Where to watch, how to follow Saturday’s Kentucky football game vs. Akron

Mark Story

September 11, 2023 at 6:20 p.m.·1 min read

Where to watch and how to follow Saturday’s NCAA football game between coach Mark Stoops and the Kentucky Wildcats and coach Joe Moorhead and the Akron Zips:

Game time is 7:30 p.m. EDT at Kroger Field (capacity 61,000) on the campus of the University of Kentucky.

Television

Network: ESPNU

Announcers: Play-by-play, Courtney Lyle; analysis, Hutson Mason.

Where to find ESPNU:

Spectrum Cable: Channel 514

DISH Network: Channel 141

DirecTV: Channel 208

UVerse: Channel 605 (1605 HD)

Radio

Over the air: WLAP-AM 630; WBUL-FM 98.1

Statewide list of UK radio affiliates: Click here

Satellite Radio: XM Channel 203, Sirius Channel 98, Internet Channel 966.

UK Sports Network broadcast team: Play-by-play, Tom Leach; analysis, Jeff Piecoro; sideline, Dick Gabriel

Kentucky running back Ray Davis (1) celebrated in the end zone after catching a 24-yard touchdown pass from Devin Leary that provided the final points for UK in the Wildcats’ 28-17 win over Eastern Kentucky last week.

Internet

Live updates: Join the conversation during the game with Herald-Leader sports columnist John Clay at Kentucky.com.

Live video: You can live stream the game online from WatchESPN.com or the WatchESPN app, depending on your TV service provider.

On X (formerly known as Twitter): @johnclayiv; @markcstory; @JonHale_HL; @cmakauskas; @kentuckysports; @heraldleader

Facebook: Photos and links on Kentucky.com and KentuckySports.com pages.

The Kentucky roster: Click here

The Akron roster: Click here

The Kentucky depth chart: Click here

The Akron depth chart: Click here

One-minute game preview: Click here

The odds: Click here

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