Mountain West Announces 2018 Football National Television Package

– The Mountain West today announced its national television package for the 2018 football season. Between CBS Sports Network and ESPN networks, 44 football games will be distributed nationally this coming season on various platforms.The MW’s national television slate features 32 Conference games, including a rematch of the 2017 MW Championship Game between Fresno State-Boise State (Nov. 9 on ESPN2).The season begins with a nationally-televised MW matchup on Aug. 25 between Hawai‘i and Colorado State in Fort Collins, broadcast by CBS Sports Network. Other early-season games of note that will be broadcast on CBS Sports Network include the annual Rocky Mountain Showdown between Colorado State and Colorado of the Pac 12 (Aug. 31); Wyoming hosting Washington State of the Pac-12 (Sept. 1); Hawai‘i welcoming Navy from the American Athletic Conference (Sept. 1); Arkansas of the SEC taking on Colorado State (Sept. 8); and San Diego State hosting Arizona State of the Pac-12 (Sept. 15).ESPN’s selections for the first three weeks of the season are anticipated by mid-June. Kick times and specific outlets for the remaining ESPN games will be determined during the course of the regular season (generally a 12-day window). The two CBSSN kick times listed as TBA will be determined in the near future.Additional broadcasts by AT&T SportsNet, Spectrum Sports (Hawai‘i) and Stadium will be announced in the coming months.