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FOX SPORTS NOTES, QUOTES & ANECDOTES A New Era in College Football Begins Saturday Andrews, Harrington & George Get Fans Ready for Kick-Off with FOX COLLEGE SATURDAY at 7:00 PM ET Johnson & Davis Call FOX COLLEGE FOOTBALL Premiere: Hawai’i at No. 1 USC Nationals Take Center Stage on FOX SATURDAY BASEBALL GAME OF THE WEEK FOX SPORTS KICKS-OFF COLLEGE FOOTBALL SEASON IN PRIMETIME – All eyes will be on Los Angeles Saturday, Sept. 1 (7:00 PM ET) as FOX Sports kicks-off 13 consecutive weeks of college football action, including 12 primetime games and seven doubleheaders. Expected Heisman Trophy candidate Matt Barkley begins his quest to lead preseason No. 1 USC to a national title when the Trojans host Hawai’i. College Football on FOX’s lead broadcast team of play-by-play announcer Gus Johnson , analyst Charles Davis and reporter Julie Alexandria call the action from the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. FOX’s coverage begins with the premiere of FOX COLLEGE SATURDAY. Erin Andrews hosts the new college football pregame show, originating live each week from FOX’s brand new state-of-the-art studio in the FOX Network Center in Los Angeles. Joining Andrews in studio for FOX Sports’ first-ever regular- season over-the-air college football package as analysts are Heisman Trophy winner Eddie George and former Oregon All-American Quarterback Joey Harrington. Additionally, the trio handles all halftime and postgame studio coverage. Each weekend throughout the college football season, FOX Sports Media Group will also provide a comprehensive schedule of games on its regional sports networks. Action kicks off Saturday, Sept. 1 (12:00 PM ET) with an intense in-state battle as star quarterback Geno Smith attempts to lead No. 11 ranked West Virginia to victory over Marshall on FX. That game marks WVU’s first game as a member of the Big 12 Conference. Other Week 1 games include Troy at UAB (12:00 PM ET) on FCS, Tulsa at Iowa State (3:30 PM ET) on FSN, Oklahoma at UTEP (10:30 PM ET) on FSN and SMU at Baylor Sunday, Sept. 2 (6:30 PM ET) on FSN. For instant updates during the week and games from the entire CFB on FOX crew, follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/CFBONFOX . Fans can gain more access to exclusive FOX Sports content by logging on to www.facebook.com/foxsports . HARRINGTON, GEORGE & ANDREWS PREVIEW 2012 COLLEGE FOOTBALL SEASON – A new era in college football coverage starts this weekend with the premiere of FOX COLLEGE SATURDAY with host Erin Andrews , Heisman Trophy winner and College Football Hall of Famer Eddie George and former Oregon All-American quarterback Joey Harrington . The new team previewed the FOX College Football season yesterday afternoon. Transcribed highlights are below. A replay of the entire call is now available by dialing 719-457-0820 and entering pass code 7337124 when prompted. - more - FOX SPORTS NQ&A – PAGE 2 George on who can challenge the SEC for the national title : “Florida State appears loaded. They brought back EJ Manuel and one of the best defenses in the country. They also have the easiest road to get to the championship game. Talented teams like Oklahoma, LSU, Alabama, USC and Oregon are going to have something to say but Florida State has a chance.” Harrington on the sleeper team in the SEC : “I’m not as high on LSU as everybody else is right now. The quarterback hasn’t played a down of D-1 football yet and they lost their top-two corners. As good as LSU and Alabama were on defense, South Carolina’s defense got completely ignored and were phenomenal. South Carolina is in position to make a splash.” Harrington on starting a freshman quarterback : “There are two reasons a freshman is going to be playing: one is necessity and two is he’s just that much better. Even if he’s more physically talented than the other guys out there, there’s still going to be struggles. That’s the nature of being a freshman quarterback. The success of the team is going to be dependent on what their supporting cast is. Even with a guy who has that type of understanding of the game of football you’re going to make a lot of mistakes. It’s going to come down to young kid’s ability to bounce back from a bad game, a play of a bad series. I’ve never been in a position of making that decision as a head coach but I wouldn’t choose to play a freshman quarterback unless I really had to. ” Andrews on her transition from sidelines to studio : “I’ll miss being on campus. I did it for 10 years. I’m a sports fan and who doesn’t love having the best seats in the house right down there on the sidelines? This is another way to become more versatile and I’ll have my opportunities to get out on the field for NFL.” Andrews on working with Eddie George and Joey Harrington : “The No.1 thing that sold me on this college football show was Eddie and Joey. The second I sat down with those two and started talking college football I was so excited. They live and breathe it. They don't agree on a lot of things and that will separate our show from a lot of other shows. You don’t want guys that think the same way about teams, players and coaching