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Fox won't match ESPN's offer for BCS games

Sports Digest

November 18, 2008

Fox Sports announced yesterday that it will not match an offer by ESPN to televise Bowl Championship Series games from 2011 to 2014. ESPN reportedly has offered $125million a year to televise the Orange, Fiesta and Sugar bowls and the BCS national championship game. The Rose Bowl and ABC have a separate contract that runs through the 2014 game. Now, beginning in 2011, all BCS bowl games will be under the Walt Disney Co. broadcasting umbrella.

Navy: Coach Ken Niumatalolo said that sophomore Ricky Dobbs will replace senior Jarod Bryant at quarterback for the Midshipmen's next game, a week from tonight at Northern Illinois. "Right now we're going with Ricky," Niumatalolo said. Dobbs came off the bench Saturday in the third quarter against Notre Dame at M&T Bank Stadium and nearly led Navy to victory from a 27-7 fourth-quarter deficit for the second straight game. Navy lost, 27-21. DON MARKUS

Et cetera: Stanford coach Jim Harbaugh, the younger brother of Ravens coach John Harbaugh, said that he is close to finalizing an agreement for a contract extension that he hopes would end speculation that he could leave for another job. The Cardinal (5-6) would become bowl-eligible with a victory Saturday at California. ... North Carolina coach Butch Davis said he will open the competition for starting quarterback against rival North Carolina State this weekend, a decision that comes after third-stringer Cameron Sexton went 10-for- 24 for 166yards, a touchdown and an interception in a 17-15 loss at Maryland on Saturday. Starter T.J. Yates has practiced for about two weeks as he recovers from a broken left ankle.

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