{
  "id": 9903679,
  "title": "College football on TV today: Sept. 26",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/college-football-on-tv-today-sept-26",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-26T04:08:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/college-football-tv-today-sept-040807938.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Saturday, September 26 brings a host of college football games to your television screens. The morning kick-off starts with No. 1 Texas facing off against No. 14 Tennessee at 12 p.m. on ABC. Later, at the same time, Illinois takes on Ohio State on FOX.\n\nAt 12 p.m. on TNT, Sam Houston State will play Texas Tech. Meanwhile, Wake Forest takes on Louisville at 12 p.m. on ESPN. Elsewhere, Colorado takes on Baylor at the same time on ESPN2.\n\nThe afternoon continues with Bucknell against Pitt at 12 p.m. on ACCNX. Virginia Tech faces Boston College at 12 p.m. on ACC Network. Later, San Diego State is set to play Toledo at 12 p.m. on CBSSN. Colorado State will be on the field against UTSA at the same time on ESPNU.\n\nAt 12:45 p.m. on SEC Network, South Alabama will be playing Kentucky. Lindenwood takes on Eastern Michigan at 1 p.m. on ESPN+. UCLA will face Maryland at 1:30 p.m. on Big Ten Network.\n\nThe evening kicks off with Notre Dame hosting Purdue at 2 p.m. on Peacock. Georgia State takes on Northern Illinois at 2 p.m. on ESPN+. Central Arkansas faces Florida State at 3 p.m. on ACC Network.\n\nOle Miss is scheduled to play Florida at 3:30 p.m. on ABC, while Utah will be taking on Iowa State at the same time on FOX. Iowa will host Michigan at 3:30 p.m. on CBS. TCU will face UCF at 3:30 p.m. on FS1.\n\nWilliam & Mary takes on Duke at 3:30 p.m. on ACCNX. Boise State will be playing Western Michigan at 3:30 p.m. on ESPN2. UConn will be playing Miami (Ohio) at 3:30 p.m. on ESPN+. New Mexico will be on the field against New Mexico State at 3:30 p.m. on CBSSN.\n\nRobert Morris will take on Buffalo at 3:30 p.m. on ESPN+. Stonehill will be playing Ohio at the same time on ESPN+. Gardner-Webb plays Marshall at 3:30 p.m. on ESPN+.\n\nAt 4 p.m. on ESPNU, Texas A&M will face Georgia Southern. North Carolina Central will be playing East Carolina at the same time. Vanderbilt will face Auburn at 4:15 p.m. on SEC Network. Wisconsin will take on Penn State at 5 p.m. on Peacock. Nebraska will face Michigan State at 5 p.m. on Big Ten Network.\n\nSouth Florida will be taking on Bowling Green at 5 p.m. on ESPN+. Delaware will play Virginia at 6 p.m. on ACC Network. UIW will face Texas State at 6 p.m. on USA Network. Long Island University will host Florida International at 6 p.m. on ESPN+. James Madison will be playing Old Dominion at 6:30 p.m. on ESPN+.\n\nCentral Michigan will be on the field against Miami (Fla.) at 6:30 p.m. on CW. Louisiana will host Charlotte at 6:30 p.m. on ESPN+. South Carolina will take on Alabama at 7 p.m. on ESPN. Kansas State will face Cincinnati at the same time on ESPN2. Oklahoma State will play West Virginia at 7 p.m. on FS1.\n\nSouthern Miss will be playing Tulane at 7 p.m. on ESPN+. Kennesaw State will face Arkansas State at 7 p.m. on ESPN+. Mercyhurst will be playing Western Kentucky at 7 p.m. on ESPN+. Middle Tennessee will be playing Jacksonville State at 7 p.m. on ESPN+.\n\n23rd-ranked Texas A&M will face LSU at 7:30 p.m. on ABC. Oregon will take on USC at 7:30 p.m. on NBC. Troy will be playing Utah State at 7:30 p.m. on CBSSN. Houston Christian will be playing North Texas at 7:30 p.m. on ESPN+.\n\nAppalachian State will face NC State at 7:30 p.m. on ESPNU. Missouri will play Mississippi State at 7:45 p.m. on SEC Network. Tulsa will be on the field against Arkansas at 8 p.m. on SEC Network+.\n\nFlorida Atlantic will be playing UL Monroe at 8 p.m. on ESPN+. Missouri State will face SMU at 9 p.m. on ACC Network. UMass will take on Sacramento State at 9 p.m. on ESPN+. Rice will face Fresno State at 10 p.m. on CW.\n\nGeorgia Tech will play Sanford at 10:30 p.m. on ESPN. Air Force will be taking on Nevada at 10:30 p.m. on FS1. Minnesota will host Washington at 11 p.m. on FOX.",
  "summary": "Let’s have a day. Saturday, Sept. 26No. 1 Texas at No. 14 Tennessee | 12 p.m. | ABCIllinois at No. 7 Ohio State | 12 p.m. | FOXSam Houston at No. 11 Texas Tech | 12 p.m. | TNTWake Forest at No. 16 Louisville | 12 p.m. | ESPNColorado at Baylor | 12 p.m. | […]",
  "key_points": [
    "No. 1 Texas vs Tennessee at 12 p.m. on ABC",
    "Sam Houston State vs Texas Tech at 12 p.m. on TNT",
    "South Alabama vs Kentucky at 12:45 p.m. on SEC Network"
  ],
  "editors_take": "This slate of college football games shuffles the top-ranked teams into afternoon and primetime slots, offering a broad audience a range of matchups across multiple networks.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}