The Mountain West Conference released its projected football schedule Thursday, with games split among ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN Plus, TBS, College Sports Television (CSTV) and ABC.
Games featuring area teams include Air Force hosting Washington Sept. 3 on ABC at 1:30 p.m.; Colorado State at Colorado, Sept. 3 on TBS at 1:30 p.m.; Air Force at Utah, Sept. 22 on ESPN at 5:30 p.m.; Air Force at Colorado State, Sept. 29 on ESPN at 1 p.m.; Air Force at Navy, Oct. 8 on CSTV at 1:30 p.m.; and Colorado State at New Mexico, Oct. 28 on ESPN2 at 6 p.m.
Matchups for the MWC game of the week on ESPN Plus will be decided once the season starts.
Two more MLB draftees
Two players with Colorado connections were selected on the second day of Major League Baseball’s draft Wednesday.
Tim Didjurgis, who completed his senior year at Regis, was selected 943rd overall by the Los Angeles Angels. Didjurgis, a right-handed pitcher, went 7-5 with a 4.61 ERA for the Rangers.
Former Cherry Creek High School standout Scott Vander Weg, a right-handed pitcher for Lamar University, was selected at 1,010 by the St. Louis Cardinals.
MLB tryout Saturday
The Major League Baseball scouting bureau will hold an open tryout camp Saturday in Pueblo at the Colorado State-Pueblo field.
The camp will be conducted by area supervisor Jim Walton, who will be assisted by former major-leaguers Art Gardner and Rusty Gerhardt.
Scouts from individual teams also may be present.
Players must be 16-24 years old and have their own glove, bat, cleats, and some type of workout uniform.
The camp is free. American Legion players should have a note from their coach.
