PROVO -- Boise State University has announced the BYU-Boise State game will be broadcast to a national television audience on ESPN. In order to facilitate the national broadcast, the game will be moved to Friday, Sept. 24, and will kickoff at 8 p.m. (MT) at Bronco Stadium.
As a result of the schedule change, the Cougars will play in at least four nationally televised games during the 2004 season.
BYU will open the season on Saturday, Sept. 4 against Notre Dame on ESPN, marking the tenth straight season the Cougars have opened the season playing on either ESPN, ESPN2 or ABC.
Two weeks later, the Cougars will host defending National Champion USC in a nationally broadcast game on ESPN, beginning at 8 p.m. (MT). The following week, BYU will travel to Boise State for a second straight nationally televised game on ESPN. On Oct. 8, the Cougars will host UNLV for a primetime, MWC match-up on ESPN2.
Game times and broadcast plans for the remaining six games will be released as information becomes available.