While ESPN and Fox have been first out of the gate to brag about their college football schedules, CBS Sports Network announced their slate today, and I’d bet it’s better than you think.
CBS Sports Network releases college football schedule
Notre Dame, Stanford and USC appear on the CBS Sports Network this season.
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The network, for those who may have forgotten, has the rights to the Mountain West (except for Boise State home games, which belong to ESPN), Conference USA, the service academies (Army, Navy and via the Mountain West, Air Force) and some Division II football. Overall, it isn’t a bad schedule.
Highlights include: Notre Dame visiting Air Force in the school’s second-ever CBS Sports Network appearance (Oct. 26); Stanford (Sept. 14) and Pittsburgh (Oct. 26) visiting the Naval Academy; and a Mountain West showdown between Boise State and Colorado State (Nov. 2).
Andrew Catalon is the new lead play-by-play man for CBS Sports Network, as he handles much of the network’s Mountain West coverage with Aaron Taylor (color) and Lauren Gardner (reporter). Dave Ryan, Ben Holden, Brad Johansen and Brent Stover also call games for CBSSN, while their analyst stable is rounded out by Adam Archuleta, Tom Bradley, Randy Cross and Corey Chavous. John Feinstein provides essays on the network’s Army telecasts.
2013 CBS Sports Network College Football Schedule
| Date/Time | Matchup |
| Aug. 29, 11 p.m. ET | USC vs. Hawaii |
| Aug. 30, 7 p.m. ET | Morgan State vs. Army |
| Aug. 31, 7 p.m. ET | Miami (OH) vs. Marshall |
| Sept. 1, 6 p.m. ET | Colorado vs. Colorado State |
| Sept. 5, 8 p.m. ET | Winston-Salem State vs. UNC-Pembroke |
| Sept. 6, 8 p.m. ET | UCF vs. FIU |
| Sept. 7, Noon ET | Norfolk State vs. Rutgers |
| Sept. 7, 3:30 p.m. ET | Utah State vs. Air Force |
| Sept. 7, 7 p.m. ET | Colorado State vs. Tulsa |
| Sept. 7, 10:30 p.m. ET | Arizona vs. UNLV |
| Sept. 12, 8 p.m. ET | Chadron State vs. West Texas A&M |
| Sept. 14, Noon ET | Stanford vs. Army |
| Sept. 14, 3:30 p.m. ET | Delaware vs. Navy |
| Sept. 14, 7:30 p.m. ET | Kansas vs. Rice |
| Sept. 19, 8 p.m. ET | West Alabama vs. Florida Tech |
| Sept. 21, Noon ET | Wake Forest vs. Army |
| Sept. 21, 7:30 p.m. ET | Oregon State vs. San Diego State |
| Sept. 28, 3:30 p.m. ET | UTEP vs. Colorado State |
| Sept. 28, 7:30 p.m. ET | Air Force vs. Nevada |
| Oct. 3, 8 p.m. ET | Harding vs. Southern Arkansas |
| Oct. 4, 8 p.m. ET | BYU vs. Utah State |
| Oct. 5, Noon ET | Lehigh vs. Fordham |
| Oct. 5, 3:30 p.m. ET | Rice vs. Tulsa |
| Oct. 5, 7:30 p.m. ET | Louisiana Tech vs. UTEP |
| Oct. 10, 9 p.m. ET | San Diego State vs. Air Force |
| Oct. 12, Noon ET | Eastern Michigan vs. Army |
| Oct. 12, 3:30 p.m. ET | San Jose State vs. Colorado State |
| Oct. 12, 7:30 p.m. ET | Boise State vs. Utah State |
| Oct. 17, 8 p.m. ET | Findlay vs. Ohio Dominican |
| Oct. 19, Noon ET | Colgate vs. Holy Cross |
| Oct. 19, 3:30 p.m. ET | North Texas vs. Louisiana Tech |
| Oct. 19, 8 p.m. ET | Nevada vs. Boise State |
| Oct. 26, 1 p.m. ET | Pittsburgh vs. Navy |
| Oct. 26, 5 p.m. ET | Notre Dame vs. Air Force |
| Oct. 31, 8 p.m. ET | Shippensburg vs. Bloomsburg |
| Nov. 2, Noon ET | Southern Miss vs. Marshall |
| Nov. 2, 4 p.m. ET | Hawaii vs. Utah State |
| Nov. 2, 8 p.m. ET | Boise State vs. Colorado State |
| Nov. 9, Noon ET | Western Kentucky vs. Army |
| Nov. 9, 3:30 p.m. ET | Hawaii vs. Navy |
| Nov. 9, 7 p.m. ET | Southern Miss vs. Louisiana Tech |
| Nov. 16, 3:30 p.m. ET | South Alabama vs. Navy |
| Nov. 16, 7 p.m. ET | Louisiana Tech vs. Rice |
| Nov. 16, 10:30 p.m. ET | San Diego State vs. Hawaii |
| Nov. 23, 3:30 p.m. ET | Colorado State vs. Utah State |
| Nov. 23, 7 p.m. ET | Tulsa vs. Louisiana Tech |
| Nov. 23, 10:30 p.m. ET | Boise State vs. San Diego State |
| Nov. 29, Noon ET | ECU vs. Marshall |
| Nov. 29, 3:30 p.m. ET | Fresno State vs. San Jose State |
| Nov. 30, 3 p.m. ET | BYU vs. Nevada |
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