ESPN announces most SEC football kickoff times for 2024
The SEC office on Tuesday announced the kickoff times and television information for the remainder of the 2024 SEC football season.
However, numerous high-profile game — including the Nov. 30 Iron Bowl between Alabama and Auburn, Alabama at Tennessee Oct. 26 and Auburn at Georgia Oct. 5 — were held back as “flex” matchups, meaning kickoff time and network will be determined at a later date. The SEC previously announced all kickoff times and television information for Weeks 1-3 of the season.
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Moreover, some games have been designated as “early” (11 a.m.-noon Central), “afternoon” (2:30-3:30 p.m. Central) or “night” (5-7 p.m.) kickoffs. Flex games can be either afternoon or night kickoffs, and could be shown on ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU or the SEC Network.
Below are the known SEC kickoff times and television information for 2024, as of 11:30 a.m. Tuesday (all times Central):
Thursday, Aug. 29
Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Arkansas (Little Rock), 6:30 p.m., ESPNU
Murray State at Missouri, 7 p.m., SEC Network
Friday, Aug. 30
Temple at Oklahoma, 6 p.m., ESPN
Saturday, Aug. 31
Clemson vs. Georgia (Atlanta), 11 a.m., ABC
Virginia Tech at Vanderbilt, 11 a.m., ESPN
Chattanooga at Tennessee, 11:45 a.m., SEC Network
Miami at Florida, 2:30 p.m., ABC
Colorado State at Texas, 2:30 p.m., ESPN
Old Dominion at South Carolina, 3:15 p.m., SEC Network
Eastern Kentucky at Mississippi State, 5 p.m., ESPN+/SECN+
Western Kentucky at Alabama, 6 p.m., ESPN
Furman at Ole Miss, 6 p.m., ESPN+/SECN+
Notre Dame at Texas A&M, 6:30 p.m., ABC
Alabama A&M at Auburn, 6:30 p.m., ESPN+/SECN+
Southern Miss at Kentucky, 6:45 p.m., SEC Network
Sunday, Sept. 1
USC vs. LSU (Las Vegas), 6:30 p.m., ABC
Saturday, Sept. 7
Arkansas at Oklahoma State, 11 a.m., ABC
Texas at Michigan, 11 a.m., Fox
McNeese at Texas A&M, 11:45 a.m., SEC Network
Tennessee Tech at Georgia, 1 p.m., ESPN+/SECN+
South Carolina at Kentucky, 2:30 p.m., ABC
California at Auburn, 2:30 p.m., ESPN2
Middle Tennessee at Ole Miss, 3:15 p.m., SEC Network
South Florida at Alabama, 6 p.m., ESPN
Samford at Florida, 6 p.m., ESPN+/SECN+
Buffalo at Missouri, 6 p.m., ESPN+/SECN+
Tennessee vs. North Carolina State (Charlotte), 6:30 p.m., ABC
Alcorn State at Vanderbilt, 6:30 p.m., ESPNU
Nicholls at LSU, 6:30 p.m., ESPN+/SECN+
Houston at Oklahoma, 6:45 p.m., SEC Network
Mississippi State at Arizona State, 9:30 p.m., ESPN
Saturday, Sept. 14
LSU at South Carolina, 11 a.m., ABC
Alabama at Wisconsin, 11 a.m., Fox
Boston College at Missouri, 11:45 a.m., SEC Network
Texas A&M at Florida, 2:30 p.m., ABC
Tulane at Oklahoma, 2:30 p.m., ESPN or ESPN2
UAB at Arkansas, 3:15 p.m., SEC Network
Ole Miss at Wake Forest, 5:30 p.m., The CW
Texas-San Antonio at Texas, 6 p.m., ESPN
Vanderbilt at Georgia State, 6 p.m., ESPN+
Georgia at Kentucky, 6:30 p.m., ABC
New Mexico at Auburn, 6:30 p.m., ESPN2 or ESPNU
Toledo at Mississippi State, 6:30 p.m., ESPN2 or ESPNU
Kent State at Tennessee, 6:45 p.m., SEC Network
Saturday, Sept. 21
Florida at Mississippi State, 11 a.m., ABC or ESPN
Ohio at Kentucky, 11:45 a.m., SEC Network
Bowling Green at Texas A&M, 6:30 p.m., ESPN+/SECN+
Georgia Southern at Ole Miss, 6:45 p.m., SEC Network
Louisiana-Monroe at Texas, 7 p.m., ESPN+/SECN+
Akron at South Carolina, night, TV TBD
Arkansas at Auburn, flex, TV TBD
UCLA at LSU, flex, TV TBD
Vanderbilt at Missouri, flex, TV TBD
Tennessee at Oklahoma, flex, TV TBD
