ESPN announced 68 college football games on its schedule today but none involving USC. Here’s the list of games:
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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This a USC Blog you dope. Try posting something that has at least a modicum of relevancy.
It is relevant because Southern Cal isn’t relevant! ESPN knows that Barkley is going to choke in several games this year and fall to third place behind UCLA and Utah!!
Irrelevant On!
This is because ABC will be carrying most of USC’s games. They are obviously going to pull huge ratings, and abc will collect the higher revenues.
The Walt Disney Company owns both(ABC and ESPN).
With the exception of Kal @ tOSU, there are no PAC 12 games on this list….hmmmm….that seems like a BIGGER story.
All of you are idiots. They do this every year and the is part of how they do business. Nearly each game listed here is small potatoes that they use to draw in a different demographic. In August, we will learn another 50% of the games they intend to telecast and even more will be added throughout the season as they buy them from other networks. I would bet that at least 7 $uc games will be televised on the ABC family of channels in 2012, and that’s not even counting the bowl game.
This is just another in a long line of SW fillers.
It’s hard to schedule for the #1 preseason team; if we’re for real they’ll go ahead and schedule primetime, if not, they’ll schedule other times. It’s a pretty simple concept for everyone not named Bill.