DALLAS – Conference USA has announced its broadcast schedule for the 2023 football season, and at least six of Jacksonville State's eight conference matchups have already been picked up for national television.
In their first season in College Football's Bowl Subdivision and inaugural season in C-USA, the Gamecocks will play two games on CBS Sports Network and four-straight games on ESPNU. Two games have been assigned to ESPN+, with the remaining games designated to be aired on an ESPN Platform that will be determined later.
All games designated as ESPN Platform are subject to the 12-day selection window and all kick times are subject to change based upon television placement. Those not selected by one of the linear networks will air on ESPN+ or ESPN3. Additional Conference USA football broadcast exposures will be released as soon as they are finalized.
Jax State will open the season and its C-USA Era on CBS Sports Network on Aug. 26. The Week Zero matchup against UTEP at Burgess-Snow Field will kick off at 4:30 p.m. CT. The nationally televised contest with the Miners will kick start the Gamecocks' first FBS season, and a program high for games on a national television network.
Jax State's Sept. 2 home game against East Tennessee State and its Sept. 9 road game at Coastal Carolina will air on ESPN+, with the next contest – at home against Eastern Michigan on Sept. 23 – being tagged for one of the ESPN Platforms and subject to the 12-day selection window.
The Gamecocks will begin their stretch of five-straight midweek games on Sept. 28 and all five have already been selected by a linear network. Jax State will play four consecutive games on ESPNU, starting with road matchups at Sam Houston on Sept. 28 and Middle Tennessee on Oct. 4. Both of those games will kick off at 7 p.m. CT.
Back-to-back Tuesday night home games against Liberty on Oct. 10 and Western Kentucky on Oct. 17 will also air on ESPNU and will both kick off at 6:30 pm. The Gamecocks' final midweek game at FIU on Oct. 25 will kick off at 6 pm CT and will be televised on CBS Sports Network.
Networks for the three remaining games on the schedule, road games at South Carolina on Nov. 4 and New Mexico State on Nov. 25 and the home finale against Louisiana Tech on Nov. 18, will be assigned at a later date.
Season tickets are on sale now and can be purchased online at www.JSUGamecockSports.com/Tickets. General admission tickets are just $75 per seat and are only $60 per seat for Jax State faculty and staff. Club Level seating is $650 before June 1 and $700 after June 1. Those seats include a chairback seat and access to the climate controlled area, a pregame meal and unlimited fountain drinks and snacks throughout each game. For more information, call the JSU Athletics Ticket Office at (256) 782-8499.
ABOUT CONFERENCE USA
Conference USA is an NCAA Division I conference championing success in college athletics through dedicated leadership, dynamic partnership, and diverse membership. Founded in 1995 and based in Dallas, C-USA is home to nine schools: FIU, Jacksonville State, Liberty, Louisiana Tech, Middle Tennessee, New Mexico State, Sam Houston, UTEP, and WKU. Kennesaw State joins the league in 2024.
ABOUT CBS SPORTS NETWORK
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ABOUT ESPN AND ESPN+
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ESPN+ is the industry-leading sports streaming service that offers fans in the U.S. thousands of live sports events, original programming not available on ESPN's linear TV or digital networks and exclusive editorial content from dozens of ESPN writers and reporters. Launched in April 2018, ESPN+ has grown to more than 24.3 million subscribers. Fans sign up to ESPN+ for just $9.99 a month (or $99.99 per year) at ESPN.com, ESPNplus.com or on the ESPN App (mobile and connected devices).
