Editing NFL Network (section)

==== College football ====
{{Further|College Football on NFL Network}}
In 2006, NFL Network began a foray into televising [[college football]] [[bowl game]]s, acquiring rights to the newly established [[Texas Bowl]] in Houston (whose management rights were held by the [[Houston Texans]] at the time), the [[Insight Bowl]], as well as two all-star events—the [[Senior Bowl]] (which features prospects that had completed their college eligibility) and the [[Las Vegas All-American Classic]] (which, however, was cancelled at the last minute due to financial and sponsorship issues). These games were intended to help make NFL Network more attractive to television providers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/college-football/news/story?id=2724668|title=Las Vegas All-American Classic canceled at last minute|date=2007-01-08|website=ESPN.com|language=en|access-date=2019-05-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nfl.com/nflnetwork/story/9563385 |title=NFL Network gets bowl game in Houston |website=NFL.com |date=20 July 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060823012236/http://www.nfl.com/nflnetwork/story/9563385 |archive-date=23 August 2006}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/nfl-net-adds-fourth-game-28485|title=NFL Net Adds Fourth Game|last=Grossman|first=Ben|website=Broadcasting & Cable|date=August 2, 2006 |language=en-us|access-date=2019-05-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1024487-senior-bowl-more-than-just-an-all-star-game|title=Senior Bowl: More Than Just an All-Star Game|last=Shuck|first=Barry|website=Bleacher Report|language=en|access-date=2019-05-21}}</ref> The [[2006 Insight Bowl]], played between [[2006 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team|Minnesota]] and [[2006 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team|Texas Tech]], would also achieve notoriety for featuring the largest comeback victory in [[Division I FBS]] bowl game history, with Texas Tech coming back from a 38–7 third-quarter deficit to win 44–41 in overtime.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sportingnews.com/us/ncaa-football/list/biggest-comebacks-college-football-history-ucla-texas-am-tcu-oregon-auburn-alabama/pliviosg8u8s1xhzr8js9xg4d|title=10 of the greatest comebacks in college football history|last=Zarett|first=E. Jay|website=Sporting News|date=January 15, 2018 |language=en|access-date=2019-05-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/blog/dallas/colleges/post/_/id/4692141|title=How TCU pulled off the impossible in Alamo Bowl comeback|date=2016-01-03|website=ESPN.com|language=en|access-date=2019-05-23}}</ref>

On April 14, 2007, the network televised the [[Nebraska Cornhuskers football|Nebraska Cornhuskers]]' spring football game. The network again aired the Insight, Texas and Senior bowls in late 2007 and early 2008. In addition, it carried two games between [[historically black colleges and universities]] during the 2007 season, including the [[Circle City Classic]] at the [[RCA Dome]] in [[Indianapolis, Indiana]]. Rights to the Insight and Texas Bowls were later acquired by [[ESPN]] (with the former later moving to [[Fox Sports (United States)|Fox Sports]]).

In May 2019, NFL Network announced a four-year deal with [[Conference USA]] to air a weekly regular-season game on Saturday afternoons beginning in the [[2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season|2019 season]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://awfulannouncing.com/league-networks/nfl-network-conference-usa-four-year-deal.html|title=NFL Network signs a four-year deal with Conference USA|date=2019-05-20|website=Awful Announcing|language=en-US|access-date=2019-05-21}}</ref> NFL Network opted out of the agreement after one season.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Jimenez |first=James H. |date=2022-08-22 |title=Pair of Sun Belt vs. MAC games to air nationally on NFL Network |url=https://www.hustlebelt.com/2022/8/22/23316397/marshall-bgsu-louisiana-lafayette-eastern-michigan-2022-football-games-airing-on-nfl-network-espn |access-date=2022-09-11 |website=Hustle Belt |language=en}}</ref>

Since 2019, NFL Network has annually carried the [[Black College Football Hall of Fame Classic]], a college football kickoff game that features a matchup of two [[historically black colleges and universities]] (HBCUs) on the Sunday before [[Labor Day]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://operations.nfl.com/updates/the-game/2021-black-college-hall-of-fame-classic-airs-september-5-on-nfl-network/ |title = 2021 Black College Hall of Fame Classic Airs September 5 on NFL Network {{!}} NFL Football Operations| date=September 2021 }}</ref> The [[HBCU Legacy Bowl]], a postseason all-star game involving draft-eligible HBCU players, also has broadcast rights held by NFL Network.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/black-college-football-hall-of-fame-establishes-hbcu-legacy-bowl |title = Black College Football Hall of Fame establishes HBCU Legacy Bowl| website=[[NFL.com]] }}</ref>

In the [[2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season|2022 season]], NFL Network returned to carrying regular college football games through a weekly sub-license agreement with [[ESPN College Football|ESPN]].<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{cite web |title=Two MAC Football Matchups Selected for NFL Network |url=https://getsomemaction.com/news/2022/8/22/two-mac-football-matchups-selected-for-nfl-network.aspx |access-date=2022-08-29 |website=getsomemaction.com |date=August 22, 2022 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=EMU-Louisiana Football Game to Air Nationally on NFL Network |url=https://emueagles.com/news/2022/8/22/emu-louisiana-football-game-to-air-nationally-on-nfl-network.aspx |access-date=2022-08-29 |website=emueagles.com |language=en}}</ref>