FOX SPORTS NOTES, QUOTES & ANECDOTES
No. 4 Oregon Battles No. 17 USC in Critical Primetime Pac-12 Clash
No. 21 West Virginia Looks to Rebound Against TCU
Doubleheader Coverage Begins with FOX COLLEGE SATURDAY at 2:30 PM ET
NFL on FOX: RG3 & Cam Newton Meet in DC/Packers & Cardinals Clash at 1 PM Sunday
COLLEGE FOOTBALL DOUBLEHEADER ON FOX STARTS WITH MOUNTAINEERS/HORNED FROGS BIG 12 BATTLE & FINISHES WITH TROJANS/DUCKS PIVITOL PAC-12 SHOWDOWN – OnSaturday, Nov. 3, FOX Sports presents doubleheader action highlighted by a pivotal primetime matchup from Los Angeles when the USC Trojans take on Oregon Ducks. This season, the Ducks have established themselves as the Pac-12 top team and Matt Barkley and the Trojans hope to upset their conference foe in a matchup critical to remaining in the BCS picture. College Football on FOX’s lead broadcast team of play-by-play announcer Gus Johnson, analyst Charles Davis and reporter Julie Alexandria call the action from Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum at 7:00 PM ET. Craig Bolerjack,Joel Klatt and on-field analyst Petros Papadakis call the early action of FOX’s doubleheader slate as the West Virginia Mountaineers look to rebound when they host TCU in a matchup that will make one Big 12 team bowl eligible and give the other their third straight loss.
FOX’s coverage begins at 2:30 PM ET with FOX COLLEGE SATURDAY and originates live each week from FOX’s brand new state-of-the-art studio in the FOX Network Center in Los Angeles. Erin Andrewshosts with Heisman Trophy winner Eddie George and former Oregon All-American quarterback Joey Harrington as analysts. Additionally, the trio handles all halftime and postgame studio coverage for both games.
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DAVIS – USC’S DEFENSE KEY TO CRITICAL WIN AGAINST OREGON – FOX Sports’ primetime matchup of USC and Oregon is one most college football fans have circled on their calendar when the schedule was announced. FOX College Football analyst Charles Davis calls the action this Saturday and explains the keys to the Trojans keeping up with Oregon’s explosive offense. “USC needs to play to their potential. Most people had USC No. 1 to start the season and thought they would win the Pac-12 and they need to play like that. The key for USC defensively is to limit the explosive plays that Oregon presents each week. The problem is you never know where those plays are going to come from. It could be the quarterback running or throwing, wide receivers, running backs and tight ends. Oregon is so balanced on both sides of the line. The other key is takeaways. Most times a defensive goal is three takeaways, but with Oregon you have to up that to four or five to give yourself a chance to win the game.”
Saturday, November 3
12:00 PM Houston at East Carolina
2:00 PM Stanford at Colorado Pac-12 FX
3:00 PM TCU at West Virginia Big 12 FOX
3:30 PM Kansas at Baylor
7:00 PM Oregon at USC Pac-12
CARDINALS VISIT PACKERS SUNDAY ON FOX — The NFL on FOX presents singleheader coverage of six exciting matchups on Sunday, Nov. 4. After pulling out a win last week against the Jaguars, Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers looks to take down the Cardinals defense as they host Arizona in a 1:00 PM ET matchup. Joe Buck, Troy Aikman and Pam Oliver call the action from Lambeau Field. Two of the NFL’s youngest quarterback stars faceoff in Landover, MD as Cam Newtonand the Panthers take on Robert Griffin III and the Washington Redskins at FedEx Field. Also at 1:00 PM ET, the Detroit Lions battle the Jacksonville Jaguars while Jay Cutler and the Bears travel to Tennessee for a meeting with the Titans. At 4:00 PM ET, Christian Ponder and the Vikings look to bounce back against the Seahawks. Meanwhile, Josh Freeman and the Buccaneers head to Oakland to take on Carson Palmer and the Raiders.
