The kickoff times and television networks are basically set for the early weeks of the University of Alabama’s football schedule after ESPN released a major portion of its college football programming plans on Wednesday.
The Crimson Tide will host Fresno State in a 2:30 p.m. contest on ESPN2 on Sept. 9 in the second game of the 2017 season. Alabama’s home game against Colorado State a week later, on Sept. 16, will kick off at 6 p.m. on either ESPN or ESPN2.
It was previously announced that the Crimson Tide’s showdown with Florida State in Atlanta to open the season on Sept. 2 will be carried on ABC at 7 p.m. CT.
Other kickoff times and television arrangements will released at later dates.
Here is the complete programming schedule released by ESPN:
ESPN’s 2017 College Football Schedule
Week 0 Schedule
| Date | Time (ET) | Game | Network |
| Sat, Aug. 26 | 3 p.m. | Portland State at BYU | ESPN |
| 6:30 p.m. | 2017 Guardian Credit Union FCS Kickoff: Chattanooga vs. Jacksonville State | ESPN | |
| 7 p.m. | Colgate at Cal Poly | ESPNU | |
| 10 p.m. | Stanford vs. Rice from Sydney, Australia | ESPN | |
| Sun, Aug. 27 | 7 p.m. | Richmond at Sam Houston State | ESPNU |
Week 1 Schedule
| Date | Time (ET) | Game | Network |
| Thu, Aug. 31 | 6:30 p.m. | Presbyterian at Wake Forest | ACC Network Extra |
| 7 p.m. | Elon at Toledo | ESPN3 | |
| Rhode Island at Central Michigan | ESPN3 | ||
| Tennessee State at Georgia State | ESPN3 | ||
| Austin Peay at Cincinnati | ESPN3 | ||
| Holy Cross at UConn | ESPN3 | ||
| 8 p.m. | Ohio State at Indiana | ESPN | |
| Florida A&M at Arkansas from Little Rock, Ark. | SEC Network | ||
| 9 p.m. | Sacramento State at Idaho | ESPN3 | |
| Fri, Sept. 1 | 6:30 p.m. | Charlotte at Eastern Michigan | ESPN3 |
| 7 p.m. | Central Connecticut State at Syracuse | ACC Network Extra | |
| 8 p.m. | Navy at Florida Atlantic | ESPNU | |
| 9 p.m. | Utah State at Wisconsin | ESPN | |
| Sat, Sept. 2 | Noon | Akron at Penn State | ABC |
| Kent State at Clemson | ESPN | ||
| Bowling Green at Michigan State | ESPNU | ||
| 12:20 p.m. | California at North Carolina | ACC Network Extra | |
| 12:30 p.m. | Bethune-Cookman at Miami | ACC Network Extra | |
| 1 p.m. | Youngstown State at Pittsburgh | ACC Network Extra | |
| 3 p.m. | NC State vs. South Carolina from Charlotte | ESPN | |
| 3:30 p.m. | Michigan vs. Florida from Arlington, Texas | ABC | |
| William & Mary at Virginia | ACC Network Extra | ||
| 3:45 p.m. | Troy at Boise State | ESPNU | |
| 4 p.m. | Stony Brook at South Florida | ESPN3 | |
| 6 p.m. | James Madison at East Carolina | ESPN3 | |
| North Carolina Central at Duke | ACC Network Extra | ||
| 6:15 p.m. | Appalachian State at Georgia | ESPN | |
| 7 p.m. | Hampton at Ohio | ESPN3 | |
| Stephen F. Austin at SMU | ESPN3 | ||
