ESPN College Sports Update – Oct. 31
Special Spooky ESPN College Sports Update
- Final GEICO ESPN High School Showcase Game of the Season Friday
- Freshmen Orientation on Recruiting Nation
- ESPN The Magazine Sharing Real-Time Creation
- ABC Broadcast of Notre Dame-Oklahoma Most-Viewed College Football Game of Season
- Three Telecasts between Ranked Teams Including Undefeated No. 2 Kansas State against No. 24 Oklahoma State in Prime Time
- NCAA Volleyball and Soccer: 24 Men’s & Women’s Matches across ESPN Platforms
- College GameDay Headed Back to Death Valley
- Photo Tour: Venture behind the scenes with College GameDay in Gainesville
- Parenting from the 50-Yard Line: Interview with Mom and ESPN Reporter Heather Cox
- Men’s and Women’s College Basketball Schedules Released
#HOWLoween on UNITE
When the clock strikes midnight, and your face is smeared with evidence that you did in fact eat every piece of candy that you were supposed to be offering trick or treators, ESPNU has one last treat – a UNITE #HOWLoween special. Yes, that’s right, it’s about time we made some use of that howling woof logo of ours. Tweet your best sports-themed Halloween costumes to @UNITE tonight (#HOWLoween) and look out for an Animal House themed Toga Party complete with a frat house set when the late-night crew brings Halloween night to a close. More details on ESPN Front Row.
Final GEICO ESPN High School Showcase Game of the Season Friday
ESPNU will air a Georgia rivalry on Friday at 8 p.m. for Week 10 of the GEICO ESPN High School Showcase. The final matchup of the 16-game series, which featured the nation’s top recruits and biggest in-state rivalry games, will pit Camden County against Lowndes. Camden County is led by Georgia quarterback commit Brice Ramsey, No. 93 on the ESPN 150, and Lowndes, a historically strong program within the state.
Freshman Orientation on Recruiting Nation
ESPN Recruiting Nation will introduce viewers to the top freshmen for the upcoming men’s college basketball season in a 30-minute Freshman Orientation special. The show will air Friday at 5 p.m.* on ESPNU and is hosted by Matt Schick and recruiting analysts Paul Biancardi and Dave Telep.
*Time updated as of 11/1
Follow on Twitter: @ESPNU
ESPN The Magazine Sharing Real-Time Creation
In anticipation of Saturday’s SEC showdown between No. 1 Alabama (8-0) and No. 7 LSU (7-1), ESPN The Magazine will chronicle the live making of the #1Day1Game issue. Follow these key Mag accounts on Twitter for more on the ambitious, all-out, attempt at covering one the season’s biggest regular-season match-ups.
Twitter handles to follow for #1Day1Game:
ESPN The Magazine: @ESPNMag
Wright Thompson: @wrightthompson
Ryan McGee: @ESPNMcGee
Kevin Van Valkenburg: @KVanValkenburg
Morty Ain: @MortyAin
Jordan Brenner: @JordanBrenner
Sarah Turcotte: @SarahT_ESPN
Elena Bergeron: @ebee3
Eddie Matz: @ESPNEddieMatz
Steve Wulf: @WulfESPN
Chad Millman: @chadmillman
Amy Brachmann: @AmyBrachmann
Scott Miller: @stmillr
Ross Marrinson: @RMarrinsonESPN
Hallie Grossman: @Hallie_Gee
ABC Broadcast of Notre Dame-Oklahoma Most-Viewed College Football Game of Season
ABC’s Saturday Night Football broadcast of Notre Dame defeating Oklahoma 30-13 on October 27 garnered the largest audience for a college football game this season across any network. The non-conference showdown –a 5.2 average rating, 8,627,000 viewers and 5,950,000 households – is also the highest-rated and most-viewed regular-season telecast involving Notre Dame among all of broadcast and cable since 2006 (Notre Dame at USC averaged a 9.0 rating, 14,647,000 viewers and 10,048,000 households on ABC).
In addition, the contest was the most-viewed program across all shows and networks on Saturday night among adults 18-49 (2.9 rating), men 18-49 (4.0 rating) and men 18-34 (3.4 rating).
Oklahoma City was the highest rated metered market for the game with a 36.0 rating followed by Tulsa (28.9 rating), Indianapolis (13.3 rating), Austin (11.6 rating) and Columbus (9.4 rating).
ABC also televised the second highest-rated and most-viewed college football game of the 2012 season with the Saturday Night Football Presented by Windows 8 Michigan vs. Alabama game from Cowboys Stadium on September 1 (4.8 rating, 7,918,000 viewers and 5,452,000 households).
Three Telecasts between Ranked Teams Including Undefeated No. 2 Kansas State against No. 24 Oklahoma State in Prime Time
ESPN’s college football schedule this week includes three telecasts between teams in the BCS Standings on Saturday, Nov. 3, highlighted by undefeated No. 2 Kansas State hosting No. 24 Oklahoma State on ABC at 8 p.m. ET. Last season, Oklahoma State defeated Kansas State 52-45 and won the Big 12 with an 8-1 record while Kansas State finished in second place at 7-2.
Also on Saturday, ESPN will televise No. 16 Texas A&M at one-loss No. 15 Mississippi State in an SEC showdown at noon and ABC will provide coverage of No. 23 Texas at No. 18 Texas Tech in a Big 12 matchup of two-loss teams at 3:30 p.m. In addition, ESPN Radio will broadcast unbeaten No. 4 Oregon at No. 17 USC at 7 p.m.
Overall, ESPN platforms will offer coverage of four of the remaining six undefeated teams: No. 2 Kansas State, No. 4 Oregon, No. 10 Louisville and Ohio State.
Join the ESPN college football conversation and follow on Twitter: @CollegeGameDay; @ESPNCFB; @CFBLive; @ESPNU
NCAA Volleyball and Soccer: 24 Men’s & Women’s Matches across ESPN Platforms
NCAA volleyball and soccer will continue this week with 24 matches from the ACC, SEC, Big 12, Big Ten and other conferences across ESPN platforms. ESPN3 will have 14 matches from both sports exclusively on the live multi-screen sports network. Additionally, ESPNU will televise the ACC and SEC women’s soccer championship. The matches will also be accessible via WatchESPN online and through the app to fans who receive their video subscription from an affiliated provider.
Follow on Twitter: @ESPN3
College GameDay Headed Back to Death Valley
Photo Tour: Venture behind the scenes with College GameDay in Gainesville
Follow on Twitter: @CollegeGameDay
Men’s and Women’s College Basketball Schedules Released
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