Wednesday, August 2, 2023

2023 College Football on CBS Schedule

The logo for CBS Sports' college football coverage (2021-present). (Facebook)

* CBS' 2023 college football schedule to showcase a mix of games from the SEC, Mountain West and Big Ten.

* The Big Ten on CBS kicks off on Saturday, September 2 (3:30 PM, ET) with Ohio State at Indiana; CBS to air seven Big Ten games in 2023 before the Big Ten takes over the 3:30 PM, ET window permanently in 2024 (replacing the SEC).

* CBS to air three Mountain West games, beginning with the Texas Tech at Wyoming game on Saturday, September 2 (7:30 PM, ET).

* The SEC on CBS returns on Saturday, September 16 (3:30 PM, ET) when the defending national champion Georgia Bulldogs host the South Carolina Gamecocks.

* CBS to televise the annual Army-Navy classic from Foxborough, Massachusetts on Saturday, December 9 (3 PM, ET).


For the first time ever, I will keep track of CBS Sports' coverage of college football! I am very excited to announce this new project, alongside the introduction of NBC Sports' coverage of college football to my blog. I am looking for new things to cover, and I kinda figured this will be the logical next step.

CBS has announced their early game selections and broadcast windows for their coverage of the SEC, Mountain West, and the Big Ten during the upcoming 2023 college football season.

As a side note, CBS unfortunately is beginning their final season with rights to the Southeastern Conference (SEC), before ESPN/ABC become the exclusive broadcasters of the conference starting with the 2024 season.

CBS has 28 games on their broadcast network in 2023, including regular season games, the SEC Championship, the annual Army/Navy game, and the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl, just to highlight a few things.

CBS begins yet another season of televising college football with a doubleheader on Saturday, September 2 - during the season's opening weekend - Ohio State at Indiana (3:30 PM, ET) followed by Texas Tech at Wyoming (7:30 PM, ET). In fact, these are just two of the four games that the CBS broadcast network will be televising on Labor Day Weekend.

The following day, Sunday, September 3, CBS' opening weekend of college football coverage continues with two more games. Up first, Northwestern visits Rutgers (12:00 PM, ET) serving as a lead-in to the Oregon State at San Jose State game (3:30 PM, ET).

Beginning with the Ohio State-Indiana game (Sept. 2), CBS Sports begins their relationship with the Big Ten Conference in terms of showing their football season. CBS has seven games/windows for Big Ten football in 2023 before CBS clears out their schedule in 2024 for a full season of Big Ten football at 3:30 PM, ET (replacing the network's current marquee SEC game).

Other Big Ten on CBS schedule highlights include: two-time defending Big Ten champion Michigan hosting UNLV on Saturday, September 9 (3:30 PM, ET) and Penn State hosting Iowa in the Nittany Lion's annual White Out contest in primetime on Saturday, September 23 (7:30 PM, ET).

As a added bonus, CBS has Big Ten football slated for Saturday, October 28 and Saturday, November 4, both beginning at 12:00 PM, ET.

The Texas Tech-Wyoming game (Sept. 2) is the first of three Mountain West games planned on the CBS broadcast network in 2023. CBS also has the previously mentioned Oregon State-San Jose State game (Sept. 3) and a game between San Diego State and UCLA on Saturday, September 9 (7:30 PM, ET).

The final season of the "SEC on CBS" package begins on Saturday, September 16 (3:30 PM, ET) when two-time defending champion Georgia hosts South Carolina.

CBS will once again air the annual Georgia-Florida rivalry on Saturday, October 28 (3:30 PM, ET) from Jacksonville. Plus, a Missouri and Arkansas Black Friday contest gets national treatment on CBS (Friday, November 24; 4 PM, ET).

Furthermore, CBS has two SEC doubleheaders planned -- an afternoon doubleheader on Saturday, October 14 and a primetime doubleheader on Saturday, November 4.

The 2023 college football schedule on CBS has two Commander-in-Chief's Trophy games, with Air Force at Navy on Saturday, October 21 (12:00 PM, ET) and the annual Army vs. Navy game from Gillette Stadium in Foxborough on Saturday, December 9 (3:00 PM, ET).

The 2023 schedule on CBS concludes on Friday, December 29, with the network's presentation of Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl at 2:00 PM, ET.

With that in mind, CBS' 2023 college football schedule is attached below. Announcers will be provided on a regular basis throughout the year.


  • 2023 College Football on CBS Schedule (All Times Eastern; Subject to Change)
Regular Season:
* Week 1 - Saturday, September 2
. Ohio State at Indiana - CBS, 3:30 p.m. (ET) - Brad Nessler, Gary Danielson, Jenny Dell
. Texas Tech at Wyoming - CBS, 8:50 p.m. (ET) - Rich Waltz, Aaron Taylor, Amanda Guerra
- NOTE: The Texas Tech-Wyoming game was delayed from its original 7:30 p.m. (ET) start time to 8:50 p.m. (ET) due to lightning in the Laramie, Wyoming area.

