College football delays decision on announcing early-season game start times
Normally games in the first three weeks of the season have their game times determined June 1, but the coronavirus pandemic has delayed everything.
The announcement of college football’s early-season Football Bowl Subdivision game times has been delayed.
On Tuesday, the FBS conferences, along with CBS Sports, ESPN, Fox Sports and their affiliated networks issued this joint statement:
“Collectively, the conferences and television networks have agreed to an extension for determining college football’s early-season game times beyond the standard June 1 deadline. These kickoff times and network designations will be announced at a later date as we all continue to prepare for the college football season.”
Normally, the game times of the first three weeks of the season for all teams are determined by June 1. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, this is just a way to buy some time to see whether these games can actually be played.
Temple is scheduled to open Sept. 5 at Miami. Penn State hosts Kent State its opener that same day.
That is actually the second week of the college football season. A small number of FBS teams are scheduled to open Aug. 29, with the highlight game featuring Notre Dame vs. Navy in Dublin, Ireland.