College Football

Special 3 ½ hour program will take viewers live to eight spring games on April 19

CHICAGO, April 8, 2008 – Football-starved fans will have a unique opportunity to get a first glimpse of future Big Ten stars at 1 PM ET Saturday, April 19, during the 3½ hour BIG TEN TONIGHT: SPRING FOOTBALL SHOWCASE presented by Jimmy John's. Dave Revsine, Gerry DiNardo and Howard Griffith will host the program from Chicago with live look-ins from that afternoon's eight spring games in the Big Ten.    » read more »

April 7, 2008 -- THE PRESIDENT: Good to see you all. Welcome. Go Tigers! Sit down. Please sit down. Thanks for coming.

So I met some of these men in 2004 -- they feel pretty comfortable they were going to be back here. Some of them weren't so sure I was going to be back here. It's good to welcome you back. Proud you're here.

George W. Bush proudly displays a LSU Tigers' football jersey: Photo by Chris Greenberg

Nothing like being called, "National Champs." LSU has the honor of being the first school to win two BCS titles. This year there is no split.    » read more »

Sunday, March 30, 2008, INDIANAPOLIS---Recent public statements made by MSL Sports Entertainment regarding the postponement of the Gridiron Bash, a commercial event originally planned in conjunction with Division I spring football games, are inaccurate. MSL Sports Entertainment, the organizers of the event, elected to postpone the concerts on their own accord, and not under the direction of the NCAA. We never expressed any concern with the actual event being conducted as scheduled, but only with the participation of student-athletes as part of the for-profit event.    » read more »

Show will Originate from Florida’s Spring Football Game; ESPN to Televise the Game

March 24, 2008 -- For the first time, College GameDay Built by The Home Depot will originate from the site of a college football spring game. The popular Saturday morning pre-game show will originate from Gainesville, Fla., for the University of Florida’s spring game Saturday, April 12. Florida is led by 2007 Heisman Trophy quarterback Tim Tebow.    » read more »

Historically Black College Football Game Aug. 31 on ESPN2

ESPN to Televise West Virginia at Colorado and Texas A&M at Texas on Thursday Nights

February 25, 2008 - ESPN will continue to televise regular-season Big 12 Conference college football games through a new two-year agreement with Fox Sports Net. Through an agreement last year, ESPN televised regular-season Big 12 home games for the first time. As part of the new pact, seven Big 12-controlled contests will be televised on ESPN or ESPN2 each year, with games being played on a Thursday or Saturday.    » read more »

Wednesday, February 20, 2008, INDIANAPOLIS---The NCAA Division II Committee on Infractions has penalized the University of Central Oklahoma for a number of major and secondary violations in the football program. This case involved failure to monitor and unethical conduct violations against the former head coach, as well as a lack of institutional control for the university.    » read more »

Wednesday, February 13, 2008, INDIANAPOLIS -- The NCAA Football Rules Committee proposed changes intended to enhance and more strictly enforce rules related to student-athlete safety. The committee, which met February 11-13, addressed helmet contact, players that target a defenseless opponent, horse collar tackling, and enhanced rules dealing with dangerous chop blocks. Additionally, after a year of consideration, the committee proposed a 40/25 second play clock system to encourage a consistent pace of play.    » read more »

Network to devote three shows to college football's most anticipated event

February 1, 2008, CHICAGO – Fueled by months, and sometimes years, of speculation and controversy, National Signing Day is the most anticipated day in college football. No single event has a greater effect upon the fates of football programs and the fortunes of coaching staffs.

The Big Ten Network will delve into the recruiting process, present expert analysis and unveil video highlights of the Big Ten's newest student-athletes with three editions of BIG TEN TONIGHT: SIGNING DAY SPECIAL:    » read more »

Multi-Network Coverage Complemented by In-Depth Recruiting Information and Live Video Streaming on ESPN.com

ESPN Finishes Strong with Most-Viewed Quarter & Month 209 Million People Watched ESPN Networks in 4th Quarter Monday Night Football Provides Year's Biggest Audiences

January 8, 2008 -- ESPN2 and ESPNEWS posted their most-viewed year in 2007 and ESPN finished strong, with the fourth quarter registering as its most-viewed quarter in history and December was its most-viewed month.    » read more »

Jan 08, 2008 -- BATON ROUGE - To honor the Louisiana State University and its victory Monday in the BCS National Championship, Louisiana Governor Kathleen Babineaux Blanco proclaimed Wednesday, January 9, 2008 "LSU Day". The Tigers defeated the Ohio State Buckeyes 38-24 before a record crowd in the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans to clinch the national championship.    » read more »

- ESPN Radio to Broadcast 16 Games Including BCS
- ESPNU to Re-Air 22 Bowl Games
- Five ERT-Owned Games
- Musburger/Herbstreit/Salters to Call Rose Bowl on ABC and BCS Championship on ESPN Radio

December 17, 2007 -- The following contains questions and answers regarding NCAA football, including bowl games, information on the Bowl Championship Series (BCS), the difference between the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) and Football Championship Subdivision (FCS), and other helpful information.

1. Why is there no playoff/traditional championship structure in the Football Bowl Subdivision (formerly Division I-A) football?    » read more »

Dec. 12, 2007 -- Dover – Delaware Governor Ruth Ann Minner has accepted North Carolina Gov. Mike Easley’s offer to a friendly wager on Friday’s NCAA Division I Football Championship between the University of Delaware Fightin’ Blue Hens and the Appalachian State University Mountaineers.

Gov. Minner has countered Gov. Easley’s wager of North Carolina barbecue and a case of Cheerwine (a cherry soft drink) with Grotto’s pizza, Nic-o-boli’s and Dogfish Head rootbeer.    » read more »