SEC, ESPN announce more kickoff times, broadcast windows for 2025 college football season
The SEC and ESPN have released several more kickoff times and TV network assignments for the 2025 football season.
Several games were held back with “window” designations for kickoff and to-be-determined television assignments — Early, Afternoon, Night or Flex. “Early” means 11 a.m.-noon Central start, “Afternoon” means 2:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. start, “Night” means 5 p.m.-7 p.m. start and “Flex” can be either Afternoon or Night.
Full kickoff times and television assignments will be announced on a week-to-week basis once the season begins.
Here’s the updated list (all times Central):
Thursday, Aug. 28
Central Arkansas at Missouri, 6:30 p.m., SEC Network
Friday, Aug. 29
Auburn at Baylor, 7 p.m., Fox
Saturday, Aug. 30
Syracuse vs. Tennessee (Atlanta), 11 a.m., ABC
Texas at Ohio State, 11 a.m., Fox
Mississippi State at Southern Miss, 11 a.m., ESPN
Toledo at Kentucky, 11:45 a.m., SEC Network
Alabama at Florida State, 2:30 p.m., ABC
Marshall at Georgia, 2:30 p.m., ESPN
Alabama A&M at Arkansas, 3:15 p.m., SEC Network
Illinois State at Oklahoma, 5 p.m., ESPN+/SECN+
Texas-San Antonio at Texas A&M, 6 p.m., ESPN
Long Island at Florida, 6 p.m., ESPN+/SECN+
Charleston Southern at Vanderbilt, 6 p.m., ESPN+/SECN+
LSU at Clemson, 6:30 p.m., ABC
Georgia State at Ole Miss, 6:45 p.m., SEC Network
Sunday, Aug. 31
Virginia Tech vs. South Carolina (Atlanta), 2 p.m., ESPN
Saturday, Sept. 6
San Jose State at Texas, 11 a.m., ABC or ESPN
Utah State at Texas A&M, 11:45 a.m., SEC Network
Ole Miss at Kentucky, 2:30 p.m., ABC
Kansas at Missouri, 2:30 p.m., ESPN2
East Tennessee State at Tennessee, 2:30 p.m., ESPN+/SECN+
Austin Peay at Georgia, 2:30 p.m., ESPN+/SECN+
South Florida at Florida, 3:15 p.m., SEC Network
Arkansas State at Arkansas (Little Rock), 4 p.m., ESPN+/SECN+
South Carolina State at South Carolina, 6 p.m., ESPN+/SECN+
Michigan at Oklahoma, 6:30 p.m., ABC
Arizona State at Mississippi State, 6:30 p.m., ESPN2
Vanderbilt at Virginia Tech, 6:30 p.m., ACC Network
Ball State at Auburn, 6:30 p.m., ESPNU
Louisiana Tech at LSU, 6:30 p.m., ESPN+/SECN+
Louisiana-Monroe at Alabama, 6:45 p.m., SEC Network
Saturday, Sept. 13
Wisconsin at Alabama, 11 a.m., ABC or ESPN
Oklahoma at Temple, 11 a.m., ABC or ESPN
South Alabama at Auburn, 11:45 a.m., SEC Network
Georgia at Tennessee, 2:30 p.m., ABC
Louisiana at Missouri, 3 p.m., ESPN+/SECN+
UTEP at Texas, 3:15 p.m., SEC Network
Alcorn State at Mississippi State, 5 p.m., ESPN+/SECN+
Florida at LSU, 6:30 p.m., ABC
Texas A&M at Notre Dame, 6:30 p.m., NBC
Eastern Michigan at Kentucky, 6:30 p.m., ESPNU
Arkansas at Ole Miss, 6 p.m. or 6:45 p.m., ESPN or SEC Network
Vanderbilt at South Carolina, 6 p.m. or 6:45 p.m., ESPN or SEC Network
Saturday, Sept. 20
UAB at Tennessee, 11:45 a.m., SEC Network
Northern Illinois at Mississippi State, 3:15 p.m., SEC Network
Georgia State at Vanderbilt, 6:30 p.m., ESPN2 or ESPNU
Southeastern Louisiana at LSU, 6:45 p.m., SEC Network
Arkansas at Memphis, TBA
Florida at Miami, TBA
Tulane at Ole Miss, Flex
South Carolina at Missouri, Flex
Auburn at Oklahoma, Flex
