ESPN3 to air Oct. 8 Golden Eagle road contest at Jacksonville State as part of OVC package
Tennessee Tech's road football game at Jacksonville State on Saturday, Oct. 8, has been selected as the third game in the package of Ohio Valley Conference contests to be aired by ESPN3. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. CT against the last season’s national runner-up.
By Ohio Valley Conference & TTU Sports Information
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee Tech's road football game at Jacksonville State on Saturday, Oct. 8, has been selected as the third game in the package of Ohio Valley Conference contests to be aired by ESPN3. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. CT against the last season's national runner-up.
The OVC announced on Wednesday that the network would air eight league contests, including four pre-determined games and four 'wild card" games to be selected roughly 12 days before the contest. The first two games were announced Thursday, with the second two – including the Golden Eagles at the Gamecocks – announced Friday.
This marks the fourth-straight season the league has produced the Game of the Week package in conjunction with WebStream Sports.
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 four years.
Kevin Ingram, host of "The Wake Up Zone" on 104.5 The Zone in Nashville, will handle play-by-play duties while Bob Belvin, on-air talent and contributor at 100.7 FM/AM 540 (ESPN Clarksville), will provide analysis. The duo has worked together each of the past four years in the league's TV package.
The OVC Football Game of the Week package is part of an overall multiyear agreement with ESPN which was announced in October 2013.
ESPN3 is ESPN's live multi-screen sports network, a destination that delivers thousands of exclusive sports events annually. It is accessible on computers, smartphones, tablets and connected devices through WatchESPN. The network is currently available nationwide 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 U.S. college students and U.S.-based military personnel via computers, smartphones and tablets connected to on-campus educational and on-base military broadband and Wi-Fi networks.
All other Conference football games and non-conference home contests (approximately 36 games) will be available on the OVC Digital Network, the League's web streaming platform that produces high-definition webcasts that are available at no cost on any computer, tablet or smart phone as well as the Roku media player.
2016 OVC Football Game of the Week on ESPN3 Schedule
Sept. 24 - Southeast Missouri at Murray State, 6:00 p.m. CT
Oct. 1 - UT Martin at Tennessee State, 2:00 p.m. CT
Oct. 8 - Tennessee Tech at Jacksonville State, 1:00 p.m. CT
Oct. 15 - Eastern Kentucky at Tennessee State (Nissan Stadium), 6:00 p.m. CT
Oct. 29 - Wildcard Selection
Nov. 5 - Wildcard Selection
Nov. 12 - Wildcard Selection
Nov. 19 - Wildcard Selection