Open date — Alabama, Georgia
Saturday, Sept. 28
Kentucky at Ole Miss, 11 a.m., ABC or ESPN
Oklahoma at Auburn, afternoon, TV TBD
Mississippi State at Texas, afternoon, TV TBD
Arkansas vs. Texas A&M (Arlington), afternoon, TV TBD
Georgia at Alabama, 6:30 p.m., ABC South Alabama at LSU, 6:45 p.m., SEC Network
Open date — Florida, Missouri, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vanderbilt
Saturday, Oct. 5
Missouri at Texas A&M, 11 a.m., ABC or ESPN
Alabama at Vanderbilt, afternoon, TV TBD
Central Florida at Florida, night, TV TBD
Tennessee at Arkansas, flex, TV TBD
Auburn at Georgia, flex, TV TBD
Ole Miss at South Carolina, flex, TV TBD
Open date — Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi State, Oklahoma, Texas
Saturday, Oct. 12
South Carolina at Alabama, 11 a.m., ABC or ESPN
Oklahoma vs. Texas (Dallas), 2:30 p.m., ABC/ESPN
Ole Miss at LSU, night, TV TBD
Vanderbilt at Kentucky, flex, TV TBD
Mississippi State at Georgia, flex, TV TBD
Florida at Tennessee, flex, TV TBD
Open date — Arkansas, Auburn, Texas A&M
Saturday, Oct. 19
South Carolina at Oklahoma, early, TV TBD
Auburn at Missouri, early, TV TBD
Ball State at Vanderbilt, 6 p.m., ESPN+/SECN+
LSU at Arkansas, night, TV TBD
Kentucky at Florida, flex, TV TBD
Texas A&M at Mississippi State, flex, TV TBD
Alabama at Tennessee, flex, TV TBD
Georgia at Texas, flex, TV TBD
Open date — Ole Miss
Saturday, Oct. 26
Oklahoma at Ole Miss, early, TV TBD
Arkansas at Mississippi State, early, TV TBD
Texas at Vanderbilt, afternoon, TV TBD
Auburn at Kentucky, night, TV TBD
Missouri at Alabama, flex, TV TBD
LSU at Texas A&M, flex, TV TBD
Open date — Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee
Saturday, Nov. 2
Ole Miss at Arkansas, early, TV TBD
Vanderbilt at Auburn, early, TV TBD
Maine at Oklahoma, 1:30 p.m., ESPN+/SECN+
Florida vs. Georgia (Jacksonville), 2:30 p.m., ABC
UMass at Mississippi State, 3:15 p.m., SEC Network
Kentucky at Tennessee, night, TV TBD
Texas A&M at South Carolina, night, TV TBD
Open date — Alabama, LSU, Missouri, Texas
Saturday, Nov. 9
Florida at Texas, 11 a.m., ABC or ESPN
South Carolina at Vanderbilt, afternoon, TV TBD
Mississippi State at Tennessee, night, TV TBD
Alabama at LSU, flex, TV TBD
Oklahoma at Missouri, flex, TV TBD
Georgia at Ole Miss, flex, TV TBD
Open date — Arkansas, auburn, Kentucky, Texas A&M
Saturday, Nov. 16
Texas at Arkansas, 11 a.m., ABC or ESPN
Louisiana-Monroe at Auburn, 11:45 a.m., SEC Network
Murray State at Kentucky, 12:30 p.m., ESPN+/SECN+
Mercer at Alabama, 1 p.m., ESPN+/SECN+
Missouri at South Carolina, afternoon, TV TBD
New Mexico State at Texas A&M, 6:45 p.m., SEC Network
LSU at Florida, flex, TV TBD
Tennessee at Georgia, flex, TV TBD
Open date — Ole Miss, Mississippi State, Oklahoma, Vanderbilt
Saturday, Nov. 23
Ole Miss at Florida, 11 a.m., ABC or ESPN
UMass at Georgia, 11:45 a.m., SEC Network
UTEP at Tennessee, noon, ESPN+/SECN+
Wofford at South Carolina, 3 p.m., ESPN+/SECN+
Missouri at Mississippi State, afternoon, TV TBD
Vanderbilt at LSU, flex, TV TBD
Alabama at Oklahoma, flex, TV TBD
Kentucky at Texas, flex, TV TBD
Louisiana Tech at Arkansas, time TBD, ESPN+/SECN+
Friday, Nov. 29
Ole Miss at Mississippi State, 2:30 p.m., ABC
Georgia Tech at Georgia, 6:30 p.m., ABC
Saturday, Nov. 30
Tennessee at Vanderbilt, early, TV TBD
Arkansas at Missouri, afternoon, TV TBD
Auburn at Alabama, flex, TV TBD
Louisville at Kentucky, flex, TV TBD
Oklahoma at LSU, flex, TV TBD
Texas at Texas A&M, flex, TV TBD
Saturday, Dec. 7
SEC Championship game (Atlanta), 3 p.m., ABC