ABC’s Saturday Night Football set for first three weeks of 2021 season

By Kevin Kelley -

The ABC Saturday Night Football schedule for the first three weeks of the 2021 college football season is set, ESPN announced on Tuesday.

The slate features three games over the first three weeks, beginning with the Georgia Bulldogs of the SEC taking on the Clemson Tigers of the ACC in the 2021 Duke’s Mayo Classic at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, N.C. The game is set for 7:30pm ET on Saturday, Sept. 4.

On Saturday, September 11, the Washington Huskies of the Pac-12 will travel to take on the Michigan Wolverines of the Big Ten at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Mich. The game is also set for 7:30pm ET.

The final game announced is a Big Ten-SEC matchup in Week 3. The Penn State Nittany Lions will host the Auburn Tigers at Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pa., on Saturday, Sept. 18. The game is also scheduled for a 7:30pm ET start.

ESPN also announced today that ABC will televise Alabama at Miami on Saturday, Sept. 4 (3:30pm ET) and Notre Dame at Florida State on Sunday, Sept. 5 (7:30pm ET).

ABC Saturday Night Football Schedule
*All times Eastern.

Saturday, Sept. 4, 2021
Georgia vs. Clemson – 7:30pm, ABC
Bank of America Stadium – Charlotte, NC

Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021
Washington at Michigan – 7:30pm, ABC
Michigan Stadium – Ann Arbor, MI

Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021
Auburn at Penn State – 7:30pm, ABC
Beaver Stadium – University Park, PA

College Football Schedule

Comment (1)

Tried to watch two Saturday night games but the audio is lousy. Crowd cheers and the announcers voices are drowned out. Why doesn’t ABC monitor their own broadcast?