College Football 2013: Week one national TV listings
By Brian Spaen
It’s finally that time of year to stop watching those Duck Dynasty marathons on A&E and start planning your Saturdays with non-stop college football action.
The first week generally doesn’t have much in the way of must-see action as plenty of FBS teams are hosting FCS schools, but the first few weeks generally features quantity over quality. It’s thanks to odds that a few of these heavily favored teams won’t play up to expectations, or they could run into a very talented FCS school.
Otherwise, those that stick strictly to the good matchups must watch the Mississippi State-Oklahoma State tilt at Houston, Virginia Tech-Alabama at Atlanta, LSU-TCU at Cowboys Stadium, and Georgia at Clemson.
Schedule is made entirely by LSUFootball.net, which includes even more game listings (including local telecasts and web broadcasts). Game times are listed in Central time and everything is subject to change.
Thursday, August 29th
| North Carolina at South Carolina | 5:00 p.m. | ESPN (HD) / espn3 *9 |
| Indiana State at Indiana | 6:00 p.m. | BTN (HD) / BTN2Go |
| Tulsa at Bowling Green | 6:00 p.m. | ESPNU (HD) / espn3 *9 |
| UNLV at Minnesota | 6:00 p.m. | BTN (HD) / BTN2Go |
| Utah State at Utah | 7:00 p.m. | FS1 (HD) |
| Monmouth at Montana State | 8:00 p.m. | ALT / Max Media (cable) / Big Sky Video |
| Ole Miss at Vanderbilt | 8:15 p.m. | ESPN (HD) |
| Rutgers at Fresno State | 9:30 p.m. | ESPNU (HD) |
| USC at Hawaii | 10:00 p.m. | CBSSN (HD) |
Friday, August 30th
| Morgan State at Army | 6:00 p.m. | CBSSN (HD) |
| Florida Atlantic at Miami | 7:00 p.m. | ESPNU (HD) / espn3 *9 |
| Texas Tech at SMU | 7:00 p.m. | ESPN (HD) / espn3 *9 |
| Western Michigan at Michigan State | 7:00 p.m. | BTN (HD) / BTN2Go |
| North Dakota State at Kansas State | 7:30 p.m. | FS1 (HD) |
| Northern Arizona at Arizona | 9:00 p.m. | PAC-12 Network (HD) / pac-12.com |
Saturday, August 31st
| Buffalo at Ohio State | 11:00 a.m. | ESPN2 (HD) / espn3 *9 |
| Purdue at Cincinnati | 11:00 a.m. | ESPNU (HD) |
| Southern Illinois at Illinois | 11:00 a.m. | BTN (HD) / BTN2Go |
| UMass at Wisconsin | 11:00 a.m. | BTN (HD) / BTN2Go |
| Villanova at Boston College | 11:00 a.m. | ESPN News / espn3 |
| William & Mary at West Virginia | 11:00 a.m. | FS1 (HD) |
| Toledo at Florida | 11:21 a.m. | SEC Network / ESPN-GP / espn3 |
| Florida International at Maryland | 11:30 a.m. | FSN Affiliates (HD) / ESPN-GP / espn3 |
| Louisiana Tech at North Carolina State | 11:30 a.m. | ESPN-GP / ACC Network (HD) / espn3 |
| Rice at Texas A&M | 12:00 p.m. | ESPN (HD) |
| Colgate at Air Force | 2:00 p.m. | RSRM (HD) / RSNW (HD) / MWC Video |
| BYU at Virginia | 2:30 p.m. | ESPNU (HD) |
| Central Michigan at Michigan | 2:30 p.m. | BTN (HD) / BTN2Go |
| Mississippi State vs. Oklahoma State (Houston) | 2:30 p.m. | ABC (HD) / ESPN2 (HD) *7 |
| Northern Illinois at Iowa | 2:30 p.m. | BTN (HD) / BTN2Go |
| Penn State vs. Syracuse | 2:30 p.m. | ABC (HD) / ESPN2 (HD) *7 |
| Temple at Notre Dame | 2:30 p.m. | NBC (HD) / Video |
| Louisiana Lafayette at Arkansas | 3:00 p.m. | FS South / ESPN-GP / espn3 |
| Nicholls State at Oregon | 3:00 p.m. | FS1 (HD) |
| ESPN GoalLine | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN (HD) |
| Alabama vs. Virginia Tech | 4:30 p.m. | ESPN (HD) |
| Austin Peay at Tennessee | 5:00 p.m. | ESPN-GP / espn3 / PPV (TN) |
| Eastern Washington at Oregon State | 5:00 p.m. | PAC-12 Network (HD) / pac-12.com |
| Furman at Gardner Webb | 5:00 p.m. | ESPN-GP / WMYA (cable) / espn3 / Video |
| Kentucky vs. Western Kentucky (Nashville) | 6:00 p.m. | ESPN News / espn3? |
| Louisiana Monroe at Oklahoma | 6:00 p.m. | PPV |
| Miami Ohio at Marshall | 6:00 p.m. | CBSSN (HD) |
| Murray State at Missouri | 6:00 p.m. | ESPN-GP / espn3 / PPV (MO) |
| Washington State at Auburn | 6:00 p.m. | ESPNU (HD) |
| Wofford at Baylor | 6:30 p.m. | MSG+ (HD) / SS (HD) / FCSC (cable) |
| Georgia at Clemson | 7:00 p.m. | ABC (HD) |
| New Mexico State at Texas | 7:00 p.m. | LHN |
| Wyoming at Nebraska | 7:00 p.m. | BTN (HD) / BTN2Go |
| Appalachian State at Montana | 8:00 p.m. | ESPN-GP / Max Media (cable) / espn3 |
| LSU vs. TCU | 8:00 p.m. | ESPN (HD) |
| Boise State at Washington | 9:00 p.m. | FS1 (HD) |
| Nevada at UCLA | 9:00 p.m. | PAC-12 Network (HD) / pac-12.com |
| Northwestern at California | 9:30 p.m. | ESPN2 (HD) |
Sunday, September 1st
| Florida A&M vs. Mississippi Valley | 10:45 a.m. | ESPN (HD) |
| Ohio at Louisville | 2:30 p.m. | ESPN (HD) |
| Colorado vs. Colorado State (Denver) | 5:00 p.m. | CBSSN (HD) |
| Bethune Cookman at Tennessee State | 7:00 p.m. | espn3 |
Monday, September 2nd
| Florida State at Pittsburgh | 7:00 p.m. | ESPN (HD) |
Game Notes:
- *7 = Reverse Mirror = Out of market ABC coverage for the Big Ten game will be on ESPN or ESPN2. The other game will be on ABC in its region, on ESPN or ESPN2 in the Big Ten region, and on GamePlan everywhere else.
- *9 = Game may be blacked out on espn3.com, check blackout maps for details.