INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The National Collegiate Athletic Association, NCAA Division II and CBS College Sports Network announced on Thursday that Delta State University would be among 12 programs featured this coming season on the “NCAA Division II Game of the Week.” The Statesmen are scheduled to appear on the nationally televised CBS College Sports Network on Thursday, Sept. 9 versus Arkansas Tech University. Kickoff is slated for 7 p.m. CST live from Travis Parker Field-Horace McCool Stadium.
“This is a tremendous opportunity to expose the nation to Delta State University and Statesmen football,” director of athletics Jeremy McClain stated. “CBS College Sports Network and the NCAA have made a commitment to push Division II football to the nation and we're pleased they have chosen to use us as a venue to do that. I believe our head coach Ron Roberts and Arkansas Tech head coach Steve Mullins will have a show in store for those tuning in on Sept. 9.”
Delta State has enjoyed a heavy presence on television since the Gulf South Conference introduced GSC-TV Live during the 2006 season. Over the past four seasons, the Statesmen have appeared before a regional or national television audience 12 times, including the NCAA Division II National Semifinals at Grand Valley State, which was broadcast by ESPN2.
The package is the fifth since Division II and CBS College Sports Network established their partnership to provide Division II schools live national television exposure for their football and basketball programs.
“Our partnership with CBS College Sports Network has provided a national platform to help us tell the Division II story,” said Division II Vice President Mike Racy. “During the past four years, we have brought the national TV spotlight to more than 50 Division II campuses, for more than 100 Division II colleges and universities, to showcase regular-season competition to a national audience. In this spirit we have packaged another compelling schedule this fall that will showcase Division II football from seven different conferences and feature teams from all four of our football regions.”
A total of six games will be broadcast on CSB College Sports Network. A complete schedule is below.
2010 NCAA Division II Game of the Week Schedule:
September 2 - West Texas A&M at Grand Valley State
September 9 - Arkansas Tech at Delta State
September 23 - American International at Southern Connecticut State
September 30 - West Liberty State at Fairmont State
October 7 - Shippensburg at West Chester
October 14 - Elizabeth City at Virginia State
