<p>ESPN’s opening weekend of college football features defending national champion Alabama facing Miami in Atlanta and Clemson vs. Georgia in Charlotte, North Carolina.</p>
<p>The network also announced a six-year agreement with the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference and Southwestern Athletic Conference to continue broadcasting the MEAC/SWAC Challenge Kickoff and the Celebration Bowl matching both league’s champions. Both games take place in Atlanta.</p>
<p>In anticipation of a return to normal this season, ESPN announced Tuesday its featured matchups for Labor Day weekend and the first three Saturday night games on ABC.</p>
<p>The COVID-19 pandemic caused most nonconference games to be canceled last season, along with a delayed start to the season in the Power Five conferences.</p>
<p>This season is expected to start on time with the schedule intact and Sept. 4 as the first full Saturday of major college football games.</p>
<p>Alabama-Miami will kick off at 3:30 p.m. EDT and air on ABC, followed by Clemson-Georgia at 7:30 p.m. EDT.</p>
<p>Notre Dame will play at Florida State on Sunday, Sept. 5, kicking off at 7:30 p.m. EDT.</p>
<p>The Labor Day night game will be Louisville against Mississippi in Atlanta at 8 p.m. on ESPN.</p>
<p>The ABC Saturday night matchups for the next two weeks of the season will be Washington at Michigan on Sept. 11 and Auburn at Penn State on Sept. 18.</p>
<p>ESPN will also air Texas at Arkansas on Sept. 11 at 7 p.m.</p>
<p>The Red River Showdown between Texas and Oklahoma will air on one of the ESPN networks on Oct. 9 along with Notre Dame at Virginia Tech. Kickoff times are still to be determined.</p>
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