ESPN has announced four college football matchups for the 2023 season, which includes two neutral-site games.
The slate begins on Sunday, Sept. 3 with the LSU Tigers taking on the Florida State Seminoles in the 2023 Camping World Kickoff at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Fla. The game is set for 7:30pm ET / 6:30pm CT with television coverage on ABC.
The following week on Saturday, Sept. 9, the Alabama Crimson Tide will host the Texas Longhorns at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Ala. The game is set for 7:00pm ET / 6:00pm CT and it will be televised by ESPN.
ESPN also announced today that ABC will televise the Red River Showdown between the Oklahoma Sooners and Texas Longhorns at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas, on Saturday, Oct. 7 as well as the Clemson Tigers hosting the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Memorial Stadium in Clemson, S.C., on Saturday, Nov. 4. The kickoff time for both contests on ABC will be announced at a later date.
The first three weeks of the 2023 college football schedule, special date games, and the 2023-24 college football bowl schedule will be announced on Wednesday, May 31.
Select ESPN/ABC 2023 College Football Games
*All times Eastern.
Sunday, Sept. 3, 2023
LSU vs. Florida State – 7:30pm, ABC
Camping World Stadium – Orlando, Fla.
Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023
Texas at Alabama – 7pm, ESPN
Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023
Oklahoma vs. Texas – ABC, Time TBA
Cotton Bowl Stadium – Dallas, Texas
Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023
Notre Dame at Clemson – ABC, Time TBA
2023 College Football Schedule
I’m looking forward to watching LSU – Florida State matchup again on ABC.
With OU and Texas joining the SEC, ESPN and ABC should insist the Cotton Bowl install lights so they can televise the game at night if they want to.
Z-man, do you wake up at 4PM or something?
Schools have good reason to schedule games the times they do and it isn’t because you have trouble waking up for the early games.
Some games were made for the daytime… Texas and Oklahoma is one.
Texas and Oklahoma have always played during the Texas State Fair, where the old Cotton Bowl is, so the game has always been either 11am or 2:30pm. I don’t see that changing.
The fair is open at night too you know
Oh hey look I found an article that agrees with Z!
https://www.star-telegram.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/mac-engel/article219568050.html
By the way, the Cotton Bowl already has lights.