Monday, July 16, 2012

First 3 Gator games will be televised on ESPN

Brace yourselves, Florida fans. UF’s football season opener against Bowling Green is likely going to be a hot, muggy one.

Florida’s kickoff time for its Sept. 1 game against Bowling Green is at 3:30 p.m. at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, the Southeastern Conference announced Monday.

Television is the reason for the afternoon start time. The Florida-Bowling Green game will air on ESPN, as will the next two games on UF's schedule.

The SEC announced the kickoff times of the first three games for all teams on Monday. Florida will face Texas A&M at 3:30 p.m. Sept. 8 on ESPN and play Tennessee at 6 p.m. Sept. 15 on ESPN.

The Florida-Tennessee game has shifted from its traditional 3:30 p.m. time slot on CBS. It was replaced this season by Alabama-Arkansas, which will air at 3:30 p.m. on CBS on Sept. 15.