Network Features Its Largest On-site Presence, All-Access Lookbacks and Expert Analysis Marathon Leading into the Alabama-LSU Rematch
As ESPN’s 24-hour college sports network, ESPNU is all BCS all the time leading into the Allstate BCS National Championship on Thursday, Jan. 9. ESPNU will cover the No.1 and No.2 rematch from every angle with 23 consecutive hours of BCS themed programming beginning Sunday, Jan. 8 at 8 p.m. ET and concluding with the immediate re-air of the championship matchup at the conclusion of the game.
January 8 ESPNU programming highlights:
- The Experts: Allstate BCS National Championship Edition (New Orleans)- Rece Davis hosts an in-depth discussion around the BCS National Championship with a panel of ESPN experts: Lou Holtz, David Pollack, Desmond Howard, Todd Blackledge and Mark May
- Palmer & Pollack: Allstate BCS National Championship Edition (Champions Square, New Orleans) – In its second road show of the debut season, the hosts, both former BCS bowl winning players, will air their final show of the season live from Champions Square just outside the Mercedes-Benz Superdome
- BCS Countdown: BCS National Championship Pregame (Champions Square, New Orleans) – Dari Nowkhah hosts a 2-hour special live from Champions Square providing the ultimate access and analysis to the BCS National Championship. He will be joined by Mike Bellotti, Rod Gilmore, Jesse Palmer and David Pollack. Tom Rinaldi, Wendi Nix and Erin Andrews will provide team reports
- Road to the Allstate BCS National Championship: Alabama Football and Road to the Allstate BCS National Championship: LSU Football – Dari Nowkhah is joined by Matt Stinchcomb, with special breakdown from former Auburn offensive coordinator and new Arkansas State head coach Gus Malzahn as ESPNU relives the best Alabama and LSU moments, plays, and features of the season
- Film Room: Allstate BCS National Championship Edition – Former coaches Mike Bellotti, Dan Hawkins and Randy Shannon talk Xs & Os with ESPNU’s Tom Luginbill, breaking down the game plan for each team in the BCS National Championship
- SportsNation: ESPNU Allstate BCS National Championship Edition – Continuing with their weekly Saturday ESPNU franchise, SportsNation covers the BCS in their own unique way with Charissa Thompson, Jon Ritchie and Christian Fauria and – most importantly – the voice of the fan
- Crunchtime: Allstate BCS National Championship Edition – Relive in real time the fourth quarter and overtime of the first Alabama-LSU match-up including reflection from players on key moments from the game
- ESPNU All Access: Alabama and ESPNU All-Access: LSU – Go back inside each program with behind-the-scenes footage of the No. 1 and No. 2 football team
| Date | Time (ET) | Programming |
| Sun, Jan 8 | 8 p.m. | The Experts: Allstate BCS National Championship Edition (New Orleans) |
| 9 p.m. | Road to the Allstate BCS National Championship: Alabama | |
| 10 p.m. | Road to the Allstate BCS National Championship: LSU | |
| 11 p.m. | ESPNU Film Room: Allstate BCS National Championship Edition | |
| midnight | LSU at Alabama (November 5, 2011 re-air) | |
| Mon, Jan 9 | 3 a.m. | 2011 Tostitos BCS National Championship |
| 6 a.m. | Crunchtime: Allstate BCS National Championship Edition | |
| 7 a.m. | Road to the Allstate BCS National Championship: Alabama | |
| 8 a.m. | Road to the Allstate BCS National Championship: LSU | |
| 9 a.m. | ESPNU Film Room: Allstate BCS National Championship Edition | |
| 10 a.m. | The Herd | |
| 1 p.m. | ESPNU All-Access: Alabama Football | |
| 1:30 p.m. | ESPNU All-Access: LSU Football | |
| 2 p.m. | The Experts: Allstate BCS National Championship Edition (New Orleans) | |
| 3 p.m. | Palmer & Pollack: Allstate BCS National Championship Edition (New Orleans) |
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| 4 p.m. | BCS Countdown – Allstate BCS National Championship Pregame (New Orleans) |
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| 6 p.m. | SportsNation: ESPNU Allstate BCS National Championship Edition | |
| TBD | 2012 Allstate BCS National Championship |
ESPNU
The 24-hour college sports television network airs more than 650 live events annually and offers over 600 original studio shows. ESPNU has seen a steady increase since its inception on March 4, 2005 and is now in over 73 million households. The brand is also available in high definition on ESPNUHD, now in over 20 million homes. The network has long-term carriage agreements with all 10 of the top multichannel TV providers – Cablevision, Charter, Comcast, Cox, DirecTV (Channel 208), DISH Network (Channel 141), Mediacom, Time Warner Cable, Verizon FiOS TV and AT&T U-verse.
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