By 1990 , the television landscape changed . ABC had both the CFA and Big Ten – Pac-10 packages , and in 1991 , Notre Dame split from the CFA to sign an exclusive deal with NBC . The CFA was once again relegated to limited appearances . The beginning of the end for the CFA occurred in 1995 , when the Southeastern Conference and Big East broke from the CFA , signing a national deal with CBS . Since CBS began covering the SEC exclusively in 2001 , the SEC is the only major conference guaranteed a national " game of the week " on network television as FOX and ESPN have the rights to multiple conferences ( although the SEC 's primary broadcast partner is CBS )
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