Thursday, June 07, 2012

ESPN Adds 68 Games to Its College Football Schedule

http://sportsmediajournal.com/ ESPN has been unveiling its college football schedule in dribs and drabs. Today ESPN announced another 68 games to its fall schedule. The games announced today involve home games from the SEC, Big Ten, BIG EAST, Mid-American, Sun Belt and Western Athletic conferences. The announcement also includes the MEAC/SWAC Challenge Presented by Disney and six ESPNU Thursday night telecasts from the two prominent HBCU (Historically Black College/University) leagues. Here are the newly announced college football games on the networks of ESPN: Date Time (ET) Game Network Thu, Aug 30 7 p.m. South Carolina at Vanderbilt ESPN 7 p.m. Central Florida at Akron ESPN3* 7 p.m. Eastern Michigan at Ball State ESPN3* 7:30 p.m. Texas A&M vs. Louisiana Tech (from Independence Stadium – Shreveport, LA) ESPNU 7:30 p.m. Massachusetts at Connecticut ESPN3 & BIG EAST Local Package Fri, Aug 31 TBD Villanova at Temple ESPN3* Sat, Sep 1 Noon Ohio at Penn State ESPN Noon Northwestern at Syracuse ESPN2 Noon Western Michigan at Illinois ESPNU 3:30 p.m. Southern Mississippi at No. 17 Nebraska ABC & ESPN2** 3:30 p.m. Iowa vs. Northern Illinois (from Solider Field – Chicago) ESPNU 6 p.m. Youngstown State at Pittsburgh ESPN3* 7 p.m. Tennessee-Chattanooga at South Florida ESPN3* Sun, Sep 2 Noon MEAC/SWAC Challenge Presented by Disney: Bethune-Cookman vs. Alabama State (from Florida Citrus Bowl Stadium – Orlando) ESPN Sat, Sep 8 Noon Central Florida at No. 20 Ohio State ESPN2 Noon Maryland at Temple ESPNU Noon NC State at Connecticut ESPN3 & BIG EAST Network 3:30 p.m. Air Force at No. 10 Michigan ABC & ESPN2** 3:30 p.m. No. 12 Michigan State at Central Michigan ESPNU 3:30 p.m. Indiana at Massachusetts ESPN3* 3:30 p.m. Howard at Rutgers ESPN3 & BIG EAST Local Package 7 p.m. Memphis at Arkansas State ESPN3* 7 p.m. Louisiana-Lafayette at Troy ESPN3* TBD Texas Tech at Texas State TBD Thu, Sep 13 7:30 p.m. Mississippi Valley State at Southern ESPNU Sat, Sep 15 Noon California at No. 20 Ohio State ABC Noon Arkansas State at No. 17 Nebraska ESPN, ESPN2 or ESPNU Noon No. 19 Virginia Tech at Pittsburgh ESPN, ESPN2 or ESPNU 3:30 p.m. Navy at Penn State ABC & ESPN2** 3:30 p.m. North Carolina at Louisville ABC & ESPN2** 7 p.m. Rice at Louisiana Tech ESPN3* 7 p.m. Delaware State at Cincinnati ESPN3* 7 p.m. Mississippi State at Troy ESPN3* 8 p.m. Colorado State at San Jose State ESPN3* Wed, Sep 19 7 p.m. Kent State at Buffalo ESPNU Thu, Sep 20 7:30 p.m. Arkansas Pine Bluff at Alabama State ESPNU Sat, Sep 22 Noon Massachusetts at Miami (OH) ESPN3 & MAC Game of the Week 2 p.m. Connecticut at Western Michigan ESPN3* 3:30 p.m. Gardner-Webb at Pittsburgh ESPN3* 4:30 pm South Florida at Ball State ESPN3 7 p.m. Louisville at Florida International ESPNU or ESPN3 7 p.m. Southern Mississippi at Western Kentucky ESPN3* 8 p.m. New Mexico at New Mexico State ESPN3* TBD Kansas at Northern Illinois ESPNU or ESPN3 Thu, Sep 27 7:30 p.m. Morgan State at North Carolina A&T ESPNU Sat, Sep 29 Noon Buffalo at Connecticut ESPN3 & BIG EAST Network Noon Ball State at Kent State ESPN3 & MAC Game of the Week 8 p.m. UNLV at Utah State ESPN3* TBD Nevada at Texas State TBD Sat, Oct 6 Noon Buffalo at Ohio ESPN3 & MAC Game of the Week 7 p.m. UNLV at Louisiana Tech ESPN3 & WAC Syndication Sat, Oct 13 4 p.m. Utah State at San Jose State ESPN3 & WAC Syndication Thu, Oct 18 7:30 p.m. Hampton at NC Central ESPNU Sat, Oct 20 Noon Northern Illinois at Akron ESPN3 & MAC Game of the Week 1 p.m. Army at Eastern Michigan ESPN3* 3:30 pm Pittsburgh at Buffalo ESPN3 7 p.m. Idaho at Louisiana Tech ESPN3 & WAC Syndication TBD Cincinnati at Toledo ESPNU or ESPN3 Thu, Oct 25 7:30 p.m. Delaware State at Morgan State ESPNU Sat, Oct 27 Noon Northern Illinois at Western Michigan ESPN3 & MAC Game of the Week 3:30 pm Kent State at Rutgers ESPN3 & BIG EAST Local Package Sat, Nov 3 4 p.m. Texas-San Antonio at Louisiana Tech ESPN3 & WAC Syndication TBD Western Michigan at Central Michigan ESPN3* Sat, Nov 10 3:30 p.m. Navy at Troy ESPN3* Sat, Nov 17 Noon Rutgers at Cincinnati ESPN3 & BIG EAST Network Noon Kent State at Bowling Green ESPN3 & MAC Game of the Week Thu, Nov 22 4 p.m. Tuskegee at Alabama State ESPNU Sat, Nov 24 3 p.m. Idaho at Utah State ESPN3 & WAC Syndication

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