This has been a rather hellish day as I’ve been to two jobsites and tomorrow will probably be the same so blogging will be sparse. Gah!
Anyway, here’s a press release from Fox Sports announcing its college football schedule on Fox, FX, Fox Sports Net and Fox College Sports. I admit I haven’t proofread this so let’s read this together.
FOX SPORTS MEDIA GROUP ANNOUNCES 2011-2012 COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
More Than 200 Premier Match-Ups Featured Nationally and Regionally Across FX, FOX Sports Networks and FOX College Sports
Coverage Culminates with Pac-12 Championship, Big Ten Championship and Cotton Bowl Classic Airing in Prime-Time on FOXNew York, NY – FOX Sports Media Group (FSMG) announces its 2011-2012 college football schedule featuring more than 200 match-ups with Pac-12, Big 12 and Conference USA teams across FX, FOX Sports Networks (FSN) and FOX College Sports as well as regional match-ups from the ACC, SEC, Big East and Southland Conferences. FSMG’s college football schedule culminates with coverage of the inaugural Pac-12 Championship, Big Ten Championship and Cotton Bowl Classic airing in prime-time on FOX. The schedule was unveiled today by FSMG Co-President and COO Eric Shanks.
FX, Fox Networks Group’s basic cable network available in more than 99 million homes, kicks-off its inaugural FOX College Football game of the week schedule with the USA Today Coaches’ Poll preseason No. 1 Oklahoma Sooners hosting the Tulsa Golden Hurricane in Norman, OK on Saturday, September 3 at 8:00 PM ET. The Sooners are also featured on FX’s coverage September 24 against the Missouri Tigers and again on November 26 against the Iowa State Cyclones. Other FOX College Football games that are scheduled include a September 10 match-up between the Nevada Wolf Pack and Oregon Ducks and a September 17 battle featuring the USC Trojans hosting the Syracuse Orange.
College football coverage on FSN, reaching more than 85 million homes through two dozen owned and affiliated regional sports networks, begins with the Mississippi State Bulldogs traveling to Memphis to take on the Tigers on Thursday, September 1 at 8:00 PM ET. Additional schedule highlights include Missouri hosting Miami (OH) September 3, Iowa State hosting in-state rival Iowa September 10 and Oklahoma State traveling to Tulsa September 17. On November 26, the annual Missouri-Kansas Border Showdown from Arrowhead Stadium kicks-off at noon ET followed by Texas Tech meeting Baylor at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas at 3:30 PM ET and UCLA taking on rival USC at 10:00 PM ET.
Confirmed games on FOX College Sports include Oklahoma State hosting Louisiana Lafayette on September 3, Kansas hosting Northern Illinois on September 10 and Kansas State at home against Kent State on September 17.
The rest of the schedule will be announced as the season progresses, usually 12 or six days before the game.
Additionally, FOX Sports boasts exclusive coverage of college football’s inaugural Pac-12 Conference Championship Game on Friday, December 2 followed by the inaugural Big Ten Championship Game on Saturday, December 3 from Indianapolis. FOX Sports wraps up its outstanding college football season with coverage of the Cotton Bowl Classic at Cowboys Stadium on Friday, January 6.
Veteran announcer Gus Johnson (play-by-play), former University of Tennessee defensive back Charles Davis (analyst) and former University of Minnesota head coach Tim Brewster (sideline analyst) call the FOX College Football games of the week on FX.
FSN’s announcing teams for Big 12 games in 2011 feature Joel Meyers (play-by-play), former Colorado quarterback Joel Klatt (analyst) and Jim Knox (sideline reporter), as well as Bill Land (play-by-play) teaming with former Cincinnati Bengals offensive lineman Dave Lapham (analyst) and Emily Jones (sideline reporter).
