Football fans will learn the name of...

Football fans will learn the name of this year’s top collegiate player when CBS airs the “Heisman Trophy Awards Show” this afternoon.

The selection will be announced during a live half-hour telecast at 2:30 p.m. (2)(8). Jim Nantz and James Brown report from the Downtown Athletic Club in New York.

Earlier, in college football action, CBS will televise the annual Army-Navy game starting at 11 a.m. (2)(8).

In lieu of football, ABC will concentrate on college basketball today. The network kicks off its hoops schedule with a doubleheader as Notre Dame faces Louisville at 11 a.m., and Indiana meets Kentucky at 1:30 p.m. (7)(3)(10)(42).

Ready for another season, Al McGuire has a college basketball preview today at 2 p.m. (4)(36)(39).

In pro basketball, the Lakers are on the road against the Cleveland Cavaliers today at 4:30 p.m. (9)(51)(63).

Sunday’s football slate finds the Los Angeles Rams and Detroit Lions getting under way at 10 a.m. (2), with the New England Patriots vs. Denver Broncos at 1 p.m. (4)(39).

ESPN cable will carry the NFC Central match-up between the Chicago Bears and Minnesota Vikings at 5 p.m.

Viewers looking for a break from the typical weekend mix of football and basketball have two alternatives today. NBC’s “SportsWorld” offers the World Professional Figure Skating Championships at 2:30 p.m. (4)(36)(39), while CBS covers the annual horse jumping championship from Madison Square Garden at 3 p.m. (2).