CFB TV Confirmations for 2024 Week 12 (11/12/24 - 11/16/24)

This post will be updated as announcements come out for start times for Week 11 (11/5/24 - 11/9/24) from the (mostly) twelve day selection process that most TV networks adhere to. Most conferences have the possibility of having all or part of their scheduled games held for a six day hold for the start time and/or the TV network. The list of available TV windows are based on media websites, TV listings and press releases. They can change based on the needs of the broadcaster or the conference.

Here's what I guessed based on the available openings (they will prove to be incorrect), along with the games that have already been set. 

All times Eastern

Tuesday

7pm ESPN2: 

7pm ESPNU: 

7pm CBSSN: 

Wednesday

7pm ESPN2: 

7pm ESPNU: 

7pm CBSSN: 

Saturday

Six day hold for Cincinnati at Iowa State & Arizona State at Kansas State. Options appear to be 7pm ESPN or 8pm FOX

12pm ABC: Texas at Arkansas

12pm FOX: Utah at Colorado

12pm ESPN: Clemson at Pitt

12pm ESPN2: Tulane at Navy

12pm BTN: Ohio State vs. Northwestern

1pm ESPN+: Coastal Carolina at Marshall

2pm ESPN+: FIU at Jacksonville State

2pm ESPN+: Florida Atlantic at Temple

2:30pm FS1: Michigan State at Illinois

3pm CW: Syracuse at California

3pm ESPN+: Sam Houston at Kennesaw State

3:30pm ABC: LSU at Florida

3:30pm CBS: Penn State at Purdue

3:30pm ESPN: Boston College at SMU

3:30pm ACCN: Louisville at Stanford

3:30pm ESPN+: South Florida at Charlotte

4pm FOX: Nebraska at USC

4pm ESPN2: Baylor at West Virginia

4pm ESPNU: James Madison at Old Dominion

4pm ESPN+: Troy at Georgia Southern

4:15pm SECN: Missouri at South Carolina

5pm ESPN+: Arkansas State at Georgia State

6pm FS1: Rutgers at Maryland

7pm ESPN+: Southern Miss at Texas State

7pm ESPN+: South Alabama at Louisiana

7:30pm ABC: Tennessee at Georgia

7:30pm NBC: Oregon at Wisconsin

8pm ESPN2: UAB at Memphis 

8pm ACCN: Wake Forest at North Carolina

9:30pm FS1: Washington State at New Mexico

10:15pm ESPN: Kansas at BYU

Games To Be Slotted

Central Michigan at Toledo (Tuesday)

Western Michigan at Bowling Green (Tuesday)

Ball State at Buffalo (Tuesday)

Eastern Michigan at Ohio (Wednesday)

Akron at Northern Illinois (Wednesday)

Kent State at Miami (OH) (Wednesday)

CFB TV Guesses for 2024 Week 12 (11/12/24 - 11/16/24)

Here are the games already set for television and/or webcast. Here are the known available telecast windows. 

I have done my best to list what TV windows are out there. Every listing service has a little different schedule for these networks. It is also possible that a window could be eliminated or the time of a window could shift slightly to accommodate a network's needs.

Instead of cluttering up these posts even more, I'll try to keep track of the unique conference TV arrangements in a separate post.  

A few notes and considerations: 

• Games set for time or TV, but not both
• Ohio State vs. Northwestern (12pm or 3:30pm, TBA)
• Washington State at New Mexico (TBA, FOX Sports)
• Tulane at Navy (12pm, ABC/ESPN Nets)
• Texas at Arkansas (12pm, ABC or ESPN)
• Nebraska at USC is USC's homecoming game, but can be played in any west coast timeslot
• SEC game slotting
• 12pm: Texas at Arkansas
• Mid-afternoon: Missouri at South Carolina
• Flex: LSU at Florida & Tennessee at Georgia
• The ACC game on the CW moves to later in the afternoon now that the network is done with their NASCAR coverage.
• With Purdue at Ohio State being taken by FOX, its virtually assured that Ohio State vs. Northwestern will be on BTN.
• ACC Network does not have an early game opening due to men's college basketball.
• FS1's start times are slightly off due to a men's college basketball game at noon.
• I gave FOX the top Big Ten pick, followed by NBC and CBS.
• BTN only has one game window.  They have a pair of basketball games, one men's game and one women's game, followed by a pair of women's volleyball games.  It is possible that the 12pm window could have two concurrent games.
• There's a possibility of a MEAC game at 3:30pm, but I went with Jackson State at Alabama State from the SWAC.

