Week 1: Thursday, September 3 through Saturday, September 5, 2026. All times Eastern. Updates every week of the season.
SEC Network has four games in Week 1, three of them Saturday. The bigger story for SEC fans is what is not on the channel: five conference openers, including Georgia and Tennessee, are only on SEC Network+, the streaming feed that you cannot buy on its own.
| Time (ET) | Game | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Thu 8:00 p.m. | Arkansas Pine Bluff at No. 25 Missouri | SEC Network. Final: Missouri 54, UAPB 14 |
| Sat 12:45 p.m. | Kent State at South Carolina | SEC Network |
| Sat 4:15 p.m. | North Alabama at Arkansas | SEC Network |
| Sat 7:45 p.m. | Florida Atlantic at Florida | SEC Network |
SEC Network+ Only (No TV Channel)
| Time (ET) | Game |
|---|---|
| Fri 7:00 p.m. | UTEP at No. 10 Oklahoma (played Friday) |
| Sat 1:00 p.m. | Youngstown State at Kentucky |
| Sat 3:00 p.m. | Tennessee State at No. 3 Georgia |
| Sat 3:30 p.m. | Furman at No. 20 Tennessee |
| Sat 7:00 p.m. | Austin Peay at Vanderbilt |
Rankings are the AP preseason poll. SEC Network+ games are streamed through the ESPN app and SECNetwork.com and require a TV provider login that includes SEC Network.
How to Watch SEC Network
SEC Network is a cable and satellite channel carried by YouTube TV, Hulu + Live TV, Fubo, DirecTV Stream and Sling Orange. Any of those logins also unlocks SEC Network+ in the ESPN app. A standalone ESPN+ subscription does not include SEC Network or SEC Network+.
What Else Is On
The SEC’s biggest Week 1 games are on the broadcast networks: East Carolina at Alabama at noon and Clemson at LSU at 7:30 on ABC, Missouri State at Texas A&M at 7 on ESPN, Texas State at Texas at 3:30 on ESPN, and Louisville vs. Ole Miss Sunday at 7:30 on ABC. Every SEC score is on our SEC football scores page, and the full channel by channel list is on the college football TV schedule.
The Bottom Line
SEC Network’s Saturday is South Carolina at 12:45, Arkansas at 4:15 and Florida at 7:45. Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky and Vanderbilt are on SEC Network+ only, which means you need a TV package that already includes SEC Network to see them.