstreit, Desmond Howard, David Pollack, Maria Taylor and Chris “The Bear” Fallica will join Davis for the broadcast. Lee Corso will join the broadcast remotely from his home while Jen Lada, Pat McAfee, Tom Rinaldi, and Gene Wojciechowski will also contribute.
The matchup between BYU and Coastal Carolina is just one of the games set for Saturday’s day-long college football schedule. No. 4 Ohio State will visit Michigan State, with coverage starting at noon on ABC. Over on ESPN, No. 5 Texas A&M will visit Auburn.
No. 17 UNC will host the Western Carolina Catamounts at noon on the ACC Network. ESPN2 will broadcast the matchup of No. 15 Oklahoma State and TCU, also at noon. that game will simulcast on ESPN Radio.
No. 12 Indiana will visit No. 16 Wisconsin at 3:30 p.m. ET on ESPN as the day continues. Virginia Tech will host No. 3 Clemson in the day’s headliner on ABC.
The full schedule for this weekend’s college football matchups is noted below.
Updated at noon ET on Thursday, Dec. 3. All rankings are CFP Rankings (Dec. 1).
Date
Time (ET)
Game/Talent
Network
Fri, Dec 4
8:30 p.m.
Louisiana at Appalachian State Jason Benetti, Andre Ware, Taylor Davis
ESPN
Sat, Dec 5
Noon
No. 4 Ohio State at Michigan State Bob Wischusen, Dan Orlovsky, Quint Kessenich
ABC
No. 5 Texas A&M at Auburn Sean McDonough, Todd Blackledge, Todd McShay, Allison Williams
ESPN
No. 15 Oklahoma State at TCU TV: Mark Jones, Dusty Dvoracek, Kris Budden Radio: Marc Kestecher, Ben Hartsock
ESPN2/ESPN Radio
Western Carolina at No. 17 NorthCarolina Wes Durham, Roddy Jones, Lericia Harris
ACC Network
Arkansas at Missouri Dave Neal, DJ Shockley, Dawn Davenport
SEC Network
Toledo at Northern Illinois Shawn Kenney, Bob Chmiel
ESPN3
Memphis at Tulane David Saltzman, Keith Moreland
ESPN+
Rice at No. 21 Marshall
ESPN+
2 p.m.
Ball State at Central Michigan Clay Matvick, Rocky Boiman
ESPNU
Bowling Green at Akron Michael Reghi, Jerod Cherry
ESPN3
Troy at South Alabama
ESPN3
Eastern Michigan at Western Michigan Dan Gutowsky, Devin Gardner
ESPN+
3 p.m.
Louisiana-Monroe at Arkansas State
ESPN3
3:30 p.m.
No. 12 Indiana at No. 16 Wisconsin Joe Tessitore, Greg McElroy, Holly Rowe
ABC
West Virginia at No. 9 Iowa State Dave Pasch, Mike Golic Sr., Paul Carcaterra
ESPN
No. 24 Tulsa at Navy Anish Shroff, Tom Luginbill, Alex Chappell
ESPN2
Boston College at Virginia
ESPN3
4 p.m.
Georgia Tech at NC State Chris Cotter, Mark Herzlich, Eric Wood
ACC Network
Vanderbilt at No. 8 Georgia Taylor Zarzour, Matt Stinchcomb, Lauren Sisler
SEC Network
5:30 p.m.
No. 13 BYU at No. 18 CoastalCarolina Bill Roth, Dustin Fox, Ryan McGee
ESPNU
6 p.m.
Florida Atlantic at Georgia Southern
ESPN+
7 p.m.
No. 23 Oregon at California Dave Flemming, Rod Gilmore, Taylor McGregor
ESPN
7:30 p.m.
No. 3 Clemson at Virginia Tech Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Maria Taylor
ABC
South Carolina at Kentucky Tom Hart, Jordan Rodgers, Cole Cubelic
SEC Network
No. 1 Alabama at LSU Sean Kelley, Barrett Jones
ESPN Radio
8 p.m.
