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Thursday, ESPN released game times and channels for 70 or so 2012 college football games, somehow making the sport's biggest news of the entire day. Who schedules the schedule announcements, you wonder. Who schedules the announcements of schedule announcements?
NBC also released their Irish-heavy slate earlier in the day, CBS dropped bits of its schedule Wednesday, many of the biggest games have been announced one-by-one, and the Big Ten's prime time schedule has been out for a while.
As always, the finest source for college football TV scheduling in general remains LSUFootball.net. Without further ado, the addition of a few dozen games to the national master schedule:
Newly Announced ESPN 2012 College Football Telecasts (additional selections will be announced later):
| Date | Time (ET) | Game | Network |
| Thu, Aug 30 | 7 p.m. | South Carolina at Vanderbilt | ESPN |
| 7 p.m. | Central Florida at Akron | ESPN3* | |
| 7 p.m. | Eastern Michigan at Ball State | ESPN3* | |
| 7:30 p.m. | Texas A&M vs. Louisiana Tech (from Independence Stadium - Shreveport, LA) | ESPNU | |
| 7:30 p.m. | Massachusetts at Connecticut | ESPN3 & BIG EAST Local Package | |
| Fri, Aug 31 | TBD | Villanova at Temple | ESPN3* |
| Sat, Sep 1 | Noon | Ohio at Penn State | ESPN |
| Noon | Northwestern at Syracuse | ESPN2 | |
| Noon | Western Michigan at Illinois | ESPNU | |
| 3:30 p.m. | Southern Mississippi at No. 17 Nebraska | ABC & ESPN2** | |
| 3:30 p.m. | Iowa vs. Northern Illinois (from Solider Field - Chicago) | ESPNU | |
| 6 p.m. | Youngstown State at Pittsburgh | ESPN3* | |
| 7 p.m. | Tennessee-Chattanooga at South Florida | ESPN3* | |
| Sun, Sep 2 | Noon | MEAC/SWAC Challenge Presented by Disney: Bethune-Cookman vs. Alabama State (from Florida Citrus Bowl Stadium - Orlando) | ESPN |
| Sat, Sep 8 | Noon | Central Florida at No. 20 Ohio State | ESPN2 |
| Noon | Maryland at Temple | ESPNU | |
| Noon | NC State at Connecticut | ESPN3 & BIG EAST Network | |
| 3:30 p.m. | Air Force at No. 10 Michigan | ABC & ESPN2** | |
| 3:30 p.m. | No. 12 Michigan State at Central Michigan | ESPNU | |
| 3:30 p.m. | Indiana at Massachusetts | ESPN3* | |
| 3:30 p.m. | Howard at Rutgers | ESPN3 & BIG EAST Local Package | |
| 7 p.m. | Memphis at Arkansas State | ESPN3* | |
| 7 p.m. | Louisiana-Lafayette at Troy | ESPN3* | |
| TBD | Texas Tech at Texas State | TBD | |
| Thu, Sep 13 | 7:30 p.m. | Mississippi Valley State at Southern | ESPNU |
| Sat, Sep 15 | Noon | California at No. 20 Ohio State | ABC |
| Noon | Arkansas State at No. 17 Nebraska | ESPN, ESPN2 or ESPNU | |
| Noon | No. 19 Virginia Tech at Pittsburgh | ESPN, ESPN2 or ESPNU | |
| 3:30 p.m. | Navy at Penn State | ABC & ESPN2** | |
| 3:30 p.m. | North Carolina at Louisville | ABC & ESPN2** | |
| 7 p.m. | Rice at Louisiana Tech | ESPN3* | |
| 7 p.m. | Delaware State at Cincinnati | ESPN3* | |
| 7 p.m. | Mississippi State at Troy | ESPN3* | |
| 8 p.m. | Colorado State at San Jose State | ESPN3* | |
| Wed, Sep 19 | 7 p.m. | Kent State at Buffalo | ESPNU |
| Thu, Sep 20 | 7:30 p.m. | Arkansas Pine Bluff at Alabama State | ESPNU |
| Sat, Sep 22 | Noon | Massachusetts at Miami (OH) | ESPN3 & MAC Game of the Week |
| 2 p.m. | Connecticut at Western Michigan | ESPN3* | |
| 3:30 p.m. | Gardner-Webb at Pittsburgh | ESPN3* | |
| 4:30 pm | South Florida at Ball State | ESPN3 | |
| 7 p.m. | Louisville at Florida International | ESPNU or ESPN3 | |
| 7 p.m. | Southern Mississippi at Western Kentucky | ESPN3* | |
| 8 p.m. | New Mexico at New Mexico State | ESPN3* | |
| TBD | Kansas at Northern Illinois | ESPNU or ESPN3 | |
| Thu, Sep 27 | 7:30 p.m. | Morgan State at North Carolina A&T | ESPNU |
| Sat, Sep 29 | Noon | Buffalo at Connecticut | ESPN3 & BIG EAST Network |
| Noon | Ball State at Kent State | ESPN3 & MAC Game of the Week | |
| 8 p.m. | UNLV at Utah State | ESPN3* | |
| TBD | Nevada at Texas State | TBD | |
| Sat, Oct 6 | Noon | Buffalo at Ohio | ESPN3 & MAC Game of the Week |
| 7 p.m. | UNLV at Louisiana Tech | ESPN3 & WAC Syndication | |
| Sat, Oct 13 | 4 p.m. | Utah State at San Jose State | ESPN3 & WAC Syndication |
| Thu, Oct 18 | 7:30 p.m. | Hampton at NC Central | ESPNU |
| Sat, Oct 20 | Noon | Northern Illinois at Akron | ESPN3 & MAC Game of the Week |
| 1 p.m. | Army at Eastern Michigan | ESPN3* | |
| 3:30 pm | Pittsburgh at Buffalo | ESPN3 | |
| 7 p.m. | Idaho at Louisiana Tech | ESPN3 & WAC Syndication | |
| TBD | Cincinnati at Toledo | ESPNU or ESPN3 | |
| Thu, Oct 25 | 7:30 p.m. | Delaware State at Morgan State | ESPNU |
| Sat, Oct 27 | Noon | Northern Illinois at Western Michigan | ESPN3 & MAC Game of the Week |
| 3:30 pm | Kent State at Rutgers | ESPN3 & BIG EAST Local Package | |
| Sat, Nov 3 | 4 p.m. | Texas-San Antonio at Louisiana Tech | ESPN3 & WAC Syndication |
| TBD | Western Michigan at Central Michigan | ESPN3* | |
| Sat, Nov 10 | 3:30 p.m. | Navy at Troy | ESPN3* |
| Sat, Nov 17 | Noon | Rutgers at Cincinnati | ESPN3 & BIG EAST Network |
| Noon | Kent State at Bowling Green | ESPN3 & MAC Game of the Week | |
| Thu, Nov 22 | 4 p.m. | Tuskegee at Alabama State | ESPNU |
| Sat, Nov 24 | 3 p.m. | Idaho at Utah State | ESPN3 & WAC Syndication |
While we’re here, let’s watch some college football videos from SB Nation’s new YouTube channel together:
