ESPN released a smattering of news at the 2026 Disney Upfront on Tuesday. Some of the information included key details for College GameDay.
What We Know: College GameDay will be in Atlanta for the LSU vs Clemson game on Saturday, September 5th. The following week, the show will be in Austin as Ohio State visits the Texas Longhorns. Both of those games are scheduled for the 7:30 PM ET window on ABC.
Additionally, the network set the game times for several games on its schedule in August, September, and also in late November.
Saturday, Aug. 29, 2026
12:00 PM ET — North Carolina vs. TCU (Dublin) (ESPN)
3:30 PM ET — NC State vs. Virginia (Rio de Janeiro) (ESPN)
7:30 PM ET — Alabama A&M vs. Howard (Atlanta) (ABC)
Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026
8:00 PM ET — Colorado at Georgia Tech (ESPN)
Friday, Sept. 4, 2026
9:00 PM ET — Miami at Stanford (ESPN)
Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026
12:00 PM ET — East Carolina at Alabama (ABC)
3:30 PM ET — Baylor vs. Auburn (Atlanta) (ABC)
7:30 PM ET — Clemson at LSU (ABC)
Sunday, Sept. 6, 2026
7:30 PM ET — Louisville vs. Ole Miss (Nashville) (ABC)
Monday, Sept. 7, 2026
7:30 PM ET — SMU at Florida State (ESPN)
Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026
7:30 PM ET — Ohio State at Texas (ABC)
Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026
7:30 PM ET — LSU at Ole Miss (ABC)
Thursday, Nov. 26, 2026
8:00 PM ET — TCU at Texas Tech (ESPN)
Friday, Nov. 27, 2026
12:00 PM ET — Mississippi State at Ole Miss (ABC)
3:30 PM ET — Florida at Florida State (ABC)
7:30 PM ET — Texas at Texas A&M (ABC)
What Remains Unclear: Further locations throughout the season. ESPN has not made any announcements on where the show will be on location after the September 12th date.
What It Means: ESPN is putting its promotional muscle behind two early-season primetime games it holds the rights to with these selections. Many had assumed that the show would be from those two locations to begin the year. So neither choice is a surprise.
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