The Heisman Trophy ceremony is now only days away.
This year’s ceremony will take place Tuesday live from ESPN’s Bristol, CT studios. The network is scheduled to broadcast the ceremony live at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN.
Chris Fowler will anchor the one-hour broadcast. Reporter Maria Taylor will provide additional commentary from this year’s finalists — Alabama Quarterback Mac Jones, Clemson QB Trevor Lawrence, Alabama Wide Receiver DeVonta Smith, and Florida QB Kyle Trask. Analysts and former Heisman Trophy winners Desmond Howard (1991) and Tim Tebow (2007) will provide additional commentary remotely.
Leading up to Tuesday night’s ceremony, ESPN’s digital and social platforms will stream The Heisman Show presented by Nissan. The half-hour stream is scheduled to start at 6:30 p.m. ET. Christine Williamson and Harry Lyles. Jr. will co-anchor the stream.
ESPN has been the exclusive home of the Heisman Trophy ceremony since 1994.
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Less than a week after getting a new title sponsor, the Texas Bowl is now a no-go
The Mercari Texas Bowl will not happen this year. ESPN made the announcement Tuesday through a press release. According to information provided by ESPN, the cancellation — now the 16th on the year — is due to “an increased number of positive COVID-19 tests and other circumstances within the TCU football team.”
This year’s Texas Bowl was scheduled to take place at 8 p.m. ET on Dec. 31 on ESPN from NRG stadium. It was going to feature a matchup of TCU and Arkansas.
Texas Bowl Executive Director David Fletcher addressed the cancellation in a prepared statement.
“While we are disappointed in canceling this year’s game, we look forward to hosting both the Texas Kickoff and Texas Bowl next season,” said Fletcher. “We appreciate everyone’s support, including our new title sponsor, Mercari.”
Refunds are available for all ticketholders through the outlets through which they purchased tickets.
Tuesday’s announcement is now the fifth this month as well as being the 16th this season. The Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl was cancelled Dec. 23.
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)
Mercari Texas Bowl (Big 12 vs. SEC)
The remaining schedule for Capital One Bowl Mania is noted below.
Date
Time (ET)
Event/Commentators
Network
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
1 p.m.
Vrbo Citrus Bowl Auburn vs. Northwestern Camping World Stadium – Orlando, Fla. Dave Flemming, Rod Gilmore, Paul Carcaterra
ABC
Fri, Jan. 1
Noon
TaxSlayer Gator Bowl N.C. State vs. Kentucky TIAA Bank Field – Jacksonville, Fla. Anish Shroff, Tom Luginbill, Lericia Harris
ESPN
Sat, Jan. 2
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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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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The 2021 college football playoff picture will be set today.
The college football playoff selection committee will meet today to determine the field for the games leading up to the championship. ESPN will have full coverage of the field’s selection with the College Football Playoff Selection ShowPresented by AT&T at noon ET. The show will simulcast on ESPNU.
The four-hour program will feature not only the reveal of the field for this year’s college football playoffs, but the field for the New Year’s Six matchups, too. The College Football Playoffs participants are expected to be revealed at 12:15 p.m. while the teams in the wo remaining games are expected for their reveal at 2:20 p.m. ET.
Rece Davis will anchor the broadcast. It marks the seventh consecutive year that Davis has hosted the program. Kirk Herbstreit, Joey Galloway, Jesse Palmer, and David Pollack will join Davis on set with additional commentary. Chris Fowler, Booger McFarland, Greg McElroy and Jim Mora are among the additional guest personalities who will provide even more commentary.
ESPN will have reporters Chris Low, Marty Smith, Jen Lada, and Gene Wojciechowski embedded with Alabama, Clemson, Notre Dame, and Ohio State respectively as each team awaits the announcement of their placement in the playoffs. CFP Insider Heather Dinich will join the broadcast from her home studio.
Sunday’s coverage continues after the selection show starting at 4 p.m. with Championship Drive Presented by Capital One. The three-hour broadcast continues the discussion on the playoff and bowl picture for the 2020-21 college football season.
Kevin Connors will anchor the broadcast. Tom Luginbill, Rod Gilmore, McElroy and Mora will join Connors for the broadcast. An even broadcast will follow the afternoon show at 8:30 p.m. ET., with Matt Barrie hosting the late edition. Analysts Desmond Howard, Andre Ware, Todd McShay, and McElroy will join Barrie for the airing.
