ESPN Kicks Off The 2009 College Football Season Broadcast

ESPN begins its 2009 college football broadcast coverage today at 7:00 p.m. across ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN360.com, ESPN Regional Television, ESPN Radio, ESPN Classic, ESPN Mobile TV and ESPN GamePlan.

ESPN will present 28 games over Labor Day weekend, including Labor Day on all its networks. Chris Fowler will host for his 20th season with analysts Lee Corso who has been affiliated with the show since the first year, Kirk Herbstreit, who joined in 1996, and Desmond Howard, entering his fourth season.

Complete Schedule Of 2009 College Football Games on ESPN

The first week schedule of 2009 college football season coverage on ESPN is as follows:

First Week Broadcast Schedule of 2009 College Football on ESPN
Day, Date & Time Game Network Commentators
Thu., Sept. 3, 7 p.m. ET South Carolina @ N.C. State ESPN / ESPN360.com / ESPN Mobile TV Sean McDonough, Craig James, Jesse Palmer and Erin Andrews
Thu., Sept. 3, 7:30 p.m. ET North Texas @ Ball State ESPNU Charlie Neal and Jay Walker
Thu., Sept. 3, 10:15 p.m. ET Oregon @ Boise State ESPN / ESPN360.com / ESPN Mobile TV Mark Jones, Bob Davie and Heather Cox
Fri., Sept. 4, 8 p.m. ET Tulsa @ Tulane ESPN / ESPN360.com / ESPN Mobile TV Joe Tessitore and Rod Gilmore
Sat., Sept. 5, noon ET Navy @ Ohio State ESPN / ESPN360.com / ESPN Mobile TV Dave Pasch, Chris Spielman and Bob Griese
Sat., Sept. 5, noon ET Minnesota @ Syracuse ESPN2 / ESPN360.com Pam Ward and Ray Bentley
Sat., Sept. 5, noon ET Kentucky vs. Miami ESPNU Clay Matvick and David Diaz-Infante
Sat., Sept. 5, 1 p.m. ET Jacksonville State @ Georgia Tech ESPN360.com Frank Giardina and Doug Chapman
Sat., Sept. 5, 2 p.m. ET Northeastern @ Boston College ESPN360.com Dave Popkin and Jon Ritchie
Sat., Sept. 5, 3:30 p.m. ET Georgia @ Oklahoma State ABC / ESPN360.com Sean McDonough, Matt Millen and Holly Rowe
Sat., Sept. 5, 3:30 p.m. ET Western Michigan @ Michigan ABC / ESPN360.com Mike Patrick, Craig James and Quint Kessenich
Sat., Sept. 5, 3:30 p.m. ET Baylor @ Wake Forest ABC / ESPN360.com Dave Lamont and JC Pearson
Sat., Sept. 5, 3:30 p.m. ET Reverse Mirror of ABC ESPN2 / ESPN360.com
Sat., Sept. 5, 3:30 p.m. ET Jackson State @ Mississippi State ESPNU Todd Harris and Charles Arbuckle
Sat., Sept. 5, 3:30 p.m. ET Missouri vs. Illinois ESPN / ESPN360.com / ESPN Mobile TV Ron Franklin and Ed Cunningham
Sat., Sept. 5, 6 p.m. ET Middle Tennessee @ Clemson ESPN360.com Ryan Rose and Danny Kanel
Sat., Sept. 5, 6 p.m. ET William & Mary @ Virginia ESPN360.com Jim Barbar and Sonny Randle
Sat., Sept. 5, 6 p.m. ET The Citadel @ North Carolina ESPN360.com Bob Picozzi and Paul Maguire
Sat., Sept. 5, 7 p.m. ET BYU vs. Oklahoma Radio / ESPN Mobile TV Brad Nessler, Todd Blackledge and Heather Cox
Sat., Sept. 5, 7 p.m. ET Louisiana Tech @ Auburn ESPNU Eric Collins, Brock Huard and Beth Mowins
Sat., Sept. 5, 7 p.m. ET Connecticut @ Ohio ESPN360.com Michael Reghi and Jerod Cherry
Sat., Sept. 5, 8 p.m. ET Alabama @ Virginia Tech ABC / ESPN Radio
Sat., Sept. 5, 10 p.m. ET Maryland @ California ESPN2 / ESPN360.com Terry Gannon and David Norrie
Sat., Sept. 5, 10:30 p.m. ET LSU @ Washington ESPN / ESPN360.com / ESPN Mobile TV Mark Jones and Bob Davie
Sat., Sept. 5, 10:30 p.m. ET Prairie View A&M @ Texas Southern ESPNU Carter Blackburn and Eddie Robinson, Jr.
Sun., Sept. 6, 2 p.m. ET Grambling State vs. South Carolina St. ESPN2 / ESPN360.com Charlie Neal and Jay Walker
Sun., Sept. 6, 3:30 p.m. ET Mississippi @ Memphis ESPN / ESPN360.com / ESPN Mobile TV Joe Tessitore and Rod Gilmore
Mon., Sept. 7, 4 p.m. ET Cincinnati @ Rutgers ESPN / ESPN360.com / ESPN Mobile TV Bob Wischusen and Brian Griese
Mon., Sept. 7, 8 p.m. ET Miami @ Florida State ESPN / ESPN360.com / ESPN Mobile TV Brad Nessler, Todd Blackledge and Erin Andrews