August 2024

College Football Weekly Schedule Alabama Ledger www.AlabamaLedger.com PAGE 8A August 2024 The Sports Ledger www.TheSportsLedger.com

College Football: August 29-31, 2024 UAPB at Arkansas (Thursday, August 29 - 6:30 p.m.) Coastal Carolina at JSU (Thursday, August 29 - 7 p.m.) Murray State at Missouri (Thursday, August 29 - 7 p.m.) Temple at Oklahoma (Friday, August 30 - 6 p.m.) Georgia vs. Clemson (Saturday, August 31 - 11 a.m.) Virginia Tech at Vanderbilt (August 31 - 11 a.m.) UT Chattanooga at Tennessee (August 31 - 11:45 a.m.) Miami (Fla.) at Florida (August 31 - 2:30 p.m.) Colorado State at Texas (August 31 - 2:30 p.m.) Old Dominion at South Carolina (August 31 - 3:15 p.m.) Eastern Kentucky at Mississippi State (August 31 - 5 p.m.) Western Kentucky at Alabama (August 31 - 6 p.m.) Furman at Ole Miss (August 31 - 6 p.m.) Notre Dame at Texas A&M (August 31 - 6:30 p.m.) Alabama A&M at Auburn (August 31 - 6:30 - p.m.) Southern Miss at Kentucky (August 31 - 6:45 p.m.) Sunday, September 1, 2024 LSU vs. Southern Cal (Las Vegas) 6:30 p.m. Saturday, September 7, 2024 Texas at Michigan 11 a.m. on Fox Arkansas at Oklahoma State 11 a.m. on ABC McNeese State at Texas A&M 11:45 on SEC Network Tennessee Tech at Georgia 1 p.m. on ESPN+ California at Auburn 2:30 p.m. on ESPN 2 Jax State at Louisville 2:30 p.m. ACC Network Extra South Carolina at Kentucky 2:30 p.m. on ABC Middle Tennessee at Ole Miss 3:15 p.m. on SEC Network South Florida at Alabama 6 p.m. on ESPN Buffalo at Missouri 6 p.m. on ESPN+ Samford at Florida 6 p.m. on ESPN+ Nicholls State at LSU 6:30 p.m. on ESPN+ Tennessee vs. NC State (Charlotte) 6:30 p.m. on ABC Alcorn State at Vanderbilt 6:30 p.m. on ESPNU Houston at Oklahoma 6:45 p.m. on SEC Network Mississippi State at Arizona State 9:30 p.m. on ESPN Saturday, September 14, 2024 Alabama at Wisconsin 11 a.m. on Fox LSU at South Carolina 11 a.m. on ABC Boston College at Missouri 11:45 a.m. on SEC Network Tulane at Oklahoma 2:30 p.m. Texas A&M at Florida 2:30 p.m. on ABC UAB at Arkansas 3:15 p.m. on SEC Network Ole Miss at Wake Forest 5:30 p.m. on CW Network Jax State at Eastern Michigan 6 p.m. on ESPN+ UTSA at Texas 6 p.m. on ESPN Vanderbilt at Georgia State 6 p.m. on ESPN+ Georgia at Kentucky 6:30 p.m. on ABC New Mexico at Auburn 6:30 p.m. Toledo at Mississippi State 6:30 p.m. Kent State at Tennessee 6:45 p.m. on SEC Network Saturday September 21, 2024 NC State at Clemson Baylor at Colorado Vanderbilt at Missouri UCLA at LSU Tennessee at Oklahoma Arkansas at Auburn Akron at South Carolina Florida at Mississippi State 11 a.m. Ohio at Kentucky 11:45 a.m. on SEC Network Southern Miss at Jax State 2 p.m. on ESPN Networks USC and Michigan 2:30 p.m. on CBS Memphis at Navy 2:30 p.m. on CBSSN Florida Atlantic at Troy 6 p.m. on ESPN+ Bowling Green at Texas A&M 6:30 p.m. on ESPN+ Georgia Southern at Ole Miss 6:45 p.m. on SEC Network UL-Monroe at Texas 7 p.m. on ESPN+ Saturday, September 28, 2024 Ohio State at Michigan State North Carolina at Duke Oregon at UCLA Wisconsin at USC Navy at UAB Colorado at UCF UL Monroe at Troy Mississippi State at Texas Arkansas vs. Texas A&M (Arlington) Oklahoma at Auburn Kentucky at Ole Miss 11 a.m. UT Martin at Kennesaw State 5 p.m. on ESPN+ Georgia at Alabama 6:30 p.m. on ABC South Alabama at LSU 6:45 p.m. on SEC Network Friday, October 4, 2024 Jax State at Kennesaw State 6 p.m. on CBS Network Houston at TCU 6:30 p.m. on ESPN Saturday, October 5, 2024 Tennessee at Arkansas Central Florida at Florida Auburn at Georgia Ole Miss at South Carolina Alabama at Vanderbilt Clemson at Florida State Purdue at Wisconsin Pittsburgh at North Carolina Tulane at UAB Michigan at Washington West Virginia at Oklahoma State Missouri at Texas A&M 11 a.m. Wednesday, October 9, 2024 New Mexico State at Jax State 6:30 p.m. on ESPN2

Photo Courtesy of Kent Gidley, UA

University of Alabama Quarterback Jalen Milroe (4) passes the football during practice at the Mal. M. Moore Athletic Facility in Tuscaloosa on Wednesday, August 14, 2024. The Crimson Tide is set to open the 2024 season against Western Kentucky at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, August 31. Read more about the Crimson Tide and the 2024 college football season throughout the year online at www.thesportsledger.com

Saturday, November 16, 2024 Tennessee at Georgia Missouri at South Carolina LSU at Florida Texas at Arkansas 11 a.m.