| UMass at Coastal Carolina | ESPN3 | ||
| Southeastern Louisiana at Louisiana-Lafayette | ESPN3 | ||
| Houston Baptist at Texas State | ESPN3 | ||
| 7:30 p.m. | South Alabama at Ole Miss | ESPNU | |
| 8 p.m. | 2017 Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game: Florida State vs. Alabama from Atlanta | ABC | |
| Grambling at Tulane | ESPN3 | ||
| 9:30 p.m. | 2017 AdvoCare Texas Kickoff: BYU vs. LSU from Houston | ESPN | |
| Sun, Sept. 3 | 2:30 p.m. | 2017 MEAC/SWAC Challenge: South Carolina State at Southern | ESPN2 |
| 7:30 p.m. | West Virginia vs. Virginia Tech from Landover, Md. | ABC | |
| Mon, Sept. 4 | 8 p.m. | 2017 Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game: Tennessee vs. Georgia Tech from Atlanta | ESPN |
Week 2 Schedule
| Date | Time (ET) | Game | Network |
| Fri, Sept. 8 | 8 p.m. | Oklahoma State at South Alabama | ESPN2 |
| Sat, Sept. 9 | Noon | Cincinnati at Michigan | ABC or ESPN |
| Louisville at North Carolina | ABC or ESPN or ESPN2 | ||
| Iowa at Iowa State | ESPN or ESPN2 | ||
| Northwestern at Duke | ESPNU | ||
| South Florida at UConn | ESPNEWS | ||
| 12:30 p.m. | Jacksonville at Georgia Tech | ACC Network Extra | |
| 1 p.m. | Wake Forest at Boston College | ACC Network Extra | |
| 3 p.m. | UAB at Ball State | ESPN3 | |
| 3:30 p.m. | Pittsburgh at Penn State | ABC | |
| Fresno State at Alabama | ESPN2 | ||
| Miami at Arkansas State | ESPNU | ||
| San Jose State at Texas | Longhorn Network | ||
| Howard at Kent State | ESPN3 | ||
| Eastern Illinois at Northern Illinois | ESPN3 | ||
| Savannah State at Appalachian State | ESPN3 | ||
| Austin Peay at Miami (Ohio) | ESPN3 | ||
| Villanova at Temple | ESPN3 | ||
| Middle Tennessee at Syracuse | ACC Network Extra | ||
| Indiana at Virginia | ACC Network Extra | ||
| Delaware at Virginia Tech | ACC Network Extra | ||
| 4 p.m. | Louisiana-Lafayette at Tulsa | ESPN3 | |
| 6 p.m. | South Dakota at Bowling Green | ESPN3 | |
| New Hampshire at Georgia Southern | ESPN3 | ||
| Alabama State at Troy | ESPN3 | ||
| Marshall at NC State | ACC Network Extra | ||
| 6:30 p.m. | Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Akron | ESPN3 | |
| 7 p.m. | Auburn at Clemson | ESPN | |
| South Carolina at Missouri | ESPN2 | ||
| Nicholls at Texas A&M | ESPNU | ||
| North Texas at SMU | ESPN3 | ||
| Toledo at Nevada | ESPN3 | ||
| Louisiana-Monroe at Florida State | ACC Network Extra | ||
| 7:30 p.m. | Oklahoma at Ohio State | ABC | |
| 8 p.m. | Memphis at UCF | ESPNEWS | |
| 9 p.m. | UNLV at Idaho | ESPN3 | |
| 10:15 p.m. | Utah at BYU | ESPN, ESPN2 or ESPNU | |
| 10:30 p.m. | Boise State at Washington State | ESPN, ESPN2 or ESPNU | |
| Houston at Arizona | ESPN, ESPN2 or ESPNU |
Week 3 Schedule
| Date | Time (ET) | Game | Network |
