Weather Forces Changes To ESPN’s Weekend CFB Broadcast Schedule

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Courtesy: ESPN

South Carolina has been devasted by the recent rains that came through the area last week. The effects of the low pressure system that went through the area were far reaching to say the very least. Homes and lands have been flooded, and roads have been washed out. So far fourteen people have lost their lives as a result of the weather. It goes without saying that all of those affected by that weather system are in the thoughts and prayers of the country. Today it was announced that that same system has had even more effect as this weekend’s matchup between the Gamecocks and Tigers has been moved.

Officials with LUS and South Carolina have announced that the game, which was previously scheduled to be held in South Carolina Saturday at noon will now be played at LSU Saturday afternoon at 3:30pm ET. The game will still be broadcast live on ESPN despite the change. Five others games have seen some changes in their scheduling on the ESPN networks as a result of this change. Those games are: Indiana @ Penn St., Illinois @ #22 Iowa, Tulane @ Temple, Minnesota @ Perdue, and Connecticut at UCF. Those games will still be played at their original times and at their original venues. The only changes will be the networks on which audiences can see them. Those changes are all listed below.

The updated schedule for the six impacted games:
Date
Time (ET)
Game / Commentators
Network
Sat, Oct 10
Noon
Indiana at Penn State
Beth Mowins, Anthony Becht, Paul Carcaterra
ESPN
 
Noon
Illinois at No. 22 Iowa
Clay Matvick, John Congemi
ESPN2
 
Noon
Tulane at Temple
Mike Corey, Rene Ingoglia
ESPNU
 
3:30 p.m.
No. 7 LSU vs. South Carolina (from Baton Rouge, La.)
Mark Jones, Rod Gilmore, Quint Kessenich
ESPN
 
3:30 p.m.
Minnesota at Purdue
Dave Lamont, Ray Bentley
ESPNU
 
3:45 p.m.
Connecticut at UCF
Anish Shroff, Ahmad Brooks
ESPNEWS

The full schedule for ESPN Radio’s Saturday football coverage is listed below.

The complete schedule of games for Saturday, Oct. 10, on ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN3, ESPNEWS, SEC Network and ESPN Radio:

Date
Time (ET)
Game / Commentators
Network
Sat, Oct 10
Noon
Texas vs. No. 10 Oklahoma (from Dallas)
Sean McDonough, Chris Spielman, Todd McShay
ABC
 
Noon
Indiana at Penn State
Beth Mowins, Anthony Becht, Paul Carcaterra
ESPN
 
Noon
Illinois at No. 22 Iowa
Clay Matvick, John Congemi
ESPN2
 
Noon
Tulane at Temple
Mike Corey, Rene Ingoglia
ESPNU
 
Noon
New Mexico State at No. 14 Ole Miss
Tom Hart, Andre Ware, Laura Rutledge
SEC Network
 
Noon
Central Michigan at Western Michigan
ESPN3 *
 
Noon
Sacred Heart at Robert Morris
ESPN3
 
Noon
Culver-Stockton at Benedictine
ESPN3 *
 
12:30 p.m.
Virginia at Pittsburgh
ESPN3 *
 
1 p.m.
Furman at Chattanooga
ESPN3
 
1:30 p.m.
Samford at VMI
ESPN3
 
2 p.m.
Massachusetts at Bowling Green
Jim Barbar, John Gregory
ESPN3
 
2 p.m.
Miami (Ohio) at Ohio
ESPN3 *
 
2 p.m.
Presbyterian at Coastal Carolina
ESPN3
 
2 p.m.
Wofford at The Citadel
ESPN3
 
2 p.m.
Valdosta State at West Georgia
ESPN3 *
 
2 p.m.
Clarion at Edinboro
ESPN3 *
 
2 p.m.
Northern Iowa at North Dakota State
ESPN3 *
 
2 p.m.
Southeast Missouri State at Eastern Illinois
ESPN3
 
3 p.m.
Kent State at No. 24 Toledo
Dave Weekley, Dustin Fox
ESPN3
 
3 p.m.
Akron at Eastern Michigan
Michael Reghi, Josh Cribbs
ESPN3
 
3 p.m.
Wake Forest at Boston College
ESPN3 *
 
3:30 p.m.
Georgia Tech at No. 6 Clemson
TV: Mike Patrick, Ed Cunningham, Dr. Jerry Punch
Radio: Bill Rosinski, David Norrie & Joe Schad
ABC & ESPN2, ESPN Radio
 
3:30 p.m.
Wisconsin at Nebraska
Adam Amin, Kelly Stouffer, Olivia Harlan
ABC & ESPN2
 
3:30 p.m.
No. 7 LSU at South Carolina
Mark Jones, Rod Gilmore, Quint Kessenich
ESPN
 
3:30 p.m.
Minnesota at Purdue
Dave Lamont, Ray Bentley
ESPNU
 
3:30 p.m.
Ball State at Northern Illinois
Shawn Kenney, Al Groh
ESPN3
 
3:30 p.m.
Appalachian State at Georgia State
Matt Stewart, Wayne Gandy
ESPN3
 
3:45 p.m.
Connecticut at UCF
Anish Shroff, Ahmad Brooks
ESPNEWS
 
4 p.m.
Troy at Mississippi State
Dave Neal, Matt Stinchcomb, Kayce Smith
SEC Network
 
