TCU-SMU Football Game Set For CSTV
5/11/2005 12:00:00 AM | Football
May 11, 2005
The SMU-TCU football game set for Sat., Sept. 10, will be broadcast nationally on College Sports Television, SMU Athletic Director Jim Copeland announced today. To accommodate the TV broadcast, kickoff time has been moved to 8:30 p.m.
"We're certainly excited to play on national television," said SMU Head Coach Phil Bennett. "The SMU-TCU game is always a source of excitement for football fans in the Metroplex and this will give football fans across the country a chance to experience it for themselves."
This year's "Battle For The Iron Skillet" mark the 86th time the Mustangs and Frogs have met on the gridiron, with TCU holding a slim 40-38-7 series edge.
College Sports TV televises regular season and championship event coverage from every major collegiate athletic conference. It also televises NCAA championships in men's and women's lacrosse, women's ice hockey, basketball, field hockey, men's and women's water polo, gymnastics and track & field, and NAIA championships in basketball. Since launching in April 2003, College Sports TV has televised more than 6,000 hours of original programming, including more women's sports coverage than any other network. It televises over 35 men's and women's college sports, including football, basketball, baseball, hockey, lacrosse, soccer, wrestling and volleyball. College Sports TV has agreements with distributors representing more than 65 million homes, including the top six distributors: Comcast, DirecTV, Time Warner, Charter, Cox and Adelphia.
