By OVC Media Relations
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. -- The November 4 Austin Peay at Tennessee Tech game has been selected as a "Wildcard Selection" in the league's Game of the Week football package on ESPN3. The game will kick off at 1:30 p.m. CT at Tucker Stadium.
When the league's eight-contest Game of the Week schedule was announced in July, the Oct. 28, Nov. 4, Nov. 11 and Nov. 18 games were deemed "Wildcard" dates where the matchup would not be announced until roughly two weeks prior to the contest.
Tech's game against the Governors is the Golden Eagles' Homecoming contest with a presentation of the 2017 Tech Sports Hall of Fame class at halftime.
Austin Peay and Tennessee Tech have played 50 previous times with the Golden Eagles holding a 32-18 advantage, including winning four games in a row. The game is part of the Sgt. York Trophy series, which is contested between the four OVC football-playing teams from the state of Tennessee. If Austin Peay wins the game, they will claim their first Sgt. York Trophy (the series started in 2007).
This marks the fifth-straight season the league has produced the Game of the Week package in conjunction with Tupelo Raycom (formerly WebStream Sports). With offices in New York, Indianapolis, Charlotte, Nashville and Los Angeles the company develops new programming and delivers live events, music specials and branded features for broadcast, digital and in-venue entertainment. 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 the ESPN App. 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.
Tickets for the game are available at TTUsports.com or by calling (931) 372-3940. For more information, visit TTUsports.com.
Photo by Thomas Corhern, TTU Sports Information
