| College Football on CBS Sports | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | SEC on CBS (until 2023) Mountain West on CBS (since 2021) Big Ten on CBS (since 2023) |
| Genre | College football telecasts |
| Presented by | Brad Nessler Gary Danielson Jenny Dell Adam Zucker Rick Neuheisel Brian Jones Aaron Taylor Gene Steratore |
| Theme music composer | Lloyd Landesman[1] |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 210 minutes or until game ends |
| Production company | CBS Sports |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBS CBSSN Paramount+ |
| Release | 1950 |
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College Football on CBS Sports is the blanket title used for broadcasts of college football games that are produced by CBS Sports, for CBS and CBS Sports Network.
CBS first televised regular season college football games in 1950, airing them on a weekly basis during periods in the 1950s and 1960s. After ABC won an exclusive contract with the NCAA in 1966, CBS then retained the rights to air a few bowl games before returning to broadcast regular season games from the major conferences and major independents in 1982.
After being outbid by ABC, CBS's college football coverage between 1991 and 1995 was again reduced to only a handful of bowl games. In 1996, CBS signed a deal with the Southeastern Conference (SEC) to carry a weekly slate of regular season games (billed as the SEC on CBS), as well as becoming the television partner for the annual Army-Navy Game. In 2019, CBS declined to renew its rights to SEC football, with the package ultimately going to ABC beginning in 2024. CBS subsequently reached a deal to televise Big Ten football beginning in 2023, which replaced CBS's SEC package in its traditional 3:30 p.m. ET timeslot beginning in the 2024 season. As part of a title sponsorship by The Home Depot, college football games on the main CBS network are currently billed as The Home Depot Big Ten on CBS (or The Home Depot College Football on CBS for non-Big Ten games).
CBS acquired the now-CBS Sports Network in 2006, which has since televised college football from the Mid American Conference, Conference USA, Mountain West Conference and Northeast Conference, as well as home football games from Army, Navy, and UConn.