Mother nature is causing a change in the ESPN networks’ college football coverage this weekend.
Hurricane Delta’s expected impact along the Gulf Coast has caused the networks to make some programming shifts, including moving one of its two headline games — No. 2 Alabama and Ole Miss — to a later time. Instead of 6 p.m., coverage is now scheduled to start at 7:30 p.m. ET. The game will still air on ESPN.
Saturday’s other headliner, No. 7 Miami and No. 1 Clemson remains scheduled to air at 7:30 p.m. on ABC. The game is the network’s weekly Saturday Night Football presented by Capital One game.
Other games that are moving due to Hurricane Delta are: Missouri and No. 17 LSU; Louisiana-Monroe at Liberty; Coastal Carolina at No. 23 Louisiana; Arkansas at No. 13 Auburn, and No. 4 Florida at No. 21 Texas A&M.
No. 2 Alabama at Ole Miss
Originally scheduled to air at 6 p.m. on ESPN, the game will now play at 7:30 p.m. ET. It will still air on ESPN and remain part of the ESPN networks’ weekly double header alongside No. 7 Miami at No. 1 Clemson, which will itself air on ABC at 7 p.m.
LSU vs. No. 17 LSU
Missouri at LSU was originally scheduled to air at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN, but has now moved up to noon ET. It will run on the SEC Network Alternate and the ESPN App instead of ESPN.
The game site will also move. It will move from Baton Rouge, LA to Columbia, MO. Even with the move, LSU is still considered the home team for the game. This game will re-air at 4 p.m. ET on the SEC Network.
LOUISIANA-MONROE AT LIBERTY
Louisiana-Monroe at Liberty was originally scheduled to take place at noon Saturday on ESPNU. Now due to Hurricane Delta, it has shifted to ESPN2 instead of ESPNU and will remain in its noon ET time slot.
COASTAL CAROLINA AT NO. 23 LOUISIANA
The Chanticleers and Ragin’ Cajuns were originally scheduled to square off at noon on ESPN2. That game is now shifted to 7:30 p.m. ET on Oct. 14. It will air on ESPN.
ARKANSAS AT No. 13 AUBURN
The Razorbacks and Tigers were originally scheduled to run at 4 p.m. ET on the SEC Network. The game’s time slot will stay the same, but the game will get an even wider audience as it moves to ESPN.
No. 4 FLORIDA AT No. 21 TEXAS A&M
The network for the Gators/Aggies game was originally a toss-up between ESPN and ESPNU. Now with the mother nature causing so many shifts, the game is now confirmed for noon on ESPN.
Saturday’s full new broadcast schedule is noted below.
| Date | Time (ET) | Game/Talent | Network |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 7:30 p.m. | Tulane at Houston Bob Wischusen, Mike Golic, Jr., Kris Budden | ESPN |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 7 p.m. | Louisville at Georgia Tech Jason Benetti, Andre Ware, Eric Wood | ESPN |
| Sat, Oct 10 | Noon | No. 19 Virginia Tech at No. 8 North Carolina Bob Wischusen, Dan Orlovsky, Jerry Punch | ABC |
| No. 4 Florida at No. 21 Texas A&M Dave Pasch, Greg McElroy, Holly Rowe | ESPN/ESPNU | ||
| Louisiana-Monroe at Liberty Mike Couzens, Jay Walker, Taylor Davis | ESPN2 | ||
| South Carolina at Vanderbilt Dave Neal, DJ Shockley, Dawn Davenport | SEC Network | ||
| Missouri vs. No. 17 LSU (Columbia, Mo.) Dave Flemming, Rod Gilmore, Quint Kessenich | SEC Network Alternate | ||
| NC State at Virginia Wes Durham, Tim Hasselbeck, Katie George | ACC Network | ||
| 12:30 p.m. | Duke at Syracuse | ESPN3 | |
| 3:30 p.m. | Texas Tech at No. 24 Iowa State Mark Jones, Roddy Jones, Paul Carcaterra | ABC | |
| UTSA at No. 15 BYU Anish Shroff, Tom Luginbill, Taylor McGregor | ESPN2 | ||
| Central Arkansas at Arkansas State | ESPN3 | ||
| Texas State at Troy | ESPN3 | ||
| 4 p.m. | Arkansas at No. 13 Auburn Taylor Zarzour, Matt Stinchcomb, Lauren Sisler | ESPN | |
| Middle Tennessee at Florida International Clay Matvick, Rocky Boiman | ESPNU | ||
| Pittsburgh at Boston College Chris Cotter, Mark Herzlich, Kelsey Riggs | ACC Network | ||
| Missouri vs. No. 17 LSU (Columbia, Mo.) Dave Flemming, Rod Gilmore, Quint Kessenich | SEC Network (re-air) | ||
| 7 p.m. | East Carolina at South Florida Lincoln Rose, Stan Routt | ESPN+ | |
| 7:30 p.m. | No. 7 Miami at No. 1 Clemson Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Allison Williams | ABC | |
| No. 2 Alabama at Ole Miss TV: Sean McDonough, Todd Blackledge, Todd McShay, Molly McGrath Radio: Sean Kelley, Barrett Jones | ESPN | ||
| UTEP at Louisiana Tech Dave O’Brien, Mike Golic, Sr., Ian Fitzsimmons | ESPN2 | ||
| Mississippi State at Kentucky Tom Hart, Jordan Rodgers, Cole Cubelic | SEC Network | ||
| 8 p.m. | Charlotte at North Texas Roy Philpott, Kelly Stouffer | ESPNU | |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 7:30 p.m. | Coastal Carolina at No. 23 Louisiana | ESPN |
Note: Not all digital games are exclusive
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