CBS Sports has unveiled its 2026 college football broadcast schedule, featuring 14 Big Ten Conference games at the traditional 3:30 p.m. ET kickoff window. The slate includes high-profile matchups such as Oregon at Ohio State on Nov. 7, Minnesota at Indiana on Oct. 31, and the Black Friday rivalry between Nebraska and Iowa on Nov. 27. The network will also air the revived Pac-12 Championship Game on Dec. 4 and the Army-Navy Game at MetLife Stadium on Dec. 12.
Key Matchups
On Halloween, Minnesota visits Indiana in a game that could shape the College Football Playoff picture. The Hoosiers, led by coach Curt Cignetti, enter the contest after their first home loss under Cignetti, while the Golden Gophers under P.J. Fleck aim for a fifth straight win over Indiana.
Nov. 7 brings Oregon to Ohio State in a pivotal Big Ten showdown. The Ducks, having changed offensive coordinators after a Week 8 loss, face a Buckeyes team dealing with a quarterback injury to Julian Sayin. Freshman Luke Fahey is set to make his second start, targeting Heisman contender Jeremiah Smith.
The Nebraska-Iowa rivalry renews on Black Friday at Iowa City. Since 2011, 10 of 15 meetings have been decided by eight points or fewer, and six have come down to a field goal. Last season Iowa won 40-16, but a closer contest is expected if both teams are healthy and competing for postseason stakes.
Additional Coverage
CBS Sports will also broadcast three games in the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy series among Army, Navy, and Air Force, culminating in the Army-Navy Game at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The Pac-12 Championship Game will air on CBS on Dec. 4, marking the conference's return to the network.
The full schedule includes games on CBS and Paramount+ starting Sept. 19 with USC at Rutgers and BYU at Colorado State, and runs through the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl on Dec. 31.
