Management Team Hired For CSN Houston, Slate Of C-USA Football Games Revealed

NBC Sports' plans for its Houston RSN are taking shape, as the company has hired a management team for Comcast SportsNet Houston and developed a programming strategy beyond games involving the Astros and Rockets, which own the majority of the channel. The RSN, which launches in October, sublicensed 11 Conference USA football games from CSS, including three appearances by the Univ. of Houston, the Univ. of Memphis and Southern Miss. The network is seeking distribution in Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Arkansas and New Mexico. CSN Houston President & GM Matt Hutchings has solidified his management team, which will include Timothy Brown as VP/Production and Exec Producer; Joseph Ward as VP/Operations & Engineering; Donna White as VP/Finance & HR; and Helen Wilson as VP/Marketing.

DATE	TIME (CT)	GAME
Oct. 6	TBA	North Texas-Houston
Oct. 13	12:00pm	SMU-Tulane
Oct. 13	3:30pm	Memphis-East Carolina
Oct. 20	6:00pm	UCF-Memphis
Oct. 27	12:00pm	Southern Miss-Rice
Oct. 27	3:15pm	UTEP-Houston
Nov. 3	6:30pm	UAB-Southern Miss
Nov. 10	TBA	Marshall-UAB
Nov. 17	11:00am	Houston-Marshall
Nov. 17	2:30pm	SMU-Rice
Nov. 24	2:30pm	Southern Miss-Memphis