Heritage Sports Radio Network (HSRN) Mark Gray report from the CIAA 2011 Football Media Day as the conference prepares for its 100th season of intercollegiate athletics with the start of the gridiron action.
HSRN Announces 2011 Football Broadcast Schedule
Hartly, DE – The Heritage Sports Radio Network (HSRN) will broadcast 23 exciting football games including the Super 7 Series of classic events. The broadcasts will be national on Sirius XM Satellite Radio and on local stations across the country. “This will be our most exciting broadcast schedule yet. The staff is proud to present the HBCU community a national radio platform that will give all fans and alumni consistent coverage,” said HSRN CEO Omarr Bashir.
HSRN will kickoff the schedule on (Sept. 1) with the Division I FBS vs. Division I FCS match-up in Piscataway, NJ, N. C. Central and Rutgers.
The highlight of the schedule is the “Super 7 Series” which includes seven events that will bring the Major Classics to the HBCU national community. The series will open on (Sept. 3) in Nashville, TN with the John Merritt Classic featuring Tennessee State and Southern. The “Super 7 Series” will also feature (Sept. 10) Cleveland Classic – N.C. Central vs. Central State, (Sept. 24) Atlanta Classic – Florida A&M vs. Southern, (Oct. 1) Circle City Classic – Albany St. vs. Kentucky St., (Oct. 29) Magic City Classic – Alabama A&M vs. Alabama St., (Nov. 19) Florida Classic – Bethune Cookman vs. Florida A&M and (Nov. 26) Bayou Classic – Grambling St. vs. Southern.
HSRN will feature three additional classic games (Sept. 3) Battle of the First/Wade Wilson Classic – Lincoln vs. Cheyney, (Sept. 10) Nations Classic – Morehouse vs. Howard, (Oct. 1) and (Oct. 8) Morehouse/Tuskegee Classic. There will also be four double header weekends including the championship games for the CIAA and SIAC (Nov. 12).
Top non-conference match-ups this season will be the Hampton Roads, VA CAA vs. MEAC rivalry (Sept. 17) between Hampton and Old Dominion, FBS/FCS match-up (Nov. 3)) between Mississippi Valley St. and South Alabama, and (Nov. 24) Annual Turkey Day Classic – Alabama St. vs. Tuskegee.
Conference rival match-ups will include (Sept. 17) Bowie St. homecoming vs. Livingstone (Oct. 15), N.C. A&T homecoming vs. Delaware St., and (Oct. 22) Florida A&M vs. S.C. State.
Founded in 2006, HSRN was created to provide a sports voice for the HBCU community. For over 100 years HBCU's have participated in collegiate athletics with little to no media coverage. Stars like Walter Payton, Doug Williams, and Michael Strahan are just a few of the many superstars who were HBCU athletes. There are approximately 7 million fans of HBCU sports who were media orphans in search of a home. HSRN is the only national radio network dedicated to HBCU sports. Our goal is to fuse the greats of the past with the stars of today to showcase the significance of this unique colorful and underserved sports community.
HSRN 2011 Football Broadcast Schedule
Date | Game | Site | Time |
09/01 | N.C. Central vs. Rutgers | Piscataway, NJ | 7:30pm |
09/03 | Lincoln @ Cheyney Battle of the First/Wade Wilson Classic | Cheyney, PA | 1:00pm |
09/03 | $ - Southern vs. Tennessee St. John Merritt Classic | Nashville, TN | 6:00pm CT |
09/04 | Bethune Cookman vs. Prairie View MEAC/SWAC Challenge | Orlando, FL | 12:00pm |
09/10 | $ - Central St. vs. N.C. Central Cleveland Classic | Cleveland, OH | 12:00pm |
09/10 | Howard vs. Morehouse Nation’s Classic | Washington, DC | 3:30pm |
09/17 | Bowie St. vs. Livingstone | Bowie, MD | 1:00pm |
09/17 | Hampton vs. Old Dominion | Norfolk, VA | 6:00pm |
09/24 | $ - Florida A&M vs. Southern Atlanta Classic | Atlanta, GA | 3:30pm |
10/01 | $ - Albany St. vs. Kentucky St. Circle City Classic | Indianapolis, IN | 2:30pm |
10/08 | Morehouse vs. Tuskegee Morehouse-Tuskegee Classic | Columbus, GA | 2:00pm |
10/15 | Delaware St. vs. N.C. A&T | Greensboro, NC | 1:30pm |
10/22 | Florida A&M vs. S.C. State | Orangeburg, SC | 1:30pm |
10/29 | $ - Alabama A&M vs. Alabama St. Magic City Classic | Birmingham, AL | 3:30pm |
11/03 | Mississippi Valley St. vs. S. Alabama | Mobile, AL | TBA |
11/05 | Albany St. vs. Ft. Valley St. Fountain City Classic | Columbus, GA | 2:00pm |
11/12 | CIAA Championship Game | Durham, NC | TBA |
11/12 | SIAC Championship Game | TBA | TBA |
11/19 | $ - Bethune Cookman vs. Florida A&M Florida Classic | Orlando, FL | 2:00pm |
11/24 | Turkey Day Classic | Montgomery, AL | 1:00pm |
11/26 | $ - Grambling vs. Southern Bayou Classic | New Orleans, LA | 3:00pm |
12/03 | Pioneer Bowl | Columbus, GA | 2:00pm |
12/10 | SWAC Championship Game | Birmingham, AL | 2:00pm |
$ - Super Seven Series Schedule is Subject to Change |
