ESPN 2010 Thursday Night College Football Lineup Includes Pivotal Pac-10 Game

Today, ESPN announced their 2010 Thursday night NCAA football schedule which includes the much anticipated UCLA vs. Washington game on November 18th. According to Dave Brown, ESPN's vice president of programming and acquisitions, "Having the UCLA vs. Washington game join our Thursday night lineup in 2010 is a tremendous addition to our schedule. We look forward to showcasing both programs, the great city of Seattle and the great atmosphere of Husky Stadium for the first time on a Thursday night." The game had actually been originally scheduled for Saturday, November 13. This will be the final regular season game for Washington quarterback, Jake Locker, giving Locker one last opportunity to flaunt his talents before Heisman Trophy ballots are due. This could also be a pivotal game in the race to win the Pac-10. Other Pac-10 games featured on ESPN's Thursday Night College Football lineup are UCLA vs. Oregon on October 21; and Arizona State vs. Arizona on December 2.

2010 ESPN Thursday Night College Football Lineup - September 2010
September 2, 7:30 p.m. - Southern Miss at South Carolina
September 2, 11 p.m. - No. 15 USC at Hawaii
September 9, 7:30 p.m. - Auburn at Mississippi State
September 16, 7:30 p.m. - No. 22 Cincinnati at NC State
September 23, 7:30 p.m. - No. 13 Miami at No. 16 Pittsburgh
Thursday, September 30, 7:30 p.m. - Texas A&M at Oklahoma State

2010 ESPN Thursday Night College Football Lineup - October 2010
October 7, 7:30 p.m. - No. 9 Nebraska at Kansas State
October 14, 7:30 p.m. - South Florida at West Virginia
October 21, 9 p.m. - UCLA at No. 10 Oregon
October 28, 7:30 p.m. - No. 21 Florida State at NC State

2010 ESPN Thursday Night College Football Lineup - November 2010
November 4, 7:30 p.m.- No. 17 Georgia Tech at No. 5 Virginia Tech
November 11, 7:30 p.m. - No. 16 Pittsburgh at Connecticut
November 18, 8 p.m. - UCLA at Washington
November 25, 8 p.m. - Texas A&M at No. 4 Texas

2010 ESPN Thursday Night College Football Lineup - December 2010
December 2, 8 p.m. - Arizona State at Arizona

All times listed are Eastern time.

ESPN's preseason top 25 college football teams:
1. Alabama
2. Ohio State
3. Boise State
4. Texas
5. Virginia Tech
6. TCU
7. Florida
8. Iowa
9. Nebraska
10. Oregon
11. Wisconsin
12. Oklahoma
13. Miami
14. LSU
15. USC
16. Pittsburgh
17. Georgia Tech
18. Arkansas
19. Penn State
20. Oregon State
21. Florida State
22. Cincinnati
23. Georgia
24. Stanford
25. North Carolina

Sources:
ESPN press release
www.espn.go.com
www.tvbythenumbers.com