Vanderbilt plays Saturday, September 19 at 12:45 p.m. ET, which is 11:45 a.m. Central in Nashville. The Commodores host NC State at FirstBank Stadium on SEC Network.
| Kickoff | 12:45 p.m. ET / 11:45 a.m. CT |
| Date | Saturday, September 19, 2026 |
| TV | SEC Network |
| Streaming | ESPN app with a TV provider login that includes SEC Network, or Fubo, YouTube TV, Hulu + Live TV and DirecTV Stream |
| Opponent | NC State |
| Stadium | FirstBank Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee |
What to Know
This is a nonconference game between two power conference teams, which is rarer in September than it used to be, and it comes a week before Vanderbilt opens SEC play at Auburn. NC State arrives having lost 34-8 to Virginia in Week 0 and looking to prove that result was an outlier.
The full breakdown is on our NC State vs. Vanderbilt page, and the rest of the weekend is on the Week 3 schedule.
The Bottom Line
Vanderbilt plays NC State on Saturday at 12:45 p.m. ET on SEC Network from FirstBank Stadium.