College Football Rivalry Week 2026: Iron Bowl, The Game and Egg Bowl Times and TV

Michigan plays at Ohio State at noon Eastern Time (ET) on Saturday, Nov. 28, 2026, on FOX, according to ESPN’s Week 14 schedule and the Buckeye Sports Bulletin, and the Egg Bowl is at noon ET on Friday, Nov. 27 on the American Broadcasting Company (ABC). The Iron Bowl has a start window but no kickoff time yet. Below: the rivalry table, a Black Friday lineup in four time zones, the Saturday windows explained, the rivalries that are not played this year and a one-page viewing sheet.

Which rivalry games are played Nov. 26-28, 2026?

ESPN’s schedule (checked Nov. 1, 2026) lists these rivalry games with their dates, sites and times. A dash means the time and network are not yet announced.

Rivalry	Game	Date	Site	Time (ET)	TV
Egg Bowl	Mississippi State at Ole Miss	Fri., Nov. 27	Vaught-Hemingway Stadium, Oxford, Miss.	Noon	ABC
Heroes Game	Nebraska at Iowa	Fri., Nov. 27	Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City	Noon	CBS
Sunshine Showdown	Florida at Florida State	Fri., Nov. 27	Doak Campbell Stadium, Tallahassee	3:30 p.m.	ABC
Lone Star Showdown	Texas at Texas A&M	Fri., Nov. 27	Kyle Field, College Station	7:30 p.m.	ABC
Paul Bunyan’s Axe	Minnesota at Wisconsin	Fri., Nov. 27	Camp Randall Stadium, Madison	7:30 p.m.	NBC
The Game	Michigan at Ohio State	Sat., Nov. 28	Ohio Stadium, Columbus	Noon	FOX
Iron Bowl	Auburn at Alabama	Sat., Nov. 28	Bryant-Denny Stadium, Tuscaloosa	3:30-4:30 p.m. or 6-8 p.m. window	-
Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate	Georgia Tech at Georgia	Sat., Nov. 28	Sanford Stadium, Athens	3:30-4:30 p.m. or 6-8 p.m. window	-
Governor’s Cup	Louisville at Kentucky	Sat., Nov. 28	Kroger Field, Lexington	Noon-1 p.m. window	-
Palmetto Bowl	South Carolina at Clemson	Sat., Nov. 28	Memorial Stadium, Clemson	-	-
Old Oaken Bucket	Purdue at Indiana	Sat., Nov. 28	Memorial Stadium, Bloomington	-	-
Territorial Cup	Arizona State at Arizona	Sat., Nov. 28	Casino Del Sol Stadium, Tucson	-	-
Commonwealth Clash	Virginia at Virginia Tech	Sat., Nov. 28	Lane Stadium, Blacksburg	-	-

On Thanksgiving night ESPN lists Texas Christian University (TCU) at Texas Tech on Thursday, Nov. 26 at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN, in Lubbock. Texas Tech Athletics announced the Thanksgiving-night slot on May 11, 2026. ESPN lists the venue as Galaxy Stadium. For the National Football League (NFL) games that day, see our Thanksgiving football schedule, which covers both leagues.

What is the college football lineup on Black Friday, Nov. 27?

Every Friday game below has a set time on ESPN’s list. The Central Time (CT), Mountain Time (MT) and Pacific Time (PT) columns are our conversion from ET.

ET	CT	MT	PT	Game	TV
12:00 p.m.	11:00 a.m.	10:00 a.m.	9:00 a.m.	Mississippi State at Ole Miss (Egg Bowl)	ABC
12:00 p.m.	11:00 a.m.	10:00 a.m.	9:00 a.m.	Nebraska at Iowa	CBS
12:00 p.m.	11:00 a.m.	10:00 a.m.	9:00 a.m.	Toledo at Ohio; Buffalo at Akron	not listed
3:00 p.m.	2:00 p.m.	1:00 p.m.	12:00 p.m.	App State at South Alabama	ESPN+
3:30 p.m.	2:30 p.m.	1:30 p.m.	12:30 p.m.	Florida at Florida State	ABC
3:30 p.m.	2:30 p.m.	1:30 p.m.	12:30 p.m.	North Dakota State at San Jose State	CBS Sports Network
7:30 p.m.	6:30 p.m.	5:30 p.m.	4:30 p.m.	Texas at Texas A&M	ABC
7:30 p.m.	6:30 p.m.	5:30 p.m.	4:30 p.m.	Minnesota at Wisconsin	NBC
9:00 p.m.	8:00 p.m.	7:00 p.m.	6:00 p.m.	West Virginia at Utah	FOX

Four more games have no time yet. ESPN lists Florida Atlantic at East Carolina and Temple at Memphis for Friday, and says Tulane at South Florida and Tulsa at University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) “will be played Nov. 27 or Nov. 28.”

Nebraska Athletics confirmed the Iowa game at 11 a.m. CT on CBS on May 27, 2026. Florida’s athletic site reported on Jan. 26, 2026 that the Florida-Florida State game moved to Friday, Nov. 27.

What time is the Iron Bowl, and how do the Southeastern Conference windows work?

ESPN does not list kickoff times for the six Southeastern Conference (SEC) games on Saturday, Nov. 28. It lists a start window for each instead, and the league picks the exact time later.

