ESPN announces early-season SEC football schedule

ESPN has announced its television schedule for early-season college football games involving SEC teams.

Kentucky will open the season on Saturday, Sept. 3 against visiting Southern Miss at 7:30 p.m. on ESPNU.

After the Cats travel to Florida on Sept. 10 for a 3:30 p.m. game on CBS, Mark Stoops’ team returns home on Sept. 17 to face New Mexico State in a 4 p.m. game on the SEC Network alternate channel.

Here’s the rest of the television schedule for SEC games between Sept. 1 and Sept. 17.

Thursday, Sept. 1

▪ 7:30 - Appalachian State at Tennessee (SEC)

▪ 8:00 - South Carolina at Vanderbilt (SEC)

Saturday, Sept. 3

▪ 12:00 - South Alabama at Mississippi State (SEC)

▪ 3:30 - LSU vs. Wisconsin in Green Bay (ABC)

▪ 3:30 - UCLA at Texas A&M (CBS)

▪ 4:00 - Louisiana Tech at Arkansas (SEC)

▪ 5:30 - North Carolina vs. Georgia in Atlanta (ESPN)

▪ 7:30 - Southern Miss at Kentucky (ESPNU)

▪ 7:30 - UMass at Florida (SEC)

▪ 8:00 - USC vs. Alabama in Arlington (ABC)

▪ 9:00 - Clemson at Auburn (ESPN)

Monday, Sept. 5

▪ 8:00 - Ole Miss vs. Florida State in Orlando (ESPN)

Saturday, Sept. 10

▪ 12:00 - Nicholls State at Georgia (SEC)

▪ 12:00 - Prairie View A&M at Texas A&M (SEC alternate)

▪ 3:30 - Western Kentucky at Alabama (ESPN2)

▪ 3:30 - Kentucky at Florida (CBS)

▪ 4:00 - Wofford at Ole Miss (SEC)

▪ 4:00 - Middle Tennessee at Vanderbilt (SEC)

▪ 7:00 - South Carolina at Mississippi State (ESPN/ESPN2)

▪ 7:30 - Jacksonville State at LSU (ESPNU)

▪ 7:30 - Arkansas State at Auburn (SEC)

▪ 7:30 - Eastern Michigan at Missouri (SEC)

▪ 8:00 - Tennessee vs. Virginia Tech in Bristol (ABC)

Saturday, Sept. 17

▪ 12:00 - Ohio at Tennessee (SEC)

▪ 3:30 - Alabama at Ole Miss (CBS)

▪ 4:00 - East Carolina at South Carolina (SEC)

▪ 4:00 - New Mexico State at Kentucky (SEC alternate)

▪ 7:00 - Mississippi State at LSU (ESPN/ESPN2)

▪ 7:00 - Texas A&M at Auburn (ESPN/ESPN2)

▪ 7:30 - North Texas at Florida (ESPNU)

▪ 7:30 - Georgia at Missouri (SEC)

▪ 7:30 - Texas State at Arkansas (SEC alternate)