College Football on NFL Network

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College Football on NFL Network
Also known asNFL Network College Football
Genre College football telecasts
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons13
Production
Production locations Various college football stadiums (game telecasts)
Camera setup Multi-camera
Running time180 minutes (varies depending on game length)
Original release
Network NFL Network
NFL+
ReleaseDecember 26, 2006 (2006-12-26) –
present
Related
NFL Network

College Football on NFL Network is the branding used for college football broadcasts of NCAA college football games that are broadcast by NFL Network.

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NFL Network first began airing college football in 2006, when it acquired the rights to three postseason games: the Texas Bowl, the Insight Bowl, and the Senior Bowl.

Currently, NFL Network airs select college football games from the Sun Belt Conference, Mid-American Conference, and American Athletic Conference as part of a sublicence from ESPN. NFL Network also carries special games including the Brick City HBCU Kickoff Classic, the Black College Football Hall of Fame Classic, the East–West Shrine Bowl, the Senior Bowl, and the HBCU Legacy Bowl.

History

In 2006, NFL Network began a foray into televising college football bowl games, acquiring rights to the newly established Texas Bowl in Houston (whose management rights were held by the Houston Texans at the time), the Insight Bowl, as well as two all-star events—the Senior Bowl (which features prospects that had completed their college eligibility) and the Las Vegas All-American Classic (which, however, was canceled at the last minute due to financial and sponsorship issues). These games were intended to help make NFL Network more attractive to television providers. [1] [2] [3] [4] The 2006 Insight Bowl, played between Minnesota and Texas Tech, would also achieve notoriety for featuring the largest comeback victory in Division I FBS bowl game history, with Texas Tech coming back from a 38–7 third-quarter deficit to win 44–41 in overtime. [5] [6] Due to concerns that many cable carriers did not carry NFL Network, its bowl games were also simulcast on local over-the-air networks and cable providers. [7] [8] [9]

On April 14, 2007, the network televised the Nebraska Cornhuskers' spring football game. [10] The network again aired the Insight, Texas and Senior bowls in late 2007 and early 2008. Prior to the start of the season, NFL Network debuted College Football Now. A daily studio show covering college football. [11] In addition, it carried two games between historically black colleges and universities during the 2007 season, including the Circle City Classic at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis, Indiana, the first regular season game to air on the network. [12] The Circle City Classic also aired on NFL Network in 2008. [13] In 2009, the Texas Bowl moved to ESPN. [14] In 2010, the Insight Bowl did the same. [15] In 2011, NFL Network began airing the East–West Shrine Bowl. [16]

Since 2019, NFL Network has annually carried the Black College Football Hall of Fame Classic, a college football kickoff game that features a matchup of two historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) on the Sunday before Labor Day. [17] The HBCU Legacy Bowl, a postseason all-star game involving draft-eligible HBCU players, also has broadcast rights held by NFL Network. [18] In May 2019, NFL Network announced a four-year deal with Conference USA to air a weekly regular-season game on Saturday afternoons beginning in the 2019 season. [19] NFL Network opted out of the agreement after one season. [20]

In the 2022 season, NFL Network returned to carrying regular college football games through a weekly sub-license agreement with ESPN. Games feature host teams from the Sun Belt Conference, Mid-American Conference, Conference USA, and American Athletic Conference. [20] [21] [22] In 2023, NFL Network began airing the Brick City HBCU Kickoff Classic, and began simulcasting all games on NFL+. [23] [24]

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