(This story has been updated because an earlier version included an inaccuracy.)
It’s typical for games on certain networks to not have their kickoff times announced until a week before kickoff. It’s a maddening practice that forces college football fans to put other plans for those days on hold until they can get clarity.
Well, this just took this absurdity to another level. The Notre Dame football team announced on social media that its regular-season finale at USC will kick off at one of three possible times. Those times are 3:30 p.m. EST, 7 p.m. EST or 7:30 p.m. EST.
It’s understandable networks want to lay out their weekly college football schedule based on how important each game is. After all, they do not want to have a game with two four-loss teams locked into the most ideal viewing situation.
But this goofiness shouldn’t be happening at the cost of fans’ sanity. At least the NFL announces game times well before flexing any games into prime time. Why can’t TV networks follow suit with their college football coverage?
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