Hundreds of games: Fox has rivalry, Nebraska-Oklahoma; ESPN puts the cameras on Miami @ Texas A&M

Week # 3 

There’s no real coast-to-coast network radio of college football. Years ago, Notre Dame was pretty close. ND fans might remember the late team of Al Wester and Van Patrick, one from Louisiana and Van from Texas.  The Irish and all other teams were allowed on national TV only a couple times a season. The NCAA itself ruled TV with a mighty fist.

With no TV, many alumni would get together and put together local parties listening to the games from out of town. Of course, so much has changed since.

TV technology improved but colleges were still restricted by the NCAA. The governing body assigned ABC for years and it covered a limited number of regional games and often just one national game,

So Notre Dame had its football games recorded for television and shown in a one-hour version early Sunday mornings. Just after the final gun sounded, the tape was condensed to one hour for a Sunday morning showing throughout the country. Lindsey Nelson would do the highlights mixed in with play-by-play. Often he’d say things like, “We pick up the action in the first quarter…”

These craziness all came to an end when the NCAA was taken out of the TV football business in the 80s by the Supreme Court. 

The radio networks today – that cover college football and listed here – don’t go very deep consistently, including ESPN, Compass, Westwood One, Sports USA and Touchdown Radio. Saw another one today on this list that frankly is completely unknown to me, National Sports Network.

Delighted to see Carter Blackburn back. He’ll do games again on CBS Sports Network. He’ll be teamed up with Randy Cross tomorrow, a man once high on CBS’ NFL depth chart. They’ll partner on CBS Sports Network for Vanderbilt at Northern Illinois.

Announcer list is courtesy of Eye on Sky and Air Sports

Here’s this weekend’s crushing schedule:

Thursday, September 15

7:30 PM- Savannah State at Benedict College ESPNU: Tiffany Greene, Jay Walker 

Friday, September 16

7 PM- Merrimack at Harvard ESPN+: Alex Vispoli, Justin Gallanty, Connor Clement

7:30 PM- Florida State at Louisville  ESPN: Roy Philpott, Andre Ware, Paul Carcaterra 

8 PM- Air Force at Wyoming CBSSN: Rich Waltz, Aaron Taylor, Sherree Burrus 

Saturday, September 17

11 AM- Wofford at Virginia Tech ACCN: Wes Durham, Eddie Royal, Taylor Davis

Noon- UConn at Michigan ABC, ESPN3: Bob Wischusen, Roddy Jones, Kris Budden

Noon- Oklahoma at Nebraska FOX: Gus Johnson, Joel Klatt, Jenny Taft

National Sports Network: Gerard Wellbrock, Damon Benning

Noon- Georgia at South Carolina ESPN: Sean McDonough, Todd Blackledge, Molly McGrath

ESPN Radio: Mike Couzens, Max Starks, Mike Peasley

Noon- Purdue at Syracuse ESPN2: Brian Custer, Dustin Fox, Lauren Sisler

Noon- Cincinnati vs. Miami (OH) ESPNU: John Schriffen, Rene Ingoglia

Noon- Texas State at Baylor FS1: Eric Collins, Devin Gardner

Noon- Youngstown State at Kentucky SEC: Dave Neal, Deuce McAlister, Andraya Carter

Noon- Southern Illinois at Northwestern  BTN: Chris Vosters

Noon- Western Kentucky at Indiana BTN: Lisa Byington, Anthony Herron, Krystle Rich

Noon- Villanova at Army West Point  CBSSN: Jason Knapp, Ross Tucker, Tina Cervasio

Noon- Richmond at Lehigh SE2, ESPN+: Matt Kerr, Mike Yadush

Noon- LIU at Kent State ESPN3: Michael Reghi, Je’Rod Cherry 

Noon- Abilene Christian at Missouri ESPN+, SEC+: Courtney Lyle, Dave Steckel, Tamara Brown

