The 2024 college football season is set to mark the beginning of a new chapter in the sport, and ABC and ESPN revealed on Tuesday the Weeks 0-1 broadcast schedule.
Beginning this season, the “SEC on ABC franchise” will debut with the Miami–Florida matchup Aug. 31 at 3:30 p.m., according to a release. The SEC on ABC brand will include “a new graphics package, theme music and more.”
According to a release, all special date games and ESPN’s broadcast schedule for the first three weeks of the season will be revealed May 30. The network’s Bowl Season schedule will also be unveiled June 6.
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ESPN’s College GameDay, which will welcome former Alabama head coach Nick Saban on set this fall, will begin the season in Dublin, Ireland, at noon on Aug. 24 when Florida State matches up in Week 0 with Georgia Tech. It will be the first time the show originates from outside the United States.
Saban and College GameDay will return stateside Aug. 31 from College Station where new Aggies head coach Mike Elko and Texas A&M will face Notre Dame at 7:30 p.m.
ESPN will also broadcast the Southeastern Conference debuts for Oklahoma and Texas. The Sooners will open at home Aug. 30 against Temple at 7 p.m., and Texas will host Colorado State on Aug. 31 at 3:30 p.m.
Deion Sanders and Colorado will also make their debut in the Big 12 Conference Aug. 29 when the Buffaloes host North Dakota State at 8 p.m. on ESPN.
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ESPN’s run of teams in new conferences continues in the Atlantic Coast Conference on Aug. 30 when Stanford, departing the Pac-12 Conference, plays TCU at 10:30 p.m.
ESPN will also carry Kalen DeBoer’s Alabama debut against Western Kentucky at 7 p.m. on Aug. 31.
ABC will begin its Week 1 coverage in Atlanta at Mercedes-Benz Stadium where Dabo Swinney and Clemson will take on Kirby Smart and Georgia at noon.
Here is ABC and ESPN’s Weeks 0-1 schedule.
Week 0
Florida State at Georgia Tech — Aug. 24 at noon on ESPN
Florida A&M at Norfolk State — Aug. 24 at 7:30 p.m. on ABC
Week 1
North Dakota State at Colorado — Aug. 29 at 8 p.m. on ESPN
Temple at Oklahoma — Aug. 30 at 7 p.m. on ESPN
TCU at Stanford — Aug. 30 at 10:30 p.m. on ESPN
Clemson at Georgia — Aug. 31 at noon on ABC
Miami at Florida — Aug. 31 at 3:30 p.m. on ABC
Colorado State at Texas — Aug. 31 at 3:30 p.m. on ESPN
Western Kentucky at Alabama — Aug. 31 at 7 p.m. on ESPN
Notre Dame at Texas A&M — Aug. 31 at 7:30 p.m. on ABC
USC at LSU — Sept. 1 at 7:30 p.m. on ABC
Boston College at Florida State — Sept. 2 at 7:30 p.m. on ESPN
