Lane Kiffin returns to Oxford for the most anticipated game of the 2026 college football season to headline Week 3. Chris Fowler and Kirk Herbstreit will have the call of No. 7 LSU vs. No. 8 Ole Miss in primetime on ABC.
No. 22 Houston and No. 13 Texas Tech will meet on Friday night in Lubbock for a Big 12 matchup that Tim Brando and Devin Gardner will provide the commentary for on Fox.
In addition to LSU-Ole Miss, Saturday’s slate will include No. 16 SMU vs. No. 23 Louisville (Roy Philpott and Brock Osweiler will be in the ESPN2 booth) and Florida State at No. 10 Alabama (Sean McDonough and Greg McElroy will be on the call for ABC).
Here’s a look at the television networks and announcers for the Week 3 FBS college football games (all times are Eastern).
(You can pass along further details on omissions or corrections to mclapp@awfulannouncing.com)
Thursday, September 17
Syracuse at Pittsburgh (7:30 p.m., ESPN): Matt Barrie (play-by-play), Chase Daniel (analyst), Paul Carcaterra (reporter)
Friday, September 18
No. 5 Miami at Wake Forest (7:30, ESPN): Mike Monaco (play-by-play), Jordan Rodgers (analyst), Dana Boyle (reporter)
No. 22 Houston at No. 13 Texas Tech (8 p.m., Fox): Tim Brando (play-by-play), Devin Gardner (analyst), Josh Sims (reporter)
Portland State at No. 21 Oregon (10:30 p.m., Big Ten Network): Mark Followill (play-by-play), Rhett Lewis (analyst)
Saturday, September 19
Coastal Carolina at Delaware (11:30 a.m., CBS Sports Network): Alex Del Barrio (play-by-play), Doug Pederson (analyst)
Arizona State vs. Kansas in London (12 p.m., FS1): Connor Onion (play-by-play), Robert Griffin III (analyst), Alexa Landestoy (reporter)
No. 2 Georgia at Arkansas (12 p.m., ABC): Dave Pasch (play-by-play), Dusty Dvoracek (analyst), Taylor McGregor (reporter)
North Carolina at Clemson (12 p.m., ESPN/Disney+): Bob Wischusen (play-by-play), Louis Riddick (analyst), Stormy Buonantony (reporter)
Kent State at No. 6 Ohio State (12 p.m., Fox): Gus Johnson (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (analyst), Jenny Taft (reporter)
Buffalo at No. 14 Penn State (12 p.m., Big Ten Network): Chris Vosters (play-by-play), Matt Millen (analyst)
Tulane at Kansas State (12 p.m., ESPN2): Anish Shroff (play-by-play), Andre Ware (analyst), Morgan Uber (reporter)
Bowling Green at Iowa State (12 p.m., ESPNU): Courtney Lyle (play-by-play), Rene Ingoglia (analyst)
Mercer at Georgia Tech (12 p.m., ACC Network): Jorge Sedano (play-by-play), Rodney McLeod (analyst), Kendra Douglas (reporter)
Akron at Minnesota (12 p.m., Big Ten Network): Joe Beninati (play-by-play), Tanner Morgan (analyst), Anna Connelly (reporter)
North Texas at Texas State (12 p.m., USA): Nate Gatter (play-by-play), Ryan Leaf (analyst), Lauren Green (reporter)
Eastern Michigan at Wisconsin (12:30 p.m., Peacock): Dave Flemming (play-by-play), Matt Cassel (analyst)
NC State at Vanderbilt (12:45 p.m., SEC Network): Taylor Zarzour (play-by-play), Matt Stinchcomb (analyst), Michella Chester (reporter)
Wyoming at Central Michigan (1 p.m., ESPN+): Doug Sherman (play-by-play), Marcus Ray (analyst)
