Big 12 added to ESPN football lineup
For the first time in Big 12 history, a conference home game will be televised by ESPN. Under a licensing agreement announced Tuesday with Fox Sports Net, ESPN will televise up to five Big 12 games in prime time this season. There’s a good likelihood an OU game would be shown by ESPN, and OSU also is a possibility for the network.
ESPN will offer the Big 12 more exposure than Fox Sports Net. ESPN reaches 93 million homes, while FSN is in more than 81 million homes through its 22 regional networks.
Only one telecast has been announced, an attractive one at that — Florida State at Colorado at 9 p.m. Sept. 15. ESPN also will show games on Oct. 6, Oct. 20 and Nov. 3, and possibly Oct. 13.
Here’s a look at possibilities for telecasts, which also could wind up in the afternoon on ABC and or at 11:30 a.m. on FSN Southwest:
Oct. 6: OU-Texas is a lock for an ABC afternoon telecast. OSU at Texas A&M would be a good telecast for ESPN. Iowa State at Texas Tech, Nebraska at Missouri and Kansas at Kansas State also are possibilities.
Oct. 13: Missouri at OU, OSU at Nebraska, Texas A&M at Texas Tech and Texas at Iowa State would top the list of potential telecasts.
Oct. 20: Texas A&M at Nebraska, Texas Tech at Missouri, OU at Iowa State and Kansas State at OSU look to be the best games for television.
Nov. 3: Texas A&M at Oklahoma, Texas at OSU and Nebraska at Kansas would be the best candidates to be televised.
ESPN has not yet announced its broadcast teams for the fall. Last year, Mike Patrick, Todd Blackledge and Holly Rowe handled the ESPN prime-time games and Ron Franklin, Ed Cunningham and Dr. Jerry Punch covered the ESPN2 primetime games.
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“Jeff has added a new dimension and great chemistry to our NBA playoff broadcasts, bringing a fresh, unique perspective to the games,” said ESPN executive vice president Norby Williamson.
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