And now the real football season begins, as the SEC kicks off a 10-game conference-only schedule this week.

First up is this week’s college football TV schedule curated just for Vols fans. Again, this means a little something different this year. We’re assuming you’re hungry for pretty much anything resembling football at this point.

Thursday, September 24, 2020

Away Home Time TV How Why
UAB South Alabama 7:30 PM ESPN Live It's football

Not a lot to see here, but it’s Thursday night of a real college football week now that the SEC is playing games. And just the general sound of ESPN — the on-air personalities, the theme music, etc. — warms a heart.

Friday, September 25, 2020

Away Home Time TV How Why
Middle Tennessee UTSA 8:00 PM CBSSN Live It's football

This may be a maybe-maybe-not game for you, depending on how hungry you still are for anything resembling football. Honestly, I probably won’t catch this one.

Gameday, September 26, 2020

Away Home Time TV How Why
NOON
#23 Kentucky #8 Auburn 12:00 PM SECN Live Two future Vols opponents. Root for: Auburn
AFTERNOON
#4 Georgia Arkansas 4:00 PM SECN Live Two more future Vols opponents. Root for: Hogs
EVENING
#15 Tennessee South Carolina 7:30 PM SECN Live GO VOLS!
Vanderbilt #10 Texas A&M 7:30 PM SECN Alt DVR Two future Vols opponents.

And finally, it’s the SEC all day, baby! At noon, we have two future Vols opponents (Week 4 and Week 8). The Vols are competing in the East, so we’re rooting for West teams over East teams every time to get a leg up on the standings. Kentucky’s no slouch, but Auburn should get them and help the Vols a bit right out of the gate.

The afternoon slot features our first look at Georgia, which should be downright frightening on defense but possibly anything but on offense. New Hogs head man Sam Pittman goes up against his former team, and although they’re not likely to score many (if any) points, maybe he can do something on defense. Woo Pig Sooie.

And then, finally, it’s Football Time in Tennessee, although it’s actually taking place in the Palmetto State as the Vols travel to South Carolina to take on the Gamecocks at 7:30 on the SEC Network. I’m liking the Vols a lot in this one. But don’t forget to set your DVR to catch two other future Vols opponents in Vanderbilt and Texas A&M taking place in the same time slot.

Full searchable college football TV schedule

Here’s the entire 2020 college football TV schedule for this week:

Date Away Home Time TV
9/24/20 UAB South Alabama 7:30 PM ESPN
9/25/20 Middle Tennessee UTSA 8:00 PM CBSSN
9/26/20 Kansas State #3 Oklahoma 12:00 PM FOX
9/26/20 #5 Florida Ole Miss 12:00 PM ESPN
9/26/20 #7 Notre Dame Wake Forest 12:00 PM ABC
9/26/20 #23 Kentucky #8 Auburn 12:00 PM SECN
9/26/20 #14 UCF East Carolina 12:00 PM
9/26/20 #18 Louisville #25 Pittsburgh 12:00 PM ACCN
9/26/20 Georgia Southern #19 Louisiana 12:00 PM ESPN2
9/26/20 Campbell #23 Appalachian State 12:00 PM ESPN+
9/26/20 Georgia Tech Syracuse 12:00 PM ESPN3
9/26/20 Georgia State Charlotte 12:00 PM ESPNU
9/26/20 Florida International Liberty 1:00 PM ESPN3
9/26/20 Iowa State TCU 1:30 PM FS1
9/26/20 Mississippi State #6 LSU 3:30 PM CBS
9/26/20 #9 Texas Texas Tech 3:30 PM FOX
9/26/20 West Virginia #11 Oklahoma State 3:30 PM ABC
9/26/20 #22 Army #13 Cincinnati 3:30 PM ESPN
9/26/20 UTEP UL Monroe 3:30 PM ESPNU
9/26/20 Tulsa TLSA Tulsa Arkansas State 3:30 PM ESPN2
9/26/20 #4 Georgia Arkansas 4:00 PM SECN
9/26/20 Duke Virginia 4:00 PM ACCN
9/26/20 Texas State Boston College 6:00 PM ESPN3
9/26/20 South Florida Florida Atlantic 6:00 PM CBSSN
9/26/20 #2 Alabama Missouri 7:00 PM ESPN
9/26/20 North Texas Houston 7:00 PM ESPN+
9/26/20 Houston Baptist Louisiana Tech 7:00 PM ESPN3
9/26/20 Tulane Southern Mississippi 7:00 PM
9/26/20 Stephen F. Austin SMU 7:00 PM ESPN+
9/26/20 Vanderbilt #10 Texas A&M 7:30 PM SECN Alt
9/26/20 #15 Tennessee South Carolina 7:30 PM SECN
9/26/20 Florida State #17 Miami 7:30 PM ABC
9/26/20 Kansas Baylor 7:30 PM ESPNU
9/26/20 NC State #20 Virginia Tech 8:00 PM ACCN
9/26/20 Troy #21 BYU 10:15 PM ESPN