BY MARTY O'BRIEN, Daily PressThe Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference announced Monday that Saturday's South Carolina State at Hampton University football game will be televised via tape delay on ESPNU.
Kickoff for the game is set for 2 p.m. The ESPNU telecast will begin at 8 p.m.
"We are very elated that ESPNU decided to add this game to our TV package," MEAC Commissioner Dennis Thomas said. "With this game on ESPNU, fans will be able to see two outstanding teams as they vie for the conference championship."
South Carolina State (3-3, 2-1 MEAC) was picked during the preseason to end the three-year run of Hampton (4-2, 2-2) as conference champion. The Pirates and Bulldogs shared the title in 2004, but the Pirates have earned the MEAC's automatic playoff berth three consecutive seasons.
Both are fighting to remain in the conference and playoff races after losing on consecutive weekends at Norfolk State. The Spartans beat S.C. State 20-13 in overtime on Oct. 6, then followed with a 20-19 win on Saturday over Hampton.
"We're not conceding anything," Hampton coach Joe Taylor said. "We feel if we go 9-2, with wins over Princeton (48-27 on Oct. 6) and Southern Illinois (the Pirates' opponent on Nov. 17), we still can get playoff consideration.
"Televising this game is great exposure. The biggest thing is that it gives
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