How to watch the Georgia-WKU football game: Kickoff time, TV channel

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The Georgia Bulldogs will host the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers on Saturday, September 12 at Dooley Field at Sanford Stadium in Athens, Ga.

The second-ranked Bulldogs and unranked Hilltoppers will be featured on traditional television, with the contest aired nationally via the SEC Network (SECN) at 12:45pm ET. The game will also be available to stream.

Below are the ways to watch the Georgia–Western Kentucky game on SEC Network.

SEC Network

The Western Kentucky at Georgia football game will be available to watch live on the SEC Network beginning at 12:45pm ET. The SEC Network is broadcast by DirecTV on Channel 611, DISH on Channel 404, and AT&T U-verse on Channel 607 (SD) and 1607 (HD). For other providers, such as your local cable company, check your local listings or a search engine.

ESPN App | SECN+

If you have a cable (Charter, Spectrum, etc.), satellite (DISH or DirecTV), or a streaming subscription (YouTube TV, Hulu, etc.) and the SEC Network is part of your plan, then you also have access to streaming on SEC Network+ via the ESPN App.

In order to stream the game via SEC Network+, you will need to go to the WatchESPN website or the ESPN app on your device. After selecting the Georgia-Western Kentucky game, you will be asked to login using your qualifying TV provider credentials mentioned above (if you are not already logged in).

Direct link: Georgia-Western Kentucky on SECN

ESPN Unlimited

ESPN launched its direct‑to‑consumer streaming service last year, offering access to all 12 ESPN networks without a TV provider. If you do not have SEC Network through a cable, satellite, or streaming plan, you will need an ESPN Unlimited subscription to watch the Georgia–Western Kentucky game.

The ESPN Unlimited plan costs $31.99 per month or $319.99 annually (a savings of about $64). This is separate from the ESPN Select plan, which only includes ESPN+. The Georgia–Western Kentucky game is not available on ESPN+.

As of Sept. 2, 2026, several providers now include ESPN Unlimited in their packages, including DIRECTV, Fubo TV, Hulu + Live TV, Spectrum, Verizon FiOS, U‑Verse, Cox, Comcast Xfinity, and YouTube TV.

Replay & Upcoming Games

The first television replay of Western Kentucky at Georgia is scheduled for Sunday, Sept. 13 at 4:00am ET on the SEC Network.

Next week, Georgia opens SEC action at Arkansas on Saturday, Sept. 19. That game will air on ABC at noon ET.

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