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Why is Colorado vs. Nebraska on NBC? Deion Sanders headlines programs’ rare appearance for Week 2 game
Colorado coach Deion Sanders called the matchup with Matt Rhule and Nebraska “personal” a year ago and breathed new life into an old Big 8 rivalry. So when Coach Prime and Colorado football meet the Cornhuskers again in Lincoln, Nebraska on Saturday, their fans across the country will watch this time on a mostly unfamiliar network.
The Buffaloes are scheduled to appear on NBC for their Week 2 game, and the broadcast will highlight an unusual quirk that is the byproduct of conference realignment and the Big Ten’s media rights agreements that took effect in recent years. This will be just the second time Colorado has played a regular season game on NBC, and it’s the program’s first game on the channel since the 1995 Fiesta Bowl.
Colorado, who left the Big 12 for the Pac 12 ahead of the 2011 season and then returned to the Big 12 ahead of this season, went 4-8 in Sanders’ first season and won their 2024 season opener over North Dakota State last week. Nebraska finished 5-7 in 2023 under Rhule and began this season with a 41-7 win over UTEP.
So why will Sanders and Colorado occupy rare air(waves) on Saturday against one of their old Big 12 foes? Here’s what you should know about how the media rights agreements work for the Big Ten and Big 12, how to watch Colorado-Nebraska, and who’s favored to win in Week 2:
COLUMN: The Prime Show all bling, no bang once again as Colorado struggles past North Dakota St.
Why is Colorado vs. Nebraska on NBC?
The Big Ten became the first conference to sell its media rights to three broadcast networks when 7-year deals with FOX, CBS and NBC totaling more than $7 billion in revenue were signed back in 2022. The contracts went into effect starting last season
Fox will carry 24-32 football games per season during the agreement, while NBC will carry 14-16 games on its linear network and eight games per year on Peacock. Beginning this year, CBS will carry 14-15 Big Ten games per season now that its long-time partnership with the SEC is over. At least 55 conference football games will air on broadcast networks throughout the fall, with the aim of having a nationally broadcasted Big Ten game throughout the entire day.
It means FOX, who remains the league’s primary rights holder, can broadcast a Big Ten game for its Big Noon Kickoff. CBS will also broadcast an afternoon game. NBC, meanwhile, gets a primetime Big Ten game each week.
As part of the Big Ten’s media rights deals, the three networks coordinated a selection order that has not been publicized. FOX had the first three picks of games this season as the Big Ten’s primary rights holder, according to the Seattle Times and The Athletic, chose Michigan-Ohio State on Nov. 30 and Saturday’s Michigan-Texas game.
It would make sense that NBC had the second pick of Big Ten games this week considering Colorado-Nebraska was one of three games involving Sanders and Colorado that ranked among the top 15 highest-rated regular season broadcasts of the 2023 college football season. Since Nebraska is hosting Colorado, it’s televised as part of the Big Ten’s media rights package. Last year’s game was on FOX. The Big 12 has a seven-year media rights agreement with FOX and ESPN worth nearly combined $2.3 billion combined to broadcast its home games.
CBS, meanwhile, will broadcast this week’s rivalry game between No. 21 Iowa and Iowa State on Saturday afternoon.
How to watch, stream Colorado Buffaloes vs. Nebraska Cornhuskers
- Date: Saturday, September 7
- Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
- Time: 7:30 p.m. ET
- TV: NBC
- Streaming: Peacock, Fubo
Saturday’s game between Colorado and Nebraska will be broadcast nationally on NBC and can be streamed on Peacock or through Fubo, which you can subscribe to with a free trial.
Watch Week 2 college football games on Fubo
College football 2024: Colorado vs. Nebraska odds, lines
The Nebraska Cornhuskers are favorites to defeat the Colorado Buffaloes, according to the BetMGM college football odds.
Odds as of Thursday afternoon.