* Week 1 - Sunday, September 3
. Northwestern at Rutgers - CBS, 12:00 p.m. (ET) - Tom McCarthy, Jason McCourty, Tiffany Blackmon
. Oregon State at San Jose State - CBS, 3:30 p.m. (ET) - Chris Lewis, Ross Tucker, Justin Walters

* Week 2 - Saturday, September 9
. UNLV at Michigan - CBS, 3:30 p.m. (ET) - Brad Nessler, Gary Danielson, Jenny Dell
. UCLA at San Diego State - CBS, 7:30 p.m. (ET) - Rich Waltz, Aaron Taylor, Justin Walters

* Week 3 - Saturday, September 16
. South Carolina at Georgia - CBS, 3:30 p.m. (ET) - Brad Nessler, Gary Danielson, Jenny Dell

* Week 4 - Saturday, September 23
. Ole Miss at Alabama - CBS, 3:30 p.m. (ET) - Tom McCarthy, Jason McCourty, Ross Tucker, Tiffany Blackmon
. Iowa at Penn State - CBS, 7:30 p.m. (ET) - Brad Nessler, Gary Danielson, Jenny Dell

* Week 5 - Saturday, September 30
. Georgia at Auburn - CBS, 3:30 p.m. (ET) - Brad Nessler, Gary Danielson, Jenny Dell

* Week 6 - Saturday, October 7
. Alabama at Texas A&M - CBS, 3:30 p.m. (ET) - Brad Nessler, Gary Danielson, Jenny Dell

* Week 7 - Saturday, October 14
. Georgia at Vanderbilt - CBS, 12:00 p.m. (ET) - Tom McCarthy, Ross Tucker, Tiffany Blackmon
. Texas A&M at Tennessee - CBS, 3:30 p.m. (ET) - Brad Nessler, Gary Danielson, Jenny Dell

* Week 8 - Saturday, October 21
. Air Force at Navy - CBS, 12:00 p.m. (ET) - Rich Waltz, Aaron Taylor, Amanda Guerra
. Tennessee at Alabama - CBS, 3:30 p.m. (ET) - Brad Nessler, Gary Danielson, Jenny Dell

* Week 9 - Saturday, October 28
. Indiana at Penn State - CBS, 12:00 p.m. (ET) - Tom McCarthy, Jason McCourty, Tiffany Blackmon
. Georgia vs. Florida (Jacksonville) - CBS, 3:30 p.m. (ET) - Brad Nessler, Gary Danielson, Jenny Dell

* Week 10 - Saturday, November 4
. Ohio State at Rutgers - CBS, 12:00 p.m. (ET) - Tom McCarthy, Ross Tucker, Tiffany Blackmon
. Missouri at Georgia - CBS, 3:30 p.m. (ET) - Rich Waltz, Aaron Taylor, Amanda Guerra
. LSU at Alabama - CBS, 7:45 p.m. (ET) - Brad Nessler, Gary Danielson, Jenny Dell

* Week 11 - Saturday, November 11
. Tennessee at Missouri - CBS, 3:30 p.m. (ET) - Brad Nessler, Gary Danielson, Jenny Dell

* Week 12 - Saturday, November 18
. Georgia at Tennessee - CBS, 3:30 p.m. (ET) - Brad Nessler, Gary Danielson, Jenny Dell

* Week 13 - Friday, November 24 (Black Friday)
. Iowa at Nebraska - CBS, 12:00 p.m. (ET) - Tom McCarthy, Ross Tucker, Tiffany Blackmon
. Missouri at Arkansas - CBS, 4:00 p.m. (ET) - Rich Waltz, Aaron Taylor, Amanda Guerra

* Week 13 - Saturday, November 25
. Alabama at Auburn - CBS, 3:30 p.m. (ET) - Brad Nessler, Gary Danielson, Jenny Dell

* Week 14 - Saturday, December 2 (Conference Championship)
. Alabama vs. Georgia (Atlanta) - CBS, 4:00 p.m. (ET) - Brad Nessler, Gary Danielson, Jenny Dell
- SEC Championship (Mercedes-Benz Stadium - Atlanta)

* Week 15 - Saturday, December 9 (Army-Navy rivalry)
. Army vs. Navy (at Foxborough, MA) - CBS, 3:00 p.m. (ET) - Brad Nessler, Gary Danielson, Jenny Dell
- Gillette Stadium (Foxborough, Massachusetts)

Bowl Games:
* Sun Bowl - Friday, December 29
. Oregon State vs. Notre Dame (El Paso, Texas) - CBS, 2:00 p.m. (ET) - Brad Nessler, Gary Danielson, Jenny Dell
- Sun Bowl (Sun Bowl Stadium - El Paso, Texas)

- Source(s): Paramount Press Express (SEC); Paramount Press Express (Mountain West); Paramount Press Express (Big Ten).

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  3. Nice to see Rich Waltz making a return to college football this week.

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    1. @Mark T. Mark, Rich Waltz is a great announcer! It's kinda sad that the Marlins released him because he was a great broadcaster alongside Tommy Hutton for so many years. CBS is giving him some marquee assignments, including this weekend's assignment of Georgia vs. Missouri. And he quite frankly deserves it!

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    2. It's impressive how he's able to do so many sports so well. I hope someday soon, he gets to call a March Madness game.

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    3. @Mark T. Mark, I certainly hope so as well! Let's see if the 2024 Tournament could be it for Rich.

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  4. Tennessee vs Missouri- Brad Nessler, Gary Danielson, and Jenny Dell.

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