MURFREESBORO, Tenn. - Conference USA announced its broadcast schedule for the 2024 football season on Thursday along with 11 of 12 kickoff times for the Blue Raiders.

The conference announced six Blue Raider games on ESPN Platforms (ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU or ESPN+), four on CBS, and one on the SEC Network. TV for the non-conference game with Memphis will be announced at a later date.

The Blue Raiders will open the 2024 season at home against Tennessee Tech on Aug. 31 at 6 PM on ESPN+ before traveling to Ole Miss the following week for a 3:15 PM kick on the SEC Network.

MTSU will open its conference slate on Sept. 14 against WKU at 6 PM and that game will be broadcast on ESPN+. The Blue Raiders will host Duke on Sept. 21 at 6 PM and it will be shown on one of the ESPN Platforms.

The Blue Raiders will then head to Memphis on Sept. 28 to face the in-state Tigers. Television and kickoff times were not available at the time of this release.

Middle Tennessee's next three games will all be mid-week broadcasts on national outlets. At Louisiana Tech on CBS Sports Network Oct. 10 (7 PM), hosting Kennesaw State on Oct. 15 (7 PM) on CBS Sports Network then traveling to Jacksonville State on Oct. 23 (6:30 PM) on ESPN2.

The Blue Raiders will then play their next two games on CBS Sports Network at UTEP on Nov. 2 (2:30 PM) and at home against Liberty on Nov. 9 (12 PM).

The final two regular season games on Nov. 23 vs New Mexico State and Nov. 30 at FIU have both been designated ESPN Platform broadcasts. The NMSU game will kickoff at 1:30 PM while FIU will start at 1 PM.

All games designated "ESPN Platforms" (ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU or ESPN+) are subject to the 12-day selection window and all kick times are subject to change based upon television placement.

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2024 Middle Tennessee Football Schedule

Aug. 31 TENNESSEE TECH (ESPN+) (6 PM)

Sept. 7 at Ole Miss (SEC Network) (3:15 PM)

Sept. 14 WKU (ESPN+) (6 PM)

Sept. 21 DUKE (ESPN Platforms) (6 PM)

Sept. 28 at Memphis (TBA)

Oct. 10 at Louisiana Tech (CBSSN) (7 PM)

Oct. 15 KENNESAW STATE (CBSSN) (7 PM)

Oct. 23 at Jacksonville State (ESPN2) (6:30 PM)

Nov. 2 at UTEP (CBSSN) (2:30 PM)

Nov. 9 LIBERTY (CBSSN) (12 PM)

Nov. 23 NEW MEXICO STATE (ESPN Platforms) (1:30 PM)

Nov. 30 at FIU (ESPN Platforms) (1 PM)

Dec. 6 CUSA Championship Game (CBS Sports Network) (7 PM)

Conference games in bold

Home games in ALL CAPS

All times are central

All dates subject to change