Championship Drive: Countdown to the Playoff Presented by AT&T 5G launches things at 9 a.m. ET on ESPN2 and ESPN. Kevin Negandhi will host alongside analysts Mark Sanchez, Dan Orlovsky, Mora, Galloway, Palmer, Fowler, and McFarland.
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ESPN is giving football fans plenty of ways to pass the time safely at home this Thanksgiving weekend.
Approximately 16 of college football’s Top 25 ranked teams are scheduled to face off this weekend in an extensive broadcast schedule across the ESPN networks. This weekend’s schedule is set to launch at noon Friday on ABC, with No. 20 Texas hosting No. 15 Iowa State.
Over on ESPN3, Liberty, which has surprised many fans and other teams this season, will host UMass, also at noon.
Following the conclusion of the Iowa State – Texas game, No. 25 North Carolina will host No. 2 Notre Dame at 3:30 p.m. ET on ABC. South Florida will host in-state rival UCF in an American Athletic Conference matchup, also at 3:30 p.m., on ESPN.
No. 9 Oregon will visit in-state rival Oregon State at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN to round out the day’s college football broadcast schedule.
The action continues at noon Saturday with 10 games set to take place across the ESPN networks. Michigan will host winless Penn State on ABC, while No. 6 Florida will play host to Kentucky on ESPN2. No. 12 Indiana will host Maryland at noon on ESPN2.
The ACC Network will feature a conference matchup between N.C. State and Syracuse. Meanwhile on the SEC Network, Missouri will host Vanderbilt.
ESPN3 will offer two options at noon: Georgia Southern at Georgia State, and Ball State at Toleo.
East Carolina, which won its second game of the season last week, will host Southern Methodist University (SMU) as one of three games featured at noon Saturday on ESPN+. The other two games slated to stream in the noon time slot on ESPN+ are: Bowling Green at Ohio, and Northern Illinois At Western Michigan.
The gridiron action will continue well past noon into the evening, with the #7 ranked University of Cincinnati on the road against Temple at 4 p.m. ET on ESPNU. #4 Clemson is scheduled to host Pittsburgh at 3:30 p.m. ET on ESPN.
No. 14 Oklahoma and West Virginia will headline the weekend’s schedule on ABC’s Saturday Night Football Presented by Capital One. Coverage is scheduled to start at 7:30 p.m. ET.
This weekend’s full college football broadcast schedule is noted below.
Date
Time (ET)
Game/Talent
Network
Fri, Nov 27
Noon
No. 15 Iowa State at No. 20 Texas Matt Barrie, Mike Golic Jr., Kris Budden
ABC
UMass at Liberty
ESPN3
3:30 p.m.
No. 2 Notre Dame at No. 25 North Carolina Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Katie George
ABC
UCF at South Florida Roy Philpott, Kelly Stouffer
ESPN
7 p.m.
No. 9 Oregon at Oregon State Dave Flemming, Rod Gilmore, Shelley Smith
ESPN
Sat, Nov 28
Noon
Penn State at Michigan Dave Pasch, Mike Golic Sr., Paul Carcaterra
ABC
Kentucky at No. 6 Florida Mark Jones, Dusty Dvoracek, Quint Kessenich
ESPN
Maryland at No. 12 Indiana Roy Philpott, Kelly Stouffer, Jerry Punch
ESPN2
NC State at Syracuse Wes Durham, Roddy Jones
ACC Network
Vanderbilt at Missouri Dave Neal, DJ Shockley, Taylor Davis
SEC Network
Georgia Southern at Georgia State
ESPN3
Ball State at Toledo Michael Reghi, Devin Gardner
ESPN3
SMU at East Carolina Lincoln Rose, LaDarrin McLane
ESPN+
Bowling Green at Ohio David Wilson, Ryan Cavanaugh
ESPN+
Northern Illinois at Western Michigan Dan Gutowsky, Marcus Ray
ESPN+
1 p.m.
Miami (Ohio) at Akron Anthony Lima, Jerod Cherry
ESPN3
UTEP at Rice
ESPN3
3 p.m.
South Alabama at Arkansas State
ESPN3
No. 23 Louisiana at Louisiana-Monroe
ESPN3
No. 16 Coastal Carolina at Texas State
ESPN+
3:30 p.m.
