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The Mountain West digital network announced its first slate of games that the network will broadcast. The initial games will be five football contests will be shown on the digital network which is partnering with Campus Insiders. Of those five games, three are conference games with the other two being non-league games.The Mountain West still has the option to stream other football games that have not found a television partner.
However, the biggest news about the digital network is that the 10 games that will be shown on ROOT SPORTS will be streamed outside of the ROOT SPORTS Rocky Mountain, Northwest and any other network that does not carry those 10 games. So, for those Wyoming, Utah State, New Mexico and Colorado State fans outside of the region can view these games online, and for free.
Here is the initial Mountain West Network schedule:
DATE |
GAME |
TIME |
NETWORK |
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| Saturday, August 31 | Eastern Illinois at San Diego State | 8 p.m. ET | MWN | ||
| Saturday, September 14 | Central Michigan at UNLV | 10 p.m. ET | MWN | ||
| Saturday, October 19 | UNLV at Fresno State* | 10 p.m. ET | MWN | ||
| Saturday, November 2 | San Jose State at UNLV* | 4 p.m. ET | MWN | ||
| Saturday, November 9 | Fresno State at Wyoming* | 3 p.m. ET | MWN | ||
| *Mountain West game | |||||
Out of these first five games, the Fresno State at Wyoming broadcast is the best matchup and a game worth tuning into online.