2008 HD College Football on ABC, ESPN/2 & ESPNU
Months after the announcement about the launch of ESPNU HD, we have added the first high definition 2008 college football games which will air on the network. In fact, we received confirmation from our contact at ESPN that ALL Live 2008 NCAA Football games scheduled for ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN U and ABC will be available in high definition.
This is big news! First, the announcement that FOX will air all NFL games in high def, then the rumors out of AVSForum that CBS will also produce all games in HD (NOTE: Unfortunately, our contact at CBS still maintains that 6-7 HD games per week is where they “stand presently.)
The 2008 College Football HD Schedule is still trickling out, but we have received confirmation about several matchups that will air on the ESPN family of networks. Here are the games that have now been added to our schedule:
| ESPN, ESPN 2, ESPN U and ABC HD College Football Schedules for 2008 | |||
| DATE | TIME (ET) | DESCRIPTION | NETWORK |
| 8/28/2008 | 8:00 PM | North Carolina State Wolfpack vs South Carolina Gamecocks | ESPN (720p) |
| 8/28/2008 | 9:00 PM | Oregon State Beavers vs Stanford Cardinal | ESPN 2 (720p) |
| 8/29/2008 | 8:00 PM | SMU Mustangs vs Rice University Owls | ESPN (720p) |
| 8/30/2008 | 12:00 PM | ESPN College Football Teams TBD |
ESPN (720p) |
| 8/30/2008 | 12:00 PM | ESPN College Football Teams TBD |
ESPN 2 (720p) |
| 8/30/2008 | 3:30 PM | ABC/ESPN Split Coverage College Football USC Trojans vs Virginia Cavaliers Second Game TBD |
ESPN 2 (720p) ABC (720p) |
| 8/30/2008 | 5:00 PM | Appalachian State Mountaineers vs LSU Tigers | ESPN (720p) |
| 8/30/2008 | 6:45 PM | Mississippi State Bulldogs vs Louisiana Tech Bulldogs | ESPN 2 (720p) |
| 8/30/2008 | 8:00 PM | Alabama Crimson Tide vs Clemson Tigers | ABC (720p) |
| 8/30/2008 | 8:30 PM | ESPN College Football Teams TBD |
ESPN (720p) |
| 8/31/2008 | 3:30 PM | Kentucky Wildcats vs Louisville Cardinals | ESPN (720p) |
| 9/1/2008 | 8:00 PM | Tennessee Volunteers vs UCLA Bruins | ESPN (720p) |
| 9/4/2008 | 8:30 PM | South Carolina Gamecovks vs Vanderbilt Commodores | ESPN (720p) |
| 9/6/2008 | 3:30 PM | ABC/ESPN Split Coverage College Football Mississippi Rebels vs Wake Forest Demon Deacons Second Game TBD |
ESPN 2 (7220p) ABC (720p) |
| 9/6/2008 | 3:45 PM | Richmond Spiders vs Virginia Cavaliers | ESPN U (720p) |
| 9/6/2008 | 8:00 PM | Miami Hurricanes vs Florida Gators | ESPN (720p) |
| 9/13/2008 | 12:00 PM | California Bears vs Maryland Terrapins | ESPN (720p)or ESPN 2 (720p) |
| 9/13/2008 | 12:00 PM | Navy Midshipmen vs Duke Blue Devils | ESPN U (720p) |
| 9/13/2008 | 3:30 PM | Arkansas Razorbacks vs Texas Longhorns | ABC (720p) |
| 9/13/2008 | 3:30 PM | ABC/ESPN Split Coverage College Football Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets vs Virginia Tech Hokies Second Team TBD |
ABC (720p) ESPN (720p) |
| 9/13/2008 | 3:45 PM | Chattanooga Mocs vs Florida State Seminoles | ESPN U (720p) |
| 9/13/2008 | 7:00 PM | Auburn Tigers vs Mississippi State Bulldogs | ESPN 2 (720p) |
| 9/20/2008 | 8:00 PM | Georgia Bulldogs vs Arizona State Sun Devils | ABC (720p) |
| 9/28/2008 | 3:45 PM | Delaware Blue Hens vs Maryland Terrapins | ESPN U (720p) |
| 9/28/2008 | 7:00 PM | Vanderbilt Commodores vs Miami Ohio RedHawks | ESPN U (720p) |
| 10/23/2008 | 7:30 PM | Auburn Tigers vs West Virginia Mountaineers | ESPN (720p) |
For updated information and games, check the HD NCAA Football Schedule
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June 10th, 2008 at 11:10 pm
Can’t wait for football season! Any news on whether anyone will have ESPN U in HD by then?
June 15th, 2008 at 11:26 pm
Per DBSTalk, DirecTV is supposed to have ESPNU HD available when it launches in August.
This is great news. I am particularly looking forward to the ABC regional games now being available in HD. It seems the 3:30pm Big 12 games were never available in HD at all last year.
September 4th, 2008 at 10:09 am
Would be nice if they actually made good on their promise.
“The Cincinnati vs Oklahoma game will not be aired in high definition or a part of the reverse mirror with ESPN 2.”
http://www.hdsportsguide.com/news/2008/abcespn-2-coverage-maps/#comment-1630
September 6th, 2008 at 9:43 pm
The rule says somthing about ” not using the ball in a celebration”,The kids threw the ball 40 feet into the air. It was a good call ! Besides that what’s the difference between the 3 yard line and the 18, these kickers hit field goals from 50 yards out.Now lets give credit where credit is due,,,BYU blocked the kick !!! Does it matter if they blocked the kick from the 18 or the 3? NO , fact of the matter is ” THEY BLOCKED THE KICK”
September 13th, 2008 at 6:42 pm
war eagle
September 13th, 2008 at 9:12 pm
War damn eagle indeed