ESPN Radio has announced it will kick off the 2016-17 regular season college football schedule with a doubleheader featuring four ranked teams on Saturday, September 3rd according to ESPN Media Zone. The first game will feature #18 Georgia vs. #22 North Carolina at 4:30 pm ET. The second game pits #1 Alabama vs. #20 USC at 7:30 pm.
The network’s 24-game schedule will include seven select Thursday and Friday night games, and will culminate with the Pac-12 and ACC Championships on December 2nd and 3rd. Play-by-play voice Bill Rosinski, analyst David Norrie and sideline reporter Ian Fitzsimmons will join forces as the primary ESPN Radio broadcast team this season.
All of ESPN Radio’s regular-season and championship games will be available on ESPN Radio stations and through the ESPN App, ESPNRadio.com, SiriusXM, Apple Music, Slacker Radio and TuneIn.
Here is their full schedule.
*All rankings are from the AP’s pre-season poll
**Note: Times reflect start of coverage window
| Date | Time (ET) | Game |
| Sat, Sep 3 | 4:30 p.m. | No. 18 Georgia vs. No. 22 North Carolina (in Atlanta) Marc Kestecher & Tom Ramsey |
| 7:30 p.m. | No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 20 USC (in Arlington, Texas) Bill Rosinski, David Norrie & Ian Fitzsimmons |
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| Mon, Sep 5 | 7 p.m. | No. 4 Florida State vs. No. 11 Ole Miss (in Orlando) Rosinski, Norrie & Fitzsimmons |
| Sat, Sep 10 | 2:30 p.m. | Kentucky @ No. 25 Florida Rosinski, Norrie & Fitzsimmons |
| Sat, Sep 17 | 11 a.m. | No. 4 Florida State @ No. 19 Louisville Rosinski, Norrie & Fitzsimmons |
| Thu, Sep 22 | 6:30 p.m. | No. 2 Clemson @ Georgia Tech |
| Sat, Sep 24 | TBD | No. 18 Georgia @ No. 11 Ole Miss |
| Fri, Sep 30 | 8 p.m. | No. 8 Stanford @ No. 14 Washington |
| Sat, Oct 1 | TBD | No. 9 Tennessee @ No. 18 Georgia |
| Sat, Oct 8 | TBD | Colorado @ No. 20 USC |
| Sat, Oct 15 | TBD | Kansas State @ No. 3 Oklahoma |
| Sat, Oct 22 | TBD | No. 11 Ole Miss @ No. 5 LSU |
| Thu, Oct 27 | 9:30 p.m. | California @ No. 20 USC |
| Sat, Oct 29 | TBD | No. 18 Georgia @ No. 25 Florida |
| Sat, Nov 5 | TBD | No. 1 Alabama @ No. 5 LSU |
| Thu, Nov 10 | 6:30 p.m. | No. 22 North Carolina @ Duke |
| Sat, Nov 12 | TBD | No. 20 USC @ No. 14 Washington |
| TBD | No. 11 Ole Miss @ Texas A&M | |
| Thu, Nov 17 | 7 p.m. | No. 19 Louisville @ No. 15 Houston |
| Sat, Nov 19 | TBD | No. 3 Oklahoma @ West Virginia |
| TBD | Arkansas @ Mississippi State | |
| Fri, Nov 25 | TBD | NC State @ No. 22 North Carolina |
| Sat, Nov 26 | TBD | No. 7 Michigan @ No. 6 Ohio State |
| TBD | No. 10 Notre Dame @ No. 20 USC | |
| Fri, Dec 2 | TBD | Pac 12 Championship Game |
| Sat, Dec 3 | TBD | ACC Championship Game |
Jason Barrett is the President and Founder of Barrett Media since the company was created in September 2015. Prior to its arrival, JB served as a sports radio programmer, launching brands such as 95.7 The Game in San Francisco, and 101 ESPN in St. Louis. He also spent time programming SportsTalk 950 in Philadelphia, 590 The Fan KFNS in St. Louis, and ESPN 1340/1390 in Poughkeepsie, NY. Jason also worked on-air and behind the scenes in local radio at 101.5 WPDH, WTBQ 1110AM, and WPYX 106.5. He also spent two years on the national stage, producing radio shows for ESPN Radio in Bristol, CT. Among them included the Dan Patrick Show, and GameNight.
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