MEAC Announces Thursday Football Television Schedule
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Posted By: Reginald Culpepper on June 14, 2009 FEATURED Content The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) announced its 2009 Thursday night television football slate today featuring three exciting matchups scheduled to broadcast live on ESPNU and ESPNU HD. The nationally televised matchups are a part of the MEAC’s seven-year partnerships with ESPN. “This will be another excellent Thursday night slate as all teams are expected to be highly competitive,” said MEAC Commissioner Dennis Thomas. “The nationally televised games provide the MEAC another opportunity to showcase not only the football programs but the great institutions as well. I encourage area fans to attend the games but those unable to be in attendance should tune in to see great Division I football.” The Thursday night lineup begins with Florida A&M against Winston-Salem State on September 10 beginning at 7:30 p.m. The WSSU Rams will look to defend their own backyard this year as they welcome one of the conference’s hottest and top returning squads. The Rams defeated the Rattlers in Tallahassee, Florida for the first-time in school history in 2007 but the Rattlers returned the favor last year with a 23-0 shutout victory. The Rattlers will host Howard University the following week, September 17 beginning at 7:30 p.m. at Bragg Memorial Stadium. The FAMU-Howard matchup will be the first of two Thursday night television games for the Bison who will also face local-rival Morgan State on October 15 at Hughes Stadium at Earl C. Banks Field. The 2009 television schedule kicks off with the MEAC/SWAC Challenge presented by Disney featuring South Carolina State University and non-conference opponent Grambling State University Sunday, September 6 in Orlando, Florida beginning at 2 p.m. The game will air on ESPN2 HD and ESPN360.com. This is the first time the game will be offered in high definition and on ESPN’s broadband digital sports television network. The complete 2009 MEAC televised football schedule will be announced at a later date. The 2009 MEAC football season kicks off on Saturday, September 5 featuring six MEAC football teams in action including the first conference matchup of the season featuring Delaware State and Florida A&M. ESPNU ESPNU launched on March 4, 2005. The 24-hour college sports television network features more than 550 live events annually, including college football, college basketball and Olympic sports from more than 25 Division I conferences, as well as premier high school content. The network also has a wide-ranging, long-term agreement with the NCAA for enhanced coverage of 22 NCAA Championships. ESPNU also offers comprehensive studio programming, including live simulcasts of ESPN Radio’s The Herd with Colin Cowherd, and replays the best games of the week from ABC, ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPN Regional Television. The brand is also available in high definition on ESPNU HD and online at ESPNU.com. In addition, ESPNU Campus Connection, a multi-platform student-generated content initiative, was introduced in August 2007. ESPNU will be available nationwide in more than 46 million households and has long-term carriage agreements with nine of the top 10 providers - Charter, Comcast, Cox, DirecTV (Channel 614), DISH Network (Channel 148), Mediacom, Time Warner Cable, Verizon FiOS TV and AT&T U-verse. If you enjoyed this article, Join HBCU CONNECT today for similar content and opportunities via email! |
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Reginald Culpepper
President, Fulfillment and Web Services, HBCUCONNECT Clark Atlanta University class of 1998 Member Since September 2000 |
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Macy Edward Holley, jr.
looking forward to the 09 season!!!!!!!!
Personnel Administrator and Grant Writer at Housing Authority of Baltimore City..retired Monday, August 10th 2009 at 9:50PM |
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