Coverage begins at 12:00 PM ET with America’s No. 1 pregame show, FOX NFL SUNDAY. Terry Bradshaw and Curt Menefee co-host the Emmy Award-winning program and are joined by analysts Howie Long, Michael Strahan and Jimmy Johnson. NFL Insider Jay Glazer breaks the latest league news and scoops from the FOX NFL SUNDAY studio while NFL rules analyst Mike Pereira discusses the previous week’s important impactful calls and points of emphasis in officiating. Comedic prognosticator Rob Riggle provides his weekly picks segment. This week, Johnson explains how his offense would defend RG3 and one of the best defenses in the league is featured as FOX NFL SUNDAY talks to Chicago Bears defensive players Lance Briggs and Charles Tillman.
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GAME
Arizona Cardinals at Green Bay Packers Joe Buck, Troy Aikman 41% 1:00PM
& Pam Oliver
Lambeau Field – Green Bay, WI
MARKETS INCLUDE: Albuquerque, Atlanta, Birmingham, Boston, Green Bay, Hartford, Kansas City, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Milwaukee, New Orleans, New York, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, Providence, Sacramento, Salt Lake City, San Diego, San Francisco, West Palm Beach
Carolina Panthers at Washington Redskins Kenny Albert, Daryl Johnston
& on-field analyst Tony Siragusa
FedEx Field – Landover, MD
MARKETS INCLUDE: Austin, Charlotte, Dallas, Greensboro, Greenville, Norfolk, Philadelphia, Raleigh, Richmond, San Antonio, Tulsa, Washington
Chicago Bears at Tennessee Titans Thom Brennaman, Brian Billick 11% 1:00PM
& Laura Okmin
LP Field – Nashville, TN
MARKETS INCLUDE: Chicago, Knoxville, Louisville, Memphis, Nashville, St. Louis
Detroit Lions at Jacksonville Jaguars
& Kristina Pink
Alltel Stadium– Jacksonville, FL
MARKETS INCLUDE: Detroit, Grand Rapids, Jacksonville
Minnesota Vikings at Seattle Seahawks Chris Myers, Tim Ryan 17% 4:05PM
& Jaime Maggio
Qwest Field – Seattle, WA
MARKETS INCLUDE: Baltimore, Buffalo, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton, Houston, Indianapolis, Miami, Minneapolis, Oklahoma City, Portland, Seattle
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Oakland Raiders Dick Stockton, John Lynch 7% 4:05PM
& Jennifer Hale
Oakland Coliseum – Oakland, CA
MARKETS INCLUDE: Denver, Fort Myers, Fresno, Orlando, Tampa
BPL ON FOX: LIVERPOOL VS. NEWCASTLE THIS SUNDAY – Airing either prior to or post FOX’s NFL coverage this Sunday, viewers have a look at another crucial matchup from the prolific Barclays Premier League as Liverpool plays host to Newcastle United (check local listings). Unbeaten in their last 17 BPL matches against Newcastle at home, Liverpool will look to a red hot Luis Suarez to extend the streak. Newcastle will rely on strikers Demba Ba and Papiss Cisse to repeat their winning performance last week against West Ham and continue their unbeaten away streak over the last eight games.
FUEL TV CELEBRATES UFC CHAMP’S RETURN WITH UNPRECEDENTED LIVE TRAINING SHOWUFC Welterweight Champion Georges St-Pierre (GSP) makes his eagerly anticipated return to the Octagon on Saturday, November 17 against Interim Champion Carlos Condit at UFC 154. In preparation for the return of GSP, who’s been injured and hasn’t fought in more than 19 months, FUEL TV offers an unprecedented live look at his training for the title fight, with TRAINING DAY: INSIDE TRISTAR GYM LIVE on Monday, November 5 (12:30 PM ET). This one-hour live special is an all-access look inside Tristar Gym in Montreal, home of many UFC greats including St-Pierre and welterweight prospect Rory MacDonald. Viewers will get a fly-on-the-wall, raw and real look at how a training camp is conducted. Host and former Tristar fighter Kenny Florian and Tristar coach Firas Zahabi guide viewers through a training day at one of the greatest camps in all of MMA, as the champion prepares for the biggest fight of his career.