Colorado at No. 19 USC Anish Shroff, Tom Luginbill, Allison Williams
ABC
Pittsburgh at No. 4 Clemson Sean McDonough, Todd Blackledge, Todd McShay, Molly McGrath
ESPN
No. 11 Northwestern at Michigan State Clay Matvick, Rocky Boiman, Taylor McGregor
ESPN2
4 p.m.
No. 7 Cincinnati at Temple John Schriffen, Rene Ingoglia
ESPNU
Louisville at Boston College Chris Cotter, Mark Herzlich, Eric Wood
ACC Network
Mississippi State at Ole Miss Tom Hart, Jordan Rodgers, Cole Cubelic
SEC Network
7 p.m.
LSU at No. 5 Texas A&M Bob Wischusen, Dan Orlovsky, Kris Budden
ESPN
Kansas State at Baylor Jason Benetti, Andre Ware, Ian Fitzsimmons
ESPN2
Duke at Georgia Tech
ESPN3
7:30 p.m.
No. 14 Oklahoma at West Virginia Joe Tessitore, Greg McElroy, Holly Rowe
ABC
No. 13 Georgia at South Carolina TV: Taylor Zarzour, Matt Stinchcomb, Alyssa Lang Radio: Sean Kelley, Barrett Jones
SEC Network/ESPN Radio
8 p.m.
Troy at Appalachian State Bill Roth, Dustin Fox
ESPNU
Virginia at Florida State Dave O’Brien, Tim Hasselbeck, Katie George
ACC Network
10:30 p.m.
TBD at Washington Beth Mowins, Kurt Morrison, Stormy Buonantony
ESPN
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A dozen of the NCAA’s Top 25 college football teams are on the ESPN networks’ broadcast schedule this week.
The networks’ Week 11 broadcast schedule was announced Monday. This week’s schedule gets off to an early start tonight with a matchup between Kent State and Bowling Green on ESPN2. Coverage is scheduled to start at 7:30 p.m. ET. Miami (OH) and Buffalo continue the MAC action tonight at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN.
The networks’ schedule continues Wednesday with two more games at 8 p.m. ET. The first of the night’s games — Toledo at Western Michigan — will air on ESPN. The other — Central Michigan at Northern Illinois — will air on ESPNU.
No. 7 Cincinnati (which fell from No. 6 to No. 7 in the AP standings over the weekend despite a dominating win over Houston and despite being the AAC’s only undefeated team at 6-0, 4-0) will host East Carolina University at 7:30 p.m. Friday on ESPN2.
Big 10 foes No. 13 Wisconsin and Maryland will headline this week’s schedule at 7:30 p.m. ET Saturday night on ABC’s Saturday Night Football Presented by Capital One.
Another key matchup in this week’s schedule is a showdown between Notre Dame and Boston College. Game coverage is scheduled to start at 3:30 p.m. ET on ABC.
The ESPN networks’ full broadcast schedule for Week 11 of the 2020 college football season is noted below.
Date
Time (ET)
Game/Talent
Network
Tue, Nov 10
7:30 p.m.
Kent State at Bowling Green Mike Couzens, Cole Cubelic
ESPN2
8 p.m.
Miami (OH) at Buffalo Matt Barrie, Mike Golic Jr., Paul Carcaterra
ESPN
Wed, Nov 11
8 p.m.
Toledo at Western Michigan Anish Shroff, Tom Luginbill, Eric Wood
ESPN
Central Michigan at Northern Illinois Mike Corey, Rocky Boiman
ESPNU
Fri, Nov 13
7:30 p.m.
East Carolina at No. 7 Cincinnati Jason Benetti, Andre Ware, Rocky Boiman
ESPN2
Sat, Nov 14
Noon
No. 10 Indiana at Michigan State Dave Pasch, Greg McElroy, Holly Rowe
ABC
No. 12 Georgia at Missouri Mark Jones, Dusty Dvoracek, Quint Kessenich
ESPN
No. 9 Miami at Virginia Tech Roy Philpott, Kelly Stouffer, Eric Wood
ESPN2
No. 15 Coastal Carolina at Troy John Schriffen, Rene Ingoglia
ESPNU
Wake Forest at North Carolina Dave O’Brien, Tim Hasselbeck, Katie George
ACC Network
Vanderbilt at Kentucky Dave Neal, DJ Shockley, Dawn Davenport
SEC Network
Coast Guard at Merchant Marine Dave Leno, Ken Dunek
ESPN3
Western Carolina at No. 22 Liberty
ESPN3
Army at Tulane Joel Meyers, Brian Kinchen
ESPN+
2 p.m.
