FSN's New College Football Programming

College football fans will have a "bigger, live, and on-site" show to look forward to this season on Fox Sports Prime Ticket.

News leaked last week that "Trojan Rewind" and "Bruin Rewind" were canceled, but details are starting to emerge about a new block of programming on Monday nights. "FSN Playbook," a working title, will run from 9 p.m. until midnight.

The block kicks off with an hour-long show called "Lexus Gauntlet Live." It will be shot on-location and rotate between USC (on the steps of Heritage Hall) and UCLA (near the Bruin Bear). Viewers can expect the program to be split roughly into 1/3 USC football, 1/3 UCLA football and 1/3 Olympic sports. By airing live on Mondays, the network hopes to have immediate and relevant coverage of the weekend's action.

No names have been announced, but Prime Ticket spokeswoman Jennifer Johnson said it will be "loaded with talent."

The show will not be locked into a formula in terms of review/preview, so the more compelling story line can get the most airtime. If the previous week was a blowout, they will focus more on the upcoming game. Another unique feature will be professor profiles, recognizing the academic accomplishments alongside the athletic accomplishments of the schools.

Following the live show, Prime Ticket will air a two-hour cut of a classic USC-UCLA game.

FSN does not have plans to carry Pete Carroll's weekly news conference, although it will continue to be available from the school at usctrojans.com and limited clips will be posted here on All Things Trojan.

Comments

[Steve]

I'm not interested at all in the new programming. Bring Back "Trojan Rewind"!

[Bobak]

I could care less about the press conference, but "Trojan Rewind" was entertaining. A darn shame to see it go; I regularly DVRed it.

[TROBOB]

A very bad move - I don't want SC to have to share a show with UCLA. Furthermore, when football season comes, I want a show devoted to SC football and forget the other sports. The USC-UCLA classic series has also grown stale. Give us a coaches show and the rewind back. Could care less about the Lexus Gauntlet. If you want to do the Lexus Gauntlet, do a half-hour show on the Olympic sports or whatever. The premier program in the country deserves better. UCLA does as well for that matter.