CBS Airs Army-Navy Game; CBS Sports Network Airs “March On” Special

Saturday ends the college football regular season as Army takes on Navy for the 114th time. The game takes place at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia. CBS will carry the game live at 3 p.m. Uncle Verne Lundquist will call the game with Gary Danielson. Tracy Wolfson will be the sideline reporter.

College Football Today hosted by Tim Brando with Spencer Tillman and Brian Jones airs before the game at 2:30 p.m.

CBS Sports Network will have a “March On” special showing the Army Cadets and the Navy Midshipmen entering the stadium. It’s a tremendous sight and great television.

Here’s the CBS press release.

CBS SportsCBS SPORTS BROADCASTS 114th ARMY-NAVY COLLEGE FOOTBALL CLASSIC ON SATURDAY, DEC. 14

CBS SPORTS NETWORK KICKS OFF COVERAGE WITH “MARCH ON” SPECIAL AT 12:00 NOON, ET

CBS Sports broadcasts the 114th meeting of the Army-Navy football classic, one of the greatest rivalries in all of sports, live from Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pa. on Saturday, Dec. 14 (3:00 PM, ET).

CBS Sports Network provides complete, live pre-game coverage of Army-Navy from 12:00 NOON-2:30 PM, ET, beginning with a special telecast featuring the traditional “March On” procession when the Brigade of Midshipmen and Corps of Cadets make their entrance. 

Verne Lundquist, Gary Danielson and reporter Tracy Wolfson call the action. Craig Silver, the Network’s coordinating producer of college football, produces and Steve Milton directs.

Following ARMY-NAVY MARCH ON (12:00 NOON-1:30 PM, ET) live from Lincoln Financial Field, INSIDE COLLEGE FOOTBALL: ARMY-NAVY TAILGATE (1:30-2:30 PM, ET) takes over to preview the game and features interviews with special guests from the Academies. Adam Zucker and Brent Stover host and are joined by analysts Randy Cross, Aaron Taylor and Houston Nutt. 

COLLEGE FOOTBALL TODAY, CBS Sports’ pre-game, halftime and post-game studio show, begins at 2:30 PM, ET.  Tim Brando serves as host along with analysts Spencer Tillman and Brian Jones, with a special essay from CBS Sports golf analyst David Feherty. The show also includes a feature on Army running back Terry Baggett.  Vin DeVito produces COLLEGE FOOTBALL TODAY and Linda Malino directs. Harold Bryant is Executive Producer and Vice President, Production, CBS Sports.

On Friday, Dec. 13 (6:30-7:30 PM, ET), INSIDE COLLEGE FOOTBALL: ARMY-NAVY SPECIAL looks ahead to Saturday’s game with news and analysis. Zucker hosts and is joined by Taylor, Jones and Cross.

CBS Sports will provide live streaming coverage of Army-Navy. The game is available exclusively on exclusively on CBSSports.com, and on the CBS Sports mobile app for iPhone, iPad and Android.

That’s all.

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Ken has been covering the sports media in earnest at his own site, Fang's Bites since May 2007 and at Awful Announcing since March 2013. He provides a unique perspective having been an award-winning radio news reporter in Providence and having worked in local television. Fang celebrates the three Boston Red Sox World Championships in the 21st Century, but continues to be a long-suffering Cleveland Browns fan.

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