Noon- Sacred Heart at Morgan State  ESPN+: Phil Schoener, Emory Hunt

12:30 – 3:30 pm starts

12:30 PM- Bryant at Brown NESN+, ESPN+: Scott Cordischi, Nick Coit

1 PM- Albany at Fordham SNY, ESPN+: Andrew Bogusch, Jimmy Sullivan 

1 PM- Georgetown at Monmouth NBCS PHIL, FloFootball: Eddy Occhipinti, Brandon London

1 PM- Delaware at Rhode Island YurView NE, FloFootball: Stone Freeman, TBA

1 PM- Bucknell at Central Michigan ESPN3: Doug Sherman, Marcus Ray

1 PM- Princeton at Stetson  ESPN3: Victor Anderson, Davion Belk

1 PM- Towson at West Virginia  ESPN+: Noah Reed, Adam Brenemen 

1 PM- Buffalo at Coastal Carolina ESPN+: Jeff McCarragher, Nate Ross

1 PM- Colgate at Penn ESPN+:  Joe Tordy, Coffee Jones

1 PM- Montana at Indiana State ESPN+: Luke Martin, Jim Leisure, Kelsey Kasper

1 PM- Kentucky State at Dayton Facebook: Paul Fritschner, Jared Phillips 

1:30 PM- Cornell at VMI ESPN+: Wade Branner, Chip Tarkenton

1:30 PM- Valparaiso at Dartmouth ESPN+: Dick Lutsk, Matt Corsetti

2 PM- Old Dominion at Virginia ACCN: Chris Cotter, Mark Herzlich, Lericia Harris

2 PM- South Alabama at UCLA P12, P12 LA: Ted Robinson, Yogi Roth 

2 PM- Cal Poly at South Dakota Midco SN, ESPN+: Jay Elsen, Andre Fields, David Brown 

2 PM- Grambling State at Jackson State ESPN3: Tiffany Greene, Jay Walker

2 PM- Murray State at Ball State ESPN+: Jim Barbar, Ryan Cavanaugh

2 PM- Ohio at Iowa State ESPN+: Chuckie Kempf, Sage Rosenfels, Tori Petry

2 PM- Rutgers at Temple ESPN+: Bill Spaulding, Barrett Brooks

2 PM- Hampton at Norfolk State ESPN+: Ross Gordon, Woube Gebre 

2 PM- Yale at Holy Cross ESPN+: Kevin Shea, Andy Lacombe

2 PM- Virginia U of Lynchburg at Delaware State ESPN+, HSRN: Gary Laing, Leroy Thompson

2:30 PM- Cal at Notre Dame NBC, Peacock: Jac Collinsworth, Jason Garrett, Zora Stephenson 

3 PM- North Texas at UNLV Silver State Sports & Enter., MW Net: Matt Neverett, Steve Cofield

3 PM- HBCU NYC Football Classic: Morehouse vs. Howard

3 PM- Tulane at Kansas State ESPN+: Mark Neely, Todd Doxzon, Shane Sparks

3 PM- Nicholls at Southeast Missouri ESPN+: Erik Sean, Rick Wieser, Rusty Hendricks 

3 PM- Central Arkansas at Idaho State ESPN+: Dylan Carder, Kody Graves

3 PM- Austin Peay at Alabama A&M YouTube: Michael Burns

3:30 PM- Penn State at Auburn CBS: Brad Nessler, Gary Danielson, Jenny Dell

Touchdown Radio: J.P. Shadrick, Gino Torretta

3:30 PM- BYU at Oregon FOX: Guy Haberman, Shane Vereen

WW1: Sam Neidermann, Ryan Leaf, BYU Radio: Greg Wrubell, Riley Nelson, Mitchell Juergens

3:30 PM- Ole Miss at Georgia Tech ABC, ESPN3: Dave Pasch, Dusty Dvoracek, Tom Luginbill

3:30 PM- Colorado at Minnesota ESPN2: Beth Mowins, Kirk Morrison, Stormy Buonantony

