ESPN, Conference USA Reach TV Deal

ESPN has reached an agreement with Conference USA for the rights to televise five football games and the Conference USA Football Championship Game in 2016 and 2017.

The five regular season games for 2016 include three Conference USA schools hosting non-conference games in the early portion of the season and two conference games in the last week of the regular season. The C-USA Football Championship Game is set for Saturday, Dec. 3.

This season's slate begins with Indiana at Florida International University on Thursday, Sept. 1, (7:30 p.m. ET on ESPNU) becoming part of ESPN/ABC's best college football opening weekend schedule ever.

The conference will feature a pair of games on Friday, Sept. 16, when Rice hosts No. 7 Baylor (8 p.m. on ESPN) and UTSA is at home vs. Arizona State (9:30 p.m. on ESPN2). ESPN's Conference USA regular season will conclude with Louisiana Tech at Southern Miss on Friday, Nov. 25, and Western Kentucky University at Marshall on Saturday, Nov. 26. The final two regular season games and the championship game kick off times and networks will be announced at a later date.

ESPN Network's Conference USA Television Schedule for 2016

Date Time (ET) Game Network

Thu, Sept. 1 7:30 p.m. Indiana at FIU ESPNU

Fri, Sept. 16 8 p.m. Baylor at Rice ESPN

9:30 p.m. Arizona State at UTSA ESPN2

Fri, Nov. 25 TBD Louisiana Tech at Southern Miss TBD

Sat, Nov. 26 TBD WKU at Marshall TBD

Sat, Dec. 3 TBD C-USA Football Championship Game TBD

LINK:	http://www.sportsvideo.org/2016/05/25/espn-conference-usa-reach-tv-dea...
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