QUESTION

 

Who determines when the college games are going to be played?  The reason I ask is because the Georgia vs Tennessee game is scheduled for noon.  Given the popularity of the teams, wouldn't they benefit from a prime time kickoff OR at least a 3:30pm kickoff?  Who determines the game will be at noon?  It does not seem to be ideal for anyone but perhaps filling a necessary TV slot --- does the university respond to TV offers and does the visiting team have any say in the kickoff time?

 

Thanks !!

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The schedules are determined by the conference, and I'm sure the networks have some input as well. I would assume part of it is which games they think would do better in the prime slots (3:30, 7, 8pm, etc).

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I am sure it is mostly the TV networks.

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Got it --- I didn't think about the Conference heads having input but that makes sense.  A combo between the conference heads and tv execs.

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CBS gets first pick of SEC games for the 3:30/2:30 timeslot. I'm guessing the same is true for ABC when it comes to ACC/B1G/PAC-12 games aired in primetime.

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CBS gets first pick of SEC games for the 3:30/2:30 timeslot. I'm guessing the same is true for ABC when it comes to ACC/B1G/PAC-12 games aired in primetime.

 

What about all of the ESPN networks? Some of them are great games and others are duds.

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