Arch Manning and No. 1 Texas travel to Knoxville to take on No. 14 Tennessee as part of a strong slate of Week 4 college football games. Chris Fowler and Kirk Herbstreit will provide the Texas-Tennessee commentary for ABC at noon ET on Saturday (and it’s another Texas game for ESPN sideline reporter Holly Rowe).
There are five additional ranked matchups on Saturday.
No. 4 Ole Miss and No. 21 Florida will battle at “the Swamp,” and Sean McDonough and Greg McElroy will have the call for ABC at 3:30 p.m. ET. That same time slot will feature No. 17 Iowa vs. No. 18 Michigan at “the Big House,” with Brad Nessler and Charles Davis in the booth for CBS.
In primetime, No. 23 Texas A&M and No. 10 LSU will meet in Baton Rouge, with Joe Tessitore and Jesse Palmer calling the action for ABC at 7:30 p.m. ET. Additionally, Noah Eagle and Todd Blackledge will have the NBC broadcasting duties when No. 20 Oregon takes on No. 12 USC in Los Angeles at 7:30 p.m. ET. And No. 19 Missouri and No. 24 Mississippi State will face off at 7:45 p.m. ET on SEC Network, with Matt Schumacker and Aaron Murray on the call.
Here’s a look at the television networks and announcers for the Week 4 FBS college football games (all times are Eastern).
(You can pass along further details on omissions or corrections to mclapp@awfulannouncing.com)
Thursday, September 24
Liberty at Coastal Carolina (7:30 p.m., ESPN): Matt Barrie (play-by-play), Chase Daniel (analyst), Paul Carcaterra (reporter)
Friday, September 25
Army at Temple (4 p.m., ESPN): Clay Matvick (play-by-play), Rocky Boiman (analyst)
Navy at UAB (7 p.m., ESPN): Anish Shroff (play-by-play), Andre Ware (analyst), Morgan Uber (reporter)
Howard at Rutgers (7 p.m., Big Ten Network): Chris Vosters (play-by-play), Anthony Herron (analyst)
Northwestern at No. 5 Indiana (8 p.m., Fox): Connor Onion (play-by-play), Robert Griffin III (analyst), Alexa Landestoy (reporter)
Clemson at California (10:30 p.m., ESPN): Mike Monaco (play-by-play), Jordan Rodgers (analyst), Dana Boyle (reporter)
Saturday, September 26
No. 1 Texas at No. 14 Tennessee (12 p.m., ABC): Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst), Holly Rowe (reporter)
Illinois at No. 7 Ohio State (12 p.m., Fox): Gus Johnson (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (analyst), Jenny Taft (reporter)
Wake Forest at No. 16 Louisville (12 p.m., ESPN): Tom Hart (play-by-play), Roddy Jones (analyst), Quint Kessenich (reporter)
Colorado at Baylor (12 p.m., ESPN2): Lowell Galindo (play-by-play), Kirk Morrison (analyst), Dawn Davenport (reporter)
Virginia Tech at Boston College (12 p.m., ACC Network): Wes Durham (play-by-play), Max Browne (analyst), Madison Fitzpatrick (reporter)
Sam Houston at No. 11 Texas Tech (12 p.m., TNT): J.B. Long (play-by-play), Mike Golic Jr. (analyst), Allie LaForce (reporter)
Colorado State at UTSA (12 p.m., ESPNU): Mike Corey (play-by-play), Craig Haubert (analyst)
San Diego State at Toledo (12 p.m., CBS Sports Network): Jack Gordon (play-by-play), Taylor McHargue (analyst)
Bucknell at Pittsburgh (12 p.m., ACC Network Extra): Peter Sousa (play-by-play), Leger Douzable (analyst)
UNLV at Akron (12 p.m., ESPN+): Anthony Lima (play-by-play), Patrick Murray (analyst)
Ball State at Kent State (12 p.m., ESPN+): Michael Reghi (play-by-play), Je’rod Cherry (analyst)
South Alabama at Kentucky (12:45 p.m., SEC Network): Dave Neal (play-by-play), Cole Cubelic (analyst), Tori Petry (reporter)
Lindenwood at Eastern Michigan (1 p.m., ESPN+): Evan Stockton (play-by-play), Randy Buffington (analyst)
UCLA at Maryland (1:30 p.m., Big Ten Network): Mark Followill (play-by-play), Rhett Lewis (analyst)
No. 3 Notre Dame at Purdue (2 p.m., Peacock): Paul Burmeister (play-by-play), Yogi Roth (analyst), Caroline Pineda (reporter)
Northern Illinois at Georgia State (2 p.m., ESPN+): TBD
Hawai’i at Wyoming (3 p.m., The CW): Chris Fisher (play-by-play), Cody Kessler (analyst), Marshall Newhouse (reporter)
Central Arkansas at Florida State (3 p.m., ACC Network): Doug Sherman (play-by-play), Forrest Conoly (analyst), Ashley Stroehlein (reporter)
No. 4 Ole Miss at No. 21 Florida (3:30 p.m., ABC): Sean McDonough (play-by-play), Greg McElroy (analyst), Katie George (reporter)
No. 17 Iowa at No. 18 Michigan (3:30 p.m., CBS): Brad Nessler (play-by-play), Charles Davis (analyst), Jenny Dell (reporter)
Oklahoma at No. 2 Georgia (3:30 p.m., ESPN/Disney+): Bob Wischusen (play-by-play), Louis Riddick, Stormy Buonantony