OPEN: Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Texas, Texas A&M
Saturday, Sept. 27
Notre Dame at Arkansas, 11 a.m., ABC
Utah State at Vanderbilt, 11:45 a.m., SEC Network
Alabama at Georgia, 6:30 p.m., ABC
Sam Houston at Texas, 7 p.m., ESPN+/SECN+
Auburn at Texas A&M, Afternoon
Massachusetts at Missouri, Night
LSU at Ole Miss, Flex
Tennessee at Mississippi State, Flex
Kentucky at South Carolina, Flex
OPEN: Florida, Oklahoma
Saturday, Oct. 4
Kentucky at Georgia, 11 a.m., ABC or ESPN
Kent State at Oklahoma, 3 p.m., SEC Network
Mississippi State at Texas A&M, Night
Vanderbilt at Alabama, Flex
Texas at Florida, Flex
OPEN: Arkansas, Auburn, LSU, Ole Miss, Missouri, South Carolina, Tennessee
Saturday, Oct. 11
Alabama at Missouri, 11 a.m., ABC or ESPN
Washington State at Ole Miss, 11:45 a.m., SEC Network
Oklahoma vs. Texas (Dallas), 2:30 p.m., ABC or ESPN
Georgia at Auburn, Night
South Carolina at LSU, Flex
Arkansas at Tennessee, Flex
Florida at Texas A&M, Flex
OPEN: Kentucky, Mississippi State, Vanderbilt
Saturday, Oct. 18
Oklahoma at South Carolina, Early
LSU at Vanderbilt, Early
Mississippi State at Florida, Afternoon
Texas at Kentucky, Night
Tennessee at Alabama, Flex
Texas A&M at Arkansas, Flex
Missouri at Auburn, Flex
Ole Miss at Georgia, Flex
Saturday, Oct. 25
Auburn at Arkansas, Early
Ole Miss at Oklahoma, Early
Tennessee at Kentucky, Night
Texas A&M at LSU, Flex
Texas at Mississippi State, Flex
Alabama at South Carolina, Flex
Missouri at Vanderbilt, Flex
OPEN: Florida, Georgia
Saturday, Nov. 1
Vanderbilt at Texas, 11 a.m., ABC or ESPN
Georgia vs. Florida (Jacksonville), 2:30 p.m., ABC
Mississippi State at Arkansas, Afternoon
Kentucky at Auburn, Flex
South Carolina at Ole Miss, Flex
Oklahoma at Tennessee, Flex
OPEN: Alabama, LSU, Missouri, Texas A&M
Saturday, Nov. 8
Georgia at Mississippi State, 11 a.m., ABC or ESPN
The Citadel at Ole Miss, noon, ESPN+/SECN+
Auburn at Vanderbilt, Afternoon
LSU at Alabama, Night
Florida at Kentucky, Flex
Texas A&M at Missouri, Flex
OPEN: Arkansas, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas
Saturday, Nov. 15
Tennessee Tech at Kentucky, 12:30 p.m., ESPN+/SECN+
New Mexico State at Tennessee, 3:15 p.m., SEC Network
Arkansas at LSU, Early
South Carolina at Texas A&M, Early
Mississippi State at Missouri, Night
Oklahoma at Alabama, Flex
Texas at Georgia, Flex
Florida at Ole Miss, Flex
OPEN: Auburn, Vanderbilt
Saturday, Nov. 22
Missouri at Oklahoma, 11 a.m., ABC or ESPN
Samford at Texas A&M, 11 a.m., ESPN+/SECN+
Charlotte at Georgia, 11:45 a.m., SEC Network
Eastern Illinois at Alabama, 1 p.m., ESPN+/SECN+
Mercer at Auburn, 1 p.m., ESPN+/SECN+
Coastal Carolina at South Carolina, Afternoon
Kentucky at Vanderbilt, Afternoon
Western Kentucky at LSU, Night
Tennessee at Florida, Flex
Arkansas at Texas, Flex
OPEN: Ole Miss, Mississippi State
Friday, Nov. 28
Ole Miss at Mississippi State, 11 a.m., ABC or ESPN
Texas A&M at Texas, 6:30 p.m., ABC
Saturday, Nov. 29
Clemson at South Carolina, 11 a.m., ABC or ESPN
Georgia at Georgia Tech, 2:30 p.m., ABC
Vanderbilt at Tennessee, Afternoon
Missouri at Arkansas, Night
Alabama at Auburn, Flex
Florida State at Florida, Flex
LSU at Oklahoma, Flex
Saturday, Dec. 6
SEC championship game (Atlanta), 3 p.m., ABC