SEC unveils early season college football TV schedule for 2026
By Ethan Stone
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The 2026 college football season will be here before you know it, and on Wednesday the SEC revealed its full early season TV schedule, including 37 SEC games across ESPN networks spanning the first 3 weeks of the season.
The TV schedule for all remaining SEC-controlled games will be revealed in 2 weeks on Wednesday, June 10.
The SEC kicks off its season on September 3 as Missouri faces off against Arkansas Pine Bluff, set for kickoff at 8 p.m. ET on SEC Network. Notably for Week 1, LSU at Clemson will be aired on ABC — as will Louisville at Ole Miss (September 6) and Baylor at Auburn (September 5).
The first conference matchup of the season takes place in Week 2 when Alabama travels to Lexington to face off against Will Stein’s new-look Kentucky Wildcats. Kickoff for that game is set for 3:30 p.m. ET.
Week 3 features a triple of SEC on ABC, including Georgia at Arkansas (Noon), Florida State at Alabama (3:30) and perhaps the most anticipated matchup of the season, Lane Kiffin’s return to Ole Miss with his LSU Tigers, set for 7:30 from Oxford.
Take a look at the full TV schedule for SEC football across the first 3 weeks of the season. Alternatively, check out the posts from the SEC below:
Ethan Stone is a Tennessee graduate and loves all things college football and college basketball. Firm believer in fouling while up 3.