Southern Illinois at Illinois (2 p.m., Peacock): Paul Burmeister (play-by-play), Ian Book (analyst), Ashley ShahAhmadi (reporter)
Maine at Boston College (2 p.m., ACC Network Extra): Cooper Boardman (play-by-play), Craig Haubert (analyst)
Temple at Toledo (3 p.m., CBS Sports Network): Jack Gordon (play-by-play), Taylor McHargue (analyst)
No. 16 SMU at No. 23 Louisville (3:30 p.m., ESPN2): Roy Philpott (play-by-play), Brock Osweiler (analyst), Sherree Burruss (reporter)
Florida State at No. 10 Alabama (3:30 p.m., ABC): Sean McDonough (play-by-play), Greg McElroy (analyst), Katie George (reporter)
Kentucky at No. 9 Texas A&M (3:30 p.m., ESPN): Joe Tessitore (play-by-play), Jesse Palmer (analyst), Kris Budden (reporter)
Utah State at No. 17 Utah (3:30 p.m., Fox): Dan Hellie (play-by-play), Robert Smith (analyst)
No. 12 USC at Rutgers (3:30 p.m., CBS): Brad Nessler (play-by-play), Charles Davis (analyst), Jenny Dell (reporter)
UTEP at No. 19 Michigan (3:30 p.m., Big Ten Network): Jeff Levering (play-by-play), Jake Butt (analyst), Brooke Fletcher (reporter)
Miami (Ohio) at Cincinnati (3:30 p.m., ESPN+): Peter Sousa (play-by-play), Leger Douzable (analyst), Sydney Jones (reporter)
Wagner at California (3:30 p.m., ACC Network): Roxy Bernstein (play-by-play), Dave Clawson (analyst), Madison Hock (reporter)
Duquesne at Washington State (3:30 p.m., USA): Guy Haberman (play-by-play), Alex Brink (analyst), Kate Harrison (reporter)
Stonehill at Massachusetts (3:30 p.m., ESPN+): Shawn Kenney (play-by-play), Charlie Strong (analyst)
Western Kentucky at No. 4 Indiana (4 p.m., Peacock): Dan Hicks (play-by-play), Yogi Roth (analyst), Caroline Pineda (reporter)
Northern Iowa at No. 18 Iowa (4 p.m., FS1): Jack Kizer (play-by-play), Mark Helfrich (analyst)
Stanford at Duke (4 p.m., The CW): Thom Brennaman (play-by-play), Jason Cabinda (analyst), Wes Bryant (reporter)
Louisiana Tech at Baylor (4 p.m., ESPNU): Chuckie Kempf (play-by-play), Dustin Fox (reporter)
Ball State at Liberty (4 p.m., ESPN+): Matt Warner (play-by-play), Walter Virgil (analyst)
Mississippi State at South Carolina (4:15 p.m., SEC Network): Matt Schumacker (play-by-play), Aaron Murray (analyst), Taylor Davis (reporter)
SE Louisiana at UL Monroe (4:30 p.m., ESPN+): TBD
Florida International at Florida Atlantic (6 p.m., ESPN+): AJ Ricketts (play-by-play), Patrick Murray (analyst), Maria Trivelpiece (reporter)
Charlotte at App State (6, ESPN+): David Jackson (play-by-play), Avery Hall (analyst)
Marshall at Missouri State (6:30 p.m., CBS Sports Network): Jason Knapp (play-by-play), Emory Hunt (analyst)
Florida at Auburn (7 p.m., ESPN): Tom Hart (play-by-play), Roddy Jones (analyst), Quint Kessenich (reporter)
Troy at No. 20 Missouri (7 p.m., SEC Network+): Kevin Fitzgerald (play-by-play), Charles Arbuckle (analyst)
Georgia State at UCF (7 p.m., ESPN+): Mike Corey (play-by-play), Tyoka Jackson (analyst)
Murray State at Oklahoma State (7 p.m., ESPN+): James Westling (play-by-play), Jeff Woody (analyst)
UConn at Southern Miss (7 p.m., ESPN+): Jason Baker (play-by-play), Larry Boyd (analyst)
