College Football has some 100 games on TV this weekend: See networks, times and voices
College Football’s Week#0, a new label, ends Wednesday night with UAB at Jacksonville State. With little time to breathe, we move immediately to Week #1. And from sprinkles, we move along to heavy rain. Looks like mid-season already. We’re at about 100 broadcasts this Labor Day Weekend.
You’ll remember many of the names on this long list from previous seasons:
- ESPN’s official top team Chris Fowler and Kirk Herbstreit work #3 Clemson at #5 Georgia. On Monday, Rece Davis fills in for Fowler who’ll be on tennis and will join Herbie for Louisville at Ole Miss.
- In my mind, college football’s two best crews are ESPN’s Sean McDonough and Todd Blackledge and Fox’ Tim Brando and Spencer Tillman. The latter two open with Louisiana at Texas Saturday. They’ll have Stanford at USC on the 20th anniversary of 9/11 in Week #2. Talking of Stanford, ESPN has added Stanford Routt to its roster of announcers. He played in the NFL for seven seasons. Routt partners with Ted Emrich on ESPN+ calling UC Davis at Tulsa. Emrich does some radio play-by-play for Westwood One.
- Ted Robinson, once quite visible on baseball and more, particularly tennis, including calling 49ers games on radio, is working for the Pac-12 Network. He and Yogi Roth have Southern Utah at #25 Arizona State this week.
Oh, there’s another Roth on this list, Bill Roth who’s on play-by-play for Eastern Illinois at South Carolina with Chris Doering. Bill was beloved for his radio years with Virginia Tech, doing both football and basketball. He moved out west and had a golden opportunity, broadcasting UCLA football and basketball. He was far from home and after just one season, moved back east. He’s done part-time work for ESPN since. Bill is solid.
Ed Cohen who does Knicks games on radio has Holy Cross at UConn with Ross Tucker.
Atlanta Falcons voice Wes Durham will have a busy fall navigating his Saturdays and Sundays. This weekend ESPN has him on UMass at Pitt with ex-Georgia Tech slotback Roddy Jones.
Good to see Matt Millen back in stride. He went through major heart surgery. The Big Ten Network has him on Fordham at Nebraska. Matt is probably preparing stories and anecdote as I write this. I can imagine the over-under and point spread on that game. Hey, it’s just week #1. The Rams struggle to compete in their own conference. Good luck.
Thursday, September 2
New Hampshire at Stony Brook FloFootball | 6 p.m. | Jonny Wincott, Sam Kornhauser
Temple at Rutgers | 6:30 p.m. | Big Ten Network: Joe Beninati, Matt McGlonin
Long Island University at FIU | 7 p.m. | ESPN3: A.J. Ricketts, Cam Lynch
Boise State at UCF | 7 p.m. | ESPN: Matt Barrie, Roddy Jones
Western Illinois at Ball State | 7 p.m. | ESPN+: Michael Reghi, Je’Rod Cherry
Wagner at Buffalo | 7 p.m. | ESPN3: Doug Sherman, Tyoka Jackson
