Thanksgiving College Football National TV Schedule

The BCS title hunt is coming down the stretch and the title picture is coming down to a possible Notre Dame versus SEC Championship that will get the good folks at Bristol giddy.  CBS, FOX and ABC will have OTA coverage for the holiday weekend.  CBS will have have SEC traditional rivalries with LSU-Arkansas on Friday afternoon and the Iron Bowl Alabama-Auburn.  FOX will have three games, including Pac 12 action Friday and Saturday, headlined by Stanford versus UCLA with the Pac 12 title game on the line.  ABC has a classic trifecta on Saturday, with Ohio State hosting Michigan, followed by Florida and Florida State in Tallahassee and the feature game of the week the top ranked undefeated Notre Dame Fighting Irish looking to seal their bid to the BCS title game at USC.


ESPN has coverage throughout the weekend, including the traditional Texas Thanksgiving night game, but TCU replaces Texas A&M.  Also Saturday, Clemson and South Carolina will play an important BCS non-conference interstate showdown.

Week 12 College Football National TV Schedule

Thursday, November 15
North Carolina @ Virginia (ESPN 7:30PM) Rece Davis, Jesse Palmer, David Pollack, Samantha Steele

Friday, November 16
FIU @ FAU (ESPNU 8PM) Adam Amin, Tom Luginbill

Hawaii @ Air Force (ESPN2 9:30PM) Carter Blackburn, Rod Gilmore, Jemele Hill

Saturday, November 17
Iowa @ Michigan (ESPN Noon) Dave Pasch, Brian Griese, Jenn Brown

Northwestern @ Michigan State (ESPN2 Noon) Bob Wischusen, Danny Kanell, Maria Taylor

Florida State @ Maryland (ESPNU Noon) Tom Hart, John Congemi

Central Florida @ Tulsa (FSN Noon) Mike Gleason, Dave Lapham, Desmond Purnell

Arkansas @ Mississippi State (SEC Net Noon) Dave Neal, Andre Ware, Cara Capuano

Western Carolina @ Alabama (SEC Net Noon) Mike Morgan, Chris Doering, Jill Montgomery

Rutgers @ Cincinnati (Big East Net Noon) Eamon McAnaney, David Diaz-Infante, Paul Carcaterra

Temple @ Army (CBS SN Noon) Ben Holden, Randy Cross, Dan Sprouse

Indiana @ Penn State  (Big10 Net Noon) Kevin Kugler, Chris Martin, J. Leman

Virginia Tech @ Boston College (ACC Net 12:30PM) Tim Brant, Dave Archer, Mike Hogewood

Washington @ Colorado (FX 1:30PM) Justin Kutcher, Eric Crouch, Darius Walker

USC @ UCLA (FOX 3PM) Gus Johnson, Charles Davis, Julie Alexandria

Washington State @ Arizona State (Pac12 Net 3PM) Kevin Calabro, Adam Archuleta, Yogi Roth

South Florida @ Miami (ACC Net 3PM) Rich Waltz, Keith Jones, Jenn Hildreth

Wake Forest @ Notre Dame (NBC 3:30PM) Tom Hammond, Mike Mayock, Alex Flanagan

Mississippi @ Louisiana State (CBS 3:30PM) Verne Lundquist, Gary Danielson, Tracy Wolfson

Ohio State @ Wisconsin (ESPN2/ABC 3:30PM) Joe Tessitore, Matt Millen, Quint Kessenich

North Carolina State @ Clemson (ESPN2/ABC 3:30PM) Mike Patrick, Ed Cunningham, Jeannine Edwards

Duke @ Georgia Tech (ESPNU 3:30PM) Anish Shroff, Dan Hawkins

Texas Tech @ Oklahoma State (FSN 3:30PM) Ron Thulin, Brian Baldinger, Jim Knox

Texas State @ Navy (CBS SN 3:30PM) Grant Boone, Todd Christensen, Sheehan Stanwick-Burch

Colorado State @ Boise State (NBC SN 3:30PM) Paul Burmeister, Rod Woodson, Anthony Herron

