Sunday, April 20th: The Mountain West has unveiled its preliminary television schedule for the 2014 season. Last week's update featured the scheduled times for 11 games to be played on Fridays along with the networks that will air them. Today's update features scheduled times (some to be determined) for 34 Saturday games, and the networks (CBS Sports Network, and ESPN Family of Networks) that will broadcast them. See the composite schedule below for more information. Scheduled times are subject to change.
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This week's news stories:
The NCAA's Legislative Council has approved a proposal which will allow Division I schools to provide unlimited meals and snacks to all athletes, including walk-ons. Full story here.
Today's print edition of The New York Times features a front-page article discussing the flawed investigation of the Jameis Winston rape case. Full article can be found here.
A panel of college administrators at a conference on Tuesday, consisting of Ohio Valley Conference Commissioner Beth DeBauche, former BIG XII Conference Commissioner Dan Beebe, and University of Kentucky Athletic Director Mitch Barnhart, recommended changes to the NCAA's business model. Full story here.
Texas A&M head football coach Kevin Sumlin announced that redshirt junior Matt Joeckel will transfer from the program. His departure means that there are only two candidates left in consideration for the Aggies starting quarterback position: Kenny Hill and Kyle Allen. Full story here.
USC head football coach Steve Sarkisian has named junior Cody Kessler as the starting quarterback for the Trojans. Full story here.
The Freedom From Religion Foundation, an organization dedicated to the constitutional principle of the separation of church and state, sent a letter to Clemson addressing "what it views as the promotion of Christianity within the publicly-funded school's athletic program." Full story here.
A Drexel University study, conducted in March 2014 with the National College Players Association, concluded that the annual fair market value of the average college football player between 2011 and 2015 is $178,000. Full story here.
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After an unanticipated delay, the 2014 football schedule for the Mountain West Conference is now available on The Howell Report. I had originally planned to have the Mountain West's schedule posted on April 3rd. Unfortunately, I had to postpone this entry because of my decision to research and write an extended commentary about the unionization of college athletics. While I was able to complete that commentary, it took more time to write than I originally thought. So, my apologizes to the fans of the Mountain West that read my blog and I wish your conference continued success on the gridiron.
As for the conference itself, the Mountain West currently consists of 11 full members and one associate member (Hawaii) in football. Starting with the 2013 season, the Mountain West split into two divisions known as "Mountain" and "West." The Mountain division consists of Air Force, Boise State, Colorado State, New Mexico, Utah State, and Wyoming. The West division contains Fresno State, Hawaii, Nevada, Nevada-Las Vegas (UNLV), San Diego State, and San Jose State. This year's schedule features some exciting non-conference games, including Air Force vs. Navy, Boise State vs. Ole Miss, Colorado State vs. Boston College, New Mexico vs. Arizona State, Utah State vs. Tennessee, Wyoming vs. Oregon, Fresno State vs. Southern California, Nevada vs. Arizona, San Jose State vs. Auburn, UNLV vs. Northern Illinois, San Diego State vs. Oregon State, and Hawaii vs. Washington. The next 2014 schedule I plan to post will be for Conference USA. Enjoy the rest of the week, everybody!
2014 MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE COMPOSITE FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
For non-league games, Mountain West members appear in ALL CAPS
For league games, home teams are underlined.
August 28th
Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game - Georgia Dome, Atlanta.
BOISE STATE vs. Ole Miss - 8:00PM Eastern, ESPN.
August 29th
COLORADO STATE vs. Colorado - neutral site: Denver, Colorado.
