DALLAS -- Big 12 schools will offer in-game highlights on a "taped and live basis" in its stadiums this fall as a response to declining attendance nationally, echoing the Jacksonville Jaguars' idea of showing the NFL Red Zone channel on its video board.
"College football has experienced declines in overall attendance over the last four or five years, and I think bringing highlights in will take into account and help one of the things that really is getting to be a challenge for us," commissioner Bob Bowlsby said.
"We see people that have a 60-inch television and they can have their mobile device with full Wi-Fi on their lap, no lines at the restroom, no charge for concessions, they can have a cold beer when they want to, and they don't have to spend six to eight hours traveling to and from the stadium."
But until someone can duplicate tailgating at The Grove, Death Valley or Coliseum at home, college football fanatics will inevitably find their way to campus, no matter how good the technology.
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