ESPN announced a slate of high-profile college football showdowns during the 2025 Disney Upfront in New York City on Tuesday, May 13. The 10 early-season showcases mark the first network announcements for ESPN’s industry-leading college football production.

The first three weeks of ESPN’s 2025-26 college football schedule and all special date games will be revealed on Thursday, May 29. ESPN’s Bowl Season schedule will be announced on Thursday, June 5.

 

Date	Time (ET)	Programming	Platform
Sat, Aug 23	Noon	Aer Lingus College Football Classic: No. 14 Iowa State vs. No. 18 Kansas State (Dublin, Ireland)	ESPN
Thu, Aug 28	5:30 p.m.	Boise State at South Florida	ESPN
	9 p.m.	Nebraska vs. Cincinnati (Kansas City)	ESPN
Fri, Aug 29	8 p.m.	Georgia Tech at Colorado	ESPN
Sat, Aug 30	Noon	Aflac Kickoff Game: Syracuse vs. Tennessee (Atlanta)	ABC
	3:30 p.m.	No. 9 Alabama at Florida State	ABC
	7:30 p.m.	No. 6 LSU at No. 2 Clemson	ABC
Sun, Aug 31	3 p.m.	Aflac Kickoff Game: Virginia Tech vs. No. 13 South Carolina (Atlanta)	ESPN
	7:30 p.m.	No. 7 Notre Dame at No. 21 Miami	ABC
Mon, Sept 1	8 p.m.	TCU at North Carolina	ESPN

Couple of interesting ones there - ALA @ FSU, ND @ Miami.
LSU @ Clemson seems weird for some reason, but should be a truth teller on LSU... and Clemson. Clemson's getting a lot of love as a NC contender...
I love the early season clashes. 🙂

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GT vs Colorado should be a fun one