Cougar Football Featured Nationally Across the CW Network & FOX Sports in 2024

For the upcoming 2024 season, home Pac-12 football games will be televised for national audiences across The CW Network and FOX Sports, the conference and both networks announced Tuesday. As part of the partnership, 11 of the league's 13 home football games will air on The CW, while two will air on FOX or FS1. These agreements with two leading broadcasters provide full national coverage to showcase the strength of Oregon State and Washington State football programs and student-athletes.
 
Notably for fans, nearly all home games will have kickoff times set prior to the start of the season. The CW lineup is being announced today, and the two games on FOX or FS1 will be announced later this month. Also, as part of today's announcement, Pac-12's production facility - Pac-12 Enterprises - will produce all 11 broadcasts for The CW.
 
"We are thrilled to announce these national partnerships with The CW and FOX," said Pac-12 Commissioner Teresa Gould. "Oregon State and Washington State football student-athletes deserve this elite stage as they continue competing for the College Football Playoff, and Beaver and Cougar fans have a great opportunity to enjoy their teams successes." 
 
For Washington State, five of its home games will be aired on The CW, beginning with the Aug. 31 season-opener against Portland State, which is scheduled for a Noon start. The following week's game against Texas Tech, Sept. 7, will be televised on FOX or FS1 at a time selected at a later date.
 
The Cougars' home game against San José State, originally scheduled for Sept. 21, has been moved to Friday, Sept. 20, and will be a 7 p.m. start on The CW. That weekend will also serve as Family Weekend on the Pullman campus. WSU is next at home Oct. 19 against Hawai'i as part of Homecoming Weekend. The Hawai'i game will be broadcast by The CW with a kick time of either 12:30 p.m. or 7 p.m. Start time will be determined no later than 12 days prior to the game.
 
The same situation applies for WSU's home game Nov. 19 against Utah State, with a start time of either 12:30 p.m. or 7:30 p.m., with the final start time to determined no later than 12 days prior. That game will be aired on The CW. The Cougars conclude their regular season schedule Nov. 30, hosting Wyoming at Gesa Field in a 3:30 p.m. start time on The CW.
 
In addition to its home schedule, WSU's Nov. 23 game at Oregon State will kick at 3:30 p.m. on The CW. Gametimes and broadcast networks for WSU's remaining games will be announced in the coming months.

"We are excited to partner with The CW and FOX to broadcast Cougar Football nationally for the upcoming 2024 season," said WSU Interim Director of Athletics Anne McCoy. "Having WSU in 100 percent of the homes across the country will amplify the exposure of our student-athletes and program and grow the connection with our fans and alumni. Additionally, the partnership provides for nearly all home game times to be set in the spring, allowing our fanbase to plan their fall weekends around Cougar Football."
 
President of The CW Network Dennis Miller added: "Adding the Pac-12 Conference to The CW's growing roster of live sports gives the network coast-to-coast coverage in key markets and solidifies our position as a national player in college sports. The CW will truly be a destination for all sports fans this fall with impressive weekend lineups consisting of Pac-12 football, ACC football, LIV Golf and NASCAR Xfinity Series playoff races."
 
Today's announcement includes several highlights for both Oregon State and Washington State football programs, alumni, and fans, including: 

• True national exposure - Both FOX Sports and The CW reach 100% of U.S. households
• Kickoff times for nearly all home football games are set prior to the start of the season
• An increased number of afternoon kickoff times to showcase Pac-12 football  
• FOX is home to BIG NOON SATURDAY, the most-watched regular season college football window on any network for three consecutive seasons
• Pac-12 football joins an expanding lineup of live sports airing on The CW this fall; CW is poised to broadcast over 500 hours of premium sports programming in 2025

 
2024 Washington State Football Schedule
 

 
All Times PT
* - Pac-12 Conference Game
Home Games in Bold