Fox Sports Net Ohio Announces 2002 College Football Telecast Schedule

CLEVELAND – COLLEGE FOOTBALL returns to Fox Sports Net Ohio as the regional sports network provides an extensive line-up of 2002 MAC, Pac-10, and Big 12 competition. Steve Liverani, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Fox Sports Net Ohio, made the announcement.

The telecast schedule kicks off with the Eddie Robinson Football Classic as Iowa State takes on Florida State on Saturday, August 24 at 8:30 pm. The MAC season kicks off on Fox Sports Net on Saturday, November 2 at 3:30 pm. Teams will be determined 15 days out.

“We’re pleased to have the opportunity to provide over 30 games of hard-hitting college football to our viewers,” said Liverani. “Our schedule provides great action from the most exciting conferences throughout the country.”

Fox Sports Net Ohio reaches more than four million households in Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, western Pennsylvania, western New York, and West Virginia. Fox Sports Net Ohio is managed by Rainbow Sports Networks, a division of Cablevision’s Rainbow Media Holdings, Inc. Fox Sports Net Ohio’s programming includes the Cleveland Indians, Cincinnati Reds, Columbus Blue Jackets, and Cleveland Cavaliers along with select NASCAR and PGA Tour coverage.

Fox Sports Net reaches more than 79 million households nationwide and is a service of National Sports Partners, equally owned by Cablevision’s Rainbow Media Holdings, Inc. and Fox Entertainment Group. Rainbow Sports Networks incorporates Rainbow’s 50% ownership of Fox Sports Net and Fox Sports National Advertising and the ownership and management of Fox Sports Net regional networks in five of the nation’s largest markets: Chicago, Florida, Ohio, New England and San Francisco.