3:30 PM- New Mexico State at Wisconsin BTN:Brandon Gaudin, Joshua Perry, Rick Pizzo

3:30 PM- Vanderbilt at Northern Illinois CBSSN: Carter Blackburn, Randy Cross 

3:30 PM- Georgia Southern at UAB Stadium: Chris Hassel, Sed Bonner 

3:30 PM- William & Mary at Lafayette Lafayette SN, ESPN+: Gary Laubach, Mike Joseph, John Leone

3:30 PM- Stony Brook at UMass ESPN3: Jay Burnham, Andy Gresh, Matt Goldstein

3:30 PM- Troy at Appalachian State ESPN+: David Jackson, Avery Hall

3:30 PM- Presbyterian at Western Carolina ESPN+

4 PM – 6 PM starts

4 PM- UT Martin at Boise State FS1: Alex Faust, Petros Papadakis

4 PM- Kansas at Houston ESPNU: Kevin Brown, Hutson Mason

4 PM- UL Monroe at Alabama SEC: Taylor Zarzour, Matt Stinchcomb, Coley Harvey

4 PM- North Dakota at Northern Arizona ESPN+: Mitch Strohman, Kevin Stephens

4 PM- St. Francis U at Wagner NEC Front Row: Keith Raad, Marc Enray

5 PM- Marshall at Bowling Green NFL: Jason Ross, Tyoka Jackson

5 PM- Liberty at Wake Forest ACCN: Mike Corey, Forrest Conoly, Marilyn Payne

5 PM- Colorado State at Washington P12, P12 WA: Roxy Bernstein, Lincoln Kennedy 

5 PM- Sacramento State at UNI Panther SN, ESPN+: Brad Wells, Justin Surrency 

5 PM- Southern vs. Texas Southern HBCU Go: Charlie Neal, Jon Kelley, Ashley Holder

6 PM- Mississippi State at LSU ESPN: Joe Tessitore, Greg McElroy, Katie George

ESPN Radio: Marc Kestecher, Kelly Stouffer, Ian Fitzsimmons

6 PM- The Citadel at Mercer Nexstar, ESPN3: Pete Yanity, Jared Singleton

6 PM- Gardner-Webb at Elon WMYV, ESPN+: Taylor Durham, Mark Covert, Rebecca Fiorentina 

6 PM- Columbia at Marist ESPN3: Geoff Brault, Steve Eggink 

6 PM- Keiser at Lindenwood ESPN3: Bob Ramsey, Zach Zook

6 PM- North Carolina A&T at Duke ACCNX, ESPN+: Mike Morgan, Mike Glennon, Jaylyn Johnson

6 PM- Campbell at ECU ESPN+: Ted Emrich, Jay Sonnhalter

6 PM- Kentucky Christian at Morehead State ESPN+: Chuck Mraz, Jason Blanton

6 PM- Charleston Southern at Eastern Kentucky ESPN+: Greg Stotelmyer, Jim Tirey, Wes Chandler

6 PM- North Alabama at Chattanooga ESPN+: Chris Goforth, Scott McMahen, Dave Keylon

6 PM- North Carolina Central at New Hampshire FloFootball: Bob Lipman, Justin McIsaac

7 pm or later starts 

7 PM- Toledo at Ohio State FOX: Tim Brando, Spencer Tillman

7 PM- Texas Tech at NC State ESPN2: Anish Shroff, Brock Osweiler, Taylor McGregor

7 PM- Butler at South Dakota State Midco SN, ESPN+:Tom Nieman, Al Bahe

7 PM- Northwestern State at Southern Miss ESPN3: Jason Baker, Austin Davis 

7 PM- Samford at Tennessee Tech ESPN3: Dylan Vazzano, Buddy Pearson

7 PM- Akron at Tennessee ESPN+, SEC+: Drew Carter, Aaron Murray, Ashley Stroehlein

7 PM- Missouri State at Arkansas ESPN+, SEC+: Jay Alter, Stanford Routt, Tera Talmadge