UNLV at Arizona
August 30th
Nicholls State at AIR FORCE
Texas-El Paso at NEW MEXICO
UTAH STATE at Tennessee
Montana at WYOMING
FRESNO STATE at Southern California
Washington at HAWAII - 2:00 PM Hawaii Time, CBS Sports Network
Southern Utah at NEVADA
Northern Arizona at SAN DIEGO STATE
North Dakota at SAN JOSE STATE
September 5th
Washington State at NEVADA - 7:30 PM Pacific, ESPN or ESPN2
September 6th
Air Force at Wyoming - TBA, ESPN Networks
Colorado State at Boise State - 8:15 PM Mountain Time, ESPN2
Arizona State at NEW MEXICO - 5:00 PM Mountain Time, CBS Sports Network
Idaho State at UTAH STATE
FRESNO STATE at Utah
Oregon State at HAWAII - 4:30 PM Hawaii Time, CBS Sports Network
SAN DIEGO STATE at North Carolina
SAN JOSE STATE at Auburn
Northern Colorado at UNLV
September 12th
Northern Illinois at UNLV - 7:00PM Pacific, CBS Sports Network
September 13th
AIR FORCE at Georgia State
BOISE STATE at Connecticut
California-Davis at COLORADO STATE
Wake Forest at UTAH STATE - 5:00 PM Mountain Time, CBS Sports Network
WYOMING at Oregon
Nebraska at FRESNO STATE - 7:30 PM Pacific, CBS Sports Network
Northern Iowa at HAWAII
NEVADA at Arizona
September 20th
Louisiana-Lafayette at BOISE STATE - 8:30 PM Mountain Time, CBS Sports Network
NEW MEXICO at New Mexico State
UTAH STATE at Arkansas State
Florida Atlantic at WYOMING
Southern Utah at FRESNO STATE
HAWAII at Colorado
SAN DIEGO STATE at Oregon State
SAN JOSE STATE at Minnesota
September 26th
Fresno State at New Mexico - 6:00PM Mountain Time, ESPN or ESPN2
September 27th
Boise State at Air Force - 5:00 PM Mountain Time, CBS Sports Network
COLORADO STATE at Boston College
WYOMING at Michigan State
Nevada at San Jose State - 7:30 PM Pacific, CBS Sports Network
Nevada-Las Vegas at San Diego State TBA, ESPN Networks
October 3rd
UTAH STATE at Brigham Young
San Diego State at Fresno State - 7:00 PM Pacific, CBS Sports Network (Battle for the Oil Can)
October 4th
Navy at AIR FORCE - 1:30 PM Mountain Time, CBS Sports Network
Boise State at Nevada - 7:30 PM Pacific, CBS Sports Network
Tulsa at COLORADO STATE
NEW MEXICO at Texas-San Antonio
HAWAII at Rice
Nevada-Las Vegas at San Jose State - TBA, ESPN Networks
October 10th
San Diego State at New Mexico - 7:30 PM Mountain Time, ESPNU
October 11th
Air Force at Utah State - TBA, ESPN Networks
Colorado State at Nevada - 7:30 PM Pacific, CBS Sports Network
Wyoming at Hawaii (Paniolo Trophy)
Fresno State at Nevada-Las Vegas
October 17th
Fresno State at Boise State - 6:00PM Mountain Time, ESPN (Battle of the Milk Can)
October 18th
New Mexico at Air Force
Utah State at Colorado State - 5:00 PM Mountain Time, CBS Sports Network
San Jose State at Wyoming - TBA, ESPN Networks
Hawaii at San Diego State - 7:30 PM Pacific, CBS Sports Network
NEVADA at Brigham Young
October 24th
Brigham Young at BOISE STATE - 7:00PM Mountain Time, ESPN or ESPN2
October 25th
Wyoming at Colorado State (Border War Rivalry)
Nevada Las-Vegas at Utah State - TBA, ESPN Networks
Nevada at Hawaii
SAN JOSE STATE at Navy
November 1st
AIR FORCE at Army
Colorado State at San Jose State - 4:00 PM Pacific, CBS Sports Network
New Mexico at Nevada-Las Vegas
Utah State at Hawaii
Wyoming at Fresno State - TBA, ESPN Networks
San Diego State at Nevada - 7:30 PM Pacific, CBS Sports Network
November 7th
Utah State at Wyoming- 6:00PM Mountain Time, ESPN2 (Bridger's Battle)
November 8th
Air Force at Nevada-Las Vegas
Boise State at New Mexico - 5:00 PM Mountain Time, CBS Sports Network
Hawaii at Colorado State - TBA, ESPN Networks
San Jose State at Fresno State (Valley Rivalry) - 7:30 PM Pacific, CBS Sports Network
Idaho at SAN DIEGO STATE
November 15th
Nevada at Air Force
San Diego State at Boise State - TBA, ESPN Networks
New Mexico at Utah State - TBA, ESPN Networks
Hawaii at San Jose State
UNLV at Brigham Young
November 21st
Air Force at San Diego State - 6:30 PM Pacific, CBS Sports Network
San Jose State at Utah State - 7:30 PM Mountain Time, ESPN2
November 22nd
Boise State at Wyoming - TBA, ESPN Networks
New Mexico at Colorado State
Fresno State at Nevada - TBA, ESPN Networks
Nevada-Las Vegas at Hawaii
November 28th
Colorado State at Air Force - 1:30PM Mountain Time, CBS Sports Network (Ram-Falcon Trophy)
November 29th
Utah State at Boise State - TBA, ESPN Networks
Wyoming at New Mexico
Hawaii at Fresno State
Nevada at UNLV (Battle for Nevada) - TBA, ESPN Networks
San Jose State at San Diego State (El Camino Real Rivalry) - 12:30 PM Pacific, CBS Sports Network
December 6th
Mountain West Conference Championship Game - Team with the highest ranking will host.
Game will be televised on CBS, Time to be determined.
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