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 already set for time or TV:
- Utah State at San Diego State (FOX Sports)
- Notre Dame at Clemson (ABC)
* CBS has a noon Big Ten selection along with their primetime SEC doubleheader. CBS gets the top two SEC choices for the week. Both SEC windows for CBS are exclusive, meaning that all SEC games on ESPN/2/U must air at 12pm.
* At the moment, I'm assuming CBS is not using a 6th appearance exception for Georgia. If they want to air the Georgia-Tennessee game on 11/18 or Ole Miss-Georgia on 11/11, they'll need to use one of their exceptions to air six games from a school. My understanding is they have four of the six appearance exceptions to use for the 15 year contract. By my count, they've used the exception once in the previous 14 seasons (2009 Florida) so it should be available to use again.
* In terms of top selections for conferences who split their rights between multiple networks, I gave CBS top Big Ten choice along with their weekly top choice in the SEC. Top Pac-12 choice went to ABC/ESPN and top Big 12 choice went to FOX.
* FOX Sports' primetime choices may end up being able to be elevated from their pay TV platforms up one level depending on the need for Game 7 of the World Series. I have set it up that way. Same with the FS2 window at for 7pm ET. I'm assuming it could be on FS1 or FS2 and moved it to 8pm. FS1 may schedule a late evening window, but I'm assuming that it won't exist due to the flexibility needed.
* The MEAC has the possibility of a ESPNU game at either 12pm or 3:30pm ET.
Tuesday 10/31
7pm ESPNU: Northern Illinois at Central Michigan
7:30pm ESPN2: Buffalo at Toledo
Wednesday 11/1
7pm ESPN2: Ball State at Bowling Green
7:30pm ESPNU: Kent State at Akron
Saturday 11/4
12pm ABC: Notre Dame at Clemson12pm CBS: Ohio State at Rutgers
12pm FOX: Oklahoma at Oklahoma State
12pm ESPN: Texas A&M at Ole Miss
12pm ESPN2: Arkansas at Florida
12pm FS1: UCF at Cincinnati
12pm ESPN2: Arkansas at Florida
12pm FS1: UCF at Cincinnati
12pm BTN: Wisconsin at Indiana
12pm BTN: Nebraska at Michigan State
12pm ESPNU: UConn at Tennessee
12pm BTN: Nebraska at Michigan State
12pm ESPNU: UConn at Tennessee
12pm SECN: Auburn at Vanderbilt
2pm CW: Georgia Tech at Virginia
2pm Pac-12: Arizona State at Utah
3:30pm ABC: Kansas State at Texas
3:30pm CBS: Missouri at Georgia3:30pm FOX: Penn State at Maryland
3:30pm ESPN: BYU at West Virginia3:30pm ESPN2: Tulane at East Carolina
3:30pm FS1: California at Oregon
3:30pm BTN: Illinois at Minnesota
3:30pm ESPNU: Norfolk State at North Carolina Central
3:30pm ACCN: Miami (FL) at NC State
3:30pm Peacock: Iowa vs. Northwestern
4pm SECN: Jacksonville State at South Carolina
5:30pm Pac-12: Stanford at Washington State4pm SECN: Jacksonville State at South Carolina
7pm ESPN: Florida State at Pitt
7pm ESPN2: James Madison at Georgia State
7pm NFLN: SMU at Rice
7:30pm ABC: Washington at USC
7:30pm CBS: LSU at Alabama
7:30pm NBC: Purdue at Michigan
7:30pm ESPNU: Georgia Southern at Texas State
7:30pm SECN: Kentucky at Mississippi State
8pm FOX/FS1: Kansas at Iowa State
8pm FS1/FS2: Utah State at San Diego State
8pm ACCN: Virginia Tech at Louisville10pm ESPN: Oregon State at Colorado
10:30pm Pac-12: UCLA at Arizona
Streaming
Charlotte at Tulsa
Florida Atlantic at UAB
Navy at Temple
UTSA at North Texas
South Florida at Memphis
Houston at Baylor
Kennesaw State at Sam Houston
Middle Tennessee at NM State
WKU at UTEP
Marshall at App State
Coastal Carolina at Old Dominion
ULM at Southern Miss
Louisiana at Arkansas State
Merrimack at UMass
14 comments:
Is the Big Ten BTN conference game rule still in effect? If so, you're probably better off having Penn State-Maryland on BTN or you have to put both Minnesota-Ohio State and Rutgers-Penn State on BTN on Nov. 18 leaving FOX and NBC to fight over Michigan-Maryland.
It's still in effect
Penn State already met it's BTN requirements. Northwestern and UMass games aired there
One thing we will see on Monday is if the last Bedlam is worth it in itself for Fox to snatch it up or use a 6 day hold. Depending on Saturday’s results UT KSU could nudge it out
Forgot about PSU/NW. Thanks for pointing that out Matt.
Hopefully the Gophers game is on ESPN ESPN2 ESPNU or ABC or Fox or Fs one NBC peacock or CBS
It won't be any of the first four you listed because ABC/ESPN doesn't have rights to games hosted by Big Ten schools.
Any of the last four i listed have a chance of doing the Fighting Illini Gophers game On November 4th Matt?
Answered on X since you asked there too.
Is Mizzou @ Georgia really the preferable game over Georgia @ Tennessee or Ole Miss @ Georgia for the fifth Bulldogs game? Or is it down to the lack of other worthwhile SEC games on 11/4?
It's a bit of both when it comes to Georgia. They could go with A&M-Ole Miss at 3:30 if they want to punt the Georgia decision down a week. Or use a six day hold.
You now understand the OU problem! With strained relations and the fact that FOX will no longer have the rights to OU games after this season, OU is saddled with almost entirely 11:00 am games.
OU was on ABC at 11am this past Saturday. 🤔
OU isn't "saddled with almost entirely 11:00 am games" because of "strained relations" or FOX not having rights to their games next season. Three of OU's 11:00am kickoffs are on ESPN/ABC, who certainly don't have "strained relations" with OU and will own 100% of the rights to OU games next year. The other two are on Big Noon, which is where FOX puts its best game of the day. If you are #6 in the nation, and FOX owns all or part of your rights, you are going to have a few 11:00 kickoffs. Teams from the south generally don't like that, but that's what FOX has decided to do (and seems to have worked out well for them overall based on the Big Noon ratings).
Ohio State, Penn State and Michigan have five noon kickoffs between them, with several more coming, and they don't have any "strained relations".
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