ESPN and College GameDay to broadcast
live from Bayou Classic
November 21, 2005
Houston, TX – ESPN and the College GameDay crew will
broadcast live from the 32nd Annual State Farm Bayou Classic
on Saturday, November 26, 2005. The broadcast will take place
at Reliant Stadium from 9:30am – 11:00am (CST).
ESPN and College GameDay provide comprehensive pregame coverage
of college football. Every week, Chris Fowler, Lee Corso, Kirk
Herbstreit and contributing commentator Desmond Howard visit
campuses across the country to highlight the premier college
football match-ups in the nation.
The annual clash between the Grambling State University Tigers
and the Southern University Jaguars is the first historically
black college and university (HBCU) football classic to be
featured on College GameDay in the television show’s
19-year history.
“It is an extreme honor to be the first HBCU football
classic to be highlighted on College GameDay,” said Dr.
Ralph Slaughter, the Classic’s coordinator for Southern
University. “This game is one of the best sports experiences
in America, not just black college sports.”
“The Bayou Classic is much more than what happens on
the gridiron,” said Dr. Angelia Weaver, the Classic’s
coordinator for Grambling State University. “It’s
about the history, tradition, fierce competition and a fight
for national bragging rights for the year.”
The 90-minute show will be broadcast on ESPN to more than
90 million homes
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