WILLIAM AND MARY AT VILLANOVA TO MARK FIRST-EVER CAA FOOTBALL NATIONAL TELEVISION BROADCAST
RICHMOND, Va. (September 21, 2009) -- CAA Football and The Comcast Sports Group announced the October 3 matchup of No. 5 William and Mary at No. 2 Villanova will be broadcast nationally on VERSUS at 3:30 p.m.
The contest will be the league’s first-ever conference game to be nationally televised. VERSUS, which reaches 73 million homes nationally, is available on cable systems and satellite operators throughout the United States.
“We are thrilled with the Comcast Sports Groups efforts in turning the William and Mary and Villanova contest into a national broadcast,” CAA Football Commissioner Tom Yeager said. “The game will mark the league’s first-ever nationally televised conference game. We couldn’t be more pleased to have two of the Top-5 teams in the country and our conference showcase CAA Football to a national audience.”
Originally the William and Mary/Villanova matchup was scheduled for a 7 p.m., kickoff but was recently moved to accommodate television scheduling.
Heading into the Sept. 26 weekend, CAA Football holds five of the Top-10 spots in each of the two FCS National Top-25 polls including consensus No. 1 Richmond and No. 2 Villanova. Already this season CAA Football squads have knocked off a record four BCS/FBS squads, including New Hampshire’s 23-16 win over Ball State, Richmond’s 24-16 win at Duke, Villanova’s 27-24 victory over Temple and William and Mary’s 26-14 triumph over Virginia. CAA Football, arguably the toughest FCS league in the country, has sent a record five teams to the NCAA Division I National Championships each of the last two seasons and is the home of reigning National Champion Richmond.
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