Purdue @ Illinois (Big10 Net 3:30PM) Tim Neverett, Glen Mason, Rebecca Haarlow

Minnesota @ Nebraska (Big10 Net 3:30PM) Eric Collins, Derek Rackley, Jon Jansen

Oklahoma @ West Virginia (FOX 7PM) Craig Bolerjack, Joel Klatt, Petros Papadakis

Tennessee @ Vanderbilt (ESPN2 7PM) Mark Jones, Brock Huard, Jessica Mendoza

Syracuse @ Missouri (ESPNU 7PM) Clay Matvick, Matt Stinchomb, Allison Williams

Iowa State @ Kansas (FSN 7PM) Steve Physioc, JC Pearson, Laura McKeeman

Stanford @ Oregon (ABC 8PM) Brent Musburger, Kirk Herbstreit, Heather Cox

Kansas State @ Baylor (ESPN 8PM) Brad Nessler, Todd Blackledge, Holly Rowe

UTEP @ Southern Mississippi (CBS SN 8PM) James Bates, Aaron Taylor, Lauren Gardner

Brigham Young @ San Jose State (ESPN2 10:30PM) Beth Mowins, Joey Galloway, Kaylee Hartung

Arizona @ Utah (ESPNU 10:30PM) Joe Davis, Kelly Stouffer

California @ Oregon State (Pac12 Net 10:30PM) Ted Robinson, Glenn Parker, Ryan Nece

Week 11 College Football National TV Schedule

The top four BCS undefeated teams will all appear on national TV this weekend. Top ranked Alabama will be on CBS hosting Texas A&M in the mid afternoon.  On prime time, #2 Kansas State will be at TCU on FOX, while #4 Notre Dame will be at Boston College on ABC. Out on the west coast game third ranked Oregon will be at Cal on ESPN.

Over the air broadcast will be plentiful with CBS airing a rare doubleheader this week at noon & 3:30, while FOX has coverage at 3 & 7.  ABC will have triple header with regional coverage at 12 and 3:30 and the Fighting Irish at 8. 

College Football National TV Schedule Week 10

Top Ranked and undefeated Alabama have a BCS title rematch against conference rival LSU primetime on CBS Saturday as part of a national doubleheader. Georgia coming off a big win over Florida, play the early game against Ole Miss. FOX has a national doubelheader with TCU-West Virigina in the Big 12 and Oregon-USC in Pac12. ABC and ESPN as usual are all over the place with ABC headlining #2 Kansas State hosting Oklahoma State on prime time. And the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame are home on NBC hosting Pitt.  Dan Hicks is subbing for Tom Hammond, who is calling the Breeders Cup on NBC Sports Network and NBC,

College Football TV Schedule Week 9

College football schedule features big match ups with BCS implications all (but NBC) of the major networks in the afternoon and prime time. CBS's game of the week features the traditional "World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party" featuring 10th ranked Georgia and 2nd ranked and undefeated Florida. The winner could be the likely front runner for a spot in the SEC Title game in December. The two teams are separated by 1 game in the SEC East. Third ranked Kansas St has a Big 12 showdown with 14th ranked Texas Tech on FOX. The Wildcats will be watching closely at the doing in Jacksonville, as a win and Gator loss could see them move a top the BSC leader board.


On prime time, ESPN and ABC have three big games nationally including Notre Dame at Oklahoma on ABC, ESPN2 with Michigan and Nebraska in a Big 10 match up for the 1st place in the Legends Division (the Legends division....sigh) and ESPN original airing top ranked and undefeated Alabama hosting 11th ranked undefeated Mississippi State.

College Football National TV Schedule: Week 8

This weeks schedule will have all the major networks providing teams ranked in the top 5 and in the BCS hunt. CBS get the main event with 7th ranked South Carolina at 2nd rank Florida, as Steve Spurrier returns to Gainseville. NBC continues to ride a the red hot undefeated Norte Dame Fighting Irish (#5) at home against BYU. FOX has a doubleheader with an NLCS off day. They will feature undefeated 4th ranked Kansas State against #13 West Virginia.


ABC and ESPN have the usual slate of coverage including 3rd ranked Oregon Arizona State Thursday night. Saturday will have split regional coverage throughout the day between ESPN and ABC. ESPN has top ranked Alabama at Tennessee at 7, while ABC has a split regional at 8PM (Baylor/Texas and Miami/Florida State).