| Thu, Sept. 14 | 8 p.m. | New Mexico at Boise State | ESPN |
| Fri, Sept. 15 | 7 p.m. | Illinois at South Florida | ESPN |
| Massachusetts at Temple | ESPNU | ||
| 10:15 p.m. | Arizona at UTEP | ESPN | |
| Sat, Sept. 16 | Noon | UCLA at Memphis | ABC or ESPN2 |
| Oklahoma State at Pittsburgh | ABC or ESPN2 | ||
| Notre Dame at Boston College | ESPN | ||
| UConn at Virginia | ESPNU | ||
| 12:20 p.m. | Furman at NC State | ACC Network Extra | |
| 12:30 p.m. | Baylor at Duke | ACC Network Extra | |
| 2 p.m. | Kansas at Ohio | ESPN3 | |
| 3 p.m. | Tennessee Tech at Ball State | ESPN3 | |
| Utah State at Wake Forest | ACC Network Extra | ||
| 3:30 p.m. | Clemson at Louisville | ABC or ESPN | |
| Wisconsin at BYU | ABC or ESPN | ||
| North Texas at Iowa | ESPN2 | ||
| SMU at TCU | ESPNU | ||
| Central Michigan at Syracuse | ACC Network Extra | ||
| 6 p.m. | Colgate at Buffalo | ESPN3 | |
| 7 p.m. | LSU at Mississippi State | ESPN or ESPN2 | |
| Colorado State at Alabama | ESPN or ESPN2 | ||
| Idaho at Western Michigan | ESPN3 | ||
| Tulsa at Toledo | ESPN3 | ||
| Appalachian State at Texas State | ESPN3 | ||
| Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Arkansas State | ESPN3 | ||
| Southern Miss at Louisiana-Monroe | ESPN3 | ||
| Alabama A&M at South Alabama | ESPN3 | ||
| 7:30 p.m. | Kansas State at Vanderbilt | ESPNU | |
| Georgia Tech at UCF | ESPNEWS | ||
| 8 p.m. | Miami at Florida State | ABC | |
| Rice at Houston | ESPN3 | ||
| Troy at New Mexico State | ESPN3 | ||
| 10 p.m. | San Jose State at Utah | ESPN2 | |
| 10:30 p.m. | Ole Miss at California | ESPN |
Week 4 and Beyond
| Date | Time (ET) | Game | Network |
| Sept. 21 | 7:30 p.m. or 8 p.m. | Temple at South Florida | ESPN |
| Sept. 22 | 8 p.m. | Virginia at Boise State | ESPN or ESPN2 |
| Sept. 23 | 7 p.m. | Arkansas State at SMU | ESPN3 |
| TBD | Hawaii at Wyoming | ||
| Sept. 28 | 7:30 p.m. or 8 p.m. | Texas at Iowa State | ESPN |
| Sept. 29 | 7 p.m. | Miami at Duke | ESPN |
| 10:30 p.m. | USC at Washington State | ESPN | |
| Sept. 30 | 6:30 p.m. | Maine at UCF | ESPN3 |
| TBD | San Jose State at UNLV | TBD | |
| Oct. 4 | 8 p.m. | Arkansas State at Georgia Southern | ESPN2 |
| Oct. 5 | 8 p.m. | Louisville at NC State | ESPN |
| Oct. 6 | 7 p.m. | Memphis at UConn | ESPN |
| 10:15 p.m. | Boise State at BYU | ESPN | |
| Oct. 7 | TBD | San Diego State at UNLV | TBD |
| Oct. 11 | 8 p.m. | South Alabama at Troy | ESPN2 |
| Oct. 12 | 7:30 p.m. | Texas State at Louisiana-Lafayette | ESPNU |
| 8 p.m. | Georgia Tech at Miami | ESPN | |
| Oct. 13 | 7 p.m. | Clemson at Syracuse | ESPN |
| 10:30 P.M. | Washington State at Cal | ESPN | |
| Oct. 14 | TBD | Northwestern at Maryland | TBD |
| TBD | Nevada at Colorado State | TBD | |
| Oct. 19 | 7:30 p.m. | Louisiana-Lafayette at Arkansas State | ESPNU |
