Monday, November 18, 2024

CFB TV Confirmations for 2024 Week 14 (11/26/24 - 11/30/24)

This post will be updated as announcements come out for start times for Week 14 (11/26/24 - 11/30/24) 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

In terms of conferences that could be available for partial/full six day holds, I believe all except the Big 12 are possible.

Friday
12pm ESPNU: 
12pm CBSSN: 

Saturday

Six day hold for Big Ten (available slots are 3:30pm CBS, 7pm FS1 and 7:30pm NBC)
Washington at Oregon
Purdue at Indiana
Notre Dame at USC

Six day hold for Big 12 (available slots are 12pm ESPN2, 12pm FS1, 3:30pm FOX, 7:30pm FOX and two ESPN slots to be determined)
TCU at Cincinnati
Kansas at Baylor
Houston at BYU
West Virginia at Texas Tech
Kansas State at Iowa State
Arizona State at Arizona

12pm ABC: Tennessee at Vanderbilt
12pm ESPN: South Carolina at Clemson
12pm BTN: Illinois vs. Northwestern
12pm ESPNU: Louisiana at ULM
12pm SECN: Louisville at Kentucky
12pm ACCN: Duke at Wake Forest
12pm ESPN+: North Texas at Temple
2pm ESPN+: South Florida at Rice
2pm ESPN+: Middle Tennessee at FIU
2pm ESPN+: Coastal Carolina at Georgia State
2pm ESPN+: Southern Miss at Troy
3pm CW: Pitt at Boston College
3pm ESPN+: Old Dominion at Arkansas State
3:30pm ABC: Auburn at Alabama
3:30pm ESPN: Miami (FL) at Syracuse
3:30pm ESPN2: California at SMU
3:30pm FS1: Rutgers at Michigan State
3:30pm BTN: Maryland at Penn State
3:30pm BTN: Fresno State at UCLA
3:30pm SECN: Arkansas at Missouri
3:30pm ACCN: NC State at North Carolina
3:30pm CBSSN: 
3:30pm ESPN+: UAB at Charlotte
3:30pm ESPN+: Florida Atlantic at Tulsa
4pm ESPNU: Jacksonville State at WKU
4pm ESPN+: Kennesaw State at Louisiana Tech
4pm ESPN+: UTEP at NM State
6pm ESPN+: App State at Georgia Southern
7pm ESPN: Oklahoma at LSU
7pm ESPN2: Florida at Florida State
7:30pm ABC: Texas at Texas A&M
8pm ACCN: Virginia at Virginia Tech
8pm ESPNU: Marshall at James Madison
10:30pm FS1: Air Force at San Diego State

Games To Be Slotted
Miami (OH) at Bowling Green (Friday)
Ball State at Ohio (Friday)
Central Michigan at Northern Illinois
Eastern Michigan at Western Michigan

Sunday, November 17, 2024

CFB TV Guesses for 2024 Week 14 (11/26/24 - 11/30/24)

Here are the games already set for television and/or webcast. Here are the known available telecast windows. Final set of guesses for 2024.

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 family, but not both
    • Air Force at San Diego State (TBA, FOX Sports)
  • SEC game slots
    • Early: Tennessee at Vanderbilt
    • Afternoon: Arkansas at Missouri
    • All other games are can air in the afternoon or evening
  • It would not surprise me to see the late ESPN2 window used for the FCS playoffs, assuming a school from the Mountain or Pacific time zones were to host.  Otherwise I think the window is deleted.
  • After FOX's choice of Michigan-Ohio State, I had NBC before CBS.  I made the leap that they would see more value in taking the Notre Dame-USC game than Washington-Oregon with Notre Dame having their home games on NBC
  • I gave FOX both top Big 12 opportunities this week.  The large number of ACC games would push a prime game potentially down the schedule
  • With the possibility of the C-USA title game participants playing for home field, or a spot in the game based on Friday's Sam Houston-Liberty result, I elevated Jacksonville State-WKU up to ESPNU. 
  • With only two BTN windows, I think the 3:30pm window will have two concurrent games to get the remaining three games in.
Friday
12pm ESPNU: Miami (OH) at Bowling Green
12pm CBSSN: Ball State at Ohio

