Five Big 12 volleyball matches will be televised in 2010, four on ESPNU and one on FSN, the Big 12 Conference announced.
The Conference package will feature Texas, the defending Big 12 champion and NCAA Championship runner-up, Iowa State and Nebraska. The Huskers (No. 5) and Cyclones (No. 6) finished 2009 ranked in the top 10 nationally along with the Longhorns. Texas A&M will also make an appearance after it joined fellow Big 12 squads ISU, NU and UT at the Omaha Regional last season. The Aggies, which were ranked 21st in the final AVCA poll, will face Oklahoma, another team that earned an at-large invitation to the national tournament in '09.
Additional television appearances are possible through other Big 12 broadcast partners and institutional contacts and will be announced at a later time.
2010 BIG 12 CONFERENCE VOLLEYBALL TELECAST SCHEDULE
Sept. 15: Nebraska at Iowa State, 7:00 p.m. [ESPNU]
Oct. 2: Texas at Nebraska, 3:30 p.m. [FSN]
Oct. 13: Texas at Oklahoma, 6:00 p.m. [ESPNU]
Oct. 27: Nebraska at Texas, 8:00 p.m. [ESPNU]
Nov. 3: Oklahoma at Texas A&M ESPNU 8:00 p.m. [ESPNU]
All times are Central.
FSN
FSN reaches more than 82 million homes through its 25 owned-and-operated and affiliated regional sports networks, and is the leading provider of local sports. FSN produces close to 5,000 live local events each year, including more than 1,700 in high definition. For the latest up-to-the-minute sports news and opinions, visit www.FOXSports.com.
ESPNU
ESPNU launched March 4, 2005. The 24-hour college sports television network televises more than 650 live events annually. Action includes a variety of top football and men's and women's basketball games, as well as Olympic sports from 26 Division I conferences. The network also has a wide-ranging agreement with the NCAA for extensive coverage of 22 NCAA Championships.
ESPNU offers over 400 original studio shows, including SportsCenterU, ESPNU Recruiting Insider, The Experts, The Bracket, BCS Countdown and is the television home of ESPN Radio's The Herd with Colin Cowherd. The brand is also available in high definition on ESPNUHD, now in over 20 million homes. In addition, ESPNU Campus Connection is a multiplatform, student-generated content initiative to enhance the network's link to college campuses nationwide.
ESPNU has seen a dramatic increase since its inception and is now in more than 72.5 million households. The network and 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.