College Football

Ole Miss-Texas on Longhorn Network, plus the rest of Big 12's 2013 TV schedule

The Longhorns and Rebels will be showcased on the Longhorn Network, which raises the question of how many people will be able to watch. Here's that and the rest of the Big 12's early season TV schedule.

By Peter Berkes Jun 4, 2013, 12:28pm EDT

Edit: There's hope yet, Ole Miss fans:

Ole Miss & ESPN are working on TV accommodations for Rebel fans for the Texas game.
— Ole Miss Football (@OleMissFB) June 4, 2013

The Big 12 has released the start times and TV schedule for the first three weeks of the season, and the matchup between Ole Miss and Texas on Sept. 14 has been scheduled for a 8 p.m. ET (7 p.m. local) kickoff on the Longhorn Network.

Showcasing the Longhorns' biggest out-of-conference game on a network with extremely small viewership is an interesting move, and probably one designed to try to exert pressure on cable networks to add the channel to their selection. Maybe there's something else going on that day that would be easier to watch:

Are there any other games on September 14th in the state of Texas?
— Good Bull Hunting (@GBHunting) June 4, 2013

Mississippi State and Oklahoma State have drawn the afternoon slot for their season opener, which will be shown on ABC/ESPN2, depending on the viewer's particular geography. West Virginia and Oklahoma will play the next weekend on FOX at 7 p.m, and a week later, Iowa and Iowa State will battle for the Cy-Hawk Trophy on the new Fox Sports 1, with kickoff scheduled for 6 p.m.

Here is the Big 12 TV schedule, courtesy of Big12Sports.com:


Friday, August 30
North Dakota State at K-State	FS1	7:30 p.m. CT

Saturday, August 31
William & Mary at West Virginia	FS1	12:00 p.m. ET/11:00 a.m. CT
Mississippi State vs. Oklahoma State	ABC & ESPN2	2:30 p.m. CT
Louisiana-Monroe at Oklahoma	FSN (PPV)*	6:00 p.m. CT
Wofford at Baylor	FSN*	6:30 p.m. CT
New Mexico State at Texas	LHN*	7:00 p.m. CT
Northern Iowa at Iowa State	Cyclones.tv*	7:00 p.m. CT
LSU vs. TCU	ESPN	8:00 p.m. CT

Saturday, September 7
Southeast Louisiana at TCU	FSN*	11:00 a.m. CT
Buffalo at Baylor	FSN	2:30 p.m. CT
Louisiana-Lafayette at K-State	FS1	5:30 p.m. CT
West Virginia at Oklahoma	FOX	6:00 p.m. CT
Stephen F. Austin at Texas Tech	FSN	6:00 p.m. CT
South Dakota at Kansas	Jayhawk Network*	6:00 p.m. CT

Thursday, September 12
TCU at Texas Tech	ESPN	6:30 p.m. CT

Saturday, September 14
Tulsa at Oklahoma	ABC, ESPN or ESPN2	11:00 a.m. CT
Georgia State at West Virginia	Mountaineer Network*	12:00 p.m. ET/11:00 a.m. CT
Iowa at Iowa State	FS1	5:00 p.m. CT
UMass at K-State	K-StateHD.tv*	6:00 p.m. CT
Lamar at Oklahoma State	TBA*	6:30 p.m. CT
Mississippi at Texas	LHN (from ESPN inventory)	7:00 p.m. CT