Game	Window type	Start window (ET)	CT	MT	PT
Louisville at Kentucky	Early	Noon-1 p.m.	11 a.m.-noon	10-11 a.m.	9-10 a.m.
Louisiana State University (LSU) at Arkansas	Early	Noon-1 p.m.	11 a.m.-noon	10-11 a.m.	9-10 a.m.
Oklahoma at Missouri	Afternoon	3:30-4:30 p.m.	2:30-3:30 p.m.	1:30-2:30 p.m.	12:30-1:30 p.m.
Auburn at Alabama (Iron Bowl)	Flex	3:30-4:30 p.m. or 6-8 p.m.	2:30-3:30 p.m. or 5-7 p.m.	1:30-2:30 p.m. or 4-6 p.m.	12:30-1:30 p.m. or 3-5 p.m.
Georgia Tech at Georgia	Flex	3:30-4:30 p.m. or 6-8 p.m.	2:30-3:30 p.m. or 5-7 p.m.	1:30-2:30 p.m. or 4-6 p.m.	12:30-1:30 p.m. or 3-5 p.m.
Tennessee at Vanderbilt	Night	6-8 p.m.	5-7 p.m.	4-6 p.m.	3-5 p.m.

The Iron Bowl is a flex game. Auburn Athletics reported on June 10, 2026 that the SEC confirms the time and network for flex games “no later than six days before each game.” Counting back six days from Saturday, Nov. 28 gives Sunday, Nov. 22 as the latest date for the answer (our count). ESPN marks Georgia Tech at Georgia as a flex game with the same windows. Until then, a trip or a watch party built around the Iron Bowl has to allow for either an afternoon or an evening start.

What time is Ohio State vs. Michigan in 2026?

Noon ET on FOX, at Ohio Stadium in Columbus. The Buckeye Sports Bulletin reported the noon FOX slot on May 11, 2026, and ESPN’s Week 14 list shows the same time. In other zones that is 11 a.m. CT, 10 a.m. MT and 9 a.m. PT (our conversion). Michigan is the visiting team.

What is the full Saturday, Nov. 28 slate?

Only a few Saturday games have a set time on ESPN’s list. All times are ET.

Time (ET)	CT	MT	PT	Game	TV
12:00 p.m.	11:00 a.m.	10:00 a.m.	9:00 a.m.	Michigan at Ohio State	FOX
3:30 p.m.	2:30 p.m.	1:30 p.m.	12:30 p.m.	Jacksonville State at Delaware	CBS Sports Network
4:30 p.m.	3:30 p.m.	2:30 p.m.	1:30 p.m.	Air Force at New Mexico	The CW
9:00 p.m.	8:00 p.m.	7:00 p.m.	6:00 p.m.	Nevada at University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) (Allegiant Stadium)	CBS Sports Network
11:00 p.m.	10:00 p.m.	9:00 p.m.	8:00 p.m.	Sacramento State at Hawai’i	MW+ (Mountain West streaming)

ESPN also lists these Saturday games without a time or network: Penn State at Maryland, Michigan State at Rutgers, Illinois at Northwestern, Kansas State at Iowa State, Kansas at Oklahoma State, Duke at Wake Forest, Cincinnati at Brigham Young University (BYU), Baylor at Houston, Southern Methodist University (SMU) at Stanford, Pittsburgh at California, University of Central Florida (UCF) at Colorado, University of Southern California (USC) at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) (Rose Bowl, Pasadena), Notre Dame at Syracuse, Boston College at Miami (Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens), NC State at North Carolina (Kenan Stadium, Chapel Hill), Washington at Oregon (Autzen Stadium, Eugene), Army at Rice (Houston) and Navy at Charlotte.

Which rivalries are not played in 2026?

Three well-known pairings are off the 2026 schedule:

• Notre Dame-USC. The two teams paused the series; the AP reported it on Dec. 22, 2025, in a story carried by Click On Detroit. Notre Dame plays at Syracuse on Nov. 28 instead, per ESPN. USC plays at UCLA.
• Oregon-Oregon State. The Civil War returns in 2028, Lookout Eugene-Springfield reported on May 26, 2026. Oregon hosts Washington on Nov. 28, per ESPN.
• Oklahoma-Oklahoma State (Bedlam). CBS Sports reported the 112-year-old series is unlikely to continue after the Sooners joined the SEC. ESPN lists no Bedlam game for 2026: Oklahoma is at Missouri and Oklahoma State hosts Kansas.

What comes after Rivalry Week?

ESPN’s feed lists the conference title games for Friday, Dec. 4 and Saturday, Dec. 5, and the College Football Playoff (CFP) Selection Day is Sunday, Dec. 6. Our conference championship games story has every kickoff and channel. The Army-Navy Game follows on Saturday, Dec. 12 at 3 p.m. ET on CBS at MetLife Stadium; see the Army-Navy Game 2026 story.

Date	Event
Sun., Nov. 22	Latest date for the SEC to set the Iron Bowl time (our count)
Thu., Nov. 26	TCU at Texas Tech, 8 p.m. ET, ESPN
Fri., Nov. 27	Egg Bowl, noon ET, ABC; Texas at Texas A&M, 7:30 p.m. ET, ABC
Sat., Nov. 28	Michigan at Ohio State, noon ET, FOX; Iron Bowl in a window
Fri., Dec. 4 and Sat., Dec. 5	Conference title games
Sun., Dec. 6	CFP Selection Day
Sat., Dec. 12	Army-Navy, 3 p.m. ET, CBS

Is there a printable Rivalry Week viewing sheet?

Yes. The one-page sheet lists the Thursday to Saturday games in time order, with the network or SEC window and blanks for your pick and the score, plus a tiebreaker line for total points in Michigan at Ohio State. Put it next to the November 2026 printable calendar and the December 2026 printable calendar, which has the title-game weekend. Times can change; check ESPN on game day.