ESPN previously announced some Pac-12 games and unveiled more today to show a 20 game combined schedule on ABC/ESPN/ESPN2. We have the entire schedule below.
ESPN Selects Additional 2011 Pac-12 College Football Telecasts
ESPN has selected Pac-12 Conference college football games for the 2011 season, including 10 for Saturday telecasts and one for the Friday after Thanksgiving. The network previously announced three Thursday and two Friday night conference telecasts. Overall, ABC, ESPN and ESPN2 will combine to televise 20 Pac-12 home games, with additional selections announced as the season progresses. Highlights:
- The early selections will include multiple games involving six teams ranked in the College Football Live preseason top 25 poll, highlighted by:
- Three of last season’s BCS National Championship Game participant No. 3 Oregon: at Arizona Saturday, Sept. 24, at 10:15 p.m. on ESPN or ESPN2; against California Thursday, Oct. 6, at 9 p.m. on ESPN; and against USC Saturday, Nov. 19, at 8 p.m. on ABC.
- Four of No. 7 Stanford, led by quarterback Andrew Luck and new head coach David Shaw: at Arizona Saturday, Sept. 17, at 10:45 p.m. on ESPN; against Washington Saturday, Oct. 22, at 8 p.m. on ABC, ESPN or ESPN2; at USC Saturday, Oct. 29, at 8 p.m. on ABC; and against No. 17 Notre Dame Saturday, Nov. 26, at 8 p.m. on ABC, ESPN or ESPN2.
- A minimum of three Saturday late-night games, including two on Saturday, Sept. 24, will be offered: No. 3 Oregon at Arizona at 10:15 p.m. on ESPN or ESPN2, and USC at No. 25 Arizona State at 10:15 p.m. on ESPN or ESPN2.
- ESPN’s popular Thursday night ESPN College Football Primetime series will feature three consecutive weeks of telecasts originating from Pac-12 home sites, all at 9 p.m.: California at No. 3 Oregon (Oct. 6), USC at California (Oct. 13) and UCLA at Arizona (Oct. 20).
- ESPN2 will televise new conference members Utah (at intrastate rival BYU Saturday, Sept. 17, at 9:15 p.m.) and Colorado (against USC Friday, Nov. 4, at 9 p.m.).
2011 Pac-12 Schedule as of May 10 (additional selections will be announced):
Date Time (ET) Game Network Sat, Sep 3 3:30 p.m. Minnesota at USC ** ABC Fri, Sep 9 10:30 p.m. No. 23 Missouri at No. 25 Arizona State * ESPN Sat, Sep 17 3:30 p.m. No. 20 Texas at UCLA ABC and ESPN *** 9:15 p.m. Utah at BYU ESPN2 10:45 p.m. No. 7 Stanford at Arizona ESPN Sat, Sep 24 10:15 p.m. No. 3 Oregon at Arizona ESPN or ESPN2 10:15 p.m. USC at No. 25 Arizona State ESPN or ESPN2 Thu, Oct 6 9 p.m. California at No. 3 Oregon * ESPN Thu, Oct 13 9 p.m. USC at California * ESPN Thu, Oct 20 9 p.m. UCLA at Arizona * ESPN Sat, Oct 22 8 p.m. Washington at No. 7 Stanford ABC, ESPN or ESPN2 Sat, Oct 29 8 p.m. No. 7 Stanford at USC ABC Fri, Nov 4 9 p.m. USC at Colorado * ESPN2 Sat, Nov 19 8 p.m. USC at No. 3 Oregon ABC Fri, Nov 25 10:15 p.m. California at No. 25 Arizona State ESPN Sat, Nov 26 8 p.m. No. 17 Notre Dame at No. 7 Stanford ABC, ESPN or ESPN2 * Previously announced
** Split national telecast
*** Reverse mirror in which ESPN will regionalize two games on ABC to markets not receiving the telecastESPN and the Pac-12
ESPN and the Pac-12 Conference recently announced a new 12-year agreement for extensive conference action across multiple ESPN platforms beginning with the 2012-13 season and continuing through 2024-25. The deal will deliver more than 80 Pac-12 events each year, highlighted by more football games than the previous agreement, including the Pac-12 Football Championship Game every other year; the addition of an extensive schedule of men’s regular-season basketball games, as well as select Pac-12 Men’s Basketball Tournament matchups and the Pac-12 Men’s Basketball Tournament Championship every other year; and for the first time rights to women’s college basketball and Olympic sports content.
That will do it.
