Big 12 Football 2014: Conference announces early and special date TV selections
By Jack Crosby
We start to see more and more signs that the college football season is just around the corner in 2014, and we got one more on Thursday as the Big 12 Conference announced the early and special date TV selections.
Big 12 Football action will get kicked off over the Labor Day weekend, and two teams from the conference have match ups with huge powerhouses.
The West Virginia Mountaineers will open up in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff against the Alabama Crimson Tide, while later that night, the Oklahoma State Cowboys will take on the defending national champion Florida State Seminoles in Dallas.
Here’s a look at the entire schedule that was released on Thursday, courtesy of the Big 12 Conference:
2014 Big 12 Football Early and Special Date Television Selections and Designations
(all times listed as Central)
| Saturday, August 30 | ||
| North Dakota State at Iowa State | FOX Sports 1 | 11:00 a.m. |
| West Virginia vs. Alabama (Atlanta, Ga.) | ABC/ESPN2 | 2:30 p.m. |
| Florida State vs. Oklahoma State (Arlington, Texas) | ABC | 7:00 p.m. |
| *Stephen F. Austin at K-State | TBA | TBA |
| *Louisiana Tech at Oklahoma | TBA | TBA |
| *Central Arkansas at Texas Tech | TBA | TBA |
| *Samford at TCU | TBA | TBA |
| *North Texas at Texas | TBA | TBA |
| Sunday, August 31 | ||
| SMU at Baylor | FOX Sports 1 | 6:30 p.m. |
| Saturday, September 6 | ||
| K-State at Iowa State | FOX Sports 1 | 11:00 a.m. |
| BYU at Texas | FOX Sports 1 | 6:30 p.m. |
| *Missouri State at Oklahoma State | TBA | TBA |
| *SE Missouri State at Kansas | TBA | TBA |
| *Towson at West Virginia | TBA | TBA |
| *Northwestern State at Baylor | TBA | TBA |
| Texas Tech at UTEP | TBA | TBA |
| Oklahoma at Tulsa | TBA | TBA |
| Friday, September 12 | ||
| Baylor at Buffalo | TBA | TBA |
| Saturday, September 13 | ||
| Kansas at Duke | ACC Regional Network | 2:30 p.m. |
| Arkansas at Texas Tech | ABC, ESPN or ESPN2 | 2:30 p.m. |
| Minnesota at TCU | FOX Sports 1 | 3:00 p.m. |
| UTSA at Oklahoma State | FSN | 6:00 p.m. |
| Tennessee at Oklahoma | ABC, ESPN or ESPN2 | 7:00 p.m. |
| UCLA vs. Texas (Arlington, Texas) | FOX/FOX Deportes | 7:00 p.m. |
| West Virginia at Maryland | TBA | TBA |
| Iowa State at Iowa | TBA | TBA |
| Thursday, September 18 | ||
| Auburn at K-State | ESPN | 6:30 p.m. |
| Thursday, September 25 | ||
| Texas Tech at Oklahoma State | ESPN | 6:30 p.m. |
| Saturday, October 11 | ||
| *Toledo at Iowa State | TBA | TBA |
| Thursday, November 20 | ||
| K-State at West Virginia | FOX Sports 1 | 6:00 p.m. |
| Thursday, November 29 | ||
| TCU at Texas | FOX Sports 1 | 6:30 p.m. |
Which Big 12 Football game are you most looking forward to this season? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.