Steve Physioc (play-by-play), former University of Pittsburgh wide receiver Yogi Roth (analyst) and Desmond Purnell (sideline analyst) call games on FOX College Sports. (See FOX College Football broadcast teams press release at http://tinyurl.com/3wjto9p)
Following is a list of scheduled games on the 2011 FOX Sports Media Group college football schedule:
2011 FOX Sports Media Group College Football Schedule
(All times listed are Eastern)Thursday, September 1
8:00 PM, Mississippi State at Memphis, C-USA — FSNSaturday, September 3
12:00 PM, Miami (OH) at Missouri, Big 12 — FSN
3:30 PM, UCLA at Houston, C-USA — FSN
7:00 PM, Louisiana Lafayette at Oklahoma State, Big 12 — FCS
8:00 PM, FX Game of the Week: Tulsa at Oklahoma, Big 12 — FX
10:00 PM, Louisiana Tech at Southern Miss, C-USA — FSNSunday, September 4
7:30 PM, SMU at Texas A&M, Big 12 — FSNSaturday, September 10
12:00 PM, Iowa at Iowa St., Big 12 — FSN
3:30 PM, Virginia Tech at East Carolina, C-USA — FSN
3:30 PM, FX Game of the Week: Nevada at Oregon, Pac-12 — FX
7:00 PM, UTEP at SMU, C-USA — FSN
7:00 PM, Northern Illinois at Kansas, Big 12 — FCS
Saturday, September 17
1:30 PM, Colorado St. vs. Colorado (from Invesco Field), Pac-12 — FSN
7:00 PM, Kent State at Kansas State, Big 12 — FCS
8:00 PM, FX Game of the Week: Syracuse at USC, Pac-12 — FX
10:00 PM, Oklahoma St. at Tulsa, C-USA — FSNSaturday, September 24
12:00 PM, SMU at Memphis, C-USA — FSN
3:30 PM, Teams TBA, Pac-12 — FSN
8:00 PM, FX Game of the Week: Missouri at Oklahoma, Big 12 — FXSaturday, October 1
Big 12 – 2 games*
Pac-12 – 3 games*3:30 PM, Teams TBA, TBA — FSN
4:00 PM, FX Game of the Week: Teams TBA, TBA — FX
7:00 PM, Teams TBA, TBA — FSN
8:00 PM, FX Game of the Week: Teams TBA, TBA — FX
10:30 PM, Teams TBA, Pac-12 — FSNSaturday, October 8
12:00 PM, Mississippi State at UAB, C-USA — FSN
3:30 PM, Teams TBA, Pac-12 — FSN
7:00 PM, Teams TBA, Big 12 — FSN
8:00 PM, FX Game of the Week: Teams TBA, Big 12 — FX
10:30 PM, Teams TBA, Pac-12 –FSNSaturday, October 15
Big 12 – 2 games*
C-USA – 1 (UCF at SMU)12:00 PM, Teams TBA, TBA — FSN
3:30 PM or 7:00 PM, Teams TBA, TBA — FSN
8:00 PM, FX Game of the Week: Teams TBA, TBA — FXSaturday, October 22
Big 12 – 2 games*
C-USA – 1 (Tulsa at Rice)
Pac-12 – 2 games*12:00 PM, Teams TBA, TBA — FSN
3:30 PM, Teams TBA, TBA — FSN
3:30 PM, FX Game of the Week: Teams TBA, TBA — FX
7:00 PM, Teams TBA, TBA — FSN
10:30 PM, Teams TBA, Pac-12 — FSNThursday, October 27
8:00 PM, Rice at Houston, C-USA — FSN
Saturday, October 29
Big 12 – 2 games*
C-USA – 1 (SMU at Tulsa)
Pac-12 – 2 games*12:00 PM, Teams TBA, Big 12 — FSN
3:30 PM, Teams TBA, TBA — FSN
3:30 PM, FX Game of the Week: Teams TBA, TBA — FX
7:00 PM, Teams TBA, TBA — FSN
10:30 PM, Teams TBA, Pac-12 — FSNSaturday, November 5
Big 12 – 2 games*
C-USA – 1 (UTEP at Rice)
Pac-12 – 1 game*12:00 PM, Teams TBA, TBA — FSN
3:30 PM, Teams TBA, TBA — FSN
7:00 PM, Teams TBA, TBA — FSN
8:00 PM, FX Game of the Week: Teams TBA, TBA — FXSaturday, November 12
Big 12 – 1 game*
C-USA – 2 (Marshall at Tulsa, Navy at SMU)
Pac-12 – 1 game*12:00 PM, Teams TBA, TBA — FSN
3:30 PM, Teams TBA, TBA — FSN
7:00 PM, Teams TBA, TBA — FSN
8:00 PM, FX Game of the Week: Teams TBA, TBA — FXThursday, November 17
8:00 PM, Marshall at Memphis, C-USA — FSNSaturday, November 19
Big 12 – 2 games*
C-USA – 2 (SMU at Houston, UCF at East Carolina)12:00 PM, Teams TBA, TBA — FSN
3:30 PM, Teams TBA, TBA — FSN
7:00 PM, Teams TBA, TBA — FSN
8:00 PM, FX Game of the Week: Teams TBA, TBA — FXFriday, November 25
12:00 PM, Houston at Tulsa, C-USA == FSN
3:30 PM, Colorado at Utah, Pac-12 — FSNSaturday, November 26
12:00 PM, Missouri vs. Kansas (at Arrowhead Stadium), Big 12 — FSN
3:30 PM, Texas Tech vs. Baylor (at Cowboys Stadium), Big 12 — FSN
8:00 PM, FX Game of the Week: Iowa St. at Oklahoma, Big 12 — FX
10:00 PM, UCLA at USC, Pac-12 — FSN
TBA, Rice at SMU, C-USA — FSN
Friday, December 2
8:00 PM, Pac-12 Championship Game, Pac-12 — FOXSaturday, December 3
12:00 PM, Conference USA Championship Game, C-USA — TBA
12:30 PM, Iowa St. at Kansas St., Big 12 — FSN
8:00 PM, Big Ten Championship Game, Big Ten — FOXFriday, January 6
8:00 PM, Cotton Bowl Classic (at Cowboys Stadium), Big 12/SEC — FOX*Teams, networks and times TBD
And we’re done for now.