South Alabama at No. 25 Louisiana
ESPN+
2:30 p.m.
Georgia State at Appalachian State
ESPN+
3 p.m.
South Florida at Houston David Saltzman, Stan Routt
ESPN+
UTEP at UTSA
ESPN+
Louisiana-Monroe at Arkansas State
ESPN3
3:30 p.m.
No. 2 Notre Dame at Boston College Sean McDonough, Todd Blackledge, Todd McShay, Molly McGrath
ABC
No. 5 Texas A&M at Tennessee Kevin Brown, Mike Golic Sr., Marty Smith
ESPN/ESPN Radio
Colorado at Stanford Beth Mowins, Rod Gilmore, Shelley Smith
ESPN2
Memphis at Navy Clay Matvick, Jay Walker
ESPNU
Louisville at Virginia Chris Cotter, Mark Herzlich, Jerry Punch
ACC Network
Rice at Louisiana Tech
ESPN3
Texas State at Georgia Southern
ESPN3
7 p.m.
Arkansas at No. 6 Florida Bob Wischusen, Dan Orlovsky, Allison Williams
ESPN
No. 19 SMU at Tulsa Anish Shroff, Tom Luginbill, Ian Fitzsimmons
ESPN2
Pittsburgh at Georgia Tech
ESPN3
7:30 p.m.
No. 13 Wisconsin at Michigan Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Maria Taylor
ABC
Temple at UCF Mike Corey, Hutson Mason
ESPNU
Florida State at NC State Wes Durham, Roddy Jones, Lericia Harris
ACC Network
South Carolina at Ole Miss Tom Hart, Jordan Rodgers, Cole Cubelic
SEC Network
10:30 p.m.
California at Arizona State Dave Flemming, Kirk Morrison, Kris Budden
ESPN2
Courtesy: ESPN
In related news, College GameDay Built by The Home Depot will air live Saturday from Augusta, GA, the home of the Masters.
The special edition of ESPN’s CGD will air live from Augusta National Golf Club. The broadcast will preview The PGA’s Masters Golf Tournament and will come specifically from the Par 3 course, the site of the Masters Par 3 Contest. The Masters Gold Tournament was postponed from its normal date in April to Saturday, Nov. 14 as a result of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Jimmy Pitaro, Chairman, ESPN and Sports Content, commented on this weekend’s broadcast in a prepared statement.
“Anytime College GameDay travels to a new destination it’s special, and the opportunity to be on the grounds of Augusta National Golf Club during the Masters is extraordinary,” said Pitaro. “As this iconic event coincides with the college football season for the first time, we look forward to getting fans ready for a football Saturday, while also showcasing the Masters and the greatest golfers in the world.”
A “virtual pit’ will allow fans to take part in the broadcast from the safety of their own homes. Fans who want to take part in the ‘virtual pit’ can register for a chance for inclusion in the event here.
Rece Davis will anchor the broadcast. Five-time Emmy Award-winning analyst Kirk Herbstreit, Heisman Trophy winner and NFL MVP Desmond Howard, College Football Hall of Fame inductee and former Georgia All-American Georgia undergrad and MBA alum Maria Taylor, and Tom Rinaldi will join Davis for the broadcast. Additionally, Lee Corso will contribute remotely from his home.
Other contributors expected to appear on Saturday’s edition of College GameDay Built by The Home Depot are: Jen Lada, Pat McAfee, and Gene Wojciechowski. Along with appearing on Saturday’s broadcast, Rinaldi will also repot on The Masters for his 13th consecutive year.
This year is the first that ESPN’s College GameDay Built by The Home Depot has aired from Augusta. However, the program has previously welcomed some well-known college golf athletes. PGA golfer Ricky Fowler (former Oklahoma State golfer), and fellow PGA star Justin Thomas (former Alabama golfer) have appeared on the program.
ESPN will air the first and second rounds of The Masters tournament from 1 – 5:30 p.m. ET on Thursday and Friday, Nov. 12-13. ESPN will offer expanded PGA coverage this year from Nov. 9-15 on ESPN+, including exclusive practice round coverage on Nov. 10-11, and coverage of Holes 4,5, and 6 on all four days of the tournament. Additionally, SportsCenter will have special coverage from The Masters throughout the week of the tournament.
