BIG NOON SATURDAY Makes West Coast Debut for FOX Sports Pac-12 Opener

BIG NOON KICKOFF Pregame Show Originates from Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum for Arizona State at USC Saturday, Nov. 7

NEW YORK – FOX Sports celebrates the return of Pac-12 football with the first ever West Coast BIG NOON SATURDAY game of the week when USC hosts Arizona State Saturday, Nov. 7. FOX Sports’ BIG NOON KICKOFF pregame show, featuring USC legends Reggie Bush and Matt Leinart with Urban Meyer, Brady Quinn and host Rob Stone, originates from Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum that morning at 10:00 AM ET on FOX.

FOX Sports lead college football game broadcasters Gus Johnson, Joel Klatt and Jenny Taft call the action when the game kicks off at 12:00 PM ET, 9:00 AM local time, in the Pac-12’s first contest scheduled in the network’s featured time slot.

Today’s announcement was made live on BIG NOON KICKOFF with head coaches Clay Helton (USC) and Herm Edwards (Arizona State).

"To play under the brightest lights on the biggest stage" @USC_FB's Clay Helton and @ASUFootball's Herm Edwards join #BigNoonKickoff to discuss their Week 1 @pac12 game on FOX ? pic.twitter.com/hHmtVO2zOC

— FOX College Football (@CFBONFOX) October 3, 2020

“We’re grateful to our partners at the Pac-12, USC and Arizona State for allowing us to showcase this matchup in our BIG NOON SATURDAY window,” said Brad Zager, FOX Sports Executive Producer, Executive Vice President/Head of Production & Operations. “It’s already been a football season unlike any of us have ever seen, and we’re looking forward to highlighting this conference and these two programs in a way that’s never been done before.”

Also announced today, the Pac-12 Championship will be played Friday, Dec. 18, at 8:00 PM ET on FOX. Additional Pac-12 games announced include Utah at UCLA Friday, Nov. 13, on FS1; Stanford at Cal Friday, Nov. 27, on FOX; Washington State at USC Friday, Dec. 4, on FS1; and Utah at Colorado Friday, Dec. 11, on FS1.

This college football season, Saturdays start on FOX with an expanded two-hour edition of BIG NOON KICKOFF sponsored by Wendy’s beginning at 10:00 AM ET. The network’s top college football game of the weekend, BIG NOON SATURDAY sponsored by AT&T Business, kicks off at 12:00 PM ET.

FOX Sports’ 2020 fall college football lineup continues next week with the historic Red River Showdown between Oklahoma and Texas from Cotton Bowl Stadium in Dallas on Saturday, Oct. 10, at 12:00 PM ET. Last year’s Red River Showdown on FOX pulled in 7,313,000 viewers – the network’s most-watched Big 12 game ever and the rivalry’s best performance in a decade.

College football on FOX and FS1 is simulcast on the new FOX Sports app, which provides live streaming video of FOX Sports content through iOS and Android devices.

FOX Sports’ confirmed 2020 fall college football schedule is available here. The remainder of the schedule will be announced as the season progresses.

For more information on FOX Sports’ college football coverage, visit FOX Sports Press Pass.