COOKEVILLE, Tenn. -- Tennessee Tech's home football game against UT Martin on Saturday, Oct. 3, has been selected as the third game in the package of OVC contests to be aired by ESPN3. Kickoff is at 6 p.m. with several special events planned.
The OVC announced on Monday that the network would air eight league contests, incuding four pre-determined games and four 'wild card" games to be selected once the season begins to unfold. The first two games were announced Tuesday, with the second two -- including the Glden Eagles vs. Skyhawks -- announced Wednesday.
Tech already has plans in place for several special events that night for the game that will be part of Family Weekend on the Tech campus. The game will be Military and Public Safety Appreciation Night, and it will also be Football Legends Night.
Kickoff is set for 6 p.m., with the entertainment in the 98.5 Kiss FM Tailgate Park scheduled to begin at 3 p.m. The popular Golden Eagle Walk will take place in the tailgate park at 3:45 p.m., featuring the entire Golden Eagle team.
Tech and UT Martin have split the last six years of games, with each program winning three times. Over that time period five of those six contests have been decided by a touchdown or less.
This marks the third-straight season the league has produced the Game of the Week package in conjunction with WebStream Sports.
WebStream Sports, an Indianapolis-based company which is a proven leader in video production, streaming video and content creation. The company, founded in 2006, produces more than 1,000 events annually and has also served as a web streaming consultant for the OVC for the past three years.
Kevin Ingram, host of "The Wake Up Zone" on 104.5 The Zone in Nashville, will handle play-by-play duties while Bob Belvin, on-air talent and contributor at 100.7 FM/AM 540 (ESPN Clarksville), will provide analysis. The duo has worked together each of the past three years in the league's TV package.
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 online at WatchESPN.com, on smartphones and tablets via the WatchESPN app and streamed on televisions through Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Roku, Xbox 360 and Xbox One. The network is currently available to more than 99 million homes at no additional cost to fans who receive their high-speed Internet connection or video subscription from an affiliated service provider. The network is also available at no cost to approximately 21 million 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.
All other Conference football games and non-conference home contests (approximately 36 games) will be available on the OVC Digital Network, the League's web streaming platform that produces high-definition webcasts that are available at no cost on any computer, tablet or smart phone.
Complete 2015 OVC Football Game of the Week on ESPN3 Schedule
Sept. 19 - Tennessee State at Jacksonville State, 1:00 p.m. CT
Sept. 26 - Jacksonville State at UT Martin, 2:00 p.m. CT
Oct. 3 - UT Martin at Tennessee Tech, 6:00 p.m. CT
Oct. 10 - Southeast Missouri at Eastern Illinois, 1:00 p.m. CT
Oct. 31 - Wildcard Selection (Eastern Kentucky at Jacksonville State; Tennessee Tech at Southeast Missouri; Eastern Illinois at Murray State; Austin Peay at Tennessee State)
Nov. 7 - Wildcard Selection (UT Martin at Eastern Kentucky; Jacksonville State at Eastern Illinois; Murray State at Tennessee State; Southeast Missouri at Austin Peay)
Nov. 14 - Wildcard Selection (Southeast Missouri at Jacksonville State; Eastern Kentucky at Murray State; Austin Peay at Tennessee Tech; Eastern Illinois at UT Martin)
Nov. 21 - Wildcard Selection (Murray State at Jacksonville State; UT Martin at Southeast Missouri; Eastern Kentucky at Eastern Illinois; Tennessee State at Tennessee Tech)
