College Football

- 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 »

ESPN’s Coverage of The Home Depot ESPNU College Football Awards Posts Significant Audience Increase Over Last Year

December 11, 2007 -- ESPN’s telecast of the Heisman Trophy Presentation Presented by Nissan Saturday, Dec. 10, was the network’s most-viewed ever in households and total viewers, and tied for the highest-rated among households.    » read more »

- ESPNU Championship Series on SportsCenter
- Most-viewed Seasons Ever for College GameDay and ESPN2’s Game Coverage

December 10, 2007 -- ESPN’s College GameDay Built by the Home Depot posted its most-viewed season ever, surpassing last year’s record-setting season. The Saturday morning program averaged 1,662,000 households for a 6% increase over last season’s 1,565,000 households.    » read more »

Dec. 22nd game in Birmingham, Ala., matches teams from BIG EAST and C-USA

November, 2007, BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- ESPN Regional Television announced today that the University of Southern Mississippi, located in Hattiesburg, Miss., has accepted an invitation to represent Conference USA in the second annual Papajohns.com Bowl.    » read more »

November 26, 2007 -- JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri Governor Matt Blunt and Oklahoma Governor Brad Henry have placed a friendly wager on the December 1 game between the University of Missouri-Columbia and University of Oklahoma. In honor of the Big 12 Championship winner, the governors have wagered 12 products showcasing their states.    » read more »

College Football: Extensive Multimedia Coverage of #7 Ohio State at #21 Michigan

November 14, 2007 -- ESPN will provide extensive multi-platform coverage of #7 Ohio State at #21 Michigan in a showdown for the Big Ten championship, Saturday, Nov. 17, at noon on ABC (specific details below). Brent Musburger, Kirk Herbstreit and reporter Lisa Salters will call the game telecast.    » read more »

ESPN College GameDay to Originate from Eugene, Ore.

October 29, 2007 -- Through an agreement with the Pac-10 Conference and Fox Sports Net, ESPN has added the conference showdown between undefeated #4 Arizona State and #5 Oregon to its national television schedule for Saturday, Nov. 3. ESPN will also offer the game – with coverage beginning at 6:40 p.m. ET – in high definition on ESPN HD. Mike Patrick, Todd Blackledge and Holly Rowe will call the game.    » read more »

Marquee match-up has national championship implications

CHICAGO – Ohio State's quest for a national championship continues this Saturday on the Big Ten Network as the Buckeyes host 19th-ranked Wisconsin for a noon ET kickoff.

The Big Ten Network's top broadcast team of Thom Brennaman, Charles Davis and Charissa Thompson will call the action from Ohio Stadium.    » read more »

Five conference teams to appear on network next Saturday

October 15, 2007, CHICAGO – The Big Ten Network will carry three college football games involving Big Ten teams on Saturday, October 27. The games kick off at noon ET: Purdue (5-2) vs. Northwestern (4-3); Wisconsin (5-2) vs. Indiana (5-2); and Illinois (5-2) vs. Ball State (4-3).

All five of those Big Ten teams could be bowl-eligible or could need a victory that day to be become bowl-eligible. The Wisconsin Badgers, Purdue Boilermakers and the Illinois Fighting Illini received votes in this week's top 25.    » read more »

Tuesday, October 9, 2007, INDIANAPOLIS -- In an effort to address significant issues that pertain directly to the participation and employment of minorities in sports, the Black Coaches and Administrators (BCA), previously known as Black Coaches Association will release the 4th Football Hiring Report Card on Tuesday, October 9, 2007.The results are detailed in the BCA HRC #4 (206-2007) which will be published on line no later than 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, October 9, 2007. Visit www.bcasports.org to examine the report.    » read more »

Early Season Telecasts Rank Tops in Local Cities, Indicating Wide Appeal

October 9, 2007, CHICAGO – Halfway through its inaugural college football season, Big Ten Network -- the only network in TV history to surpass 30 million subscribers within 30 days of launch – has seen virtually all of its Saturday afternoon games post major audiences within key Midwest cities. In fact, several early conference match-ups have dominated local ratings in metropolitan areas like Detroit, Cleveland, Minneapolis, Milwaukee, Columbus and Dayton where Big Ten sports enjoy amazing popularity.    » read more »

Seven conference teams to appear on network next Saturday

October 1, 2007, CHICAGO – The Big Ten Network will televise four games involving Big Ten teams on Saturday, October 13. Three games kick off at noon ET: 20th-ranked Purdue at Michigan, Minnesota at Northwestern and Kent State at 4th-ranked Ohio State. At 7 PM ET, Michigan State hosts Indiana.    » read more »

Extension of sponsorship agreement continues longtime support for 100 Black Men of Atlanta and Project Success

ATLANTA, Sept. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Bank of America today announced its continued support of the Atlanta Football Classic, to be played at the Georgia Dome on Saturday, September 29, 2007, marking a new, multi-year agreement to serve as title sponsor of the gridiron classic. Bank of America has been part of the game between Florida A&M University and Tennessee State University for more than six years, and title sponsor since 2004.    » read more »