4 p.m.
South Dakota at Western Illinois
ESPN3
 
4 p.m.
Nicholls State at Stephen F. Austin
ESPN3
 
6 p.m.
Louisiana-Monroe at Tulsa
Joel Meyers, Pete Najarian
ESPN3
 
6 p.m.
Stetson at Jacksonville
ESPN3
 
7 p.m.
Arkansas at No. 8 Alabama
Brad Nessler, Todd Blackledge, Holly Rowe
ESPN
 
7 p.m.
No. 21 Oklahoma State at West Virginia
Bob Wischusen, Brock Huard, Shannon Spake
ESPN2
 
7 p.m.
Texas State at Louisiana-Lafayette
Brett Dolan, Forrest Conoly
ESPN3
 
7 p.m.
Southeastern Louisiana at McNeese State
ESPN3
 
7 p.m.
Illinois State at Youngstown State
ESPN3 *
 
7 p.m.
Indiana State at South Dakota State
ESPN3 *
 
7:30 p.m.
East Carolina at BYU
Allen Bestwick, Dan Hawkins
ESPNU
 
7:30 p.m.
No. 11 Florida at Missouri
Brent Musburger, Jesse Palmer, Maria Taylor
SEC Network
 
8 p.m.
Miami (Fla.) at No. 12 Florida State
Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Heather Cox
ABC
 
8 p.m.
Angelo State at Texas A&M Commerce
ESPN3
 
8 p.m.
Abilene Christian at Lamar
ESPN3
 
10 p.m.
No. 23 Cal at No. 5 Utah
Dave Pasch, Brian Griese, Tom Luginbill
ESPN
 
10:15 p.m.
Wyoming at Air Force
Mike Couzens, David Diaz-Infante
ESPN2

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ESPN Family Of Networks Covering Entire Men’s 2014 NIT

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Courtesy: ESPN

The 77th annual National Invitation Tournament (NIT) tips off tonight and the ESPN family of networks will have exclusive coverage of the entire tournament.

Every game of the annual NIT will be carried across the ESPN family of networks and online on ESPN3 via WatchESPN.  Round One tips off tonight at 7pm with games on ESPN, ESPN2, and ESPNU.  The Mountaineers of West Virginia will take on the Georgetown Hoyas on ESPN, while the Florida State Seminoles will face Florida Gulf Coast on ESPN2.  The third of the 7pm games sees Robert Morris on the road against St. John’s on ESPNU.  St. John’s is making a record 30th appearance in this year’s NIT and is one of six teams in this year’s tournament that also made an appearance in the 2013 NIT.  The other five teams on that list are: Florida State, Indiana State, Louisiana Tech, Robert Morris, and Southern Miss.

Illinois and Boston University lead off coverage of Day Two at 7pm on ESPN2 with Iona and Louisiana Tech following at 7:30pm on ESPN3 at 7:30pm ET.  Florida Gulf Coast reached the NCAA Tournament’s “Sweet Sixteen” round in 2013.  This year marks the first time that the school will play in the NIT.  It is one of three schools that will make its first ever appearance in the NIT this year.  The other two schools making their first appearance in the NIT this year are High Point and Utah Valley.

Round Two of the NIT is March 20th – 24th.  Quarterfinals are scheduled for March 25th – 26th.  Semifinals are April 1st and the NIT Championship follows April 3rd.

The complete NIT First Round coverage schedule is listed below.

2014 NIT First Round Schedule:

Date Time (ET) Game Network
Tue, March 18 7 p.m. NIT First Round: West Virginia at Georgetown
Mike Patrick & Dan Dakich
ESPN
7 p.m. NIT First Round: Florida Gulf Coast at Florida State
Mark Jones & Darrin Horn
ESPN2
7 p.m. NIT First Round: Robert Morris at St. John’s
Dave Pasch & Tim Welsh
ESPNU
8:15 p.m. NIT First Round: High Point at Minnesota
Clay Matvick & Mark Wise
ESPN3
8:15 p.m. NIT First Round: Belmont at Green Bay
Jim Barbar & Sean Harrington
ESPN3
9 p.m. NIT First Round: Indiana State at Arkansas
Brad Nessler & Jimmy Dykes
ESPN
9 p.m. NIT First Round: Davidson at Missouri
Bob Wischusen & Malcolm Huckaby
ESPN2
9 p.m. NIT First Round: Georgia State at Clemson
Tom Hart & Bob Valvano
ESPNU
11 p.m. NIT First Round: Utah at St. Mary’s
Dave Flemming & Sean Farnham
ESPN2
Wed, March 19 7 p.m. NIT First Round: Illinois at Boston University
Sean McDonough & Tim Welsh
ESPN2
7:30 p.m. NIT First Round: Iona at Louisiana Tech
Brett Dolan & Daymeon Fishback
ESPN3
8 p.m. NIT First Round: Vermont at Georgia
Joe Davis & Dino Gaudio
ESPNU
8:30 p.m. NIT First Round: Toledo at Southern Miss
Roy Philpott & Joe Dean
ESPN3
9 p.m. NIT First Round: UC Irvine at SMU
John Saunders & Fran Fraschilla
ESPN2
10 p.m. NIT First Round: LSU at San Francisco
Roxy Bernstein & Bill Walton
ESPNU
10:30 p.m. NIT First Round: Utah Valley at California
Trey Bender & Jon Crispin
ESPN3

 

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