UT Martin at Memphis (7 p.m., ESPN+): Jeff Hem (play-by-play), Doc Holliday (analyst)
Western Michigan at Rice (7 p.m., ESPN+): Chris Elliott (play-by-play), Kenechi Udeze (analyst)
Delaware State at South Florida (7 p.m., ESPN+): T.J. Rives (play-by-play), Henry Burris (analyst)
Nevada at Middle Tennessee (7 p.m., ESPN+): Jake Rose (play-by-play), Jeremy Kellum (analyst), Emmy Fazenbaker (reporter)
Ohio at South Alabama (7 p.m., ESPN+): Pat Greenwood (play-by-play)
Georgia Southern at Jacksonville State (7 p.m., ESPN+):
Nicholls at Sam Houston (7 p.m., ESPN+): TBD
North Dakota at Nebraska (7:15 p.m., Big Ten Network): Jason Ross Jr. (play-by-play), Anthony Herron (analyst)
Eastern Washington at Washington (7:15 p.m., Big Ten Network): A.J. Kanell (play-by-play), Marcel Reece (analyst)
No. 7 LSU at No. 8 Ole Miss (7:30 p.m., ABC): Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst), Holly Rowe (reporter), Laura Rutledge (reporter)
Michigan State at No. 3 Notre Dame (7:30 p.m., NBC): Noah Eagle (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (analyst), Kathryn Tappen (reporter)
No. 11 BYU at Colorado State (7:30 p.m., CBS): Rich Waltz (play-by-play), Brian Kelly (analyst), Adam Breneman (analyst), Jordan Giorgio (reporter)
Colorado at Northwestern (7:30 p.m., Fox): Noah Reed (play-by-play), Devin Gardner (analyst)
West Virginia at No. 25 Virginia in Charlotte (7:30 p.m., ACC Network): Wes Durham (play-by-play), Max Browne (analyst), Madison Fitzpatrick (reporter)
New Mexico at No. 24 Oklahoma (7:30 p.m., ESPN2): Jay Alter (play-by-play), Tom Luginbill (analyst), Lauren Sisler (reporter)
Virginia Tech at Maryland (7:30 p.m., FS1): Eric Collins (play-by-play), Spencer Tillman (analyst)
Kennesaw State at No. 15 Tennessee (7:45 p.m., SEC Network): Dave Neal (play-by-play), Cole Cubelic (analyst), Ashley Stroehlein (reporter)
UTSA at No. 1 Texas (8 p.m., SEC Network+): Clay Matvick (play-by-play), Rocky Boiman (analyst), Austyn Iven (reporter)
Arkansas State at TCU (8 p.m., ESPNU): Ted Emrich (play-by-play), Fozzy Whittaker (analyst)
UAB at Louisiana (8 p.m., ESPN+): Dan McDonald (play-by-play), Eric Mouton (analyst)
East Texas A&M at Tulsa (8 p.m., ESPN+): Chad McKee (play-by-play), Reggie Walker (analyst)
James Madison at San Diego State (10 p.m., The CW): Chris Fisher (play-by-play), Will Blackmon (analyst), Michael Bumpus (reporter)
South Dakota at Boise State (10 p.m., CBS Sports Network): Chris Lewis (play-by-play), Randy Cross (analyst)
Northern Illinois at Arizona (10:30 p.m., TNT): J.B. Long (play-by-play), Mike Golic Jr. (analyst), Coy Wire (reporter)
North Dakota State at Sacramento State (10:30 p.m., ESPN): Lowell Galindo (play-by-play), Kirk Morrison (analyst), Dawn Davenport (reporter)
Purdue at UCLA (11 p.m., Big Ten Network): Jason Horowitz (play-by-play), Brock Vereen (analyst)
Fresno State at San Jose State (11 p.m., FS1): Carlo Jimenez (play-by-play), Petros Papadakis (analyst)
Montana at Oregon State (11 p.m., USA): Ted Robinson (play-by-play), Darius Walker (analyst), Dalen Cuff (reporter)
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