7 PM- Jacksonville State at Tulsa ESPN+: James Westling, Taylor McHargue

7 PM- Tennessee State at Middle Tennessee ESPN+: Jake Rose, Jeremy Kellem, Abigail Martin

7 PM- Arkansas State at Memphis ESPN+: Richard Cross, Leger Douzable

7 PM- UAPB at Oklahoma State ESPN+: Pete Sousa, Chad Brown 

7 PM- Charlotte at Georgia State ESPN+: Matt Stewart, Sam Crenshaw

7 PM- Central Connecticut at SE Louisiana ESPN+:  Michael Gispert, Lonn Ellzey, Mackenzie Fletcher 

7 PM- Northern Colorado at Lamar ESPN+:  Robert Slovak, Bo Brown, Lemont Williams 

7 PM- Eastern New Mexico at Tarleton State ESPN+: John Liddle, LaDarrin McLane 

7 PM- Texas A&M-Commerce at Sam Houston ESPN+: Randy McIlvoy, Shea Walker

7 PM- UIW at Prairie View A&M ESPN+: Butch Alsandor, Jorge Vargas

7 PM- Delta State at Mississippi Valley State YouTube: Lee Hall, Joshua Davis

7 PM- St. Andrews at Davidson Davidson All-Access: Daron Vaught, Scott Hamilton

7:30 PM- Michigan State at Washington ABC: Mark Jones, Robert Griffin III, Quint Kessenich

7:30 PM- SMU at Maryland FS1: Eric Collins, Devin Gardner

7:30 PM- Pitt at Western Michigan ESPNU: Clay Matvick, Rocky Boiman, Dawn Davenport

7:30 PM- USF at Florida SEC: Tom Hart, Jordan Rodgers, Cole Cubelic

7:30 PM- Nevada at Iowa BTN: Mark Followill, Matt Millen, Meghan McKeown

7:30 PM- UCF at FAU CBSSN: Chris Lewis, Danny Kanell

7:30 PM- Maine at Boston College ACC RSN: Tom Werme, James Bates, Lauren Jbara

7:30 PM- Eastern Illinois at Illinois State ESPN+: Kurt Pegler, Peter Ferreri, Scott Sudikoff 

7:30 PM- Louisiana at Rice ESPN+: David Saltzman, Chris Mycoskie

7:30 PM- Furman at East Tennessee State ESPN+: Mike Gallagher, Mark Hutsell

8 PM- Louisiana Tech at Clemson ACCN: Dave O’Brien, Tim Hasselbeck, Kelsey Riggs

8 PM- Montana State vs. Oregon State P12, P12 OR: Jordan Kent, Nigel Burton

8 PM- UTSA at Texas LHN: Lowell Galindo, Sam Ocho, Alex Chappell

8 PM- UTEP at New Mexico KASY, MW Net: Jeff Siembieda, George Carter 

8 PM- Utah Tech at Weber State KJZZ, ESPN+: Dave Fox, Alema Harrington, Tony Parks

8 PM- Alcorn State at McNeese ESPN3: Jeff Palermo, TBA

9 PM- Miami (FL) at Texas A&M ESPN: Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Holly Rowe, Todd McShay

Compass Media: Gregg Daniels, Steve Beuerlein

10 PM- San Diego State at Utah ESPN2: Dave Flemming, Rod Gilmore, Tiffany Blackmon

10 PM- San Diego at UC Davis ESPN+: Scott Marsh, Scott Gordon

10:30 PM- Fresno State at USC FOX: Noah Eagle, Mark Helfrich

11 PM- North Dakota State at Arizona FS1: Alex Faust, Petros Papadakis

11 PM- Eastern Michigan at Arizona State P12, P12 AZ: J.B. Long, Bob Davie

11:59 PM- Nicholls at UL Monroe SPEC HI PPV, Team1 Sports App: Kanoa Leahey,