Big 12 officials announced the telecast times for 2009 football games that have been selected to be aired on ABC, ESPN, FSN and Versus.
The list, released Monday, includes 14 telecasts on ABC or ESPN. Nine of the games are part of the Big 12’s conference package and five will be aired as non-conference road games. Of the 19 games selected, eight will be played on days other than Saturday.
Colorado emerged as the early leader for guaranteed air time, with five telecasts. Texas, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State and Missouri were selected three times. Texas Tech and Nebraska have two guaranteed telecasts. Texas A&M, Kansas and Iowa State have one appearance each.
Other games will be added to the mix once the season begins, with either a six-day or 12-day advance notice.
Among the notable selections:
-- Oklahoma’s season opener against Brigham Young, on Sept. 5 at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, will be a 6 p.m. telecast on ESPN.
-- The Texas-Oklahoma game, Oct. 17 at the Cotton Bowl, will be an 11 a.m. national telecast on ABC.
-- Texas Tech’s game at Texas on Sept. 19 will be a 7 p.m. national telecast on ABC.
-- The Texas-Texas A&M game, set for Nov. 26 in College Station (Thanksgiving night), will be a 7 p.m. telecast on ESPN.
-- Oklahoma State’s opener, Sept. 5 against Georgia in Stillwater, Okla., will be a 2:30 p.m. telecast on ABC.
-- The Big 12 Championship Game, set for Dec. 5 at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, will be a 7 p.m. national telecast on ABC.
_ Jimmy Burch
Big 12 football telecasts
A list of 2009 Big 12 football telecasts announced Monday:
Saturday, Sept. 5
Georgia at Oklahoma State, ABC, 2:30 p.m.
Missouri vs. Illinois (St. Louis), ESPN, 2:40 p.m.
Brigham Young vs. Oklahoma (Arlington), ESPN, 6 p.m.
Sunday, Sept. 6
Colorado State at Colorado, FSN, 6 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 11
Colorado at Toledo, ESPN, 8 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 12
Iowa at Iowa State, FSN, 11 a.m.
Houston at Oklahoma State, FSN, 2:30 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 19
Duke at Kansas, Versus, 11 a.m.
Tulsa at Oklahoma, FSN, 2:30 p.m.
Texas Tech at Texas, ABC, 7 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 25
Missouri at Nevada, ESPN, 8 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 26
Texas Tech at Houston, ESPN2, 8:15 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 1
Colorado at West Virginia, ESPN, 6:30 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 8
Nebraska at Missouri, ESPN, 8 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 17
Oklahoma vs. Texas (Dallas), ABC, 11 a.m.
Thursday, Nov. 19
Colorado at Oklahoma State, ESPN, 6:30 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 26
Texas at Texas A&M, ESPN, 7 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 27
Nebraska at Colorado, ABC, 2:30 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 5
Big 12 Championship Game (Arlington), ABC, 7 p.m.
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