Tuesday

7pm ESPN2: Central Michigan at Toledo

7pm ESPNU: Western Michigan at Bowling Green

7pm CBSSN: Ball State at Buffalo

Wednesday

7pm ESPN2: Eastern Michigan at Ohio

7pm ESPNU: Akron at Northern Illinois

7pm CBSSN: Kent State at Miami (OH)

Saturday

12pm ABC: Texas at Arkansas

12pm FOX: Oregon at Wisconsin

12pm ESPN: Clemson at Pitt
12pm ESPN2: Tulane at Navy

12pm BTN: Ohio State vs. Northwestern

12pm ESPNU: James Madison at Old Dominion

2:30pm FS1: Penn State at Purdue

3pm CW: Wake Forest at North Carolina

3:30pm ABC: LSU at Florida

3:30pm CBS: Michigan State at Illinois

3:30pm ESPN: Arizona State at Kansas State
3:30pm ESPN2: Baylor at West Virginia

3:30pm ESPNU: Jackson State at Alabama State

3:30pm ACCN: Louisville at Stanford

4pm FOX: Kansas at BYU

4:15pm SECN: Missouri at South Carolina

6pm FS1: Rutgers at Maryland

7pm ESPN: Utah at Colorado
7pm ESPN2: South Alabama at Louisiana

7pm ESPNU: UAB at Memphis

7:30pm ABC: Tennessee at Georgia

7:30pm NBC: Nebraska at USC

8pm FOX: Cincinnati at Iowa State 

8pm ACCN: Boston College at SMU

9:30pm FS1: Washington State at New Mexico

10:30pm ESPN: Syracuse at California

ESPN+ Saturday

South Florida at Charlotte

Florida Atlantic at Temple

Sam Houston at Kennesaw State

FIU at Jacksonville State

Troy at Georgia Southern

Arkansas State at Georgia State

Coastal Carolina at Marshall

Southern Miss at Texas State

Six Day CFB TV Guesses for 11/9

Six day guesses for 11/9.  I assume CBS will pick ahead of FOX and NBC, in that order, for the Big Ten.  As for the Big 12, I believe FOX is going first with the remaining selections.  Also, I do think that each Big Ten broadcast TV partner will have their games without another Big Ten game concurrent on another broadcast network, so I have FOX's Big Ten game at night.

12pm FOX: Colorado at Texas Tech

12pm ESPN: Miami (FL) at Georgia Tech

12pm NBC: Purdue at Ohio State

12pm CW: Duke at NC State

3:30pm CBS: Washington at Penn State

3:30pm ESPN: Clemson at Virginia Tech

3:30pm FS1: Oklahoma Sate at TCU

3:30pm Peacock: Minnesota at Rutgers

3:30pm ACCN: Syracuse at Boston College

4pm FOX: Iowa State vs. Kansas

7pm ESPN: Mississippi State at Tennessee

7pm ESPN2: UCF at Arizona State

7pm FS1: Nevada at Boise State

7:45pm SECN: Oklahoma at Missouri

8pm FOX: Michigan at Indiana

8pm ACCN: Virginia at Pitt

CFB TV Confirmations for 2024 Week 11 (11/5/24 - 11/9/24)

This post will be updated as announcements come out for start times for Week 11 (11/5/24 - 11/9/24) from the (mostly) twelve day selection process that most TV networks adhere to. Most conferences have the possibility of having all or part of their scheduled games held for a six day hold for the start time and/or the TV network. The list of available TV windows are based on media websites, TV listings and press releases. They can change based on the needs of the broadcaster or the conference.

Here's what I guessed based on the available openings (they will prove to be incorrect), along with the games that have already been set. 

