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ESPN to air most college football bowl games on Xbox Live

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Although Sony’s PS3 is expected to overtake the Xbox 360 sometime this year, Microsoft is not about to go down without a fight. Soon the partnership between ESPN and the Xbox 360 will take a giant step forward when the service begins to air 32 of the college football bowl games, including the five BCS. The run will culminate in the National Championship game on January 10, between Oregon and Auburn.

To access the service you will need to download the update, which debuted today, have an Xbox Live Gold membership, and be using a service provider that supports ESPN3. Along with the functionality the update will offer, you will also be able to access the College Bowl Showdown application, which will let you predict the outcome of the games. Once you have your choices locked in, you can then compete against your friends. According to Xbox.com, competitors will also be entered into a special sweepstakes, with a chance to win a trip to the ESPN headquarters or to the ESPY Awards.

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The update will also bring changes to the clips and highlights in the form of a “Play All” button, as well as options to help you customize which sports you want to see highlights of.

Below is the bowl schedule courtesy of ESPN.


2010-11 College Football Bowl Schedule (all times Eastern)

Bowl Location Date/Time Network
New Mexico
Mountain West vs. WAC		 Albuquerque, N.M.
University Stadium		 Dec. 18
2 p.m.		 ESPN
uDrove Humanitarian
MAC vs. WAC		 Boise, Idaho
Bronco Stadium		 Dec. 18
5:30 p.m.		 ESPN
R+L Carriers New Orleans
C-USA vs. Sun Belt		 New Orleans
Louisiana Superdome		 Dec. 18
9 p.m.		 ESPN
Beef ‘O’ Brady’s St. Petersburg
Big East vs. C-USA		 St. Petersburg, Fla.
Tropicana Field		 Dec. 21
8 p.m.		 ESPN
MAACO Las Vegas
Mountain West vs. Pac-10		 Las Vegas
Sam Boyd Stadium		 Dec. 22
8 p.m.		 ESPN
S.D. County Credit Union Poinsettia
Mountain West vs. Navy		 San Diego
Qualcomm Stadium		 Dec. 23
8 p.m.		 ESPN
Sheraton Hawaii
C-USA vs. WAC		 Honolulu
Aloha Stadium		 Dec. 24
8 p.m.		 ESPN
Little Caesars
Big Ten vs. MAC		 Detroit
Ford Field		 Dec. 26
8:30 p.m.		 ESPN
AdvoCare V100 Independence
ACC vs. Mountain West		 Shreveport, La.
Independence Stadium		 Dec. 27
5 p.m.		 TBD
Champs Sports
ACC vs. Big East		 Orlando, Fla.
Florida Citrus Bowl		 Dec. 28
6:30 p.m.		 ESPN
Insight
Big Ten vs. Big 12		 Tempe, Ariz.
Sun Devil Stadium		 Dec. 28
10 p.m.		 ESPN
EagleBank
ACC vs. C-USA		 Washington, D.C.
RFK Stadium		 Dec. 29
2:30 p.m.		 ESPN
Texas
Big Ten vs. Big 12		 Houston
Reliant Stadium		 Dec. 29
6 p.m.		 ESPN
Valero Alamo
Big 12 vs. Pac-10		 San Antonio
Alamodome		 Dec. 29
9:15 p.m.		 ESPN
Bell Helicopter Armed Forces
C-USA vs. Mountain West		 Fort Worth, Texas
Amon G. Carter Stadium		 Dec. 30
Noon		 ESPN
New Era Pinstripe
Big 12 vs. Big East		 Bronx, N.Y.
Yankee Stadium		 Dec. 30
3:20 p.m.		 ESPN
Franklin American Mortgage Music City
ACC vs. SEC		 Nashville, Tenn.
LP Field		 Dec. 30
6:40 p.m.		 ESPN
Bridgepoint Education Holiday
Big 12 vs. Pac-10		 San Diego
Qualcomm Stadium		 Dec. 30
10 p.m.		 ESPN
Meineke Car Care
ACC vs. Big East		 Charlotte, N.C.
Bank of America Stadium		 Dec. 31
Noon		 ESPN
Brut Sun
ACC vs. Pac-10		 El Paso, Texas
Sun Bowl		 Dec. 31
2 p.m.		 CBS
AutoZone Liberty
C-USA vs. SEC		 Memphis, Tenn.
Liberty Bowl		 Dec. 31
3:30 p.m.		 ESPN
Chick-fil-A
ACC vs. SEC		 Atlanta
Georgia Dome		 Dec. 31
TBD		 TBD
Dallas Football Classic
Big Ten vs. Big 12		 Dallas
Cotton Bowl		 Jan. 1
Noon		 ESPNU
Outback
Big Ten vs. SEC		 Tampa, Fla.
Raymond James Stadium		 Jan. 1
1 p.m.		 ABC
Capital One
Big Ten vs. SEC		 Orlando, Fla.
Florida Citrus Bowl		 Jan. 1
1 p.m.		 ESPN
Gator
Big Ten vs. SEC		 Jacksonville, Fla.
Municipal Stadium		 Jan. 1
1:30 p.m.		 ESPN2
Rose Bowl Game presented by Citi
BCS vs. BCS		 Pasadena, Calif.
Rose Bowl		 Jan. 1
4:30 p.m.		 ESPN
Tostitos Fiesta
BCS vs. BCS		 Glendale, Ariz.
U. of Phoenix Stadium		 Jan. 1
8:30 p.m.		 ESPN
Orange
BCS vs. BCS		 Miami
Sun Life Stadium		 Jan. 3
8 p.m.		 ESPN
Allstate Sugar
BCS vs. BCS		 New Orleans
Louisiana Superdome		 Jan. 4
8 p.m.		 ESPN
GMAC
MAC vs. Sun Belt		 Mobile, Ala.
Ladd-Peebles Stadium		 Jan. 6
8 p.m.		 ESPN
AT&T Cotton
Big 12 vs. SEC		 Arlington, Texas
Cowboys Stadium		 Jan. 7
8 p.m.		 FOX
Papajohns.com
Big East vs. SEC		 Birmingham, Ala.
Legion Field		 Jan. 8
Noon		 ESPN
Kraft Fight Hunger
Pac-10 vs. WAC		 San Francisco
AT&T Park		 Jan. 9
9 p.m.		 ESPN
Tostitos BCS National Championship Game
BCS No. 1 vs. BCS No. 2		 Glendale, Ariz.
U. of Phoenix Stadium		 Jan. 10
8 p.m.		 ESPN

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