AND WELCOME BACK FROM THE KOCO FIVE NEWSROOM. WE ARE GETTING A LOOK AT THE REST OF THE GAME TIMES FOR OU. FOOTBALL’S FIRST SEASON IN THE SEC. THIS IS A BIG DEAL. IT’S HISTORIC. SPORTS DIRECTOR BRIAN KEATING JOINS US NOW WITH A BREAKDOWN. BK. SO GUYS YOU KNOW OU FANS I THINK THEY’RE GOING TO BE EXCITED THIS AFTERNOON. YOU KNOW ONE OF THE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE BIG 12 AND ONE OF THE ONE OF THE REASONS THEY WANTED TO GET OUT OF THE BIG 12 IS THEY DON’T WANT TO PLAY AT 11:00 IN THE MORNING EVERY WEEK. SO I BRING GOOD NEWS ON THIS TUESDAY NIGHT BECAUSE, YOU KNOW WHAT? ONLY TWO OF THE 12 GAMES THIS SEASON WILL KICK OFF AT 11:00. YOU KNOW, NO, MORE LIKE BACON AND EGGS AND TAILGATE PARTIES. YOU GET NORMAL TAILGATE PARTIES. SO THIS IS COOL. EVEN, YOU KNOW, ON JULY 11TH, WE DON’T KNOW A LOT OF THE START TIMES UNTIL THE WEEK BEFORE. WE KNOW ALL OF THEM OR MOST OF THEM. TONIGHT, LET’S GO OVER THE SCHEDULE. SEASON. AND YOU KNOW WHAT? WHAT DO YOU NOTICE? NO NO EARLY START TIMES IN THE FIRST SIX GAMES OF THAT SCHEDULE. AND WHEN YOU SEE THAT THAT FLEX IT MEANS THE GAME TIME HADN’T BEEN DECIDED. BUT IT’S EITHER A 230 GAME OR A NIGHT GAME. SO IT’S NOT AN EARLY GAME. THERE’S THE FIRST HALF OF THE SEASON. IT’S NOT UNTIL OCTOBER 19TH. GUYS AGAINST SOUTH CAROLINA THAT, OH, YOU WILL HAVE TO PLAY AT 11:00 IN THE MORNING. AND THEN YOU DO GET BACK BACK TO BACK WEEKS. YOU GET THE SOUTH CAROLINA GAME AND THEN THE OLE MISS GAME. A LITTLE MORE UNCERTAINTY AT THE END OF THE SEASON. SO IT’S ALL THE FLEX GAMES, BUT IT’S EITHER 230 OR IT’S A NIGHT GAME. SO I THINK OU FANS ARE VERY HAPPY TONIGHT. THE SCHEDULES OUT AND IT’S COMPLETELY, YOU KNOW, AFTERNOON NOON OR NIGHT GAMES THAT MAKES
Game windows for OU's upcoming SEC games, Maine kickoff time announced
ESPN released television start time windows for the rest of OU's conference games on Tuesday.
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Updated: 6:36 AM CDT Jun 12, 2024
The University of Oklahoma football team now knows the windows for their four remaining SEC games this season as the Sooners start their first season in a new conference.| MORE | University of Oklahoma announces slate of events to celebrate joining the SECESPN released television start time windows for the rest of OU's conference games on Tuesday. All SEC-controlled games, starting with Week 4 on Sept. 21, will have set television windows with set matchups tagged as flex games kicking off in either the afternoon or night windows.Below is a look at how those television windows are assigned.Early: 11 a.m. to noon startAfternoon: 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. startNight: 5 to 7 p.m. startFlex: Games flexed between the Afternoon (2:30-3:30 p.m.) and Night (5-7 p.m.) windowsOU's home game against South Carolina on Oct. 19 is designated as an early start, and the games against Tennessee, Alabama, Missouri and LSU are flex games. The Sooners' matchup against Auburn will be in an afternoon start window, and the Ole Miss game will be an early start. >> Download the KOCO 5 AppOU also announced that their Nov. 2 home game against Maine will be at 1:30 p.m. and will be televised on ESPN+ and SEC Network+."The Maine game time was ours to set, and in a move to pay homage to the 100th season of Gaylord Family – Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, we thought it would be fun to kick off at 1:30 since that was the prevailing start time for our home games from 1962 to 1995," Athletics Director Joe Castiglione said in a news release. "We think it fits perfectly within the framework of our season-long stadium celebration and are excited to kick off at 1:30 once again. An afternoon start also made sense to us with it being a November game and temperatures starting to dip."Click here to see OU's full 2024 schedule.Top Headlines How to stay safe from sharks while in the ocean OG&E seeks approval for rate increase, sparking outcry from public Voters could decide on a commuter rail connecting parts of the OKC metro by 2025 Hunter Biden convicted of all 3 felonies in federal gun trial 5 people arrested, including grandparents, in disappearance of Kentucky 8-month-old
NORMAN, Okla. — The University of Oklahoma football team now knows the windows for their four remaining SEC games this season as the Sooners start their first season in a new conference.
| MORE | University of Oklahoma announces slate of events to celebrate joining the SEC
ESPN released television start time windows for the rest of OU's conference games on Tuesday. All SEC-controlled games, starting with Week 4 on Sept. 21, will have set television windows with set matchups tagged as flex games kicking off in either the afternoon or night windows.
Below is a look at how those television windows are assigned.
- Early: 11 a.m. to noon start
- Afternoon: 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. start
- Night: 5 to 7 p.m. start
- Flex: Games flexed between the Afternoon (2:30-3:30 p.m.) and Night (5-7 p.m.) windows
OU's home game against South Carolina on Oct. 19 is designated as an early start, and the games against Tennessee, Alabama, Missouri and LSU are flex games. The Sooners' matchup against Auburn will be in an afternoon start window, and the Ole Miss game will be an early start.
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OU also announced that their Nov. 2 home game against Maine will be at 1:30 p.m. and will be televised on ESPN+ and SEC Network+.
"The Maine game time was ours to set, and in a move to pay homage to the 100th season of Gaylord Family – Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, we thought it would be fun to kick off at 1:30 since that was the prevailing start time for our home games from 1962 to 1995," Athletics Director Joe Castiglione said in a news release. "We think it fits perfectly within the framework of our season-long stadium celebration and are excited to kick off at 1:30 once again. An afternoon start also made sense to us with it being a November game and temperatures starting to dip."
Click here to see OU's full 2024 schedule.
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