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OVC announces “Game of the Week” Football Package

Ohio Valley Conference - OVCBrentwood, TN – The Ohio Valley Conference today announced a nine game football “Game of the Week” package that will be carried exclusively on ESPN3 this fall.

The nine game schedule will feature each of the nine OVC football-playing institutions at least once during the season and includes eight Conference matchups and one non-conference game

Nine OVC Football Games to be televised on ESPN3.
Nine OVC Football Games to be televised on ESPN3.

The schedule begins with that non-conference game when Bethune-Cookman visits Tennessee State for the John Merritt Classic on Sunday, September 1st.

The Conference games in the package include Tennessee State at Tennessee Tech (September 21st), Eastern Kentucky at Eastern Illinois (September 28th), Jacksonville State at UT Martin (October 5th), Austin Peay at Murray State (October 19th), Eastern Kentucky at Southeast Missouri (October 26th), Tennessee State at Eastern Kentucky (November 2nd), Jacksonville State at Eastern Illinois (November 16th) and Eastern Illinois at UT Martin (November 23rd).

The games will be produced by WebStream Sports, an Indianapolis-based company which is a proven leader in video production, streaming video and content creation.

The company, founded in 2006, produces more than 1,000 events annually and has also served as a web streaming consultant for the OVC for the past year. The OVC and WebStream have agreed to a three-year production agreement that will feature at least eight football games over each of the next three years.

Kevin Ingram, host of “The Wake Up Zone” on 104.5 The Zone in Nashville, will handle play-by-play duties while and Bob Belvin, Sports Director for 100.7 FM/AM 540 (ESPN Clarksville), will provide analysis. The duo worked together last year in the league’s TV package.

ESPN3 is ESPN’s live multi-screen sports network, a destination that delivers thousands of global sports events annually and accessible online via WatchESPN.com, on smart phones and tablets via the WatchESPN app, through ESPN on Xbox LIVE to Gold members and on Apple TV.

It is currently available in more than 85 million homes at no additional cost to fans who receive their high-speed Internet connection or video subscription from an affiliated service provider.

It is also available at no cost to approximately 21 million U.S. college students and U.S.-based military personnel via computers connected to on-campus educational networks and on-base military networks.

2013 OVC Football TV Game of the Week on ESPN3

Date Game Time
Sept. 1st Bethune-Cookman at Tennessee State 7:00pm CT
Sept. 21st Tennessee State at Tennessee Tech 7:00pm CT
Sept. 28th Eastern Kentucky at Eastern Illinois 1:30pm CT
Oct. 5th Jacksonville State at UT Martin 2:00pm CT
Oct. 19th Austin Peay at Murray State 3:00pm CT
Oct. 26th Eastern Kentucky at Southeast Missouri 1:00pm CT
Nov. 2nd Tennessee State at Eastern Kentucky 12:00pm CT
Nov. 16th Jacksonville State at Eastern Illinois 12:00pm CT
Nov. 23rd Eastern Illinois at UT Martin 1:00pm CT
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