TV, kickoff information announced for some Florida Gators, FSU, USF and Miami games

TV and kickoff information for the opening few weeks of the college football season are starting to trickle out.

The No. 8 Gators start at Ole Miss with a noon Sept. 26 kickoff on ESPN. Florida then hosts South Carolina the next week with another noon kickoff on ESPN.

The Gators will host LSU on Oct. 17 at 3:30 on either ESPN or ESPN2 and will get the marquee 3:30 CBS game against Georgia on Nov. 7.

Other SEC kickoff and TV information will be announced in the coming weeks.

The Mike Norvell era at Florida State will open with a 3:30 game against Georgia Tech on Sept. 12 in Tallahassee. It will air on ABC. The Seminoles’ game at Notre Dame will start at 7:30 on Oct. 10 and be shown on NBC.

USF’s first two games of the reconfigured 2020 season will feature afternoon kickoffs.

The Bulls’ Sept. 12 opener against The Citadel — a home game in which no fans will be permitted — will kick off at 1 p.m. and will be available on ESPN+. Their Sept. 19 contest at Notre Dame will kick off at 2:30 and will be broadcast on USA Network.

Fighting Irish games normally are shown on NBC, but the network instead will televise third-round coverage of the U.S. Open golf tournament that afternoon.

Additionally, USF’s Oct. 23 home contest against Tulsa — a Friday night game — kicks off at 7:30 p.m. and will be shown on ESPN.

Three Miami games also had their TV and kickoff information announced, starting next Thursday against Alabama-Birmingham (8 p.m., ACC Network). The Hurricanes’ game at Louisville on Sept. 1 will be on ABC and start at either 3:30 or 7:30. Their Friday night game at North Carolina State on Nov. 6 will begin at 7:30 on ESPN.