2025 NCAAF Week 3: Top Matchups, Channels, and How to Watch Live

Get the full schedule for Week 3 of the 2025 NCAAF season, including top matchups like Florida vs LSU and Georgia vs Tennessee, and find out how to watch live.

The 2025 college football season is heating up as we head into Week 3, featuring some of the most anticipated matchups of the year. Here’s everything you need to know to catch all the action live.

Top Matchups

  • Florida vs LSU: A classic SEC showdown that promises high stakes and intense competition.
  • Georgia vs Tennessee: Another SEC battle that could have major implications for the conference standings.

Full Week 3 Schedule

All times Eastern

Thursday, Sept. 11

  • NC State at Wake Forest, 7:30 p.m., ESPN

Friday, Sept. 12

  • Indiana State at Indiana, 6:30 p.m., Big Ten Network
  • Colgate at Syracuse, 7 p.m., Atlantic Coast Conference Network
  • Colorado at Houston, 7:30 p.m., ESPN
  • Kansas State at Arizona, 9 p.m., FOX
  • New Mexico at UCLA, 10 p.m., Big Ten Network

Saturday, Sept. 13

  • Oregon at Northwestern, 12 p.m., FOX
  • Clemson at Georgia Tech, 12 p.m., ESPN
  • Oklahoma at Temple, 12 p.m., ESPN2
  • Wisconsin at Alabama, 12 p.m., ABC
  • Central Michigan at Michigan, 12 p.m., Big Ten Network
  • Houston Christian at Nebraska, 12 p.m., Fox Sports 1
  • Towson at Maryland, 12 p.m., Peacock
  • William & Mary at Virginia, 12 p.m., Atlantic Coast Conference Network
  • Samford at Baylor, 12 p.m., ESPN App
  • Memphis at Troy, 12 p.m., ESPNU
  • Buffalo at Kent State, 12 p.m., CBS Sports Network
  • South Alabama at Auburn, 12:45 p.m., SEC Network
  • New Hampshire at Ball State, 2 p.m., ESPN App
  • UConn at Delaware, 3 p.m., ESPN App
  • Villanova at Penn State, 3:30 p.m., Fox Sports 1
  • Georgia at Tennessee, 3:30 p.m., ABC
  • Oregon State at Texas Tech, 3:30 p.m., FOX
  • USC at Purdue, 3:30 p.m., CBS/Paramount+
  • Norfolk State at Rutgers, 3:30 p.m., Big Ten Network
  • Youngstown State at Michigan State, 3:30 p.m., Big Ten Network
  • Washington State at North Texas, 3:30 p.m., ESPN
  • SMU at Missouri State, 3:30 p.m., CBS Sports Network
  • Pittsburgh at West Virginia, 3:30 p.m., ESPN
  • Richmond at North Carolina, 3:30 p.m., Atlantic Coast Conference Network
  • Northwestern State at Cincinnati, 3:30 p.m., ESPN App
  • Incarnate Word at UTSA, 3:30 p.m., ESPN App
  • Morgan State at Toledo, 3:30 p.m., ESPN App
  • Iowa State at Arkansas State, 4 p.m., ESPN2
  • Louisiana at Missouri, 4 p.m., ESPN App
  • UTEP at Texas, 4:15 p.m., SEC Network
  • South Florida at Miami, 4:30 p.m., The CW Network
  • Liberty at Bowling Green, 5 p.m., ESPN App
  • Middle Tennessee at Nevada, 5 p.m., TBD
  • Alcorn State at Mississippi State, 6 p.m., ESPN App/SEC Network
  • Florida Atlantic at Florida International, 6 p.m., ESPN App
  • Merrimack at Kennesaw State, 6 p.m., ESPN App
  • Eastern Kentucky at Marshall, 6 p.m., ESPN App
  • Monmouth at Charlotte, 6 p.m., ESPN App
  • Ohio at Ohio State, 7 p.m., Peacock
  • Western Michigan at Illinois, 7 p.m., Fox Sports 1
  • Arkansas at Ole Miss, 7 p.m., ESPN
  • Old Dominion at Virginia Tech, 7 p.m., Atlantic Coast Conference Network
  • Jacksonville State at Georgia Southern, 7 p.m., ESPN App
  • Murray State at Georgia State, 7 p.m., ESPN App
  • App State at Southern Miss, 7 p.m., ESPN App
  • Prairie View A&M at Rice, 7 p.m., ESPN App
  • Florida at LSU, 7:30 p.m., ABC
  • Texas A&M at Notre Dame, 7:30 p.m., NBC/Peacock
  • Eastern Michigan at Kentucky, 7:30 p.m., ESPNU
  • Massachusetts at Iowa, 7:30 p.m., Big Ten Network
  • New Mexico State at Louisiana Tech, 7:30 p.m., ESPN App
  • East Carolina at Coastal Carolina, 7:30 p.m., ESPN App
  • Vanderbilt at South Carolina, 7:45 p.m., SEC Network
  • Utah at Wyoming, 8 p.m., CBS Sports Network
  • Duke at Tulane, 8 p.m., ESPN2
  • Abilene Christian at TCU, 8 p.m., ESPN App
  • Navy at Tulsa, 8 p.m., ESPN App
  • Akron at UAB, 8:30 p.m., ESPN App
  • Air Force at Utah State, 9:45 p.m., Fox Sports 1
  • Southern at Fresno State, 10 p.m., TBD
  • Minnesota at California, 10:30 p.m., ESPN
  • Boston College at Stanford, 10:30 p.m., Atlantic Coast Conference Network
  • Texas State at Arizona State, 10:30 p.m., TNT/Tru TV/HBO Max
  • Portland State at Hawai'i, 11:59 p.m., TBD

For more college football updates, check out the ESPN hub page for scores, rankings, standings, stats, and more.

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