SiriusXM to Air More than 50 Live Games Over College Football Season's Opening Week
Throughout 2012 season, SiriusXM will offer live play-by-play from the SEC, ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Big East and Pac-12, plus Notre Dame, Army, Navy & others
SiriusXM College Sports Nation channel offers comprehensive daily news and expert commentary from former star players and coaches including Eddie George, Rick Neuheisel, Houston Nutt, Gino Torretta, Chris Leak & Dan Hawkins
NEW YORK, Aug. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Sirius XM Radio (NASDAQ: SIRI) announced today that it will air 59 live game broadcasts in the opening week of the 2012 college football season, August 30-September 3.
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Throughout the 2012 season, SiriusXM's extensive college sports coverage will feature dozens of college football games each week from the SEC, ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Big East and Pac-12, plus Notre Dame, Army, Navy, BYU, as well as the Historically Black College and University (HBCU) Game of the Week.
For a schedule of games on SiriusXM, go to www.siriusxm.com/collegesports.
In addition to live play-by-play, SiriusXM College Sports Nation (channel 91), SiriusXM's 24/7 college sports channel, offers a daily lineup of college sports talk programming that provides news, highlights and year-long analysis of the nation's teams and conferences. SiriusXM College Sports Nation's roster of hosts features some of the college game's most accomplished players and coaches including: Heisman Trophy winners Eddie George and Gino Torretta; former college coaches Rick Neuheisel, Houston Nutt and Dan Hawkins; former Florida Gators QB Chris Leak, College Football Hall of Famer Randy Cross; plus experts Paul Finebaum, Jack Arute, Mark Packer, Bill King and Chris Childers.
During the 2012 season, SiriusXM College Sports Nation will also offer exclusive weekly interviews with several head coaches including: USC's Lane Kiffin, West Virginia's Dana Holgorsen, Wisconsin's Bret Bielema, Oklahoma State's Mike Gundy, and TCU's Gary Patterson.
For more info on SiriusXM's college sports programming, visit www.siriusxm.com/collegesports. Follow the SiriusXM College Sports Nation channel on Twitter @SiriusXMCollege.
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