All times Eastern

Tuesday

7:30pm ESPN2: Bowling Green at Central Michigan

8pm ESPN: Miami (OH) at Ball State

Wednesday

7pm ESPN2: Northern Illinois at Western Michigan

7pm ESPNU: Ohio at Kent State

Thursday

8pm ESPN: App State at Coastal Carolina

8pm ESPN2: Florida Atlantic at East Carolina

Saturday

Six Day Hold

Miami (FL) at Georgia Tech

Syracuse at Boston College

Duke at NC State

Clemson at Virginia Tech

Virginia at Pitt

Washington at Penn State

Minnesota at Rutgers

Michigan at Indiana

Purdue at Ohio State

Iowa State vs. Kansas

Colorado at Texas Tech

Oklahoma State at TCU

UCF at Arizona State

Nevada at Boise State

Mississippi State at Tennessee

Oklahoma at Missouri

ACC: CW at 12pm and ACCN at 3:30pm and 8pm are guaranteed. ESPN (12pm or 3:30pm) and ESPN2 (7pm) are possibilities

Big Ten: NBC at 12pm (yes, you read that correctly), CBS at 3:30pm, FOX at 8pm are confirmed. It appears that there's also a Peacock option.  Washington at Penn State will not air at noon, so it does not appear to be an option for NBC.

Big 12: ESPN will take one game for either ESPN (12pm or 3:30pm) or ESPN2 (7pm).  FOX Sports will have three games to show across two FOX openings (12pm & 4pm) and two FS1 openings (3:30pm & 7pm)

SEC: One game will air at 7pm ESPN and the other at 7:45pm on SECN

Nevada at Boise State: Will be slotted in to whichever FOX Sports option not used by the Big 12.

12pm ABC: Florida at Texas

12pm ESPN2: Navy at South Florida

12pm FS1: West Virginia at Cincinnati

12pm ESPNU: Texas State at ULM

2:30pm ESPN+: UConn at UAB

3pm ESPN+: Marshall at Southern Miss

3:30pm ABC: Georgia at Ole Miss

3:30pm ESPN2: Army West Point at North Texas

3:30pm ESPN+: Georgia State at James Madison

4pm ESPNU: Temple at Tulane

4pm ESPN+: Kennesaw State at UTEP

4:15pm SECN: South Carolina at Vanderbilt

5pm ESPN+: Arkansas State at Louisiana

6pm ESPN+: WKU at NM State

7pm BTN: Maryland at Oregon

7:30pm ABC: Alabama at LSU

9:45pm FS1: Fresno State at Air Force

10:15pm ESPN: BYU at Utah

CFB TV Guesses for 2024 Week 10 (11/5/24 - 11/9/24)

Here are the games already set for television and/or webcast. Here are the known available telecast windows. 

I have done my best to list what TV windows are out there. Every listing service has a little different schedule for these networks. It is also possible that a window could be eliminated or the time of a window could shift slightly to accommodate a network's needs.

Instead of cluttering up these posts even more, I'll try to keep track of the unique conference TV arrangements in a separate post.  

A few notes and considerations: 

• Games set for time or TV, but not both
• Fresno State at Air Force (TBA, FOX Sports)
• Nevada at Boise State (TBA, FOX Sports)
• Florida at Texas (12pm, ABC or ESPN)
• Informally, Washington at Penn State has been given guidance that their "White Out" game will not be in the noon ET slot.
• SEC game slotting
• Early: Florida at Texas
• Afternoon: South Carolina at Vanderbilt
• Evening: Mississippi State at Tennessee
• All others can air in the afternoon or evening
• It appears that NBC's Big Ten telecast window will be at 12pm ET, which might mean that they've swapped times with FOX.  
• Neither ACC Network nor SEC Network have a telecast window at noon
• ESPNU will have men's college basketball in primetime and will not have CFB this evening.
• I gave NBC top choice in the noon slot for the Big Ten, followed by FOX and CBS, and the top Big 12 choice with FOX.
• A story came out this week that Kansas would request that they play their game vs. Iowa State as early in the day as possible due to the turnaround for the Chiefs game on Sunday at 1pm ET.
• BTN doesn't have a window listed, and I've been fooled by that before.  I think it is possible that they'll have one at noon ET.  If that's the case, delete FS1's 10:15pm ET window and move Maryland at Oregon to CBS, then move Purdue at Ohio State to BTN at 12pm.  Purdue at Ohio State might be a bloodbath for CBS.  I hear you.
• I put Nevada at Boise State in the noon ET window on FOX.  Figured this was a good time to showcase Heisman hopeful Ashton Jeanty.  Boise State has had noon ET / 10am local starts on FS1 and CBS before (the CBS game was a Black Friday game and they will this coming Black Friday on FOX), and the Broncos were expected to host Florida State at noon on FOX in 2020 before that season was altered.

