CBS contracted with the NCAA to broadcast regular season games in 1962 and 1963 . CBS shared the NCAA package with ABC in 1982 and 1983 and was also required to locally broadcast four Division III contests each year as part of that contract . ( For the 1982 season , these four contests were instead aired nationwide and produced using the staff of the '' NFL on CBS '' , which had been idled due to a players ' strike that year . ) From 1984 to 1986 , CBS televised games involving the Big Ten , Pacific-10 , and Atlantic Coast Conferences , plus the University of Miami . From 1987 to 1990 , CBS televised CFA , ACC and Miami games . CBS broadcast several important games in the 1980s , such as the classic Boston College – Miami game that ended with Doug Flutie 's Hail Mary on November 23 , 1984 , and the " Catholics vs. Convicts " showdowns between Notre Dame and Miami from 1987 to 1990 . CBS did not televise any regular season college football games from 1991 to 1995 . The network aired Big East games from 1996 – 2000 , and since 1996 has broadcast SEC games . CBS currently holds the right for the first pick for any game where an SEC team is at home , along with the rights to televise the SEC Championship game . The network also broadcasts the annual Army – Navy Game , the Navy – Notre Dame game in even-numbered years ( where Navy is the home team and chooses to play in a larger stadium ) , the Air Force Academy 's games vs. Army and Navy , and the Sun Bowl on New Year 's Eve . CBS has broadcast the Sun Bowl ( currently one of the few bowls not on an ESPN network ) every year since 1968 . From 1958 to 1992 , CBS broadcast the Cotton Bowl annually . CBS aired the Fiesta Bowl from 1975 to 1977 and again after the 1995 , 1996 and 1997 seasons , and also broadcast the Orange Bowl from 1996 to 1998
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