SEC announces early-season football kickoff times, TV info for 2026

The SEC has officially pulled back the curtain on the opening slate of the 2026 football season. Conference officials released kickoff times and television designations for the first three weeks of play, along with select marquee matchups scheduled for later in the year.

While these initial assignments provide a roadmap for the early weeks, fans should keep their calendars flexible. Additional game times and broadcast assignments will be finalized as the season progresses, with some matchups moving into the potential six-day window once the action is underway.

2026 SEC Football Schedule: Early Kickoff Times (All times Central)

Week 1

• Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Missouri, 7 p.m., SEC Network
• East Carolina at Alabama, 11 a.m., ABC
• Kent State at South Carolina, 11:45 a.m., SEC Network
• Youngstown State at Kentucky, Noon, SEC Network+
• Tennessee State at Georgia, 2 p.m., SEC Network+
• Baylor vs. Auburn (in Atlanta), 2:30 p.m., ABC
• Texas State at Texas, 2:30 p.m., ESPN
• Furman at Tennessee, 2:30 p.m., SEC Network+
• North Alabama at Arkansas, 3:15 p.m., SEC Network
• Missouri State at Texas A&M, 6 p.m., ESPN
• Austin Peay at Vanderbilt, 6 p.m., SEC Network+
• Clemson at LSU, 6:30 p.m., ABC
• UL Monroe at Mississippi State, ESPNU
• Florida Atlantic at Florida, SEC Network
• UTEP at Oklahoma, time TBD, SEC Network+
• Louisville vs. Ole Miss (in Nashville), 6:30 p.m., ABC

Week 2

• Arizona State at Texas A&M, 11 a.m., ABC
• Western Kentucky at Georgia, 11:45 a.m., SEC Network
• Alabama at Kentucky, 2:30 p.m., ABC
• Delaware at Vanderbilt, 3:15 p.m., SEC Network
• Campbell at Florida, 4:30 p.m., SEC Network+
• Tennessee at Georgia Tech, 6 p.m., ESPN
• Towson at South Carolina, 6 p.m., SEC Network+
• Ohio State at Texas, 6:30 p.m., ABC
• Louisiana Tech at LSU, 6:30 p.m., SEC Network+
• Southern Miss at Auburn, 6:30 or 6:45 p.m., ESPNU or SEC Network
• Charlotte at Ole Miss, 6:45 p.m., ESPN2 or SEC Network
• Arkansas at Utah, 9:15 p.m., ESPN

Week 3

• Georgia at Arkansas, 11 a.m., ABC
• NC State at Vanderbilt, 11:45 a.m., SEC Network
• Troy at Missouri, 11:45 a.m., SEC Network+
• Florida State at Alabama, 2:30 p.m., ABC
• Kentucky at Texas A&M, 2:30 p.m., ESPN or ESPN2
• Mississippi State at South Carolina, 3:15 p.m., SEC Network
• Florida at Auburn, 6 p.m., ESPN
• LSU at Ole Miss, 6:30 p.m., ABC
• New Mexico at Oklahoma, 6:30 p.m., ESPN2
• Kennesaw State at Tennessee, 6:45 p.m., SEC Network
• UTSA at Texas, 7 p.m., SEC Network+

Select Late-Season Matchups

• Mississippi State at Ole Miss, 11 a.m., ABC
• Florida at Florida State, 2:30 p.m., ABC
• Texas at Texas A&M, 6:30 p.m., ABC

SEC Championship Game

The road to the title concludes Dec. 5, with the SEC Championship Game kicking off at 3 p.m. on ABC.