Here’s a quick blurb from Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic on the start of its extensive college football schedule.
COMCAST SPORTSNET KICKS-OFF 78-GAME SEASON OF COLLEGE FOOTBALL COVERAGE THIS WEEK2010 SCHEDULE INCLUDES LIVE COVERAGE OF THE CAA, BIG 12, PAC-10 AND SEC AND WEEKLY ENCORES FEATURING MARYLAND, VIRGINIA AND VIRGINIA TECHBethesda, Md. (Sept. 2, 2010) – Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic, the region’s leader in television and online sports coverage, has announced its comprehensive 78-game schedule of 2010 regional and national college football coverage, featuring the country’s top conferences, including the CAA, ACC, Big 12, Pac-10 and SEC.The season-long coverage is highlighted by 33 live match-ups from the Big 12, Pac-10 and SEC and eight live games featuring the CAA. The network will also provide weekly encore presentations throughout the season featuring the most recent games from the region’s ACC teams, Maryland, Virginia and Virginia Tech.Comcast SportsNet opens its 2010 college football schedule this week with Northern Illinois at Iowa State, which airs tonight, Thursday, Sept. 2, at 8 p.m. on Comcast SportsNet Plus. On Saturday, Sept. 4, three consecutive games will air on Comcast SportsNet, led by the “Arch Rivalry” between the Big Ten’s Illinois and Missouri from the Big 12 in St. Louis at 12:30 p.m.The second weekend of Comcast SportsNet’s college football coverage is highlighted by the University of Virginia’s much-anticipated visit to Los Angeles to take on the No. 14-ranked USC Trojans at 10:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 11. That day’s line-up on the network also includes No. 16-ranked Georgia Tech, who play at Kansas at 12 p.m. and Wyoming at No. 5 Texas at 7 p.m. on Comcast SportsNet.The network’s 2010 NCAA Football schedule also includes eight games from the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA), which are produced by Comcast SportsNet. Live coverage of the CAA begins on Sept. 18 with two games; New Hampshire at Rhode Island (12 p.m. on Comcast SportsNet Plus) and William and Mary at Old Dominion (7 p.m. on Comcast SportsNet). In all, Comcast SportsNet’s coverage of CAA football this season features nine different schools, including area teams James Madison and Richmond. An additional 11 CAA games will air throughout the season on The Comcast Network (TCN).Comcast SportsNet is also the home for exclusive encore presentations of the region’s three ACC teams, Maryland, Virginia and Virginia Tech. The network will broadcast each team’s most recent game weekly throughout the season.Several late-season Big 12 and Pac-10 match-ups are still to be determined and will be announced later in the season. Check your local listings or log on to CSNwashington.com or CSNbaltimore.com for program listings and Comcast SportsNet and Comcast SportsNet Plus channel information.
The entire Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic schedule can be seen here.
