The SEC’s Week 4 schedule is set, and the league made sure the biggest games got the spotlight.
Texas A&M and LSU will close out the day in Baton Rouge with a 7:30 p.m. ET kickoff on ABC, putting that matchup in the league’s primetime window.
Texas at Tennessee also landed on ABC, but in the noon slot at 12 p.m. ET.
Meanwhile, Ole Miss at Florida and Oklahoma at Georgia will both kick off at 3:30 p.m. ET, with TV designations still to be determined next week.
Here’s the full Week 4 slate from the SEC:
Texas at Tennessee - 12 p.m. ET - ABC
South Alabama at Kentucky - 12:45 p.m. ET - SEC Network
Ole Miss at Florida - 3:30 p.m. ET - ABC or ESPN
Oklahoma at Georgia - 3:30 p.m. ET - ABC or ESPN
Vanderbilt at Auburn - 4:15 p.m. ET - SEC Network
South Carolina at Alabama - 7 p.m. ET - ESPN
Texas A&M at LSU - 7:30 p.m. ET - ABC
Missouri at Mississippi State - 7:45 p.m. ET - SEC Network
Tulsa at Arkansas - 8 p.m. ET - SEC Network+
Week 4 is loaded with games that could shape the CFP race, with Texas, Tennessee, Ole Miss, Florida, Oklahoma, Georgia, Texas A&M and LSU all in the mix. The Aggies-Tigers matchup getting ABC’s night slot also makes it a live possibility for College GameDay.
That said, GameDay has already been in Baton Rouge once this season, and it will be in Oxford in Week 3 for Ole Miss’ game against LSU. Texas at Tennessee is another possible destination. If the show goes outside the SEC, Boise State at Western Michigan could enter the conversation too, with the Broncos standing out as a major CFP hopeful from the Group-of-6 and Western Michigan tied to the season’s biggest early controversy after its Week 1 loss to Michigan.
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