LSU’s home opener against Vanderbilt on Saturday, Sept. 12 will be televised by ESPNU and will carry a 6 p.m. kickoff time, the Southeastern Conference announced on Wednesday.

The SEC also announced that LSU’s non-conference contest against Louisiana-Lafayette on Sept. 19 will be televised by ESPNU and kickoff at 6 p.m. in Tiger Stadium. The SEC and ESPN released television plans for just the first three weeks of the regular season. The remainder of the television schedule will be announced as the season progresses.

Both games are part of the new 15-year landmark television package between ESPN and the SEC which calls for extensive coverage in football, men’s and women’s basketball, Olympic sports and conference championship content across multiple ESPN entities beginning this fall.

As a result of the deal -– the longest national rights agreement in ESPN history – ESPN will showcase more than 5,500 SEC events on ESPN, ESPN on ABC, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN Regional Television, ESPN360.com, ESPN Mobile TV, ESPN GamePlan, ESPN FULL COURT, ESPN International, ESPN Deportes and ESPN Classic. ESPN has televised the SEC since 1982.

The Pac-10 announced back in the late spring that LSU’s season-opener against Washington in Seattle will be televised by ESPN and will start at 9:30 p.m. CT.

2009 SEC Early Season Television Schedule

Thur. Sept. 3
South Carolina at NC State ESPN 6 p.m. CT

Sat. Sept. 5
Kentucky vs. Miami (Ohio) ESPNU 11 a.m. CT
Western Kentucky at Tennessee ERT/SEC Network 11:21 a.m. CT*
Jackson State at Miss. State ESPNU 2:30 p.m. CT
Georgia at Oklahoma State ABC 2:30 p.m. CT
La. Tech at Auburn ESPNU 6 p.m. CT
Charleston Southern at Florida FSN 6 p.m. CT
Missouri State at Arkansas Inst. PPV 6 p.m. CT
Western Carolina at Vanderbilt CSS 6:30 p.m. CT
Alabama vs. Virginia Tech ABC 7 p.m. CT
LSU at Washington ESPN 9:30 p.m. CT

Sun. Sept. 6
Ole Miss at Memphis ESPN 2:30 p.m. CT

Sat. Sept. 12
Troy at Florida ERT/SEC Network 11:21 a.m. CT*
UCLA at Tennessee ESPN 3 p.m. CT
South Carolina at Georgia ESPN2 6 p.m. CT
Vanderbilt at LSU ESPNU 6 p.m. CT
Miss. State at Auburn FSN 6 p.m. CT
Florida International at Alabama Inst. PPV 6 p.m. CT

Sat. Sept. 19
Louisville at Kentucky ESPNU 11 a.m. CT
North Texas at Alabama ERT/SEC Network 11:21 a.m. CT*
Tennessee at Florida CBS 2:30 p.m. CT
La. Lafayette at LSU ESPNU 6 p.m. CT
Miss. State at Vanderbilt FSN 6 p.m. CT
Southeastern Louisiana at Ole Miss CSS 6:30 p.m. CT
Georgia at Arkansas ESPN or ESPN2 6:45 p.m. CT
West Virginia at Auburn ESPN or ESPN2 6:45 p.m. CT
Florida Atlantic at South Carolina Inst. PPV 6 p.m. CT

Thur. Sept. 24
Ole Miss at South Carolina ESPN 6:30 p.m. CT

Sat. Oct. 31
Florida vs. Georgia CBS 2:30 p.m. CT

Fri. Nov. 27
Alabama at Auburn CBS 1:30 p.m. CT

Sat. Dec. 5
SEC Championship Game CBS 3 p.m. CT

* ERT/SEC Network Games Kickoff at 11:21 a.m. CT with Pre Game Show at 11 a.m. CT

FSN – Fox Sports Network
Inst. PPV – Pay-per-view available through institution
CSS – Comcast Sports
ERT/SEC Network – ESPN Regional Television