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SEC announces kickoff times, TV assignments for first three weeks of 2025 football season

by: Alex Byington05/29/25_AlexByington
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The Southeastern Conference revealed its TV lineup and kickoff times for the first three weeks of the 2025 college football season on Thursday. The opening weekend of the 2025 season will feature four straight days of SEC action, kicking off Thursday, Aug. 28.

Central Arkansas takes on Missouri in Columbia. Auburn opens 2025 play a day later on Friday, Aug. 29, with a season-opening road game at Baylor that kicks off at 8 pm ET on FOX.

While ESPN remains the league’s prime media rights holder, FOX will feature plenty of SEC action. Week 1 has the highly-anticipated Texas at Ohio State showdown, a rematch of last season’s Cotton Bowl national semifinal, to kickoff the Saturday slate of games with a noon ET kick Aug. 30. LSU at Clemson, which is arguably the second-most anticipated game of the opening weekend, will cap off that first Saturday in primetime with a 7:30 pm ET kick on ABC.

The SEC begins its 2025 conference slate in Week 2 with Ole Miss at Kentucky in a 3:30 pm ET kickoff Saturday, Sept. 6 on ABC, which will also televise that night’s 7:30 pm ET showdown between Michigan and Oklahoma. ABC will air even more SEC-only action in Week 3 with Georgia at Tennessee kicking off at 3:30 pm ET on Sat, Sept. 13, and Florida at LSU at 7:30 pm ET.

Check out the SEC’s full slate of 2025 college football games through Sept. 13:

Week 1

DateGameTV NetworkTime (ET)
Thurs., 8/28Central Arkansas at MissouriSEC Network7:30 PM
Fri., 8/29Auburn at BaylorFOX8:00 PM
Sat., 8/30Texas at Ohio StateFOX12:00 PM
Sat., 8/30Syracuse vs. Tennessee (Atlanta)ABC12:00 PM
Sat., 8/30Mississippi State at Southern MissESPN12:00 PM
Sat., 8/30Toledo at KentuckySEC Network12:45 PM
Sat., 8/30Marshall at GeorgiaESPN3:30 PM
Sat., 8/30Alabama at Florida StateABC3:30 PM
Sat., 8/30Alabama A&M at ArkansasSEC Network4:15 PM
Sat., 8/30Illinois State at OklahomaESPN+/SECN+6:00 PM
Sat., 8/30UTSA at Texas A&MESPN7:00 PM
Sat., 8/30LIU at FloridaESPN+/SECN+7:00 PM
Sat., 8/30Charleston Southern at VanderbiltESPN+/SECN+7:00 PM
Sat., 8/30LSU at ClemsonABC7:30 PM
Sat., 8/30Georgia State at Ole MissSEC Network7:45 PM
Sun., 8/31Virginia Tech vs. South Carolina (Atlanta)ESPN3:00 PM

Week 2

DateGameNetworkTime (ET)
Sat., 9/6San Jose State at TexasABC or ESPN12:00 PM
Sat., 9/6Utah State at Texas A&MSEC Network12:45 PM
Sat., 9/6Ole Miss at KentuckyABC3:30 PM
Sat., 9/6Kansas at MissouriESPN23:30 PM
Sat., 9/6Austin Peay at GeorgiaESPN+/SECN+3:30 PM
Sat., 9/6USF at FloridaSEC Network4:15 PM
Sat., 9/6South Carolina State at South CarolinaESPN+/SECN+7:00 PM
Sat., 9/6Michigan at OklahomaABC7:30 PM
Sat., 9/6Vanderbilt at Virginia TechACC Network7:30 PM
Sat., 9/6Arizona State at Mississippi StateESPN27:30 PM
Sat., 9/6Ball State at AuburnESPNU7:30 PM
Sat., 9/6Louisiana Tech at LSUESPN+/SECN+7:30 PM
Sat., 9/6UL Monroe at AlabamaSEC Network7:45 PM
Sat., 9/6Arkansas vs. Arkansas State (Little Rock)ESPN+/SECN+5:00 PM
Sat., 9/6East Tennessee State at TennesseeESPN+/SECN+3:30 PM

Week 3

DateGameNetworkTime (ET)
Sat., 9/13Wisconsin at AlabamaABC or ESPN12:00 PM
Sat., 9/13Oklahoma at TempleESPN212:00 PM
Sat., 9/13South Alabama at AuburnSEC Network12:45 PM
Sat., 9/13Georgia at TennesseeABC3:30 PM
Sat., 9/13UTEP at TexasSEC Network4:15 PM
Sat., 9/13Florida at LSUABC7:30 PM
Sat., 9/13Eastern Michigan at KentuckyESPNU7:30 PM
Sat., 9/13Texas A&M at Notre DameNBC7:30 PM
Sat., 9/13Arkansas at Ole MissESPN or SEC Network7:00 PM or 7:45 PM
Sat., 9/13Vanderbilt at South CarolinaESPN or SEC Network7:00 PM or 7:45 PM
Sat., 9/13Alcorn State at Mississippi StateESPN+/SECN+6:00 PM
Sat., 9/13UL Lafayette at MissouriESPN+/SECN+4:00 PM