Independent network to broadcast 19 college football games this season, renew partnerships with Towson, Richmond and HBCU GO
WASHINGTON, DC (August 20, 2024) – Monumental Sports Network (MNMT) will bring you college football coverage in the DMV region during the 2024 season. Today, the award-winning local media platform announced it has partnered with area universities University of Richmond, Towson University and HBCU GO to broadcast a robust selection of college football games next season. Monumental’s 2024 college football schedule will feature 19 games, the most in network history, including 15 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and matchups with local universities such as the College of William & Mary, Virginia Union University and Morgan State University.
Monumental Sports Network’s college football coverage will kick off with the Virginia Union vs. Kentucky State game on Sunday, September 1. All Richmond and Towson games will be broadcast live on MNMT, and pre-recorded games will air every Sunday throughout the fall on HBCU GO, so area fans can watch their favorite teams all season long.
“While we’re best known for our outstanding coverage of the Capitals, Wizards and Mystics, Monumental Sports Network aims to provide a major league quality platform for a wide range of local teams and various sports, building a strong sense of community throughout the region and uniting people through the power of sports,” said Friday Abernethy, general manager, Monumental Sports Network. “With nearly 20 college football games to air, this fall is shaping up to be an action-packed season for the network, and we can’t wait for kickoff.”
More than three million households throughout the network’s broadcast area will be able to tune into local college football games on MNMT over the coming months. Fans with pay-TV subscriptions can watch games on Monumental Sports Network, which is included in the channel lineup. They can also stream games at www.monumentalsportsnetwork.com or download the Monumental Sports Network app on iOS, Android, Apple TV, Roku and Amazon Fire TV and watch games using an eligible TV Everywhere login.
As part of its partnership with Towson, Monumental Sports Network will broadcast two Towson women’s volleyball matches on the network during the upcoming season: Friday, Oct. 4, vs. North Carolina A&T (3 p.m.), and Sunday, Nov. 3, vs. Northeastern (2 p.m.).
Monumental Sports Network is the exclusive local television media rights holder for the NBA’s Washington Wizards, the NHL’s Washington Capitals and the WNBA’s Washington Mystics, and also boasts a comprehensive schedule of original programming and live coverage of men’s and women’s college basketball, college football, college volleyball, high school basketball, esports and games from the Washington Spirit (NWSL), Old Glory DC (Major League Rugby), Washington Freedom (Major League Cricket), Hershey Bears (AHL) and Annapolis Blues (NPSL).
Monumental Sports Network’s 2024 College Football
Sunday, September 1: Virginia Union vs. Kentucky (12:00 p.m.)
Saturday, September 7: Richmond vs. Wofford (3:30 p.m.)*
Saturday, September 7 – Towson vs. Morgan State (6 p.m.)
Sunday, September 8 – Tuskegee vs. Grambling State University (5:30 p.m.)
Saturday, September 14: Richmond vs. Charleston Southern (2 p.m.)
Sunday, September 15 – Tennessee State vs. University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (5:30 p.m.)
Sunday, September 22 – Clark Atlanta vs. Bethune-Cookman (5:30 p.m.)
Sunday, September 29: Alabama State vs. Bethune-Cookman (12:00 p.m.)
Saturday, October 5 – Towson vs. William & Mary (6 p.m.)*
Sunday, October 6 – Arkansas-Pine Bluff vs. Alcorn State (12 p.m.)
Sunday, Oct. 13 – Bethune-Cookman vs. Alabama A&M (12 p.m.)
Saturday, Oct. 19 – Towson vs. Stony Brook (1 p.m.)
Sunday, Oct. 20 – Arkansas-Pine Bluff vs. Grambling State University (12 p.m.)
Sunday, October 27 – Jackson State vs. Bethune-Cookman (12:00 p.m.)
Sunday, Nov. 3 – Southern vs. Alabama A&M (10 a.m.)
Sunday, November 10: Mississippi Valley State vs. Jackson State (12:00 p.m.)
Saturday, November 16 – Towson vs. North Carolina A&T (12:00 p.m.)
Sunday, November 17 – CIAA Championships (12:00 PM)
Sunday, November 24: Texas Southern vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (12:00 p.m.)
*Now airing on MNMT2
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About Monumental Sports Network
Monumental Sports Network is wholly owned and operated by Monumental Sports & Entertainment (MSE). The network holds exclusive local television media rights to games for the NHL’s Washington Capitals, the NBA’s Washington Wizards and the WNBA’s Washington Mystics. Monumental Sports Network is also the television and digital home for the NBA G League’s Capital City Go-Go and the NBA 2K League’s Wizards District Gaming, delivering exclusive behind-the-scenes content and original sports and entertainment programming. The network boasts the most comprehensive coverage of local high school and regional college Division II and below sports programs in the Washington DC metropolitan area. For more information, visit www.monumentalsportsnetwork.com.
