World Series Closeout Gives BYU/West Virginia TV Upgrade
Nov 1, 2023, 10:43 PM
BYU/West Virginia moves to network TV due to the World Series closeout. (Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News)
(Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News)
PROVO, Utah – BYU football is moving to a network television spot thanks to the Texas Rangers closing out the World Series.
The Rangers finished off the Arizona Diamondbacks in five games on Wednesday. What does that have to do with BYU?
Texas Rangers winning the World Series promotes BYU/WVU to FOX
Well, the World Series was televised on FOX. BYU’s upcoming game at West Virginia was expected to be on FS1 if the World Series extended to a Game 7. Since the World Series is over, BYU/West Virginia gets promoted to a network television spot on FOX.
The Big 12 Conference’s Senior Director of Television, Justin Nusser, made the announcement on X after the World Series wrapped up.
NETWORK UPGRADE 🚨🏈 (11/4):@BYUfootball at @WVUfootball at 7:00 p.m. ET / 5:00 p.m. MT will now air on FOX! #Big12FB x @CFBONFOX
— Justin Nusser (@jnusser12) November 2, 2023
BYU/West Virginia will still kick off at 5 p.m. (MT)/7 p.m. (ET) in Morgantown.
The last time BYU played a game on FOX was in 2022 against Oregon. It’s the fourth time in the Kalani Sitake era that BYU will play on FOX. In the previous three appearances (2016 Utah, 2018 Washington, 2022 Oregon), BYU lost all of them.
Remaining BYU football schedule for the 2023 season
Sept. 2 – BYU 14, Sam Houston 0
Sept. 9 – BYU 41, Southern Utah 16
Sept. 16 – BYU 38, Arkansas 31
Sept. 23 – Kansas 38, BYU 27
Sept. 29 – BYU 35, Cincinnati 27
Oct. 14 – TCU 44, BYU 11
Oct. 21 – BYU 27, Texas Tech 14
Oct. 28 – No. 7 Texas 35, BYU 6
November 4 | at West Virginia Mountaineers
Location: Morgantown, West Virginia
Stadium: Mountaineer Field
Kickoff: 5 p.m.
TV: FOX
Radio: KSL NewsRadio (102.7 FM, 1160 AM in Utah); Audio stream on sports.ksl.com
Series history: West Virginia leads 1-0
Last meeting: September 24, 2016 – West Virginia 35, BYU 32 (FedEx Field in Landover, MD)
November 11 | Iowa State Cyclones
Location: Provo, Utah
Stadium: LaVell Edwards Stadium
Kickoff: 8:15 p.m.
TV: ESPN
Radio: KSL NewsRadio (102.7 FM, 1160 AM in Utah); Audio stream on sports.ksl.com
Series history: Iowa State leads 4-0
Last meeting: September 28, 1974 – Iowa State 34, BYU 7 in Ames
November 18 | Oklahoma Sooners
Location: Provo, Utah
Stadium: LaVell Edwards Stadium
Kickoff: TBA
TV: TBD (ESPN or FOX networks)
Radio: KSL NewsRadio (102.7 FM, 1160 AM in Utah); Audio stream on sports.ksl.com
Series history: BYU leads 2-0
Last meeting: September 5, 2009 – BYU 14, Oklahoma 13 (Cowboy Classic in Arlington, Texas)
November 25 | at Oklahoma State Cowboys
Location: Stillwater, Oklahoma
Stadium: Boone Pickens Stadium
Kickoff: TBA
TV: TBD (ESPN or FOX networks)
Radio: KSL NewsRadio (102.7 FM, 1160 AM in Utah); Audio stream on sports.ksl.com
Series history: Oklahoma State leads 2-0
Last meeting: December 18, 1976 – Oklahoma State 49, BYU 21 (Tangerine Bowl)
Mitch Harper is a BYU Insider for sports.ksl.com and host of the Cougar Tracks Podcast (SUBSCRIBE) and Cougar Sports Saturday (Saturday from 12–3 p.m.) on KSL Newsradio. Follow Mitch’s coverage of BYU in the Big 12 Conference on X and Threads: @Mitch_Harper.
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