TCU safety Bud Clark (21) and cornerback Josh Newton react as they work out prior to a game against Texas, Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023, in Fort Worth, Texas. | Julio Cortez
Traditionally, Friday nights during the fall have belonged to high school football, Saturdays to college football and Sundays to the NFL.
Sure, at times the occasional college football game has been played on Sundays — prior to the start of the NFL season — and, yes the NFL has held games on Saturday here and there, particularly late in the season after college football has wound down.
Prior to the last 10 years or so, while Friday night college football happened, it was rare, though that has changed recently, with Friday nights ceasing to be reserved solely for high school football. College football programing has made regular inroads on Friday nights and if Fox Sports has its way, Friday night college football is going to get even bigger going forward.
The network announced Thursday that it is going to expand its coverage of college football with a package of Friday night games starting next season.
The games will include matchups from the Big Ten, Big 12 and Mountain West conferences and will include some of the biggest matchups of the weekend — a Friday night equivalent to Fox’s Big Noon Kickoff on Saturdays.
“Fox is football, and our new Friday night package will make Fox the leader in America’s game throughout the weekend,” said Michael Mulvihill, Fox president of insight and analytics, in a statement. “We’ve built our collegiate business by seizing opportunities in previously underutilized timeslots, first with ‘Big Noon Saturday’ and now on Friday nights. Our goal this fall is to have the No. 1 college football game on both Fridays and Saturdays and the top NFL game on Sundays.”
Details as to which notable games will be…
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Publish date : 2024-03-08 21:00:00
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