July 27, 2006

LAS VEGAS - UNLV football will have three new kickoff times and its game against TCU nationally televised as the Mountain West Conference announced Thursday an updated broadcast schedule for the 2006 season.

The announcement reflects the new partnership between CSTV Networks and Comcast for ownership and distribution of The mtn. - MountainWest Sports Network. The schedule includes national games on OLN (the network will change its name to Versus on Sept. 25) and CSTV, along with non-conference road appearances on other national networks (eg., ESPN, Fox Sports Net and TBS).

In order to add the OLN national telecasts to the schedule and accommodate a weekly regional double-header on The mtn., some minimal adjustments in outlets and kick times were necessary. OLN has committed to televise eight MWC games, while CSTV will air an additional eight contests nationally.

UNLV's changed kickoff times are as follows: Oct. 7 at Colorado State is now set for 2:30 p.m. (PT), Nov. 11 at San Diego State is now slated for 6:00 p.m., and Nov. 18 against Wyoming is now set for 1:00 p.m. Additionally, the Rebels' home game against TCU on Nov. 4 will be shown nationally on OLN.

Season tickets for the program's six-game home schedule are on sale now by calling 739-FANS or logging on to unlvtickets.com.

DATE         OPPONENT            SITE            BROADCAST            TIME+Sept. 2     IDAHO STATE         LAS VEGAS       TBA     7 p.m. PTSept. 9     at Iowa State       Ames, IA        TBA         4 p.m. PTSept. 16    at Hawaii           Honolulu        TBA         9 p.m. PTSept. 30    NEVADA, RENO        LAS VEGAS       The mtn.    7 p.m. PTOct. 7      at Colorado St.*    Fort Collins    The mtn.    2:30 p.m. PTOct. 14     NEW MEXICO*         LAS VEGAS       The mtn.        7 p.m. PTOct. 21     at BYU*             Provo, UT       The mtn.    12 p.m. PTOct. 28     at Utah*            Salt Lake City  The mtn.        1 p.m. PTNov. 4      TCU* (Homecoming) LAS VEGAS     OLN         12 p.m. PTNov. 11     at San Diego St.*   San Diego       The mtn.    6 p.m. PTNov. 18     WYOMING*#           LAS VEGAS       TBA         1 p.m. PTNov. 24     AIR FORCE*          LAS VEGAS       The mtn.        4 p.m. PT
*Mountain West Conference Game+All times are subject to change
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