styles.” George on managing the game plan with first-year quarterbacks in college football: “First-year quarterbacks play with some excitement and some fear. You’d have to expect the game plans to be simplified and geared to their skill set which puts the onus of winning on the defense. Any team with a first-year quarterback depends heavily on their running game. Speaking with Oklahoma State head coach Mike Gundy about freshman quarterback Wes Lunt, he agreed with me saying they’re not going to overwhelm him with too much work. Simplify the game plan.” George on challenges the once dominant Miami Hurricanes face this year: “With the scrutiny they’ve had under the last year and a half, it’s tough for Miami to bring in the same type of talent that they have through the years. It’ll be another year of struggle for them after losing Ray-Ray Armstrong who was a key leader in their secondary. They have a huge question mark at the quarterback position and lost key guys out of the backfield from last year. They’re going to go through their rebuilding phase and they’re right in the middle of that.” NEW FOX COLLEGE FOOTBALL PHOTOGRAPHY AVAILABLE ON FOX FLASH -- New hi resolution photography for FOX COLLEGE SATURDAY and FOX COLLEGE FOOTBALL broadcasters Erin Andrews , Joey Harrington , Gus Johnson , Charles, Davis , Eddie George and Julie Alexandria can be found on our press only web site at www.FOXFLASH.com . Please register for a username and password to access the site. FOXFLASH.com is frequently updated with photography and releases to make information and artwork easier to obtain. - more - FOX SPORTS NQ&A – PAGE 3 FOX SPORTS MEDIA GROUP WEEKEND COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCHEDULE *All Times Eastern DATE TIME GAME OUTLET Play by Play Analyst Sideline Charles Julie Saturday, Sept. 1 7: 30 PM Hawai'i at USC FOX Gus Johnson Davis Alexandria Derek Saturday, Sept. 1 12:00 PM Miami (Ohio) at Ohio St. BTN Eric Collins Lisa Byington Rackley Lesley Saturday, Sept. 1 12:00 PM Troy at UAB FCS Mike Gleason Ben Leber McCaslin Appalachian St. at East Desmond Saturday, Sept. 1 12:00 PM FSN (National) Ron Thulin Shaun King Carolina Purnell Justin Saturday, Sept. 1 12:00 PM Marshall at West Virginia FX Eric Crouch Darius Walker Kutcher Paul Saturday, Sept. 1 3:00 PM Richmond at Virginia FS South Keith Jones Jenn Hildreath Kennedy Saturday, Sept. 1 3:30 PM Northern Iowa at Wisconsin BTN Kevin Kugler Chris Martin Jay Wilson Saturday, Sept. 1 3:30 PM Eastern Kentucky at Purdue BTN Matt Devlin Glen Mason J Leman Gary Saturday, Sept. 1 3:30 PM Tulsa at Iowa St. FSN (National) Mark Followill TBA Reasons Colorado St. vs. Colorado Craig Petros Saturday, Sept. 1 4:00 PM FX Joel Klatt (From Denver) Bolerjack Papadakis Kevin Saturday, Sept. 1 7:00 PM Savannah St. at Oklahoma St. FCS ND Kalu Erin Bajackson Eschenfelder Northwestern St. at Texas Dave Saturday, Sept. 1 7:00 PM FSSW Plus Bill Land Emily Jones Tech Lapham Elizabeth Saturday, Sept. 1 7:00 PM Jackson St. at Miss St. FS South Bob Rathbun Tim Couch Moreau Wayne Antwaan Saturday, Sept. 1 8:00 PM Indiana State at Indiana BTN Jon Jansen Larrivee Randle El Laura Saturday, Sept. 1 10:30 PM Oklahoma at UTEP FSN (National) Mike Morgan JC Pearson McKeeman Brian Sunday, Sept. 2 6:30 PM SMU at Baylor FSN (National) Joel Meyers Jim Knox Baldinger FIRST-PLACE NATS HEADLINE FOX SATURDAY BASEBALL GAME OF THE WEEK – The Washington Nationals have the team story of 2012. 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    The Energy and Anxiety of Oregon Football - WSJ 5/29/19, 326 PM This copy is for your personal, non-commercial use only. To order presentation-ready copies for distribution to your colleagues, clients or customers visit https://www.djreprints.com. https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-energy-and-anxiety-of-oregon-football-1414782913 COLLEGE FOOTBALL The Energy and Anxiety of Oregon Football The Ducks Are College Football’s Coolest Program. So Why Are Their Fans So Nervous? The Oregon Duck mascot rides before the Oct. 18 Washington game. THOMAS PATTERSON FOR THE WALL STREET JOURNAL By Ryan White Updated Oct. 31, 2014 7:09 p.m. ET Eugene, Ore. The Hatfield-Dowlin Complex might be the most aggressive salute to Mom ever built. Paid for by Nike founder Phil Knight and his wife Penny, and named after their mothers, the University of Oregon’s 145,000-square-foot football building features rugs from Nepal, barber’s tools from Italy, a Finnish sound system, German tables, Ferrari-leathered seats and urinals from Turkey. On the outside, the complex of offices and training facilities is sleek and black—an angular, armored Death Star. “It is kind of an ominous looking building,” offensive-line coach Steve Greatwood says. “I guess it does send some kind of statement subliminally,” Greatwood says. “Maybe there’s an evil empire in there.” Or maybe that’s just they want us to think. https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-energy-and-anxiety-of-oregon-football-1414782913 Page 1 of 4 The Energy and Anxiety of Oregon Football - WSJ 5/29/19, 326 PM It is at once a confident and anxious time on the campus of college football’s coolest program.