{"id":117118,"date":"2024-05-31T18:43:14","date_gmt":"2024-06-01T01:43:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/herosports.com\/?p=117118"},"modified":"2024-05-31T18:43:16","modified_gmt":"2024-06-01T01:43:16","slug":"fcs-marquee-matchups-national-tv-bzbz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/herosports.com\/fcs-marquee-matchups-national-tv-bzbz\/","title":{"rendered":"FCS Daily Dose: FCS Marquee Matchups Will Receive National TV Exposure"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The FCS<\/a> Daily Dose is a blog-style article series featuring an assortment of news, rumblings, quick hitters, and commentary on various topics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A new Daily Dose will be published multiple times a week.<\/p>\n\n\n

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FCS Marquee Matchups Will Receive National TV Exposure<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Yesterday was a fun day for college football junkies as conferences and television networks announced a bulk of games that will be on national TV.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Several FCS matchups were featured.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Week 0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Week 0, set for Aug. 24, features five games involving FCS programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The FCS Kickoff between SEMO and North Alabama, played in Montgomery, Alabama, will air on ESPN.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

McNeese at Tarleton State is on ESPNU.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The MEAC\/SWAC Challenge will air on ABC, featuring Norfolk State vs. Florida A&M in Atlanta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An FCS vs. FBS matchup of Montana State at New Mexico will be on FS1. Keep an eye on this one for an FCS over FBS win<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Viewing options for Delaware State at Hawaii, another FCS vs. FBS game, are still TBD.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MVFC Gets 2 Conference Games On National TV<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The MVFC will get 1-2 national TV games a year as part of its renewed multimedia deal with ESPN. In the first season of nationally televised regular-season games, the Valley got two premiere matchups with a national spotlight:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oct. 19: South Dakota State at North Dakota State<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oct. 26: South Dakota at South Dakota State<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Game times and networks are TBD.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SDSU, NDSU, and USD — three teams ranked in the Top 5 of HERO Sports’ FCS Preseason Top 25<\/a> — each have two regular-season games on national TV. NDSU faces Colorado on ESPN in Week 1. South Dakota plays at Wisconsin on FS1 in Week 2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The anticipated Week 1 SDSU at Oklahoma State matchup will be streamed on ESPN+. UND at Iowa State that weekend will be nationally televised on FS1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Big Sky Spotlight Games<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Big Sky has enjoyed nationally televised games for the last few seasons as part of its deal with ESPN. This year’s spotlight games are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oct. 12: Idaho at Montana State <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nov. 9: UC Davis at Montana<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Game times and networks are TBD.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All four are ranked in our FCS Preseason Top 25<\/a> — No. 3 Montana, No. 4 Montana State, No. 7 Idaho, No. 21 UC Davis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6 Ivy League Games On ESPN Linear Networks<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As part of its partnership with ESPN, the Ivy League will have six games on ESPN linear networks:
 
Friday, Oct. 11 \u2013 Harvard at Cornell \u2013 6 p.m. ET (ESPNU)
Friday, Oct. 18 \u2013 Brown at Princeton \u2013 7 p.m. ET (ESPNU)
Friday, Oct. 25 \u2013 Yale at Penn \u2013 7 p.m. ET (ESPNU)
Friday, Nov. 1 \u2013 Yale at Columbia \u2013 7 p.m. ET (ESPNU) 
Friday, Nov. 8 \u2013 Dartmouth at Princeton \u2013 6 p.m. ET (ESPNU) 
Saturday, Nov. 23 \u2013 Yale at Harvard \u2013 TBD (network TBD)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Orange Blossom Classic Gets Sunday Spotlight<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The week 1 Orange Blossom Classic in Miami Gardens between NC Central and Alabama State will be nationally televised on Sunday (9\/1) on ESPN.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Past Daily Doses<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Toyota Stadium, Home Of The FCS Championship, Could Get Renovations Underway Soon … READ MORE<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CFP, NFL Taking Over FCS Semifinal TV Windows \u2026 READ MORE<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Terrell Allen Commits To Tulane, D2 All-American RB Dwayne McGee Commits To Mercer \u2026 READ MORE<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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