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CBS SPORTS NETWORK KICKS OFF 10th SEASON OF COLLEGE FOOTBALL COVERAGE
Ron Zook, Houston Nutt and Tim Brewster Join CBS Sports Network
CBS Sports Network kicks off its 10th season of college football coverage with an extensive lineup of games featuring the best of the Mountain West, Conference USA, Army and Navy football, the Patriot League andNCAA Division II. The Network will air 44 games this season and again feature a top roster of announcers and analysts including new voices highlighted by former University of Illinois head football coach Ron Zook, former University of Mississippi head football coach Houston Nutt and former University of Minnesota head football coach Tim Brewster.
Brewster teams with play-by-play announcer Dave Ryan and reporter Evan Washburn to call Conference USA and Patriot League games, while Zook and Nutt will serve as studio analysts on the Network’s various college football shows.
James Bates and analyst Aaron Taylor return as the Network’s lead college football team, along with new sideline reporter Lauren Gardner. Grant Boone and Todd Christensen also join the Network this season to call Navy home games with reporter Sheehan Stanwick Burch, while Ben Holden and Randy Cross partner to announce the Network’s Army schedule. Also new to the Network is play-by-play announcer Brad Johansen, who will team with Doug Chapman and reporterLisa Byington for Division II games and select Conference USA matchups.
CBS Sports Network's studio programming is anchored by Adam Zucker and Brent Stover. Former University of Texas and NFL linebacker Brian Jones returns as a studio analyst.
CBS Sports Network again serves as the broadcast home for Service Academy football, airing 13 games featuring Army, Navy and Air Force. The Network enters its seventh year as a broadcast partner of the Mountain West and eighth year with Conference USA.
The complete 2012 schedule is included below.
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Contacts:
Dan Sabreen 212-975-5936 dsabreen@cbs.com
Mariel Brady 212-975-5373 mariel.brady@cbs.com
2012 CBS Sports Network Football Schedule
(ALL TIMES EASTERN)
Aug. 30 (Thurs) |
UCLA at Rice Rice Stadium, Houston, TX |
7:30 PM |
Aug. 30 (Thurs) |
Minnesota at UNLV Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas, NV |
11:00 PM |
Sept. 1 (Sat) |
Rutgers at Tulane Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, LA |
8:00 PM |
Sept. 6 (Thurs) |
Bowie State at Benedict Charlie W. Johnson Stadium, Columbia, SC |
8:00 PM |
Sept. 8 (Sat) |
USF at Nevada Mackay Stadium, Reno, NV |
3:30 PM |
Sept. 8 (Sat) |
Louisiana Tech at Houston John O’Quinn Field at Robertson Stadium, Houston, TX |
8:00 PM |
Sept. 13 (Thurs) |
Texas A&M Commerce at Midwestern St. Cowboys Stadium, Arlington, TX |
8:00 PM
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Sept. 15 (Sat) |
Northern Illinois at Army Michie Stadium, West Point, NY |
12:00 PM |
Sept. 15 (Sat) |
ECU at Southern Miss M.M. Roberts Stadium, Hattiesburg, MS |
3:30 PM |
Sept. 15 (Sat) |
Colorado at Fresno State Bulldog Stadium, Fresno, CA |
8:00 PM |
Sept. 20 (Thurs) |
Truman State at Central Missouri Audrey J. Walton Stadium, Warrensburg, MO |
8:00 PM |
Sept. 22 (Sat) |
Lafayette at Bucknell Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium, Lewsiburg, PA |
12:00 PM |
Sept. 22 (Sat) |
VMI at Navy Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, MD |
3:30 PM |
Sept. 22 (Sat) |
Fresno State at Tulsa Skelly Field at H.A. Chapman Stadium, Tulsa, OK |
8:00 PM |
Sept. 27 (Thurs) |
Wingate at Carson Newman Burke-Tarr Stadium, Jefferson City, TN |
8:00 PM |
Sept. 29 (Sat) |
Stony Brook at Army Michie Stadium, West Point, NY |
12:00 PM |
Sept. 29 (Sat) |
San Jose State at Navy Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, MD |
3:30 PM |
Sept. 29 (Sat) |
Louisville at Southern Miss M.M. Roberts Stadium, Hattiesburg, MS |
8:00 PM |
Oct. 4 (Thurs) |
ECU at UCF Bright House Networks Stadium, Orlando, FL |
8:00 PM |
Oct. 6 (Sat) |
Boston College at Army Michie Stadium, West Point, NY |
12:00 PM |
Oct. 6 (Sat) |
Tulsa at Marshall Joan C. Edwards Stadium, Huntington, WV |
3:30 PM |
Oct. 6 (Sat) |
Hawaii at San Diego St. Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, CA |
8:00 PM |
Oct. 11 (Thurs) |
Wayne St. at Saginaw Valley Harvey Randall Wickes Memorial Stadium, University Center, MI |
8:00 PM |
Oct. 13 (Sat) |
Kent State at Army Michie Stadium, West Point, NY |
12:00 PM |
Oct. 13 (Sat) |
Bucknell at Harvard Harvard Stadium, Boston, MA |
3:30 PM |
Oct. 13 (Sat) |
Southern Miss at UCF Bright House Networks Stadium, Orlando FL |
8:00 PM |
Oct. 18 (Thurs) |
New Haven at Stonehill W.B. Mason Stadium, Easton, MA |
8:00 PM |
Oct. 20 (Sat) |
Indiana at Navy Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, MD |
3:30 PM |
Oct. 20 (Sat) |
Marshall at Southern Miss M.M. Roberts Stadium, Hattiesburg, MS |
7:00 PM |
Oct. 20 (Sat) |
San Diego St. at Nevada Mackay Stadium, Reno, NV |
10:30 PM |
Oct. 26 (Fri) |
Nevada at Air Force Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, CO |
8:00 PM |
Oct. 27 (Sat) |
Ball State at Army Michie Stadium, West Point, NY |
12:00 PM |
Oct. 27 (Sat) |
Boise State at Wyoming Jonah Field at War Memorial Stadium, Laramie, WY |
3:30 PM |
Oct. 27 (Sat) |
UCF at Marshall Joan C. Edwards Stadium, Huntington, WV |
8:00 PM |
Nov. 3 (Sat) |
Air Force at Army Michie Stadium, West Point, NY |
12:00 PM |
Nov. 3 (Sat) |
Florida Atlantic at Navy Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, MD |
3:30 PM |
Nov. 3 (Sat) |
SMU at UCF Bright House Networks Stadium, Orlando, FL |
7:00 PM |
Nov. 3 (Sat) |
San Diego St. at Boise State Bronco Stadium, Boise, ID |
10:30 PM |
Nov. 10 (Sat) |
Colgate at Lehigh Goodman Stadium, Bethlehem, PA |
12:30 PM |
Nov. 10 (Sat) |
Tulsa at Houston John O’Quinn Field at Robertson Stadium, Houston, TX |
5:00 PM |
Nov. 17 (Sat) |
Temple at Army Michie Stadium, West Point, NY |
12:00 PM |
Nov. 17 (Sat) |
Texas State at Navy Navy- Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, MD |
3:30 PM |
Nov. 17 (Sat) |
UTEP at Southern Miss M.M. Roberts Stadium, Hattiesburg, MS |
8:00 PM |
Nov. 23 (Fri) |
Marshall at ECU Bagwell Field at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium, Greenville, NC |
2:00 PM |
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