This post will be updated as announcements come out for start times for Week 5 (9/28/24) 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.
Six day hold used for the following games
Colorado at UCF
Iowa State at Houston
TCU vs. Kansas
BYU at Baylor
Oklahoma State at Kansas State
Cincinnati at Texas Tech
Wisconsin at USC
Minnesota at Michigan
Nebraska at Purdue (12pm)
Oregon at UCLA
Illinois at Penn State (7pm FS1 or 7:30pm NBC)
Arkansas vs. Texas A&M (3:30pm ABC, 3:30pm ESPN or 4:15pm SECN)
Oklahoma at Auburn (3:30pm ABC, 3:30pm ESPN or 4:15pm SECN)
Mississippi State at Texas (3:30pm ABC, 3:30pm ESPN or 4:15pm SECN)
Kentucky at Ole Miss (12pm, ABC or ESPN)
All times Eastern
12pm ESPN2/ESPNU: Navy at UAB
12pm ESPN2/ESPNU: South Florida at Tulane
12pm CW: Northern Illinois at NC State
12pm BTN: Maryland at Indiana
12pm ACCN: WKU at Boston College
1:30pm ESPN+: Ball State at James Madison
3pm ESPN+: Texas State vs. Sam Houston
3:30pm ESPNU: Georgia Southern at Georgia State
3:30pm FS1 or FS2: Fresno State at UNLV (previously FS1 only)
3:30pm ACCN: Louisiana at Wake Forest
3:30pm CBSSN: San Diego State at Central Michigan
3:30pm ESPN+: Eastern Michigan at Kent State
3:30pm ESPN+: Liberty at App State
3:30pm ESPN+: Western Michigan at Marshall
3:30pm ESPN+: UMass at Miami (OH)
3:30pm ESPN+: Akron at Ohio
4pm ESPN2: North Carolina at Duke
4pm ESPN+: UTSA at East Carolina
5pm ESPN+: Old Dominion at Bowling Green
6pm ESPN+: Louisiana Tech at FIU
7pm ESPN: Stanford at Clemson
7pm Peacock: Ohio State at Michigan State
7pm ESPN+: Tulsa at North Texas
7pm ESPN+: Charlotte at Rice
7pm ESPN+: ULM at Troy
7:30pm ESPNU: Middle Tennessee at Memphis
8pm ACCN: Florida State at SMU
8pm ESPN+: New Mexico at NM State
10pm FOX or FS1: Washington State at Boise State
10:15pm ESPN: Arizona at Utah
11 comments:
The number of 6-day holds for this early in the season is quite staggering. I usually don't see this many holds occur until early November. Is there any reason why a lot of networks decided to hold still for the September 28 games?
Hi Matt, thanks as always! Just curious what your guess might be for the Michigan game now? I have family coming in and was just curious if ya had a guess now that the Noon BTN slot is filled. Is it possibly that CBS slot that might move from 330 like ya mentioned in the guess column?
I don't know. Sorry.
I'd be curious to hear your updated guesses on how the Big Ten six-day-hold games will play out.
I'll think about them once the final slot is covered for FOX Sports. They have one left and I'm waiting for that to be confirmed. I'll probably do some guesses on Saturday for the Sunday six day holds since the Big Ten and Big 12 picks are linked it appears.
I really don't know. Nothing re: potential game times was released, so even if CBS's game moves to noon ET, FOX's might move to 3:30pm. I don't think this is of any help re: planning unless your a Purdue, Nebraska (game time at 12pm ET), Illinois or Penn State fan (game time at night).
Of the five B1G games that are on hold, three can’t be a noon kickoff (either West Coast or already set for the evening) and Nebraska-Purdue doesn’t seem like an option for the FOX noon game (and it may be on Peacock anyway). If the only option left then is Michigan-Minnesota, seems like they would have announced it for Big Noon (and maybe not have had any six-hold holds if FOX is driving that). That causes me to think that some windows are switching between the networks, and maybe you end up with Michigan-Minnesota at noon on CBS, USC-Wisconsin at 3:30 on FOX and UCLA-Oregon late on FOX, and then the best available Big 12 game in the FOX noon window.
USC says USC-Wisconsin is 3:30, 7:00 or 7:30. (It's parent's weekend, so would guess USC is pushing hard for 7 p.m. window, otherwise family events would start at 7 a.m. local time.)
Per Rick Neuheisel, FOX picks ahead of CBS for the B1G game. CBS & FOX could switch time slots.
Can you provide what outlet, etc, where he stated this? Not doubting you. Just asking so if it's a replayable thing, others can go and try to listen.
It was on his show (Full Ride) on Sirius XM, channel 84. It was right away on the 2hr of the show.
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