No. 10 Miami at Duke Dave O’Brien, Tim Hasselbeck, Katie George
ACC Network
9 p.m.
Houston at SMU John Schriffen, Rene Ingoglia
ESPNU
10:30 p.m.
Oregon State at Utah Mike Couzens, Kirk Morrison, Ian Fitzsimmons
ESPN
Sun, Dec 6
Noon
Western Kentucky at Charlotte
ESPN3
Note: Not all digital games are exclusive
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ESPN will broadcast five college football conference championships this season.
Network officials announced the broadcast schedule for the conference championships Tuesday. Opening this year’s coverage is the MAC Championship. The conference title game is scheduled to take place at 7:30 p.m. ET on Dec. 18 on ESPN. The game is scheduled to take place at Ford Field in Detroit, MI.
The other four title games are scheduled to take place the following day, Dec. 19. Opening the day-long schedule is the Dr. Pepper Big 12 Championship. Coverage is scheduled to start at noon on ABC. It will simulcast on ESPN Radio.
The start time for the day’s next game — the Sun Belt Championship — is under consideration. Conference officials are determining whether to play the game at noon or 3:30 p.m. ET. Additionally, the game site is under consideration along with network (ESPN/ESPN2).
The ACC Championship continues the day’s action at 4 p.m. ET on ABC and ESPN Radio. Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, NC is the scheduled site for the game.
The American Athletic Conference Championship rounds out the weekend’s Championship coverage for the 2020-21 college football season. Coverage is scheduled to start at 8 p.m. ET on ABC. The game site is under consideration.
The full weekend schedule for the conference championship coverage is noted below.
College Football Conference Championship Games on ESPN and ABC:
Date
Time (ET)
Matchup/Commentators
Network
Fri, Dec 18
7:30 p.m.
MAC ChampionshipFord Field, Detroit, Mich.
ESPN
Sat, Dec 19
Noon
Dr Pepper Big 12 ChampionshipAT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas
ABC ESPN Radio
Noon or 3:30 p.m.
Sun Belt Championshipcampus site TBD
ESPN or ESPN2
4 p.m.
ACC ChampionshipBank of America Stadium, Charlotte, N.C.
ABC ESPN Radio
8 p.m.
American Athletic Championshipcampus site TBD
ABC
* The Pac 12 Championship on Dec. 18 will also be available on ESPN Radio
In other college football news, ESPN officials have released a statement in regards to the game site for the upcoming New Mexico Bowl. It notes that COVID-19 restrictions in New Mexico have forced the game’s site to move out of state.
“Due to current state guidelines in New Mexico regarding intercollegiate athletics and travel, the 2020 New Mexico Bowl will be staged in Frisco, Texas, at Toyota Stadium, on Thursday, Dec. 24, at 3:30 p.m. ET,” the statement reads.
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ESPN Radio will carry full coverage of the World Series as the championship battle begins tonight.
Coverage is scheduled to start at 8 p.m. ET. Along with airing on the radio, it will also stream online through ESPNRadio.com, the ESPN App, and Sirius XM’s Channel 80.
ESPN’s Dan Shulman will anchor the coverage for the 10th consecutive year. Jessica Mendoza will make history as she becomes the first woman to serve as an analyst during ESPN Radio’s coverage. Chris Singleton rounds out the network’s broadcast team for the coverage.
ESPN Senior MLB Insider Buster Olney will provide all of the game’s latest headlines. His reports will come remotely.
ESPN Radio’s coverage of the 2020 MLB World Series will come from ESPN’s studios in Bristol, CT as a result of COVID-19 restrictions. Pre-game coverage is scheduled to start at 7:30 p.m. ET with Mark Kestecher anchoring and various analysts joining him.
This year marks the 23rd consecutive season that ESPN Radio has carried coverage of the World Series.
ESPN Radio’s broadcast schedule for the 2020 MLB World Series is noted below.