| 8 p.m. | Memphis at Houston | ESPN | |
| Oct. 20 | 7 p.m. | Marshall at Middle Tennessee | ESPN2 |
| 10:15 p.m. | Colorado State at New Mexico | ESPN2 | |
| Oct. 21 | Wyoming at Boise State | ||
| Oct. 26 | 7:30 p.m. | South Alabama at Georgia State | ESPNU |
| 9 p.m. | Stanford at Oregon State | ESPN | |
| Oct. 27 | 8 p.m. | Florida State at Boston College | ESPN |
| 9 p.m. | Tulsa at SMU | ESPN2 | |
| Oct. 28 | TBD | Michigan State at Northwestern | TBD |
| TBD | New Mexico at Wyoming | TBD | |
| TBD | San Diego State at Hawaii | TBD | |
| Oct. 31 | 7:30 p.m. or 8 p.m. | Bowling Green at Kent State | ESPN2 or ESPNU |
| 7:30 p.m. or 8 p.m. | Miami (Ohio) at Ohio | ESPN2 or ESPNU | |
| Nov. 1 | 8 p.m. | Central Michigan at Western Michigan | ESPN2 |
| Nov. 2 | 7:30 p.m. or 8 p.m. | Navy at Temple | ESPN |
| 9:15 p.m. | Idaho at Troy | ESPNU | |
| Nov. 3 | 8 p.m. | Memphis at Tulsa | ESPN2 |
| Nov. 4 | TBD | BYU at Fresno State | TBD |
| TBD | San Diego State at San Jose State | TBD | |
| TBD | Nevada at Boise State | TBD | |
| Nov. 7 | 7:30 p.m. | Bowling Green at Buffalo | ESPN2 or ESPNU |
| Akron at Miami (Ohio) | ESPN2 or ESPNU | ||
| Nov. 9 | 7:30 p.m. | Georgia Southern at Appalachian State | ESPNU |
| 8 p.m. | North Carolina at Pittsburgh | ESPN | |
| Nov. 10 | 7 p.m. | Temple at Cincinnati | ESPN2 |
| 10:30 p.m. | BYU at UNLV | ESPN2 | |
| Nov. 11 | TBD | Wyoming at Air Force | TBD |
| TBD | San Jose State at Nevada | TBD | |
| 6 p.m. | Kansas at Texas | Longhorn Network AND Jayhawk TV | |
| Nov. 14 | TBD | Ohio at Akron | ESPN2 or ESPNU |
| TBD | Central Michigan at Kent State | ESPN2 or ESPNU | |
| Nov. 16 | 7:30 p.m. or 8 p.m. | Tulsa at South Florida | ESPN |
| Nov. 17 | 9:30 p.m. | UNLV at New Mexico | ESPN2 |
| Nov. 18 | TBD | Air Force at Boise State | TBD |
| Nov. 21 | TBD | Kent State at Akron | ESPNU or ESPN3 |
| TBD | Miami (Ohio) at Ball State | ESPNU or ESPN3 | |
| TBD | Bowling Green at Eastern Michigan | ESPNU or ESPN3 | |
| Nov. 23 | 7:30 p.m. | Ole Miss at Mississippi State | ESPN |
| Nov. 24 | TBD | Miami at Pittsburgh | TBD |
| TBD | Virginia Tech at Virginia | TBD | |
| TBD | Navy at Houston | TBD | |
| TBD | South Florida at UCF | TBD | |
| Nov. 25 | TBD | Oregon State at Oregon | TBD |
| TBD | Utah State at Air Force | TBD | |
| TBD | Wyoming at San Jose State | TBD | |
| TBD | Texas San-Antonio at Louisiana Tech | TBD | |
| Dec. 2 | TBD | 2017 Marathon MAC Championship | ABC, ESPN or ESPN2 |
| 7:45 p.m. or 8 p.m. | Dr Pepper ACC Championship Game | ABC or ESPN | |
| TBD | 2017 American Championship Game | ABC or ESPN | |
| TBD | 2017 Mountain West Championship Game | ABC, ESPN or ESPN2 | |
| TBD | 2017 Conference USA Championship Game | ABC, ESPN or ESPN2 |