- Spread: Nebraska (-7.5)
- Moneylines: Nebraska (-275); Colorado (+225)
- Over/under: 56.5
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Colorado football schedule 2024
- Aug. 29: North Dakota State (W, 31-26)
- Sept. 7: at Nebraska
- Sept. 14: at Colorado State
- Sept. 21: Baylor
- Sept. 28: at UCF
- Oct. 5: BYE
- Oct. 12: Kansas State*
- Oct. 19: at Arizona*
- Oct. 26: Cincinnati
- Nov. 2: BYE
- Nov. 9: at Texas Tech*
- Nov. 16: Utah*
- Nov. 23: at Kansas*
- Nov. 29: Oklahoma State*
- Dec. 7: Big 12 Championship Game
*- Big 12 game
Nebraska football schedule 2024
- Aug. 31: UTEP (W, 41-7)
- Sept. 7: Colorado
- Sept. 14: Northern Iowa
- Sept. 20: Illinois*
- Sept. 28: at Purdue*
- Oct. 5: Rutgers
- Oct. 12: BYE
- Oct. 19: at Indiana*
- Oct. 26: at Ohio State*
- Nov. 2: UCLA*
- Nov. 9: BYE
- Nov. 16: at USC*
- Nov. 23: Wisconsin*
- Nov. 29: at Iowa*
- Dec. 7: Big Ten Championship Game
*- Big Ten game
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Thursday: Mix of clouds and sun with seasonal temperatures
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) – Clouds linger in western and southwestern Nebraska Thursday with a chance of showers this afternoon. A few showers will drift into central Nebraska this evening. Mainly dry in eastern Nebraska with temperatures near average. Low pressure will lift northward from the southern plains and bring widespread rain Friday into Saturday.
Mostly cloudy with the coolest temperatures in southwestern Nebraska Thursday. Mix of clouds and sun in central and eastern Nebraska. The bottom line is you will have more sunshine in northern and eastern Nebraska compared to western Nebraska. Highs will be in the 40s and 50s with the coldest temperatures in southwest Nebraska.
Partly to mostly cloudy with a few showers in southern and southwestern Nebraska Thursday night. Lows in the 30s and 40s.
Partly to mostly cloudy Friday morning in eastern Nebraska. Showers will develop Friday afternoon and continue into Friday night across the state. Highs in the 40s and 50s.
Rain will continue into Saturday with temperatures remaining in the 50s. Milder temperatures expected Sunday through Tuesday with a chance of rain Wednesday.
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Nebraska voter turnout is a near record-breaker • Nebraska Examiner
LINCOLN — The 2024 general election marked Nebraska’s second-highest number of votes cast in the state’s history.
That’s according to Secretary of State Bob Evnen’s Office, which reported Wednesday that 934,188 ballots were cast, and that several thousand early voting and provisional ballots have yet to be counted.
Still on top of the heap, in terms of votes cast, is turnout during the pandemic-era general election of 2020, with 966,920 ballots cast.
Preliminary turnout numbers show that 73.9% of Nebraska’s registered voters participated in the 2024 general election. That’s higher than the 72% prediction that Evnen had made earlier in the week.
Final turnout results could inch up slightly as remaining ballots are counted, a spokeswoman for the office said. As is, the 73.9% puts Tuesday’s general election among at least the Top 8 ever in terms of highest share of state voter participation.
No. 1 for percentage turnout remains the 1968 general election, with 80.8% turnout. That was the year Republican presidential nominee Richard Nixon defeated the Democratic nominee, incumbent Vice President Hubert Humphrey, and the American Independent Party nominee, former Alabama Gov. George Wallace.
‘Smooth and secure’
Evnen said that county election offices across the state reported consistent voter turnout throughout Tuesday with “almost all voters” prepared with voter ID, as required by the new state law.
“County election officials and poll workers ensured a smooth and secure Election Day for thousands of Nebraskans,” said Evnen.
Voters who did not have an accepted ID on Election Day were able to vote provisionally. For those ballots to be accepted, the voters can present acceptable ID to their county election office by the end of the business day Nov. 12.
