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OSU Football Game Times: Nick Martin and Cowboys Best Get Used to Rising Early

May 30, 2024
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STILLWATER – Oklahoma State and all of the Big 12 schools and Division I college football learned of at least some of their early season and national televised games kickoff times for 2024. Oklahoma State seems to inherited the networks favoritism for the early Noon (eastern) kickoff times. The Cowboys have three 11 a.m. kickoffs out of the five games that are known. 

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Mike Gundy, all coaches, and players like early kick times on the road.

The common theory at Oklahoma State has been night kickoffs for early in the season at home. Television can obviously change that. The hope on the road is to always kickoff as early as possible. The best announcement of the day for Oklahoma State football was that 11 a.m. (central) and 10 a.m. (mountain) kickoff on Black Friday at Colorado. It’s cold that time of year in Boulder and you definitely want to play during the day and not at night. 

The Cowboys got their late night kick of the season with the Friday, Oct. 18 game at BYU and a 9:15 p.m. 

I think Mike Gundy is likely very happy with these game times. 

Oklahoma State Football 2024 Game times and Television Assignments Announced May 30, 2024
Date Game

Kickoff Time/Television Assignment  - all times Central
Sat. Aug. 31 South Dakota State at Oklahoma State Likely 6 p.m./Big 12 Now on ESPN+
Sat. Sept. 7 Arkansas at Oklahoma State 11 a.m. (CT)/ABC
Sat. Sept. 14 Oklahoma State at Tulsa 11 a.m. (CT)/ESPN2
Fri. Oct. 18 Oklahoma State at BYU 9:15 (CT)/ESPN
Fri. Nov. 29 Oklahoma State at Colorado 11 a.m. (CT)/ABC

There are a lot of other attractive Big 12 games that were given kickoff times and television assignments as well. 

Here is a selection of those:

Date Game Kickoff Time/Television Assignment - all times Central
Thurs. Aug. 29 North Dakota State at Colorado 6 p.m./ESPN
Fri. Aug. 29 TCU at Stanford 9:30 p.m.
Sat. Aug. 31 Penn State at West Virginia 11 a.m./FOX
Sat. Aug. 31 North Dakota at Iowa State 2:30 p.m./FS1
Sat. Aug. 31 UNLV at Houston 6 p.m./FS1
Sat. Aug. 31 New Mexico at Arizona 8:30 p.m./ESPN
Sat. Aug. 31 Wyoming at Arizona State 8:30 p.m./FS1
Fri. Sept. 6 BYU at SMU 5 p.m./ESPN2
Sat. Sept. 7 Pittsburgh at Cincinnnati 11 a.m./ESPN or ESPN2
Sat. Sept. 7 Kansas State at Tulane 11 a.m./ESPN or ESPN2
Sat. Sept. 7 Baylor at Utah (non conf.) 2:30 p.m./FOX
Sat. Sept. 7 Iowa State at Iowa 2:30 p.m./CBS
Sat. Sept. 7 Kansas at Illinois 6 p.m./FS1
Sat. Sept. 7 Colorado at Nebraska 6:30 p.m./NBC
Sat. Sept. 7 Houston at Oklahoma 6:45 p.m./SECN
Sat. Sept. 7 Texas Tech at Wash.State 9 p.m./FOX
Sat. Sept. 7 Miss.State at Arizona State 8:30 p.m./ESPN
Fri. Sept. 13 UNLV at Kansas 6 p.m./ESPN
Fri. Sept. 13 Arizona at Kansas State (non conf.) 7 p.m./FOX
Sat. Sept. 14 North Texas at Texas Tech 11 a.m./FS1
Sat. Sept. 14 West Virginia at Pittsburgh 2:30 p.m./ESPN or ESPN2
Sat. Sept. 14 Utah at Utah State 3:30 p.m./CBSSN
Sat. Sept. 14 UCF at TCU 6:30 p.m./FOX
Sat. Sept. 14 Air Force at Baylor 6:30 p.m./FS1
Sat. Sept. 14 Colorado at Colorado State 6:30 p.m./CBS
Sat. Sept. 14 BYU at Wyoming 8 p.m./CBSSN
Fri. Oct 4 Houston at TCU 6:30 p.m./ESPN
Fri. Oct. 11 Utah at Arizona State 8:30 p.m./ESPN
Fri. Nov. 15 Houston at Arizona 9:15 p.m./FS1
Fri. Nov. 29 Utah at UCF 7 p.m./FOX

 

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OSU Football Game Times: Nick Martin and Cowboys Best Get Used to Rising Early

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With 2 games already set for Noon ABC kickoffs we should be ready for some more of those. Also a lot of 3:30 FOX games as that is going to be a Big XII game most weeks. This could be a year where we get a lot of network slots as they no longer have those two exiteers to plug in there.