2020 World Series schedule
Date
Game
Tue, Oct. 20
World Series Game 1
Wed, Oct. 21
World Series Game 2
Fri, Oct. 23
World Series Game 3
Sat, Oct. 24
World Series Game 4
Sun, Oct. 25
World Series Game 5* if necessary
Tue, Oct. 27
World Series Game 6* if necessary
Wed, Oct. 28
World Series Game 7* if necessary
Over on the television side, Baseball Tonight will preview each game of the World Series at 7 p.m. ET. The program’s broadcast schedule is noted below.
Baseball Tonightschedule
Date
Time (ET)
Platform
Tue, Oct. 20
7 p.m.
ESPN, ESPN App
Wed, Oct. 21
7 p.m.
ESPN, ESPN App
Fri, Oct. 23
7 p.m.
ESPN2, ESPN App
Sun, Oct. 25*
6 p.m.
ESPN, ESPN App
Tue, Oct. 27*
7 p.m.
ESPN2, ESPN App
Wed, Oct. 28*
7 p.m.
ESPN, ESPN App
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ESPN’s family of networks will cover more than 20 games in Major League Baseball’s 2020 postseason schedule.
The announcement was made Monday afternoon. The networks’ schedule will start with the 2020 Wild Card Series presented by Hankook Tire. That series is scheduled to start Tuesday and run through Friday. Its games will air on ABC, ESPN, and ESPN2.
Among the series that the networks will cover are those of the Astros and Twins, Reds and Braves, and Cubs and Marlins. ABC’s Sept. 29 game will mark the first time in 25 years that the network will carry a postseason MLB game.
The Twins and Astros will play in the noted game, which Karl Ravech will anchor. Eduardo Perez and Tim Kurkjian will provide additional commentary.
The Oakland Athletics and Chicago White Sox will air live at 3 p.m. ET Sept. 29 on ESPN. Dave Fleming will have the call, while Jessica Mendoza and Rick Sutcliffe will provide additional commentary.
The New York Yankees and Cleveland Indians will round out Tuesday’s broadcast schedule at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN. The Sunday Night Baseball team of Matt Vasgersian, Alex Rodriguez and Buster Olney will cover the game.
ESPN’s weekly MLB pre-game broadcast of Baseball Tonight will air twice Tuesday. The first broadcast will air at 2 p.m. ET and the second at 6 p.m. Kevin Connors will anchor with additional commentary from Mark Teixeira.
The full schedule for the ESPN networks’ 2020 MLB postseason is noted below. Games will be called from ESPN’s studios in Bristol, CT due to COVID-19 restrictions. Analysts will appear remotely.
ESPN television schedule
Date
Time (ET)
Game
Commentators
Platform
Tue, Sept. 29
2 p.m.
Game 1: Houston Astros at Minnesota Twins
Karl Ravech, Eduardo Perez, Tim Kurkjian
ABC, ESPN App
3 p.m.
Game 1: Chicago White Sox at Oakland Athletics
Dave Flemming, Jessica Mendoza,
ESPN, ESPN App
7 p.m.
Game 1: New York Yankees at Cleveland Indians
Matt Vasgersian, Alex Rodriguez, Buster Olney, Marly Rivera
ESPN, ESPN App
7 p.m.
Game 1: New York Yankees at Cleveland Indians (Statcast)
Jason Benetti, Kyle Peterson, Mike Petriello, Marly Rivera
ESPN+
Wed, Sept. 30
12 p.m.
Game 1: Cincinnati Reds at Atlanta Braves
Matt Vasgersian, Alex Rodriguez, Buster Olney, Kiley McDaniel
ESPN, ESPN App
1 p.m.
“Squeeze Play” whiparound coverage
Jason Benetti, Kyle Peterson, Mike Petriello
ESPN+
1 p.m.
Game 2: Houston Astros at Minnesota Twins
Karl Ravech, Eduardo Perez, Tim Kurkjian
ESPN2, ESPN App
2 p.m.
