ESPN To Televise Oklahoma-BYU From New Cowboys Stadium Sept. 5

ESPN will televise the first college football game from the new Cowboys stadium September 5, when the Univ. of Oklahoma plays BYU. The game will be part of ESPN Kickoff Week presented by Gillette. ESPN has not decided yet whether to telecast the game on ESPN or ABC. The game will kick off a five-year deal that will see ESPN or ABC telecast a Labor Day weekend game from the new stadium. "We are delighted to present this compelling game and impressive new venue to a national audience, and look forward to working with Jerry Jones and the Dallas Cowboys in future years to build a new tradition in college football," said ESPN/ABC Sports President George Bodenheimer (John Ourand, THE DAILY).

FORTUNE TELLER: Oklahoma will take on Florida in the BCS National Championship game tomorrow night at Dolphin Stadium on Fox. THE DAILY wants to here from you as to what you think the matchup will earn ratings-wise. For comparison, last year's LSU-Ohio State title game earned a 14.4 rating. The Gators' win in the '07 National Championship game earned a 17.4, while Oklahoma's loss to USC in the '05 Orange Bowl, the last time the Sooners played for the national title, earned a 13.7 on ABC (THE DAILY).

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