The Citadel at No. 22 Coastal Carolina | 7 p.m. | ESPN+: Jeff McCarragher, Nate Ross
Weber State at No. 24 Utah | 7:30 p.m. | Pac-12 Network: Roxy Bernstein, Lincoln Kennedy
South Florida at NC State | 7:30 p.m. | ACC Network: Dave O’Brien, Tim Hasselbeck
East Carolina vs. Appalachian State | 7:30 p.m. | ESPNU: Mike Couzens, Dustin Fox
UC Davis at Tulsa | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN+: Ted Emrich, Stanford Routt
Houston Baptist at New Mexico | 8 p.m. | KASY: Jeff Siembieda, George Carter
Bowling Green at Tennessee | 8 p.m. | SEC Network: Tom Hart, Jordan Rodgers, Cole Cubelic
UT Martin at Western Kentucky | 8 p.m. | ESPN+: Graham Doty, Bob Belvin
No. 4 Ohio State at Minnesota | 8 p.m. | FOX: Gus Johnson, Joel Klatt
Eastern Washington at UNLV | 10 p.m. | Stadium: Ari Wolfe, Max Browne
Southern Utah at No. 25 Arizona State | 10:30 p.m. | Pac-12 Network: Ted Robinson, Yogi Roth
Friday, September 3
No. 10 North Carolina at Virginia Tech | 6 p.m. | ESPN: Jason Benetti, Andre Ware
Duke at Charlotte | 7 p.m. | CBSSN: Chris Lewis, Corey Chavous
Old Dominion at Wake Forest | 7 p.m. | ACC Network: Drew Carter, Forrest Conoly
St. Francis (PA) at Eastern Michigan | 7 p.m. | ESPN3: Jason Ross, Marcus Ray
South Dakota at Kansas | 8 p.m. | ESPN+: Mark Neely, Barrett Brooks
Michigan State at Northwestern | 9 p.m. | ESPN: Beth Mowins, Kirk Morrison
Northern Colorado at Colorado | 9 p.m. | Pac-12 Network: Guy Haberman, Shane Vereen
South Dakota State at Colorado State | 9 p.m. | FS1: Eric Collins, Devin Gardner
Saturday, September 4
UL Monroe at Kentucky | 12 p.m. | SEC Network: Taylor Zarzour, Matt Stinchcomb
Colgate at Boston College | 12 p.m. | ACC Network: Chris Cotter, Mark Herzlich
Western Michigan at Michigan | 12 p.m. | ESPN: Bob Wischusen, Dan Orlovsky
No. 19 Penn State at No. 12 Wisconsin | 12 p.m. | FOX: Gus Johnson, Joel Klatt
Holy Cross at UConn | 12 p.m. | CBSSN: Ed Cohen, Ross Tucker
Stanford vs. Kansas State | 12 p.m. | FS1: Aaron Goldsmith, Mark Helfrich
No. 2 Oklahoma at Tulane | 12 p.m. | ABC: Dave Pasch, Dusty Dvoracek, Tom Luginbill
Army at Georgia State | 12 p.m. | ESPNU: Clay Matvick, Rocky Boiman
Fordham at Nebraska | 12 p.m. | Big Ten Network: Mark Followill, Matt Millen
Rice at Arkansas | 2 p.m. | SEC Network+: Mike Couzens, Dustin Fox
Fresno State at No. 11 Oregon | 2 p.m. | Pac-12 Network: Roxy Bernstein, Lincoln Kennedy
Lafayette at Air Force | 2 p.m. | Stadium: Chris Hassel, Sed Bonner
No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 14 Miami (Florida) | 3:30 p.m. | ABC: Sean McDonough, Todd Blackledge, Todd McShay
Marshall at Navy | 3:30 p.m. | CBSSN: Chick Hernandez, Randy Cross
No. 17 Indiana at No. 18 Iowa | 3:30 p.m. | Big Ten Network: Brandon Gaudin, James Laurinaitis
West Virginia at Maryland | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN: Anish Shroff, Mike Golic Jr.