Saturday, October 19. 2024 LSU at Arkansas Kentucky at Florida Texas A&M at Mississippi State Auburn at Missouri South Carolina at Oklahoma Alabama at Tennessee Georgia at Texas Ball State at Vanderbilt 6 p.m. on ESPN+ Wednesday, October 23, 2024 Middle Tennessee at Jax State 6:30 p.m. on ESPN2 Saturday, October 26, 2024

UL-Monroe at Auburn 11:45 a.m. on SEC Network Murray State at Kentucky 12:30 p.m. on ESPN+ FIU at Jax State 1 p.m. on ESPN Networks Mercer at Alabama 1 p.m. on ESPN+ New Mexico St at Texas A&M 6:45 p.m. on SEC Network Saturday, November 23, 2024 Kentucky at Texas Alabama at Oklahoma Missouri at Mississippi State Vanderbilt at LSU Texas A&M at Auburn Louisiana Tech at Arkansas ESPN+ Ole Miss at Florida 11 a.m. Sam Houston at Jax State 11 a.m. on CBS Sports UMass at Georgia 11:45 a.m. on SEC Network UTEP at Tennessee 12 noon on ESPN+ Wofford at South Carolina 3 p.m. on ESPN+ Friday, November 29, 2024 Oklahoma State at Colorado 11 a.m. on ABC Mississippi State at Ole Miss 2:30 p.m. on ABC Georgia Tech at Georgia 6:30 p.m. on ABC Saturday, November 30, 2024 Auburn at Alabama Florida at Florida State Louisville at Kentucky Oklahoma at LSU Arkansas at Missouri South Carolina at Clemson Texas at Texas A&M Tennessee at Vanderbilt Notre Dame at USC Michigan at Ohio State 11 a.m. on Fox JSU at Western Kentucky 2:30 p.m. on ESPN Networks

Missouri at Alabama Auburn at Kentucky Oklahoma at Ole Miss Arkansas at Mississippi State

LSU at Texas A&M Texas at Vanderbilt Wednesday, October 30, 2024 Jax State at Liberty 6 p.m. on CBS Sports Network Saturday, November 2, 2024

Ole Miss at Arkansas Kentucky at Tennessee Texas A&M at South Carolina Vanderbilt at Auburn Maine at Oklahoma 1:30 p.m. on ESPN+

Florida vs. Georgia (Jacksonville) 2:30 p.m. on ABC UMass at Mississippi State 3:15 p.m. on SEC Network Saturday, November 9, 2024 Alabama at LSU Georgia at Ole Miss Oklahoma at Missouri Mississippi State at Tennessee South Carolina at Vanderbilt Florida at Texas 11 a.m. Jax State at Louisiana Tech 3:30 p.m. on CBS Sports Florida State at Notre Dame 6:30 p.m. on NBC

Nine SEC Teams Ranked in AP Preseason Top 25

By Brandon K. Pierce The Sports Ledger

The University of Georgia football program is the No. 1 team in the preseason AP Poll. This is the second consecutive season that the Bulldogs have been No. 1. Several familiar faces and nine SEC rivals also made the 2024 preseason AP Top 25 Poll. The other SEC teams earning the preseason honor include Texas at No. 4, Alabama at No. 5, Ole Miss at No. 6, Missouri at No. 11, LSU at No. 13, Tennessee at No. 15, Oklahoma No. 16, and Texas A&M at No. 20. 2024 Preseason AP Top 25 poll Rank School Points 1 Georgia (46) 1,532 2 Ohio State (15) 1,490 3 Oregon (1) 1,403 4 Texas 1,386 5 Alabama 1,260 6 Ole Miss 1,189 7 Notre Dame 1,122 8 Penn State 1,060 9 Michigan 995 10 Florida State 971 11 Missouri 927 12 Utah 887 13 LSU 804 14 Clemson 689 15 Tennessee 629 16 Oklahoma 566 17 Oklahoma State 538 18 Kansas State 526 19 Miami (FL) 492 20 Texas A&M 292 21 Arizona 237 22 Kansas 231 23 Southern Cal 172 24 North Carolina State 171 25 Iowa 140

Photo By Brandon K. Pierce, The Sports Ledger

University of Tennessee Quarterback Nico Iamaleava is shown speaking to the news media during the Volunteers 2024 Media Day. Tennessee is one of the nine SEC program's ranked in the AP Top 25 Preseason Poll. The Volunteers open the 2024 season against UT Chattanooga at 11:45 a.m CT on Saturday, August 31 at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville. Others college teams receiving preseason Top 25 votes include: Louisville (111), Virginia Tech (77), Boise St. (47), SMU (33), Iowa St. (33), Liberty (32), Washington (23), West Virginia (17), Memphis (16), Nebraska (16), Wisconsin (15), UTSA (6), Tulane (5), Appalachian St. (4), Kentucky (3), Auburn (2), Colorado (1).

Saturday, October 12, 2024 Mississippi State at Georgia Vanderbilt at Kentucky Ole Miss at LSU

Florida at Tennessee Ohio State at Oregon Penn State at USC Georgia Tech at North Carolina UAB at Army 11 a.m. South Carolina at Alabama 11 a.m. Texas vs. Oklahoma (Dallas) 2:30 p.m.

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