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TRIPLEHEADER COLLEGE FOOTBALL ACTION ON CBS SPORTS NETWORK THIS SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8
CBS Sports Network airs a tripleheader this Saturday, Oct. 8, highlighted by a primetime match-up as East Carolina visits Houston at 7:00 PM, ET. Dave Ryan and Rich Rodriguez call the action from John O’Quinn Field at Robertson Stadium in Houston, Texas. The Network also features a Mountain West contest between TCU and San Diego State (10:30 PM, ET). James Bates and Aaron Taylor handle the call with Brooke Collins reporting from the sidelines. Saturday’s live college football coverage kicks off at 3:30 PM, ET as Navy hosts Southern Miss. Tim Brant and analyst Randy Cross announce wi...
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“THE NFL TODAY’s” BOOMER ESIASON SITS DOWN WITH N.Y. JETS HEAD COACH REX RYAN IN PREVIEW OF JETS-NEW ENGLAND GAME FOR WEEK 5 OF “THE NFL TODAY” ON SUNDAY, OCT. 9
THE NFL ON CBS, broadcasting its 52nd year of the NFL, continues its 2011 NFL season on Sunday, Oct. 9 (1:00-7:00 PM, ET) with THE NFL TODAY (12:00 Noon-1:00 PM, ET). New York Jets Head Coach Rex Ryan has led his team to two straight AFC Championship Games. After starting this season 2-0, the Jets have suffered back-to-back, double-digit defeats for the first time in the Ryan era. Former Jets quarterback and THE NFL TODAY’s Boomer Esiason sits down with Ryan as he prepares the Jets for their divisional rivalry game against the New England Patriots. Deb Gelman is the producer. ...
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“THE NFL TODAY’s” BOOMER ESIASON SITS DOWN WITH N.Y. JETS HEAD COACH REX RYAN IN PREVIEW OF JETS-NEW ENGLAND GAME FOR WEEK 5 OF “THE NFL TODAY” ON SUNDAY, OCT. 9
THE NFL ON CBS, broadcasting its 52nd year of the NFL, continues its 2011 NFL season on Sunday, Oct. 9 (1:00-7:00 PM, ET) with THE NFL TODAY (12:00 Noon-1:00 PM, ET). New York Jets Head Coach Rex Ryan has led his team to two straight AFC Championship Games. After starting this season 2-0, the Jets have suffered back-to-back, double-digit defeats for the first time in the Ryan era. Former Jets quarterback and THE NFL TODAY’s Boomer Esiason sits down with Ryan as he prepares the Jets for their divisional rivalry game against the New England Patriots. Deb Gelman is the producer. James Brown...
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CBS SPORTS BULLETIN BOARD
CBS SPECTACULAR DEALS FIRST EVER EPIC POKER MAIN EVENT CHAMPIONSHIP ON SATURDAY, OCT. 8 CBS SPORTS SPECTACULAR features some of the biggest names in professional poker as they compete in EPIC POKER: SIX-MAX MAIN EVENT on Saturday, Oct. 8 (1:00-2:00 PM, ET; taped 8/9-12/11). The six players remaining from the EPIC SERIES, which began with 252 elite players, vie for the $1,000,000 prize and first ever Epic Poker Main Event Championship ring. The Final Table will be comprised of No. 2-GPI ranked player Erick Seidel and No. 3-GPI ranked Jason Mercier; both competing for the No. 1 Global...
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CBS SPORTS NETWORK DROPS THE PUCK FOR NINTH SEASON OF COLLEGE HOCKEY PROGRAMMING
CBS Sports Network returns to the ice for the Network’s ninth season of college hockey programming, including a slate of 23 games showcasing the nation’s top teams. The Network again features comprehensive Hockey East action, as well as CCHA, WCHA, ECAC and Atlantic Hockey contests. The puck drops on Friday, Oct. 14 (7:30 PM, ET) with *No. 4-ranked Denver taking on No. 5-ranked Boston College. In all, the Network features every team ranked in the top 10 of the USCHO Poll, as well as 15 of the nation’s top 20 teams. Match-ups include: Sunday, Nov. ...
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THIS JUST IN… …from CBS Sports
CBS Sports has announced its SEC ON CBS football game for Saturday, Oct. 15 (3:30-7:00 PM, ET) will feature *No. 1-ranked LSU taking on Tennessee. Verne Lundquist and Gary Danielson will call the contest, along with reporter Tracy Wolfson. Follow us on Twitter: @SEConCBS and @CBSSportsGang. * AP Poll as of 10/3/11 * * * CBS Sports Contact: Dan Sabreen 212-975-5936 dsabreen@cbs.com
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NEWS, NOTES & QUOTES FROM CBS SPORTS’ “THE NFL TODAY” WITH JAMES BROWN, DAN MARINO, SHANNON SHARPE, BILL COWHER AND BOOMER ESIASON FOR WEEK 4 ON OCTOBER 2
►QUICK HITS (On teams that could be in early trouble) BILL COWHER: I look at the Chicago Bears and the Atlanta Falcons. They are both 12. The thing to me is they have an identity crisis. They have gotten very enamored with the pass. Remember last year in Chicago after the 4-3 bye week. Lovie Smith demanded, run the ball more…they finished up 72. Last year the Atlanta Falcons, with the fifth-most rushing attempts in the league, they have now, Matt Ryan with 13 sacks. Look for both those teams to run the ball more today to get back into what they do best – having bala...
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THIS JUST IN… …from CBS Sports Network
On this week’s INSIDE COLLEGE FOOTBALL on CBS Sports Network, Rich Rodriguez, Aaron Taylor, Brian Jones and Randy Cross discussed the rules on how much time football coaches can spend with their players. Rodriguez shared his opinion and explained Michigan’s violation in 2009 when he was head coach: “You can’t limit them to 20 hours. I know quite a bit about this subject. We got in trouble. It wasn’t for practice mind you, but stretch and warm up in the offseason, because it was 20 minutes over the hour limit. The NCAA says because the strength coaches were in the same room w...
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NO. 3-RANKED ALABAMA TAKES ON NO. 12-RANKED FLORIDA IN PRIME TIME ON CBS SPORTS’ COLLEGE FOOTBALL TRIPLEHEADER ON SATURDAY, OCT. 1
ACTION KICKS-OFF WITH AIR FORCE AT NAVY, FOLLOWED BY AUBURN BATTLING NO. 10-RANKED SOUTH CAROLINA AUDIBLES with CBS Sports’ Lead College Football Analyst Gary Danielson CBS Sports’ national college football coverage continues with a tripleheader on Saturday, Oct. 1 featuring a primetime match-up between unbeatens as *No. 3-ranked Alabama takes on *No. 12-ranked Florida (8:00 PM, ET). The tripleheader begins with Air Force at Navy (12:00 NOON, ET), followed by Auburn battling *No. 10-ranked South Carolina (3:30 PM, ET). Play-by-play announcer Ian Eagle along with analyst Randy ...