I see some whining out there but the Noon slot is the premier slot for TV. And, that's where you want to be as the viewers drop off as the day goes on.
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In reply to NJAggie • 2:15p, 6/1/24
NJAggie said:
With 2 games already set for Noon ABC kickoffs we should be ready for some more of those. Also a lot of 3:30 FOX games as that is going to be a Big XII game most weeks. This could be a year where we get a lot of network slots as they no longer have those two exiteers to plug in there.

I see some whining out there but the Noon slot is the premier slot for TV. And, that's where you want to be as the viewers drop off as the day goes on.
the noon slot is the EARLY slot, not the premier slot, it's 9:00 am on the West coast, and one of those is on a freaking Friday.

Most of our games (the B12) are in horrible times (as listed there) and 2nd rate channels.

ESPN has MORE SEC content to plug into the good slots, and FOX has more B1G content to plug into their limited time slots. Both networks will use our games as fodder to fill out the rest of the days games.

What are you seeing that leads you to believe our times and exposure will be improved?



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In reply to RodeoPoke • 4:44p, 6/1/24
RodeoPoke said:
NJAggie said:
With 2 games already set for Noon ABC kickoffs we should be ready for some more of those. Also a lot of 3:30 FOX games as that is going to be a Big XII game most weeks. This could be a year where we get a lot of network slots as they no longer have those two exiteers to plug in there.

I see some whining out there but the Noon slot is the premier slot for TV. And, that's where you want to be as the viewers drop off as the day goes on.
the noon slot is the EARLY slot, not the premier slot, it's 9:00 am on the West coast, and one of those is on a freaking Friday.

Most of our games (the B12) are in horrible times (as listed there) and 2nd rate channels.

ESPN has MORE SEC content to plug into the good slots, and FOX has more B1G content to plug into their limited time slots. Both networks will use our games as fodder to fill out the rest of the days games.

What are you seeing that leads you to believe our times and exposure will be improved?



Whether you want it to be or not it is THE slot. It has the most viewers and is the one that sets the pace for that channels day.

You get more airtime for that game. The preview shows spend a lot of time talking about those games. Why do you think FOX who controls who got which slot for the B1G contract chose the Noon slot? Because it's the premier slot.
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In reply to NJAggie • 10:32a, 6/2/24
NJAggie said:
RodeoPoke said:
NJAggie said:
With 2 games already set for Noon ABC kickoffs we should be ready for some more of those. Also a lot of 3:30 FOX games as that is going to be a Big XII game most weeks. This could be a year where we get a lot of network slots as they no longer have those two exiteers to plug in there.

I see some whining out there but the Noon slot is the premier slot for TV. And, that's where you want to be as the viewers drop off as the day goes on.
the noon slot is the EARLY slot, not the premier slot, it's 9:00 am on the West coast, and one of those is on a freaking Friday.

Most of our games (the B12) are in horrible times (as listed there) and 2nd rate channels.

ESPN has MORE SEC content to plug into the good slots, and FOX has more B1G content to plug into their limited time slots. Both networks will use our games as fodder to fill out the rest of the days games.

What are you seeing that leads you to believe our times and exposure will be improved?



Whether you want it to be or not it is THE slot. It has the most viewers and is the one that sets the pace for that channels day.

You get more airtime for that game. The preview shows spend a lot of time talking about those games. Why do you think FOX who controls who got which slot for the B1G contract chose the Noon slot? Because it's the premier slot.

It's not an opinion, and I'm not going to argue with you about it. It is easily looked up.


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Every Monday when college football game times are announced, fans across the country yearn to see their team's name listed next to the letters "p.m."

https://www.columbiamissourian.com/sports/mizzou_football/anything-but-11-a-m-how-game-times-for-college-football-games-are-selected/article_186c7446-1e19-11ec-bfd6-2b15a8cc1aad.html


ESPN announces kickoff times for early 2022 college football schedule

Not one of these marquee matchups is set for the morning game... NOT ONE.

ESPN has announced its early college football TV schedule for the biggest games. ... Notre Dame at Ohio State is set for Sept. 3 at 7:30 p.m. on ABC in the main primetime slot.

https://www.si.com/fannation/college/cfb-hq/ncaa-football-schedule/espn-college-football-schedule-tv-times-2022-season-announced



This article explains how the pick games for the slots.... the "good" games being picked later for primetime viewing.

https://www.sbnation.com/college-football/2018/6/28/17508500/game-times
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