Kickoff times, TV designations announced for several key 2024 SEC football games

The SEC and ABC/ESPN have announced the game times for a handful of early-season kickoff dates and a few of the more marquee matchups on the schedule. The broadcasting entity released them Thursday afternoon.

Among some of the notable changes are some games moving date. The Egg Bowl has been moved from Thanksgiving to Black Friday, for one. Georgia and Georgia Tech will also meet on Black Friday, securing a primetime slot on ABC.

So what are some of the other regular season SEC games that have been announced? Let’s take a look inside.

Week 1 – August 31

Arkansas vs. UAPB – 7:30 p.m. ET, ESPNU (August 29)
Missouri vs. Murray State – 8 p.m. ET, SEC Network (August 29)
Oklahoma vs. Temple – 7 p.m. ET, ESPN
Georgia vs. Clemson – 12 p.m. ET, ABC
Vanderbilt vs. Virginia Tech – 12 p.m. ET, ESPN
Tennessee vs. Chattanooga – 12:45 p.m. ET, SEC Network
Miami at Florida – 3:30 p.m. ET, ABC
Texas vs. Colorado State – 3:30 p.m. ET, ESPN
South Carolina vs. Old Dominion – 4:15 p.m. ET, SEC Network
Mississippi State vs. Eastern Kentucky – 6 p.m. ET, ESPN+/SECN+
Alabama vs. Western Kentucky – 7 p.m. ET, ESPN
Ole Miss vs. Furman – 7 p.m. ET, ESPN+/SECN+
Notre Dame at Texas A&M – 7:30 p.m. ET, ABC
Auburn vs. Alabama A&M – 7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN+/SECN+
Kentucky vs. Southern Miss – 7:45 p.m. ET, SEC Network
LSU vs. USC – 7:30 p.m. ET, ABC (September 1)

Week 2 – September 7

Arkansas at Oklahoma State – 12 p.m. ET, ABC
Texas at Michigan – 12 p.m. ET, FOX
Texas A&M vs. McNeese – 12:45 p.m. ET, SEC Network
Georgia vs. Tennessee Tech – 2 p.m. ET, ESPN+/SECN+
Auburn vs. California – 3:30 p.m. ET, ESPN2
South Carolina at Kentucky – 3:30 p.m. ET, ABC
Ole Miss vs. Middle Tennessee – 4:15 p.m. ET, SEC Network
Alabama vs. USF – 6 p.m. ET, ESPN
Florida vs. Samford – 7 p.m. ET, ESPN+/SECN+
Missouri vs. Buffalo – 7 p.m. ET, ESPN+/SECN+
Tennessee vs. NC State – 7:30 p.m. ET, ABC
LSU vs. Nicholls – 7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN+/SECN+
Vanderbilt vs. Alcorn State – 7:30 p.m. ET, ESPNU
Oklahoma vs. Houston – 7:45 p.m. ET, SEC Network
Mississippi State at Arizona State – 10:30 p.m. ET, ESPN

Week 3 – September 14

LSU at South Carolina – 12 p.m. ET, ABC
Alabama at Wisconsin – 12 p.m. ET, FOX
Missouri vs. Boston College – 12:45 p.m. ET, SEC Network
Texas A&M at Florida – 3:30 p.m. ET, ABC
Oklahoma vs. Tulane – 3:30 p.m. ET, ESPN or ESPN2
Arkansas vs. UAB – 4:15 p.m. ET, SEC Network
Ole Miss at Wake Forest – 6:30 p.m. ET, CW
Texas vs. UTSA – 7 p.m. ET, ESPN
Vanderbilt at Georgia State – 7 p.m. ET, ESPN+
Georgia at Kentucky – 7:30 p.m. ET, ABC
Auburn vs. New Mexico – 7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN2 or ESPNU
Mississippi State vs. Toledo – 7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN2 or ESPNU
Tennessee vs. Kent State – 7:45 p.m. ET, SEC Network

Other Notable Games

Georgia at Alabama – September 28, 7:30 p.m. ET, ABC
Texas vs. Oklahoma – October 12, 3:30 p.m., ESPN or ABC
Florida vs. Georgia – November 2, 3:30 p.m. ET, ABC
Mississippi State at Ole Miss – November 30, 3:30 p.m. ET, ABC (November 29)
Georgia Tech at Georgia – November 30, 7:30 p.m. ET, ABC
2024 SEC Championship Game (Atlanta) – December 7, 4 p.m. ET, ABC

Early season SEC slate is now set

What’s clear from the early schedule release from the SEC is the first few weeks of the season, with all of the game times and TV designations now announced for the first three weeks of the season. There are some marquee games included in there, too.

Georgia and Clemson will kick things off in a nationally televised game at noon on ABC, to be followed by Florida and Miami on the same channel a little while latter at 3:30 p.m. ET. Notre Dame at Texas A&M will be the nightcap on the opening Saturday.

LSU will get its own spotlight on Sunday on opening weekend, with a neutral-site showdown against fellow playoff hopeful USC. That concludes the high-profile games on opening weekend.

The second week will have some equally compelling games, including a conference showdown between South Carolina and Kentucky. Meanwhile, Arkansas at Oklahoma State, Auburn vs. California and Texas at Michigan will provide some quality non-conference matchups.

Week 3 includes a trio of conference games with LSU at South Carolina, Texas A&M at Florida and Georgia at Kentucky. There are also a few Power Five non-conference matchups, including Alabama at Wisconsin, Missouri vs. Boston College and Ole Miss at Wake Forest.

All in all it’s a quality early slate, which we now have viewing times for.