Saturday
12pm ABC: Miami (FL) at Syracuse
12pm ESPN: South Carolina at Clemson
12pm ESPN2: TCU at Cincinnati
12pm FS1: Kansas at Baylor
12pm BTN: Illinois vs. Northwestern
12pm ESPNU: Louisiana at ULM
12pm ACCN: Florida at Florida State
12:45pm SECN: Tennessee at Vanderbilt
3pm CW: Wake Forest at Duke
3:30pm ABC: Auburn at Alabama
3:30pm CBS: Washington at Oregon
3:30pm ESPN: California at SMU
3:30pm ESPN2: Pitt at Boston College
3:30pm FS1: Purdue at Indiana
3:30pm BTN: Maryland at Penn State
3:30pm BTN: Rutgers at Michigan State
3:30pm ESPNU: Jacksonville State at WKU
3:30pm ACCN: NC State at North Carolina
3:30pm CBSSN: Eastern Michigan at Western Michigan
4pm FOX: Houston at BYU
4:15pm SECN: Arkansas at Missouri
7pm ESPN: Oklahoma at LSU
7pm ESPN2: West Virginia at Texas Tech
7pm FS1: Fresno State at UCLA
7pm ESPNU: Marshall at James Madison
7:30pm ABC: Texas at Texas A&M
7:30pm NBC: Notre Dame at USC
7:45pm SECN: Louisville at Kentucky
8pm FOX: Kansas State at Iowa State
8pm ACCN: Virginia at Virginia Tech
10:15pm ESPN: Arizona State at Arizona
10:15pm ESPN2: FCS First Round (if needed)
10:30pm FS1: Air Force at San Diego State

Streaming
UAB at Charlotte
Florida Atlantic at Tulsa
South Florida at Rice
North Texas at Temple
Middle Tennessee at FIU
Kennesaw State at Louisiana Tech
UTEP at NM State
Central Michigan at Northern Illinois
App State at Georgia Southern
Coastal Carolina at Georgia State
Southern Miss at Troy
Old Dominion at Arkansas State

Monday, November 11, 2024

CFB TV Confirmations for 2024 Week 13 (11/19/24 - 11/23/24)

This post will be updated as announcements come out for start times for Week 13 (11/19/24 - 11/23/24) 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 CBSSN: 
7:30pm ESPN2: 
8pm ESPN: 

Wednesday
7pm ESPN2: 
7pm ESPNU: 

Saturday

Big 12 Six Day Hold
UCF at West Virginia
Arizona at TCU
Cincinnati at Kansas State
Baylor at Houston
Texas Tech at Oklahoma State
Iowa State at Utah

Options appear to be evening ESPN2 (7pm or 8pm), 7pm or FS1, evening FOX (7:30pm or 8pm ET), 10:15pm ESPN2 (?), and 2-3 ESPN+ windows.

12pm ABC: Ole Miss at Florida
12pm FOX: Indiana at Ohio State
12pm ESPN: Wake Forest at Miami (FL)
12pm ESPN2: SMU at Virginia
12pm CW: North Carolina at Boston College
12pm BTN: Iowa at Maryland
12pm ACCN: UConn at Syracuse
12pm Peacock: Illinois at Rutgers
1pm ESPN+: WKU at Liberty
1:30pm ACCNX/ESPN+: Charleston Southern at Florida State
2pm ESPN+: Rice at UAB
2pm ESPN+: Bowling Green at Ball State
2:30pm ESPN+: NM State at Middle Tennessee
2:30pm ESPN+: James Madison at App State
3pm ESPN+: FIU at Kennesaw State
3pm ESPN+: Charlotte at Florida Atlantic
3pm ESPN+: ULM at Arkansas State
3pm ESPN+: South Alabama at Southern Miss
3:30pm ABC: Kentucky at Texas
3:30pm CBS: Penn State at Minnesota
3:30pm FOX: Colorado at Kansas
3:30pm ESPN: BYU at Arizona State
3:30pm FS1: Northwestern at Michigan
3:30pm CW: The Citadel at Clemson
3:30pm BTN: Wisconsin at Nebraska
3:30pm ESPNU or ESPN+: Georgia Southern at Coastal Carolina
3:30pm ACCN: Stanford at California
3:30pm ESPN+: East Carolina at North Texas
3:30pm ESPN+: Tulsa at South Florida
3:30pm or 4pm ESPN2: Pitt at Louisville
4:15pm SECN: Missouri at Mississippi State
5pm ESPN+: Troy at Louisiana
7pm ESPN+: Georgia State at Texas State
7:30pm ABC: Alabama at Oklahoma
7:30pm ESPN: Texas A&M at Auburn OR Vanderbilt at LSU
7:30pm ESPNU: Marshall at Old Dominion
7:45pm SECN: Texas A&M at Auburn OR Vanderbilt at LSU
8pm ACCN: Virginia Tech at Duke
10:15pm NBC: USC at UCLA
10:30pm FS1: Air Force at Nevada

