Week 3 of the 2023 college football season is here and the Sun Belt conference has a rather exciting slate of football games lined up.

On Saturday, September 16th, a number of Sun Belt teams will be hitting the road and getting to play all across the country. They get the distinct pleasure of getting to face a variety of tough opponents from Power 5 conferences.

Oh, and we’ve got a few critical in-conference matchups set for us. Let’s take a gander at the games for this weekend.

Kicking things off at 11 a.m. (all times listed here are CT), the Georgia Southern Eagles will head to Camp Randall Stadium to take on the Wisconsin Badgers. Wisconsin is fresh off of a loss to the Washington State Cougars, but this will be a tough road test for Clay Helton and his Eagles.

At the same time, Old Dominion will welcome the Wake Forest Demon Deacons to Norfolk, Virginia. Yes, it’s a home game, but no, it won’t be easy.

2023 Sun Belt football schedule, Week 3: Saturday, September 16

• Georgia Southern at Wisconsin – 11:00 am CT on BTN
• Wake Forest at Old Dominion – 11:00 am CT on ESPN2
• East Carolina at App State – 2:30 pm CT on ESPN+
• Tulane at Southern Miss – 3:00 pm CT on ESPNU
• UL-Monroe at Texas A&M – 3:00 pm CT on SEC Network
• Georgia State at Charlotte – 5:00 pm CT on ESPN+
• Duquesne at Coastal Carolina – 6:00 pm CT on ESPN+
• James Madison at Troy – 6:00 pm CT on NFL Network
• South Alabama at Oklahoma State – 6:00 pm CT on ESPN+
• Stony Brook at Arkansas State – 6:00 pm CT on ESPN+
• Louisiana at UAB – 6:00 pm CT on ESPN+
• Jackson State at Texas State – 7:30 pm CT on ESPN+

On into the afternoon, East Carolina will visit Appalachian State for an important early season conference clash between two programs seeking success here in 2023. Meanwhile, Tulane will visit Southern Miss in Hattiesburg for a fun, regional battle.

As the evening kicks off, the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns and UAB Blazers will meet in Birmingham around the same time that Troy plays host to James Madison.

Elsewhere, we’ve got teams on the road taking on Power 5 foes.

UL-Monroe will visit the Texas A&M Aggies and South Alabama has the unenviable task of facing the Oklahoma State Cowboys on the road.

But at least Butch Jones and the struggling Arkansas State will get to host Stony Brook.

The Sun Belt schedule is only heating up. Week 3 provides important tests, both in and out of conference, that will reveal a lot about the strength of one of the most entertaining college football conferences in the country.