ESPN’s first year of exclusive coverage of the five Bowl Championship Series (BCS) matchups – highlighted by the Tostitos BCS National Championship Game – will feature extensive multiplatform reports, features, news, highlights and more leading up to each game.

As part of a four-year agreement with the BCS, ESPN will provide exclusive worldwide telecasts, radio broadcasts, digital content and more for the five BCS games from January 2011 through January 2014. It will mark the first time ESPN has televised BCS games. ESPN Radio has broadcast every BCS game since 2000. ESPN3.com will simulcast ESPN’s telecasts.

In addition to televising and broadcasting the games, ESPN will provide extensive on-site studio reports and analysis across multiple shows and platforms, dedicated web pages for each bowl, re-airs of classic BCS games, international telecasts of all five games, encore presentations of the National Championship and more. Coverage details for the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl, Rose Bowl Game Presented by VIZIO, Discover Orange Bowl and Allstate Sugar Bowl include (NOTE: a separate release with specifics for the Tostitos BCS National Championship Game will be issued next week):

Overall, ESPN, ESPN Radio, ESPN 3D and ESPN3.com will provide television and radio broadcasts of all five BCS Bowl games:

ESPNU to Offer Extensive BCS Coverage
ESPNU will provide extensive coverage of the BCS including several shows originating from the site of the National Championship Game. Highlights include:

• Bowl-specific spots capturing the fun and flavor of each BCS bowl.

• Live post-game coverage following the Orange Bowl and Sugar Bowl.
• Special one-hour editions of Road to the Tostitos National Championship Game on Oregon and Auburn will air Wednesday, Jan. 5, at 9 p.m. and 10 p.m., respectively. ESPN and ESPNU will offer encore presentations Sunday, Jan. 9 and Monday, Jan. 10.
• A one-hour College Football: Bowl Stories on Saturday, Jan. 1, at 9 p.m. will feature a compilation of some of the best stories involving players and coaches from teams playing in BCS bowls that aired on College GameDay and other ESPN programs during the 2010 season.

Studio Coverage
ESPN will provide extensive news updates, analysis, features and highlights of the each BCS game across multiple platforms, highlighted by on-site shows and reports from Pasadena, Calif. (site of the Rose Bowl Game) and Scottsdale, Ariz. (site of the Fiesta Bowl and National Championship Game).

• ESPN will televise special on-site editions of the two-time Emmy-Award winning College GameDay Built by The Home Depot leading up to each BCS game. A three-hour program will air from Pasadena for the Rose Bowl Game Saturday, Jan. 1, at 10 a.m. on ESPNU and continuing on ESPN at 11 a.m. One-hour pre-game shows for the Orange Bowl and Sugar Bowl on Monday, Jan. 3 and Tuesday, Jan. 4, respectively, will begin at 7 p.m. and come from each respective stadium with segments from Scottsdale. Chris Fowler and Erin Andrews will host the show from Pasadena with analysts Lee Corso, Kirk Herbstreit and Desmond Howard. Rece Davis will host the show from Miami and New Orleans with analysts Lou Holtz and Mark May.
• SportsCenter and ESPNEWS will provide daily coverage from the site of each game Jan. 3-10. On-site commentators include hosts Fowler, Davis, Brent Musburger, John Saunders and Mike Tirico with analysis from Herbstreit, Jesse Palmer, Craig James, Howard, Holtz, May, Todd McShay, Jon Gruden and more, and reports from Tom Rinaldi and Wendi Nix.
• College Football Live, ESPN’s weekday college football studio show, will originate from Glendale for daily 3 p.m. shows Jan. 3-7 and Jan. 10, at 3 p.m. Saunders will host with analysis from Palmer and more.
• ESPN will provide extensive on-site pre-game, halftime and post-game reports for each Bowl, including 30-minute shows leading up to the Orange Bowl and Sugar Bowl beginning at 8 p.m. each night.

ESPN 3D

ESPN 3D, ESPN’s newest outlet and the first 3D network to launch in the industry, will provide exclusive 3D coverage of the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl and Tostitos BCS National Championship Game.

ESPN International
In addition to all five of the BCS Bowls live on ESPN America UK, ESPN International platforms will offer the Tostitos BCS National Championship live in 189 countries and approximately 235 million households throughout Central and South America, Africa, the Caribbean, Middle East, Pacific Rim including Australia, China, India and Southeast Asia.

ESPN.com
ESPN.com will provide in-depth coverage with an individual page for every BCS game as well as a home page for every bowl game. Content will include an analysis of the matchups; college football-related video; keys to who, why and what to watch; and season stats, rosters and team histories. ESPN.com will also have daily features, news stories and blog posts about each game, and key players, programs and personalities; SportsNation polls; live chats; commentary and humor from ESPN.com’s Page 2 section and more. On-site reporters for each game include:

Rose Bowl Game Presented by VIZIO: Ivan Maisel, Brian Bennett and Adam Rittenberg

Tostitos Fiesta Bowl: Ted Miller and David Ubben

Discover Orange Bowl: Gene Wojciechowski, Andrea Adelson and Heather Dinich

Allstate Sugar Bowl: Brian Bennett and Adam Rittenberg

ESPN Classic
ESPN Classic will offer an extensive lineup of classic BCS Bowl action, including marathons of memorable Orange Bowl and Sugar Bowl games.

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Contact: Michael Humes, at 860-766-2233 or [email protected]