Sept. 28, 1999

DALLAS - ABC Sports, FOX Sports Net and the Big 12 Conference have announced the telecast schedule for Saturday, Oct. 9, Big 12 games via 12-day notification.

Missouri travels to Colorado at 11:30 a.m. MDT (12:30 p.m. CDT - please note one hour later kickoff than usual) for the FOX Big 12 Game of the Week over-the-air syndicated contest. ABC Sports carries its 2:30 p.m. (CDT) regional game between Oklahoma and Texas from Cotton Bowl Stadium in Dallas, Texas, during the Dr Pepper Red River Shootout. The Iowa State-Nebraska game at Lincoln will be televised at 6 p.m. (CDT) nationally via FOX Sports Net.

Also please note some game time changes over the next two weekends from earlier schedules. The Oklahoma at Notre Dame game on Saturday, Oct. 2, will air at 1:30 p.m. (CDT) after previously being listed at 12:30 p.m. (CDT) in a NBC national telecast.

On Saturday, Oct. 9, Texas Tech at Oklahoma State will be played at 7 p.m. (CDT), instead of a 1 p.m. listing in some publications. Oct. 9 kickoffs for Baylor at Texas A&M at 1 p.m. (CDT) and Kansas at Kansas State at 1:10 p.m. (CDT).

Big 12 Conference football telecasts, starting with games of September 25, are subject to the 12-day/six day window network selection process. This means that the conference office will be notified of telecast selections on Monday morning 12 days in advance of the games. Twice during the 1999 season ABC may request six-day selections while notifying the conference on the Monday before the game.

News agencies are requested to refrain from announcing certain game times until final notification from the networks in advance to the conference office. All preseason listing for kickoff times are subject to change.

Please consult local cable or broadcast entities to obtain additional services or for coverage areas.