College Football TV Primer: Part 3 CBS & NBC (UPDATE)

CBS will continue to air their weekly coverage of the best game of the Southeastern Conference Football every Saturday, with rights to select the featured game of the week.  Verne Lundquist and Gary Danielson return with Tracy Wolfson on the sidelines.  They will have coverage of all games featuring the powerhouses of SEC including Alabama, Florida, LSU, Georgia and Texas A&M with Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Manziel.  CBS Sports Network returns with expanded  CFB coverage into the new season with game coverage of the Mountain West Conference, Conference USA and teams from the United States Armed Forces.

Five games to watch:
Saturday, September 14 - Alabama at Texas A&M [CBS]
Saturday, October 26 - Notre Dame vs. Air Force [CBSSN] 
Saturday, November 2 -Georgia vs Florida [CBS] 
Saturday, November 29 - Arkansas vs LSU [CBS]
Saturday, December 7 -SEC Championship [CBS]

CBS/CBS Sports Network

SEC on CBS

Talent: Verne Lundquist, Gary Danielson; Reporter: Tracy Wolfson

College Football Today: Tim Brando, Spencer Tillman, Brian Jones, Archie Manning, Tony Barnhart

CBSSN College Football

Andrew Catalon, Aaron Taylor Reporter: Lauren Gardner  (Mountain West Conference)

Dave Ryan, Adam Archuleta; Reporter: Evan Washburn (Conference USA, Mountain West)

Ben Holden, Tom Bradley, John Feinstein; Reporter: Kristine Leahy (Army)

Brad Johansen, Randy Cross; Reporter: Sheehan Stanwick Burch (Navy)

Brent Stover, Corey Chavous; Reporter: Lisa Byington (Conference USA, NCAA Division II)

Inside College Football: Adam Zucker, Brian Jones, Houston Nutt, Ron Zook, Christian Fauria

***Update: NBCSN announced they will have a half hour pregame show with the team of McHugh, Flutie and Ward to open Notre Dame games onsite (including the 10/5 game at Dallas).  The pregame and halftime will air on NBCSN, except for the home opener, which will air on NBC.

NBC will continue its 22 year coverage of the Notre Dame football.  Dan Hicks will be new play by play man for Fighting Irish football with the returning Mike Mayock and Alex Flanagan for six home games from South Bend.    Three monster games with possible BCS implications include match up against Michigan State, Oklahoma and rival USC.  NBC will also air one road telecast from the former Dallas Stadium against Arizona State. 

 NBCSN will air a select number of games from non-bowl conferences the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) and the Ivy League with the schedule and talent to be announced.

Notre Dame on NBC: Dan Hicks, Mike Mayock; Reporter: Alex Flanagan 

Studio: Liam McHugh, Doug Flutie, Hines Ward

College Football on NBCSN (CAA, Ivy League)

Talent: TBA

Notre Dame on NBC Schedule  
Saturday, August 31 - Temple [3:30pm]
Saturday, September 21 - Michigan State [3:30pm]
Saturday, September 28 - Oklahoma [3:30pm]
Saturday, October 5 - Arizona State @ A&T Stadium, Dallas [7:30pm]
Saturday, October 19 - USC [3:30pm]
Saturday, November 2 - Navy [3:30pm]
Saturday, November 23 - Brigham Young [3:30pm]