More information on ESPN’s college football and PGA coverage is available along with all of the latest PGA headlines at:
The Mid-American Conference and Pac-12 will make their official return to play this weekend.
The ESPN networks will have full coverage of the conferences’ return to mark the occasion. It all starts at 6 p.m. ET on Wednesday with five games from the MAC spread across the ESPN networks. Western Michigan will face Akron on ESPN3 while Eastern Michigan will be on the road against Kent State on ESPN+.
Ohio will face Central Michigan at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN. Over on ESPN2, Buffalo will visit Northern Illinois, also at 7 p.m. ET.
Rounding out the evening’s MAC coverage is a matchup of Toledo and Bowling Green at 8 p.m. ET on ESPNU.
PAC-12 RETURN
Courtesy: ESPN
The Pac-12’s return will come in the form of a matchup between Stanford and No. 12 Oregon. The matchup will headline this weekend’s college football schedule. The teams will play live on ABC’s Saturday Night Football Presented by Capital One.
WEEKEND SCHEDULE
The ACC will open this weekend’s college football schedule as North Carolina State University will host ACC foe No. 11 Miami at 7:30 p.m. ET Friday on ESPN.
Saturday’s day-long schedule launches at noon with nine games at noon across ESPN’s networks. No. 22 Texas will host West Virginia on ABC. The game will simulcast on ABC Radio.
Another key noon matchup is #25 Liberty visiting Virginia Tech on the ACC Network. No. 18 SMU will visit Temple on ESPN+.
No. 16 Marshall will host UMass at 2:30 p.m. on ESPN+.
Even more Top 25 matchups follow at 3:30 p.m. ET. No. 10 Wisconsin will host Purdue on ABC while No. 6 Cincinnati will host Houston on ESPN. No. 19 Oklahoma will host Kansas on ESPN2.
Later in the evening, No. 7 Texas A&M will visit South Carolina on ESPN. That game will simulcast on ESPN Radio.
No. 15 Coastal Carolina will host South Alabama at 8 p.m. ET on ESPNU.
The ESPN networks’ full college football broadcast schedule for this week is noted below.
Date
Time (ET)
Game/Talent
Network
Wed, Nov 4
6 p.m.
Western Michigan at Akron Michael Reghi, Dustin Fox
ESPN3
Eastern Michigan at Kent State David Wilson, John Gregory
ESPN+
7 p.m.
Ohio at Central Michigan Kevin Brown, Mike Golic Jr., Quint Kessenich
ESPN
Buffalo at Northern Illinois Anish Shroff, Tom Luginbill, Taylor McGregor
ESPN2
8 p.m.
Bowling Green at Toledo Mike Couzens, Rocky Boiman
ESPNU
Fri, Nov 6
7:30 p.m.
No. 11 Miami at NC State Jason Benetti, Andre Ware, Marty Smith
ESPN
Sat, Nov 7
Noon
West Virginia at No. 22 Texas TV: Joe Tessitore, Greg McElroy, Holly Rowe Radio: Marc Kestecher, Ben Hartsock
ABC/ESPN Radio
Michigan State at Iowa Bob Wischusen, Dan Orlovsky, Paul Carcaterra
ESPN
North Carolina at Duke Roy Philpott, Kelly Stouffer, Alex Chappell
ESPN2
Arkansas State at Louisiana Dave Neal, DJ Shockley
ESPNU
No. 25 Liberty at Virginia Tech Chris Cotter, Mark Herzlich, Taylor Davis
ACC Network
Louisiana-Monroe at Georgia State
ESPN3
Tulane at East Carolina Evan Lepler, Jay Sonnhalter
ESPN+
South Florida at Memphis Lincoln Rose, LaDarrin McLane
ESPN+
No. 18 SMU at Temple Dave Leno, Ken Dunek
ESPN+
1 p.m.
Troy at Georgia Southern
ESPN3
2 p.m.
Boston College at Syracuse
ESPN3
2:30 p.m.
UMass at No. 16 Marshall
ESPN+
3 p.m.
North Alabama at Southern Mississippi
ESPN3
Appalachian State at Texas State
ESPN+
3:30 p.m.