Unofficial results are posted at electionresults.nebraska.gov. Representatives of the Secretary of State’s Office and county election offices are to conduct a post-election audit to verify accuracy of the results. That happens with all statewide elections. Members of the Nebraska State Board of Canvassers are to convene Dec. 2 to certify election results
Close to call
Meanwhile, on Wednesday, a few Nebraska legislative races remained close enough that the Nebraska Democratic Party said they were too close to call. Democrats were slightly ahead in those contests.
According to unofficial election results: Democrat Ashlei Spivey led Nick Batter, a nonpartisan, by 41 votes in northeast Douglas County’s District 13; Democrat Dan Quick led incumbent Ray Aguilar, a Republican, by 125 votes in Grand Island’s District 35; and Democrat Victor Rountree led Felix Ungerman, a Republican, by 181 votes in Sarpy County’s Legislative District 3.
Jane Kleeb, the Democratic Party’s executive director, called it a grueling election cycle.
“We stand tall that we did deliver the blue dot for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz,” she said, adding: “Our party has work to do.”
County election commissioners said they’ve yet to count early and provisional voting ballots.
In Hall County, for example, 195 largely provisional ballots in District 35 had yet to be validated and potentially included in the count, said Election Commissioner Tracy Overstreet. She said it would be seven to 10 days before the results are final.
Results within a certain range could trigger a recount. Douglas County Election Commissioner Brian Kruse said if there was any recount, it would happen on Dec 4.
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Nebraska abortion ballot measure passes in 2024 election
Amid the 2024 election, a Nebraska abortion ballot measure passed on Tuesday that enshrines the state’s current ban on abortions after the 12th week of pregnancy in the state constitution.
What Was Abortion Access Like in Nebraska?
Nebraska was one of several other states voting on constitutional amendments to protect reproductive rights this election cycle, as abortion in the state is currently banned after 12 weeks of pregnancy. Last year, the state enacted a law prohibiting abortion starting at 12 weeks of pregnancy except in medical emergencies or when pregnancy results from sexual assault or incest.
Abortion has been a key issue amid this year’s election since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in the summer of 2022, as many Republican-controlled states have put abortion restrictions into effect, with 21 states banning or restricting the medical practice at every stage of pregnancy.
However, most Democratic states have laws or executive orders in place to protect access. Voters in California, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Montana, Ohio, Vermont and Arizona have taken steps to adopt similar ballot measures, hoping to put the abortion issue directly before voters.
What Is Initiative 439 and Initiative 434?
There were two abortion-related ballot measures in which voters could either enshrine abortion access with Initiative 439 or open the door for further restrictions with Initiative 434.
Initiative 439 would allow abortions until fetal viability—usually around 20 to 24 weeks, or when needed to protect the life or health of a pregnant woman, without interference from the state. The amendment is similar to abortion-rights measures going before voters in other states.
Meanwhile, Initiative 434 would amend the state constitution to prohibit abortion in the second and third trimesters or after 12 weeks—with some exceptions. It is supported by Nebraska Right to Life, an anti-abortion rights group. While this measure would not cause major changes at the ground level, it might make it harder to challenge the state’s abortion law and could open the door for further restrictions.
By How Much Did the Abortion Measure Pass?
The abortion measure, Initiative 434, passed with 55.3 percent of voters for the measure with 496,626 votes, according to NBC News.
Initiative 439, which would have established a right to abortion until fetal viability failed, with 51.2 percent or 460,380 votes against the measure and only 48.8 percent or 439,136 votes for the measure.
According to the Nebraska Constitution, the winning measure with the most votes shall become law “as to all conflicting provisions.” State law says the governor shall proclaim which provision is paramount.
Since Initiative 434 passed, a court could determine that it conflicts with the abortion-rights measure only in the second and third trimesters, Brandon Johnson, an assistant law professor at the University of Nebraska, previously told the Associated Press.
That could create a scenario where abortion is elevated as a fundamental right during the first trimester but restricted in the second and third.
However, despite the passage of the measure, lawsuits could soon follow Tuesday’s decision as abortion rights continue to be a divided issue across the country.
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