No. 15 Utah at Iowa State (3:30 p.m., Fox): Tim Brando (play-by-play), Devin Gardner (analyst), Josh Sims (reporter)
TCU at UCF (3:30 p.m., FS1): Dan Hellie (play-by-play), Robert Smith (analyst)
Boise State at Western Michigan (3:30 p.m., ESPN2): Jay Alter (play-by-play), Tom Luginbill (analyst), Lauren Sisler (reporter)
New Mexico at New Mexico State (3:30 p.m., CBS Sports Network): Alex Del Barrio (play-by-play), Randy Cross (analyst)
UConn at Miami Ohio (3:30 p.m., ESPN+): Shawn Kenney (play-by-play), Marcus Ray (analyst)
William & Mary at Duke (3:30 p.m., ACC Network Extra): Kevin Fitzgerald (play-by-play), Jeff Woody (analyst)
Robert Morris at Buffalo (3:30 p.m., ESPN+): Joey Lindstrom (play-by-play), Tre Watson (analyst)
Gardner-Webb at Marshall (3:30 p.m., ESPN+): TBD
Stonehill at Ohio (3:30 p.m., ESPN+): Bill Spaulding (play-by-play), Doc Holiday (analyst)
No. 25 Houston at Georgia Southern (4 p.m., ESPNU): Courtney Lyle (play-by-play), Rene Ingoglia (analyst)
North Carolina Central at East Carolina (4 p.m., ESPN+): TBD
Vanderbilt at Auburn (4:15 p.m., SEC Network): Taylor Zarzour (play-by-play, Matt Stinchcomb (analyst), Michella Chester (reporter)
Wisconsin at No. 13 Penn State (5 p.m., Peacock): Dave Flemming (play-by-play), Matt Cassel (analyst), Ashley ShahAhmadi (reporter)
Nebraska at Michigan State (5 p.m., Big Ten Network): Jeff Levering (play-by-play), Jake Butt (analyst), Brooke Fletcher (reporter)
South Florida at Bowling Green (5 p.m., ESPN+): Kelsie Kasper (play-by-play), Ryan Cavanaugh (analyst)
Delaware at Virginia (6 p.m., ACC Network): Jorge Sedano (play-by-play), Rodney McLeod (analyst), Kendra Douglas (reporter)
Incarnate Word at Texas State (6 p.m., USA): Nate Gatter (play-by-play), Ryan Leaf (analyst), Lauren Green (reporter)
Long Island University at Florida International (6 p.m., ESPN+): TBD
James Madison at Old Dominion (6 p.m., ESPN+): TBD
Central Michigan at No. 6 Miami (6:30 p.m., The CW): Thom Brennaman (play-by-play, Jason Cabinda (analyst), Wes Bryant (reporter)
Louisiana at Charlotte (6:30 p.m., ESPN+): Tom Werme (play-by-play), Reginald Walker Jr. (analyst)
South Carolina at No. 8 Alabama (7 p.m., ESPN): Dave Pasch (play-by-play), Dusty Dvoracek (analyst), Taylor McGregor (reporter)
Kansas State at Cincinnati (7 p.m., ESPN2): Chuckie Kempf (play-by-play), Dustin Fox (analyst)
Oklahoma State at West Virginia (7 p.m., FS1): Eric Collins (play-by-play), Spencer Tillman (analyst)
Southern Miss at Tulane (7 p.m., ESPN+): TBD
Middle Tennessee at Jacksonville State (7 p.m., ESPN+): TBD
Kennesaw State at Arkansas State (7 p.m., ESPN+): TBD
Mercyhurst at Western Kentucky (7 p.m., ESPN+): Tyler Eaton (play-by-play), Terry Obee (analyst)
No. 23 Texas A&M at No. 10 LSU (7:30 p.m., ABC): Joe Tessitore (play-by-play), Jesse Palmer (analyst), Kris Budden (reporter)
No. 20 Oregon at No. 12 USC (7:30 p.m., NBC): Noah Eagle (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (analyst), Kathryn Tappen (reporter)
Arizona at Washington State (7:30 p.m., CBS): Rich Waltz (play-by-play), Adam Breneman (analyst), Brian Kelly (analyst), Jordan Giorgio (reporter)
Troy at Utah State (7:30 p.m., CBS Sports Network): Jordan Kent (play-by-play), Doug Pederson (analyst), Brandon Baylor (reporter)
App State at NC State (7:30 p.m., ESPNU): Jason Ross Jr. (play-by-play), Tyoka Jackson (analyst)
Houston Christian at North Texas (7:30 p.m., ESPN+): TBD
No. 19 Missouri at No. 24 Mississippi State (7:45 p.m., SEC Network): Matt Schumacker (play-by-play), Aaron Murray (analyst), Taylor Davis (reporter)
Tulsa at Arkansas (8 p.m., SEC Network+): Richard Cross (play-by-play), Charlie Strong (analyst)
Florida Atlantic at UL Monroe (8 p.m., ESPN+): TBD
Missouri State at No. 22 SMU (9 p.m., ACC Network): Roxy Bernstein, Dave Clawson, Madison Hock
Oregon State at UTEP (9 p.m., MW+): Andy Morgan (play-by-play), Cole Freytag (analyst)
Massachusetts at Sacramento State (9 p.m., ESPN+): Will Iger (play-by-play), Mo Hasan (analyst)
Rice at Fresno State (10 p.m., The CW): Rick Allen (play-by-play), Will Blackmon (analyst)
Georgia Tech at Stanford (10:30 p.m., ESPN): Roy Philpott (play-by-play), Brock Osweiler (analyst), Sherree Burruss (reporter)
Air Force at Nevada (10:30 p.m., FS1): Noah Reed (play-by-play), Petros Papadakis (analyst)
Minnesota at Washington (11 p.m., Fox): Jack Kizer (play-by-play), Mark Helfrich (analyst)
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