Game 1: Miami Marlins at Chicago Cubs
Jon Sciambi, Chipper Jones, Jesse Rogers
ABC, ESPN App
3 p.m.
Game 2: Chicago White Sox at Oakland Athletics
Dave Flemming, Jessica Mendoza
ESPN, ESPN App
5 p.m.
Game 1: St. Louis Cardinals at San Diego Padres
Tom Hart, Rick Sutcliffe, Pedro Gomez
ESPN2, ESPN App
7 p.m.
Game 2: New York Yankees at Cleveland Indians
Matt Vasgersian, Alex Rodriguez, Buster Olney, Marly Rivera
ESPN, ESPN App
10 p.m.
Game 1: Milwaukee Brewers at Los Angeles Dodgers
Karl Ravech, Eduardo Perez, Tim Kurkjian, Alden Gonzalez
ESPN, ESPN App
Thu, Oct. 1
TBD
Game 2: Cincinnati Reds at Atlanta Braves
Matt Vasgersian, Alex Rodriguez, Buster Olney, Kiley McDaniel
TBD
TBD
“Squeeze Play” whiparound coverage
Jason Benetti, Kyle Peterson, Mike Petriello
TBD
TBD
Game 3: Houston Astros at Minnesota Twins* if necessary
Karl Ravech, Eduardo Perez, Tim Kurkjian
TBD
TBD
Game 2: Miami Marlins at Chicago Cubs
Jon Sciambi, Chipper Jones, Jesse Rogers
TBD
TBD
Game 3: Chicago White Sox at Oakland Athletics* if necessary
Dave Flemming, Jessica Mendoza
TBD
TBD
Game 2: St. Louis Cardinals at San Diego Padres
Tom Hart, Rick Sutcliffe, Pedro Gomez
TBD
TBD
Game 3: New York Yankees at Cleveland Indians* if necessary
Matt Vasgersian, Alex Rodriguez, Buster Olney, Marly Rivera
TBD
TBD
Game 2: Milwaukee Brewers at Los Angeles Dodgers
Karl Ravech, Eduardo Perez, Tim Kurkjian, Alden Gonzalez
TBD
Fri, Oct. 2
TBD
Game 3: Miami Marlins at Chicago Cubs* if necessary
Jon Sciambi, Chipper Jones, Jesse Rogers
TBD
TBD
Game 3: Cincinnati Reds at Atlanta Braves* if necessary
Matt Vasgersian, Alex Rodriguez, Buster Olney, Kiley McDaniel
TBD
TBD
Game 3: Milwaukee Brewers at Los Angeles Dodgers* if necessary
Karl Ravech, Eduardo Perez, Tim Kurkjian, Alden Gonzalez
TBD
TBD
Game 3: Milwaukee Brewers at Los Angeles Dodgers* if necessary
(Statcast)
Jason Benetti, Kyle Peterson, Mike Petriello, Alden Gonzalez
TBD
TBD
Game 3: St. Louis Cardinals at San Diego Padres* if necessary
Tom Hart, Rick Sutcliffe, Pedro Gomez
TBD
ESPN Radio schedule and commentators (September 29-30):
Date
Coverage Start Time (ET)
Game
Commentators
Tue, Sept. 29
1:45 p.m.
Houston Astros at Minnesota Twins
Kevin Brown, Chris Singleton
2:45 p.m.
Chicago White Sox at Oakland Athletics
Jon Sciambi and Jim Bowden
4:45 p.m.
Toronto Blue Jays at Tampa Bay Rays
Dan Shulman, Chris Burke
6:45 p.m.
New York Yankees at Cleveland Indians
Dave O’Brien, Chris Singleton
Wed, Sept. 30
1:45 p.m.
Miami Marlins at Chicago Cubs
Kevin Brown, Jim Bowden
3:45 p.m.
Toronto Blue Jays at Tampa Bay Rays
Dan Shulman, Chris Burke
6:45 p.m.