Tuesday

7:30pm ESPN2: Miami (OH) at Ball State

8pm ESPN: Bowling Green at Central Michigan

Wednesday

7pm ESPN2: Northern Illinois at Western Michigan

7pm ESPNU: Ohio at Kent State

Thursday

8pm ESPN: App State at Coastal Carolina

8pm ESPN2: Florida Atlantic at East Carolina

Saturday

12pm ABC: Florida at Texas

12pm FOX: Nevada at Boise State

12pm NBC: Michigan at Indiana

12pm ESPN: Miami (FL) at Georgia Tech

12pm ESPN2: West Virginia at Cincinnati

12pm CW: Syracuse at Boston College

12pm FS1: Iowa State vs. Kansas

12pm ESPNU: Arkansas State at Louisiana

3:30pm ABC: Georgia at Ole Miss

3:30pm CBS: Purdue at Ohio State

3:30pm ESPN: Colorado at Texas Tech

3:30pm ESPN2: Oklahoma at Missouri

3:30pm CW: Utah State at Washington State

3:30pm FS1: Fresno State at Air Force

3:30pm ESPNU: Navy at South Florida

3:30pm ACCN: Duke at NC State

3:30pm Peacock: Minnesota at Rutgers    

4pm FOX: BYU at Utah

4:15pm SECN: South Carolina at Vanderbilt

7pm ESPN: Clemson at Virginia Tech

7pm ESPN2: Army West Point at North Texas

7pm FS1: Oklahoma State at TCU

7:30pm ABC: Alabama at LSU

7:45pm SECN: Mississippi State at Tennessee

8pm FOX: Washington at Penn State

8pm ACCN: Virginia at Pitt

10:15pm FS1: Maryland at Oregon

10:30pm CW: San Jose State at Oregon State

10:30pm ESPN: UCF at Arizona State

ESPN+

UConn at UAB

Temple at Tulane

WKU at NM State

Kennesaw State at UTEP

Georgia State at James Madison

Marshall at Southern Miss

Texas State at ULM

CFB TV Confirmations for 2024 Week 10 (11/2/24)

This post will be updated as announcements come out for start times for Week 9 (10/26/24) from the (mostly) twelve day selection process that most TV networks adhere to. Most conferences have the possibility of having all or part of their scheduled games held for a six day hold for the start time and/or the TV network. The list of available TV windows are based on media websites, TV listings and press releases. They can change based on the needs of the broadcaster or the conference.

Here's what I guessed based on the available openings (they will prove to be incorrect), along with the games that have already been set. 

Games on six day hold

Louisville at Clemson

Duke at Miami (FL)

Stanford at NC State

Pitt at SMU

Virginia Tech at Syracuse

North Carolina at Florida State

Kentucky at Tennessee - 7:30pm ABC, 7:30pm ESPN or 7:45pm SECN

Texas A&M at South Carolina - 7:30pm ABC, 7:30pm ESPN or 7:45pm SECN

Vanderbilt at Auburn - 12pm ABC, 12pm ESPN or 12:45pm SECN

Ole Miss at Arkansas - 12pm ABC, 12pm ESPN or 12:45pm SECN

Minnesota at Illinois - 12pm FS1, 3:30pm Peacock or 7:30pm NBC

Wisconsin at Iowa - 12pm FS1, 3:30pm Peacock or 7:30pm NBC

Indiana at Michigan State - 12pm FS1 or 3:30pm Peacock

Options for the ACC: 12pm ABC, 12pm ESPN, 12pm ACCN, 12pm CW, 3:30pm ACCN, 7:30pm ABC, 7:30pm ESPN, 8pm ACCN.