Northern Iowa at No. 7 Iowa State | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN+: Shawn Kenney, Sage Rosenfels
Miami (Ohio) at No. 8 Cincinnati | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN+: Connor Onion, Bobby Carpenter
Louisiana Tech at Mississippi State | 4 p.m. | ESPNU: John Schriffen, Rene Ingoglia
Central Michigan at Missouri | 4 p.m. | SEC Network: Kevin Brown, Hutson Mason
UMass at Pitt | 4 p.m. | ACC Network: Wes Durham, Roddy Jones
Montana State at Wyoming | 4 p.m. | MWDN: Chris Sylvester, Jared Petrino
No. 23 Louisiana at No. 21 Texas | 4:30 p.m. | FOX: Tim Brando, Spencer Tillman
San Jose State at No. 15 USC | 5 p.m. | Pac-12 Network: Ted Robinson, Yogi Roth
Campbell at Liberty | 6 p.m. | ESPN3: Matt Warner, Joe Jauch
Gardner-Webb at Georgia Southern | 6 p.m. | ESPN3: Matt Stewart, Evan Waugh
Akron at Auburn | 7 p.m. | ESPN+: Mike Corey, Ben Hartsock
Eastern Illinois at South Carolina | 7 p.m. | ESPN+: Bill Roth, Chris Doering
Monmouth at Middle Tennessee | 7 p.m. | ESPN3: Jake Rose, Jeremy Kellem
Syracuse at Ohio | 7 p.m. | CBSSN: Dave Ryan, Aaron Murray
Oregon State at Purdue | 7 p.m. | FS1: Cory Provus, Robert Smith
Texas Tech vs. Houston | 7 p.m. | ESPN: Mark Jones, Robert Griffin III
Missouri State at Oklahoma State | 7 p.m. | ESPN+: Courtney Lyle, Brandon Weeden
Baylor at Texas State | 7 p.m. | ESPN+: Brant Freeman, Keith Moreland
Nicholls at Memphis | 7 p.m. | ESPN+: Richard Cross, Leger Douzable
Abilene Christian at SMU | 7 p.m. | ESPN+: Ted Emrich, Stanford Routt
Norfolk State at Toledo | 7 p.m. | ESPN3: Jim Barbar, Je’Rod Cherry
Central Arkansas at Arkansas State | 7 p.m. | ESPN3: Brad Bobo, Pete Cordelli
Southern at Troy | 7 p.m. | ESPN3: Will Kollmeyer, Ben Stanfield
FAU at No. 13 Florida | 7:30 p.m. | SEC Network: Roy Philpott, Jordan Rodgers, Cole Cubelic
No. 3 Clemson vs. No. 5 Georgia | 7:30 p.m. | ABC: Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit
Northwestern State at North Texas | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN3: John Liddle, Hank Dickenson
UTSA at Illinois | 7:30 p.m. | Big Ten Network: Lisa Byington, Anthony Herron
Northern Illinois at Georgia Tech | 7:30 p.m. | ACC Network: Dave O’Brien, Tim Hasselbeck
William & Mary at Virginia | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN3: Tom Werme, James Bates
Kent State at No. 6 Texas A&M | 8 p.m. | ESPNU: Dave Neal, Kelly Stouffer
East Tennessee State at Vanderbilt | 8 p.m. | SEC Network+: Mike Morgan, Kirk Morrison
Southern Miss at South Alabama | 8 p.m. | ESPN+: J.D. Byars, Pat Greenwood
Duquesne at TCU | 8 p.m. | ESPN+: Chuckie Kempf, Ryan Leaf
Montana at No. 20 Washington | 8 p.m. | Pac-12 Network: J.B. Long, Max Browne
No. 16 LSU at UCLA | 8:30 p.m. | FOX: Joe Davis, Brock Huard
Bethune-Cookman at UTEP | 9 p.m. | ESPN3: Erik Elken, Trevor Vittatoe
Nevada at Cal | 10:30 p.m. | FS1: Alex Faust, Petros Papadakis
BYU vs. Arizona | 10:30 p.m. | ESPN: Dave Flemming, Rod Gilmore
New Mexico State at San Diego State | 10:30 p.m. | CBSSN: Rich Waltz, Aaron Taylor
Utah State at Washington State | 11 p.m. | Pac-12 Network: Jordan Kent, Bob Davie
Portland State at Hawai’i | 12 a.m. | Spectrum PPV: Kanoa Leahey, Rich Miano
Sunday, September 5
No. 9 Notre Dame at Florida State | 7:30 p.m. | ABC: Joe Tessitore, Greg McElroy
Monday, September 6
Louisville vs. Ole Miss | 8 p.m. | ESPN: Rece Davis, Kirk Herbstreit
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