Purdue at No. 10 Wisconsin Dave Pasch, Mike Golic Sr., Jerry Punch
ABC
Houston at No. 6 Cincinnati Sean McDonough, Todd Blackledge, Todd McShay, Molly McGrath
ESPN
Kansas at No. 19 Oklahoma Anish Shroff, Tom Luginbill, Kris Budden
ESPN2
Vanderbilt at Mississippi State Taylor Zarzour, Matt Stinchcomb, Dawn Davenport
SEC Network
UTSA at Rice
ESPN3
Charlotte at Middle Tennessee
ESPN+
4 p.m.
Arizona at Utah Clay Matvick, Rocky Boiman
ESPNU
Pittsburgh at Florida State Wes Durham, Roddy Jones, Lericia Harris
ACC Network
Florida International at UTEP
ESPN3
7 p.m.
No. 7 Texas A&M at South Carolina TV: Mark Jones, Dusty Dvoracek, Quint Kessenich Radio: Sean Kelley, Barrett Jones
ESPN/ESPN Radio
UCLA at Colorado Beth Mowins, Kirk Morrison, John Schriffen
ESPN2
7:30 p.m.
Stanford at No. 12 Oregon Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Maria Taylor
ABC
Tennessee at Arkansas Tom Hart, Jordan Rodgers, Cole Cubelic
SEC Network
8 p.m.
South Alabama at No. 15 Coastal Carolina Courtney Lyle, Rene Ingoglia
ESPNU
Louisville at Virginia Dave O’Brien, Tim Hasselbeck, Katie George
ACC Network
10:30 p.m.
Washington at California Dave Flemming, Rod Gilmore, Allison Williams
ESPN
Note: Not all digital games are exclusive
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The Mid Atlantic Conference (MAC) returns to play next month.
In celebration of the conference’s return to the gridiron, ESPN officials announced Monday, its broadcast schedule for the conference.
The conference’s schedule opens with five games Nov. 4 across ESPN’s television and digital outlets, beginning with a matchup of Western Michigan and Akron at 6 p.m. ET on ESPN3. Central Michigan will host Ohio at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN while Northern Illinois will host Buffalo on ESPN2. Bowling Green and Kentucky will round out the evening’s coverage at 8 p.m. ET on ESPNU.
The ESPN networks’ coverage of the MAC continues at 7 p.m. ET on ESPNU as Bowling Green hosts Kent State. Buffalo and Miami (Ohio) follows at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN.
MAC fans will have even more to enjoy Nov. 11 with another double header. Western Michigan will host Toledo at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN2 while over on ESPNU, Northern Illinois will host Central Michigan.
The ESPN networks’ coverage of the MAC closes out Dec. 18 with the MAC Championship Game in Detroit, MI. Officials are determining whether the game will air on ESPN or ESPN2.
The ESPN networks’ MAC broadcast schedule is noted below.
2020 Mid-American Conference Games on ESPN Platforms:
Date
Time (ET)
Game/Talent
Network
Wed, Nov 4
6 p.m.
Western Michigan at Akron
ESPN3
Eastern Michigan at Kent State
ESPN+
7 p.m.
Ohio at Central Michigan
ESPN
Buffalo at Northern Illinois
ESPN2
8 p.m.
Bowling Green at Toledo
ESPNU
Tues, Nov 10
7 p.m.
Kent State at Bowling Green
ESPNU
8 p.m.
Miami (Ohio) at Buffalo
ESPN
Wed, Nov 11
8 p.m.
Toledo at Western Michigan
ESPN2
Central Michigan at Northern Illinois
ESPNU
Fri, Dec 18
TBD
MAC Championship Game (Detroit, Mich.)
ESPN or ESPN2
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ESPN’s College GameDay Built by the Home Depot will broadcast live today from Gainesville, FL.
The three-hour program will air starting at 9 a.m. live from the Plaza of the Americas. Today’s broadcast marks the first time in since 2012 that the program has broadcast live from the University of Florida.
Today’s broadcast comes ahead of a matchup between the No. 10 Florida Gators and their SEC foes, the No. 7 Auburn Tigers. The Gators and Tigers are both undefeated coming into today’s showdown, making today’s game that much more important for each team.
Among the topics planned for discussion on today’s edition of College GameDay Built by the Home Depot are items, such as quarterback Kyle Trask’s impact as the starter for the Gators and Gus Malzahn’s play-calling duties at Auburn.
More information on today’s broadcast of College GameDay Built by the Home Depot and the SEC showdown between Florida and Auburn is available online now along with all of the latest college football headlines at:
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