Colorado State vs. Air Force FREE LIVE STREAM (10/19/24): Watch College Football Week 8 Online | Time, TV, channel

The Colorado State Rams, led by coach Jay Norvell, will face the Air Force Falcons, led by coach Troy Calhoun, on Saturday, October 19, 2024 (10/19/24) at Falcon Stadium in Colorado.

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Here’s what you need to know:

What: NCAA Football, Week 8

WHO: Colorado State vs. Air Force

When: Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024

Where: Falcon Stadium

Time: 8pm ET

TV: CBS Sports Network

Live stream: fuboTV (free trial), DirecTV stream (free trial)

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Here’s a college football story from the Associated Press:

LAS VEGAS (AP) — It was just more than a month ago when the future of the Mountain West was very much in doubt, and while the realignment appears to be showing no end, Commissioner Gloria Nevarez said Thursday she feels the The conference is finally in good condition.

With UNLV and Air Force’s decision to remain in the conference, UTEP’s addition, and Hawaii’s full membership, the Mountain West will have at least eight full-time programs starting in 2026 to maintain good standing with the NCAA as an FBS conference.

That wasn’t so certain after five schools left for the Pac-12 Conference last month.

“I feel a lot better because we’re safe until ’32,” Nevarez said in an interview with The Associated Press at the conference’s basketball media days. “We have a core membership and I think everyone in the core membership is determined to win them over. The support is really strong.”

Nevarez had to act quickly to keep the league together after Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State and San Diego State announced on Sept. 12 that they would be leaving the league in 2026 to join Oregon State and Washington State in the To help rebuild the Pac-12.

Then the Mountain West was truly shaken when Utah State also announced 11 days later that it would be heading to the Pac-12, to which UNLV was also invited. But UNLV announced Sept. 25 that it would stay, prompting the Air Force to make the same commitment to give the Mountain West a much-needed lifeline.

“All the (athletic directors) and all the presidents were able to focus on the core issues and what makes us good for all of us,” Nevarez said. “We have arrived in a great place. I think everyone is happy with it.”

The work still wasn’t done as Mountain West needed two more full-time members. The conference got that by announcing Oct. 1 that UTEP would join in 2026 and by making Hawaii — which has only played football in the league since 2012 — a full-time member as well.

Hawaii has helped cover conference football teams’ travel expenses, but Nevarez said there will no longer be subsidies for visiting teams in any sport. She said most sports are not affected because they either have events on the mainland or travel to Hawaii every two years, which can be offset by the way non-conference schedules are put together.

Basketball and volleyball are more difficult, Nevarez said, because they are annual trips.

“We really need to think about how we can balance this out,” Nevarez said. “But we’ve always been an airplane league. It’s just the nature of the western region.”

The Mountain West could look to add more schools or even look for a basketball-only member, such as regional power Saint Mary’s. Nevarez would not discuss what possible plans the conference might consider.

The conference appears to be in a safe place for now — member schools have committed through 2032 — but Nevarez acknowledged the realignment is constantly changing.

“Whatever happens, I think it starts on the East Coast, as has been the case with this current realignment,” Nevarez said. “We need to be prepared to respond to this because I think it will be attracted to conferences that are not in the western region.”

(The Associated Press contributed to this report)

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