New York Yankees at Cleveland Indians
Dave O’Brien, Chris Singleton
9:45 p.m.
Milwaukee Brewers at Los Angeles Dodgers
Dan Shulman, Jim Bowden
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The stage is set for the 2020 NBA Finals, and ESPN’s networks will have full coverage of the run to the championship.
ESPN will carry the championship series for the 18th consecutive season, with game one set to tip off at 9 p.m. ET Wednesday on ESPN. The Los Angeles Lakers and Miami Heat will vie for the league’s top prize this year.
The NBA Finals are presented this year by YouTube TV. The games will air across the ESPN networks (ABC, ESPN, ESPN Radio and ESPN Deportes) domestically and internationally. Ernesto Jerez and analyst Coach Carlos Morales will cover the finals for ESPN Deportes.
The teams will play the best-of-seven series live at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at the Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, FL. Mike Breen will anchor coverage of this year’s finals, making this year his 15th consecutive year anchoring the NBA Finals. Jeff Van Gundy, Mark Jackson, and Rachel Nichols will provide additional commentary and all of the series’ latest headlines.
NBA Countdown presented by Door Dash will precede each game. The weeknight broadcasts will air at 8:30 p.m. ET and run for half an hour. The weeknight broadcasts of NBA Countdown presented by Door Dash will air at 7 p.m. ET.
Audiences will also get a digital pre-game broadcast in the form of Hoop Streams half an hour prior to each game. Th program will stream live through ESPN’s Twitter page, YouTube, and Facebook sites.
The schedule for the 2020 NBA Finals is noted below.
Date
Time (ET)
Game
Wed, Sept. 30
9 p.m.
Game 1
Fri, Oct. 2
9 p.m.
Game 2
Sun, Oct. 4
7:30 p.m.
Game 3
Tue, Oct. 6
9 p.m.
Game 4
Fri, Oct. 9
9 p.m.
Game 5* if necessary
Sun, Oct. 11
7:30 p.m.
Game 6* if necessary
Tue, Oct. 13
9 p.m.
Game 7 * if necessary
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The St. Louis Cardinals and Kansas City Royals will face off live on ESPN2 Wednesday.
Wednesday’s game is the closer in the cross-conference rivals’ three-game series. The Royals (22-32) opened the series Monday with a 4-1 win over St. Louis, who is fighting for a chance in the postseason. The Royals sit last in the American League Central with no chance of making the postseason.
Coverage for the game is scheduled to start at 8 p.m. ET. Tom Hart will have the call for the game. Jessica Mendoza and Kyle Peterson will provide additional commentary.
Danny Duff (3-4) is scheduled to start for Kansas City in Wednesday’s game. His last time on the mound was Friday against the Milwaukee Brewers. Milwaukee won the game 9-5, with Duffy taking the loss for the Royals. He allowed six runs and six earned runs on seven hits; two walks and two home runs while striking out five batters over 3.2 innings.
Carlos Martinez (0-2) is scheduled to get the start for St. Louis. His last time on the mound was Friday in the first of game of a double header against the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Cardinals won the game 6-5, with Alex Reyes credited with the win.
Martinez pitched 3.2 innings in the game, allowing five runs and one earned run on three hits. He walked four batters and struck out one.
As of Tuesday, the Cardinals are second in the National League Central standings, ahead of Cincinnati, but only because it has three fewer losses than the Reds. Cincinnati has two more wins than St. Louis.
Martinez’s struggles in his last appearance gives host Kansas City more hopes of picking up another win Wednesday. At the same time, Kansas City has struggled just as much at home (11-13) this season as on the road (11-19).
St. Louis meanwhile has been only moderately successful in both its home and road record. The Cardinals are 11-11 at home so far this season and 15-14 on the road, which means even more that Wednesday’s game (and this week’s series) could go to either team.
Additionally, each team is 6-4 in its last 10 games. The series’ second game is tonight with first pitch scheduled for 8:05 p.m. ET.
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