All times Eastern 

12pm FOX: Ohio State at Penn State

12pm ESPN2: Memphis at UTSA

12pm BTN: Northwestern at Purdue

12pm ESPNU: Toledo at Eastern Michigan 

12pm CBSSN: Buffalo at Akron

2:30pm ESPN+: Old Dominion at App State

2:30pm ESPN+: Tulsa at UAB

3:30pm CBS: Oregon at Michigan

3:30pm FOX: Kansas State at Houston

3:30pm ESPN: Texas Tech at Iowa State

3:30pm FS1: Arizona at UCF

3:30pm BTN: UCLA at Nebraska

3:30pm ESPNU: 

3:30pm ESPN+: ULM at Marshall

4pm ESPN2: Navy at Rice

4pm ESPN+: Coastal Carolina at Troy

7pm FS1: Arizona State at Oklahoma State

7pm ESPNU: Georgia Southern at South Alabama

7:30pm BTN: USC at Washington

8pm ESPN2: TCU at Baylor

CFB TV Guesses for 2024 Week 10 (11/2/24)

Here are the games already set for television and/or webcast. Here are the known available telecast windows. 

I have done my best to list what TV windows are out there. Every listing service has a little different schedule for these networks. It is also possible that a window could be eliminated or the time of a window could shift slightly to accommodate a network's needs.

Instead of cluttering up these posts even more, I'll try to keep track of the unique conference TV arrangements in a separate post.  

A few notes and considerations:

• Games set for TV family or start time, but not both
• USC at Washington: Mid-afternoon or 7:30pm ET
• SEC game time slotting
• Early: Ole Miss at Arkansas & Vanderbilt at Auburn
• Night: Kentucky at Tennessee & Texas A&M at South Carolina
• ABC's 3:30pm game has been already slotted (Florida vs. Georgia)
• My understanding is that FOX Sports has a FOX/FS1 option in the late evening in the event of a World Series game this evening.
• ESPN does not have a late evening window planned.
• FOX Sports has the top choice this weekend in the Big Ten. I slotted CBS second followed by  NBC.
• I'm aware that NBC's preferred lineup suggests that USC at Washington would be the NBC game, but I don't think its the 3rd best game available anymore. I would have chosen Indiana at Michigan State, but it appears that the Spartans have been assured they'll have no more night games at home as part of the 12 day selection process.
• I gave ESPN the top Big 12 choice.
• The slate feels kinda light.  I think I would have dropped the noon ACCN window.

12pm ABC: Texas Tech at Iowa State

12pm FOX: Ohio State at Penn State

12pm ESPN: Ole Miss at Arkansas
12pm ESPN2: ULM at Marshall

12pm CW: North Carolina at Florida State

12pm FS1: Arizona at UCF

12pm BTN: UCLA at Nebraska
12pm ESPNU: Georgia Southern at South Alabama

12pm CBSSN: Buffalo at Akron

12pm ACCN: Virginia Tech at Syracuse

12:45pm SECN: Vanderbilt at Auburn

3:30pm CBS: Oregon at Michigan

3:30pm FOX: Kansas State at Houston

3:30pm ESPN: Pitt at SMU

3:30pm FS1: Indiana at Michigan State
3:30pm BTN: Northwestern at Purdue
3:30pm ESPNU: Toledo at Eastern Michigan 

3:30pm ACCN: Stanford at NC State

3:30pm Peacock: USC at Washington

4pm ESPN2: TCU at Baylor

7pm ESPN: Texas A&M at South Carolina

7pm ESPNU: Memphis at UTSA

7:30pm ABC: Duke at Miami (FL)

7:30pm NBC: Wisconsin at Iowa

7:30pm BTN: Minnesota at Illinois

7:45pm SECN: Kentucky at Tennessee

8pm FOX/FS1: Arizona State at Oklahoma State

8pm ESPN2: Navy at Rice

8pm ACCN: Louisville at Clemson

ESPN+

Tulsa at UAB

Old Dominion at App State

Coastal Carolina at Troy