Kansas City, Mo. - The Big 12 has announced the preliminary portion of its 2010 football television schedule with games to air on ABC, ESPN and FSN.Eighteen contests have been chosen to be broadcast as part of the Big 12 rights packages. With the addition of road games that are part of other league’s television agreements, a total of 28 regular-season games are already slated for air over a national network. In addition, the Dr Pepper Big 12 Football Championship will be aired by ABC in prime time for the 10th year when it is played in Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas for the second consecutive season.
Three games are slated for a unique ‘reverse-mirror’ arrangement on ABC and ESPN2. Iowa State at Iowa, Florida State at Oklahoma and Nebraska at Washington will be televised in certain regions on ABC, with the rest of the nation receiving those games on ESPN2 for a full national broadcast. ABC and FSN will select additional games throughout the season. The majority of the televised games will be announced on a 12-day notice. ABC also has rights to exercise a six-day option three times during the season.
The Big 12 will begin its 15th year in 2010 with ABC as its national network television partner and with FSN for its cable rights.
2010 Big 12 Football Preliminary Television Schedule
(as of June 2010; All times Central and subject to change)
| Saturday, September 4 |
| Illinois vs. Missouri (Edward Jones Dome, St. Louis, Mo.) | FSN | 11:30 a.m. |
| Colorado vs. Colorado State (Invesco Field at Mile High, Denver, Colo.) | The Mtn. | 1:00 p.m. |
| UCLA at Kansas State | ABC | 2:30 p.m. |
| Texas at Rice | ESPN | 2:30 p.m. |
| Washington State at Oklahoma State | FSN | 6:00 p.m. |
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| Sunday, September 5 |
| SMU at Texas Tech | ESPN | 2:30 p.m. |
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| Saturday, September 11 |
| Georgia Tech at Kansas | FSN | 11:00 a.m. |
| Iowa State at Iowa** | ABC | 2:30 p.m. |
| Colorado at California | FSN | 2:30 p.m. |
| Florida State at Oklahoma** | ABC | 2:30 p.m. |
| Wyoming at Texas | FSN | 6:00 p.m. |
| Texas Tech at New Mexico | The Mtn | 7:00 p.m. |
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| Friday, September 17 |
| Kansas at Southern Miss | ESPN | 7:00 p.m. |
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| Saturday, September 18 |
| Iowa State vs. Kansas State (Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Mo.) | FSN | 11:00 a.m. |
| Nebraska at Washington | ABC | 2:30 p.m. |
| Air Force at Oklahoma | FSN | 2:30 p.m. |
| Baylor at TCU | Versus | 3:30 p.m. |
| Texas at Texas Tech** | ABC | 7:00 p.m. |
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| Saturday, September 25 |
| UCLA at Texas | ABC | 2:30 or 7:00 p.m. |
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| Thursday, September 30 |
| Texas A&M at Oklahoma State | ESPN | 6:30 p.m. |
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| Thursday, October 7 |
| Nebraska at Kansas State | ESPN | 6:30 p.m. |
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| Friday, October 8 |
| Oklahoma State at UL-Lafayette | ESPN2 | 8:00 p.m. |
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| Thursday, October 14 |
| Kansas State at Kansas | FSN | 6:30 p.m. |
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| Thursday, November 25 |
| Texas A&M at Texas | ESPN | 7:00 p.m. |
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| Friday, November 26 |
| Colorado at Nebraska | ABC | 2:30 p.m. |
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| Saturday, November 27 |
| Kansas vs. Missouri (Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Mo.) | FSN | 11:30 a.m. |
| Oklahoma at Oklahoma State | ABC | 2:30 or 7 p.m. |
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| Saturday, December 4 |
| Dr Pepper Big 12 Football Championship (Cowboys Stadium, Arlington, Texas) | ABC | 7:00 p.m. |
** - Game will be televised nationally with reverse mirror on ESPN2
