BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – The Ohio Valley Conference and Wazoo Sports have partnered to broadcast the OVC Football “Game of the Week.” The Wazoo Sports Network will begin airing the “Game of the Week” starting in September and running through November.
Eastern Illinois has been selected to play two OVC Game of the Week match-ups both in early October. The Panthers will host Southeast Missouri on Oct. 2 with a 1:30 p.m. kick off at O'Brien Field. That game will be Family Week on the EIU campus. The Panthers will then play at Eastern Kentucky on Oct. 9 with a 6 p.m. (Central) kick off time at Roy Kidd Stadium in Richmond.
“Wazoo Sports is excited once again to partner with the OVC to bring college football fans the best OVC Conference matchups,” said Jeff Sheppard, Wazoo Sports Vice President of Business Development and former University of Kentucky Wildcat MVP.
"Television is important for the visibility of the Ohio Valley Conference," said OVC Commissioner Beth DeBauche. "The OVC has many good stories to tell and we hope through this football TV package and partnership with Wazoo we are able to share our stories throughout the Conference footprint."
A complete list of the stations and affiliates outside the Wazoo Sports Network coverage area that will broadcast the games will be released in August.
The 10-game schedule will feature every OVC school at least twice during the season. With the addition of two games on the OVC Game of the Week package, Eastern Illinois will now appear on television a minimum of eight times during the 2010 season. The Panthers will play their season opener at Iowa on the Big Ten Network with an 11 a.m. kick off. EIU will play four home games on WEIU all with 1:30 p.m. kicks against Central Arkansas, Jacksonville State, Murray State and Austin Peay. EIU will also play on regional TV during its game at Tennessee Tech on Oct. 16 with a 7 p.m. kick.
The OVC “Game of the Week” Schedule is as follows:
9/18 Austin Peay at Tennessee State 7:00 p.m. ET/6:00 p.m. CT
9/25 UT Martin at Murray State 7:00 p.m. ET/6:00 p.m. CT
10/2 Southeast Missouri at Eastern Illinois 2:30 p.m. ET/1:30 p.m. CT
10/9 Eastern Illinois at Eastern Kentucky 7:00 p.m. ET/6:00 p.m. CT
10/16 Southeast Missouri at Austin Peay 7:00 p.m. ET/6:00 p.m. CT
10/23 Tennessee Tech at Tennessee State 7:00 p.m. ET/6:00 p.m. CT
10/30 Murray State at Eastern Kentucky 3:00 p.m. ET/2:00 p.m. CT
11/6 Jacksonville State at Eastern Kentucky 7:00 p.m. ET/6:00 p.m. CT
11/13 Tennessee State at UT Martin 7:00 p.m. ET/6:00 p.m. CT
11/20 Jacksonville State at Tennessee Tech 7:00 p.m. ET/6:00 p.m. CT
The Ohio Valley Conference is currently in its 63rd year and continues to build on the success that has made it the nation's eighth-oldest NCAA Division I Conference. Now in its seventh decade of competition, the Ohio Valley Conference has grown significantly from its humble beginnings. The OVC is comprised of 11 schools that represent five states. Member institutions include Austin Peay State University, Eastern Illinois University, Eastern Kentucky University, Jacksonville State University, Morehead State University, Murray State University, Southeast Missouri State University, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Tennessee State University, Tennessee Technological University and the University of Tennessee at Martin.
Wazoo Sports, Inc. is a Regional Sports Network that delivers broadcasts of high school, NCAA, NAIA and youth sports LIVE & ON DEMAND via television and the Internet. Wazoo Sports launched online in December of 2007 and expanded to a 24/7 sports television network on September 25, 2009. Wazoo Sports has produced over 430 LIVE games and currently serves over 600,000 households in Kentucky.
Wazoo Sports is headquartered in London, Kentucky. For more information about Wazoo Sports, please visit the official web site at www.wazoosports.com or contact Gregg M. Harper, Executive Vice President of Operations at gharper@wazoosports.com.
