​If you think the 2026 college football TV schedule resides only on major networks like ESPN and FOX, you are mistaken. This season, The CW Network will broadcast 140 hours of regular-season college football beginning Saturday, August 29, with New Mexico at Florida State. CW coverage will run the gamut of conferences, including the ACC, Mountain West and Pac-12.The CW has compiled an impressive roster of broadcasters for the 2026 season. Thom Brennaman will handle play-by-play for ACC football with Jason Cabinda as an analyst and Wes Bryant on the sidelines. For Mountain West football, Jack McMullen will handle play-by-play alongside Cody Kessler. They will work with Marshall Newhouse as a sideline reporter.Pac-12 games feature Rick Allen as the lead play-by-play announcer. With Will Blackmon as a booth analyst and Michael Bumpus working the sidelines. Other members of the broadcast lineup working various Mountain West and Pac-12 games include play-by-play announcer Chris Fisher, analyst Isaiah Stanback and sideline reporter Brian Walters.This is indeed a unique mix of talent. Lesser-known personalities alongside veterans like Brennaman. In addition, with major college football dominated by the SEC, Big 10, Big 12 and ACC, it will be nice to see coverage of games in the competitive Mountain West and the Pac-12. A conference that has lost some of its luster but still offers some strong programs.Setting The TableThe CW’s college football games will be preceded by The CW College Football Countdown. The network’s pregame show hosted by Mike Yam alongside lead analyst George Wrighster. Yam is fast becoming sports television’s version of Ryan Seacrest. The dude is seemingly everywhere. One minute, he is suited and tied at an anchor desk talking football on NFL Network. The next, he’s dressed casually in an easy chair talking hoops on NBA TV.Forget Seacrest, Yam is the studio host version of ESPN/ABC play-by-play announcer Sean McDonough. His versatility in moving from sport to sport is outstanding. As an observer who appreciates the craft and art of hosting, I’m excited to watch Yam work CW college football.While he has made his name covering professional sports most recently, Yam is no stranger to the college game. Before making his mark at NFL Network, he served as a lead studio host for Pac-12 Network football and basketball for nearly a decade. Yam always brings his A-game to any assignment. His face and voice will be the first that viewers see and hear on CW college football coverage this year. That’s a good thing for the network.Fresh Faces, Notable NamesThe 140 hours of coverage on The CW this year is the most in the history of the network. There is no doubt that Brennaman is the figurehead and face of the broadcast lineup. Once the top baseball play-by-play announcer for FOX Sports, Brennaman has seen the positive and perilous sides of sports broadcasting. He, of course, was mentored by his dad, Marty Brennaman, the legendary Cincinn