Streaming
Akron at Kent State (Tuesday)
Western Michigan at Central Michigan (Tuesday)
Northern Illinois at Miami (OH) (Tuesday)
Ohio at Toledo (Wednesday)
Buffalo at Eastern Michigan (Wednesday)

Sunday, November 10, 2024

CFB TV Guesses for 2024 Week 13 (11/19/24 - 11/23/24)

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 time, but not both
    • BYU at Arizona State (TBA, ABC/ESPN Nets)
    • Air Force at Nevada (TBA, FOX Sports)
    • Ole Miss at Florida (12pm, ABC or ESPN)
  • SEC game time slotting
    • 12pm: Ole Miss at Florida
    • Mid-afternoon: Missouri at Mississippi State
    • Night: Vanderbilt at LSU
    • Flex: Texas A&M at Auburn, Alabama at Oklahoma, Kentucky at Texas 
  • CW has two ACC windows scheduled for noon and 3:30pm ET.
  • I gave FOX the top Big Ten choice.  Have heard/read a few theories on where Indiana-Ohio State will end up.  In short, I think FOX has a larger portion of the top choices.  After that I had CBS and NBC.
  • Yes, NBC does appear to have a 10:15pm ET window listed for the Big Ten.  And as many of you have speculated, its a place for USC-UCLA
  • I think there's a realistic chance BYU at Arizona State ends up as the 7:30pm ABC game.
  • After BYU at Arizona State, I assumed that FOX takes the top remaining Big 12 choice.
  • Both Penn State and Illinois require BTN games to fulfill their conference game requirement.  Figured that Penn State can fulfill theirs vs. Maryland on 11/30.
  • ESPN's late evening window is on ESPN2 instead due to the Formula 1 grand prix from Las Vegas.
  • FS1 doesn't list a 12pm window.  Instead they list horse racing.
Tuesday
7pm CBSSN: Akron at Kent State
7:30pm ESPN2: Western Michigan at Central Michigan
8pm ESPN: Northern Illinois at Miami (OH)

Wednesday
7pm ESPN2: Ohio at Toledo
7pm ESPNU: Buffalo at Eastern Michigan

Saturday
12pm ABC: Ole Miss at Florida
12pm FOX: Indiana at Ohio State
12pm ESPN: SMU at Virginia
12pm ESPN2: Baylor at Houston
12pm CW: UConn at Syracuse
12pm BTN: Illinois at Rutgers
12pm ACCN: North Carolina at Boston College
3:30pm ABC: Alabama at Oklahoma
3:30pm CBS: Penn State at Minnesota
3:30pm ESPN: Texas A&M at Auburn
3:30pm ESPN2: Wake Forest at Miami (FL)
3:30pm FS1: Wisconsin at Nebraska
3:30pm CW: The Citadel at Clemson
3:30pm BTN: Iowa at Maryland
3:30pm ESPNU: Florida A&M vs. Bethune-Cookman
3:30pm ACCN: Stanford at California
3:30pm Peacock: Northwestern at Michigan
4pm FOX: Cincinnati at Kansas State
4:15pm SECN: Missouri at Mississippi State
7pm ESPN: Kentucky at Texas
7pm ESPN2: Pitt at Louisville
7pm FS1: Texas Tech at Oklahoma State
7pm ESPNU: Georgia Southern at Coastal Carolina
7:30pm ABC: BYU at Arizona State
7:45pm SECN: Vanderbilt at LSU
8pm FOX: Colorado at Kansas
8pm ACCN: Virginia Tech at Duke
10:15pm NBC: USC at UCLA
10:15pm ESPN2: Iowa State at Utah
10:30pm FS1: Air Force at Nevada

Streaming
Charleston Southern at Florida State
Charlotte at Florida Atlantic
Rice at UAB
East Carolina at North Texas
Tulsa at South Florida
UCF at West Virginia
Arizona at TCU
WKU at Liberty
FIU at Kennesaw State
NM State at Middle Tennessee
Bowling Green at Ball State
James Madison at App State
Marshall at Old Dominion
Troy at Louisiana
South Alabama at Southern Miss
Georgia State at Texas State
ULM at Arkansas State

Monday, November 4, 2024

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)

Sunday, November 3, 2024

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

Saturday, November 2, 2024

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