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OSU-USC viewship: 10.6 million

By Kyle Nagel | Tuesday, September 15, 2009, 05:47 PM

Whether you think Ohio State made a good impression against USC or not, we now know plenty of people were watching.

The numbers out today say that 10.6 million people watched the ESPN broadcast, making it the most-viewed college football game in the network’s history.

Is college football gaining popularity? This from Sports Media Watch:

Saturday’s game ranks as the most-viewed college football game in the 30-year history of ESPN. The previous record holder was Miami/Florida State in ‘06 (9.1 million). In the span of less than a week, ESPN drew two of its three largest college football audiences — Miami/Florida State on Labor Day drew 8.4 million, currently the third-most viewed college football game ever on ESPN.

Bad news, though. More people — 11.9 million — were watching last year when USC trounced Ohio State.

So, maybe it’s not such a good thing.

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