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BSU Football to Open with at Least Three Straight National TV Games
October 19, 2020 | Football
First three games, all Wednesday matchups, will kick off at 7 p.m.
MUNCIE, Ind. -- The Ball State football team will open the delayed 2020 season with back-to-back 7 p.m. kickoffs on CBS Sports Network. Game times and television assignments for the early part of the MAC schedule were revealed Monday.
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As previously announced, the Cardinals will visit defending MAC champion Miami for the Wednesday, Nov. 4 season opener and then welcome Eastern Michigan to Scheumann Stadium one week later, Nov. 11, in their first home game.
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The third of Ball State's six regular season games, Wednesday, Nov. 18 against Northern Illinois, will also kick at 7 p.m. and will be televised by ESPN2, ESPNU or CBS Sports Network.
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The TV designation for the NIU game and designations and kick times for all three of the Cardinals' Saturday contests to close the regular season will be announced 12 days before each game. The three Saturday games will appear on CBS Sports Network or an ESPN platform.
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The MAC Football Championship Game will air Friday, Dec. 18 on ESPN or ESPN2.
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As always, all BSU football games can be heard on the Ball State Radio Network on 104.1 WLBC.
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For the most up-to-date news on the Ball State football team, please follow @BallStateSports, @BallStateFB and @BSUCoachNeu.
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2020 Ball State Football Schedule
Wed., Nov. 4 (7 p.m.) at Miami (Oxford, Ohio) – CBS Sports Network (CBSSN)
Wed., Nov. 11 (7 p.m.) vs. Eastern Michigan (Scheumann Stadium) – CBSSN
Wed., Nov. 18 (7 p.m.) vs. Northern Illinois (Scheumann Stadium) – ESPN2, ESPNU or CBSSN
Sat., Nov. 28 (TBA) at Toledo (Toledo, Ohio) – CBSSN or ESPN platform
Sat., Dec. 5 (TBA) at Central Michigan (Mt. Pleasant, Mich.) – CBSSN or ESPN platform
Sat., Dec. 12 (TBA) vs. Western Michigan (Scheumann Stadium) – CBSSN or ESPN platform
Fri., Dec. 18 (TBA) – MAC Championship (Detroit, Mich.) – ESPN or ESPN2
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As previously announced, the Cardinals will visit defending MAC champion Miami for the Wednesday, Nov. 4 season opener and then welcome Eastern Michigan to Scheumann Stadium one week later, Nov. 11, in their first home game.
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The third of Ball State's six regular season games, Wednesday, Nov. 18 against Northern Illinois, will also kick at 7 p.m. and will be televised by ESPN2, ESPNU or CBS Sports Network.
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The TV designation for the NIU game and designations and kick times for all three of the Cardinals' Saturday contests to close the regular season will be announced 12 days before each game. The three Saturday games will appear on CBS Sports Network or an ESPN platform.
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The MAC Football Championship Game will air Friday, Dec. 18 on ESPN or ESPN2.
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As always, all BSU football games can be heard on the Ball State Radio Network on 104.1 WLBC.
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For the most up-to-date news on the Ball State football team, please follow @BallStateSports, @BallStateFB and @BSUCoachNeu.
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2020 Ball State Football Schedule
Wed., Nov. 4 (7 p.m.) at Miami (Oxford, Ohio) – CBS Sports Network (CBSSN)
Wed., Nov. 11 (7 p.m.) vs. Eastern Michigan (Scheumann Stadium) – CBSSN
Wed., Nov. 18 (7 p.m.) vs. Northern Illinois (Scheumann Stadium) – ESPN2, ESPNU or CBSSN
Sat., Nov. 28 (TBA) at Toledo (Toledo, Ohio) – CBSSN or ESPN platform
Sat., Dec. 5 (TBA) at Central Michigan (Mt. Pleasant, Mich.) – CBSSN or ESPN platform
Sat., Dec. 12 (TBA) vs. Western Michigan (Scheumann Stadium) – CBSSN or ESPN platform
Fri., Dec. 18 (TBA) – MAC Championship (Detroit, Mich.) – ESPN or ESPN2
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